title: Enterotoxigenic Staphylococci of canine origin.
abstract: Enterotoxigenic staphylococci were isolated from cecum and rectum from 26 (5.8%) of 451 dogs. Of the 30 enterotoxigenic staphylococci isolated, 14 (46.7%) belonged to biotype E, which has been considered to be of canine origin (Baird-Parker's classification modified by Hájek and Marsálek). They produced exclusively enterotoxin type C. This is the first evidence of enterotoxigenic staphylococci of canine origin.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins