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CHEMICKE LISTY
Volume 113, Issue 11, Pages 668-674Publisher
CHEMICKE LISTY
Keywords
superantigen; enterotoxin; Staphylococcus aureus
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- Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
- National Agency for Agriculture Research [QJ1210300]
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Staphylococcal food poisoning is one of the most common food-borne diseases worldwide. It is caused by the consumption of enterotoxins produced by toxigenic bacteria present in contaminated food. These toxins possess strong emetic and superantigenic activities. The aim of the review is to describe a characteristics of superantigens, their occurrence, and mechanism of action. An overview of methods capable to detect staphylococcal enterotoxins and the current EU legislation is also given.
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