Contents: April 2004, Volume 72, Issue 4        Minireviews        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Host Response and Inflammation        Molecular Pathogenesis        Molecular Genomics        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Bacterial Infections        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Chlamydial Persistence: beyond the Biphasic Paradigm Richard J. Hogan, Sarah A. Mathews, Sanghamitra Mukhopadhyay, James T. Summersgill, and Peter Timms Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1843-1855; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Mechanisms Involved in Apoptosis of Human Macrophages Induced by Lipopolysaccharide from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in the Presence of Cycloheximide Takao Suzuki, Makoto Kobayashi, Kyoko Isatsu, Tatsuji Nishihara, Toshihiro Aiuchi, Kazuyasu Nakaya, and Kohji Hasegawa Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1856-1865; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin-Mediated Agglutination of and Biofilm Formation by Escherichia coli K-12 Require the Type 1 Pilus Fiber Paul E. Orndorff, Aditya Devapali, Sarah Palestrant, Aaron Wyse, Mary Lou Everett, R. Randal Bollinger, and William Parker Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1929-1938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aeromonas Flagella (Polar and Lateral) Are Enterocyte Adhesins That Contribute to Biofilm Formation on Surfaces Sylvia M. Kirov, Marika Castrisios, and Jonathan G. Shaw Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1939-1945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 in the Up-Regulation of Interleukin-10 Expression in Macrophages: Role of Protein Kinase A Signal Pathway Kei-ichi Uchiya, Eduardo A. Groisman, and Toshiaki Nikai Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1964-1973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lon Protease Activity Causes Down-Regulation of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Invasion Gene Expression after Infection of Epithelial Cells Jennifer D. Boddicker and Bradley D. Jones Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2002-2013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Nature of Extracellular Iron Influences Iron Acquisition by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Residing within Human Macrophages Oyebode Olakanmi, Larry S. Schlesinger, Ambar Ahmed, and Bradley E. Britigan Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2022-2028; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Surface-Associated Elongation Factor Tu Mediates the Attachment of Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC533 (La1) to Human Intestinal Cells and Mucins Dominique Granato, Gabriela E. Bergonzelli, Raymond David Pridmore, Laure Marvin, Martine Rouvet, and Irène E. Corthésy-Theulaz Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2160-2169; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes of Helicobacter pylori Regulated by Attachment to AGS Cells Nayoung Kim, Elizabeth A. Marcus, Yi Wen, David L. Weeks, David R. Scott, Hyun Chae Jung, In Sung Song, and George Sachs Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2358-2368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Effect of Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 3, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, and Transforming Growth Factor ß Release by Polarized Rat Uterine Epithelial Cells in Culture Mardi A. Crane-Godreau and Charles R. Wira Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1866-1873; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

N-Linked Glycosylation Is Required for C1 Inhibitor-Mediated Protection from Endotoxin Shock in Mice Dongxu Liu, Xiaogang Gu, Jennifer Scafidi, and Alvin E. Davis, III Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1946-1955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Gamma Interferon, Interleukin-10, and Transforming Growth Factor ß on the Survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages from Naturally Infected Cattle M. S. Khalifeh and J. R. Stabel Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1974-1982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Abundance of Escherichia coli Is Harbored by the Mucosa- Associated Bacterial Flora of Interleukin-2-Deficient Mice M. Schuppler, K. Lötzsch, M. Waidmann, and I. B. Autenrieth Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1983-1990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Protein in a Glutathione Response to Bronchopulmonary Pseudomonas Infection Brian J. Day, Anna M. van Heeckeren, Elysia Min, and Leonard W. Velsor Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2045-2051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lipomannan Induces Apoptosis and Interleukin-12 Production in Macrophages D. N. Dao, L. Kremer, Y. Guérardel, A. Molano, W. R. Jacobs, Jr., S. A. Porcelli, and V. Briken Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2067-2074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species Differentially Regulate Toll-Like Receptor 4-Mediated Activation of NF-B and Interleukin-8 Expression Kieran A. Ryan, Michael F. Smith, Jr., Michael K. Sanders, and Peter