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Guest Commentary:

Aaron P. Mitchell

Updated View of Cryptococcus neoformans Mating Type and Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4829-4830. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

Kirsten Nielsen, Gary M. Cox, Ping Wang, Dena L. Toffaletti, John R. Perfect, and Joseph Heitman

Sexual Cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and Virulence of Congenic a and Isolates
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4831-4841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith N. Steenbergen, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Stephanie D. Malliaris, and Arturo Casadevall

Cryptococcus neoformans Virulence Is Enhanced after Growth in the Genetically Malleable Host Dictyostelium discoideum
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4862-4872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark E. Lasbury, Xing Tang, Pamela J. Durant, and Chao-Hung Lee

Effect of Transcription Factor GATA-2 on Phagocytic Activity of Alveolar Macrophages from Pneumocystis carinii-Infected Hosts
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4943-4952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yun C. Chang, Georgina F. Miller, and K. J. Kwon-Chung

Importance of a Developmentally Regulated Pheromone Receptor of Cryptococcus neoformans for Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4953-4960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anjali Yadava and Christian F. Ockenhouse

Effect of Codon Optimization on Expression Levels of a Functionally Folded Malaria Vaccine Candidate in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Expression Systems
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4961-4969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salil A. Lachke, Shawn R. Lockhart, Karla J. Daniels, and David R. Soll

Skin Facilitates Candida albicans Mating
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4970-4976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junzo Norimine, Juan Mosqueda, Carlos Suarez, Guy H. Palmer, Terry F. McElwain, Gabriel Mbassa, and Wendy C. Brown

Stimulation of T-Helper Cell Gamma Interferon and Immunoglobulin G Responses Specific for Babesia bovis Rhoptry-Associated Protein 1 (RAP-1) or a RAP-1 Protein Lacking the Carboxy-Terminal Repeat Region Is Insufficient To Provide Protective Immunity against Virulent B. bovis Challenge
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5021-5032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Campos-Neto, Isabelle Suffia, Karen A. Cavassani, Shyian Jen, Kay Greeson, Pamela Ovendale, João S. Silva, Steven G. Reed, and Yasir A. W. Skeiky

Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding an Immunoglobulin-Binding Receptor on the Cell Surface of Some Members of the Family Trypanosomatidae
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5065-5076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George A. Punkosdy, David G. Addiss, and Patrick J. Lammie

Characterization of Antibody Responses to Wolbachia Surface Protein in Humans with Lymphatic Filariasis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5104-5114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susana Mendez, Khaled Tabbara, Yasmine Belkaid, Sylvie Bertholet, Daniela Verthelyi, Dennis Klinman, Robert A. Seder, and David L. Sacks

Coinjection with CpG-Containing Immunostimulatory Oligodeoxynucleotides Reduces the Pathogenicity of a Live Vaccine against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis but Maintains Its Potency and Durability
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5121-5129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhong Su, Mi-Fong Tam, Dragana Jankovic, and Mary M. Stevenson

Vaccination with Novel Immunostimulatory Adjuvants against Blood-Stage Malaria in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5178-5187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Indu Malhotra, John H. Ouma, Alex Wamachi, John Kioko, Peter Mungai, Malik Njzovu, James W. Kazura, and Christopher L. King

Influence of Maternal Filariasis on Childhood Infection and Immunity to Wuchereria bancrofti in Kenya
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5231-5237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Garred, Morten A. Nielsen, Jørgen A.L. Kurtzhals, Rajneesh Malhotra, Hans O. Madsen, Bamenla Q. Goka, Bartholomew D. Akanmori, Robert B. Sim, and Lars Hviid

Mannose-Binding Lectin Is a Disease Modifier in Clinical Malaria and May Function as Opsonin for Plasmodium falciparum- Infected Erythrocytes
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5245-5253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María D. Moragues, Miren J. Omaetxebarria, Natalia Elguezabal, María J. Sevilla, Stefania Conti, Luciano Polonelli, and José Pontón

A Monoclonal Antibody Directed against a Candida albicans Cell Wall Mannoprotein Exerts Three Anti-C. albicans Activities
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5273-5279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kieren A. Marr, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Thomas R. Hawn, Adrian Ozinsky, Uyenvy Pham, Shizuo Akira, Alan Aderem, and W. Conrad Liles

