Which of the following virulence factors directly contributes to severe inflammation?

A) coagulase
B) lipid A
C) hyaluronidase
D) kinase
E) collagenase


B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Nature of Infectious Disease
Learning Outcome: 14.14

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