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What does a bacterial capsule do and why is it considered a virulence factor? 

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00:01 Hello everyone, in this question we have been asked that what is microcorpus luteus virulence factor and its function.
00:11 So the virulence factor of microcorpus luteus are a system of secretion that basically increase the chance of infection and there are genes that will show resistance to the antibiotics and there are some strains of the antibiotic resistant also and which are stronger and more potent antibiotics will be needed for the infection that are due to a particular strain.
00:44 This basically degrades the compound in sweat into the one producing the unpleasant odors and it has also the ability to degrade the pollutants such as the petrol.
01:02 Generally a harmless saprophyte the microcorpus luteus can also act as a opportunistic pathogen...
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