Contents: December 2004, Volume 72, Issue 12        Minireviews        Host Response and Inflammation        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular Pathogenesis        Molecular Genomics        Bacterial Infections        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Are Targets for the Development of Antibacterial Vaccines and Therapies Helen S. Garmory and Richard W. Titball Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6757-6763; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection Triggers Host Phospholipid Metabolism Perturbations Y. Wu, B. Lau, S. Smith, K. Troyan, and D. E. Barnett Foster Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6764-6772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Immune Response to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Experimentally Infected Calves Hye Cheong Koo, Yong Ho Park, Mary Jo Hamilton, George M. Barrington, Christopher J. Davies, Jong Bae Kim, John L. Dahl, W. Ray Waters, and William C. Davis Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6870-6883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bystander Activation of CD8+ T Lymphocytes during Experimental Mycobacterial Infection Brad Gilbertson, Susie Germano, Pauline Steele, Steven Turner, Barbara Fazekas de St. Groth, and Christina Cheers Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6884-6891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon Does Not Enhance Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa but Does Amplify a Proinflammatory Response in a Murine Model of Postseptic Immunosuppression E. D. Murphey, David N. Herndon, and Edward R. Sherwood Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6892-6901; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Cationic Chicken Liver-Expressed Antimicrobial Peptide 2 in Response to Salmonella enterica Infection Claire L. Townes, Georgios Michailidis, Christopher J. Nile, and Judith Hall Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6987-6993; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Term Control of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Infection in the Absence of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs): Investigation of TLR2-, TLR6-, or TLR2-TLR4-Deficient Mice Delphine Nicolle, Cécile Fremond, Xavier Pichon, André Bouchot, Isabelle Maillet, Bernhard Ryffel, and Valerie J. F. Quesniaux Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6994-7004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin B-Induced Apoptosis in A549 Cells Is Mediated by a Receptor- and Mitochondrion-Dependent Pathway Wan-Hua Tsai, Chia-Wen Chang, Woei-Jer Chuang, Yee-Shin Lin, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Ching-Chuan Liu, Wen-Tsan Chang, and Ming T. Lin Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7055-7062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Antibody Responses to a Chlamydia-Secreted Protease Factor Jyotika Sharma, Anthony M. Bosnic, Jeanna M. Piper, and Guangming Zhong Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7164-7171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Roles of Reactive Nitrogen and Oxygen Species To Control Infection with the Facultative Intracellular Bacterium Francisella tularensis Helena Lindgren, Stephan Stenmark, Wangxue Chen, Arne Tärnvik, and Anders Sjöstedt Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7172-7182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synovial Fibroblasts Infected with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Mediate Osteoclast Differentiation and Activation Xiang Zhang, Jane E. Aubin, Tae-Hwan Kim, Ursula Payne, Basil Chiu, and Robert D. Inman Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7183-7189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion by Human Dendritic Cells upon Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Ana Gervassi, Mark R. Alderson, Robert Suchland, Jean François Maisonneuve, Kenneth H. Grabstein, and Peter Probst Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7231-7239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a System To Study CD4+-T-Cell Responses to Transgenic Ovalbumin-Expressing Toxoplasma gondii during Toxoplasmosis Marion Pepper, Florence Dzierszinski, Amy Crawford, Christopher A. Hunter, and David Roos Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7240-7246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Profiling of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury Samithamby Jeyaseelan, Hong Wei Chu, Scott K. Young, and G. Scott Worthen Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7247-7256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a ß-Defensin mRNA, Lingual Antimicrobial Peptide, in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Tissue Is Induced by Mastitis Kara Swanson, Stas Gorodetsky, Laura Good, Stephen Davis, David Musgrave, Kerst Stelwagen, Vicki Farr, and Adrian Molenaar Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7311-7314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 2 CD4+-T-Cell Epitopes Are Evenly Distributed in Conserved and Hypervariable Regions (HVR), Whereas Linear B-Cell Epitopes Are Predominantly Located in the HVR Jeffrey R. Abbott, Guy H. Palmer, Chris J. Howard, Jayne C. Hope, and Wendy C. Brown Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7360-7366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Downregulation of CXCR1 and CXCR2 Expression on Human Neutrophils by Helicobacter pylori: a New Pathomechanism in