Contents: October 2004, Volume 72, Issue 10        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular Genomics        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Host Response and Inflammation        Bacterial Infections        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Enteric Pathogens as Vaccine Vectors for Foreign Antigen Delivery Camille N. Kotton and Elizabeth L. Hohmann Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5535-5547; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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

The vimE Gene Downstream of vimA Is Independently Expressed and Is Involved in Modulating Proteolytic Activity in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 Elaine Vanterpool, Francis Roy, and Hansel M. Fletcher Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5555-5564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa relA Contributes to Virulence in Drosophila melanogaster David L. Erickson, J. Louise Lines, Everett C. Pesci, Vittorio Venturi, and Douglas G. Storey Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5638-5645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ClpP Protease of Streptococcus pneumoniae Modulates Virulence Gene Expression and Protects against Fatal Pneumococcal Challenge Hyog-Young Kwon, A. David Ogunniyi, Moo-Hyun Choi, Suhk-Neung Pyo, Dong-Kwon Rhee, and James C. Paton Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5646-5653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by Human Keratinocytes Sompid Kintarak, Simon A. Whawell, Paul M. Speight, Samantha Packer, and Sean P. Nair Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5668-5675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Release of Periplasmic Proteins of Brucella suis upon Acidic Shock Involves the Outer Membrane Protein Omp25 Rose-Anne Boigegrain, Imed Salhi, Maria-Teresa Alvarez-Martinez, Jan Machold, Yann Fedon, Martine Arpagaus, Christoph Weise, Michael Rittig, and Bruno Rouot Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5693-5703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Down-Regulation of Cathepsin G in THP-1 Monocytes after Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Associated with Increased Intracellular Survival of Bacilli Carlos A. Rivera-Marrero, Julie Stewart, William M. Shafer, and Jesse Roman Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5712-5721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

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 Andrei P. Pomerantsev, Olga M. Pomerantseva, and Stephen H. Leppla Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5814-5823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipoprotein PsaA in Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Surface Accessibility and Role in Protection from Superoxide Jason W. Johnston, Lisa E. Myers, Martina M. Ochs, William H. Benjamin, Jr., David E. Briles, and Susan K. Hollingshead Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5858-5867; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Antigenic Lipopolysaccharide O Chain and the Capsular Polysaccharide Produced by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotype 13 Leann L. MacLean, Malcolm B. Perry, and Evguenii Vinogradov Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5925-5930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IcmF and DotU Are Required for Optimal Effector Translocation and Trafficking of the Legionella pneumophila Vacuole Susan M. VanRheenen, Guillaume Duménil, and Ralph R. Isberg Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5972-5982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella pneumophila DotU and IcmF Are Required for Stability of the Dot/Icm Complex Jessica A. Sexton, Jennifer L. Miller, Aki Yoneda, Thomas E. Kehl-Fie, and Joseph P. Vogel Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5983-5992; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pathogenicity Island-Associated K15 Capsule Determinant Exhibits a Novel Genetic Structure and Correlates with Virulence in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain 536 György Schneider, Ulrich Dobrindt, Holger Brüggemann, Gábor Nagy, Britta Janke, Gabriele Blum-Oehler, Carmen Buchrieser, Gerhard Gottschalk, Levente Emödy, and Jörg Hacker Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5993-6001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Apoptosis by Escherichia coli K1 Is Accompanied by Increased Expression of BclXL and Blockade of Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Release in Macrophages Sunil K. Sukumaran, Suresh K. Selvaraj, and Nemani V. Prasadarao Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6012-6022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterococcal Surface Protein, Esp, Enhances Biofilm Formation by Enterococcus faecalis Preeti M. Tendolkar, Arto S. Baghdayan, Michael S. Gilmore, and Nathan Shankar Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6032-6039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Streptococcus pyogenes Capsule Is Required for Adhesion of Bacteria to Virus-Infected Alveolar Epithelial Cells and Lethal Bacterial-Viral Superinfection Shigefumi Okamoto, Shigetada Kawabata, Yutaka Terao, Hideaki Fujitaka, Yoshinobu Okuno, and Shigeyuki Hamada Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6068-6075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biofilm Formation by Neisseria meningitidis Kyungcheol Yi, Andrew W. Rasmussen, Seshu K. Gudlavalleti, David S. Stephens, and Igor Stojiljkovic Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6132-6138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Burkholderia multivorans within the Pulmonary Macrophage in the Murine Lung Karen K. Chu, Kelly L. MacDonald, Donald J. Davidson, and David P. Speert Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6142-6147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Deoxyribose by Intestinal and Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains: a Metabolic Adaptation Involved in Competitiveness Christine Bernier-Fébreau, Laurence du Merle, Evelyne Turlin, Valérie Labas, Juana Ordonez, Anne-Marie Gilles, and Chantal Le Bouguénec Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6151-6156; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long Polar Fimbriae Contribute to Colonization by Escherichia coli O157:H7 In Vivo Dianna M. Jordan, Nancy Cornick, Alfredo G. Torres, Evelyn A. Dean-Nystrom, James B. Kaper, and Harley W. Moon Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6168-6171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Peptide Domain of Bovine Milk Lactoferrin Inhibits the Interaction between Streptococcal Surface Protein Antigen and a Salivary Agglutinin Peptide Domain Takahiko Oho, Floris J. Bikker, Arie V. Nieuw Amerongen, and Jasper Groenink Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6181-6184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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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 A. Rainczuk, T. Scorza, T. W. Spithill, and P. M. Smooker Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5565-5573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Immunity through Immunoglobulin M Protects Mice from an Experimental Actinomycetoma Infection by Nocardia brasiliensis Mario C. Salinas-Carmona and Isabel Pérez-Rivera Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5597-5604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 James M. Burns, Jr., Patrick R. Flaherty, Payal Nanavati, and William P. Weidanz Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5605-5612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 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 Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5630-5637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