Differential Role of MyD88 in Macrophage-Mediated Responses to Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5280-5286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reza Chakour, Reto Guler, Mélanie Bugnon, Cindy Allenbach, Irène Garcia, Jacques Mauël, Jacques Louis, and Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier

Both the Fas Ligand and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Are Needed for Control of Parasite Replication within Lesions in Mice Infected with Leishmania major whereas the Contribution of Tumor Necrosis Factor Is Minimal
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5287-5295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naotoshi Tsuji, Kayo Suzuki, Harue Kasuga-Aoki, Takashi Isobe, Takeshi Arakawa, and Yasunobu Matsumoto

Mice Intranasally Immunized with a Recombinant 16-Kilodalton Antigen from Roundworm Ascaris Parasites Are Protected against Larval Migration of Ascaris suum
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5314-5323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teresa Bader, Barbara Bodendorfer, Klaus Schröppel, and Joachim Morschhäuser

Calcineurin Is Essential for Virulence in Candida albicans
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5344-5354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhi Zhang, Sajan Mahajan, Xiaochung Zhang, and Samuel L. Stanley, Jr.

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Is a Key Mediator of Gut Inflammation Seen in Amebic Colitis in Human Intestine in the SCID Mouse-Human Intestinal Xenograft Model of Disease
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5355-5359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Crystal R. Icenhour, Theodore J. Kottom, and Andrew H. Limper

Evidence for a Melanin Cell Wall Component in Pneumocystis carinii
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5360-5363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. S. Eickhoff, L. Eckmann, and D. F. Hoft

Differential Interleukin-8 and Nitric Oxide Production in Epithelial Cells Induced by Mucosally Invasive and Noninvasive Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigotes
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5394-5397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alberto Fachado, Alexandro Rodriguez, Judith Molina, Jaline C. Silvério, Ana P. M. P. Marino, Luzia M. O. Pinto, Sergio O. Angel, Juan F. Infante, Yara Traub-Cseko, Regina R. Amendoeira, and Joseli Lannes-Vieira

Long-Term Protective Immune Response Elicited by Vaccination with an Expression Genomic Library of Toxoplasma gondii
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5407-5411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmelo Biondo, Concetta Beninati, Mauro Bombaci, Luciano Messina, Giuseppe Mancuso, Angelina Midiri, Roberta Galbo, and Giuseppe Teti

Induction of T Helper Type 1 Responses by a Polysaccharide Deacetylase from Cryptococcus neoformans
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5412-5417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Elliott and Douglas P. Clark

Host Cell Fate on Cryptosporidium parvum Egress from MDCK Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5422-5426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Pathogenesis:

Amanda J. Smith, Philip N. Ward, Terence R. Field, Catherine L. Jones, Ruth A. Lincoln, and James A. Leigh

MtuA, a Lipoprotein Receptor Antigen from Streptococcus uberis, Is Responsible for Acquisition of Manganese during Growth in Milk and Is Essential for Infection of the Lactating Bovine Mammary Gland
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4842-4849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert B. Lee, Duane C. Hassane, Daniel L. Cottle, and Carol L. Pickett

Interactions of Campylobacter jejuni Cytolethal Distending Toxin Subunits CdtA and CdtC with HeLa Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4883-4890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Pradel, Changyun Ye, Valérie Livrelli, Jianguo Xu, Bernard Joly, and Long-Fei Wu

Contribution of the Twin Arginine Translocation System to the Virulence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4908-4916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. E. Blue, G. K. Paterson, A. R. Kerr, M. Bergé, J. P. Claverys, and T. J. Mitchell

ZmpB, a Novel Virulence Factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae That Induces Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production in the Respiratory Tract
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4925-4935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa M. Holm, Serena L. Vanlerberg, Darren D. Sledjeski, and Eric R. Lafontaine

The Hag Protein of Moraxella catarrhalis Strain O35E Is Associated with Adherence to Human Lung and Middle Ear Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4977-4984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfredo G. Torres and James B. Kaper

Multiple Elements Controlling Adherence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 to HeLa Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4985-4995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaofeng F. Yang, Anette Hübner, Taissia G. Popova, Kayla E. Hagman, and Michael V. Norgard

