Contents: September 2003, Volume 71, Issue 9        Guest Commentary        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular Pathogenesis        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Bacterial Infections        Molecular Genomics        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions Other Issues

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Guest Commentary:

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Updated View of Cryptococcus neoformans Mating Type and Virulence Aaron P. Mitchell Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4829-4830; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Sexual Cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and Virulence of Congenic a and Isolates Kirsten Nielsen, Gary M. Cox, Ping Wang, Dena L. Toffaletti, John R. Perfect, and Joseph Heitman Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4831-4841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptococcus neoformans Virulence Is Enhanced after Growth in the Genetically Malleable Host Dictyostelium discoideum Judith N. Steenbergen, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Stephanie D. Malliaris, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4862-4872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Transcription Factor GATA-2 on Phagocytic Activity of Alveolar Macrophages from Pneumocystis carinii-Infected Hosts Mark E. Lasbury, Xing Tang, Pamela J. Durant, and Chao-Hung Lee Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4943-4952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of a Developmentally Regulated Pheromone Receptor of Cryptococcus neoformans for Virulence Yun C. Chang, Georgina F. Miller, and K. J. Kwon-Chung Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4953-4960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Codon Optimization on Expression Levels of a Functionally Folded Malaria Vaccine Candidate in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Expression Systems Anjali Yadava and Christian F. Ockenhouse Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4961-4969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Skin Facilitates Candida albicans Mating Salil A. Lachke, Shawn R. Lockhart, Karla J. Daniels, and David R. Soll Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4970-4976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 Junzo Norimine, Juan Mosqueda, Carlos Suarez, Guy H. Palmer, Terry F. McElwain, Gabriel Mbassa, and Wendy C. Brown Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5021-5032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

Characterization of Antibody Responses to Wolbachia Surface Protein in Humans with Lymphatic Filariasis George A. Punkosdy, David G. Addiss, and Patrick J. Lammie Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5104-5114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coinjection with CpG-Containing Immunostimulatory Oligodeoxynucleotides Reduces the Pathogenicity of a Live Vaccine against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis but Maintains Its Potency and Durability Susana Mendez, Khaled Tabbara, Yasmine Belkaid, Sylvie Bertholet, Daniela Verthelyi, Dennis Klinman, Robert A. Seder, and David L. Sacks Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5121-5129; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vaccination with Novel Immunostimulatory Adjuvants against Blood-Stage Malaria in Mice Zhong Su, Mi-Fong Tam, Dragana Jankovic, and Mary M. Stevenson Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5178-5187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Maternal Filariasis on Childhood Infection and Immunity to Wuchereria bancrofti in Kenya Indu Malhotra, John H. Ouma, Alex Wamachi, John Kioko, Peter Mungai, Malik Njzovu, James W. Kazura, and Christopher L. King Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5231-5237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

A Monoclonal Antibody Directed against a Candida albicans Cell Wall Mannoprotein Exerts Three Anti-C. albicans Activities María D. Moragues, Miren J. Omaetxebarria, Natalia Elguezabal, María J. Sevilla, Stefania Conti, Luciano Polonelli, and José Pontón Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5273-5279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Role of MyD88 in Macrophage-Mediated Responses to Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens Kieren A. Marr, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Thomas R. Hawn, Adrian Ozinsky, Uyenvy Pham, Shizuo Akira, Alan Aderem, and W. Conrad Liles Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5280-5286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 Reza Chakour, Reto Guler, Mélanie Bugnon, Cindy Allenbach, Irène Garcia, Jacques Mauël, Jacques Louis, and Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5287-5295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mice Intranasally Immunized with a Recombinant 16-Kilodalton Antigen from Roundworm Ascaris Parasites Are Protected against Larval Migration of Ascaris suum Naotoshi Tsuji, Kayo Suzuki, Harue Kasuga-Aoki, Takashi Isobe, Takeshi Arakawa, and Yasunobu Matsumoto Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5314-5323; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Calcineurin Is Essential for Virulence in Candida albicans Teresa Bader, Barbara Bodendorfer, Klaus Schröppel, and Joachim Morschhäuser Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5344-5354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 Zhi Zhang, Sajan Mahajan, Xiaochung Zhang, and Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5355-5359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for a Melanin Cell Wall Component in Pneumocystis carinii Crystal R. Icenhour, Theodore J. Kottom, and Andrew H. Limper Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5360-5363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Interleukin-8 and Nitric Oxide Production in Epithelial Cells Induced by Mucosally Invasive and Noninvasive Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigotes C. S. Eickhoff, L. Eckmann, and D. F. Hoft Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5394-5397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

