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Prevalence of staphylococcal enterotoxins in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs with pyoderma and healthy dogs
Author(s) -
Tanabe Taishi,
Toyoguchi Midori,
Hirano Fumitaka,
Chiba Mei,
Onuma Kenta,
Sato Hisaaki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/1348-0421.12069
Subject(s) - pyoderma , staphylococcus pseudintermedius , staphylococcus intermedius , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , virulence , enterotoxin , pathogenesis , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , immunology , bacteria , genetics , gene , botany , escherichia coli
ABSTRACT To investigate the role of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) produced by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in the pathogenesis of pyoderma, isolates from dogs with pyoderma and healthy dogs were analyzed. According to reverse passive latex agglutination, 14/184 isolates (7.6%) from dogs with pyoderma and 9/87 (10.3%) from healthy dogs produced SEs (SEA, SEC or SED). According to multiplex PCR, 99 isolates (53.7%) from dogs with pyoderma and 97 (90.8%) from healthy dogs possessed one or more se genes. There was no significant difference regarding ses between dogs with pyoderma and healthy dogs. Therefore, SEs may not be a direct virulence factor in pyoderma.