Produção de enterotoxinas e da toxina da síndrome do choque tóxico por cepas de Staphylococcus aureus isoladas na mastite bovina / Production of enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome toxin by Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from bovine mastitis

ABSTRACT

A total of 72 strains of Staphylococcus aureus were examined for the production of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) A, B, C, D and toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1). The strains were isolated from milk samples from cows with mastitis in dairy herds of São Paulo State, Brazil. Off 72 isolates, 38 (52.8 percent) produced SEA, 38 (52.8 percent) SEB, 32 (44.4 percent) SED, 28 (38.9 percent) SEC and 27 (37.5 percent) TSST-1. From the 72 strains, 66 (91.7 percent) produced, at least, one or more toxin, including TSST-1