H. pylori Infection? Bernd Schmausser, Christine Josenhans, Simon Endrich, Sebastian Suerbaum, Cassian Sitaru, Mindaugas Andrulis, Stephanie Brändlein, Peter Rieckmann, Hans Konrad Müller-Hermelink, and Matthias Eck Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6773-6779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia enterocolitica Adhesin A Induces Production of Interleukin-8 in Epithelial Cells Yvonne Schmid, Guntram A. Grassl, Oliver T. Bühler, Mikael Skurnik, Ingo B. Autenrieth, and Erwin Bohn Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6780-6789; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vesicular Transport Is Not Required for the Cytoplasmic Pool of Cholera Toxin To Interact with the Stimulatory Alpha Subunit of the Heterotrimeric G Protein Ken Teter, Michael G. Jobling, and Randall K. Holmes Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6826-6835; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Induces Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression in Macrophages: Involvement of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Kei-ichi Uchiya and Toshiaki Nikai Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6860-6869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Leishmania major LACK Antigen with an Immunodominant Epitope at Amino Acids 156 to 173 Is Not Required for Early Th2 Development in BALB/c Mice Ben L. Kelly and Richard M. Locksley Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6924-6931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia enterocolitica Induces Apoptosis and Inhibits Surface Molecule Expression and Cytokine Production in Murine Dendritic Cells Stella E. Erfurth, Sabine Gröbner, Uwe Kramer, Dani S. J. Gunst, Irena Soldanova, Martin Schaller, Ingo B. Autenrieth, and Stefan Borgmann Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7045-7054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhodococcus equi-Infected Macrophages Are Recognized and Killed by CD8+ T Lymphocytes in a Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I-Unrestricted Fashion Kristin M. Patton, Travis C. McGuire, Darrilyn G. Fraser, and Stephen A. Hines Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7073-7083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor 9 Can Be Expressed at the Cell Surface of Distinct Populations of Tonsils and Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Ashlyn Eaton-Bassiri, Susan B. Dillon, Mark Cunningham, Michael A. Rycyzyn, Juliane Mills, Robert T. Sarisky, and M. Lamine Mbow Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7202-7211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Anaplasma marginale Appendage-Associated Protein That Localizes with Actin Filaments during Intraerythrocytic Infection Roger W. Stich, Glenn A. Olah, Kelly A. Brayton, Wendy C. Brown, Marcus Fechheimer, Kari Green-Church, Sathaporn Jittapalapong, Katherine M. Kocan, Travis C. McGuire, Fred R. Rurangirwa, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7257-7264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Model of Bartonella henselae-Induced Angiogenesis James E. Kirby Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7315-7317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipid Raft-Mediated Entry Is Not Required for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection of Cultured Epithelial Cells B. R. Gabel, C. Elwell, S. C. D. van Ijzendoorn, and J. N. Engel Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7367-7373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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The Major Histocompatibility Complex Haplotype Affects T-Cell Recognition of Mycobacterial Antigens but Not Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in C3H Mice Arati B. Kamath, Jennifer Alt, Hajer Debbabi, Chad Taylor, and Samuel M. Behar Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6790-6798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mycobacterial Heparin-Binding Hemagglutinin Is a Protective Antigen in the Mouse Aerosol Challenge Model of Tuberculosis Marcela Parra, Thames Pickett, Giovanni Delogu, Veerabadran Dheenadhayalan, Anne-Sophie Debrie, Camille Locht, and Michael J. Brennan Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6799-6805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Heterologous DNA Priming-Mycobacterium bovis BCG Boosting Immunization Strategy Using Mycobacterial Hsp70, Hsp65, and Apa Antigens Improves Protection against Tuberculosis in Mice Jose C. Ferraz, Evangelos Stavropoulos, Min Yang, Steve Coade, Clara Espitia, Douglas B. Lowrie, M. Joseph Colston, and Ricardo E. Tascon Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6945-6950; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Redirecting the Humoral Immune Response against Streptococcus mutans Antigen P1 with Monoclonal Antibodies Monika W. Oli, Nikki Rhodin, William P. McArthur, and L. Jeannine Brady Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6951-6960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The C-Terminal Fragment of the Internal 110-Kilodalton Passenger Domain of the Hap Protein of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Is a Potential Vaccine Candidate Dai-Fang Liu, Kathryn W. Mason, Maria Mastri, Mehran Pazirandeh, David Cutter, Doran L. Fink, Joseph W. St. Geme, III, Duzhang Zhu, and Bruce A. Green Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6961-6968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mycoplasma-Derived