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==Pathogenesis== ''S. aureus'' is an enterotoxin producer. Enterotoxins are chromosomally encoded exotoxins that are produced and secreted from several bacterial organisms. It is a heat stable toxin and is resistant to digestive [[protease]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Vesterlund|first=S.|title=''Staphylococcus aureus'' adheres to human intestinal mucus but can be displaced by certain lactic acid bacteria|journal=Microbiology|date=1 June 2006|volume=152|issue=6|pages=1819β1826|doi=10.1099/mic.0.28522-0|pmid=16735744|url=http://www.microbiologyresearch.org/docserver/fulltext/micro/152/6/1819.pdf?expires=1462737589&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=4E6FAD02AE809872E09E874B53D6A28C|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=NCZVED>{{cite web|title=CDC - Staphylococcal Food Poisoning - NCZVED|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/staphylococcal/#what|publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|access-date=15 May 2012|date=7 June 2010}}</ref> It is the ingestion of the toxin that causes the inflammation and swelling of the intestine.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
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