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Contents: February 2006, Volume 74, Issue 2        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics

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Minireviews:

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Do CD1-Restricted T Cells Contribute to Antibody-Mediated Immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis? Mark L. Lang and Aharona Glatman-Freedman Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 803-809; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Analysis of the Function of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli EspB by Random Mutagenesis Wensheng Luo and Michael S. Donnenberg Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 810-820; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multifunctional Role of Choline Binding Protein G in Pneumococcal Pathogenesis B. Mann, C. Orihuela, J. Antikainen, G. Gao, J. Sublett, T. K. Korhonen, and E. Tuomanen Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 821-829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Mutants That Fail To Disrupt Host Cell Spreading and Attachment to Substratum Chen Nadler, Yulia Shifrin, Shani Nov, Simi Kobi, and Ilan Rosenshine Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 839-849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

N-Acylhomoserine Lactones Antagonize Virulence Gene Expression and Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcus aureus Saara Qazi, Barry Middleton, Siti Hanna Muharram, Alan Cockayne, Philip Hill, Paul O'Shea, Siri Ram Chhabra, Miguel Cámara, and Paul Williams Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 910-919; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HpaA Is Essential for Helicobacter pylori Colonization in Mice Elisabet Carlsohn, Johanna Nyström, Ingrid Bölin, Carol L. Nilsson, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 920-926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of the Vibrio cholerae SOS Response Is Not Required for Intestinal Cholera Toxin Production or Colonization Mariam Quinones, Brigid M. Davis, and Matthew K. Waldor Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 927-930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Virulence-Associated Determinant, Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase (lpd), in Mycoplasma gallisepticum through In Vivo Screening of Transposon Mutants P. Hudson, T. S. Gorton, L. Papazisi, K. Cecchini, S. Frasca, Jr., and S. J. Geary Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 931-939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Proteins Secreted via Vibrio parahaemolyticus Type III Secretion System 1 Takahiro Ono, Kwon-Sam Park, Mayumi Ueta, Tetsuya Iida, and Takeshi Honda Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1032-1042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bordetella bronchiseptica Type III Secretion System Inhibits Gamma Interferon Production That Is Required for Efficient Antibody-Mediated Bacterial Clearance Mylisa R. Pilione and Eric T. Harvill Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1043-1049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Type 1 Fimbriae by Unlinked FimB- and FimE-Like Recombinases in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain CFT073 Andrew Bryan, Paula Roesch, Lindsay Davis, Rebecca Moritz, Shahaireen Pellett, and Rodney A. Welch Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1072-1083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PsrA Is a Positive Transcriptional Regulator of the Type III Secretion System in Pseudomonas aeruginosa D. K. Shen, D. Filopon, L. Kuhn, B. Polack, and B. Toussaint Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1121-1129; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Gluconeogenesis and the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle in the Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in BALB/c Mice Merlin Tchawa Yimga, Mary P. Leatham, James H. Allen, David C. Laux, Tyrrell Conway, and Paul S. Cohen Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1130-1140; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity of Quorum-Sensing Systems in Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Vibrio cholerae Adam Joelsson, Zhi Liu, and Jun Zhu Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1141-1147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mn2+-Dependent Regulation of Multiple Genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae through PsaR and the Resultant Impact on Virulence Jason W. Johnston, David E. Briles, Lisa E. Myers, and Susan K. Hollingshead Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1171-1180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Gamma Interferon, but Not Hemorrhage or Pathogen Burden, Dictate Levels of Protective Fibrin Deposition during Infection Isis K. Mullarky, Frank M. Szaba, Kiera N. Berggren, Lawrence W. Kummer, Lindsey B. Wilhelm, Michelle A. Parent, Lawrence L. Johnson, and Stephen T. Smiley Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1181-1188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Amino Acid Residues Involved in Heme Binding and Hemoprotein Utilization in the Porphyromonas gingivalis Heme Receptor HmuR Xinyan Liu, Teresa Olczak, Hwai-Chen Guo, Dabney