TRAF6-Dependent Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation Differentially Regulates the Production of Interleukin-12 by Macrophages in Response to Toxoplasma gondii Nicola J. Mason, Jim Fiore, Takashi Kobayashi, Katherine S. Masek, Yongwon Choi, and Christopher A. Hunter Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5662-5667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Wolbachia-Induced Neutrophil Activation in a Mouse Model of Ocular Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Illona Gillette-Ferguson, Amy G. Hise, Helen F. McGarry, Joseph Turner, Andrew Esposito, Yan Sun, Eugenia Diaconu, Mark J. Taylor, and Eric Pearlman Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5687-5692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neither Neutrophils nor Reactive Oxygen Species Contribute to Tissue Damage during Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Mice Steve D. Swain, Terry W. Wright, Peter M. Degel, Francis Gigliotti, and Allen G. Harmsen Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5722-5732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD28 Costimulation Is Required for the Expression of T-Cell-Dependent Cell-Mediated Immunity against Blood-Stage Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria Parasites Thomas Rummel, Joan Batchelder, Patrick Flaherty, GayeLyn LaFleur, Payal Nanavati, James M. Burns, and William P. Weidanz Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5768-5774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Merozoite Surface Protein 4/5 Provides Protection against Lethal Challenge with a Heterologous Malaria Parasite Strain M. W. Goschnick, C. G. Black, L. Kedzierski, A. A. Holder, and R. L. Coppel Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5840-5849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dysregulated Inflammatory Response to Candida albicans in a C5-Deficient Mouse Strain Alaka Mullick, Miria Elias, Serge Picard, Lucie Bourget, Orce Jovcevski, Susan Gauthier, Ashleigh Tuite, Penelope Harakidas, Craig Bihun, Bernard Massie, and Philippe Gros Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5868-5876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Invasion Profiles of Brazilian Field Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum: Phenotypic and Genotypic Analyses Cheryl-Ann Lobo, Karla de Frazao, Marilis Rodriguez, Marion Reid, Mariano Zalis, and Sara Lustigman Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5886-5891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Cruzipain-Mediated Pathway of Human Cell Invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi Requires Trypomastigote Membranes Isabela M. Aparicio, Julio Scharfstein, and Ana Paula C. A. Lima Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5892-5902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

