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Contents: May 2005, Volume 73, Issue 5        Minireviews        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Pathogenesis        Molecular Genomics        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infections: Translocation, Translocation, Translocation Junkal Garmendia, Gad Frankel, and Valérie F. Crepin Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2573-2585; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Modulation of Host Cytoskeleton Function by the Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium Effector Protein EspG Philip R. Hardwidge, Wanyin Deng, Bruce A. Vallance, Isabel Rodriguez-Escudero, Victor J. Cid, Maria Molina, and B. Brett Finlay Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2586-2594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trypanosomes Expressing a Mosaic Variant Surface Glycoprotein Coat Escape Early Detection by the Immune System Melissa E. Dubois, Karen P. Demick, and John M. Mansfield Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2690-2697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acanthamoeba castellanii Induces Host Cell Death via a Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Dependent Mechanism James Sissons, Kwang Sik Kim, Monique Stins, Samantha Jayasekera, Selwa Alsam, and Naveed Ahmed Khan Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2704-2708; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella pneumophila Evades Gamma Interferon-Mediated Growth Suppression through Interleukin-10 Induction in Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages Sadako Yoshizawa, Kazuhiro Tateda, Tetsuya Matsumoto, Fumio Gondaira, Shuichi Miyazaki, Theodore J. Standiford, and Keizo Yamaguchi Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2709-2717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Binding of Escherichia coli Enterotoxins LT-IIa and LT-IIb and of Cholera Toxin Elicits Differences in Apoptosis, Proliferation, and Activation of Lymphoid Cells Sergio Arce, Hesham F. Nawar, Michael W. Russell, and Terry D. Connell Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2718-2727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outer Membrane Protein P6 of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Is a Potent and Selective Inducer of Human Macrophage Proinflammatory Cytokines Charles S. Berenson, Timothy F. Murphy, Catherine T. Wrona, and Sanjay Sethi Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2728-2735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Binds to CD74 on Gastric Epithelial Cells and Stimulates Interleukin-8 Production Ellen J. Beswick, David A. Bland, Giovanni Suarez, Carlos A. Barrera, Xuejung Fan, and Victor E. Reyes Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2736-2743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Salmonella-Induced Cell Death in Human Macrophage-Like THP-1 Cells Eulalia Valle and Donald G. Guiney Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2835-2840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli K1 RS218 Interacts with Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells via Type 1 Fimbria Bacteria in the Fimbriated State Ching-Hao Teng, Mian Cai, Sooan Shin, Yi Xie, Kee-Jun Kim, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Francescopaolo Di Cello, and Kwang Sik Kim Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2923-2931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Induction of the Toll-Like Receptor 4-MyD88-Dependent and -Independent Signaling Pathways by Endotoxins Susu M. Zughaier, Shanta M. Zimmer, Anup Datta, Russell W. Carlson, and David S. Stephens Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2940-2950; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Invasion of Epithelial Cells by Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Negative Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Shelley N. Luck, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Rachael Poon, Roy M. Robins-Browne, and Elizabeth L. Hartland Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3063-3071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Maturation of the Legionella pneumophila-Containing Phagosome into a Phagolysosome within Gamma Interferon-Activated Macrophages Marina Santic, Maëlle Molmeret, and Yousef Abu Kwaik Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3166-3171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Purinergic P2X7 Receptor Is Not Required for Control of Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Amy J. Myers, Brandon Eilertson, Scott A. Fulton, JoAnne L. Flynn, and David H. Canaday Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3192-3195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Survival and Replication of Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in the Context of Human Innate Immunity Ernestas Janulionis, Carolina Sofer, Stephan K. Schwander, Denarra Nevels, Barry Kreiswirth, Elena Shashkina, and Robert S. Wallis Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2595-2601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pertussis