staphylococcal enterotoxin A

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• Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B — (SEB) is the toxin commonly associated with food poisoning. It is produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus , and is known for causing acute vomiting and diarrhoea after hours after ingesting food stuff that has under gone temperature abuse …   Wikipedia

• staphylococcal enterotoxin B — noun a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare • Syn: ↑SEB • Hypernyms: ↑staphylococcal enterotoxin, ↑bioweapon, ↑biological weapon, ↑bioarm …   Useful english dictionary

• staphylococcal enterotoxin — noun a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning • Hypernyms: ↑enterotoxin • Hyponyms: ↑staphylococcal enterotoxin B, ↑SEB …   Useful english dictionary

• enterotoxin — noun a cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa • Hypernyms: ↑cytotoxin • Hyponyms: ↑staphylococcal enterotoxin …   Useful english dictionary

• enterotoxin — A cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa. Clostridium perfringens e. a toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens that alters membrane permeability. cytotonic e. an e. which morphologically changes, but does not kill, the target …   Medical dictionary

• SEBA — staphylococcal enterotoxin B antiserum …   Medical dictionary

• SEBA — • staphylococcal enterotoxin B antiserum …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• Superantigen — [ thumb|Figure 1. Schematic of Superantigen stimulation compared to normal antigen presentation and activation [2] .] Superantigens (SAgs) are secreted proteins (exotoxins) that exhibit highly potent lymphocyte transforming (mitogenic) activity… …   Wikipedia

• SEB — noun a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare • Syn: ↑staphylococcal enterotoxin B • Hypernyms: ↑staphylococcal enterotoxin, ↑bioweapon, ↑biological weapon, ↑bioarm * * * Seb «sehb …   Useful english dictionary

• biological weapon — Introduction also called  germ weapon        any of a number of disease producing agents such as bacteria, viruses (virus), rickettsiae (rickettsia), fungi (fungus), toxins (toxin), or other biological agents that may be utilized as weapons… …   Universalium

• List of U.S. biological weapons topics — The United States had a biological weapons program from 1943 until 1969. Today, the nation is a member of the Biological Weapons Convention and has renounced biological warfare. Contents 1 Agencies and organizations 1.1 Military and government… …   Wikipedia