W. Dixon, and Caroline Attardo Genco Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1222-1232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polynucleotide Phosphorylase Negatively Controls spv Virulence Gene Expression in Salmonella enterica Sofia Eriksson Ygberg, Mark O. Clements, Anne Rytkönen, Arthur Thompson, David W. Holden, Jay C. D. Hinton, and Mikael Rhen Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1243-1254; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exchange of Lipooligosaccharide Synthesis Genes Creates Potential Guillain-Barré Syndrome-Inducible Strains of Campylobacter jejuni Vongsavanh Phongsisay, Viraj N. Perera, and Benjamin N. Fry Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1368-1372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Calcium-Regulated Type III Secretion of Yop Proteins by an Escherichia coli hha Mutant Carrying a Yersinia pestis pCD1 Virulence Plasmid Sara Schesser Bartra, Michael W. Jackson, Julia A. Ross, and Gregory V. Plano Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1381-1386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Phase Variation of Type 1 Fimbriae in a Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Cystitis Isolate during Urinary Tract Infection Jennifer A. Snyder, Amanda L. Lloyd, C. Virginia Lockatell, David E. Johnson, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1387-1393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A DltA Mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi Is Partially Attenuated in Its Ability To Cause Pustules in Human Volunteers Diane Janowicz, Isabelle Leduc, Kate R. Fortney, Barry P. Katz, Christopher Elkins, and Stanley M. Spinola Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1394-1397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Adheres to Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 (ICAM-1) on Respiratory Epithelial Cells and Upregulates ICAM-1 Expression Vasanthi Avadhanula, Carina A. Rodriguez, Glen C. Ulett, Lauren O. Bakaletz, and Elisabeth E. Adderson Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 830-838; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phospholipase A2 Functions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Induced Apoptosis Susanne Kirschnek and Erich Gulbins Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 850-860; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Toll-Like Receptor 9 by DNA from Different Bacterial Species Alexander Dalpke, Jutta Frank, Mirjam Peter, and Klaus Heeg Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 940-946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cre Reporter System To Monitor the Translocation of Type III Secreted Proteins into Host Cells Gabriel Briones, Dirk Hofreuter, and Jorge E. Galán Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1084-1090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Helicobacter pylori Urease B Subunit Binds to CD74 on Gastric Epithelial Cells and Induces NF-B Activation and Interleukin-8 Production Ellen J. Beswick, Irina V. Pinchuk, Kyle Minch, Giovanni Suarez, Johanna C. Sierra, Yoshio Yamaoka, and Victor E. Reyes Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1148-1155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Established Intimin Receptor Tir and the Putative Eucaryotic Intimin Receptors Nucleolin and ß1 Integrin Localize at or near the Site of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Adherence to Enterocytes In Vivo James F. Sinclair, Evelyn A. Dean-Nystrom, and Alison D. O'Brien Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1255-1265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anthrax Lethal Toxin Induces Ketotifen-Sensitive Intradermal Vascular Leakage in Certain Inbred Mice Yehoshua Gozes, Mahtab Moayeri, Jason F. Wiggins, and Stephen H. Leppla Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1266-1272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Gene Expression Profile of Listeria monocytogenes Som Subhra Chatterjee, Hamid Hossain, Sonja Otten, Carsten Kuenne, Katja Kuchmina, Silke Machata, Eugen Domann, Trinad Chakraborty, and Torsten Hain Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1323-1338; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Deletion of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis -Crystallin-Like hspX Gene Causes Increased Bacterial Growth In Vivo Yanmin Hu, Farahnaz Movahedzadeh, Neil G. Stoker, and Anthony R. M. Coates Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 861-868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of Heat-Labile Enterotoxin in Colonization of the Adult Mouse Small Intestine by Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains Kenneth P. Allen, Mildred M. Randolph, and James M. Fleckenstein Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 869-875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sigma B Contributes to Listeria monocytogenes Gastrointestinal Infection but Not to Systemic Spread in the Guinea Pig Infection Model M. R. Garner, B. L. Njaa, M. Wiedmann, and K. J. Boor Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 876-886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin 1 Increases the Susceptibility of Rabbits to Experimental Viridans Streptococcal Endocarditis Jacob Dankert, Janneke