Inhibition of Toxic Shock Syndrome-Associated Staphylococcus aureus by Probiotic Lactobacilli

Inhibition of Toxic Shock Syndrome-Associated Staphylococcus aureus by Probiotic Lactobacilli

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a human pathogen with many infections originating on mucosal surfaces. One common group of S. aureus is the USA200 (CC30) clonal group, which produces toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). Many USA200 infections occur on mucosal surfaces, particularly in the vagina...

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Main Authors: Patrick M. Schlievert, Adriana V. Gaitán, Samuel H. Kilgore, Amy L. Roe, Johanna Maukonen, Liisa Lehtoranta, Donald Y. M. Leung, Daniel S. Marsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
lactobacilli
probiotic
superantigens
toxic shock syndrome toxin-1
two-component system
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01735-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01735-23

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