Toxin and Adenylate Cyclase Toxin Provide a One-Two Punch for Establishment of Bordetella pertussis Infection of the Respiratory Tract Nicholas H. Carbonetti, Galina V. Artamonova, Charlotte Andreasen, and Nicholas Bushar Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2698-2703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Irradiation or CD4+-T-Cell Depletion Causes Reactivation of Latent Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection in C3H/HeN Mice Angela van Diepen, Joke S. van de Gevel, Margaretha M. Koudijs, Ferry Ossendorp, Henry Beekhuizen, Riny Janssen, and Jaap T. van Dissel Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2857-2862; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of the Reproductive Tract and Eggs with Salmonella enterica Serovar Pullorum in the Chicken Is Associated with Suppression of Cellular Immunity at Sexual Maturity Paul Wigley, Scott. D. Hulme, Claire Powers, Richard K. Beal, Angelo Berchieri, Jr., Adrian Smith, and Paul Barrow Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2986-2990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytolethal Distending Toxin (CDT)-Negative Campylobacter jejuni Strains and Anti-CDT Neutralizing Antibodies Are Induced during Human Infection but Not during Colonization in Chickens Manal AbuOun, Georgina Manning, Shaun A. Cawthraw, Anne Ridley, If H. Ahmed, Trudy M. Wassenaar, and Diane G. Newell Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3053-3062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Plays a Role in the Acceleration of Atherosclerosis by Chlamydia pneumoniae in Mice Lee Ann Campbell, Tadayoshi Nosaka, Michael E. Rosenfeld, Kambiz Yaraei, and Cho-chou Kuo Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3164-3165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases by Brucella spp. Expressing a Smooth and Rough Phenotype: Relationship to Pathogen Invasiveness María P. Jiménez de Bagüés, Antoine Gross, Annie Terraza, and Jacques Dornand Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3178-3183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Trichomonas vaginalis Polyamine Metabolism Is Linked to Host Cell Adherence and Cytotoxicity Ana F. Garcia, M. Benchimol, and J. F. Alderete Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2602-2610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Candida albicans-Secreted Aspartic Proteinases Modify the Epithelial Cytokine Response in an In Vitro Model of Vaginal Candidiasis Martin Schaller, Hans C. Korting, Claudia Borelli, Gerald Hamm, and Bernhard Hube Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2758-2765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumocystis carinii Activates the NF-B Signaling Pathway in Alveolar Epithelial Cells Jing Wang, Francis Gigliotti, Sanjay Maggirwar, Carl Johnston, Jacob N. Finkelstein, and Terry W. Wright Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2766-2777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Anopheles stephensi by Plasmodium falciparum: Mechanism of Signaling and the Role of Parasite Glycosylphosphatidylinositols Junghwa Lim, D. Channe Gowda, Gowdahalli Krishnegowda, and Shirley Luckhart Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2778-2789; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Acquisition of Isolate-Specific Antibodies to Chondroitin Sulfate A-Adherent Plasmodium falciparum Isolates in Ghanaian Primigravidae Sharon E. Cox, Trine Staalsoe, Paul Arthur, Judith N. Bulmer, Lars Hviid, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Betty R. Kirkwood, and Eleanor M. Riley Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2841-2847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Reactive Surface Epitopes on Chondroitin Sulfate A-Adherent Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Are Associated with Transcription of var2csa Salenna R. Elliott, Michael F. Duffy, Timothy J. Byrne, James G. Beeson, Emily J. Mann, Danny W. Wilson, Stephen J. Rogerson, and Graham V. Brown Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2848-2856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Boosting of DNA Vaccine-Elicited Gamma Interferon Responses in Humans by Exposure to Malaria Parasites Ruobing Wang, Thomas L. Richie, Maria Fe Baraceros, Nancy Rahardjo, Tanya Gay, Jo-Glenna Banania, Yupin Charoenvit, Judith E. Epstein, Thomas Luke, Daniel A. Freilich, Jon Norman, and Stephen L. Hoffman Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2863-2872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Strain-Transcending Immunity against Plasmodium chabaudi adami Malaria with a Multiepitope DNA Vaccine T. Scorza, K. Grubb, P. Smooker, A. Rainczuk, D. Proll, and T. W. Spithill Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2974-2985; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Laccase Expression in Murine Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection Javier Garcia-Rivera, Stephanie C. Tucker, Marta Feldmesser, Peter R. Williamson, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3124-3127; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-15 