Contents: May 2004, Volume 72, Issue 5        Minireviews        Host Response and Inflammation        Molecular Pathogenesis        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Bacterial Infections        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Molecular Genomics Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Haemophilus influenzae: Genetic Variability and Natural Selection To Identify Virulence Factors Janet R. Gilsdorf, Carl F. Marrs, and Betsy Foxman Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2457-2461; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Association of Tuberculin-Boosted Antibody Responses with Pathology and Cell-Mediated Immunity in Cattle Vaccinated with Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Infected with M. bovis Konstantin Lyashchenko, Adam O. Whelan, Rena Greenwald, John M. Pollock, Peter Andersen, R. Glyn Hewinson, and H. Martin Vordermeier Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2462-2467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of DAP12 and Molecules Associated with DAP12 during Host Responses to Mycobacterial Infection Naoko Aoki, Anna Zganiacz, Peter Margetts, and Zhou Xing Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2477-2483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host and Bacterial Factors Affecting Induction of Immune Responses to Flagellin Expressed by Attenuated Salmonella Vaccine Strains M. E. Sbrogio-Almeida, T. Mosca, L. M. Massis, I. A. Abrahamsohn, and L. C. S. Ferreira Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2546-2555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complement Protein C3 Binding to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Initiated by the Classical Pathway in Human Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid J. Scott Ferguson, Jeremy J. Weis, Jennifer L. Martin, and Larry S. Schlesinger Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2564-2573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leishmania major Amastigotes Induce p50/c-Rel NF-B Transcription Factor in Human Macrophages: Involvement in Cytokine Synthesis Lamia Guizani-Tabbane, Khadija Ben-Aissa, Meriam Belghith, Atfa Sassi, and Koussay Dellagi Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2582-2589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caspase-8 Activation Precedes Alterations of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential during Monocyte Apoptosis Induced by Phagocytosis and Killing of Staphylococcus aureus Kazimierz Weglarczyk, Jaroslaw Baran, Marek Zembala, and Juliusz Pryjma Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2590-2597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression by Shiga Toxin 1 and/or Lipopolysaccharides in the Human Monocytic Cell Line THP-1 Lisa M. Harrison, Wilhelmina C. E. van Haaften, and Vernon L. Tesh Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2618-2627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Down-Modulation of Lung Immune Responses by Interleukin-10 and Transforming Growth Factor ß (TGF-ß) and Analysis of TGF-ß Receptors I and II in Active Tuberculosis M. Glória Bonecini-Almeida, John L. Ho, Neio Boéchat, Richard C. Huard, Sadhana Chitale, Howard Doo, Jiayuan Geng, Lorena Rego, Luiz Claudio Oliveira Lazzarini, Afrânio L. Kritski, Warren D. Johnson, Jr., Timothy A. McCaffrey, and José R. Lapa e Silva Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2628-2634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pattern of Cytokine Responses to Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Commensal Bacteria Is Profoundly Changed when Monocytes Differentiate into Dendritic Cells Helen Karlsson, Pia Larsson, Agnes E. Wold, and Anna Rudin Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2671-2678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Immunization with a Colloid-Formulated Bacterial Extract Induces an Acute Inflammatory Response in the Lungs and Elicits Specific Immune Responses A. Rial, D. Lens, L. Betancor, H. Benkiel, J. S. Silva, and J. A. Chabalgoity Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2679-2688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD4-T-Lymphocyte Interactions with Pneumolysin and Pneumococci Suggest a Crucial Protective Role in the Host Response to Pneumococcal Infection Aras Kadioglu, William Coward, M. Joseph Colston, Colin R. A. Hewitt, and Peter W. Andrew Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2689-2697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide-Mediated Regulation of Gamma Interferon-Induced Bacteriostasis: Inhibition and Degradation of Human Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Christian Hucke, Colin R. MacKenzie, Koku D. Z. Adjogble, Osamu Takikawa, and Walter Däubener Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2723-2730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cleavage of Complement C3b to iC3b on the Surface of Staphylococcus aureus Is Mediated by Serum Complement Factor I K. M. Cunnion, P. S. Hair, and E. S. Buescher Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2858-2863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacteria Inhibit Nitric Oxide Synthase Recruitment to Phagosomes during Macrophage Infection Barbara H. Miller, Rutilio A. Fratti, Jens