van der Werff, Willem Joldersma, and Sebastian A. J. Zaat Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 947-952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants in the Caenorhabditis elegans Infection Model Costi D. Sifri, Andrea Baresch-Bernal, Stephen B. Calderwood, and Christof von Eiff Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1091-1096; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression Microarray and Mouse Virulence Analysis of Four Conserved Two-Component Gene Regulatory Systems in Group A Streptococcus Izabela Sitkiewicz and James M. Musser Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1339-1351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipooligosaccharide Structure Contributes to Multiple Steps in the Virulence of Neisseria meningitidis Laura Plant, Johanna Sundqvist, Susu Zughaier, Lena Lövkvist, David S. Stephens, and Ann-Beth Jonsson Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1360-1367; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reservoir Competency of Goats for the Ap-Variant 1 Strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Robert F. Massung, Thomas N. Mather, and Michael L. Levin Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1373-1375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium ompS1 and ompS2 Mutants Are Attenuated for Virulence in Mice Olivia Rodríguez-Morales, Marcos Fernández-Mora, Ismael Hernández-Lucas, Alejandra Vázquez, José Luis Puente, and Edmundo Calva Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1398-1402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Toll-Like Receptor 4 Protects against Lethal Leptospira interrogans Serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae Infection and Contributes to In Vivo Control of Leptospiral Burden Suganya Viriyakosol, Michael A. Matthias, Mark A. Swancutt, Theo N. Kirkland, and Joseph M. Vinetz Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 887-895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Inducible Costimulator in Control of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection in Mice Mariana Vidric, Anna Tafuri Bladt, Umberto Dianzani, and Tania H. Watts Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1050-1061; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel T-Cell Subsets following Bacterial Infection in the Absence of V1+ T Cells: Homeostatic Control of T-Cell Responses to Pathogen Infection by V1+ T Cells Darren J. Newton, Elizabeth M. Andrew, Jane E. Dalton, Rainy Mears, and Simon R. Carding Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1097-1105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fas Ligand Deficiency Impairs Host Inflammatory Response against Infection with the Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi Cuixia Shi, Julie Wolfe, Jennifer Q. Russell, Karen Fortner, Nicholas Hardin, Juan Anguita, and Ralph C. Budd Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1156-1160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogenesis of B-Cell Superantigen-Induced Immune Complex-Mediated Inflammation Amy L. Anderson, Romeo Sporici, John Lambris, David LaRosa, and Arnold I. Levinson Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1196-1203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Proteins Differentially Expressed in Human Monocytes Exposed to Porphyromonas gingivalis and Its Purified Components by High-Throughput Immunoblotting Qingde Zhou and Salomon Amar Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1204-1214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Production Associated with Periportal Fibrosis during Chronic Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Humans L. F. Alves Oliveira, E. C. Moreno, G. Gazzinelli, O. A. Martins-Filho, A. M. S. Silveira, A. Gazzinelli, L. C. C. Malaquias, P. LoVerde, P. Martins Leite, and R. Correa-Oliveira Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1215-1221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unique Transcriptome Signature of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Helmy Rachman, Michael Strong, Timo Ulrichs, Leander Grode, Johannes Schuchhardt, Hans Mollenkopf, George A. Kosmiadi, David Eisenberg, and Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1233-1242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glucosyltransferases of Viridans Group Streptococci Modulate Interleukin-6 and Adhesion Molecule Expression in Endothelial Cells and Augment Monocytic Cell Adherence Chiou-Yueh Yeh, Jen-Yang Chen, and Jean-San Chia Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1273-1283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Exposure to Bacterial Superantigens Induces Airway Inflammation in HLA Class II Transgenic Mice Govindarajan Rajagopalan, Koji Iijima, Manisha Singh, Hirohito Kita, Robin Patel, and Chella S. David Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1284-1296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of In Vivo Antipolysaccharide Immunoglobulin Responses to Intact Streptococcus pneumoniae Is More Heavily Dependent on Btk-Mediated B-Cell Receptor Signaling than Antiprotein Responses Abdul Q. Khan, Goutam Sen, Shuling Guo, Owen N. Witte, and Clifford M. Snapper Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1419-1424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macrophages Isolated from Chickens Genetically Resistant or Susceptible to Systemic Salmonellosis Show Magnitudinal and Temporal Differential Expression of Cytokines and Chemokines following Salmonella enterica Challenge Paul Wigley, Scott Hulme, Lisa Rothwell, Nat Bumstead, Pete Kaiser, and Paul Barrow Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1425-1430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Upregulation of Immunoregulatory Src Homology 2 Molecule Containing Inositol Phosphatase and Mononuclear Cell Hyporesponsiveness in Oral Mucosa during Chronic Periodontitis Manoj Muthukuru and Christopher W. Cutler Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1431-1435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Phenotypic Switching in a Cryptococcus neoformans Variety gattii Strain Is Associated with Changes in Virulence and Promotes Dissemination to the Central Nervous System N. Jain, Li Li, D. C. McFadden, U. Banarjee, X. Wang, E. Cook, and B. C. Fries Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 896-903; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Entamoeba histolytica Infection in Children and Protection from Subsequent Amebiasis Rashidul Haque, Dinesh Mondal, Priya Duggal, Mamun Kabir, Shantanu Roy, Barry M. Farr, R. Bradley Sack, and William A. Petri, Jr. Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 904-909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Protozoan Neospora caninum Directly Triggers Bovine NK Cells To Produce Gamma Interferon and To Kill Infected Fibroblasts Preben Boysen, Siv Klevar, Ingrid Olsen, and Anne K. Storset Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 953-960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ancylostoma caninum MTP-1, an Astacin-Like Metalloprotease Secreted by Infective Hookworm Larvae, Is Involved in Tissue Migration Angela L. Williamson, Sara Lustigman, Yelena Oksov, Vehid Deumic, Jordan Plieskatt, Susana Mendez, Bin Zhan, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez, and Alex Loukas Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 961-967; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Naegleria fowleri Membrane Protein Reactive with Anti-Human CD59 Antibody Angela E. Fritzinger, Denise M. Toney, Rebecca C. MacLean, and Francine Marciano-Cabral Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1189-1195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cathepsin B Homologue at the Interface between a Parasitic Nematode and Its Intermediate Host Michael S. Duffy, Deanne K. Cevasco, Dante S. Zarlenga, Woraporn Sukhumavasi, and Judith A. Appleton Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1297-1304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biogenesis of Leishmania major-Harboring Vacuoles in Murine Dendritic Cells Ulrich Körner, Veronika Fuss, Jutta Steigerwald, and Heidrun Moll Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1305-1312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of AFR1, an ABC Transporter-Encoding Gene, in the In Vivo Response to Fluconazole and Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Marilena La Sorda, Riccardo Torelli, Barbara Fiori, Rosaria Santangelo, Giovanni Delogu, and Giovanni Fadda Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1352-1359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Killed Candida albicans Yeasts and Hyphae Inhibit Gamma Interferon Release by Murine Natural Killer Cells Celia Murciano, Eva Villamón, José-Enrique O'Connor, Daniel Gozalbo, and M. Luisa Gil Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1403-1406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Tumor Necrosis Factor is a Chemoattractant for the Parasite Entamoeba histolytica Samantha Blazquez, Christophe Zimmer, Ghislaine Guigon, Jean-Christophe Olivo-Marin, Nancy Guillén, and Elisabeth Labruyère Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1407-1411; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Naturally Elicited Antibodies to Glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) of Plasmodium falciparum Require Intact GPI Structures for Binding and Are Directed Primarily against the Conserved Glycan Moiety Ramachandra S. Naik, Gowdahalli Krishnegowda, Christian F. Ockenhouse, and D. Channe Gowda Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1412-1415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Safety and Immunogenicity of an Oral Inactivated Whole-Cell Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vaccine Administered to Healthy Human Subjects Allan W. Cripps, Keith Peek, Margaret Dunkley, Kevin Vento, Joanne K. Marjason, Madonna E. McIntyre, Phil Sizer, Duncan Croft, and Lis Sedlak-Weinstein Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 968-974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Live-Attenuated Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vaccine Elicits Outer Membrane Protein-Specific Active and Passive Protection against Corneal Infection Tanweer S. Zaidi, Gregory P. Priebe, and Gerald B. Pier Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 975-983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transfer of Antigen-Pulsed Dendritic Cells Induces Specific T-Cell Proliferation and a Therapeutic Effect against Long-Term Helicobacter pylori Infection in