Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T00:59:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-12-01; Exfoliative toxins (ETs) are secreted virulence factors produced by staphylococci. These serine proteases specifically cleave desmoglein 1 (Dsg1) in mammals and are key elements in staphylococcal skin infections. We recently identified a new et gene in S. aureus O46, a strain isolated from ovine mastiti...