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Camille N. Kotton and Elizabeth L. Hohmann

Enteric Pathogens as Vaccine Vectors for Foreign Antigen Delivery
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5535-5547. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Molecular Pathogenesis:

Maria Kostakioti and Christos Stathopoulos

Functional Analysis of the Tsh Autotransporter from an Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5548-5554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elaine Vanterpool, Francis Roy, and Hansel M. Fletcher

The vimE Gene Downstream of vimA Is Independently Expressed and Is Involved in Modulating Proteolytic Activity in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5555-5564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David L. Erickson, J. Louise Lines, Everett C. Pesci, Vittorio Venturi, and Douglas G. Storey

Pseudomonas aeruginosa relA Contributes to Virulence in Drosophila melanogaster
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5638-5645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hyog-Young Kwon, A. David Ogunniyi, Moo-Hyun Choi, Suhk-Neung Pyo, Dong-Kwon Rhee, and James C. Paton

The ClpP Protease of Streptococcus pneumoniae Modulates Virulence Gene Expression and Protects against Fatal Pneumococcal Challenge
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5646-5653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sompid Kintarak, Simon A. Whawell, Paul M. Speight, Samantha Packer, and Sean P. Nair

Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by Human Keratinocytes
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5668-5675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rose-Anne Boigegrain, Imed Salhi, Maria-Teresa Alvarez-Martinez, Jan Machold, Yann Fedon, Martine Arpagaus, Christoph Weise, Michael Rittig, and Bruno Rouot

Release of Periplasmic Proteins of Brucella suis upon Acidic Shock Involves the Outer Membrane Protein Omp25
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5693-5703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carlos A. Rivera-Marrero, Julie Stewart, William M. Shafer, and Jesse Roman

The Down-Regulation of Cathepsin G in THP-1 Monocytes after Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Associated with Increased Intracellular Survival of Bacilli
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5712-5721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Isabelle Danese, Valerie Haine, Rose-May Delrue, Anne Tibor, Pascal Lestrate, Olivier Stevaux, Pascal Mertens, Jean-Yves Paquet, Jacques Godfroid, Xavier De Bolle, and Jean-Jacques Letesson

The Ton System, an ABC Transporter, and a Universally Conserved GTPase Are Involved in Iron Utilization by Brucella melitensis 16M
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5783-5790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrei P. Pomerantsev, Olga M. Pomerantseva, and Stephen H. Leppla

A Spontaneous Translational Fusion of Bacillus cereus PlcR and PapR Activates Transcription of PlcR-Dependent Genes in Bacillus anthracis via Binding with a Specific Palindromic Sequence
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5814-5823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jason W. Johnston, Lisa E. Myers, Martina M. Ochs, William H. Benjamin, Jr., David E. Briles, and Susan K. Hollingshead

Lipoprotein PsaA in Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Surface Accessibility and Role in Protection from Superoxide
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5858-5867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Leann L. MacLean, Malcolm B. Perry, and Evguenii Vinogradov

Characterization of the Antigenic Lipopolysaccharide O Chain and the Capsular Polysaccharide Produced by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotype 13
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5925-5930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan M. VanRheenen, Guillaume Duménil, and Ralph R. Isberg

IcmF and DotU Are Required for Optimal Effector Translocation and Trafficking of the Legionella pneumophila Vacuole
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5972-5982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jessica A. Sexton, Jennifer L. Miller, Aki Yoneda, Thomas E. Kehl-Fie, and Joseph P. Vogel

Legionella pneumophila DotU and IcmF Are Required for Stability of the Dot/Icm Complex
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5983-5992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

György Schneider, Ulrich Dobrindt, Holger Brüggemann, Gábor Nagy, Britta Janke, Gabriele Blum-Oehler, Carmen Buchrieser, Gerhard Gottschalk, Levente Emödy, and Jörg Hacker