Enhances Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Blood-Stage Malaria Infection in Mice Rebecca Ing, Philippe Gros, and Mary M. Stevenson Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3172-3177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Three ß-Defensins from Canine Testes Yongming Sang, M. Teresa Ortega, Frank Blecha, Om Prakash, and Tonatiuh Melgarejo Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2611-2620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD4+ T Cells but Not CD8+ or + Lymphocytes Are Required for Host Protection against Mycobacterium avium Infection and Dissemination through the Intestinal Route Mary Petrofsky and Luiz E. Bermudez Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2621-2627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarray and Proteomics Analyses of Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells Treated with the Aeromonas hydrophila Cytotoxic Enterotoxin C. L. Galindo, A. A. Fadl, Jian Sha, L. Pillai, C. Gutierrez, Jr., and A. K. Chopra Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2628-2643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an Immunomodulating Agent from Mycobacterium leprae Yumi Maeda, Tetsu Mukai, John Spencer, and Masahiko Makino Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2744-2750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Interleukin-6 in Mortality from and Physiologic Response to Sepsis Daniel G. Remick, Gerald Bolgos, Shannon Copeland, and Javed Siddiqui Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2751-2757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Lyme Arthritis and the Immunoglobulin G Antibody Response to the 37-Kilodalton Arthritis-Related Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi Carlos A. Salazar, Monika Rothemich, Elise E. Drouin, Lisa Glickstein, and Allen C. Steere Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2951-2957; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Nod1 and Nod2 Intracellular Pattern Recognition Receptors in Murine Osteoblasts following Bacterial Challenge Ian Marriott, Dana M. Rati, Samuel H. McCall, and Susanne L. Tranguch Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2967-2973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficient Ex Vivo Stimulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific T Cells by Genetically Detoxified Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Antigen Toxoids Katalin A. Wilkinson, Marcela Simsova, Elisabeth Schölvinck, Peter Sebo, Claude Leclerc, H. Martin Vordermeier, Stuart J. Dickson, Jillian R. Brown, Robert N. Davidson, Geoffrey Pasvol, Michael Levin, and Robert J. Wilkinson Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2991-2998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthetic Toll-Like Receptor 4 Agonists Stimulate Innate Resistance to Infectious Challenge Christopher W. Cluff, Jory R. Baldridge, Axel G. Stöver, Jay T. Evans, David A. Johnson, Michael J. Lacy, Valerie G. Clawson, Vonnie M. Yorgensen, Craig L. Johnson, Mark T. Livesay, Robert M. Hershberg, and David H. Persing Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3044-3052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis Immunodominant Surface Antigen BrpA Gene, Encoding a 382-Kilodalton Protein Composed of Repetitive Sequences, Is a Member of a Multigene Family Conserved among Bartonella Species Robert D. Gilmore, Jr., Travis M. Bellville, Steven L. Sviat, and Michael Frace Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3128-3136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Concentration of Apolipoprotein A-I Decreases during Experimentally Induced Acute-Phase Processes in Pigs R. Carpintero, M. Piñeiro, M. Andrés, M. Iturralde, M. A. Alava, P. M. H. Heegaard, J. L. Jobert, F. Madec, and F. Lampreave Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3184-3187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Intranasal Vaccination Induces Protective Immunity against Intranasal Infection with Virulent Francisella tularensis Biovar A Terry H. Wu, Julie A. Hutt, Kristin A. Garrison, Lyudmila S. Berliba, Yan Zhou, and C. Rick Lyons Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2644-2654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis and Characterization of Lipooligosaccharide-Based Conjugate Vaccines for Serotype B Moraxella catarrhalis Shengqing Yu and Xin-Xing Gu Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2790-2796; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunological and Protective Effects of Diepitopic Subunit Dental Caries Vaccines Daniel J. Smith, William F. King, Joy Rivero, and Martin A. Taubman Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2797-2804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Primary and Secondary T-Cell Responses in Interleukin-15-Deficient Mice Vanja Lazarevic, David J. Yankura, Sherrie J. Divito, and JoAnne L. Flynn Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2910-2922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serologic Responses to ACYW135 Polysaccharide Meningococcal Vaccine in Saudi Children under 5 Years of Age Y. Al-Mazrou, M. Khalil, R. Borrow, P. Balmer, J. Bramwell, G. Lal, N. Andrews, and M. Al-Jeffri Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2932-2939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

