Contents: June 2004, Volume 72, Issue 6        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Bacterial Infections        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Model for Immune Responses to Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis in Cattle Paul M. Coussens Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3089-3096; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Predominant Outer Membrane Antigens of Bartonella henselae Matthew R. Chenoweth, Craig E. Greene, Duncan C. Krause, and Frank C. Gherardini Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3097-3105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degeneration and Regeneration of Murine Skeletal Neuromuscular Junctions after Intramuscular Injection with a Sublethal Dose of Clostridium sordellii Lethal Toxin Julien Barbier, Michel R. Popoff, and Jordi Molgó Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3120-3128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Binds to, Invades, and Colonizes Native Type I Collagen Lattices Maria C. Zambrano, Anastasia A. Beklemisheva, Anton V. Bryksin, Stuart A. Newman, and Felipe C. Cabello Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3138-3146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of EspF from Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Alteration of Epithelial Barrier Function V. K. Viswanathan, Athanasia Koutsouris, Sandra Lukic, Mark Pilkinton, Ivana Simonovic, Miljan Simonovic, and Gail Hecht Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3218-3227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Flagellin and the Two-Component CheA/CheY System of Listeria monocytogenes in Host Cell Invasion and Virulence Lone Dons, Emma Eriksson, Yuxuan Jin, Martin E. Rottenberg, Krister Kristensson, Charlotte N. Larsen, José Bresciani, and John E. Olsen Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3237-3244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding and Internalization of Clostridium perfringens Iota-Toxin in Lipid Rafts Masahiro Nagahama, Akiwo Yamaguchi, Tohko Hagiyama, Noriko Ohkubo, Keiko Kobayashi, and Jun Sakurai Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3267-3275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of Anthrax Lethal Toxin Cytotoxicity: a Subset of Monoclonal Antibodies against Protective Antigen Increases Lethal Toxin-Mediated Killing of Murine Macrophages Nehal Mohamed, Juan Li, Claudia S. Ferreira, Stephen F. Little, Arthur M. Friedlander, George L. Spitalny, and Leslie S. Casey Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3276-3283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The LetE Protein Enhances Expression of Multiple LetA/LetS-Dependent Transmission Traits by Legionella pneumophila Michael A. Bachman and Michele S. Swanson Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3284-3293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cystathionine ß-Lyase Is Important for Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Linda J. Ejim, Vanessa M. D'Costa, Nadine H. Elowe, J. Concepción Loredo-Osti, Danielle Malo, and Gerard D. Wright Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3310-3314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium sordellii Lethal Toxin Is Maintained in a Multimeric Protein Complex Daniel E. Voth, Maen Qa'Dan, Elaine E. Hamm, Joy M. Pelfrey, and Jimmy D. Ballard Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3366-3372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the icmH and icmF Genes Required for Legionella pneumophila Intracellular Growth, Genes That Are Present in Many Bacteria Associated with Eukaryotic Cells Tal Zusman, Michal Feldman, Einat Halperin, and Gil Segal Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3398-3409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Lectin, DltA, Is Required for Expression of a Full Serum Resistance Phenotype in Haemophilus ducreyi Isabelle Leduc, Patricia Richards, Crystal Davis, Birgit Schilling, and Christopher Elkins Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3418-3428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterogeneity among Helicobacter pylori Strains in Expression of the Outer Membrane Protein BabA Ewa E. Hennig, Ray Mernaugh, Jennifer Edl, Ping Cao, and Timothy L. Cover Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3429-3435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Heptosyltransferase Mutant of Pasteurella multocida Produces a Truncated Lipopolysaccharide Structure and Is Attenuated in Virulence Marina Harper, Andrew D. Cox, Frank St. Michael, Ian W. Wilkie, John D. Boyce, and Ben Adler Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3436-3443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Transferrin Receptor from a Neisseria meningitidis tbpB Isotype II Strain in Human Transferrin Binding and Virulence Geneviève Renauld-Mongénie, David Poncet, Michèle Mignon, Sophie Fraysse, Christophe Chabanel, Bernard Danve, Tino Krell, and Marie-José Quentin-Millet Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3461-3470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Two-Component System in Streptococcus gordonii V288 Involved in Biofilm Formation Yongshu Zhang, Yu Lei, Ali Khammanivong, and Mark C. Herzberg Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3489-3494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Novel