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Virulence Factors<br />

• PSM (=phenol soluble protein)<br />

• PVL<br />

• δ toxin<br />

• Agr II- less vancomycin susceptible<br />

• Agr III- in CA MRSA strains more<br />

commonly<br />

(Agr operon upregulates secretion of<br />

virulence factors and downregulates<br />

expression of virulence factors on the<br />

bacterial surface)

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