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Immunization with a nontoxic mutant of staphylococcal enterotoxin A, SEAD227A, protects against enterotoxin-induced emesis in house musk shrews.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2009
Hu Dong-Liang, Omoe Katsuhiko, Sashinami Hiroshi, Shinagawa Kunihiro, Nakane Akio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are the most common cause of foodborne diseases and toxic shock throughout the world. However, no vaccine that prevents emesis induced by SEs has been described. METHODS: A nontoxic mutant of SEA, SEAD227A, was constructed by site-directed mutagenesis and was purified by means of the Escherichia coli expression system. House musk shrews, a small emetic animal model,...
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