B-Cell and T-Cell Immune Responses to Experimental Helicobacter pylori Infection in Humans Zhannat Z. Nurgalieva, Margaret E. Conner, Antone R. Opekun, Carl Q. Zheng, Susan N. Elliott, Peter B. Ernst, Michael Osato, Mary K. Estes, and David Y. Graham Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2999-3006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Vaccine Candidate Vibrio cholerae 638 Is Protective against Cholera in Healthy Volunteers Luis García, Manuel Díaz Jidy, Hilda García, Boris L. Rodríguez, Roberto Fernández, Gemma Año, Bárbara Cedré, Tania Valmaseda, Edith Suzarte, Margarita Ramírez, Yadira Pino, Javier Campos, Jorge Menéndez, Rodrigo Valera, Daniel González, Irma González, Oliver Pérez, Teresita Serrano, Miriam Lastre, Fernando Miralles, Judith del Campo, Jorge Luis Maestre, José Luis Pérez, Arturo Talavera, Antonio Pérez, Karen Marrero, Talena Ledón, and Rafael Fando Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3018-3024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Monoclonal Antibody That Conveys In Vitro Killing and Partial Protection in Experimental Syphilis Binds a Phosphorylcholine Surface Epitope of Treponema pallidum David R. Blanco, Cheryl I. Champion, Alek Dooley, David L. Cox, Julian P. Whitelegge, Kym Faull, and Michael A. Lovett Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3083-3095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Genetic Diversity of Group B Streptococcus Capsular Polysaccharides Michael J. Cieslewicz, Donald Chaffin, Gustavo Glusman, Dennis Kasper, Anup Madan, Stephani Rodrigues, Jessica Fahey, Michael R. Wessels, and Craig E. Rubens Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3096-3103; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD40 Signaling in Macrophages Induces Activity against an Intracellular Pathogen Independently of Gamma Interferon and Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates Rosa M. Andrade, Jose-Andres C. Portillo, Matthew Wessendarp, and Carlos S. Subauste Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3115-3123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Analyses and Immune Reactivities of Major Cell Wall-Associated Proteins of Group A Streptococcus Jason N. Cole, Ruben D. Ramirez, Bart J. Currie, Stuart J. Cordwell, Steven P. Djordjevic, and Mark J. Walker Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3137-3146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Molecular Mechanism for Connective Tissue Destruction by Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase IV Produced by the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis Yumi Kumagai, Hisao Yagishita, Ayako Yajima, Tatsuya Okamoto, and Kiyoshi Konishi Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2655-2664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of In Vivo-Induced Antigen Technology for Identification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Proteins Expressed during Human Infection Manohar John, Indira T. Kudva, Robert W. Griffin, Allen W. Dodson, Bethany McManus, Bryan Krastins, David Sarracino, Ann Progulske-Fox, Jeffrey D. Hillman, Martin Handfield, Phillip I. Tarr, and Stephen B. Calderwood Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2665-2679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PavA of Streptococcus pneumoniae Modulates Adherence, Invasion, and Meningeal Inflammation Daniela Pracht, Christine Elm, Joachim Gerber, Simone Bergmann, Manfred Rohde, Marleen Seiler, Kwang S. Kim, Howard F. Jenkinson, Roland Nau, and Sven Hammerschmidt Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2680-2689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Surface Protein Pls of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Is a Virulence Factor in Septic Arthritis Elisabet Josefsson, Katri Juuti, Maria Bokarewa, and Pentti Kuusela Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2812-2817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes Required for Avian Escherichia coli Septicemia by Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis Ganwu Li, Claudia Laturnus, Christa Ewers, and Lothar H. Wieler Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2818-2827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Human Surfactant Protein A Binding Protein of Mycoplasma pneumoniae T. R. Kannan, D. Provenzano, J. R. Wright, and J. B. Baseman Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2828-2834; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Brucella abortus Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase Is Required for Optimal Resistance to Oxidative Killing by Murine Macrophages and Wild-Type Virulence in Experimentally Infected Mice Jason M. Gee, Michelle Wright Valderas, Michael E. Kovach, Vanessa K. Grippe, Gregory T. Robertson, Wai-Leung Ng, John M. Richardson, Malcolm E. Winkler, and R. Martin