Induction of T Helper Type 1 Responses by a Polysaccharide Deacetylase from Cryptococcus neoformans Carmelo Biondo, Concetta Beninati, Mauro Bombaci, Luciano Messina, Giuseppe Mancuso, Angelina Midiri, Roberta Galbo, and Giuseppe Teti Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5412-5417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Cell Fate on Cryptosporidium parvum Egress from MDCK Cells David A. Elliott and Douglas P. Clark Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5422-5426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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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 Amanda J. Smith, Philip N. Ward, Terence R. Field, Catherine L. Jones, Ruth A. Lincoln, and James A. Leigh Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4842-4849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions of Campylobacter jejuni Cytolethal Distending Toxin Subunits CdtA and CdtC with HeLa Cells Robert B. Lee, Duane C. Hassane, Daniel L. Cottle, and Carol L. Pickett Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4883-4890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of the Twin Arginine Translocation System to the Virulence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Nathalie Pradel, Changyun Ye, Valérie Livrelli, Jianguo Xu, Bernard Joly, and Long-Fei Wu Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4908-4916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ZmpB, a Novel Virulence Factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae That Induces Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production in the Respiratory Tract C. E. Blue, G. K. Paterson, A. R. Kerr, M. Bergé, J. P. Claverys, and T. J. Mitchell Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4925-4935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hag Protein of Moraxella catarrhalis Strain O35E Is Associated with Adherence to Human Lung and Middle Ear Cells Melissa M. Holm, Serena L. Vanlerberg, Darren D. Sledjeski, and Eric R. Lafontaine Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4977-4984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Elements Controlling Adherence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 to HeLa Cells Alfredo G. Torres and James B. Kaper Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4985-4995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Expression of the Paralogous Mlp Family in Borrelia burgdorferi Xiaofeng F. Yang, Anette Hübner, Taissia G. Popova, Kayla E. Hagman, and Michael V. Norgard Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5012-5020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Enterococcus faecium Secreted Antigen, SagA, Exhibits Broad-Spectrum Binding to Extracellular Matrix Proteins and Appears Essential for E. faecium Growth Fang Teng, Magdalena Kawalec, George M. Weinstock, Waleria Hryniewicz, and Barbara E. Murray Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5033-5041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Population Dynamics and Prototype Gene Expression during Infection of Immunocompetent and Immunodeficient Mice Emir Hodzic, Sunlian Feng, Kim J. Freet, and Stephen W. Barthold Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5042-5055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of RogB-Controlled Virulence Mechanisms and Gene Expression in Streptococcus agalactiae Heike Gutekunst, Bernhard J. Eikmanns, and Dieter J. Reinscheid Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5056-5064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SarT Influences sarS Expression in Staphylococcus aureus Katherine A. Schmidt, Adhar C. Manna, and Ambrose L. Cheung Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5139-5148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 Markus Essler, Stefan Linder, Barbara Schell, Katharina Hüfner, Agnès Wiedemann, Katharina Randhahn, James M. Staddon, and Martin Aepfelbacher Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5188-5193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Pregnancy on the Pathogenesis of Listeriosis in Mice Inoculated Intragastrically Terri S. Hamrick, John R. Horton, Patricia A. Spears, Edward A. Havell, Ida W. Smoak, and Paul E. Orndorff Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5202-5209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of an Immunogenic Aminopeptidase of Brucella melitensis Araceli Contreras-Rodriguez, Bernardo Ramirez-Zavala, Andrea Contreras, Gerhardt G. Schurig, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, and Ahide Lopez-Merino Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5238-5244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exoenzyme S as a Bifunctional Enzyme in J774A.1 Macrophages Claudia L. Rocha, Jenifer Coburn, Elizabeth A. Rucks, and Joan C. Olson Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5296-5305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Family of acr-Coregulated Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genes Shares a Common DNA Motif and Requires Rv3133c (dosR or devR) for Expression Matthew A. Florczyk, Lee Ann McCue, Anjan Purkayastha, Egidio Currenti, Meyer J. Wolin, and Kathleen A. McDonough Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5332-5343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Expression of the Plasmid-Encoded Toxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Bao Quan Sui, Pinaki R. Dutta, and James P. Nataro Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5364-5370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Periplasmic Peptidylprolyl Isomerases in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence Sue Humphreys, Gary Rowley, Andrew Stevenson, William J. Kenyon, Michael P. Spector, and Mark Roberts Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5386-5388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nicotinamide Ribosyl Uptake Mutants in Haemophilus influenzae Mark Herbert, Elizabeta Sauer, Graeme Smethurst, Anita Kraiß, Anna-Karina Hilpert, and Joachim Reidl Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5398-5401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Small Nucleoid-Binding Proteins H-NS, HU, and Fis Affect hilA Expression in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Lisa M. Schechter, Sumita Jain, Samina Akbar, and Catherine A. Lee Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5432-5435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis of Pasteurella multocida Identifies Mutants Displaying Differential Virulence Characteristics in Mice and Chickens Marina Harper, John D. Boyce, Ian W. Wilkie, and Ben Adler Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5440-5446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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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 Ching Li, Latifu A. Sanni, Fakhreldin Omer, Eleanor Riley, and Jean Langhorne Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4850-4856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Macrophage Activation and Tolerance during Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Qian Li and Bobby J. Cherayil Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4873-4882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Mortality and Dysregulated Cytokine Production in Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1-Deficient Mice following Systemic Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection Thomas A. Moore, Michelle L. Perry, Andrew G. Getsoian, Christine L. Monteleon, Anna L. Cogen, and Theodore J. Standiford Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4891-4900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mice Lacking Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Demonstrate Impaired Killing of Porphyromonas gingivalis Robert Gyurko, Gabriel Boustany, Paul L. Huang, Alpdogan Kantarci, Thomas E. Van Dyke, Caroline A. Genco, and Frank C. Gibson, III Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4917-4924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Schistosomiasis Decreases Central Nervous System Inflammation and Alters the Progression of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Anne Camille La Flamme, Kate Ruddenklau, and B. Thomas Bäckström Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4996-5004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

