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Contents: November 2006, Volume 74, Issue 11        Spotlight        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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Spotlight:

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6025-6026; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Spontaneous Recovery of Pathogenicity by Leishmania major hsp100–/– Alters the Immune Response in Mice Linda Reiling, Thomas Jacobs, Manfred Kroemer, Iris Gaworski, Sebastian Graefe, and Joachim Clos Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6027-6036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Globally Distributed Mycobacterial Fish Pathogens Produce a Novel Plasmid-Encoded Toxic Macrolide, Mycolactone F Brian S. Ranger, Engy A. Mahrous, Lydia Mosi, Sarojini Adusumilli, Richard E. Lee, Angelo Colorni, Martha Rhodes, and P. L. C. Small Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6037-6045; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00970-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protease Activity, Secretion, Cell Entry, Cytotoxicity, and Cellular Targets of Secreted Autotransporter Toxin of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Nathalie M. Maroncle, Kelsey E. Sivick, Rebecca Brady, Faye-Ellen Stokes, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6124-6134; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01086-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis galE Is Involved in Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Synthesis and Biofilm Formation Ryoma Nakao, Hidenobu Senpuku, and Haruo Watanabe Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6145-6153; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00261-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Virulence Determinant with Serum Opacification Activity in Streptococcus suis Christoph G. Baums, Ute Kaim, Marcus Fulde, Girish Ramachandran, Ralph Goethe, and Peter Valentin-Weigand Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6154-6162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Surface Structures Are Associated with the Adhesion of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans to Collagen Teresa Ruiz, Christopher Lenox, Michael Radermacher, and Keith P. Mintz Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6163-6170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hierarchy of Iron Uptake Systems: Yfu and Yiu Are Functional in Yersinia pestis Olga Kirillina, Alexander G. Bobrov, Jacqueline D. Fetherston, and Robert D. Perry Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6171-6178; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00874-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penicillin-Binding Protein 1a Promotes Resistance of Group B Streptococcus to Antimicrobial Peptides Andrea Hamilton, David L. Popham, David J. Carl, Xavier Lauth, Victor Nizet, and Amanda L. Jones Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6179-6187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Random Mutagenesis of Helicobacter pylori vacA To Identify Amino Acids Essential for Vacuolating Cytotoxic Activity Mark S. McClain, Daniel M. Czajkowsky, Victor J. Torres, Gabor Szabo, Zhifeng Shao, and Timothy L. Cover Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6188-6195; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00915-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of lgtC in Resistance of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Strain R2866 to Human Serum Alice L. Erwin, Simon Allen, Derek K. Ho, Paul J. Bonthius, Justin Jarisch, Kevin L. Nelson, David L. Tsao, William C. T. Unrath, Michael E. Watson, Jr., Bradford W. Gibson, Michael A. Apicella, and Arnold L. Smith Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6226-6235; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00722-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquisition of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Plasmids by a Commensal E. coli Isolate Enhances Its Abilities To Kill Chicken Embryos, Grow in Human Urine, and Colonize the Murine Kidney Jerod A. Skyberg, Timothy J. Johnson, James R. Johnson, Connie Clabots, Catherine M. Logue, and Lisa K. Nolan Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6287-6292; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00363-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Newly Identified Leptospiral Adhesin Mediates Attachment to Laminin Angela S. Barbosa, Patricia A. E. Abreu, Fernanda O. Neves, Marina V. Atzingen, Mônica M. Watanabe, Mônica L. Vieira, Zenaide M. Morais, Sílvio A. Vasconcellos, and Ana L. T. O. Nascimento Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6356-6364; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00460-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis Genes Involved in Community Development with Streptococcus gordonii M. Regina Simionato, Chelsea M. Tucker, Masae Kuboniwa, Gwyneth Lamont, Donald R. Demuth, Gena D. Tribble, and Richard J. Lamont Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6419-6428; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00639-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure of the Expression Site Reveals Global Diversity in MSP2 (P44) Variants in Anaplasma phagocytophilum Anthony F. Barbet, Anna M. Lundgren, A. Rick Alleman, Snorre Stuen, Anneli Bjöersdorff, Richard N. Brown, Niki L. Drazenovich, and Janet E. Foley Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6429-6437; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00809-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alpha-Toxin of Clostridium perfringens Is