Macrophage-Activating 2-Kilodalton Lipopeptide Triggers Global Immune Activation on Nasal Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissues Faiza Rharbaoui, Astrid Westendorf, Claudia Link, Sandra Felk, Jan Buer, Matthias Gunzer, and Carlos A. Guzmán Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6978-6986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunostimulating Properties of Intragastrically Administered Acetobacter-Derived Soluble Branched (1,4)-ß-D-Glucans Decrease Murine Susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes Wei Li, Toshiki Yajima, Kimika Saito, Hitoshi Nishimura, Takashi Fushimi, Yoshifumi Ohshima, Yoshinori Tsukamoto, and Yasunobu Yoshikai Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7005-7011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oral Vaccination of BALB/c Mice with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Expressing Pseudomonas aeruginosa O Antigen Promotes Increased Survival in an Acute Fatal Pneumonia Model Antonio DiGiandomenico, Jayasimha Rao, and Joanna B. Goldberg Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7012-7021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv That Lacks Expression of Antigen 85A Is Attenuated in Mice but Retains Vaccinogenic Potential Robert H. Copenhaver, Eliud Sepulveda, Lisa Y. Armitige, Jeffrey K. Actor, Audrey Wanger, Steven J. Norris, Robert L. Hunter, and Chinnaswamy Jagannath Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7084-7095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptation of the Endogenous Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi clyA-Encoded Hemolysin for Antigen Export Enhances the Immunogenicity of Anthrax Protective Antigen Domain 4 Expressed by the Attenuated Live-Vector Vaccine Strain CVD 908-htrA James E. Galen, Licheng Zhao, Magaly Chinchilla, Jin Yuan Wang, Marcela F. Pasetti, Jeffrey Green, and Myron M. Levine Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7096-7106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenicity and Immunogenicity of a Synthetic Oligosaccharide-Protein Conjugate Vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae Type b V. Fernández-Santana, Félix Cardoso, Arlene Rodriguez, Tania Carmenate, Luis Peña, Yuri Valdés, Eugenio Hardy, Fatme Mawas, Lazaro Heynngnezz, Maria C. Rodríguez, Ignacio Figueroa, Janoi Chang, Maria E. Toledo, Alexis Musacchio, Ibis Hernández, Mabel Izquierdo, Karelia Cosme, Rene Roy, and V. Verez-Bencomo Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7115-7123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Immunodominant and Potentially Protective Epitopes of Mannheimia haemolytica Serotype 1 Outer Membrane Lipoprotein PlpE Sahlu Ayalew, Anthony W. Confer, and Emily R. Blackwood Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7265-7274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Translational Fusion of the MrpH Fimbrial Adhesin-Binding Domain with the Cholera Toxin A2 Domain, Coexpressed with the Cholera Toxin B Subunit, as an Intranasal Vaccine To Prevent Experimental Urinary Tract Infection by Proteus mirabilis Xin Li, Jarrod L. Erbe, C. Virginia Lockatell, David E. Johnson, Michael G. Jobling, Randall K. Holmes, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7306-7310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oral Vaccination with Recombinant Yersinia enterocolitica Expressing Hybrid Type III Proteins Protects Gerbils from Amebic Liver Abscess Hannelore Lotter, Holger Rüssmann, Jürgen Heesemann, and Egbert Tannich Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7318-7321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Vaccination with Streptococcal Fibronectin Binding Protein Sfb1 Fails To Prevent Growth and Dissemination of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Murine Skin Infection Model J. McArthur, E. Medina, A. Mueller, J. Chin, B. J. Currie, K. S. Sriprakash, S. R. Talay, G. S. Chhatwal, and M. J. Walker Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7342-7345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acellular Pertussis Vaccines and Complement Killing of Bordetella pertussis Alison A. Weiss, Angela K. Patton, Scott H. Millen, Swei-Ju Chang, Joel I. Ward, and David I. Bernstein Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7346-7351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Apical Organelle Discharge by Cryptosporidium parvum Is Temperature, Cytoskeleton, and Intracellular Calcium Dependent and Required for Host Cell Invasion Xian-Ming Chen, Steven P. O'Hara, Bing Q. Huang, Jeremy B. Nelson, Jim Jung-Ching Lin, Guan Zhu, Honorine D. Ward, and Nicholas F. LaRusso Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6806-6816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NK Cells Contribute to the Control of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection by Killing Free Parasites by Perforin-Independent Mechanisms Thorsten Lieke, Sebastian E. B. Graefe, Ulricke Klauenberg, Bernhard Fleischer, and Thomas Jacobs Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6817-6825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide Production and Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Malaria-Exposed Papua New Guinean Children and Adults Show Longitudinal Stability and No Association with Parasitemia Craig S. Boutlis, J. Brice Weinberg, Joanne Baker, Moses J. Bockarie, Charles S. Mgone, Qin Cheng, and Nicholas M. Anstey Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6932-6938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Immunity