Table 5 Prevalence of toxin genes in S. aureus isolates from different hosts
| Â | No. of Positives | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gene | Product | Bovine (n = 55) | Small Ruminants (n = 36) |
tst | Toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 | 50.90 (28) | 30.55 (11) |
sea | Enterotoxin A | 81.82 (45) | 52.77 (19) |
seb | Enterotoxin B | 20.00 (11) | 2.77 (1) |
sec | Enterotoxin C | 14.55 (8) | 11.11 (4) |
sed | Enterotoxin D | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
see | Enterotoxin E | 52.72 (29) | 33.34 (12) |