Contents: January 2004, Volume 72, Issue 1        Minireviews        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Pathogenesis        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Regulation of Granulomatous Inflammation in Experimental Models of Schistosomiasis Abram B. Stavitsky Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 1-12; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Further Characterization of Immunomodulation by a Monoclonal Antibody against Streptococcus mutans Antigen P1 Nikki R. Rhodin, Marloes L. J. A. Van Tilburg, Monika W. Oli, William P. McArthur, and L. Jeannine Brady Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 13-21; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination as Prophylaxis against Mycobacterium ulcerans Osteomyelitis in Buruli Ulcer Disease F. Portaels, J. Aguiar, M. Debacker, A. Guédénon, C. Steunou, C. Zinsou, and W. M. Meyers Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 62-65; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of an Intranasal Vaccine To Prevent Urinary Tract Infection by Proteus mirabilis Xin Li, C. Virginia Lockatell, David E. Johnson, M. Chelsea Lane, John W. Warren, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 66-75; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ability of Pneumococcal Serotypes and Clones To Cause Acute Otitis Media: Implications for the Prevention of Otitis Media by Conjugate Vaccines William P. Hanage, Kari Auranen, Ritva Syrjänen, Elja Herva, P. Helena Mäkelä, Terhi Kilpi, and Brian G. Spratt Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 76-81; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selective Induction of Tumor Necrosis Receptor Factor 6/Decoy Receptor 3 Release by Bacterial Antigens in Human Monocytes and Myeloid Dendritic Cells Sunghee Kim, William J. McAuliffe, Liubov S. Zaritskaya, Paul A. Moore, Lurong Zhang, and Bernardetta Nardelli Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 89-93; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plant Cell-Based Intimin Vaccine Given Orally to Mice Primed with Intimin Reduces Time of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shedding in Feces Nicole A. Judge, Hugh S. Mason, and Alison D. O'Brien Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 168-175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization of Female Mice with Glycoconjugates Protects Their Offspring against Encapsulated Bacteria Margret Y. Richter, Håvard Jakobsen, Alda Birgisdottir, Jean-François Haeuw, Ultan F. Power, Giuseppe Del Giudice, Antonella Bartoloni, and Ingileif Jonsdottir Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 187-195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Single Intranasal Mucosal Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination Confers Improved Protection Compared to Subcutaneous Vaccination against Pulmonary Tuberculosis Lihao Chen, Jun Wang, Anna Zganiacz, and Zhou Xing Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 238-246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Response to Meningococcal Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccine in Asplenic Individuals Paul Balmer, Michelle Falconer, Paula McDonald, Nick Andrews, Emily Fuller, Christine Riley, Edward Kaczmarski, and Raymond Borrow Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 332-337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection with an Avirulent phoP Mutant of Neisseria meningitidis Confers Broad Cross-Reactive Immunity J. Newcombe, L.-J. Eales-Reynolds, L. Wootton, A. R. Gorringe, S. G. P. Funnell, S. C. Taylor, and J. J. McFadden Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 338-344; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vaccination with Attenuated Neisseria meningitidis Strains Protects against Challenge with Live Meningococci Yanwen Li, Yao-hui Sun, Cathy Ison, Myron M. Levine, and Christoph M. Tang Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 345-351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Responses to Mycobacterial Antigens in the Gambian Population: Implications for Vaccines and Immunodiagnostic Test Design Johan Vekemans, Martin O. C. Ota, Jackson Sillah, Katherine Fielding, Mark R. Alderson, Yasir A. W. Skeiky, Wilfried Dalemans, Keith P. W. J. McAdam, Christian Lienhardt, and Arnaud Marchant Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 381-388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development, Characterization, and Functional Activity of a Panel of Specific Monoclonal Antibodies to Inner Core Lipopolysaccharide Epitopes in Neisseria meningitidis Margaret Anne J. Gidney, Joyce S. Plested, Suzanne Lacelle, Philip A. Coull, J. Claire Wright, Katherine Makepeace, Jean-Robert Brisson, Andrew D. Cox, E. Richard Moxon, and James C. Richards Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 559-569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stable