Contents: August 2003, Volume 71, Issue 8        Guest Commentary        Host Response and Inflammation        Molecular Pathogenesis        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Molecular Genomics        Retractions Other Issues

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Guest Commentary:

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Antibody-Mediated Immunity against Intracellular Pathogens: Two-Dimensional Thinking Comes Full Circle Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4225-4228; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Survival, Replication, and Antibody Susceptibility of Ehrlichia chaffeensis outside of Host Cells Julia Shu-yi Li and Gary M. Winslow Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4229-4237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Blocking of Human Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 Suppresses Myeloid Dendritic Cell Activation Induced by Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Peptidoglycan Junji Uehori, Misako Matsumoto, Shoutaro Tsuji, Takashi Akazawa, Osamu Takeuchi, Shizuo Akira, Tsutomu Kawata, Ichiro Azuma, Kumao Toyoshima, and Tsukasa Seya Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4238-4249; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coordinate Cytokine Gene Expression In Vivo following Induction of Tuberculous Pleurisy in Guinea Pigs Shannon Sedberry Allen and David N. McMurray Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4271-4277; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Cytokine and Chemokine Genes by Human Middle Ear Epithelial Cells Induced by Influenza A Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae Opacity Variants H. H. Tong, J. P. Long, P. A. Shannon, and T. F. DeMaria Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4289-4296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Functional Analyses of the Mip Protein: Influence of the N-Terminal Half and of Peptidylprolyl Isomerase Activity on the Virulence of Legionella pneumophila Rolf Köhler, Jörg Fanghänel, Bettina König, Edeltraud Lüneberg, Matthias Frosch, Jens-Ulrich Rahfeld, Rolf Hilgenfeld, Gunter Fischer, Jörg Hacker, and Michael Steinert Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4389-4397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modification of In Vivo and In Vitro T- and B-Cell-Mediated Immune Responses by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Molecule N-(3-Oxododecanoyl)-L-Homoserine Lactone Adam J. Ritchie, Andrew O. W. Yam, Kara M. Tanabe, Scott A. Rice, and Margaret A. Cooley Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4421-4431; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Complement Component C3 Deficiency on Experimental Lyme Borreliosis in Mice Matthew B. Lawrenz, R. Mark Wooten, James F. Zachary, Scott M. Drouin, Janis J. Weis, Rick A. Wetsel, and Steven J. Norris Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4432-4440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caspase 1 Involvement in Human Monocyte Lysis Induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin P. Kelk, A. Johansson, R. Claesson, L. Hänström, and S. Kalfas Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4448-4455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor 2- and 6-Mediated Stimulation by Macrophage-Activating Lipopeptide 2 Induces Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Cross Tolerance in Mice, Which Results in Protection from Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha but in Only Partial Protection from Lethal LPS Doses Ursula Deiters, Marina Gumenscheimer, Chris Galanos, and Peter F. Mühlradt Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4456-4462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis 19-Kilodalton Lipoprotein Inhibits Gamma Interferon-Regulated HLA-DR and FcR1 on Human Macrophages through Toll-Like Receptor 2 Adam J. Gehring, Roxana E. Rojas, David H. Canaday, David L. Lakey, Clifford V. Harding, and W. Henry Boom Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4487-4497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stimulation of Neutrophil Granulocytes with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Induces Changes in Phenotype and Gene Expression and Inhibits Spontaneous Apoptosis Henrik Suttmann, Nadine Lehan, Andreas Böhle, and Sven Brandau Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4647-4656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Calprotectin, an Abundant Cytosolic Protein from Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes, Inhibits the Growth of Borrelia burgdorferi Denise Lusitani, Stephen E. Malawista, and Ruth R. Montgomery Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4711-4716; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Antimicrobial Pathways during Early-Phase Immune Response to Salmonella spp. in Murine Macrophages: Gamma Interferon (IFN-) and Upregulation of IFN- Receptor Alpha Expression Are Required for NADPH Phagocytic