Fibrinogen-Binding Protein FbsB Promotes Streptococcus agalactiae Invasion into Epithelial Cells Heike Gutekunst, Bernhard J. Eikmanns, and Dieter J. Reinscheid Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3495-3504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Vibrio cholerae ToxR-Regulated Porin OmpU Confers Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides Jyoti Mathur and Matthew K. Waldor Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3577-3583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Serine Protease Motif of EspC from Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Produces Epithelial Damage by a Mechanism Different from That of Pet Toxin from Enteroaggregative E. coli Fernando Navarro-García, Adrián Canizalez-Roman, Bao Quan Sui, James P. Nataro, and Yenia Azamar Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3609-3621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Gelatinase, Serine Protease, and fsr to the Pathogenesis of Enterococcus faecalis Endophthalmitis Michael Engelbert, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Frederick M. Ausubel, Stephen B. Calderwood, and Michael S. Gilmore Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3628-3633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Induces AGS Cell Motility and Elongation via Independent Signaling Pathways Stefan Moese, Matthias Selbach, Terry Kwok, Volker Brinkmann, Wolfgang König, Thomas F. Meyer, and Steffen Backert Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3646-3649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis RgpA and Kgp Proteinases and Adhesins Are C Terminally Processed by the Carboxypeptidase CPG70 Paul D. Veith, Yu-Yen Chen, and Eric C. Reynolds Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3655-3657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Origin of Isolates, Especially Endocarditis Isolates, and Various Genes on Biofilm Formation by Enterococcus faecalis Jamal A. Mohamed, Wenxiang Huang, Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy, Fang Teng, and Barbara E. Murray Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3658-3663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Properties of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Like Toxin Type R Katsuhiko Omoe, Ken'ichi Imanishi, Dong-Liang Hu, Hidehito Kato, Hiromi Takahashi-Omoe, Akio Nakane, Takehiko Uchiyama, and Kunihiro Shinagawa Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3664-3667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Streptococcus pyogenes Two-Component Response Regulators in the Temporal Control of Mga and the Mga-Regulated Virulence Gene emm Deborah A. Ribardo, Thomas J. Lambert, and Kevin S. McIver Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3668-3673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Disassembly of F-Actin Cytoskeleton after Interaction of Bacillus cereus with Fully Differentiated Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells Jessica Minnaard, Vanessa Lievin-Le Moal, Marie-Helene Coconnier, Alain L. Servin, and Pablo F. Pérez Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3106-3112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression and Cytokine Responses in the Human Urinary Tract Mucosa Patrik Samuelsson, Long Hang, Björn Wullt, Heikki Irjala, and Catharina Svanborg Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3179-3186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulent and Avirulent Strains of Francisella tularensis Prevent Acidification and Maturation of Their Phagosomes and Escape into the Cytoplasm in Human Macrophages Daniel L. Clemens, Bai-Yu Lee, and Marcus A. Horwitz Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3204-3217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella dumoffii DjlA, a Member of the DnaJ Family, Is Required for Intracellular Growth Hiroko Ohnishi, Yoshimitsu Mizunoe, Akemi Takade, Yoshitaka Tanaka, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Mine Harada, and Shin-ichi Yoshida Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3592-3603; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of De Novo Subcortical Actin Filament Assembly by Treponema denticola Major Outer Sheath Protein Mohsen Amin, Andy C. S. Ho, Jenny Y. Lin, Andre Paes Batista da Silva, Michael Glogauer, and Richard P. Ellen Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3650-3654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection Induces Protracted Neutrophil Degranulation Kyoung-seong Choi, Dennis J. Grab, and J. Stephen Dumler Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3680-3683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis: Impaired Clearance of Bacteria from the Blood Due to Increased Apoptosis in the Spleen in Bcl-2-Deficient Mice Andreas Wellmer, Matthias von Mering, Annette Spreer, Ricarda Diem, Helmut Eiffert, Christiane Noeske, Stefanie Bunkowski, Ralf Gold, and Roland Nau Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3113-3119; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-10 Limits Local and Body Cavity Inflammation during Infection with Muscle-Stage Trichinella spiralis Daniel P. Beiting, Susan K. Bliss, Donald H. Schlafer, Victoria L. Roberts, and Judith