T-Cell Population Expressing an Effector Cell Surface Phenotype in the Lungs of Mice Chronically Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis, Joanne Turner, Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Oliver C. Turner, and Ian M. Orme Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 570-575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of CD1 Expression in Human Dendritic Cells during Intracellular Infection with Leishmania donovani Joseph L. Amprey, Gerald F. Späth, and Steven A. Porcelli Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 589-592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection against Anthrax Toxemia by Hexa-D-Arginine In Vitro and In Vivo Miroslav S. Sarac, Juan R. Peinado, Stephen H. Leppla, and Iris Lindberg Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 602-605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody-Mediated Neutralization of Pertussis Toxin-Induced Mitogenicity of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Scott H. Millen, David I. Bernstein, Beverly Connelly, Joel I. Ward, Swei-Ju Chang, and Alison A. Weiss Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 615-620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi C Carries an Inactive Shufflon Connie K. P. Tam, Jim Hackett, and Christina Morris Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 22-28; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Siderophore Biosynthesis in Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus: Identification and Characterization of Genes Involved in Production of a Siderophore Suzanne E. Dale, Amanda Doherty-Kirby, Gilles Lajoie, and David E. Heinrichs Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 29-37; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Term Effect of Heat Shock Protein 60 from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans on Epithelial Cell Viability and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Liangxuan Zhang, Steven Pelech, and Veli-Jukka Uitto Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 38-45; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gene, uge, Is Essential for Klebsiella pneumoniae Virulence Miguel Regué, Beatriz Hita, Nuria Piqué, Luis Izquierdo, Susana Merino, Sandra Fresno, Vicente Javier Benedí, and Juan M. Tomás Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 54-61; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sialylation of Lipooligosaccharides Promotes Biofilm Formation by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae W. Edward Swords, Miranda L. Moore, Luciana Godzicki, Gail Bukofzer, Michael J. Mitten, and Jessica VonCannon Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 106-113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of PspA and Antibodies to PspA on Activation and Deposition of Complement on the Pneumococcal Surface Bing Ren, Alexander J. Szalai, Susan K. Hollingshead, and David E. Briles Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 114-122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Mycobacterium Species for the Presence of a Macrolide Toxin, Mycolactone Alexa K. Daniel, Richard E. Lee, Francoise Portaels, and P. L. C. Small Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 123-132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Biofilm Formation, Virulence, and Genome Diversity Nathan E. Head and Hongwei Yu Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 133-144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Camelysin Is a Novel Surface Metalloproteinase from Bacillus cereus Gregor Grass, Angelika Schierhorn, Eduard Sorkau, Helmut Müller, Peter Rücknagel, Dietrich H. Nies, and Beate Fricke Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 219-228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella pneumophila Type II Protein Secretion Promotes Virulence in the A/J Mouse Model of Legionnaires' Disease Pneumonia Ombeline Rossier, Shawn R. Starkenburg, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 310-321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neisseria meningitidis Lipooligosaccharide Structure-Dependent Activation of the Macrophage CD14/Toll-Like Receptor 4 Pathway Susu M. Zughaier, Yih-Ling Tzeng, Shanta M. Zimmer, Anup Datta, Russell W. Carlson, and David S. Stephens Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 371-380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Glutathione Peroxidase to the Virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes Audrey Brenot, Katherine Y. King, Blythe Janowiak, Owen Griffith, and Michael G. Caparon Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 408-413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TraJ-Dependent Escherichia coli K1 Interactions with Professional Phagocytes Are Important for Early Systemic Dissemination of Infection in the Neonatal Rat Val T. Hill, Stacy