Development and Characterization of an In Vivo Central Venous Catheter Candida albicans Biofilm Model D. Andes, J. Nett, P. Oschel, R. Albrecht, K. Marchillo, and A. Pitula Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6023-6031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Innate and Inflammatory Responses in the Jejunal Epithelial Compartment during Infection with Trichinella spiralis Pamela A. Knight, Alan D. Pemberton, Kevin A. Robertson, Douglas J. Roy, Steven H. Wright, and Hugh R. P. Miller Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6076-6086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Airway Inflammation by Immunostimulatory CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides in a Murine Model of Allergic Aspergillosis Banani Banerjee, Kevin J. Kelly, Jordan N. Fink, James D. Henderson, Jr., Naveen K. Bansal, and Viswanath P. Kurup Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6087-6094; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correct Promoter Control Is Needed for Trafficking of the Ring-Infected Erythrocyte Surface Antigen to the Host Cytosol in Transfected Malaria Parasites Melanie Rug, Mark E. Wickham, Michael Foley, Alan F. Cowman, and Leann Tilley Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6095-6105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleic Acid Vaccination with Schistosoma mansoni Antioxidant Enzyme Cytosolic Superoxide Dismutase and the Structural Protein Filamin Confers Protection against the Adult Worm Stage Rosemary M. Cook, Claudia Carvalho-Queiroz, Gregory Wilding, and Philip T. LoVerde Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6112-6124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Cell Tropism Underlies Species Restriction of Human and Bovine Cryptosporidium parvum Genotypes Amna Hashim, Marguerite Clyne, Grace Mulcahy, Donna Akiyoshi, Rachel Chalmers, and Billy Bourke Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6125-6131; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oral Immunization with a Combination of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Proteins 1 and 4/5 Enhances Protection against Lethal Malaria Challenge Lina Wang, Matthew W. Goschnick, and Ross L. Coppel Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6172-6175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 Patrick H. Corran, Rebecca A. O'Donnell, Jim Todd, Chairat Uthaipibull, Anthony A. Holder, Brendan S. Crabb, and Eleanor M. Riley Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6185-6189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Polymorphism and Transcription at the p44-1/p44-18 Genomic Locus in Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains from Diverse Geographic Regions Quan Lin, Yasuko Rikihisa, Robert F. Massung, Zerai Woldehiwet, and Richard C. Falco Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5574-5581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Organization of the pFra Virulence-Associated Plasmid of Rhamnose-Positive Yersinia pestis Andrey Golubov, Heinrich Neubauer, Christina Nölting, Jürgen Heesemann, and Alexander Rakin Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5613-5621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Microarray Analysis of Pneumococcal Gene Expression during Invasive Disease Carlos J. Orihuela, Jana N. Radin, Jack E. Sublett, Geli Gao, Deepak Kaushal, and Elaine I. Tuomanen Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5582-5596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 Richard W. Stokes, Raymond Norris-Jones, Donald E. Brooks, Terry J. Beveridge, Dan Doxsee, and Lisa M. Thorson Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5676-5686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 Inhibits Intestinal Epithelial Wound Healing In Vitro after Mechanical Injury Patrick Brest, Laurent Turchi, Gaëlle Le'Negrate, Frédérick Berto, Chimène Moreilhon, Bernard Mari, Gilles Ponzio, and Paul Hofman Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5733-5740; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Rate of Apoptosis and Diminished Phagocytic Ability of Human Neutrophils Infected with Afa/Dr Diffusely Adhering Escherichia coli Strains Patrick Brest, Frédéric Bétis, Nicolas Çuburu, Eric Selva, Magali Herrant, Alain Servin, Patrick Auberger, and Paul Hofman Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5741-5749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 in Tissues of the Human Female Reproductive Tract Patricia A. Pioli, Eyal Amiel, Todd M. Schaefer, John E. Connolly, Charles R. Wira, and Paul M. Guyre Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5799-5806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The B Subunit of Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Induces Both Caspase-Dependent and -Independent Cell Death Pathways in CD8+ T Cells Robert J. Salmond, Rachel Williams, Timothy R. Hirst, and Neil A. Williams Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5850-5857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

