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Guest Commentary:

Arturo Casadevall

Antibody-Mediated Immunity against Intracellular Pathogens: Two-Dimensional Thinking Comes Full Circle
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4225-4228. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Julia Shu-yi Li and Gary M. Winslow

Survival, Replication, and Antibody Susceptibility of Ehrlichia chaffeensis outside of Host Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4229-4237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junji Uehori, Misako Matsumoto, Shoutaro Tsuji, Takashi Akazawa, Osamu Takeuchi, Shizuo Akira, Tsutomu Kawata, Ichiro Azuma, Kumao Toyoshima, and Tsukasa Seya

Simultaneous Blocking of Human Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 Suppresses Myeloid Dendritic Cell Activation Induced by Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Peptidoglycan
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4238-4249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shannon Sedberry Allen and David N. McMurray

Coordinate Cytokine Gene Expression In Vivo following Induction of Tuberculous Pleurisy in Guinea Pigs
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4271-4277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. H. Tong, J. P. Long, P. A. Shannon, and T. F. DeMaria

Expression of Cytokine and Chemokine Genes by Human Middle Ear Epithelial Cells Induced by Influenza A Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae Opacity Variants
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4289-4296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rolf Köhler, Jörg Fanghänel, Bettina König, Edeltraud Lüneberg, Matthias Frosch, Jens-Ulrich Rahfeld, Rolf Hilgenfeld, Gunter Fischer, Jörg Hacker, and Michael Steinert

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4389-4397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam J. Ritchie, Andrew O. W. Yam, Kara M. Tanabe, Scott A. Rice, and Margaret A. Cooley

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4421-4431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew B. Lawrenz, R. Mark Wooten, James F. Zachary, Scott M. Drouin, Janis J. Weis, Rick A. Wetsel, and Steven J. Norris

Effect of Complement Component C3 Deficiency on Experimental Lyme Borreliosis in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4432-4440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Kelk, A. Johansson, R. Claesson, L. Hänström, and S. Kalfas

Caspase 1 Involvement in Human Monocyte Lysis Induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4448-4455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ursula Deiters, Marina Gumenscheimer, Chris Galanos, and Peter F. Mühlradt

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4456-4462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam J. Gehring, Roxana E. Rojas, David H. Canaday, David L. Lakey, Clifford V. Harding, and W. Henry Boom

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis 19-Kilodalton Lipoprotein Inhibits Gamma Interferon-Regulated HLA-DR and FcR1 on Human Macrophages through Toll-Like Receptor 2
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4487-4497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henrik Suttmann, Nadine Lehan, Andreas Böhle, and Sven Brandau

Stimulation of Neutrophil Granulocytes with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Induces Changes in Phenotype and Gene Expression and Inhibits Spontaneous Apoptosis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4647-4656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denise Lusitani, Stephen E. Malawista, and Ruth R. Montgomery

Calprotectin, an Abundant Cytosolic Protein from Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes, Inhibits the Growth of Borrelia burgdorferi
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4711-4716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Foster, S. D. Hulme, and P. A. Barrow

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.
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4733-4741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shuping Zhang, L. Garry Adams, Jairo Nunes, Sangeeta Khare, Renée M. Tsolis, and Andreas J. Bäumler

Secreted Effector Proteins of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Elicit Host-Specific Chemokine Profiles in Animal Models of Typhoid Fever and Enterocolitis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4795-4803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4808-4814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Pathogenesis:

Jun Lin, Orhan Sahin, Linda Overbye Michel, and Qijing Zhang

Critical Role of Multidrug Efflux Pump CmeABC in Bile Resistance and In Vivo Colonization of Campylobacter jejuni
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4250-4259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ganes Chakrabarti, Xin Zhou, and Bruce A. McClane

Death Pathways Activated in CaCo-2 Cells by Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4260-4270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samuel Katzif, Damien Danavall, Samera Bowers, Jacqueline T. Balthazar, and William M. Shafer

The Major Cold Shock Gene, cspA, Is Involved in the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to an Antimicrobial Peptide of Human Cathepsin G
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4304-4312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Imed Salhi, Rose-Anne Boigegrain, Jan Machold, Christoph Weise, Axel Cloeckaert, and Bruno Rouot