M. Townsend, Robyn S. Arias, Jasmine M. Jenabi, Ignacio Gomez-Gonzalez, Hiroyuki Shimada, and Julie L. Badger Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 478-488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival Strategy of Obligately Intracellular Ehrlichia chaffeensis: Novel Modulation of Immune Response and Host Cell Cycles Jian-zhi Zhang, Mala Sinha, Bruce A. Luxon, and Xue-jie Yu Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 498-507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Individual Mycobacterium tuberculosis Resuscitation-Promoting Factor Homologues Are Dispensable for Growth In Vitro and In Vivo JoAnn M. Tufariello, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and John Chan Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 515-526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autotransporter Genes pic and tsh Are Associated with Escherichia coli Strains That Cause Acute Pyelonephritis and Are Expressed during Urinary Tract Infection Susan R. Heimer, David A. Rasko, C. Virginia Lockatell, David E. Johnson, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 593-597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquisition of Host Plasmin Activity by the Swine Pathogen Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Marie-Claude Jobin, Julie Brassard, Sylvain Quessy, Marcelo Gottschalk, and Daniel Grenier Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 606-610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Serratia marcescens Hemolysin through a Conformational Change Georg Walker, Ralf Hertle, and Volkmar Braun Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 611-614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Immunotherapy of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection with DNA Vaccines in Mice Eric Dumonteil, Javier Escobedo-Ortegon, Norma Reyes-Rodriguez, Arletty Arjona-Torres, and Maria Jesus Ramirez-Sierra Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 46-53; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aggregation of Cryptococcus neoformans by Surfactant Protein D Is Inhibited by Its Capsular Component Glucuronoxylomannan J. K. van de Wetering, F. E. J. Coenjaerts, A. B. Vaandrager, L. M. G. van Golde, and J. J. Batenburg Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 145-153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Apical Membrane Antigen 1, a Major Malaria Vaccine Candidate, Mediates the Close Attachment of Invasive Merozoites to Host Red Blood Cells G. H. Mitchell, A. W. Thomas, G. Margos, A. R. Dluzewski, and L. H. Bannister Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 154-158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Cryptococcus neoformans Capsular Polysaccharide Glucuronoxylomannan Peptide Mimotope-Protein Conjugates in Human Immunoglobulin Transgenic Mice Robert W. Maitta, Kausik Datta, Andrew Lees, Shelley Sims Belouski, and Liise-anne Pirofski Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 196-208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Melanin from Fonsecaea pedrosoi Induces Production of Human Antifungal Antibodies and Enhances the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Phagocytes Daniela S. Alviano, Anderson J. Franzen, Luiz R. Travassos, Carla Holandino, Sonia Rozental, Regina Ejzemberg, Celuta S. Alviano, and Marcio L. Rodrigues Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 229-237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association between Protection against Clinical Malaria and Antibodies to Merozoite Surface Antigens in an Area of Hyperendemicity in Myanmar: Complementarity between Responses to Merozoite Surface Protein 3 and the 220-Kilodalton Glutamate-Rich Protein Soe Soe, Michael Theisen, Christian Roussilhon, Khin-Saw- Aye, and Pierre Druilhe Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 247-252; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Plasmodium falciparum Transmission-Blocking Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates by a Combination of DNA and Protein Immunizations Cevayir Coban, Mario T. Philipp, Jeanette E. Purcell, David B. Keister, Mobolaji Okulate, Dale S. Martin, and Nirbhay Kumar Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 253-259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin G Isotype Responses to Variant Surface Antigens of Plasmodium falciparum in Healthy Gabonese Adults and Children during and after Successive Malaria Attacks Gerardo Cabrera, Clarisse Yone, Anne E. Tebo, Jan van Aaken, Bertrand Lell, Peter G. Kremsner, and Adrian J. F. Luty Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 284-294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mice Deficient in Interleukin-4 (IL-4) or IL-4 Receptor Have Higher Resistance to Sporozoite Infection with Plasmodium berghei (ANKA) than Do Naive Wild-Type Mice Michael Saeftel, Andreas Krueger, Sandra Arriens, Volker