Amino acid requirements for the growth and enterotoxin production by Staphylococcus aureus in chemically defined media.
The production of enterotoxins A, B, and C by five strains of Staphylococcus aureus was studied in a series of defined media, each differing from the complete defined medium in the lack of one amino acid. Valine was required for growth; arginine and cystine for growth and enterotoxin production. Omission of individual amino acid affected in different ways the yields of the toxins produced.
Onoue
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Kanagawa Prefectural Public Health Laboratory, Yokohama, Japan.
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001120:Arginine / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003545:Cysteine / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014633:Valine / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology
D000596:Amino Acids; D003470:Culture Media; D004768:Enterotoxins; D001120:Arginine; D014633:Valine; D003545:Cysteine