Table 2 Presence of virulence factors in Staph species
From: Staphylococcus xylosus and Staphylococcus aureus as commensals and pathogens on murine skin
Virulence factor (S. aureus) | S. epidermidis | S. xylosus | S. sciuri |
|---|---|---|---|
Autolysin (atl/atE) | [112] | Not reported as yet | |
Biofilm associated protein (bap) | [114] | [26] | [115] |
Elastin binding protein (ebpS) | Not reported as yet | [26] | Not reported as yet |
Fibronectin binding protein (fnb) | Not reported as yet | [26] | [115] |
Laminin binding protein (eno) | [116] | [26] | [116] |
Methicillin resistance protein (fmt) | Not reported as yet | [26] | Not reported as yet |
mecA or mec homolog (mecC) | [117] | [120] | |
Toxic shock syndrome toxin (tst) | Not reported as yet | [122] | |
Staphylococcus enterotoxins | [123] | [115] | |
Hemolysin (hla, hlb, hld, hlg) | [123] | [126] | [127] |
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (lukS-PV, lukF-PV) | Not reported as yet | [128] | Not reported as yet |
Exfoliative toxins (eta, etb, etd) | Not reported as yet | [130] | |
Superoxide dismutase (sod) | [131] | [132] | Not reported as yet |
S. aureus surface protein (sasC, sasG, sasX) | [133] | [27] | Not reported as yet |
Phenol soluble modulins (PSMα, PSMβ, PSMδ, PSMε, PSM-mec) | [137] |