A 26-year-old woman comes is brought to emergency for severe right-sided chest pain. One week ago, she underwent pleurodesis for definitive management of recurrent pneumothoraces. Temperature is 103 F, HR 100, BP 80/60. There is crepitus to palpation of the right anterior chest wall. A biopsy of the subcutaneous tissue is obtained. A gram stain is shown. Which of the following is most associated with the virulence of the causal organism?
Catalase
Coagulase
Lipid A
Lipoteichoic acid
Phospholipase
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