Virulence factors Flashcards
Staphylococcus toxins/virulence factors
Exfoliatin toxin
Toxic shock syndrome toxin
Enterotoxin (food poisoning)
Protein A
Coagulase
Panton-Valentine Leukocidan
Haemolysins
Invasins:
- stpahylokinase
- hyaluronidase
- thermostable deoxyribonuclease
Staphylococcus aureus scalded skin syndrome
Exfoliatin toxin
S. aureus toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome toxin
N. gonorrhoeae virulence factors
Pili
Opa protein
Iron binding proteins
IgA protease
Por protein
Lipooligosaccharide
Virulence factors of N. meningitidis
Fimbirae
Capsule
Iron acquisition
Porin
sIgA protease
Lipooligosaccharide
Pasteurella virulence factors
Capsule
Endotoxin
B. pertussis virulence factors
Fimbriae
Haemagglutinin
Lipooligosaccharide
Toxins:
- pertussis toxin
- dermonecrotic toxin
- tracheal cytotoxin
- adenyl cyclase toxin
S. pneumoniae
(5)
Surface structure (capsule)
Pili
Choline Binding Protein A
Autolysins LytA
Pneumolysin
S. pyogenes
(8)
Capsule
M protein
Streptolysins
Anti C5a peptidase
Streptokinase
Hyaluronidase
Exotoxins SPE A and C
DNase
Salmonella
Peptidoglycan
Fimbrae/Pilli
Salmonella Pathogenicity islands
Type 3 secretion system
Flagellin
Vi antigen of S, typhi
P. aeruginosa
Pili
Capsule
Exotoxin A and S
Endotoxin
Proteases
Elastases
Phospholipase C
Procyanin
Alginate slime
Leukocidin
Elastase
Alkaline protease
B. cereus diarrhoeal food poisoning toxins:
HBL (Haemolysin)
Non Haemolytic Enterotoxin
CytK (and Hlyll)
B. cereus emetic syndrome toxins:
Emetic toxin (cerulide)