Regulation of Expression of the Paralogous Mlp Family in Borrelia burgdorferi
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5012-5020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fang Teng, Magdalena Kawalec, George M. Weinstock, Waleria Hryniewicz, and Barbara E. Murray

An Enterococcus faecium Secreted Antigen, SagA, Exhibits Broad-Spectrum Binding to Extracellular Matrix Proteins and Appears Essential for E. faecium Growth
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5033-5041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emir Hodzic, Sunlian Feng, Kim J. Freet, and Stephen W. Barthold

Borrelia burgdorferi Population Dynamics and Prototype Gene Expression during Infection of Immunocompetent and Immunodeficient Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5042-5055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heike Gutekunst, Bernhard J. Eikmanns, and Dieter J. Reinscheid

Analysis of RogB-Controlled Virulence Mechanisms and Gene Expression in Streptococcus agalactiae
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5056-5064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine A. Schmidt, Adhar C. Manna, and Ambrose L. Cheung

SarT Influences sarS Expression in Staphylococcus aureus
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5139-5148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Essler, Stefan Linder, Barbara Schell, Katharina Hüfner, Agnès Wiedemann, Katharina Randhahn, James M. Staddon, and Martin Aepfelbacher

Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 of Escherichia coli Stimulates Rho/Rho-Kinase-Dependent Myosin Light-Chain Phosphorylation without Inactivating Myosin Light-Chain Phosphatase in Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5188-5193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Terri S. Hamrick, John R. Horton, Patricia A. Spears, Edward A. Havell, Ida W. Smoak, and Paul E. Orndorff

Influence of Pregnancy on the Pathogenesis of Listeriosis in Mice Inoculated Intragastrically
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5202-5209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Araceli Contreras-Rodriguez, Bernardo Ramirez-Zavala, Andrea Contreras, Gerhardt G. Schurig, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, and Ahide Lopez-Merino

Purification and Characterization of an Immunogenic Aminopeptidase of Brucella melitensis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5238-5244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia L. Rocha, Jenifer Coburn, Elizabeth A. Rucks, and Joan C. Olson

Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exoenzyme S as a Bifunctional Enzyme in J774A.1 Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5296-5305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew A. Florczyk, Lee Ann McCue, Anjan Purkayastha, Egidio Currenti, Meyer J. Wolin, and Kathleen A. McDonough

A Family of acr-Coregulated Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genes Shares a Common DNA Motif and Requires Rv3133c (dosR or devR) for Expression
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5332-5343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bao Quan Sui, Pinaki R. Dutta, and James P. Nataro

Intracellular Expression of the Plasmid-Encoded Toxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5364-5370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sue Humphreys, Gary Rowley, Andrew Stevenson, William J. Kenyon, Michael P. Spector, and Mark Roberts

Role of Periplasmic Peptidylprolyl Isomerases in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5386-5388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Herbert, Elizabeta Sauer, Graeme Smethurst, Anita Kraiß, Anna-Karina Hilpert, and Joachim Reidl

Nicotinamide Ribosyl Uptake Mutants in Haemophilus influenzae
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5398-5401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa M. Schechter, Sumita Jain, Samina Akbar, and Catherine A. Lee

The Small Nucleoid-Binding Proteins H-NS, HU, and Fis Affect hilA Expression in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5432-5435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina Harper, John D. Boyce, Ian W. Wilkie, and Ben Adler

Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis of Pasteurella multocida Identifies Mutants Displaying Differential Virulence Characteristics in Mice and Chickens
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5440-5446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Ching Li, Latifu A. Sanni, Fakhreldin Omer, Eleanor Riley, and Jean Langhorne

Pathology of Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi Infection and Mortality in Interleukin-10-Deficient Mice Are Ameliorated by Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Exacerbated by Anti-Transforming Growth Factor ß Antibodies
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4850-4856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qian Li and Bobby J. Cherayil

Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Macrophage Activation and Tolerance during Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4873-4882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas A. Moore, Michelle L. Perry, Andrew G. Getsoian, Christine L. Monteleon, Anna L. Cogen, and Theodore J. Standiford

