Virulence Factor - Examples

Examples

Examples of virulence factors for Staphylococcus aureus are hyaluronidase, protease, coagulase, lipases, deoxyribonucleases and enterotoxins.

Some examples of virulence factors for Streptococcus pyogenes are M protein, lipoteichoic acid, hyaluronic acid capsule, invasins such as streptokinase, streptodornase, hyaluronidase, spenceronic, dorsettonic, and streptolysins, and excotoxins some other virulence factors are adhesion factors, biofilms(for example sortases or things that attach to integrins notably beta-1 ad3, extracellular enzymes, toxins and antiphagocytic factors.

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