Heussler, Paul Racz, Bernhard Fleischer, Frank Brombacher, and Achim Hoerauf Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 322-331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Growth of Trypanosoma cruzi in Cardiac Myocytes Is Inhibited by Cytokine-Induced Nitric Oxide Release Laura Edith Fichera, Maria Cecilia Albareda, Susana Adriana Laucella, and Miriam Postan Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 359-363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Both Free-Living and Parasitic Nematodes Induce a Characteristic Th2 Response That Is Dependent on the Presence of Intact Glycans Salah Tawill, Laetitia Le Goff, Fahimeda Ali, Mark Blaxter, and Judith E. Allen Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 398-407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Expression in HL60 Granulocytoids and Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes Exposed to Candida albicans Alaka Mullick, Miria Elias, Penelope Harakidas, Anne Marcil, Malcolm Whiteway, Bing Ge, Thomas J. Hudson, Antoine W. Caron, Lucie Bourget, Serge Picard, Orce Jovcevski, Bernard Massie, and David Y. Thomas Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 414-429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urokinase-Deficient Mice Fail To Generate a Type 2 Immune Response following Schistosomal Antigen Challenge Margaret R. Gyetko, Sudha Sud, and Stephen W. Chensue Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 461-467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiclonal Leishmania braziliensis Population Structure and Its Clinical Implication in a Region of Endemicity for American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis A. Schriefer, A. L. F. Schriefer, A. Góes-Neto, L. H. Guimarães, L. P. Carvalho, R. P. Almeida, P. R. Machado, H. A. Lessa, A. Ribeiro de Jesus, L. W. Riley, and E. M. Carvalho Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 508-514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Secretory Component of Echinococcus multilocularis Metacestodes Potentially Involved in Modulating the Host-Parasite Interface Mirjam Walker, Adriana Baz, Sylvia Dematteis, Marianne Stettler, Bruno Gottstein, Johann Schaller, and Andrew Hemphill Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 527-536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Induction of Neospora caninum Bradyzoites in Vero Cells Reveals Differential Antigen Expression, Localization, and Host-Cell Recognition of Tachyzoites and Bradyzoites Nathalie Vonlaufen, Nicole Guetg, Arunasalam Naguleswaran, Norbert Müller, Camilla Björkman, Gereon Schares, Daniela von Blumroeder, John Ellis, and Andrew Hemphill Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 576-583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides on the Immunogenicity of Pfs25, a Plasmodium falciparum Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Antigen Cevayir Coban, Ken J. Ishii, Anthony W. Stowers, David B. Keister, Dennis M. Klinman, and Nirbhay Kumar Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 584-588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Candida albicans Virulence during Experimental Hematogenously Disseminated Infection and Endothelial Cell Damage In Vitro Angela A. Sanchez, Douglas A. Johnston, Carter Myers, John E. Edwards, Jr., Aaron P. Mitchell, and Scott G. Filler Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 598-601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 1 Activates Normal Human Granulocytes, Protects Them from Apoptosis, and Blocks Their Transmigration during Inflammation Milan Chromek, Kjell Tullus, Joachim Lundahl, and Annelie Brauner Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 82-88; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delayed Clearance of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in CD4+ T-Cell Knockout Mice Roman R. Ganta, Chuanmin Cheng, Melinda J. Wilkerson, and Stephen K. Chapes Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 159-167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Induction of Cell-Mediated Immunity and Resistance to Brucella abortus Infection in Mice Marco A. Campos, Gracia M. S. Rosinha, Igor C. Almeida, Xirlene S. Salgueiro, Bruce W. Jarvis, Gary A. Splitter, Nilofer Qureshi, Oscar Bruna-Romero, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, and Sergio C. Oliveira Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 176-186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Activities of Naturally Occurring Antibodies Reactive with Candida albicans Mannan Thomas R. Kozel, Randall S. MacGill, Ann Percival, and Qing Zhou Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 209-218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Enhances Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin-Induced HL-60 Cell Apoptosis by Stimulating Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen 1 Expression