Fig. 1
From: Probable enterotoxin-associated toxic shock syndrome caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis
PCR on (A) patient blood plasma and (B) S. aureus strain MN8 DNA for detection of staphylococcal superantigen genes encoding TSST-1 and staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) A, B, C, D, and E. Bands indicate the presence of PCR products for the indicated superantigen. Strain MN8 is known to have the genes for TSST-1 and SEA, but not SEB-SEE. MW = molecular weight standards. The gel shown has not been modified from its original appearance as photographed