Increased Mortality and Dysregulated Cytokine Production in Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1-Deficient Mice following Systemic Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4891-4900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Gyurko, Gabriel Boustany, Paul L. Huang, Alpdogan Kantarci, Thomas E. Van Dyke, Caroline A. Genco, and Frank C. Gibson, III

Mice Lacking Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Demonstrate Impaired Killing of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4917-4924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Camille La Flamme, Kate Ruddenklau, and B. Thomas Bäckström

Schistosomiasis Decreases Central Nervous System Inflammation and Alters the Progression of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4996-5004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. R. Waters, J. M. Miller, M. V. Palmer, J. R. Stabel, D. E. Jones, K. A. Koistinen, E. M. Steadham, M. J. Hamilton, W. C. Davis, and J. P. Bannantine

Early Induction of Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses during Experimental Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection of Calves
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5130-5138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hirofumi Shimomura, Motohiro Matsuura, Shinji Saito, Yoshikazu Hirai, Yasunori Isshiki, and Kazuyoshi Kawahara

Unusual Interaction of a Lipopolysaccharide Isolated from Burkholderia cepacia with Polymyxin B
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5225-5230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denise R. Madrazo, Susanne L. Tranguch, and Ian Marriott

Signaling via Toll-Like Receptor 5 Can Initiate Inflammatory Mediator Production by Murine Osteoblasts
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5418-5421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Angel A. Oñate, Sandra Céspedes, Alex Cabrera, Rodolfo Rivers, Andrés González, Carola Muñoz, Hugo Folch, and Edilia Andrews

A DNA Vaccine Encoding Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase of Brucella abortus Induces Protective Immunity in BALB/c Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4857-4861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margot A. Skinner, Bryce M. Buddle, D. Neil Wedlock, Denise Keen, Geoffrey W. de Lisle, Ricardo E. Tascon, Jose Candido Ferraz, Douglas B. Lowrie, Paul J. Cockle, H. Martin Vordermeier, and R. Glyn Hewinson

A DNA Prime-Mycobacterium bovis BCG Boost Vaccination Strategy for Cattle Induces Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4901-4907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cameron P. Simmons, Simon Clare, Marjan Ghaem-Maghami, Tania K. Uren, Joanna Rankin, Allan Huett, Rob Goldin, David J. Lewis, Thomas T. MacDonald, Richard A. Strugnell, Gad Frankel, and Gordon Dougan

Central Role for B Lymphocytes and CD4⁺ T Cells in Immunity to Infection by the Attaching and Effacing Pathogen Citrobacter rodentium
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5077-5086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harry S. Courtney, David L. Hasty, and James B. Dale

Serum Opacity Factor (SOF) of Streptococcus pyogenes Evokes Antibodies That Opsonize Homologous and Heterologous SOF-Positive Serotypes of Group A Streptococci
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5097-5103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhigang Jin, Chiayung Chu, John B. Robbins, and Rachel Schneerson

Preparation and Characterization of Group A Meningococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Conjugates and Evaluation of Their Immunogenicity in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5115-5120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmen Arigita, Lisette Bevaart, Linda A. Everse, Gerben A. Koning, Wim E. Hennink, Daan J. A. Crommelin, Jan G. J. van de Winkel, Martine J. van Vugt, Gideon F. A. Kersten, and Wim Jiskoot

Liposomal Meningococcal B Vaccination: Role of Dendritic Cell Targeting in the Development of a Protective Immune Response
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5210-5218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Dimier-Poisson, Fleur Aline, Marie-Noëlle Mévélec, Céline Beauvillain, Dominique Buzoni-Gatel, and Daniel Bout

Protective Mucosal Th2 Immune Response against Toxoplasma gondii by Murine Mesenteric Lymph Node Dendritic Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5254-5265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oliver C. Turner, Robert G. Keefe, Isamu Sugawara, Hiroyuki Yamada, and Ian M. Orme

SWR Mice Are Highly Susceptible to Pulmonary Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5266-5272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. L. McCool, J. R. Schreiber, and N. S. Greenspan

Genetic Variation Influences the B-Cell Response to Immunization with a Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5402-5406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yahong Huang, Wanqi Liang, Aihu Pan, Zhiai Zhou, Cheng Huang, Jianxiu Chen, and Dabing Zhang