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

Role of Cell-Cell Communication in Inhibiting Butyric Acid-Induced T-Cell Apoptosis Tomoko Kurita-Ochiai, Shintaro Seto, and Kuniyasu Ochiai Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5947-5954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Overgrowth in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Null Mouse Small Intestine Oxana Norkina, Tim G. Burnett, and Robert C. De Lisle Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6040-6049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptosporidium parvum at Different Developmental Stages Modulates Host Cell Apoptosis In Vitro Raffaella Mele, Maria Angeles Gomez Morales, Fabio Tosini, and Edoardo Pozio Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6061-6067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Extracellular Adherence Protein from Staphylococcus aureus Inhibits Neutrophil Binding to Endothelial Cells Axana Haggar, Cecilia Ehrnfelt, Jan Holgersson, and Jan-Ingmar Flock Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6164-6167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Growth, Virulence, and Immunogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes aro Mutants Jochen Stritzker, Jozef Janda, Christoph Schoen, Marcus Taupp, Sabine Pilgrim, Ivaylo Gentschev, Peter Schreier, Gernot Geginat, and Werner Goebel Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5622-5629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Immunogenicities of Recombinant Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Surface Protein 1 19- and 42-Kilodalton Fragments Expressed in Escherichia coli Suraksha Sachdeva, Gul Ahmad, Pawan Malhotra, Paushali Mukherjee, and V. S. Chauhan Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5775-5782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Limited Role of Antibody in Clearance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Murine Model of Colonization Tera L. McCool and Jeffrey N. Weiser Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5807-5813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of B7 Costimulatory Molecules in Mediating Systemic and Mucosal Antibody Responses to Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Its Cloned Antigen Carlos A. Garcia, Michael Martin, and Suzanne M. Michalek Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5824-5831; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

Sm14 of Schistosoma mansoni in Fusion with Tetanus Toxin Fragment C Induces Immunoprotection against Tetanus and Schistosomiasis in Mice Patrícia A. E. Abreu, Patrícia A. Miyasato, Mônica M. Vilar, Waldely O. Dias, Paulo L. Ho, Míriam Tendler, and Ana L. T. O. Nascimento Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5931-5937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Surface Protein Variants among Hyperinvasive Meningococci: Implications for Vaccine Design Rachel Urwin, Joanne E. Russell, Emily A. L. Thompson, Edward C. Holmes, Ian M. Feavers, and Martin C. J. Maiden Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5955-5962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Vibrio cholerae Classical TcpA Amino Acid Sequence Induces Protective Antibody That Binds an Area Hypothesized To Be Important for Toxin-Coregulated Pilus Structure Ronald K. Taylor, Thomas J. Kirn, Michael D. Meeks, Terri K. Wade, and William F. Wade Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6050-6060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Effect of a Tuberculosis Subunit Vaccine Based on a Fusion of Antigen 85B and ESAT-6 in the Aerosol Guinea Pig Model Anja W. Olsen, Ann Williams, Limei M. Okkels, Graham Hatch, and Peter Andersen Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6148-6150; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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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 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 Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5704-5711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 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 Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5750-5758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduced Expression of Gamma Interferon in Serum and Marked Lymphoid Depletion Induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis Increase Murine Morbidity and Mortality due to Cytomegalovirus Infection Jacob Stern, Ela Shai, Batia Zaks, Amal Halabi, Yael Houri-Haddad, Lior Shapira, and Aaron Palmon Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5791-5798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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 Shaoguang Wu, Jan Powell, Nes Mathioudakis, Sheryl Kane, Ellen Fernandez, and Cynthia L. Sears Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5832-5839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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

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

Limited Role for Interleukin-18 in the Host Protection Response to Pulmonary Infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Mice Chikara Nakasone, Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Tomoaki Hoshino, Yusuke Kawase, Koichi Yokota, Kohichiro Yoshino, Kiyoshi Takeda, Shizuo Akira, and Atsushi Saito Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6176-6180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Borrelia burgdorferi Changes Its Surface Antigenic Expression in Response to Host Immune Responses Fang Ting Liang, Jun Yan, M. Lamine Mbow, Steven L. Sviat, Robert D. Gilmore, Mark Mamula, and Erol Fikrig Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5759-5767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain-Dependent Role of BrkA during Bordetella pertussis Infection of the Murine Respiratory Tract Kelly D. Elder and Eric T. Harvill Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5919-5924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Experimental Assessment of the Roles of Linear Plasmids lp25 and lp28-1 of Borrelia burgdorferi throughout the Infectious Cycle Dorothee Grimm, Christian H. Eggers, Melissa J. Caimano, Kit Tilly, Philip E. Stewart, Abdallah F. Elias, Justin D. Radolf, and Patricia A. Rosa Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 5938-5946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sigma Factor B and RsbU Are Required for Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Arthritis and Sepsis Ing-Marie Jonsson, Staffan Arvidson, Simon Foster, and Andrzej Tarkowski Infect. Immun. October 2004 72: 6106-6111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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