Characterization of New Members of the Group 3 Outer Membrane Protein Family of Brucella spp.
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4326-4332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer M. Timpe, Melissa M. Holm, Serena L. Vanlerberg, Venkatesha Basrur, and Eric R. Lafontaine

Identification of a Moraxella catarrhalis Outer Membrane Protein Exhibiting Both Adhesin and Lipolytic Activities
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4341-4350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent Idone, Stacy Brendtro, Robert Gillespie, Steve Kocaj, Erica Peterson, Mara Rendi, Wayne Warren, Suzanne Michalek, Kirsten Krastel, Dennis Cvitkovitch, and Grace Spatafora

Effect of an Orphan Response Regulator on Streptococcus mutans Sucrose-Dependent Adherence and Cariogenesis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4351-4360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paula A. Esmay, Stephen J. Billington, Malen A. Link, J. Glenn Songer, and B. Helen Jost

The Arcanobacterium pyogenes Collagen-Binding Protein, CbpA, Promotes Adhesion to Host Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4368-4374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clare E. Blue and Tim. J. Mitchell

Contribution of a Response Regulator to the Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Strain Dependent
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4405-4413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xianwu Li, Joan C. Tupper, Douglas D. Bannerman, Robert K. Winn, Christopher J. Rhodes, and John M. Harlan

Phosphoinositide 3 Kinase Mediates Toll-Like Receptor 4-Induced Activation of NF-B in Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4414-4420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Autret, Catherine Raynaud, Iharilalao Dubail, Patrick Berche, and Alain Charbit

Identification of the agr Locus of Listeria monocytogenes: Role in Bacterial Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4463-4471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Batisson, Marie-Pierre Guimond, Francis Girard, Hongyan An, Chengru Zhu, Eric Oswald, John M. Fairbrother, Mario Jacques, and Josée Harel

Characterization of the Novel Factor Paa Involved in the Early Steps of the Adhesion Mechanism of Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4516-4525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lauren K. Logsdon and Joan Mecsas

Requirement of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Effectors YopH and YopE in Colonization and Persistence in Intestinal and Lymph Tissues
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4595-4607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Labandeira-Rey, J. Seshu, and Jonathan T. Skare

The Absence of Linear Plasmid 25 or 28-1 of Borrelia burgdorferi Dramatically Alters the Kinetics of Experimental Infection via Distinct Mechanisms
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4608-4613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabel Sorg, Claudia Hoffmann, Juergen Dumbach, Klaus Aktories, and Gudula Schmidt

The C Terminus of YopT Is Crucial for Activity and the N Terminus Is Crucial for Substrate Binding
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4623-4632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Eve Jeannotte, Maan Abul-Milh, J. Daniel Dubreuil, and Mario Jacques

Binding of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae to Phosphatidylethanolamine
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4657-4663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Sulfolipid Deficiency Does Not Affect the Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv in Mice and Guinea Pigs
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4684-4690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Grenier, Sophie Roy, Fatiha Chandad, Pascale Plamondon, Masami Yoshioka, Koji Nakayama, and Denis Mayrand

Effect of Inactivation of the Arg- and/or Lys-Gingipain Gene on Selected Virulence and Physiological Properties of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4742-4748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keeta S. Gilmore, Pravina Srinivas, Darrin R. Akins, Kenneth L. Hatter, and Michael S. Gilmore

Growth, Development, and Gene Expression in a Persistent Streptococcus gordonii Biofilm
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4759-4766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert D. Gilmore, Jr., Amber M. Carpio, Michael Y. Kosoy, and Kenneth L. Gage

Molecular Characterization of the sucB Gene Encoding the Immunogenic Dihydrolipoamide Succinyltransferase Protein of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and Bartonella quintana
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4818-4822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kylie Bower, Steven P. Djordjevic, Nicholas M. Andronicos, and Marie Ranson

Cell Surface Antigens of Mycoplasma Species Bovine Group 7 Bind to and Activate Plasminogen.
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4823-4827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

Jiaxiang Ji, Jiaren Sun, and Lynn Soong

Impaired Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines at Early Stages of Infection with Leishmania amazonensis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4278-4288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Tachibana, Katsuomi Watanabe, Xun-Jia Cheng, Hideo Tsukamoto, Yoshimasa Kaneda, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Seiji Ihara, and William A. Petri, Jr.