Production of FaeG, the Major Subunit of K88 Fimbriae, in Transgenic Tobacco Plants and Its Immunogenicity in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5436-5439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Infections:

Elizabeth J. Pishko, David J. Betting, Christina S. Hutter, and Eric T. Harvill

Bordetella pertussis Acquires Resistance to Complement-Mediated Killing In Vivo
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 4936-4942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Lakio, Susanna Paju, Georg Alfthan, Terttu Tiirola, Sirkka Asikainen, and Pirkko J. Pussinen

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Serotype d-Specific Antigen Contains the O Antigen of Lipopolysaccharide
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5005-5011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theresa J. Ochoa, Marita Noguera-Obenza, Frank Ebel, Carlos A. Guzman, Henry F. Gomez, and Thomas G. Cleary

Lactoferrin Impairs Type III Secretory System Function in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5149-5155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dongming Lin, Mary Alice Smith, Catherine Champagne, John Elter, James Beck, and Steven Offenbacher

Porphyromonas gingivalis Infection during Pregnancy Increases Maternal Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Suppresses Maternal Interleukin-10, and Enhances Fetal Growth Restriction and Resorption in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5156-5162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dongming Lin, Mary Alice Smith, John Elter, Catherine Champagne, Christine Lynn Downey, James Beck, and Steven Offenbacher

Porphyromonas gingivalis Infection in Pregnant Mice Is Associated with Placental Dissemination, an Increase in the Placental Th1/Th2 Cytokine Ratio, and Fetal Growth Restriction
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5163-5168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ilze Matise, Nancy A. Cornick, James E. Samuel, and Harley W. Moon

Binding of Shiga Toxin 2e to Porcine Erythrocytes In Vivo and In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5194-5201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamara Matysiak-Budnik, Guillaume van Niel, Francis Mégraud, Kathryn Mayo, Claudia Bevilacqua, Valérie Gaboriau-Routhiau, Marie-Christiane Moreau, and Martine Heyman

Gastric Helicobacter Infection Inhibits Development of Oral Tolerance to Food Antigens in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5219-5224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steve P. Bernier, Laura Silo-Suh, Donald E. Woods, Dennis E. Ohman, and Pamela A. Sokol

Comparative Analysis of Plant and Animal Models for Characterization of Burkholderia cepacia Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5306-5313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eiji Tamai, Tetsuya Ishida, Shigeru Miyata, Osamu Matsushita, Hirofumi Suda, Shoji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sonobe, and Akinobu Okabe

Accumulation of Clostridium perfringens Epsilon-Toxin in the Mouse Kidney and Its Possible Biological Significance
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5371-5375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus Panthel, Patricia Dietz, Rainer Haas, and Dagmar Beier

Two-Component Systems of Helicobacter pylori Contribute to Virulence in a Mouse Infection Model
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5381-5385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irandokht Zolfaghar, David J. Evans, and Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig

Twitching Motility Contributes to the Role of Pili in Corneal Infection Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5389-5393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Genomics:

V. R. Parreira and C. L. Gyles

A Novel Pathogenicity Island Integrated Adjacent to the thrW tRNA Gene of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Encodes a Vacuolating Autotransporter Toxin
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5087-5096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yu-Ching Yeh, Tzu-Lung Lin, Kai-Chih Chang, and Jin-Town Wang

Characterization of a ComE3 Homologue Essential for DNA Transformation in Helicobacter pylori
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5427-5431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

Marc Engels-Deutsch, Annelise Pini, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Yukie Shibata, Youssef Haikel, Marie Schöller-Guinard, and Jean-Paul Klein

Insertional Inactivation of pac and rmlB Genes Reduces the Release of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Interleukin-6, and Interleukin-8 Induced by Streptococcus mutans in Monocytic, Dental Pulp, and Periodontal Ligament Cells
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5169-5177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mingqun Lin and Yasuko Rikihisa

Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum Lack Genes for Lipid A Biosynthesis and Incorporate Cholesterol for Their Survival
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5324-5331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eva Medina, Manfred Rohde, and Gursharan S. Chhatwal

Intracellular Survival of Streptococcus pyogenes in Polymorphonuclear Cells Results in Increased Bacterial Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2003 71: 5376-5380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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