The Pathogenicity Island-Associated K15 Capsule Determinant Exhibits a Novel Genetic Structure and Correlates with Virulence in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain 536
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5993-6001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sunil K. Sukumaran, Suresh K. Selvaraj, and Nemani V. Prasadarao

Inhibition of Apoptosis by Escherichia coli K1 Is Accompanied by Increased Expression of Bcl_XL and Blockade of Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Release in Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6012-6022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Preeti M. Tendolkar, Arto S. Baghdayan, Michael S. Gilmore, and Nathan Shankar

Enterococcal Surface Protein, Esp, Enhances Biofilm Formation by Enterococcus faecalis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6032-6039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shigefumi Okamoto, Shigetada Kawabata, Yutaka Terao, Hideaki Fujitaka, Yoshinobu Okuno, and Shigeyuki Hamada

The Streptococcus pyogenes Capsule Is Required for Adhesion of Bacteria to Virus-Infected Alveolar Epithelial Cells and Lethal Bacterial-Viral Superinfection
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6068-6075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kyungcheol Yi, Andrew W. Rasmussen, Seshu K. Gudlavalleti, David S. Stephens, and Igor Stojiljkovic

Biofilm Formation by Neisseria meningitidis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6132-6138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karen K. Chu, Kelly L. MacDonald, Donald J. Davidson, and David P. Speert

Persistence of Burkholderia multivorans within the Pulmonary Macrophage in the Murine Lung
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6142-6147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christine Bernier-Fébreau, Laurence du Merle, Evelyne Turlin, Valérie Labas, Juana Ordonez, Anne-Marie Gilles, and Chantal Le Bouguénec

Use of Deoxyribose by Intestinal and Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains: a Metabolic Adaptation Involved in Competitiveness
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6151-6156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dianna M. Jordan, Nancy Cornick, Alfredo G. Torres, Evelyn A. Dean-Nystrom, James B. Kaper, and Harley W. Moon

Long Polar Fimbriae Contribute to Colonization by Escherichia coli O157:H7 In Vivo
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6168-6171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Takahiko Oho, Floris J. Bikker, Arie V. Nieuw Amerongen, and Jasper Groenink

A Peptide Domain of Bovine Milk Lactoferrin Inhibits the Interaction between Streptococcal Surface Protein Antigen and a Salivary Agglutinin Peptide Domain
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6181-6184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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

A Bicistronic DNA Vaccine Containing Apical Membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite Surface Protein 4/5 Can Prime Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses and Partially Protect Mice against Virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS Malaria
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5565-5573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mario C. Salinas-Carmona and Isabel Pérez-Rivera

Humoral Immunity through Immunoglobulin M Protects Mice from an Experimental Actinomycetoma Infection by Nocardia brasiliensis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5597-5604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James M. Burns, Jr., Patrick R. Flaherty, Payal Nanavati, and William P. Weidanz

Protection against Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria Induced by Immunization with Apical Membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite Surface Protein 1 in the Absence of Gamma Interferon or Interleukin-4
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5605-5612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. E. Lyke, R. Burges, Y. Cissoko, L. Sangare, M. Dao, I. Diarra, A. Kone, R. Harley, C. V. Plowe, O. K. Doumbo, and M. B. Sztein

Serum Levels of the Proinflammatory Cytokines Interleukin-1 Beta (IL-1ß), IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, and IL-12(p70) in Malian Children with Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria and Matched Uncomplicated Malaria or Healthy Controls
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5630-5637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Willy K. Tonui, J. Santiago Mejia, Lisa Hochberg, M. Lamine Mbow, Jeffrey R. Ryan, Adeline S. T. Chan, Samuel K. Martin, and Richard G. Titus

Immunization with Leishmania major Exogenous Antigens Protects Susceptible BALB/c Mice against Challenge Infection with L. major
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5654-5661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicola J. Mason, Jim Fiore, Takashi Kobayashi, Katherine S. Masek, Yongwon Choi, and Christopher A. Hunter