Unusual Interaction of a Lipopolysaccharide Isolated from Burkholderia cepacia with Polymyxin B Hirofumi Shimomura, Motohiro Matsuura, Shinji Saito, Yoshikazu Hirai, Yasunori Isshiki, and Kazuyoshi Kawahara Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5225-5230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signaling via Toll-Like Receptor 5 Can Initiate Inflammatory Mediator Production by Murine Osteoblasts Denise R. Madrazo, Susanne L. Tranguch, and Ian Marriott Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5418-5421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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A DNA Vaccine Encoding Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase of Brucella abortus Induces Protective Immunity in BALB/c Mice Angel A. Oñate, Sandra Céspedes, Alex Cabrera, Rodolfo Rivers, Andrés González, Carola Muñoz, Hugo Folch, and Edilia Andrews Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4857-4861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

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

Serum Opacity Factor (SOF) of Streptococcus pyogenes Evokes Antibodies That Opsonize Homologous and Heterologous SOF-Positive Serotypes of Group A Streptococci Harry S. Courtney, David L. Hasty, and James B. Dale Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5097-5103; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preparation and Characterization of Group A Meningococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Conjugates and Evaluation of Their Immunogenicity in Mice Zhigang Jin, Chiayung Chu, John B. Robbins, and Rachel Schneerson Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5115-5120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