Oxidase gp91-Stimulated Oxidative Burst and Control of Virulent Salmonella spp. N. Foster, S. D. Hulme, and P. A. Barrow Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4733-4741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secreted Effector Proteins of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Elicit Host-Specific Chemokine Profiles in Animal Models of Typhoid Fever and Enterocolitis Shuping Zhang, L. Garry Adams, Jairo Nunes, Sangeeta Khare, Renée M. Tsolis, and Andreas J. Bäumler Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4795-4803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigen-Specific Immunoglobulin A Antibodies Secreted from Circulating B Cells Are an Effective Marker for Recent Local Immune Responses in Patients with Cholera: Comparison to Antibody-Secreting Cell Responses and Other Immunological Markers Firdausi Qadri, Edward T. Ryan, A. S. G. Faruque, Firoz Ahmed, Ashraful Islam Khan, M. Monirul Islam, Syed M. Akramuzzaman, David. A. Sack, and Stephen B. Calderwood Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4808-4814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Critical Role of Multidrug Efflux Pump CmeABC in Bile Resistance and In Vivo Colonization of Campylobacter jejuni Jun Lin, Orhan Sahin, Linda Overbye Michel, and Qijing Zhang Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4250-4259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Death Pathways Activated in CaCo-2 Cells by Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Ganes Chakrabarti, Xin Zhou, and Bruce A. McClane Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4260-4270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Major Cold Shock Gene, cspA, Is Involved in the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to an Antimicrobial Peptide of Human Cathepsin G Samuel Katzif, Damien Danavall, Samera Bowers, Jacqueline T. Balthazar, and William M. Shafer Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4304-4312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of New Members of the Group 3 Outer Membrane Protein Family of Brucella spp. Imed Salhi, Rose-Anne Boigegrain, Jan Machold, Christoph Weise, Axel Cloeckaert, and Bruno Rouot Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4326-4332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Moraxella catarrhalis Outer Membrane Protein Exhibiting Both Adhesin and Lipolytic Activities Jennifer M. Timpe, Melissa M. Holm, Serena L. Vanlerberg, Venkatesha Basrur, and Eric R. Lafontaine Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4341-4350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of an Orphan Response Regulator on Streptococcus mutans Sucrose-Dependent Adherence and Cariogenesis Vincent Idone, Stacy Brendtro, Robert Gillespie, Steve Kocaj, Erica Peterson, Mara Rendi, Wayne Warren, Suzanne Michalek, Kirsten Krastel, Dennis Cvitkovitch, and Grace Spatafora Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4351-4360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Arcanobacterium pyogenes Collagen-Binding Protein, CbpA, Promotes Adhesion to Host Cells Paula A. Esmay, Stephen J. Billington, Malen A. Link, J. Glenn Songer, and B. Helen Jost Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4368-4374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of a Response Regulator to the Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Strain Dependent Clare E. Blue and Tim. J. Mitchell Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4405-4413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphoinositide 3 Kinase Mediates Toll-Like Receptor 4-Induced Activation of NF-B in Endothelial Cells Xianwu Li, Joan C. Tupper, Douglas D. Bannerman, Robert K. Winn, Christopher J. Rhodes, and John M. Harlan Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4414-4420; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the agr Locus of Listeria monocytogenes: Role in Bacterial Virulence Nicolas Autret, Catherine Raynaud, Iharilalao Dubail, Patrick Berche, and Alain Charbit Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4463-4471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Novel Factor Paa Involved in the Early Steps of the Adhesion Mechanism of Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli Isabelle Batisson, Marie-Pierre Guimond, Francis Girard, Hongyan An, Chengru Zhu, Eric Oswald, John M. Fairbrother, Mario Jacques, and Josée Harel Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4516-4525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Effectors YopH and YopE in Colonization and Persistence in Intestinal and Lymph Tissues Lauren K. Logsdon and Joan Mecsas Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4595-4607; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Absence of Linear Plasmid 25 or 28-1 of Borrelia burgdorferi Dramatically Alters the Kinetics of Experimental Infection via Distinct Mechanisms Maria Labandeira-Rey, J. Seshu, and Jonathan