TRAF6-Dependent Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation Differentially Regulates the Production of Interleukin-12 by Macrophages in Response to Toxoplasma gondii
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5662-5667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Illona Gillette-Ferguson, Amy G. Hise, Helen F. McGarry, Joseph Turner, Andrew Esposito, Yan Sun, Eugenia Diaconu, Mark J. Taylor, and Eric Pearlman

Wolbachia-Induced Neutrophil Activation in a Mouse Model of Ocular Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5687-5692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Steve D. Swain, Terry W. Wright, Peter M. Degel, Francis Gigliotti, and Allen G. Harmsen

Neither Neutrophils nor Reactive Oxygen Species Contribute to Tissue Damage during Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5722-5732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thomas Rummel, Joan Batchelder, Patrick Flaherty, GayeLyn LaFleur, Payal Nanavati, James M. Burns, and William P. Weidanz

CD28 Costimulation Is Required for the Expression of T-Cell-Dependent Cell-Mediated Immunity against Blood-Stage Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria Parasites
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5768-5774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. W. Goschnick, C. G. Black, L. Kedzierski, A. A. Holder, and R. L. Coppel

Merozoite Surface Protein 4/5 Provides Protection against Lethal Challenge with a Heterologous Malaria Parasite Strain
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5840-5849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alaka Mullick, Miria Elias, Serge Picard, Lucie Bourget, Orce Jovcevski, Susan Gauthier, Ashleigh Tuite, Penelope Harakidas, Craig Bihun, Bernard Massie, and Philippe Gros

Dysregulated Inflammatory Response to Candida albicans in a C5-Deficient Mouse Strain
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5868-5876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cheryl-Ann Lobo, Karla de Frazao, Marilis Rodriguez, Marion Reid, Mariano Zalis, and Sara Lustigman

Invasion Profiles of Brazilian Field Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum: Phenotypic and Genotypic Analyses
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5886-5891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Isabela M. Aparicio, Julio Scharfstein, and Ana Paula C. A. Lima

A New Cruzipain-Mediated Pathway of Human Cell Invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi Requires Trypomastigote Membranes
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5892-5902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elena N. Atochina, James M. Beck, Angela M. Preston, Angela Haczku, Yaniv Tomer, Seth T. Scanlon, Trevor Fusaro, John Casey, Samuel Hawgood, Andrew J. Gow, and Michael F. Beers

Enhanced Lung Injury and Delayed Clearance of Pneumocystis carinii in Surfactant Protein A-Deficient Mice: Attenuation of Cytokine Responses and Reactive Oxygen-Nitrogen Species
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6002-6011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. Andes, J. Nett, P. Oschel, R. Albrecht, K. Marchillo, and A. Pitula

Development and Characterization of an In Vivo Central Venous Catheter Candida albicans Biofilm Model
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6023-6031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pamela A. Knight, Alan D. Pemberton, Kevin A. Robertson, Douglas J. Roy, Steven H. Wright, and Hugh R. P. Miller

Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Innate and Inflammatory Responses in the Jejunal Epithelial Compartment during Infection with Trichinella spiralis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6076-6086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Banani Banerjee, Kevin J. Kelly, Jordan N. Fink, James D. Henderson, Jr., Naveen K. Bansal, and Viswanath P. Kurup

Modulation of Airway Inflammation by Immunostimulatory CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides in a Murine Model of Allergic Aspergillosis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6087-6094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Melanie Rug, Mark E. Wickham, Michael Foley, Alan F. Cowman, and Leann Tilley

Correct Promoter Control Is Needed for Trafficking of the Ring-Infected Erythrocyte Surface Antigen to the Host Cytosol in Transfected Malaria Parasites
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6095-6105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rosemary M. Cook, Claudia Carvalho-Queiroz, Gregory Wilding, and Philip T. LoVerde

