Toxigenicity of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates From Northern Palestine

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Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Emirates Medical Journal (2006); 24(2):127-129
Year of Publication: 
2006
Authors: 
Ghaleb Mohammad Adwan
Department of Biology and Biotechnology, An-Najah N. University, P. O. Box (7)-Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus. Palestine
Bassam Ali Abu-Shanab
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Kamel Mohammad Adwan
Department Of Biology And Biotechnology, An-Najah N. University, P. O. Box (7)-Nablus, Palestine
Naser Rushdi Jarrar
Department Of Biology And Biotechnology, An-Najah N. University, P. O. Box (7)-Nablus, Palestine
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

A total of 68 Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from different human clinical samples in the North of Palestine were examined to detect staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) genes A (sea), B (seb), C (sec), D (sed) and (see). Of the total isolates examined, 41.2% (28/68) were enterotoxigenic S. aureus. Twelve strains (42.9%) of enterotoxigenic S. aureus harbored seagene, ten strains (35.7%) were carried see- gene, six strains (21.4%) were positive for sec-gene. None of these enterotoxigenic S. aureus isolates harbored more than one of toxin genes. The presence of these toxin genes and other genes not be detected here might play a role in process of pathogenesis of S. aureus disease other than food poisoning but this cannot be substantiated by the results of the present study

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