Protective Mucosal Th2 Immune Response against Toxoplasma gondii by Murine Mesenteric Lymph Node Dendritic Cells Isabelle Dimier-Poisson, Fleur Aline, Marie-Noëlle Mévélec, Céline Beauvillain, Dominique Buzoni-Gatel, and Daniel Bout Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5254-5265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SWR Mice Are Highly Susceptible to Pulmonary Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Oliver C. Turner, Robert G. Keefe, Isamu Sugawara, Hiroyuki Yamada, and Ian M. Orme Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5266-5272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Variation Influences the B-Cell Response to Immunization with a Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine T. L. McCool, J. R. Schreiber, and N. S. Greenspan Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5402-5406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of FaeG, the Major Subunit of K88 Fimbriae, in Transgenic Tobacco Plants and Its Immunogenicity in Mice Yahong Huang, Wanqi Liang, Aihu Pan, Zhiai Zhou, Cheng Huang, Jianxiu Chen, and Dabing Zhang Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5436-5439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Bordetella pertussis Acquires Resistance to Complement-Mediated Killing In Vivo Elizabeth J. Pishko, David J. Betting, Christina S. Hutter, and Eric T. Harvill Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 4936-4942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Serotype d-Specific Antigen Contains the O Antigen of Lipopolysaccharide Laura Lakio, Susanna Paju, Georg Alfthan, Terttu Tiirola, Sirkka Asikainen, and Pirkko J. Pussinen Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5005-5011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactoferrin Impairs Type III Secretory System Function in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Theresa J. Ochoa, Marita Noguera-Obenza, Frank Ebel, Carlos A. Guzman, Henry F. Gomez, and Thomas G. Cleary Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5149-5155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis Infection during Pregnancy Increases Maternal Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Suppresses Maternal Interleukin-10, and Enhances Fetal Growth Restriction and Resorption in Mice Dongming Lin, Mary Alice Smith, Catherine Champagne, John Elter, James Beck, and Steven Offenbacher Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5156-5162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis Infection in Pregnant Mice Is Associated with Placental Dissemination, an Increase in the Placental Th1/Th2 Cytokine Ratio, and Fetal Growth Restriction Dongming Lin, Mary Alice Smith, John Elter, Catherine Champagne, Christine Lynn Downey, James Beck, and Steven Offenbacher Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5163-5168; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Shiga Toxin 2e to Porcine Erythrocytes In Vivo and In Vitro Ilze Matise, Nancy A. Cornick, James E. Samuel, and Harley W. Moon Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5194-5201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gastric Helicobacter Infection Inhibits Development of Oral Tolerance to Food Antigens in Mice Tamara Matysiak-Budnik, Guillaume van Niel, Francis Mégraud, Kathryn Mayo, Claudia Bevilacqua, Valérie Gaboriau-Routhiau, Marie-Christiane Moreau, and Martine Heyman Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5219-5224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of Plant and Animal Models for Characterization of Burkholderia cepacia Virulence Steve P. Bernier, Laura Silo-Suh, Donald E. Woods, Dennis E. Ohman, and Pamela A. Sokol Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5306-5313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accumulation of Clostridium perfringens Epsilon-Toxin in the Mouse Kidney and Its Possible Biological Significance Eiji Tamai, Tetsuya Ishida, Shigeru Miyata, Osamu Matsushita, Hirofumi Suda, Shoji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sonobe, and Akinobu Okabe Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5371-5375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two-Component Systems of Helicobacter pylori Contribute to Virulence in a Mouse Infection Model Klaus Panthel, Patricia Dietz, Rainer Haas, and Dagmar Beier Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5381-5385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Twitching Motility Contributes to the Role of Pili in Corneal Infection Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Irandokht Zolfaghar, David J. Evans, and Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5389-5393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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A Novel Pathogenicity Island Integrated Adjacent to the thrW tRNA Gene of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Encodes a Vacuolating Autotransporter Toxin V. R. Parreira and C. L. Gyles Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5087-5096; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a ComE3 Homologue Essential for DNA Transformation in Helicobacter pylori Yu-Ching Yeh, Tzu-Lung Lin, Kai-Chih Chang, and Jin-Town Wang Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5427-5431; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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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 Marc Engels-Deutsch, Annelise Pini, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Yukie Shibata, Youssef Haikel, Marie Schöller-Guinard, and Jean-Paul Klein Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5169-5177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum Lack Genes for Lipid A Biosynthesis and Incorporate Cholesterol for Their Survival Mingqun Lin and Yasuko Rikihisa Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5324-5331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Survival of Streptococcus pyogenes in Polymorphonuclear Cells Results in Increased Bacterial Virulence Eva Medina, Manfred Rohde, and Gursharan S. Chhatwal Infect. Immun. September 2003 71: 5376-5380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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