VH3 Gene Usage in Neutralizing Human Antibodies Specific for the Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc Lectin Heavy Subunit
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4313-4319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chandy C. John, Joseph S. Zickafoose, P. Odada Sumba, Christopher L. King, and James W. Kazura

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4320-4325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pranab K. Mukherjee, Jyotsna Chandra, Duncan M. Kuhn, and Mahmoud A. Ghannoum

Mechanism of Fluconazole Resistance in Candida albicans Biofilms: Phase-Specific Role of Efflux Pumps and Membrane Sterols
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4333-4340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thirumalai Ramalingam, Bhargavi Rajan, James Lee, and T. V. Rajan

Kinetics of Cellular Responses to Intraperitoneal Brugia pahangi Infections in Normal and Immunodeficient Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4361-4367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Transfected Plasmodium knowlesi Produces Bioactive Host Gamma Interferon: a New Perspective for Modulating Immune Responses to Malaria Parasites
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4375-4381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine A. Petersen and Barbara A. Burleigh

Role for Interleukin-1ß in Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4441-4447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Satish, Abhijeet A. Bakre, Sudha Bhattacharya, and Alok Bhattacharya

Stress-Dependent Expression of a Polymorphic, Charged Antigen in the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4472-4486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Rainczuk, T. Scorza, P. M. Smooker, and T. W. Spithill

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4506-4515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dror I. Baruch, Benoit Gamain, and Louis H. Miller

DNA Immunization with the Cysteine-Rich Interdomain Region 1 of the Plasmodium falciparum Variant Antigen Elicits Limited Cross-Reactive Antibody Responses
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4536-4543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I.-Sarah Lean, Stuart A. C. McDonald, Mona Bajaj-Elliott, Richard C. G. Pollok, Michael J. G. Farthing, and Vincent McDonald

Interleukin-4 and Transforming Growth Factor ß Have Opposing Regulatory Effects on Gamma Interferon-Mediated Inhibition of Cryptosporidium parvum Reproduction
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4580-4585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simona Stäger, James Alexander, K. Christine Carter, Frank Brombacher, and Paul M. Kaye

Both Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-4 Receptor Signaling Contribute to the Development of Hepatic Granulomas with Optimal Antileishmanial Activity
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4804-4807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin E. McClelland, Donald L. Granger, and Wayne K. Potts

Major Histocompatibility Complex-Dependent Susceptibility to Cryptococcus neoformans in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4815-4817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

B. Villarreal-Ramos, M. McAulay, V. Chance, M. Martin, J. Morgan, and C. J. Howard

Investigation of the Role of CD8⁺ T Cells in Bovine Tuberculosis In Vivo
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4297-4303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy B. Ray and Arthur M. Krieg

Oral Pretreatment of Mice with CpG DNA Reduces Susceptibility to Oral or Intraperitoneal Challenge with Virulent Listeria monocytogenes
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4398-4404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hazeline Roche, Bing Ren, Larry S. McDaniel, Anders Håkansson, and David E. Briles

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4498-4505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Huaiqing Chen and Dieter M. Schifferli

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

Jennelle M. Kyd, Allan W. Cripps, Laura A. Novotny, and Lauren O. Bakaletz

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4691-4699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus S. Mueller, Annabelle Renard, Francesca Boato, Denise Vogel, Martin Naegeli, Rinaldo Zurbriggen, John A. Robinson, and Gerd Pluschke

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4749-4758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei-Jun Chen, Dong-Sheng Niu, Xue-Ying Zhang, Mei-Ling Chen, Hong Cui, Wen-Jin Wei, Bo-Hai Wen, and Xiang-Rui Chen