F. Poschet, Graham S. Timmins, Sharon S. Master, Marcos Burgos, Michael A. Marletta, and Vojo Deretic Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2872-2878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Alternative Activation Pathway and Complement Component C3 Are Critical for a Protective Immune Response against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Murine Model of Pneumonia Stacey L. Mueller-Ortiz, Scott M. Drouin, and Rick A. Wetsel Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2899-2906; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Macrophages in Host Resistance to Group A Streptococci Oliver Goldmann, Manfred Rohde, Gursharan Singh Chhatwal, and Eva Medina Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2956-2963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-12 Therapy Reduces the Number of Immune Cells and Pathology in Lungs of Mice Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dawn Nolt and JoAnne L. Flynn Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2976-2988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tick Saliva Reduces Adherence and Area of Human Neutrophils Ruth R. Montgomery, Denise Lusitani, Anne de Boisfleury Chevance, and Stephen E. Malawista Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2989-2994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Salmonella OmpC Kb-Restricted Epitopes for CD8+-T-Cell Recognition Alberto Diaz-Quiñonez, Natalia Martin-Orozco, Armando Isibasi, and Vianney Ortiz-Navarrete Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3059-3062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Genetic Evidence that Legionella pneumophila RpoS Modulates Expression of the Transmission Phenotype in Both the Exponential Phase and the Stationary Phase Michael A. Bachman and Michele S. Swanson Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2468-2476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Lipoprotein NlpI in the Virulence of Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli Strain LF82 Isolated from a Patient with Crohn's Disease Nicolas Barnich, Marie-Agnès Bringer, Laurent Claret, and Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2484-2493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Haptoglobin and Hemoglobin-Haptoglobin Interactions with the Neisseria meningitidis TonB-Dependent Receptor HpuAB by Flow Cytometry Kyle H. Rohde and David W. Dyer Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2494-2506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of the Gene Encoding the Major Cell-Associated Phospholipase A of Legionella pneumophila, plaB, Exhibiting Hemolytic Activity Antje Flieger, Kerstin Rydzewski, Sangeeta Banerji, Markus Broich, and Klaus Heuner Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2648-2658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essential Role for the gtfA Gene Encoding a Putative Glycosyltransferase in the Adherence of Porphyromonas gingivalis Masahiro Narimatsu, Yuichiro Noiri, Shousaku Itoh, Nobuo Noguchi, Takashi Kawahara, and Shigeyuki Ebisu Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2698-2702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteolytic Processing of the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Cilium Adhesin Steven P. Djordjevic, Stuart J. Cordwell, Michael A. Djordjevic, Jody Wilton, and F. Chris Minion Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2791-2802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pagP Is Required for Resistance to Antibody-Mediated Complement Lysis during Bordetella bronchiseptica Respiratory Infection Mylisa R. Pilione, Elizabeth J. Pishko, Andrew Preston, Duncan J. Maskell, and Eric T. Harvill Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2837-2842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of the Ornibactin and Pyochelin Siderophore Transport Systems in Burkholderia cenocepacia Lung Infections M. B. Visser, S. Majumdar, E. Hani, and P. A. Sokol Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2850-2857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Transfer of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 to Salmonella bongori and Escherichia coli Imke Hansen-Wester, Dipshikha Chakravortty, and Michael Hensel Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2879-2888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteus mirabilis Genes That Contribute to Pathogenesis of Urinary Tract Infection: Identification of 25 Signature-Tagged Mutants Attenuated at Least 100-Fold Laurel S. Burall, Janette M. Harro, Xin Li, C.Virginia Lockatell, Stephanie D. Himpsl, J. Richard Hebel, David E. Johnson, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2922-2938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LuxS Is Required for Persistent Pneumococcal Carriage and Expression of Virulence and Biosynthesis Genes Elizabeth A. Joyce, Amita Kawale, Stefano Censini, Charles C. Kim, Antonello Covacci, and Stanley Falkow Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2964-2975; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycosylation of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 1a and Its Putative Role in Adhesion to Tick Cells Jose C. Garcia-Garcia, José de la Fuente, Gianna Bell-Eunice, Edmour F. Blouin, and Katherine