B. Ernst Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2123-2130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor 2 Is Required for Optimal Control of Listeria monocytogenes Infection David Torres, Mathieu Barrier, Franck Bihl, Valerie J. F. Quesniaux, Isabelle Maillet, Shizuo Akira, Bernhard Ryffel, and François Erard Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2131-2139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Expression of Chemokines and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Newly Hatched Chickens Infected with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium G. S. K. Withanage, Pete Kaiser, Paul Wigley, Claire Powers, Pietro Mastroeni, Heather Brooks, Paul Barrow, Adrian Smith, Duncan Maskell, and Ian McConnell Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2152-2159; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Envelope Protein PPE68 Contributes to Mycobacterium tuberculosis RD1 Immunogenicity Independently of a 10-Kilodalton Culture Filtrate Protein and ESAT-6 Caroline Demangel, Priscille Brodin, Paul J. Cockle, Roland Brosch, Laleh Majlessi, Claude Leclerc, and Stewart T. Cole Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2170-2176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fc-Dependent Polyclonal Antibodies and Antibodies to Outer Membrane Proteins A and B, but Not to Lipopolysaccharide, Protect SCID Mice against Fatal Rickettsia conorii Infection Hui-Min Feng, Ted Whitworth, Juan P. Olano, Vsevolod L. Popov, and David H. Walker Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2222-2228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fusobacterium nucleatum Induces Premature and Term Stillbirths in Pregnant Mice: Implication of Oral Bacteria in Preterm Birth Yiping W. Han, Raymond W. Redline, Mei Li, Lihong Yin, Gale B. Hill, and Thomas S. McCormick Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2272-2279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Moesin in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Signal Transduction Iveta Iontcheva, Salomon Amar, Khalid H. Zawawi, Alpdogan Kantarci, and Thomas E. Van Dyke Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2312-2320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori-Mediated Gastritis Induces Local Downregulation of Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor in the Antrum Thomas Wex, Gerhard Treiber, Manfred Nilius, Michael Vieth, Albert Roessner, and Peter Malfertheiner Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2383-2385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MyD88-Deficient Mice Display a Profound Loss in Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Associated with Partially Impaired Th1 Cytokine and Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Expression Charles A. Scanga, Andre Bafica, Carl G. Feng, Allen W. Cheever, Sara Hieny, and Alan Sher Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2400-2404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Growth State on Transcription Levels of Genes Encoding Major Secreted Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Mouse Lung Lanbo Shi, Robert North, and Maria Laura Gennaro Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2420-2424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neutralization of Interleukin-10 Significantly Enhances Gamma Interferon Expression in Peripheral Blood by Stimulation with Johnin Purified Protein Derivative and by Infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Experimentally Infected Cattle with Paratuberculosis Joram J. Buza, Hirokazu Hikono, Yasuyuki Mori, Reiko Nagata, Sachiyo Hirayama, Abusaleh M. Bari, Yujing Shu, Noriko M. Tsuji, and Eiichi Momotani Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2425-2428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Anti-Inflammatory Components Reduce Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis in the Mouse Michael Marceau, Laurent Dubuquoy, Christel Caucheteux-Rousseaux, Benoit Foligne, Pierre Desreumaux, and Michel Simonet Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2438-2441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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The LspB Protein Is Involved in the Secretion of the LspA1 and LspA2 Proteins by Haemophilus ducreyi Christine K. Ward, Jason R. Mock, and Eric J. Hansen Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1874-1884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bovine Ileal Intraepithelial Lymphocytes Represent Target Cells for Shiga Toxin 1 from Escherichia coli Christian Menge, Maike Blessenohl, Tobias Eisenberg, Ivonne Stamm, and Georg Baljer Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1896-1905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Moraxella catarrhalis Porin-Like Outer Membrane Protein CD Is an Adhesin for Human Lung Cells Melissa M. Holm, Serena L. Vanlerberg, Ian M. Foley, Darren D. Sledjeski, and Eric R. Lafontaine Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1906-1913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GNA33 of Neisseria meningitidis Is a Lipoprotein Required for Cell Separation, Membrane Architecture, and Virulence Jeannette Adu-Bobie, Pietro Lupetti, Brunella Brunelli, Dan Granoff, Nathalie Norais, Germano Ferrari, Guido Grandi, Rino Rappuoli, and Mariagrazia Pizza Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1914-1919; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Relative Levels of Production of Pertussis Toxin Subunits and Ptl Proteins in Bordetella pertussis Anissa M. Cheung, Karen M. Farizo, and Drusilla L. Burns Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2057-2066; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Cells Increases the Susceptibility of Macrophages to Infection with Coxiella burnetii Phase II through Down-Modulation of Nitric Oxide Production Dario S. Zamboni and Michel Rabinovitch Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2075-2080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detergent-Resistant Membrane Microdomains Facilitate Ib Oligomer Formation and Biological Activity of Clostridium perfringens Iota-Toxin Martha L. Hale, Jean-Christophe Marvaud, Michel R. Popoff, and Bradley G. Stiles Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2186-2193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Control of Small-Colony Variants by Genetic Regulation of the Hemin Uptake System Andreas Roggenkamp, Harald Hoffmann, and Mathias W. Hornef Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2254-2262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of BmpA on the Exposed Outer Membrane of Borrelia burgdorferi by Monospecific Anti-Recombinant BmpA Rabbit Antibodies Junghee J. Shin, Anton V. Bryksin, Henry P. Godfrey, and Felipe C. Cabello Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2280-2287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Citrobacter rodentium Type III Secreted Protein, EspI, and Roles of This and Other Secreted Proteins in Infection Rosanna Mundy, Liljana Petrovska, Katherine Smollett, Nandi Simpson, Rebecca K. Wilson, Jun Yu, Xuanlin Tu, Ilan Rosenshine, Simon Clare, Gordon Dougan, and Gad Frankel Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2288-2302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 6 Is a Dimorphic Antigen J. Andrew Pearce, Tony Triglia, Anthony N. Hodder, David C. Jackson, Alan F. Cowman, and Robin F. Anders Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2321-2328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence by Quorum Sensing Marcelo P. Sircili, Matthew Walters, Luis R. Trabulsi, and Vanessa Sperandio Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2329-2337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hydrophobic Domain of the Mycobacterial Erp Protein Is Not Essential for the Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dana Kocíncová, Berit Sondén, Yann Bordat, Elisabeth Pivert, Leila de Mendonça-Lima, Brigitte Gicquel, and Jean-Marc Reyrat Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2379-2382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Acid Adaptation-Mediated Vibrio cholerae Hyperinfectivity Michael J. Angelichio, D. Scott Merrell, and Andrew Camilli Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2405-2407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is a Surface-Displayed Plasminogen-Binding Protein Simone Bergmann, Manfred Rohde, and Sven Hammerschmidt Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2416-2419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Serine/Threonine Kinase StkP Positively Controls Virulence and Competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae Jose Echenique, Aras Kadioglu, Susana Romao, Peter W. Andrew, and Marie-Claude Trombe Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2434-2437; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Analysis of Genes That Encode DtxR-Like Transcriptional Regulators in Pathogenic and Saprophytic Corynebacterial Species Diana Marra Oram, Ana Avdalovic, and Randall K. Holmes Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1885-1895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Toll-Like Receptor 4 Contributes to Efficient Control of Infection with the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania major Pascale Kropf, Marina A. Freudenberg, Manuel Modolell, Helen P. Price, Shanti Herath, Simone Antoniazi, Chris Galanos, Deborah F. Smith, and Ingrid Müller Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1920-1928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salivary Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor and Oral Candidiasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Persons Amit Chattopadhyay, Laurie R. Gray, Lauren L. Patton, Daniel J. Caplan, Gary D. Slade, Hsaio-Chuan Tien, and Diane C. Shugars Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1956-1963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dendritic Cell Populations in Leishmania major-Infected Skin and Draining Lymph Nodes Tracey Baldwin, Sandrine Henri, Joan Curtis, Meredith O'Keeffe, David Vremec, Ken Shortman, and Emanuela Handman Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 1991-2001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degenerate Peptide Recognition by Candida albicans Adhesins Als5p and Als1p Stephen A. Klotz, Nand K. Gaur, Douglas F. Lake, Vincent Chan, Jason Rauceo, and Peter N. Lipke Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2029-2034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Program of Macrophage Gene Expression Induced by Phagocytosis