Contents: March 2004, Volume 72, Issue 3        Host Response and Inflammation        Molecular Pathogenesis        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Role of MyD88 in Diminished Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production by Newborn Mononuclear Cells in Response to Lipopolysaccharide Sen Rong Yan, Gefei Qing, David M. Byers, Andrew W. Stadnyk, Walla Al-Hertani, and Robert Bortolussi Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1223-1229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerosolized Gamma Interferon (IFN-) Induces Expression of the Genes Encoding the IFN--Inducible 10-Kilodalton Protein but Not Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Lung during Tuberculosis Bindu Raju, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Kenichi Kuwabara, Ilana Belitskaya, Savita Prabhakar, Antony Canova, Jeffrey A. Gold, Rany Condos, Richard I. Pine, Stuart Brown, William N. Rom, and Michael D. Weiden Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1275-1283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exogenous Gamma and Alpha/Beta Interferon Rescues Human Macrophages from Cell Death Induced by Bacillus anthracis Jeffrey A. Gold, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Satomi Hoshino, Marcus B. Jones, Anna Nolan, and Michael D. Weiden Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1291-1297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lutzomyia longipalpis Salivary Gland Homogenate Impairs Cytokine Production and Costimulatory Molecule Expression on Human Monocytes and Dendritic Cells Dirceu J. Costa, Cecília Favali, Jorge Clarêncio, Lílian Afonso, Viviane Conceição, José Carlos Miranda, Richard G. Titus, Jesus Valenzuela, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral, and Cláudia Ida Brodskyn Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1298-1305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptosporidium parvum-Specific CD4 Th1 Cells from Sensitized Donors Responding to Both Fractionated and Recombinant Antigenic Proteins Maria Angeles Gomez Morales, Raffaella Mele, Alessandra Ludovisi, Fabrizio Bruschi, Fabio Tosini, and Edoardo Pozio Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1306-1310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Organ Injury and Cytokine Release Caused by Peptidoglycan Are Dependent on the Structural Integrity of the Glycan Chain Anders E. Myhre, Jon Fredrik Stuestøl, Maria K. Dahle, Gunhild Øverland, Christoph Thiemermann, Simon J. Foster, Per Lilleaasen, Ansgar O. Aasen, and Jacob E. Wang Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1311-1317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Activities of Bacteroides forsythus Lipoproteins and Their Possible Pathological Roles in Periodontal Disease Akira Hasebe, Atsutoshi Yoshimura, Takeshi Into, Hideo Kataoka, Saori Tanaka, Shinichi Arakawa, Hiroaki Ishikura, Douglas T. Golenbock, Tsutomu Sugaya, Nobuo Tsuchida, Masamitsu Kawanami, Yoshitaka Hara, and Ken-ichiro Shibata Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1318-1325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Adenosine Receptor Subtypes during Cultivation of Human Monocytes: Role of Receptors in Preventing Lipopolysaccharide-Triggered Respiratory Burst Andrea Thiele, Romy Kronstein, Anne Wetzel, Anja Gerth, Karen Nieber, and Sunna Hauschildt Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1349-1357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Neutralizing Transforming Growth Factor ß1 on the Immune Response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Guinea Pigs Shannon Sedberry Allen, Lynne Cassone, Todd M. Lasco, and David N. McMurray Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1358-1363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Responses to Porphyromonas gingivalis Gingipain Adhesin Domains in Subjects with Chronic Periodontitis Ky-Anh Nguyen, Arthur A. DeCarlo, Mayuri Paramaesvaran, Charles A. Collyer, David B. Langley, and Neil Hunter Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1374-1382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Tissues of Cattle Infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: Evidence for an Inherent Proinflammatory Gene Expression Pattern Paul M. Coussens, Nitin Verman, Marc A. Coussens, Michael D. Elftman, and Amanda M. McNulty Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1409-1422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nod1 Is an Essential Signal Transducer in Intestinal Epithelial Cells Infected with Bacteria That Avoid Recognition by Toll-Like Receptors Jae Gyu Kim, Sung Joong Lee, and Martin F. Kagnoff Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1487-1495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

T Cells in Immunity Induced by Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination Jinhee Lee, Keumhwa Choi, Michael R. Olin, Sang-Nae Cho, and Thomas W. Molitor Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1504-1511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Populations of Human T Lymphocytes That Traverse the Vascular Endothelium Stimulated by Borrelia burgdorferi Are Enriched with Cells That Secrete Gamma Interferon Edna I. Gergel and Martha B. Furie Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1530-1536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adenylate Cyclase Toxin from Bordetella pertussis Synergizes with Lipopolysaccharide To Promote Innate Interleukin-10 Production and Enhances the Induction of Th2 and Regulatory T Cells Pádraig J. Ross, Ed C. Lavelle, Kingston H. G. Mills, and Aoife P. Boyd Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1568-1579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium-Inducible Nramp in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Erin J. Burge, David T. Gauthier, Christopher A. Ottinger, and Peter A. Van Veld Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1626-1636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Structures and Biological Activities of Mycoplasmal Diacylated Lipopeptides and Their Recognition by Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 6 Tsugumi Okusawa, Mari Fujita, Jun-ichiro Nakamura, Takeshi Into, Motoaki Yasuda, Atsutoshi Yoshimura, Yoshitaka Hara, Akira Hasebe, Douglas T. Golenbock, Manabu Morita, Yoshio Kuroki, Tomohiko Ogawa, and Ken-ichiro Shibata Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1657-1665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis Induces Receptor Activator of NF-B Ligand Expression in Osteoblasts through the Activator Protein 1 Pathway Nobuo Okahashi, Hiroaki Inaba, Ichiro Nakagawa, Taihei Yamamura, Masae Kuboniwa, Koji Nakayama, Shigeyuki Hamada, and Atsuo Amano Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1706-1714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fimbriated Porphyromonas gingivalis Is More Efficient than Fimbria-Deficient P. gingivalis in Entering Human Dendritic Cells In Vitro and Induces an Inflammatory Th1 Effector Response Ravi Jotwani and Christopher W. Cutler Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1725-1732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterial Purified Protein Derivatives Stimulate Innate Immunity: Malawians Show Enhanced Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß), and IL-10 Responses Compared to Those of Adolescents in the United Kingdom Rosemary E. Weir, Gillian F. Black, Hazel M. Dockrell, Sian Floyd, Paul E. M. Fine, Steven D. Chaguluka, Sally Stenson, Elizabeth King, Bernadette Nazareth, David K. Warndorff, Bagrey Ngwira, Amelia C. Crampin, Lorren Mwaungulu, Lifted Sichali, Elizabeth Jarman, Linda Donovan, and Jenefer M. Blackwell Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1807-1811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Highly Purified Vitamin B2 Presents a Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Sepsis and Septic Shock Toshio Toyosawa, Mamoru Suzuki, Kohtarou Kodama, and Seiichi Araki Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1820-1823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterozygous Toll-Like Receptor 2 Polymorphism Does Not Affect Lipoteichoic Acid-Induced Chemokine and Inflammatory Responses Sonja von Aulock, Nicolas W. J. Schröder, Stephanie Traub, Katja Gueinzius, Eva Lorenz, Thomas Hartung, Ralf R. Schumann, and Corinna Hermann Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1828-1831; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Contribution of Long Polar Fimbriae to the Virulence of Rabbit-Specific Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Hayley J. Newton, Joan Sloan, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Louise M. Adams, Roy M. Robins-Browne, and Elizabeth L. Hartland Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1230-1239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Type III Secretion System Is Required for Aeromonas hydrophila AH-1 Pathogenesis H. B. Yu, P. S. Srinivasa Rao, H. C. Lee, S. Vilches, S. Merino, J. M. Tomas, and K. Y. Leung Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1248-1256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 38-Kilobase Pathogenicity Island Specific for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Encodes Cell Surface Proteins Expressed in the Host Janin Stratmann, Birgit Strommenger, Ralph Goethe, Karen Dohmann, Gerald-F. Gerlach, Karen Stevenson, Ling-ling Li, Qing Zhang, Vivek Kapur, and Tim J. Bull Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1265-1274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel Virulence-Associated Genes via Genome Analysis of Hypothetical Genes Sara Garbom, Åke Forsberg, Hans Wolf-Watz, and Britt-Marie Kihlberg Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1333-1340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase of Streptococcus oralis Functions as a Coadhesin for Porphyromonas gingivalis Major Fimbriae Kazuhiko Maeda, Hideki Nagata, Yumiko Yamamoto, Muneo Tanaka, Junko Tanaka, Naoto Minamino, and Satoshi Shizukuishi Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1341-1348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The DnaK/DnaJ Chaperone Machinery of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Is Essential for Invasion of Epithelial Cells and Survival within Macrophages, Leading to Systemic Infection Akiko Takaya, Toshifumi Tomoyasu, Hidenori Matsui, and Tomoko Yamamoto Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1364-1373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An NADPH Quinone Reductase of Helicobacter pylori Plays an Important Role in Oxidative Stress Resistance and Host Colonization Ge Wang and Robert J. Maier Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1391-1396; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Klebsiella pneumoniae O Antigen Contributes to Bacteremia and Lethality during Murine Pneumonia Sunita Shankar-Sinha, Gabriel A. Valencia, Brian K. Janes, Jessica K. Rosenberg, Chris Whitfield, Robert A. Bender, Ted J. Standiford, and John G. Younger Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1423-1430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of RelA on Key Virulence Properties of Planktonic and Biofilm Populations of Streptococcus mutans José A. C. Lemos, Thomas A. Brown, Jr., and Robert A. Burne Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1431-1440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Species Surface Display of Functional Spirochetal Lipoproteins by Recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi Wolfram R. Zückert, Jill E. Lloyd, Philip E. Stewart, Patricia A. Rosa, and Alan G. Barbour Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1463-1469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Burkholderia cepacia Epidemic Strain Marker Is Part of a Novel Genomic Island Encoding Both Virulence and Metabolism-Associated Genes in Burkholderia cenocepacia Adam Baldwin, Pamela A. Sokol, Julian Parkhill, and Eshwar Mahenthiralingam Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1537-1547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissolved Oxygen Levels Alter Gene Expression and Antigen Profiles in Borrelia burgdorferi J. Seshu, Julie A. Boylan, Frank C. Gherardini, and Jonathan T. Skare Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1580-1586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Serine Protease HtrA (DegP) of Streptococcus pyogenes in the Biogenesis of Virulence Factors SpeB and the Hemolysin Streptolysin S William R. Lyon and Michael G. Caparon Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1618-1625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Adenylate Cyclase-Controlled Signaling Network Regulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence in a Mouse Model of Acute Pneumonia Roger S. Smith, Matthew C. Wolfgang, and Stephen Lory Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1677-1684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attenuation of Late-Stage Disease in Mice Infected by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mutant Lacking the SigF Alternate Sigma Factor and Identification of SigF-Dependent Genes by Microarray Analysis Deborah E. Geiman, Deepak Kaushal, Chiew Ko, Sandeep Tyagi, Yukari C. Manabe, Benjamin G. Schroeder, Robert D. Fleischmann, Norman E. Morrison, Paul J. Converse, Ping Chen, and William R. Bishai Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1733-1745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

OspB Antibody Prevents Borrelia burgdorferi Colonization of Ixodes scapularis Erol Fikrig, Utpal Pal, Manchuan Chen, John F. Anderson, and Richard A. Flavell Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1755-1759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Surface-Exposed, Functional Domains of Gonococcal Transferrin-Binding Protein A Mary Kate Yost-Daljev and Cynthia Nau Cornelissen Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1775-1785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Molecular Characterization of EatA, an Autotransporter Protein of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Seema K. Patel, Jimmie Dotson, Kenneth P. Allen, and James M. Fleckenstein Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1786-1794; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of srv, a PrfA-Like Regulator of Group A Streptococcus That Influences Virulence Sean D. Reid, Alison G. Montgomery, and James M. Musser Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1799-1803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impacts of sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus Strain Newman on Fibronectin-Binding Protein A Gene Expression and Fibronectin Adherence Capacity In Vitro and in Experimental Infective Endocarditis Yan-Qiong Xiong, Arnold S. Bayer, Michael R. Yeaman, Willem van Wamel, Adhar C. Manna, and Ambrose L. Cheung Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1832-1836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shiga Toxin 1 Targets Bovine Leukemia Virus-Expressing Cells Witold A. Ferens, Luke J. Grauke, and Carolyn J. Hovde Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1837-1840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Sand Fly Saliva Enhances Leishmania amazonensis Infection by Modulating Interleukin-10 Production Nilufer B. Norsworthy, Jiaren Sun, Dia Elnaiem, Gregory Lanzaro, and Lynn Soong Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1240-1247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

STAT1 Is Essential for Antimicrobial Effector Function but Dispensable for Gamma Interferon Production during Toxoplasma gondii Infection L. Cristina Gavrilescu, Barbara A. Butcher, Laura Del Rio, Gregory A. Taylor, and Eric Y. Denkers Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1257-1264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Analysis of a Phospholipase A2-Like Lytic Factor of Trichomonas vaginalis Kirk J. Lubick and Donald E. Burgess Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1284-1290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Interleukin-8 by Human Neutrophils Stimulated with Trichomonas vaginalis Jae-Sook Ryu, Ji-Hyun Kang, Seung-Yong Jung, Myeong-Heon Shin, Jung-Mogg Kim, Hyun Park, and Duk-Young Min Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1326-1332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of NK Cells and Gamma Interferon in Transplacental Passage of Toxoplasma gondii in a Mouse Model of Primary Infection Ahmed Abou-Bacar, Alexander W. Pfaff, Sophie Georges, Valérie Letscher-Bru, Denis Filisetti, Odile Villard, Elisabeth Antoni, Jean-Paul Klein, and Ermanno Candolfi Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1397-1401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Aspergillus fumigatus in Serum Involves Removal of Iron from Transferrin: the Role of Siderophores A. H. T. Hissen, J. M. T. Chow, L. J. Pinto, and M. M. Moore Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1402-1408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epitope Mapping of a Protective Monoclonal Antibody against Pneumocystis carinii with Shared Reactivity to Streptococcus pneumoniae Surface Antigen PspA Jesse Wells, Francis Gigliotti, Patricia J. Simpson-Haidaris, and Constantine G. Haidaris Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1548-1556; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fine Specificity of Serum Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein, PfMSP-119, Predicts Protection from Malaria Infection and High-Density Parasitemia Brenda A. Okech, Patrick H. Corran, James Todd, Amy Joynson-Hicks, Chairat Uthaipibull, Thomas G. Egwang, Anthony A. Holder, and Eleanor M. Riley Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1557-1567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Antigen Identification Method for Discovery of Protective Malaria Antigens by Rapid Testing of DNA Vaccines Encoding Exons from the Parasite Genome Diana Haddad, Erika Bilcikova, Adam A. Witney, Jane M. Carlton, Charles E. White, Peter L. Blair, Rana Chattopadhyay, Joshua Russell, Esteban Abot, Yupin Charoenvit, Joao C. Aguiar, Daniel J. Carucci, and Walter R. Weiss Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1594-1602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibodies That Inhibit Binding of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes to Chondroitin Sulfate A and to the C Terminus of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Correlate with Reduced Placental Malaria in Cameroonian Women Diane Wallace Taylor, Aniong Zhou, Lauren E. Marsillio, Lucy W. Thuita, Efua B. Leke, OraLee Branch, D. Channe Gowda, Carole Long, and Rose F. G. Leke Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1603-1607; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Blockade of Endogenous Leukotrienes Exacerbates Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Alexandra I. Medeiros, Anderson Sá-Nunes, Edson G. Soares, Camila M. Peres, Célio L. Silva, and Lúcia H. Faccioli Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1637-1644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CNLAC1 Is Required for Extrapulmonary Dissemination of Cryptococcus neoformans but Not Pulmonary Persistence Mairi C. Noverr, Peter R. Williamson, Ryan S. Fajardo, and Gary B. Huffnagle Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1693-1699; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Efficacy of Antigenic Fractions in Mouse Models of Cryptococcosis Michael K. Mansour, Lauren E. Yauch, James B. Rottman, and Stuart M. Levitz Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1746-1754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fusarium oxysporum as a Multihost Model for the Genetic Dissection of Fungal Virulence in Plants and Mammals Montserrat Ortoneda, Josep Guarro, Marta P. Madrid, Zaira Caracuel, M. Isabel G. Roncero, Emilio Mayayo, and Antonio Di Pietro Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1760-1766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibitory Effect of Antiserum to Surface Antigen P50 of Babesia gibsoni on Growth of Parasites in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Mice Given Canine Red Blood Cells Shinya Fukumoto, Xuenan Xuan, Noriyuki Takabatake, Ikuo Igarashi, Chihiro Sugimoto, Kozo Fujisaki, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Takeshi Mikami, and Hiroshi Suzuki Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1795-1798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inclusion of CpG Adjuvant with Plasmid DNA Coding for NcGRA7 Improves Protection against Congenital Neosporosis Mark Jenkins, Carolyn Parker, Wenbin Tuo, Bryan Vinyard, and J. P. Dubey Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1817-1819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Effect of Metabolic Imbalance on Expression of Type III Secretion Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Arne Rietsch, Matthew C. Wolfgang, and John J. Mekalanos Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1383-1390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bordetella pertussis Infection of Primary Human Monocytes Alters HLA-DR Expression Jennifer A. Shumilla, Vashti Lacaille, Tara M. C. Hornell, Jennifer Huang, Supraja Narasimhan, David A. Relman, and Elizabeth D. Mellins Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1450-1462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increases in c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase/Stress-Activated Protein Kinase and p38 Activity in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages following the Uptake of Legionella pneumophila Chad T. Welsh, James T. Summersgill, and Richard D. Miller Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1512-1518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori and Complex Gangliosides Niamh Roche, Jonas Ångström, Marina Hurtig, Thomas Larsson, Thomas Borén, and Susann Teneberg Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1519-1529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

