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Virulence factors are molecules produced by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa) that contribute to the pathogenicity of the organism and enable them to achieve the following: 1  colonization of a niche in the host (this includes attachment to cells).2  immunoevasion, evasion of the host's immune response.hese obtained bacterial virulence factors have two different routes used to help them survive and grow: 1  The factors are used to assist and promote colonization of the host. 2  The factors, including toxins, hemolysins, and proteases, bring damage to the host.
Bacterial virulence factors enable a host to replicate and disseminate within a host in part by subverting or eluding host defenses. The use of genomic techniques has led to the identification of new virulence factors that may serve as targets for new therapies.ith in vitro studies, one can precisely delineate the mechanism of a putative virulence factor in a cellular phenotype of interest, but these studies are unable to assess the effect of a virulence determinant on more complex intercellular interactions.