against Eimeria acervulina following In Ovo Immunization with a Recombinant Subunit Vaccine and Cytokine Genes Xicheng Ding, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Marco A. Quiroz, Erich Bevensee, and Erik P. Lillehoj Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6939-6944; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hemozoin Differentially Regulates Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Seropositive and -Seronegative Women with Placental Malaria Julie M. Moore, Sujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn, Douglas J. Perkins, Caroline Othoro, Juliana Otieno, Bernard L. Nahlen, Ya Ping Shi, and Venkatachalam Udhayakumar Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7022-7029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Severity of Human African Trypanosomiasis in East Africa Is Associated with Geographic Location, Parasite Genotype, and Host Inflammatory Cytokine Response Profile Lorna MacLean, John E. Chisi, Martin Odiit, Wendy C. Gibson, Vanessa Ferris, Kim Picozzi, and Jeremy M. Sternberg Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7040-7044; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Defensin from the Sand Fly Phlebotomus duboscqi Induced by Challenge with Bacteria or the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania major Nathalie Boulanger, Carl Lowenberger, Petr Volf, Raul Ursic, Lucie Sigutova, Laurence Sabatier, Milena Svobodova, Stephen M. Beverley, Gerald Späth, Reto Brun, Bernard Pesson, and Philippe Bulet Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7140-7146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Immune Reactivity in Nasal Polyposis Lucia Pitzurra, Silvia Bellocchio, Angela Nocentini, Pierluigi Bonifazi, Raffaele Scardazza, Luigi Gallucci, Fabrizio Stracci, Costantino Simoncelli, Francesco Bistoni, and Luigina Romani Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7275-7281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Calcineurin Target, Crz1, Functions in Azole Tolerance but Is Not Required for Virulence of Candida albicans Chiatogu Onyewu, Floyd L. Wormley, Jr., John R. Perfect, and Joseph Heitman Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7330-7333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Modulation of Swarming and Virulence by Fatty Acids through the RsbA Protein in Proteus mirabilis Shwu-Jen Liaw, Hsin-Chih Lai, and Won-Bo Wang Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6836-6845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance of Mycoplasma pulmonis to Complement Lysis Is Dependent on the Number of Vsa Tandem Repeats: Shield Hypothesis Warren L. Simmons, Amy M. Denison, and Kevin Dybvig Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6846-6851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Sequential Changeover of Expressed p44 Genes during the Acute Phase of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Horses Xueqi Wang, Yasuko Rikihisa, Tzung-Hui Lai, Yumi Kumagai, Ning Zhi, and Stephen M. Reed Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6852-6859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two Mycobacterium marinum Loci That Affect Interactions with Macrophages Sahar H. El-Etr, Selvakumar Subbian, Suat L. G. Cirillo, and Jeffrey D. Cirillo Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6902-6913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fine Mapping of the N-Terminal Cytotoxicity Region of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin by Site-Directed Mutagenesis James G. Smedley, III and Bruce A. McClane Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6914-6923; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Contributions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoU, ExoS, and ExoT to Virulence in the Lung Ciara M. Shaver and Alan R. Hauser Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 6969-6977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First-Time Isolation and Characterization of a Bacteriophage Encoding the Shiga Toxin 2c Variant, Which Is Globally Spread in Strains of Escherichia coli O157 Eckhard Strauch, Christoph Schaudinn, and Lothar Beutin Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7030-7039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capsule Polysaccharide Mediates Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides Miguel A. Campos, Miguel A. Vargas, Verónica Regueiro, Catalina M. Llompart, Sebastián Albertí, and José A. Bengoechea Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7107-7114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions of Pulmonary Collectins with Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella pertussis Lipopolysaccharide Elucidate the Structural Basis of Their Antimicrobial Activities Lyndsay M. Schaeffer, Francis X. McCormack, Huixing Wu, and Alison A. Weiss Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7124-7130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

