Diseases
Virulence Factors
Microbe
Diagnostics
100

Streptococcus pyogenes causes this throat infection

strep throat

100

virulence factor that coagulates the blood in order to allow the bacteria to more effectively stick together

coagulase 

100

this bacterial genus forms chains 

streptococcus

100

this enzyme is tested for in order to differentiate strep versus staph infections

catalase

200

 clusters of inflamed papules and pustules

folliculitis

200
Toxin that causes the separation of the dermis from the epidermis

exfoliative toxin 

200
this bacterial genus forms clusters 

Staphlococcus

200

this enzyme is tested for in order to differentiate staph aureus among other normal staph bacteria 

coagulase

300

Digests human connective tissues

Hyaluronidase

400
This virulence factor destroys human 

C-carbohydrate

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