Also the cause of acute endocarditis and impetigo, a subspecies of this bacterium is resistant to methicillin and is rampant in hospitals.
These organisms can express Panton-Valentine leukocidin, which is a beta-pore forming toxin. The SaeRS two-component system regulates the expression of virulence factors in this organism, and the commonly-used immunoglobulin-binding protein Protein A was isolated from this organism. Particular subsets of this organism contain the mec cassette and the vanA gene, which confer resistance to certain antibiotics. This organism, which is catalase positive, coagulate positive, and beta-hemolytic, secretes the TSST-1 superantigen responsible for toxic shock syndrome. Also the cause of acute endocarditis and impetigo, a subspecies of this bacterium is resistant to methicillin and is rampant in hospitals. For 10 points, name this gram-positive bacterium that grows in grape-like clusters, partly named for its golden color.
These organisms can express Panton-Valentine leukocidin, which is a beta-pore forming toxin.
{Staphylococcus Aureus} (Accept {S Aureus}, {Staph Aureus}, etc)