Extracellular enzyme and
toxin produce by strains of stapylococus aureus that contributes to it invasiveness
and pathogenicity are:
toxin produce by strains of stapylococus aureus that contributes to it invasiveness
and pathogenicity are:
i.
Coagulase: it clots plasma and interfer with
phagocytosis and also facilate the organism spread in tissue.
ii.
Haemolysis : it lysis the red cells
iii.
Leucocidin: it kills the leucocytes
iv.
Staphylokinase : causes fibrinolysis
v.
Lipase: break down fats
vi.
Hyaluronidase : facilitates organism spread in
tissue by destroying hyaluronic acid a
compound of connective tissue.
vii.
Enterotoxin (Heat stable) : causes food
poisoning
viii.
Toxin shock : causes rashes,desquamation(scaling
of the epidermis of the skin)
ix.
Exfoliative toxin :causes generalized peeling of
the skin (Monica, 2005).