C3 Promotes Clearance of Klebsiella pneumoniae by A549 Epithelial Cells Beatriz de Astorza, Guadalupe Cortés, Catalina Crespí, Carles Saus, José María Rojo, and Sebastián Albertí Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1767-1774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Invasion of Porcine Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells by Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Ghyslaine Vanier, Mariela Segura, Peter Friedl, Sonia Lacouture, and Marcelo Gottschalk Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1441-1449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nutritional Effects on Host Response to Lung Infections with Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Mice Anna M. van Heeckeren, Mark Schluchter, Lintong Xue, Juan Alvarez, Steven Freedman, Judith St. George, and Pamela B. Davis Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1479-1486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Oral Yersinia enterocolitica Infection in Three Different Strains of Inbred Mice Scott A. Handley, Peter H. Dube, Paula A. Revell, and Virginia L. Miller Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1645-1656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EDL933) and E. coli K-12 (MG1655) in the Mouse Intestine Regina L. Miranda, Tyrrell Conway, Mary P. Leatham, Dong Eun Chang, Wendy E. Norris, James H. Allen, Sarah J. Stevenson, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1666-1676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Cytolethal Distending Toxin Genes and Expression in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains of Non-O157 Serogroups Martina Bielaszewska, Marina Fell, Lilo Greune, Rita Prager, Angelika Fruth, Helmut Tschäpe, M. Alexander Schmidt, and Helge Karch Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1812-1816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Paneth Cell -Defensins from Rhesus Macaque Small Intestine Hiroki Tanabe, Jun Yuan, Melinda M. Zaragoza, Satya Dandekar, Agnes Henschen-Edman, Michael E. Selsted, and Andre J. Ouellette Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1470-1478; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combination of the Cationic Surfactant Dimethyl Dioctadecyl Ammonium Bromide and Synthetic Mycobacterial Cord Factor as an Efficient Adjuvant for Tuberculosis Subunit Vaccines L. Holten-Andersen, T. M. Doherty, K. S. Korsholm, and P. Andersen Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1608-1617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with a DNA Vaccine Cocktail Protects Mice Lacking CD4 Cells against an Aerogenic Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Steven C. Derrick, Charlene Repique, Philip Snoy, Amy Li Yang, and Sheldon Morris Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1685-1692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility to Tuberculosis: Clues from Studies with Inbred and Outbred New Zealand White Rabbits Susan E. Dorman, Christine L. Hatem, Sandeep Tyagi, Katherine Aird, Javier Lopez-Molina, M. Louise M. Pitt, Bernard C. Zook, Arthur M. Dannenberg, Jr., William R. Bishai, and Yukari C. Manabe Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1700-1705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rat Neutrophils Prevent the Development of Tuberculosis Isamu Sugawara, Tadashi Udagawa, and Hiroyuki Yamada Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1804-1806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Antibodies to Toxin-Coregulated Pili in Sera from Cholera Patients Stephen R. Attridge, Gun Wallerström, Firdausi Qadri, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1824-1827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Evidence for a Hybrid Genomic Island in Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli CL3 (Serotype O113:H21) Containing Segments of EDL933 (Serotype O157:H7) O Islands 122 and 48 Songhai Shen, Mariola Mascarenhas, Kris Rahn, James B. Kaper, and Mohamed A. Karmal Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1496-1503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Locus Contained within a Variable Region of Pneumococcal Pathogenicity Island 1 Contributes to Virulence in Mice Jeremy S. Brown, Sarah M. Gilliland, Brian G. Spratt, and David W. Holden Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1587-1593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conservation and Diversity of sap Homologues and Their Organization among Campylobacter fetus Isolates Zheng-Chao Tu, John Hui, and Martin J. Blaser Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1715-1724; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Phenotypes of Plasmodium falciparum from the Peripheral Blood of Pregnant Women James G. Beeson and Stephen J. Rogerson Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1841 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Orally Administered CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide Induces Production of CXC and CC Chemokines in the Gastric Mucosa and Suppresses Bacterial Colonization in a Mouse Model of Helicobacter pylori Infection S. Raghavan, J. Nyström, M. Fredriksson, J. Holmgren, and A. M. Harandi Infect. Immun. March 2004 72: 1842 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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