Roop, II Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2873-2880; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Oligopeptide Permease in Group A Streptococcal Infection Chih-Hung Wang, Chia-Yu Lin, Yueh-Hsia Luo, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yee-Shin Lin, Ming T. Lin, Woei-Jer Chuang, Ching-Chuan Liu, and Jiunn-Jong Wu Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2881-2890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding Properties and Adhesion-Mediating Regions of the Major Sheath Protein of Treponema denticola ATCC 35405 Andrew M. Edwards, Howard F. Jenkinson, Martin J. Woodward, and David Dymock Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2891-2898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Major Secreted Zinc Metalloprotease- Dependent Glycerophospholipid:Cholesterol Acyltransferase, PlaC, of Legionella pneumophila Sangeeta Banerji, Mayte Bewersdorff, Björn Hermes, Nicholas P. Cianciotto, and Antje Flieger Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2899-2909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracellular Carbohydrate-Containing Polymers of a Model Biofilm-Producing Strain, Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A Irina Sadovskaya, Evgueny Vinogradov, Sigrid Flahaut, Grigorij Kogan, and Saïd Jabbouri Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3007-3017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relapsing Fever Spirochetes Contain Chromosomal Genes with Unique Direct Tandemly Repeated Sequences Cyril Guyard, Earl M. Chester, Sandra J. Raffel, Merry E. Schrumpf, Paul F. Policastro, Stephen F. Porcella, John M. Leong, and Tom G. Schwan Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3025-3037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lacking Three of the Five rpf-Like Genes Are Defective for Growth In Vivo and for Resuscitation In Vitro Katrina J. Downing, Vladimir V. Mischenko, Margarita O. Shleeva, Danielle I. Young, Michael Young, Arseny S. Kaprelyants, Alexander S. Apt, and Valerie Mizrahi Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3038-3043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD46-Independent Binding of Neisserial Type IV Pili and the Major Pilus Adhesin, PilC, to Human Epithelial Cells Marieluise Kirchner, Dagmar Heuer, and Thomas F. Meyer Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3072-3082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Small-Molecule Inhibitors Specifically Targeting Type III Secretion R. Nordfelth, A. M. Kauppi, H. A. Norberg, H. Wolf-Watz, and M. Elofsson Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3104-3114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Hypothetical Protein of Streptococcus mutans Is Critical for Biofilm Formation Thomas A. Brown, Jr., Sang-Joon Ahn, Roslyn N. Frank, Yi-Ywan M. Chen, José A. Lemos, and Robert A. Burne Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3147-3151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Mutants with In-Frame Deletions in the Response Regulator Genes Identified in the Genome Sequence Tatjana Williams, Susanne Bauer, Dagmar Beier, and Michael Kuhn Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3152-3159; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement of MgtC for Brucella suis Intramacrophage Growth: a Potential Mechanism Shared by Salmonella enterica and Mycobacterium tuberculosis for Adaptation to a Low-Mg2+ Environment Jean-Philippe Lavigne, David O'Callaghan, and Anne-Béatrice Blanc-Potard Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3160-3163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conversion of Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains from Commensal to Invasive by Expression of the ica Locus Encoding Production of Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Hualin Li, Lin Xu, Jianping Wang, Yumei Wen, Cuong Vuong, Michael Otto, and Qian Gao Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3188-3191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Genomic Subtraction Followed by Dot Blot Screening of Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical and Carriage Isolates Identifies Genetic Differences Associated with Strains That Cause Otitis Media Melinda M. Pettigrew and Kristopher P. Fennie Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2805-2811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa SoxR Does Not Conform to the Archetypal Paradigm for SoxR-Dependent Regulation of the Bacterial Oxidative Stress Adaptive Response Marco Palma, Juan Zurita, Julian A. Ferreras, Stefan Worgall, Davise H. Larone, Lei Shi, Fabien Campagne, and Luis E. N. Quadri Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 2958-2966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Citrobacter rodentium lifA/efa1 Is Essential for Colonic Colonization and Crypt Cell Hyperplasia In Vivo Jan-Michael A. Klapproth, Maiko Sasaki, Melanie Sherman, Brian Babbin, Michael S. Donnenberg, Paula J. Fernandes, Isabel C. A. Scaletsky, Daniel Kalman, Asma Nusrat, and Ifor R. Williams Infect. Immun. May 2005 73: 3196 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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