Mice Satoshi Otsu, Kazuyo Gotoh, Tetsu Yamashiro, Junpei Yamagata, Kouichirou Shin, Toshio Fujioka, and Akira Nishizono Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 984-993; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Safety and Immunogenicity of Two Attenuated Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Vaccine Strains in Healthy Adults Robin McKenzie, A. Louis Bourgeois, Fayette Engstrom, Eric Hall, H. Sunny Chang, Joseph G. Gomes, Jennifer L. Kyle, Fred Cassels, Arthur K. Turner, Roger Randall, Michael Darsley, Cynthia Lee, Philip Bedford, Janet Shimko, and David A. Sack Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 994-1000; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stimulation of CD8+ T Cells following Diphtheria Toxin-Mediated Antigen Delivery into Dendritic Cells Christine A. Shaw and Michael N. Starnbach Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1001-1008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Response and Survival of Mice Immunized with an Adenovirus Expressing Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen Domain 4 Michael J. McConnell, Philip C. Hanna, and Michael J. Imperiale Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1009-1015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Monoclonal Anti-Protective Antigen Antibody Completely Protects Rabbits and Is Synergistic with Ciprofloxacin in Protecting Mice and Guinea Pigs against Inhalation Anthrax Johnny W. Peterson, Jason E. Comer, David M. Noffsinger, Autumn Wenglikowski, Kristin G. Walberg, Bagram M. Chatuev, Ashok K. Chopra, Lawrence R. Stanberry, Angray S. Kang, Wolfgang W. Scholz, and Jagadish Sircar Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1016-1024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation of Molecular Characteristics, Isotype, and In Vitro Functional Activity of Human Antipneumococcal Monoclonal Antibodies H. E. Baxendale and D. Goldblatt Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1025-1031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Phase I Clinical Evaluation of the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Candidate Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Vaccine Strain Expressing Colonization Factor Antigen CFA/I Arthur K. Turner, Juliet C. Beavis, Jonathan C. Stephens, Judith Greenwood, Cornelia Gewert, Nicola Thomas, Alison Deary, Gabriella Casula, Alexandra Daley, Paul Kelly, Roger Randall, and Michael J. Darsley Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1062-1071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dendritic Cell Immaturity during Infancy Restricts the Capacity To Express Vaccine-Specific T-Cell Memory John W. Upham, Angela Rate, Julie Rowe, Merci Kusel, Peter D. Sly, and Patrick G. Holt Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1106-1112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellin Is an Effective Adjuvant for Immunization against Lethal Respiratory Challenge with Yersinia pestis Anna N. Honko, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Cynthia J. Lees, and Steven B. Mizel Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1113-1120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Antibodies Directed against Merozoite Surface Protein 1 of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Ute Woehlbier, Christian Epp, Christian W. Kauth, Rolf Lutz, Carole A. Long, Boubacar Coulibaly, Bocar Kouyaté, Myriam Arevalo-Herrera, Sócrates Herrera, and Hermann Bujard Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1313-1322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogen-Accelerated Atherosclerosis Occurs Early after Exposure and Can Be Prevented via Immunization Takanari Miyamoto, Hiromichi Yumoto, Yusuke Takahashi, Michael Davey, Frank C. Gibson, III, and Caroline Attardo Genco Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1376-1380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Responses Induced in Cattle by Vaccination with a Recombinant Adenovirus Expressing Mycobacterial Antigen 85A and Mycobacterium bovis BCG H. Martin Vordermeier, Kris Huygen, Mahavir Singh, R. Glyn Hewinson, and Zhou Xing Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1416-1418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Guinea Pig Immune Response-Related Microarray and Its Use To Define the Host Response following Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination Julia A. Tree, Michael J. Elmore, Sajid Javed, Ann Williams, and Philip D. Marsh Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1436-1441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clearance of Enteric Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in Chickens Is Independent of B-Cell Function Richard K. Beal, Claire Powers, T. Fred Davison, Paul A. Barrow, and Adrian L. Smith Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1442-1444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Conservation and Diversity of HMW1 and HMW2 Adhesin Binding Domains among Invasive Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates Maria Giufrè, Michele Muscillo, Patrizia Spigaglia, Rita Cardines, Paola Mastrantonio, and Marina Cerquetti Infect. Immun. February 2006 74: 1161-1170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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