Keywords: SEA, staphylococcal enterotoxin A; sea, staphylococcal enterotoxin A gene; SEs, staphylococcal enterotoxins; SFP, staphylococcal food poisoning; MC, mitomycin C; rrn, 16S rRNA geneStaphylococcus aureus; enterotoxin A (SEA); staphylococcal food poisoning;