Nucleic Acid Vaccination with Schistosoma mansoni Antioxidant Enzyme Cytosolic Superoxide Dismutase and the Structural Protein Filamin Confers Protection against the Adult Worm Stage
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6112-6124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Amna Hashim, Marguerite Clyne, Grace Mulcahy, Donna Akiyoshi, Rachel Chalmers, and Billy Bourke

Host Cell Tropism Underlies Species Restriction of Human and Bovine Cryptosporidium parvum Genotypes
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6125-6131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lina Wang, Matthew W. Goschnick, and Ross L. Coppel

Oral Immunization with a Combination of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Proteins 1 and 4/5 Enhances Protection against Lethal Malaria Challenge
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6172-6175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick H. Corran, Rebecca A. O'Donnell, Jim Todd, Chairat Uthaipibull, Anthony A. Holder, Brendan S. Crabb, and Eleanor M. Riley

The Fine Specificity, but Not the Invasion Inhibitory Activity, of 19-Kilodalton Merozoite Surface Protein 1-Specific Antibodies Is Associated with Resistance to Malarial Parasitemia in a Cross-Sectional Survey in The Gambia
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6185-6189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Molecular Genomics:

Quan Lin, Yasuko Rikihisa, Robert F. Massung, Zerai Woldehiwet, and Richard C. Falco

Polymorphism and Transcription at the p44-1/p44-18 Genomic Locus in Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains from Diverse Geographic Regions
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5574-5581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrey Golubov, Heinrich Neubauer, Christina Nölting, Jürgen Heesemann, and Alexander Rakin

Structural Organization of the pFra Virulence-Associated Plasmid of Rhamnose-Positive Yersinia pestis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5613-5621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

Carlos J. Orihuela, Jana N. Radin, Jack E. Sublett, Geli Gao, Deepak Kaushal, and Elaine I. Tuomanen

Microarray Analysis of Pneumococcal Gene Expression during Invasive Disease
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5582-5596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard W. Stokes, Raymond Norris-Jones, Donald E. Brooks, Terry J. Beveridge, Dan Doxsee, and Lisa M. Thorson

The Glycan-Rich Outer Layer of the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Acts as an Antiphagocytic Capsule Limiting the Association of the Bacterium with Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5676-5686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick Brest, Laurent Turchi, Gaëlle Le'Negrate, Frédérick Berto, Chimène Moreilhon, Bernard Mari, Gilles Ponzio, and Paul Hofman

Escherichia coli Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 Inhibits Intestinal Epithelial Wound Healing In Vitro after Mechanical Injury
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5733-5740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick Brest, Frédéric Bétis, Nicolas Çuburu, Eric Selva, Magali Herrant, Alain Servin, Patrick Auberger, and Paul Hofman

Increased Rate of Apoptosis and Diminished Phagocytic Ability of Human Neutrophils Infected with Afa/Dr Diffusely Adhering Escherichia coli Strains
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5741-5749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patricia A. Pioli, Eyal Amiel, Todd M. Schaefer, John E. Connolly, Charles R. Wira, and Paul M. Guyre

Differential Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 in Tissues of the Human Female Reproductive Tract
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5799-5806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robert J. Salmond, Rachel Williams, Timothy R. Hirst, and Neil A. Williams

The B Subunit of Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Induces Both Caspase-Dependent and -Independent Cell Death Pathways in CD8⁺ T Cells
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5850-5857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Haruyoshi Tomita and Yasuyoshi Ike

Tissue-Specific Adherent Enterococcus faecalis Strains That Show Highly Efficient Adhesion to Human Bladder Carcinoma T24 Cells Also Adhere to Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5877-5885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clemens Walter, Janine Zahlten, Bernd Schmeck, Christoph Schaudinn, Stefan Hippenstiel, Eckehard Frisch, Andreas C. Hocke, Nicole Pischon, Howard K. Kuramitsu, Jean-Pierre Bernimoulin, Norbert Suttorp, and Matthias Krüll

Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain-Dependent Activation of Human Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5910-5918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tomoko Kurita-Ochiai, Shintaro Seto, and Kuniyasu Ochiai

Role of Cell-Cell Communication in Inhibiting Butyric Acid-Induced T-Cell Apoptosis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5947-5954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Oxana Norkina, Tim G. Burnett, and Robert C. De Lisle

Bacterial Overgrowth in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Null Mouse Small Intestine
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6040-6049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Raffaella Mele, Maria Angeles Gomez Morales, Fabio Tosini, and Edoardo Pozio

Cryptosporidium parvum at Different Developmental Stages Modulates Host Cell Apoptosis In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6061-6067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Axana Haggar, Cecilia Ehrnfelt, Jan Holgersson, and Jan-Ingmar Flock

The Extracellular Adherence Protein from Staphylococcus aureus Inhibits Neutrophil Binding to Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6164-6167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Jochen Stritzker, Jozef Janda, Christoph Schoen, Marcus Taupp, Sabine Pilgrim, Ivaylo Gentschev, Peter Schreier, Gernot Geginat, and Werner Goebel

Growth, Virulence, and Immunogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes aro Mutants
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5622-5629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suraksha Sachdeva, Gul Ahmad, Pawan Malhotra, Paushali Mukherjee, and V. S. Chauhan

Comparison of Immunogenicities of Recombinant Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Surface Protein 1 19- and 42-Kilodalton Fragments Expressed in Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5775-5782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tera L. McCool and Jeffrey N. Weiser

Limited Role of Antibody in Clearance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Murine Model of Colonization
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5807-5813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carlos A. Garcia, Michael Martin, and Suzanne M. Michalek

Role of B7 Costimulatory Molecules in Mediating Systemic and Mucosal Antibody Responses to Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Its Cloned Antigen
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5824-5831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jo Anne Welsch and Dan Granoff

Naturally Acquired Passive Protective Activity against Neisseria meningitidis Group C in the Absence of Serum Bactericidal Activity
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5903-5909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrícia A. E. Abreu, Patrícia A. Miyasato, Mônica M. Vilar, Waldely O. Dias, Paulo L. Ho, Míriam Tendler, and Ana L. T. O. Nascimento

Sm14 of Schistosoma mansoni in Fusion with Tetanus Toxin Fragment C Induces Immunoprotection against Tetanus and Schistosomiasis in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5931-5937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rachel Urwin, Joanne E. Russell, Emily A. L. Thompson, Edward C. Holmes, Ian M. Feavers, and Martin C. J. Maiden

Distribution of Surface Protein Variants among Hyperinvasive Meningococci: Implications for Vaccine Design
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5955-5962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ronald K. Taylor, Thomas J. Kirn, Michael D. Meeks, Terri K. Wade, and William F. Wade

A Vibrio cholerae Classical TcpA Amino Acid Sequence Induces Protective Antibody That Binds an Area Hypothesized To Be Important for Toxin-Coregulated Pilus Structure
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6050-6060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anja W. Olsen, Ann Williams, Limei M. Okkels, Graham Hatch, and Peter Andersen

Protective Effect of a Tuberculosis Subunit Vaccine Based on a Fusion of Antigen 85B and ESAT-6 in the Aerosol Guinea Pig Model
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6148-6150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Maria K. Dahle, Gunhild Øverland, Anders E. Myhre, Jon Fredrik Stuestøl, Thomas Hartung, Claus Danckert Krohn, Øystein Mathiesen, Jacob E. Wang, and Ansgar O. Aasen

The Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B Signaling Pathway Is Activated by Lipoteichoic Acid and Plays a Role in Kupffer Cell Production of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5704-5711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jan Wehkamp, Jürgen Harder, Kai Wehkamp, Birte Wehkamp-von Meissner, Miriam Schlee, Corinne Enders, Ulrich Sonnenborn, Sabine Nuding, Stig Bengmark, Klaus Fellermann, Jens Michael Schröder, and Eduard F. Stange