Noboru Yamaguchi, Chie Kubo, Yoshikazu Masuhiro, Edward T. Lally, Toshihiko Koga, and Shigemasa Hanazawa Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 269-276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity of Gonococcal Transferrin Binding Proteins during Natural Infections Gregory A. Price, Marcia M. Hobbs, and Cynthia Nau Cornelissen Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 277-283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-18 Is an Essential Element in Host Resistance to Experimental Group B Streptococcal Disease in Neonates Vitaliano Cusumano, Angelina Midiri, Valentina Valeria Cusumano, Antonella Bellantoni, Giuseppe De Sossi, Giuseppe Teti, Concetta Beninati, and Giuseppe Mancuso Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 295-300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Anti-Endothelial Cell Antibodies in Leprosy and Malaria Christophe Dugué, Ronald Perraut, Pierre Youinou, and Yves Renaudineau Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 301-309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Innate Immune Response of Oral and Foreskin Keratinocytes: Utilization of Different Signaling Pathways by Various Bacterial Species Whasun O. Chung and Beverly A. Dale Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 352-358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasminogen Binding by Group A Streptococcal Isolates from a Region of Hyperendemicity for Streptococcal Skin Infection and a High Incidence of Invasive Infection Fiona C. McKay, Jason D. McArthur, Martina L. Sanderson-Smith, Sandra Gardam, Bart J. Currie, Kadaba S. Sriprakash, Peter K. Fagan, Rebecca J. Towers, Michael R. Batzloff, Gursharan S. Chhatwal, Marie Ranson, and Mark J. Walker Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 364-370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Interleukin-8 in T84 Cells by Vibrio cholerae Xin Zhou, Da Q. Gao, Jane Michalski, Jorge A. Benitez, and James B. Kaper Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 389-397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Disrupts STAT1-Mediated Gamma Interferon-Induced Signal Transduction in Epithelial Cells David J. Mitchell, Hien Q. Huynh, Peter J. M. Ceponis, Nicola L. Jones, and Philip M. Sherman Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 537-545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Role of the C-Terminal Lysine Residues of Streptococcal Surface Enolase in Glu- and Lys-Plasminogen-Binding Activities of Group A Streptococci Anne Derbise, Youngmia P. Song, Sonia Parikh, Vincent A. Fischetti, and Vijay Pancholi Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 94-105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anthrax Lethal Toxin Induces Human Endothelial Cell Apoptosis James E. Kirby Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 430-439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Brucella abortus Rough Mutants Are Cytopathic for Macrophages in Culture Jianwu Pei and Thomas A. Ficht Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 440-450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydia-Infected Cells Continue To Undergo Mitosis and Resist Induction of Apoptosis Whitney Greene, Yangming Xiao, Yanqing Huang, Grant McClarty, and Guangming Zhong Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 451-460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ADP Ribosyltransferase Domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT Contributes to Its Biological Activities L. Garrity-Ryan, S. Shafikhani, P. Balachandran, L. Nguyen, J. Oza, T. Jakobsen, J. Sargent, X. Fang, S. Cordwell, M. A. Matthay, and J. N. Engel Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 546-558; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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L-Serine Catabolism via an Oxygen-Labile L-Serine Dehydratase Is Essential for Colonization of the Avian Gut by Campylobacter jejuni Jyoti Velayudhan, Michael A. Jones, Paul A. Barrow, and David J. Kelly Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 260-268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Neutrophils in Murine Salmonellosis Cédric Cheminay, Dipshikha Chakravortty, and Michael Hensel Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 468-477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeriosis in the Pregnant Guinea Pig: a Model of Vertical Transmission Anna I. Bakardjiev, Brian A. Stacy, Susan J. Fisher, and Daniel A. Portnoy Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 489-497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Parachlamydia acanthamoebae Enters and Multiplies within Human Macrophages and Induces Their Apoptosis Gilbert Greub, Jean-Louis Mege, and Didier Raoult Infect. Immun. January 2004 72: 621 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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