T. Skare Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4608-4613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The C Terminus of YopT Is Crucial for Activity and the N Terminus Is Crucial for Substrate Binding Isabel Sorg, Claudia Hoffmann, Juergen Dumbach, Klaus Aktories, and Gudula Schmidt Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4623-4632; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae to Phosphatidylethanolamine Marie-Eve Jeannotte, Maan Abul-Milh, J. Daniel Dubreuil, and Mario Jacques Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4657-4663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfolipid Deficiency Does Not Affect the Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv in Mice and Guinea Pigs Cécile Rousseau, Oliver C. Turner, Erik Rush, Yann Bordat, Tatiana D. Sirakova, Pappachan E. Kolattukudy, Shannon Ritter, Ian M. Orme, Brigitte Gicquel, and Mary Jackson Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4684-4690; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Inactivation of the Arg- and/or Lys-Gingipain Gene on Selected Virulence and Physiological Properties of Porphyromonas gingivalis Daniel Grenier, Sophie Roy, Fatiha Chandad, Pascale Plamondon, Masami Yoshioka, Koji Nakayama, and Denis Mayrand Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4742-4748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth, Development, and Gene Expression in a Persistent Streptococcus gordonii Biofilm Keeta S. Gilmore, Pravina Srinivas, Darrin R. Akins, Kenneth L. Hatter, and Michael S. Gilmore Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4759-4766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the sucB Gene Encoding the Immunogenic Dihydrolipoamide Succinyltransferase Protein of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and Bartonella quintana Robert D. Gilmore, Jr., Amber M. Carpio, Michael Y. Kosoy, and Kenneth L. Gage Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4818-4822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Surface Antigens of Mycoplasma Species Bovine Group 7 Bind to and Activate Plasminogen. Kylie Bower, Steven P. Djordjevic, Nicholas M. Andronicos, and Marie Ranson Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4823-4827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Impaired Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines at Early Stages of Infection with Leishmania amazonensis Jiaxiang Ji, Jiaren Sun, and Lynn Soong Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4278-4288; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VH3 Gene Usage in Neutralizing Human Antibodies Specific for the Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc Lectin Heavy Subunit Hiroshi Tachibana, Katsuomi Watanabe, Xun-Jia Cheng, Hideo Tsukamoto, Yoshimasa Kaneda, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Seiji Ihara, and William A. Petri, Jr. Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4313-4319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibodies to the Plasmodium falciparum Antigens Circumsporozoite Protein, Thrombospondin-Related Adhesive Protein, and Liver-Stage Antigen 1 Vary by Ages of Subjects and by Season in a Highland Area of Kenya Chandy C. John, Joseph S. Zickafoose, P. Odada Sumba, Christopher L. King, and James W. Kazura Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4320-4325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of Fluconazole Resistance in Candida albicans Biofilms: Phase-Specific Role of Efflux Pumps and Membrane Sterols Pranab K. Mukherjee, Jyotsna Chandra, Duncan M. Kuhn, and Mahmoud A. Ghannoum Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4333-4340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetics of Cellular Responses to Intraperitoneal Brugia pahangi Infections in Normal and Immunodeficient Mice Thirumalai Ramalingam, Bhargavi Rajan, James Lee, and T. V. Rajan Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4361-4367; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transfected Plasmodium knowlesi Produces Bioactive Host Gamma Interferon: a New Perspective for Modulating Immune Responses to Malaria Parasites Hastings Ozwara, Jan A. M. Langermans, Clemens H. M. Kocken, Annemarie van der Wel, Peter H. van der Meide, Richard A. W. Vervenne, Jason M. Mwenda, and Alan W. Thomas Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4375-4381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Interleukin-1ß in Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy Christine A. Petersen and Barbara A. Burleigh Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4441-4447; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stress-Dependent Expression of a Polymorphic, Charged Antigen in the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica S. Satish, Abhijeet A. Bakre, Sudha Bhattacharya, and Alok Bhattacharya Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4472-4486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Specific T-Cell Responses, Opsonizing Antibodies, and Protection against Plasmodium