Table 1.

Factors conferring virulence to S. aureus.

Resource
Surface Structures [17]	Polysaccharide capsule Adhesins Protein A
Exotoxins [20,21]	Hemolysins (α, β, γ and δ) Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) Epidermolytic toxin A, cromosomal, and B, plasmidic Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) Enterotoxins
Exoenzymes [20]	Lipases Coagulases Nucleases Staphylochinases Ureases Hyaluronate-lyases Serine-proteases Catalasys Superoxide dismutases