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Virulence factor
Virulence factors are molecules produced by a pathogen that specifically influence their host's function to allow the pathogen to thrive. Factors that are used in general life processes, such as metabolism, may be vital to the pathogen's ability to thrive in the host, but are not considered virulence factors since they lack specific function to directly influence the host.
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