chabaudi adami Infection in Mice Vaccinated with Genomic Expression Libraries Expressed in Targeted and Secretory DNA Vectors A. Rainczuk, T. Scorza, P. M. Smooker, and T. W. Spithill Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4506-4515; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Immunization with the Cysteine-Rich Interdomain Region 1 of the Plasmodium falciparum Variant Antigen Elicits Limited Cross-Reactive Antibody Responses Dror I. Baruch, Benoit Gamain, and Louis H. Miller Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4536-4543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-4 and Transforming Growth Factor ß Have Opposing Regulatory Effects on Gamma Interferon-Mediated Inhibition of Cryptosporidium parvum Reproduction I.-Sarah Lean, Stuart A. C. McDonald, Mona Bajaj-Elliott, Richard C. G. Pollok, Michael J. G. Farthing, and Vincent McDonald Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4580-4585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Both Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-4 Receptor Signaling Contribute to the Development of Hepatic Granulomas with Optimal Antileishmanial Activity Simona Stäger, James Alexander, K. Christine Carter, Frank Brombacher, and Paul M. Kaye Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4804-4807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Major Histocompatibility Complex-Dependent Susceptibility to Cryptococcus neoformans in Mice Erin E. McClelland, Donald L. Granger, and Wayne K. Potts Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4815-4817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Investigation of the Role of CD8+ T Cells in Bovine Tuberculosis In Vivo B. Villarreal-Ramos, M. McAulay, V. Chance, M. Martin, J. Morgan, and C. J. Howard Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4297-4303; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oral Pretreatment of Mice with CpG DNA Reduces Susceptibility to Oral or Intraperitoneal Challenge with Virulent Listeria monocytogenes Nancy B. Ray and Arthur M. Krieg Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4398-4404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Roles of Genetic Background and Variation in PspA in the Ability of Antibodies to PspA To Protect against Capsular Type 3 and 4 Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae Hazeline Roche, Bing Ren, Larry S. McDaniel, Anders Håkansson, and David E. Briles Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4498-4505; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction, Characterization, and Immunogenicity of an Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium pgtE Vaccine Expressing Fimbriae with Integrated Viral Epitopes from the spiC Promoter Huaiqing Chen and Dieter M. Schifferli Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4664-4673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of the 26-Kilodalton Outer Membrane Protein and Two P5 Fimbrin-Derived Immunogens To Induce Clearance of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from the Rat Middle Ear and Lungs as Well as from the Chinchilla Middle Ear and Nasopharynx Jennelle M. Kyd, Allan W. Cripps, Laura A. Novotny, and Lauren O. Bakaletz Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4691-4699; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Parasite Growth-Inhibitory Antibodies by a Virosomal Formulation of a Peptidomimetic of Loop I from Domain III of Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 Markus S. Mueller, Annabelle Renard, Francesca Boato, Denise Vogel, Martin Naegeli, Rinaldo Zurbriggen, John A. Robinson, and Gerd Pluschke Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4749-4758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant 56-Kilodalton Major Outer Membrane Protein Antigen of Orientia tsutsugamushi Shanxi and Its Antigenicity Wei-Jun Chen, Dong-Sheng Niu, Xue-Ying Zhang, Mei-Ling Chen, Hong Cui, Wen-Jin Wei, Bo-Hai Wen, and Xiang-Rui Chen Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4772-4779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Protection against Pneumococcal Disease by Mucosal Administration of Conjugate Vaccine plus Interleukin-12 Joyce M. Lynch, David E. Briles, and Dennis W. Metzger Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4780-4788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteins of the Rpf Family: Immune Cell Reactivity and Vaccination Efficacy against Tuberculosis in Mice Vladimir V. Yeremeev, Tatiana K. Kondratieva, Elvira I. Rubakova, Svetlana N. Petrovskaya, Konstantin A. Kazarian, Miroslav V. Telkov, Sergej F. Biketov, Arseny S. Kaprelyants, and Alexander S. Apt Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4789-4794; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Human Alveolar Macrophages Infected by Virulent Bacteria Expressing SipB Are a Major Source of Active Interleukin-18 Carolina Obregon, Donatus Dreher, Menno Kok, Laurence Cochand, Gitahi S. Kiama, and Laurent