Not an Essential Virulence Factor in Necrotic Enteritis in Chickens Anthony L. Keyburn, Scott A. Sheedy, Mark E. Ford, Mark M. Williamson, Milena M. Awad, Julian I. Rood, and Robert J. Moore Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6496-6500; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00806-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The dbpBA Locus of Borrelia burgdorferi Is Not Essential for Infection of Mice Yanlin Shi, Qilong Xu, Sunita V. Seemanapalli, Kristy McShan, and Fang Ting Liang Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6509-6512; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00740-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Comparative Transcriptional Analysis of Human Macrophages Exposed to Animal and Human Isolates of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis with Diverse Genotypes Alifiya S. Motiwala, Harish K. Janagama, Michael L. Paustian, Xiaochun Zhu, John P. Bannantine, Vivek Kapur, and Srinand Sreevatsan Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6046-6056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Host Cell Death Induced by Chlamydia trachomatis Songmin Ying, Silke F. Fischer, Matthew Pettengill, Debye Conte, Stefan A. Paschen, David M. Ojcius, and Georg Häcker Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6057-6066; published ahead of print August 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00760-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acid Residues within Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Tir Involved in Phosphorylation, -Actinin Recruitment, and Nck-Independent Pedestal Formation Emma Allen-Vercoe, Barbara Waddell, Michael C. W. Toh, and Rebekah DeVinney Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6196-6205; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00753-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host-Derived Pentapeptide Affecting Adhesion, Proliferation, and Local pH in Biofilm Communities Composed of Streptococcus and Actinomyces Species Mirva Drobni, Tong Li, Carina Krüger, Vuokko Loimaranta, Mogens Kilian, Lennart Hammarström, Hans Jörnvall, Tomas Bergman, and Nicklas Strömberg Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6293-6299; published ahead of print August 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00068-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of the Hypothetical Protein Cpn0797 in the Cytoplasm of Chlamydia pneumoniae-Infected Host Cells Feng Dong, Rhonda Flores, Ding Chen, Jianhua Luo, Youmin Zhong, Zhongming Wu, and Guangming Zhong Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6479-6486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Toxin-Deficient Mutants of Bacillus anthracis Are Lethal in a Murine Model for Pulmonary Anthrax Sara Heninger, Melissa Drysdale, Julie Lovchik, Julie Hutt, Mary F. Lipscomb, Theresa M. Koehler, and C. Rick Lyons Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6067-6074; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00719-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence that Tight Junctions Are Disrupted Due to Intimate Bacterial Contact and Not Inflammation during Attaching and Effacing Pathogen Infection In Vivo Julian A. Guttman, Fereshte N. Samji, Yuling Li, A. Wayne Vogl, and B. Brett Finlay Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6075-6084; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00721-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical and Pathologic Changes in a Guinea Pig Aerosol Challenge Model of Acute Q Fever K. E. Russell-Lodrigue, G. Q. Zhang, D. N. McMurray, and J. E. Samuel Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6085-6091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 in Granuloma Formation during Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Jennifer L. Taylor, Jessica M. Hattle, Steven A. Dreitz, JoLynn M. Troudt, Linda S. Izzo, Randall J. Basaraba, Ian M. Orme, Lynn M. Matrisian, and Angelo A. Izzo Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6135-6144; published ahead of print September 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.02048-05 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transgenic Cows That Produce Recombinant Human Lactoferrin in Milk Are Not Protected from Experimental Escherichia coli Intramammary Infection P. Hyvönen, L. Suojala, T. Orro, J. Haaranen, O. Simola, C. Røntved, and S. Pyörälä Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6206-6212; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00238-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complex Role of Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin-Haptoglobin Binding Proteins in Haemophilus influenzae Virulence in the Infant Rat Model of Invasive Infection Thomas W. Seale, Daniel J. Morton, Paul W. Whitby, Roman Wolf, Stanley D. Kosanke, Timothy M. VanWagoner, and Terrence L. Stull Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6213-6225; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00744-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discordance in the Effects of Yersinia pestis on the Dendritic Cell Functions Manifested by Induction of Maturation and Paralysis of Migration Baruch Velan, Erez Bar-Haim, Ayelet Zauberman, Emanuelle Mamroud, Avigdor Shafferman, and Sara Cohen Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6365-6376; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00974-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of a Neurotropic Strain of Borrelia turicatae with the Cerebral Microcirculation System Nilay Sethi, Marie Sondey, Yunhong Bai, Kwang S. Kim, and Diego Cadavid Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6408-6418; published