of Leishmania chagasi Nilda E. Rodriguez, Haeok K. Chang, and Mary E. Wilson Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2111-2122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Pneumocystis carinii- Infected Hosts on Phagocytic Activity of Alveolar Macrophages Mark E. Lasbury, Peimao Lin, Dennis Tschang, Pamela J. Durant, and Chao-Hung Lee Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2140-2147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Gene Encoding a Protective Leishmania amazonensis Trp-Asp (WD) Protein Kimberly Campbell, Vsevolod Popov, and Lynn Soong Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2194-2202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Molecular Cloning of and Immunization with Ancylostoma ceylanicum Excretory-Secretory Protein 2, an Immunoreactive Protein Produced by Adult Hookworms Richard D. Bungiro, Jr., Carolina V. Solis, Lisa M. Harrison, and Michael Cappello Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2203-2213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Kunitz-Type Serine Protease Inhibitor: Evidence for a Role in Hookworm-Associated Growth Delay Daniel Chu, Richard D. Bungiro, Maureen Ibanez, Lisa M. Harrison, Eva Campodonico, Brian F. Jones, Juliusz Mieszczanek, Petr Kuzmic, and Michael Cappello Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2214-2221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Extracellular Phospholipases and Mononuclear Phagocytes in Dissemination of Cryptococcosis in a Murine Model Rosemary Santangelo, Hans Zoellner, Tania Sorrell, Christabel Wilson, Christine Donald, Julianne Djordjevic, Yi Shounan, and Lesley Wright Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2229-2239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Measuring the Effects of an Ever-Changing Environment on Malaria Control Thomas F. McCutchan, K. Christiana Grim, Jun Li, Walter Weiss, Darmendar Rathore, Margery Sullivan, Thaddeus K. Graczyk, Sanjai Kumar, and Mike R. Cranfield Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2248-2253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase mRNA Expression during Experimental Murine Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Claudia M. L. Maffei, Laurence F. Mirels, Raymond A. Sobel, Karl V. Clemons, and David A. Stevens Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2338-2349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathology Affects Different Organs in Two Mouse Strains Chronically Infected by a Trypanosoma cruzi Clone: a Model for Genetic Studies of Chagas’ Disease Claudio R. F. Marinho, Daniella Z. Bucci, Maria Lúcia Z. Dagli, Karina R. B. Bastos, Marcos G. Grisotto, Luiz R. Sardinha, Cristiane R. G. M. Baptista, Carlos Penha Gonçalves, Maria Regina D’Império Lima, and José M. Álvarez Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2350-2357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Absence of Interleukin-4 Determines Less Severe Pulmonary Paracoccidioidomycosis Associated with Impaired Th2 Response Adriana Pina, Rita C. Valente-Ferreira, Eugênia E. W. Molinari-Madlum, Celidéia A. C. Vaz, Alexandre C. Keller, and Vera L. G. Calich Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2369-2378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tec1p-Independent Activation of a Hypha-Associated Candida albicans Virulence Gene during Infection Peter Staib, Ayfer Binder, Marianne Kretschmar, Thomas Nichterlein, Klaus Schröppel, and Joachim Morschhäuser Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2386-2389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SKN7 of Candida albicans: Mutant Construction and Phenotype Analysis Praveen Singh, Neeraj Chauhan, Anup Ghosh, Freddie Dixon, and Richard Calderone Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2390-2394; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Induction of Protective Cellular Immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Recombinant Attenuated Self-Destructing Listeria monocytogenes Strains Harboring Eukaryotic Expression Plasmids for Antigen 85 Complex and MPB/MPT51 Keita Miki, Toshi Nagata, Takao Tanaka, Yeung-Hyen Kim, Masato Uchijima, Naoya Ohara, Satoshi Nakamura, Masaji Okada, and Yukio Koide Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2014-2021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flea-Borne Transmission Model To Evaluate Vaccine Efficacy against Naturally Acquired Bubonic Plague Clayton O. Jarrett, Florent Sebbane, Jeffrey J. Adamovicz, Gerard P. Andrews, and B. Joseph Hinnebusch Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2052-2056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intraspleen Delivery of a DNA Vaccine Coding for Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) of Brucella abortus Induces SOD-Specific CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells Carola Muñoz-Montesino, Edilia Andrews, Rodolfo Rivers, Andrés González-Smith, Gustavo Moraga-Cid, Hugo Folch, Sandra Céspedes, and Angel A. Oñate Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2081-2087; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vaccine Potential of the Neisseria meningitidis 2086 Lipoprotein Leah D. Fletcher, Liesel Bernfield, Vicki Barniak, John E. Farley, Alan Howell, Melissa Knauf, Peggy Ooi, Robert