BBE02 Disruption Mutants of Borrelia burgdorferi B31 Have a Highly Transformable, Infectious Phenotype Hiroki Kawabata, Steven J. Norris, and Haruo Watanabe Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7147-7154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Truncation of Fibronectin-Binding Proteins in Staphylococcus aureus Strain Newman Leads to Deficient Adherence and Host Cell Invasion Due to Loss of the Cell Wall Anchor Function Matthias Grundmeier, Muzaffar Hussain, Petra Becker, Christine Heilmann, Georg Peters, and Bhanu Sinha Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7155-7163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolutionary and Functional Relationships of Colonization Factor Antigen I and Other Class 5 Adhesive Fimbriae of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Ravi P. Anantha, Annette L. McVeigh, Lanfong H. Lee, Mary K. Agnew, Frederick J. Cassels, Daniel A. Scott, Thomas S. Whittam, and Stephen J. Savarino Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7190-7201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The pH 6 Antigen Is an Antiphagocytic Factor Produced by Yersinia pestis Independent of Yersinia Outer Proteins and Capsule Antigen Xiao-Zhe Huang and Luther E. Lindler Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7212-7219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Virulence Factor in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111 Required for Efficient Slow Killing of Caenorhabditis elegans Birgit Huber, Friederike Feldmann, Manuela Köthe, Peter Vandamme, Julia Wopperer, Kathrin Riedel, and Leo Eberl Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7220-7230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulators Encoded in the Escherichia coli Type III Secretion System 2 Gene Cluster Influence Expression of Genes within the Locus for Enterocyte Effacement in Enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 Lihong Zhang, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Chrystala Constantinidou, Jon L. Hobman, Mala D. Patel, Antony C. Jones, Donatella Sarti, Andrew J. Roe, Isabella Vlisidou, Robert K. Shaw, Francesco Falciani, Mark P. Stevens, David L. Gally, Stuart Knutton, Gad Frankel, Charles W. Penn, and Mark J. Pallen Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7282-7293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mannose-Resistant Proteus-Like Fimbriae Are Produced by Most Proteus mirabilis Strains Infecting the Urinary Tract, Dictate the In Vivo Localization of Bacteria, and Contribute to Biofilm Formation Angela M. Jansen, Virginia Lockatell, David E. Johnson, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7294-7305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage MAV1 Is Not Associated with Virulence of Mycoplasma arthritidis Brenda Clapper, Anh-Hue T. Tu, Warren L. Simmons, and Kevin Dybvig Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7322-7325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two tonB Systems Function in Iron Transport in Vibrio anguillarum, but Only One Is Essential for Virulence Michiel Stork, Manuela Di Lorenzo, Susana Mouriño, Carlos R. Osorio, Manuel L. Lemos, and Jorge H. Crosa Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7326-7329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Role of Constitutive Isocitrate Lyase Activity in Yersinia pestis Infection of the Flea Vector and Mammalian Host Florent Sebbane, Clayton O. Jarrett, Jan R. Linkenhoker, and B. Joseph Hinnebusch Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7334-7337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine and Fibrogenic Gene Expression in the Conjunctivas of Subjects from a Gambian Community Where Trachoma Is Endemic Matthew J. Burton, Robin L. Bailey, David Jeffries, David C. W. Mabey, and Martin J. Holland Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7352-7356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Inactivation of the HtrA-Like Serine Protease DegQ on the Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in Mice Jacinta Farn and Mark Roberts Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7357-7359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes B Contributes to Invasion of Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells Heesun Kim, Kathryn J. Boor, and Hélène Marquis Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7374-7378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Polymorphisms in the Chlamydia trachomatis Cytotoxin Locus Associated with Ocular and Genital Isolates John H. Carlson, Scott Hughes, Daniel Hogan, Gordon Cieplak, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Grant McClarty, Harlan D. Caldwell, and Robert J. Belland Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7063-7072; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pigeon-Associated Strains of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Phage Type DT2 Have Genomic Rearrangements at rRNA Operons R. Allen Helm, Steffen Porwollik, April E. Stanley, Stanley Maloy, Michael McClelland, Wolfgang Rabsch, and Abraham Eisenstark Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7338-7341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Diversity and Host Range of Shiga Toxin-Encoding Phage Shantini D. Gamage, Angela K. Patton, James F. Hanson, and Alison A. Weiss Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7131-7139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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PspA Protects Streptococcus pneumoniae from Killing by Apolactoferrin, and Antibody to PspA Enhances Killing of Pneumococci by Apolactoferrin Shaper Mirza, Susan K. Hollingshead, William H. Benjamin, Jr., and David E. Briles* Infect. Immun. December 2004 72: 7379 [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. December 2004 72: 7380 [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. December 2004 72: 7381 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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