aureus (also known as Golden Staph) is a bacterial organism commonly found as part of one's normal flora, or naturally occurring in our body. However, it is an opportunistic pathogen, causing mostly skin infections amongst numerous others, usually gaining entry through cuts in the skin or mucous membranes.

Why the staphylococcus bacteria are pathogenic?

S. aureus Immune Evasion Molecules. Staphylococcus aureus produces an array of potential virulence factors that play an important role on every level of host-pathogen interactions, including immune evasion molecules that allow bacteria to circumvent host innate and adaptive immunity.

What type of pathogen is golden staph?

The staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria is a relatively common type of bacteria that usually doesn't cause any harm. It is also known as 'golden staph'. A staph infection can occur when the staph bacteria enter the body and multiplies.