Recombinant 56-Kilodalton Major Outer Membrane Protein Antigen of Orientia tsutsugamushi Shanxi and Its Antigenicity
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4772-4779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joyce M. Lynch, David E. Briles, and Dennis W. Metzger

Increased Protection against Pneumococcal Disease by Mucosal Administration of Conjugate Vaccine plus Interleukin-12
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4780-4788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Proteins of the Rpf Family: Immune Cell Reactivity and Vaccination Efficacy against Tuberculosis in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4789-4794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

Carolina Obregon, Donatus Dreher, Menno Kok, Laurence Cochand, Gitahi S. Kiama, and Laurent P. Nicod

Human Alveolar Macrophages Infected by Virulent Bacteria Expressing SipB Are a Major Source of Active Interleukin-18
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4382-4388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Purnima Bandyopadhyay, Brenda Byrne, Yolande Chan, Michele S. Swanson, and Howard M. Steinman

Legionella pneumophila Catalase-Peroxidases Are Required for Proper Trafficking and Growth in Primary Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4526-4535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyoung-Seong Choi, Justin Garyu, Jinho Park, and J. Stephen Dumler

Diminished Adhesion of Anaplasma phagocytophilum-Infected Neutrophils to Endothelial Cells Is Associated with Reduced Expression of Leukocyte Surface Selectin
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4586-4594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Lagoumintzis, Myrto Christofidou, George Dimitracopoulos, and Fotini Paliogianni

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4614-4622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xin-He Lai and Anders Sjöstedt

Delineation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Francisella tularensis-Induced Apoptosis in Murine Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4642-4646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison M. Creasey, Trine Staalsoe, Ahmed Raza, David E. Arnot, and J. Alexandra Rowe

Nonspecific Immunoglobulin M Binding and Chondroitin Sulfate A Binding Are Linked Phenotypes of Plasmodium falciparum Isolates Implicated in Malaria during Pregnancy
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4767-4771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Infections:

S. Shanmugalakshmi, V. Dheenadhayalan, P. Muthuveeralakshmi, G. Arivarignan, and R.M. Pitchappan

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
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4544-4553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maite Muniesa, Mercè de Simon, Guillem Prats, Dolors Ferrer, Helena Pañella, and Juan Jofre

Shiga Toxin 2-Converting Bacteriophages Associated with Clonal Variability in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains of Human Origin Isolated from a Single Outbreak
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4554-4562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natalia V. Guseva, Stephen T. Knight, Judy D. Whittimore, and Priscilla B. Wyrick

Primary Cultures of Female Swine Genital Epithelial Cells In Vitro: a New Approach for the Study of Hormonal Modulation of Chlamydia Infection
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4700-4710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masako Andoh, Takashi Naganawa, Akitoyo Hotta, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hideto Fukushi, Toshiaki Masegi, and Katsuya Hirai

SCID Mouse Model for Lethal Q Fever
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4717-4723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Genomics:

N. Ariel, A. Zvi, K. S. Makarova, T. Chitlaru, E. Elhanany, B. Velan, S. Cohen, A. M. Friedlander, and A. Shafferman

Genome-Based Bioinformatic Selection of Chromosomal Bacillus anthracis Putative Vaccine Candidates Coupled with Proteomic Identification of Surface-Associated Antigens
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4563-4579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Functional Selection of Vaccine Candidate Peptides from Staphylococcus aureus Whole-Genome Expression Libraries In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4633-4641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muna F. Anjum, Sacha Lucchini, Arthur Thompson, Jay C. D. Hinton, and Martin J. Woodward

Comparative Genomic Indexing Reveals the Phylogenomics of Escherichia coli Pathogens
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4674-4683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Greg A. Somerville, Battouli Saïd-Salim, Jaala M. Wickman, Sandra J. Raffel, Barry N. Kreiswirth, and James M. Musser

Correlation of Acetate Catabolism and Growth Yield in Staphylococcus aureus: Implications for Host-Pathogen Interactions
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4724-4732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retractions:

Paola Marcato, George Mulvey, and Glen D. Armstrong

Cloned Shiga Toxin 2 B Subunit Induces Apoptosis in Ramos Burkitt's Lymphoma B Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4828. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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