ahead of print August 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00538-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulent Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Evades Adaptive Immunity by Preventing Dendritic Cells from Activating T Cells Jaime A. Tobar, Leandro J. Carreño, Susan M. Bueno, Pablo A. González, Jorge E. Mora, Sergio A. Quezada, and Alexis M. Kalergis Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6438-6448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis whiB3 in the Mouse Lung and Macrophages N. Banaiee, W. R. Jacobs, Jr., and J. D. Ernst Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6449-6457; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00190-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Adhesins Regulate Tissue-Specific Colonization and Immune Cell Localization in a Mouse Model of Systemic Infection Krischan J. Hudson and Amy H. Bouton Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6487-6490; published ahead of print August 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00718-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mice Naturally Resistant to Yersinia pestis pgm Strains Commonly Used in Pathogenicity Studies Yasemin H. K. Congleton, Christine R. Wulff, Edward J. Kerschen, and Susan C. Straley Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6501-6504; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00597-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serologic Evidence for Effective Production of Cytolysin A in Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A during Human Infection Christine von Rhein, Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, and Albrecht Ludwig Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6505-6508; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00779-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Neutralization or Absence of the Interleukin-23 Pathway Does Not Compromise Immunity to Mycobacterial Infection Alissa A. Chackerian, Shi-Juan Chen, Scott J. Brodie, Jeanine D. Mattson, Terrill K. McClanahan, Robert A. Kastelein, and Edward P. Bowman Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6092-6099; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00621-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha- and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase-Producing Dendritic Cells Are Rapidly Recruited to the Bladder in Urinary Tract Infection but Are Dispensable for Bacterial Clearance Daniel Engel, Ulrich Dobrindt, André Tittel, Petra Peters, Juliane Maurer, Ines Gütgemann, Brigitte Kaissling, William Kuziel, Steffen Jung, and Christian Kurts Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6100-6107; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00881-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium marinum Infection of Adult Zebrafish Causes Caseating Granulomatous Tuberculosis and Is Moderated by Adaptive Immunity Laura E. Swaim, Lynn E. Connolly, Hannah E. Volkman, Olivier Humbert, Donald E. Born, and Lalita Ramakrishnan Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6108-6117; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The K1 Serotype Capsular Polysaccharide of Porphyromonas gingivalis Elicits Chemokine Production from Murine Macrophages That Facilitates Cell Migration Gabriela d'Empaire, Michael T. Baer, and Frank C. Gibson, III Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6236-6243; published ahead of print August 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00519-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Variation of TprK V Regions Abrogates Specific Antibody Binding in Syphilis Rebecca E. LaFond, Barbara J. Molini, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, and Sheila A. Lukehart Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6244-6251; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00827-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aberrant Contraction of Antigen-Specific CD4 T Cells after Infection in the Absence of Gamma Interferon or Its Receptor Jodie S. Haring and John T. Harty Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6252-6263; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00847-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunostimulatory Activity of Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG That Secretes Major Membrane Protein II of Mycobacterium leprae Masahiko Makino, Yumi Maeda, and Katsuya Inagaki Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6264-6271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and NADPH Oxidase in Early Control of Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in Mice Katrin Breitbach, Sonja Klocke, Thomas Tschernig, Nico van Rooijen, Ulrich Baumann, and Ivo Steinmetz Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6300-6309; published ahead of print September 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00966-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Serological Responses to Moraxella catarrhalis Immunoglobulin D-Binding Outer Membrane Protein and the Ubiquitous Surface Proteins A1 and A2 Thuan Tong Tan, Jens Jørgen Christensen, Morten Hanefeld Dziegiel, Arne Forsgren, and Kristian Riesbeck Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6377-6386; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00702-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Protein Microarrays To Define the Humoral Immune Response in Leprosy Patients and Identification of Disease-State-Specific Antigenic Profiles Nathan A. Groathouse, Amol Amin, Maria Angela M. Marques, John S. Spencer, Robert Gelber, Dennis