Foundations in Microbiology
Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18.L1, Problem 1WC
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The actions of hemolysins, leukocidin, kinases, hyaluronidase, and coagulase that make them virulence factors.

Introduction:

Virulence factors are the biomolecules in the pathogen that enable the pathogen to cause disease.

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Foundations in Microbiology

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