P. Nicod Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4382-4388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella pneumophila Catalase-Peroxidases Are Required for Proper Trafficking and Growth in Primary Macrophages Purnima Bandyopadhyay, Brenda Byrne, Yolande Chan, Michele S. Swanson, and Howard M. Steinman Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4526-4535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diminished Adhesion of Anaplasma phagocytophilum-Infected Neutrophils to Endothelial Cells Is Associated with Reduced Expression of Leukocyte Surface Selectin Kyoung-Seong Choi, Justin Garyu, Jinho Park, and J. Stephen Dumler Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4586-4594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Slime Glycolipoprotein Is a Potent Stimulant of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Gene Expression and Activation of Transcription Activators Nuclear Factor B and Activator Protein 1 in Human Monocytes George Lagoumintzis, Myrto Christofidou, George Dimitracopoulos, and Fotini Paliogianni Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4614-4622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delineation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Francisella tularensis-Induced Apoptosis in Murine Macrophages Xin-He Lai and Anders Sjöstedt Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4642-4646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonspecific Immunoglobulin M Binding and Chondroitin Sulfate A Binding Are Linked Phenotypes of Plasmodium falciparum Isolates Implicated in Malaria during Pregnancy Alison M. Creasey, Trine Staalsoe, Ahmed Raza, David E. Arnot, and J. Alexandra Rowe Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4767-4771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Mycobacterium bovis BCG Scar Status and HLA Class II Alleles Influence Purified Protein Derivative-Specific T-Cell Receptor Vß Expression in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients from Southern India S. Shanmugalakshmi, V. Dheenadhayalan, P. Muthuveeralakshmi, G. Arivarignan, and R.M. Pitchappan Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4544-4553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shiga Toxin 2-Converting Bacteriophages Associated with Clonal Variability in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains of Human Origin Isolated from a Single Outbreak Maite Muniesa, Mercè de Simon, Guillem Prats, Dolors Ferrer, Helena Pañella, and Juan Jofre Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4554-4562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Primary Cultures of Female Swine Genital Epithelial Cells In Vitro: a New Approach for the Study of Hormonal Modulation of Chlamydia Infection Natalia V. Guseva, Stephen T. Knight, Judy D. Whittimore, and Priscilla B. Wyrick Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4700-4710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SCID Mouse Model for Lethal Q Fever Masako Andoh, Takashi Naganawa, Akitoyo Hotta, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hideto Fukushi, Toshiaki Masegi, and Katsuya Hirai Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4717-4723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Genome-Based Bioinformatic Selection of Chromosomal Bacillus anthracis Putative Vaccine Candidates Coupled with Proteomic Identification of Surface-Associated Antigens N. Ariel, A. Zvi, K. S. Makarova, T. Chitlaru, E. Elhanany, B. Velan, S. Cohen, A. M. Friedlander, and A. Shafferman Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4563-4579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Selection of Vaccine Candidate Peptides from Staphylococcus aureus Whole-Genome Expression Libraries In Vitro Thomas Weichhart, Markus Horky, Johannes Söllner, Susanne Gangl, Tamàs Henics, Eszter Nagy, Andreas Meinke, Alexander von Gabain, Claire M. Fraser, Steve R. Gill, Martin Hafner, and Uwe von Ahsen Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4633-4641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomic Indexing Reveals the Phylogenomics of Escherichia coli Pathogens Muna F. Anjum, Sacha Lucchini, Arthur Thompson, Jay C. D. Hinton, and Martin J. Woodward Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4674-4683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation of Acetate Catabolism and Growth Yield in Staphylococcus aureus: Implications for Host-Pathogen Interactions Greg A. Somerville, Battouli Saïd-Salim, Jaala M. Wickman, Sandra J. Raffel, Barry N. Kreiswirth, and James M. Musser Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4724-4732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Retractions:

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Cloned Shiga Toxin 2 B Subunit Induces Apoptosis in Ramos Burkitt's Lymphoma B Cells Paola Marcato, George Mulvey, and Glen D. Armstrong Infect. Immun. August 2003 71: 4828 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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