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Table 4 Specific SE combinations among the 26 S. aureus isolates (10 meat and 16 clinical isolates) carrying more than one SE genes

From: High frequency of enterotoxin encoding genes of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from food and clinical samples

SE combinations

No. (%) of isolates carrying SE genes combinations

Meat isolates carrying SE genes (n=18)

Clinical isolates carrying SE genes (n= 42)

Total (n=60)

sea+sed

1 (5.5)

–

1 (1.6)

sea+seb

1 (5.5)

3 (7.1)

4 (6.6)

seb+sec

–

1 (2.4)

1 (1.6)

sec+see

–

2 (4.7)

2 (2.4)

sea+sec

–

1 (2.4)

1 (1.6)

sea+see

3 (16.7)

2 (4.7)

5 (6.2)

sec+sed

1 (5.5)

1 (2.4)

2 (2.4)

sea+seb+see

2 (11.1)

4 (9.5)

6 (10)

sea+sec+see

1 (5.5)

–

1 (1.6)

sea+seb+sec

–

1 (2.4)

1 (1.6)

sea+sec+sed+see

–

1 (2.4)

1 (1.6)

sea+seb+sec+see

1 (5.5)

–

1 (1.6)

Total

10 (55.5)

16 (38.1)

26 (43.3)