 Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that can produce several toxins, including emetic toxins such as SEA, SEG, SEH and cell. These toxins are encoded by accessory genetic elements, such as plasmids, prophages, pathogenicity islands and sogenomic islands and are often found in conjunction with methicillin resistance. SEs and cells are responsible for many cases of food poisoning, which typically occur when food is contaminated with SEA aureus and stored at high temperatures. Symptoms of food poisoning caused by these toxins include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which are generally short, lived and do not require hospitalization. This article was authored by Maria Rosario Radishio, Maria Carmen Mendoza, and Maria Angelis Argyden.