M. Kocan Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3022-3030; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Extra Cytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor E Is Essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence in Mice Riccardo Manganelli, Lanfranco Fattorini, Dejiang Tan, Elisabetta Iona, Graziella Orefici, Giuseppe Altavilla, Paola Cusatelli, and Issar Smith Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3038-3041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of Pili on the Surface of Francisella tularensis Horacio Gil, Jorge L. Benach, and David G. Thanassi Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3042-3047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Host Cell Chaperone Hsp90 Is Necessary for Cytotoxic Action of the Binary Iota-Like Toxins Gerd Haug, Klaus Aktories, and Holger Barth Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3066-3068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macrophages Release Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin-12 in Response to Intracellular Bacillus anthracis Spores Alison K. Pickering and Tod J. Merkel Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3069-3072; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PheP, a Putative Amino Acid Permease of Staphylococcus aureus, Contributes to Survival In Vivo and during Starvation Malcolm J. Horsburgh, Michael D. Wiltshire, Howard Crossley, Eileen Ingham, and Simon J. Foster Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3073-3076; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Intranasal Immunization with Multivalent Group A Streptococcal Vaccines Protects Mice against Intranasal Challenge Infections Mary A. Hall, Steven D. Stroop, Mary C. Hu, Michael A. Walls, Mark A. Reddish, David S. Burt, George H. Lowell, and James B. Dale Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2507-2512; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Local and Systemic Antibody Responses in Mice Immunized Intranasally with Native and Detergent-Extracted Outer Membrane Vesicles from Neisseria meningitidis Terry Guthrie, Simon Y. C. Wong, Bin Liang, Lisa Hyland, Sam Hou, E. Arne Høiby, and Svein Rune Andersen Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2528-2537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reinfection with Chlamydophila abortus by Uterine and Indirect Cohort Routes Reduces Fertility in Cattle Preexposed to Chlamydophila Fred J. DeGraves, TeaYoun Kim, JunBae Jee, Tobias Schlapp, Hans-Robert Hehnen, and Bernhard Kaltenboeck Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2538-2545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of T-Cell Responses to Novel RD1- and RD2-Encoded Mycobacterium tuberculosis Gene Products for Specific Detection of Human Tuberculosis Infection Xiao-Qing Liu, Davinder Dosanjh, Hansa Varia, Katie Ewer, Paul Cockle, Geoffrey Pasvol, and Ajit Lalvani Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2574-2581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease in Mice Immunized with Conserved Surface-Accessible Proteins Josée Hamel, Nathalie Charland, Isabelle Pineau, Catherine Ouellet, Stéphane Rioux, Denis Martin, and Bernard R. Brodeur Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2659-2670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Mucosal Delivery of Antigen with Cell Wall Mutants of Lactic Acid Bacteria Corinne Grangette, Heide Müller-Alouf, Pascal Hols, Denise Goudercourt, Jean Delcour, Mireille Turneer, and Annick Mercenier Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2731-2737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mucosal and Cellular Immune Responses Elicited by Recombinant Lactococcus lactis Strains Expressing Tetanus Toxin Fragment C K. Robinson, L. M. Chamberlain, M. C. Lopez, C. M. Rush, H. Marcotte, R. W. F. Le Page, and J. M. Wells Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2753-2761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Methoxymycolic Acid Production by Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccines Adam Belley, David Alexander, Tania Di Pietrantonio, Manon Girard, Joses Jones, Erwin Schurr, Jun Liu, David R. Sherman, and Marcel A. Behr Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2803-2809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellin Fusion Proteins as Adjuvants or Vaccines Induce Specific Immune Responses Camilo Cuadros, Francisco J. Lopez-Hernandez, Ana Lucia Dominguez, Michael McClelland, and Joseph Lustgarten Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2810-2816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium difficile Toxin A Carboxyl-Terminus Peptide Lacking ADP-Ribosyltransferase Activity Acts as a Mucosal Adjuvant Ignazio Castagliuolo, Marina Sardina, Paola Brun, Chiara DeRos, Cristina Mastrotto, Laura Lovato, and Giorgio Palù Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2827-2836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial and Host Factors Involved in the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class Ib-Restricted Presentation of Salmonella Hsp 60: Novel Pathway Wei-Feng Lo, Cory D. Dunn, Helena Ong, Eleanor S. Metcalf, and Mark J. Soloski Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2843-2849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection Elicited by a Double Leucine and Pantothenate Auxotroph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Guinea Pigs Samantha L. Sampson, Christopher C. Dascher, Vasan K. Sambandamurthy, Robert G. Russell, William R. Jacobs, Jr., Barry R. Bloom, and Mary K. Hondalus Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3031-3037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Fibrinogen Binding Protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis Is a Target for Opsonic Antibodies Anna Rennermalm, Martin Nilsson, and Jan-Ingmar Flock Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3081-3083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Inhibition of Monocytic Interleukin-12 Production by Candida albicans via Selective Activation of ERK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Ningfeng Tang, Liming Liu, Kefei Kang, Pranab K. Mukherjee, Masakazu Takahara, Guofen Chen, Thomas S. McCormick, Kevin D. Cooper, and Mahmoud Ghannoum Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2513-2520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impairment of Tetanus-Specific Cellular and Humoral Responses following Tetanus Vaccination in Human Lymphatic Filariasis Suba Nookala, Sundaram Srinivasan, Perumal Kaliraj, Rangarajan Badri Narayanan, and Thomas B. Nutman Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2598-2604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Reactivity of Schistosoma mansoni Cytosolic Superoxide Dismutase, a Protective Vaccine Candidate, with Host Superoxide Dismutase and Identification of Parasite-Specific B Epitopes Claudia Carvalho-Queiroz, Rosemary Cook, Ching C. Wang, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Nicola A. Bailey, Nejat K. Egilmez, Edith Mathiowitz, and Philip T. LoVerde Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2635-2647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dialysis Unmasks the Fungicidal Properties of Glandular Salivary Secretions Eva J. Helmerhorst, Bianca Flora, Robert F. Troxler, and Frank G. Oppenheim Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2703-2709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bovine Leukocyte Antigen Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II DRB3*2703 and DRB3*1501 Alleles Are Associated with Variation in Levels of Protection against Theileria parva Challenge following Immunization with the Sporozoite p67 Antigen Keith T. Ballingall, Anthony Luyai, G. John Rowlands, Jill Sales, Anthony J. Musoke, Subash P. Morzaria, and Declan J. McKeever Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2738-2741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Alleles Influence Levels of Antibodies to the Plasmodium falciparum Asexual-Stage Apical Membrane Antigen 1 but Not to Merozoite Surface Antigen 2 and Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Armead H. Johnson, Rose G. F. Leke, Nancy R. Mendell, Dewon Shon, Young Ju Suh, Dennis Bomba-Nkolo, Viviane Tchinda, Samuel Kouontchou, Lucy W. Thuita, Anne Marie van der Wel, Alan Thomas, Anthony Stowers, Allan Saul, Ainong Zhou, Diane W. Taylor, and Isabella A. Quakyi Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2762-2771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of ß-Defensin Gene Expression during Cryptosporidium parvum Infection Tarek K. Zaalouk, Mona Bajaj-Elliott, John T. George, and Vincent McDonald Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2772-2779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Hematin by a New Class of Glutathione Transferase from the Blood-Feeding Parasitic Nematode Haemonchus contortus Arjan J. van Rossum, James R. Jefferies, Frans A. M. Rijsewijk, E. James LaCourse, Paul Teesdale-Spittle, John Barrett, Andrew Tait, and Peter M. Brophy Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2780-2790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Study of Brain CD8+ T Cells Induced by Sporozoites and Those Induced by Blood-Stage Plasmodium berghei ANKA Involved in the Development of Cerebral Malaria Sébastien Bagot, Fatima Nogueira, Alexis Collette, Virgilio do Rosario, François Lemonier, Pierre-André Cazenave, and Sylviane Pied Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2817-2826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxopain-1 Is Critical for Infection in a Novel Chicken Embryo Model of Congenital Toxoplasmosis Xuchu Que, Annette Wunderlich, Keith A. Joiner, and Sharon L. Reed Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2915-2921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Intravaginal Live Candida Challenge in Humans Leads to New Hypotheses for the Immunopathogenesis of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Paul L. Fidel, Jr., Melissa Barousse, Terri Espinosa, Mercedes Ficarra, Joy Sturtevant, David H. Martin, Alison J. Quayle, and Kathleen Dunlap Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2939-2946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Erythrocyte Invasion by Babesia bovis Merozoites Is Inhibited by Polyclonal Antisera Directed against Peptides Derived from a Homologue of Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 Fasila R. Gaffar, Ana P. Yatsuda, Frits F. J. Franssen, and Erik de Vries Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2947-2955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vaccination