A. Appleton Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3129-3137; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Acyloxyacyl Hydrolase, a Lipopolysaccharide- Detoxifying Enzyme, in the Murine Urinary Tract J. Amelia Feulner, Mingfang Lu, JohnM. Shelton, Mei Zhang, James A. Richardson, and Robert S. Munford Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3171-3178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Superantigen-Treated Intestinal Epithelial Cells Upregulate Heat Shock Proteins 25 and 72 and Are Resistant to Oxidant Cytotoxicity Mark W. Musch, Elaine O. Petrof, Keishi Kojima, Hongyu Ren, Derek M. McKay, and Eugene B. Chang Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3187-3194; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Myeloid Differentiation Antigen 88 Deficiency Impairs Pathogen Clearance but Does Not Alter Inflammation in Borrelia burgdorferi-Infected Mice Nengyin Liu, Ruth R. Montgomery, Stephen W. Barthold, and Linda K. Bockenstedt Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3195-3203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide Protects Primary B Lymphocytes from Apoptosis by Preventing Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Bax Translocation to Mitochondria Vongthip Souvannavong, Christophe Lemaire, and Richard Chaby Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3260-3266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition Reduces Inflammation in the Acute Stage of Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis Klemens Angstwurm, Uwe-Karsten Hanisch, Tarraneh Gassemi, Margrethe Bastholm Bille, Marco Prinz, Ulrich Dirnagl, Helmut Kettenmann, and Joerg R. Weber Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3294-3298; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clearance of Citrobacter rodentium Requires B Cells but Not Secretory Immunoglobulin A (IgA) or IgM Antibodies Christian Maaser, Michael P. Housley, Mitsutoshi Iimura, Jennifer R. Smith, Bruce A. Vallance, B. Brett Finlay, John R. Schreiber, Nissi M. Varki, Martin F. Kagnoff, and Lars Eckmann Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3315-3324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Age-Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA to Pneumococcal Protein Antigens in a Population in Coastal Kenya Catherine Laine, Tabitha Mwangi, Claudette M. Thompson, Jacktone Obiero, Marc Lipsitch, and J. Anthony G. Scott Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3331-3335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complement Activation and Complement-Dependent Inflammation by Neisseria meningitidis Are Independent of Lipopolysaccharide Tom Sprong, Anne-Sophie W. Møller, Anna Bjerre, Elisabeth Wedege, Peter Kierulf, Jos W. M. van der Meer, Petter Brandtzaeg, Marcel van Deuren, and T. E. Mollnes Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3344-3349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppression of Serum Antibody Responses by Pertussis Toxin after Respiratory Tract Colonization by Bordetella pertussis and Identification of an Immunodominant Lipoprotein Nicholas H. Carbonetti, Galina V. Artamonova, Charlotte Andreasen, Edward Dudley, R. Michael Mays, and Zoe E. V. Worthington Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3350-3358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fungal Metabolite Gliotoxin Inhibits Assembly of the Human Respiratory Burst NADPH Oxidase Shohko Tsunawaki, Lucia S. Yoshida, Satoshi Nishida, Toshihiro Kobayashi, and Takashi Shimoyama Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3373-3382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific In Vivo Deletion of B-Cell Subpopulations Expressing Human Immunoglobulins by the B-Cell Superantigen Protein L Muriel Viau, Nancy S. Longo, Peter E. Lipsky, Lars Björck, and Moncef Zouali Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3515-3523; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Antibody on the Rickettsia-Host Cell Interaction Hui-Min Feng, Ted Whitworth, Vsevolod Popov, and David H. Walker Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3524-3530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Improve the Survival of Pregnant and Fetal Mice following Listeria monocytogenes Infection Shu-ichi Ito, Ken J. Ishii, Hidekazu Shirota, and Dennis M. Klinman Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3543-3548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Activates the Early Growth Response 1 Protein in Gastric Epithelial Cells M. M. M. Abdel-Latif, H. J. Windle, K. A. Fitzgerald, Y. S. Ang, D. Ní Eidhin, M. Li-Weber, K. Sabra, and D. Kelleher Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3549-3560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection with Toxoplasma gondii Increases Atherosclerotic Lesion in ApoE-Deficient Mice Luciane R. Portugal, Luciana R. Fernandes, Giovana C. Cesar, Helton C. Santiago, Dirce R. Oliveira, Neide M. Silva, Andrea A. Silva, Joseli Lannes-Vieira, Rosa M. E. Arantes, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, and Jacqueline I. Alvarez-Leite Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3571-3576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretory Leucoprotease Inhibitor Impairs Toll-Like Receptor 2- and 4-Mediated Responses in Monocytic Cells Catherine M. Greene, Noel G. McElvaney, Shane J. O'Neill, and