L. Knudson, John T. Belisle, Patrick J. Brennan, and Richard A. Slayden Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6458-6466; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00041-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Inflammatory Responses of Human Meningeal Cells following Challenge with Neisseria lactamica and with Neisseria meningitidis Mark I. Fowler, Kiave Y. Ho Wang Yin, Holly E. Humphries, John E. Heckels, and Myron Christodoulides Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6467-6478; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00644-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Cryptococcus neoformans Cells in Biofilms Are Less Susceptible than Planktonic Cells to Antimicrobial Molecules Produced by the Innate Immune System Luis R. Martinez and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6118-6123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Host Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP-1 in Leishmania donovani-Induced Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Production Geneviève Forget, David J. Gregory, Lorie A. Whitcombe, and Martin Olivier Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6272-6279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Innate Immune Responses of Colonic Epithelial Cells to Trichuris muris Are Similar in Mouse Strains That Develop a Type 1 or Type 2 Adaptive Immune Response Matthew L. deSchoolmeester, Harinder Manku, and Kathryn J. Else Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6280-6286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitized CD8+ T Cells Fail To Control Organism Burden but Accelerate the Onset of Lung Injury during Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Francis Gigliotti, Elliott L. Crow, Samir P. Bhagwat, and Terry W. Wright Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6310-6316; published ahead of print August 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00668-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disparate Immunoregulatory Potentials for Double-Negative (CD4– CD8–) ß and T Cells from Human Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lis R. V. Antonelli, Walderez O. Dutra, Ricardo R. Oliveira, Karen C. L. Torres, Luiz H. Guimarães, Olivia Bacellar, and Kenneth J. Gollob Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6317-6323; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00890-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tsetse Fly Saliva Accelerates the Onset of Trypanosoma brucei Infection in a Mouse Model Associated with a Reduced Host Inflammatory Response Guy Caljon, Jan Van Den Abbeele, Benoît Stijlemans, Marc Coosemans, Patrick De Baetselier, and Stefan Magez Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6324-6330; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01046-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Schistosoma japonicum Reinfection after Praziquantel Treatment Causes Anemia Associated with Inflammation Tjalling Leenstra, Hannah M. Coutinho, Luz P. Acosta, Gretchen C. Langdon, Li Su, Remigio M. Olveda, Stephen T. McGarvey, Jonathan D. Kurtis, and Jennifer F. Friedman Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6398-6407; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00757-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Early Gamma Interferon and Interleukin-2 Responses to Vaccination Predict the Late Resting Memory in Malaria-Naïve and Malaria-Exposed Individuals Philip Bejon, Sheila Keating, Jedidah Mwacharo, Oscar K. Kai, Susanna Dunachie, Michael Walther, Tamara Berthoud, Trudie Lang, Judy Epstein, Daniel Carucci, Philippe Moris, Joe Cohen, Sarah C. Gilbert, Norbert Peshu, Kevin Marsh, and Adrian V. S. Hill Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6331-6338; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00774-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Monoclonal Antibodies Directed against Toxins A and B Prevent Clostridium difficile-Induced Mortality in Hamsters Gregory J. Babcock, Teresa J. Broering, Hector J. Hernandez, Robert B. Mandell, Katherine Donahue, Naomi Boatright, Anne M. Stack, Israel Lowy, Robert Graziano, Deborah Molrine, Donna M. Ambrosino, and William D. Thomas, Jr. Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6339-6347; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00982-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with Live Neisseria lactamica Protects Mice against Meningococcal Challenge and Can Elicit Serum Bactericidal Antibodies Yanwen Li, Qian Zhang, Megan Winterbotham, Eva Mowe, Andrew Gorringe, and Christoph M. Tang Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6348-6355; published ahead of print September 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01062-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytosolic Entry Controls CD8+-T-Cell Potency during Bacterial Infection Keith S. Bahjat, Weiqun Liu, Edward E. Lemmens, Stephen P. Schoenberger, Daniel A. Portnoy, Thomas W. Dubensky, Jr., and Dirk G. Brockstedt Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6387-6397; published ahead of print September 5, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01088-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection Elicited by Two Glutamine Auxotrophs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and In Vivo Growth Phenotypes of the Four Unique Glutamine Synthetase Mutants in a Murine Model Sunhee Lee, Bo-Young Jeon, Svetoslav Bardarov, Mei Chen, Sheldon L. Morris, and William R. Jacobs, Jr. Infect. Immun. November 2006 74: 6491-6495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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