with an Ostertagia ostertagi Polyprotein Allergen Protects Calves against Homologous Challenge Infection Isabel Vercauteren, Peter Geldhof, Jozef Vercruysse, Iris Peelaers, Wim Van Den Broeck, Kris Gevaert, and Edwin Claerebout Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2995-3001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cdc42 and the Actin-Related Protein/Neural Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Network Mediate Cellular Invasion by Cryptosporidium parvum Xian-Ming Chen, Bing Q. Huang, Patrick L. Splinter, James D. Orth, Daniel D. Billadeau, Mark A. McNiven, and Nicholas F. LaRusso Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3011-3021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cerebral Edema and Cerebral Hemorrhages in Interleukin-10-Deficient Mice Infected with Plasmodium chabaudi Latifu A. Sanni, William Jarra, Ching Li, and Jean Langhorne Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3054-3058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in the Early Phase of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Infection in Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) Naomi Maina, Joseph Maina Ngotho, Tom Were, John Kibuthu Thuita, David Mumo Mwangangi, John Maina Kagira, Joseph Mathu Ndung'u, and Jeremy Sternberg Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3063-3065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of Helicobacter hepaticus Cytolethal Distending Toxin Mutants Vincent B. Young, Kimberly A. Knox, Jason S. Pratt, Jennifer S. Cortez, Linda S. Mansfield, Arlin B. Rogers, James G. Fox, and David B. Schauer Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2521-2527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alcohol Exacerbates Murine Pulmonary Tuberculosis Carol M. Mason, Elizabeth Dobard, Ping Zhang, and Steve Nelson Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2556-2563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumococcal Surface Protein C Contributes to Sepsis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Mice Francesco Iannelli, Damiana Chiavolini, Susanna Ricci, Marco Rinaldo Oggioni, and Gianni Pozzi Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3077-3080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porcine Choroid Plexus Epithelial Cells Induce Streptococcus suis Bacteriostasis In Vitro Rüdiger A. Adam, Tobias Tenenbaum, Peter Valentin-Weigand, Maurice Laryea, Bernd Schwahn, Susanne Angelow, Hans-Joachim Galla, Walter Däubener, and Horst Schroten Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3084-3087; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Platelet Aggregation Induced by Serotype Polysaccharides from Streptococcus mutans Jean-San Chia, Ya-Lin Lin, Huei-Ting Lien, and Jen-Yang Chen Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2605-2617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engulfment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Revealing Distinct Processes of Bacterial Entry by Individual Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cellular Adhesion Molecule Family Receptors Shannon E. McCaw, Edward H. Liao, and Scott D. Gray-Owen Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2742-2752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi-Induced Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases from Human Chondrocytes Requires Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Signaling Pathways Aruna K. Behera, Cheleste M. Thorpe, J. Michael Kidder, Wendy Smith, Ethan Hildebrand, and Linden T. Hu Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2864-2871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Induces Apoptosis of Macrophages in Association with Alterations in the Mitochondrial Pathway Rena J. Menaker, Peter J. M. Ceponis, and Nicola L. Jones Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2889-2898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epithelial Invasion by Escherichia coli Bearing Dr Fimbriae Is Controlled by Nitric Oxide-Regulated Expression of CD55 Li Fang, Bogdan J. Nowicki, Petri Urvil, Pawel Goluszko, Stella Nowicki, Steven L. Young, and Chandrasekhar Yallampalli Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2907-2914; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella pneumophila Replication Vacuole Formation Involves Rapid Recruitment of Proteins of the Early Secretory System Isabelle Derré and Ralph R. Isberg Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3048-3053; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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A Comparative Genome Analysis Identifies Distinct Sorting Pathways in Gram-Positive Bacteria David Comfort and Robert T. Clubb Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 2710-2722; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Partial Analysis of the Genomes of Two Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Otitis Media Isolates Robert S. Munson, Jr., Alistair Harrison, Allison Gillaspy, William C. Ray, Matt Carson, David Armbruster, Jenny Gipson, Mandy Gipson, Linda Johnson, Lisa Lewis, David W. Dyer, and Lauren O. Bakaletz Infect. Immun. May 2004 72: 3002-3010; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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