NF-B- and AP-1-Mediated Induction of Human Beta Defensin-2 in Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Escherichia coli Nissle 1917: a Novel Effect of a Probiotic Bacterium
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5750-5758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jacob Stern, Ela Shai, Batia Zaks, Amal Halabi, Yael Houri-Haddad, Lior Shapira, and Aaron Palmon

Reduced Expression of Gamma Interferon in Serum and Marked Lymphoid Depletion Induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis Increase Murine Morbidity and Mortality due to Cytomegalovirus Infection
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5791-5798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shaoguang Wu, Jan Powell, Nes Mathioudakis, Sheryl Kane, Ellen Fernandez, and Cynthia L. Sears

Bacteroides fragilis Enterotoxin Induces Intestinal Epithelial Cell Secretion of Interleukin-8 through Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases and a Tyrosine Kinase-Regulated Nuclear Factor-B Pathway
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5832-5839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan L. Kraft, Deanna Dailey, Matthew Kovach, Karen L. Stasiak, Jamie Bennett, Christine T. McFarland, David N. McMurray, Angelo A. Izzo, Ian M. Orme, and Randall J. Basaraba

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pulmonary Lesions in Guinea Pigs Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5963-5971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Manuela Flórido and Rui Appelberg

Granuloma Necrosis during Mycobacterium avium Infection Does Not Require Tumor Necrosis Factor
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6139-6141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chikara Nakasone, Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Tomoaki Hoshino, Yusuke Kawase, Koichi Yokota, Kohichiro Yoshino, Kiyoshi Takeda, Shizuo Akira, and Atsushi Saito

Limited Role for Interleukin-18 in the Host Protection Response to Pulmonary Infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6176-6180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacterial Infections:

Fang Ting Liang, Jun Yan, M. Lamine Mbow, Steven L. Sviat, Robert D. Gilmore, Mark Mamula, and Erol Fikrig

Borrelia burgdorferi Changes Its Surface Antigenic Expression in Response to Host Immune Responses
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5759-5767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kelly D. Elder and Eric T. Harvill

Strain-Dependent Role of BrkA during Bordetella pertussis Infection of the Murine Respiratory Tract
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5919-5924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dorothee Grimm, Christian H. Eggers, Melissa J. Caimano, Kit Tilly, Philip E. Stewart, Abdallah F. Elias, Justin D. Radolf, and Patricia A. Rosa

Experimental Assessment of the Roles of Linear Plasmids lp25 and lp28-1 of Borrelia burgdorferi throughout the Infectious Cycle
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 5938-5946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ing-Marie Jonsson, Staffan Arvidson, Simon Foster, and Andrzej Tarkowski

Sigma Factor B and RsbU Are Required for Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Arthritis and Sepsis
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6106-6111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Young-Rae Lee, Kwang-Hyun Park, Zhao-Zhen Lin, Young-Jong Kho, Jin-Woo Park, Hye-Won Rho, Bon-Sun Koo, Hyung-Rho Kim, Eun-Kyung Song, Hong-Nu Yu, Myung-Kwan Han, Seung-Ok Lee, Eun-Chung Jhee, and Jong-Suk Kim

A Calcium-Calmodulin Antagonist Blocks Experimental Vibrio vulnificus Cytolysin-Induced Lethality in an Experimental Mouse Model
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6157-6159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Renée Gendron, Pascale Plamondon, and Daniel Grenier

Binding of Pro-Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 by Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. nucleatum as a Mechanism To Promote the Invasion of a Reconstituted Basement Membrane
Infect. Immun. 2004 72: 6160-6163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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Michael A. Bachman and Michele S. Swanson

Genetic Evidence that Legionella pneumophila RpoS Modulates Expression of the Transmission Phenotype in Both the Exponential Phase and the Stationary Phase
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