P. Smith, Paige Weise, Mike Wetherell, Xiaoling Xie, Robert Zagursky, Ying Zhang, and Gary W. Zlotnick Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2088-2100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Major Histocompatibility Complex II Expression and Antigen Processing in Murine Alveolar Macrophages by Mycobacterium bovis BCG and the 19-Kilodalton Mycobacterial Lipoprotein Scott A. Fulton, Scott M. Reba, Rish K. Pai, Meghan Pennini, Martha Torres, Clifford V. Harding, and W. Henry Boom Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2101-2110; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Normally Occurring Human Anti-GM1 Immunoglobulin M Antibodies and the Immune Response to Bacteria María E. Alaniz, Ricardo D. Lardone, Silvia L. Yudowski, María I. Farace, and Gustavo A. Nores Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2148-2151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis-Specific Immunoglobulin G Prevents P. gingivalis-Elicited Oral Bone Loss in a Murine Model Frank C. Gibson, III, Dario A. Gonzalez, Jodie Wong, and Caroline Attardo Genco Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2408-2411; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HLA-A2-Restricted CD8+-Cytotoxic-T-Cell Responses to Novel Epitopes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Superoxide Dismutase, Alanine Dehydrogenase, and Glutamine Synthetase Yuzhi Dong, Sandra Demaria, Xuming Sun, Fabio R. Santori, Bill M. Jesdale, Anne S. De Groot, William N. Rom, and Yuri Bushkin Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2412-2415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella Flagellin Is Not a Dominant Protective Antigen in Oral Immunization with Attenuated Live Vaccine Strains Chie Kodama and Hidenori Matsui Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2449-2451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Deep-Rough Mutant of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 Is Noninvasive for Intestinal Epithelial Cells Margaret I. Kanipes, Lindsay C. Holder, Adrian T. Corcoran, Anthony P. Moran, and Patricia Guerry Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2452-2455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Whole-Genome DNA Array Analysis of the Response of Borrelia burgdorferi to a Bactericidal Monoclonal Antibody Julie M. Anderton, Rafal Tokarz, Charles D. Thill, Christopher J. Kuhlow, Chad S. Brooks, Darrin R. Akins, Laura I. Katona, and Jorge L. Benach Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2035-2044; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Biofilm-Associated Protein Bap in the Pathogenesis of Bovine Staphylococcus aureus Carme Cucarella, M. Ángeles Tormo, Carles Úbeda, M. Pilar Trotonda, Marta Monzón, Critòfol Peris, Beatriz Amorena, Íñigo Lasa, and José R. Penadés Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2177-2185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probiotic Bifidobacteria Protect Mice from Lethal Infection with Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Takashi Asahara, Kensuke Shimizu, Koji Nomoto, Takashi Hamabata, Ayako Ozawa, and Yoshifumi Takeda Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2240-2247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of cgt, the Brucella abortus Cyclic ß-1,2-Glucan Transporter Gene, and Its Role in Virulence Mara S. Roset, Andrés E. Ciocchini, Rodolfo A. Ugalde, and Nora Iñón de Iannino Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2263-2271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impairment of Intramacrophagic Brucella suis Multiplication by Human Natural Killer Cells through a Contact-Dependent Mechanism Jacques Dornand, Virginie Lafont, Jane Oliaro, Annie Terraza, Elsa Castaneda-Roldan, and Jean-Pierre Liautard Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2303-2311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Control of Natural Resistance of Mouse Macrophages to Coxiella burnetii Infection In Vitro: Macrophages from Restrictive Strains Control Parasitophorous Vacuole Maturation Dario S. Zamboni Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2395-2399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Different Responses of Macrophages to Smooth and Rough Brucella spp.: Relationship to Virulence María P. Jiménez de Bagüés, Annie Terraza, Antoine Gross, and Jacques Dornand Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2429-2433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptation of Diverse Lyme Disease Spirochetes in a Natural Rodent Reservoir Host Dania Richter, Birte Klug, Andrew Spielman, and Franz-Rainer Matuschka Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2442-2444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterococcal Aggregation Substance and Binding Substance Are Not Major Contributors to Urinary Tract Colonization by Enterococcus faecalis in a Mouse Model of Ascending Unobstructed Urinary Tract Infection James R. Johnson, Connie Clabots, Helmut Hirt, Christopher Waters, and Gary Dunny Infect. Immun. April 2004 72: 2445-2448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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. April 2004 72: 2456 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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