What are the virulence factors of staph aureus?

 Hemolysins: destroy the blood cells  Hyaluronidase: destroy the hyaluronic acid  Lipase: lipids  Nuclease: nucleic acid Protein A Biggest virulent factor = Capsule it’s found on a slime and make a biofilm that is very hard to remove, or for the antibiotics to access it. Without this capsule, the invasiveness or avoiding the immune system becomes more difficult.