Virulence primary categories | Virulence Secondary categories | Gene numbers |
---|---|---|
Offensive virulence factors | Toxin | 2 |
Offensive virulence factors | Secretion system | 13 |
Offensive virulence factors | Adherence | 81 |
Offensive virulence factors | Invasion | 11 |
Defensive virulence factors | Cellular metabolism | 1 |
Defensive virulence factors | Antiphagocytosis | 21 |
Defensive virulence factors | Stress protein | 9 |
Regulation of virulence-associated genes | Regulation | 7 |
Nonspecific virulence factor | Iron uptake system | 30 |