Clifford C. Taggart Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3684-3687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD4+ T Lymphocytes from Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 2 (MSP2) Vaccinees Recognize Naturally Processed Epitopes Conserved in MSP3 Wendy C. Brown, Guy H. Palmer, Kelly A. Brayton, Patrick F. M. Meeus, Anthony F. Barbet, Kimberly A. Kegerreis, and Travis C. McGuire Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3688-3692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Pneumocystis Activates Human Alveolar Macrophage NF-B Signaling through Mannose Receptors Jianmin Zhang, Jinping Zhu, Amy Imrich, Melanie Cushion, T. Bernard Kinane, and Henry Koziel Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3147-3160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Morphological and Electrophysiological Changes in Hamster Cornea after In Vitro Interaction with Trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp. Maritza Omaña-Molina, Fernando Navarro-García, Arturo González-Robles, José de Jesús Serrano-Luna, Rafael Campos-Rodríguez, Adolfo Martínez-Palomo, Víctor Tsutsumi, and Mineko Shibayama Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3245-3251; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Associations between Responses to the Rhoptry-Associated Membrane Antigen of Plasmodium falciparum and Immunity to Malaria Infection Agnieszka E. Topolska, Thomas L. Richie, Doan Hanh Nhan, and Ross L. Coppel Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3325-3330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptococcus neoformans Capsule Structure Evolution In Vitro and during Murine Infection Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Françoise Dromer, and Guilhem Janbon Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3359-3365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Type 2 Cytokines with Hepatic Fibrosis in Human Schistosoma mansoni Infection Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus, Andréa Magalhães, Delfin Gonzalez Miranda, Roberval Gonzalez Miranda, Maria Ilma Araújo, Adriana Almeida de Jesus, Angela Silva, Luciana B. Santana, Edward Pearce, and Edgar M. Carvalho Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3391-3397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Cardiac Myosin-Specific Autoimmune Response Is Induced by Immunization with Trypanosoma cruzi Proteins Juan S. Leon, Melvin D. Daniels, Krista M. Toriello, Kegiang Wang, and David M. Engman Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3410-3417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Blastomyces dermatitidis, Sporothrix schenckii, and Histoplasma capsulatum with Acanthamoeba castellanii Judith N. Steenbergen, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Stephanie D. Malliaris, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3478-3488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Geographical and Temporal Conservation of Antibody Recognition of Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigens Morten A. Nielsen, Lasse S. Vestergaard, John Lusingu, Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals, Haider A. Giha, Berit Grevstad, Bamenla Q. Goka, Martha M. Lemnge, James B. Jensen, Bartholomew D. Akanmori, Thor G. Theander, Trine Staalsoe, and Lars Hviid Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3531-3535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of CD8+ and CD4+ T Lymphocytes in Jejunal Mucosal Injury during Murine Giardiasis Kevin G.-E. Scott, Linda C. H. Yu, and André G. Buret Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3536-3542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibodies against MAEBL Ligand Domains M1 and M2 Inhibit Sporozoite Development In Vitro Peter Preiser, Laurent Rénia, Naresh Singh, Bharath Balu, William Jarra, Tatiana Voza, Osamu Kaneko, Peter Blair, Motomi Torii, Irène Landau, and John H. Adams Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3604-3608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Compensatory Mutant (lpg2–REV) of Leishmania major Able To Survive as Amastigotes within Macrophages without LPG2-Dependent Glycoconjugates and Its Significance to Virulence and Immunization Strategies Gerald F. Späth, Lon-Fye Lye, Hiroaki Segawa, Salvatore J. Turco, and Stephen M. Beverley Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3622-3627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Susceptibility of ß7-Integrin-Deficient Neonatal Mice in the Early Stage of Cryptosporidium parvum Infection Roselyne Mancassola, Sonia Lacroix-Lamandé, Mathieu Barrier, Muriel Naciri, Henri Salmon, and Fabrice Laurent Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3634-3637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The -Specific Cell Identity Factor Sxi1 Is Not Required for Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans Christina M. Hull, Gary M. Cox, and Joseph Heitman Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3643-3645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody to Cryptococcus neoformans Glucuronoxylomannan Inhibits the Release of Capsular Antigen Luis R. Martinez, Dariush Moussai, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3674-3679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Comparative Analysis of B- and T-Cell Epitopes of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Filtrate Protein 10 John S. Spencer, Hee Jin Kim, Angela M. Marques, Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarerro, Monica C. B. S. Lima, Varalakshmi D. Vissa, Richard W. Truman, Maria Laura Gennaro, Sang-Nae Cho, Stewart T. Cole, and Patrick J. Brennan Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3161-3170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Streptococcus equi Proteins Protect Mice in Challenge Experiments and Induce Immune Response in Horses Margareta Flock, Karin Jacobsson, Lars Frykberg, Timothy R. Hirst, Anders Franklin, Bengt Guss, and Jan-Ingmar Flock Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3228-3236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Therapeutic Vaccination against Helicobacter pylori in the Beagle Dog Experimental Model: Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy Giacomo Rossi, Paolo Ruggiero, Samuele Peppoloni, Laura Pancotto, Damiano Fortuna, Laura Lauretti, Gianfranco Volpini, Silvia Mancianti, Michele Corazza, Ennio Taccini, Francesco Di Pisa, Rino Rappuoli, and Giuseppe Del Giudice Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3252-3259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Probiotic Modulation of Dendritic Cells Maureen Drakes, Thomas Blanchard, and Steven Czinn Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3299-3309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG Expressing the Sm14 Antigen of Schistosoma mansoni Protects Mice from Cercarial Challenge Paula B. Varaldo, Luciana C. C. Leite, Waldely O. Dias, Eliane N. Miyaji, Fabio I. G. Torres, Vera C. Gebara, Geraldo R. G. Armôa, Adriano S. Campos, Denise C. S. Matos, Nathalie Winter, Brigitte Gicquel, Mônica M. Vilar, Johnjoe McFadden, Marilia S. Almeida, Miriam Tendler, and Douglas McIntosh Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3336-3343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mitogenicity of the Recombinant Mycobacterial 27-Kilodalton Lipoprotein Is Not Connected to Its Antiprotective Effect Avi-Hai Hovav, Liuba Davidovitch, Gabriel Nussbaum, Jacob Mullerad, Yolanta Fishman, and Herve Bercovier Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3383-3390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mucosal Vaccine Made from Live, Recombinant Lactococcus lactis Protects Mice against Pharyngeal Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes Praveen Mannam, Kevin F. Jones, and Bruce L. Geller Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3444-3450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Plasmon Resonance Analysis of Antipolysaccharide Antibody Specificity: Responses to Meningococcal Group C Conjugate Vaccines and Bacteria Pablo A. García-Ojeda, Sharon Hardy, Steven Kozlowski, Kathryn E. Stein, and Ian M. Feavers Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3451-3460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Immunological Memory to Protective Immunity Conferred by a Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen-Based Vaccine Hadar Marcus, Rachel Danieli, Eyal Epstein, Baruch Velan, Avigdor Shafferman, and Shaul Reuveny Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3471-3477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Somatic Hypermutation and Diverse Immunoglobulin Gene Usage in the Human Antibody Response to the Capsular Polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 6B Jianhui Zhou, Kathleen R. Lottenbach, Stephen J. Barenkamp, and Donald C. Reason Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3505-3514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delivery of the Immunosuppressive Antigen Salp15 to Antigen-Presenting Cells by Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium aroA Mutants Amir-Reza T. Motameni, Ignacio J. Juncadella, Shobana K. Ananthanarayanan, Michael N. Hedrick, Yvette Huet-Hudson, and Juan Anguita Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3638-3642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Protective Role of Interleukin-6 during Yersinia enterocolitica Infection Is Mediated through the Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokines Peter H. Dube, Scott A. Handley, James Lewis, and Virginia L. Miller Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3561-3570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of HtrA in the Virulence and Competence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Yasser Musa Ibrahim, Alison R. Kerr, Jackie McCluskey, and Tim J. Mitchell Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3584-3591; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Piscirickettsia salmonis to High Titers in Insect Tissue Culture Cells T. Harry Birkbeck, Angela A. Griffen, Helen I. Reid, L. Anthony Laidler, and Simon Wadsworth Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3693-3694; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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. June 2004 72: 3695 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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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, Rachele Riganò, and Edoardo Pozio Infect. Immun. June 2004 72: 3696 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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