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Contents: May 2006, Volume 74, Issue 5        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Bacterial Infections        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics        Errata

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Minireviews:

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How the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes Mediates the Switch from Environmental Dr. Jekyll to Pathogenic Mr. Hyde Michael J. Gray, Nancy E. Freitag, and Kathryn J. Boor Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2505-2512; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Bartonella henselae Pap31, an Extracellular Matrix Adhesin, Binds the Fibronectin Repeat III13 Module S. M. Dabo, A. W. Confer, B. E. Anderson, and Snehalata Gupta Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2513-2521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Helicobacter pylori cag Pathogenicity Island Protein CagN Is a Bacterial Membrane-Associated Protein That Is Processed at Its C Terminus Kevin M. Bourzac, Laura A. Satkamp, and Karen Guillemin Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2537-2543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression and Transcriptional Analysis of the -2,3-Sialyltransferase Gene in Pathogenic Neisseria spp. Mathanraj Packiam, Dawn M. Shell, Shi V. Liu, Yao-Bin Liu, David J. McGee, Ranjana Srivastava, Samar Seal, and Richard F. Rest Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2637-2650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Haemophilus ducreyi Collagen Binding Outer Membrane Protein NcaA Is Required for Virulence in Swine and Human Challenge Models of Chancroid Robert A. Fulcher, Leah E. Cole, Diane M. Janowicz, Kristen L. Toffer, Kate R. Fortney, Barry P. Katz, Paul E. Orndorff, Stanley M. Spinola, and Thomas H. Kawula Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2651-2658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LfhA, a Novel Factor H-Binding Protein of Leptospira interrogans Ashutosh Verma, Jens Hellwage, Sergey Artiushin, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter Kraiczy, John F. Timoney, and Brian Stevenson Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2659-2666; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RpoH Mediates the Expression of Some, but Not All, Genes Induced in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Adherent to Epithelial Cells Ying Du and Cindy Grove Arvidson Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2767-2776; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Hemolysin Gene Cluster in Vibrio anguillarum Jessica L. Rock and David R. Nelson Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2777-2786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attenuated Bioluminescent Brucella melitensis Mutants GR019 (virB4), GR024 (galE), and GR026 (BMEI1090-BMEI1091) Confer Protection in Mice Gireesh Rajashekara, David A. Glover, Menachem Banai, David O'Callaghan, and Gary A. Splitter Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2925-2936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterotoxigenicity of Mature 45-Kilodalton and Processed 35-Kilodalton Forms of Hemagglutinin Protease Purified from a Cholera Toxin Gene-Negative Vibrio cholerae Non-O1, Non-O139 Strain A. Ghosh, D. R. Saha, K. M. Hoque, M. Asakuna, S. Yamasaki, H. Koley, S. S. Das, M. K. Chakrabarti, and A. Pal Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2937-2946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accessory Gene Regulator Locus of Staphylococcus intermedius Julia M. L. Sung, Peter D. Chantler, and David H. Lloyd Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2947-2956; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of MspA, an Immunogenic Autotransporter Protein That Mediates Adhesion to Epithelial and Endothelial Cells in Neisseria meningitidis D. P. J. Turner, A. G. Marietou, L. Johnston, K. K. L. Ho, A. J. Rogers, K. G. Wooldridge, and D. A. A. Ala'Aldeen Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2957-2964; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Resuscitation-Promoting Factor Rv1009 Gene Results in Delayed Reactivation from Chronic Tuberculosis JoAnn M. Tufariello, Kaixia Mi, Jiayong Xu, Yukari C. Manabe, Anup K. Kesavan, Joshua Drumm, Kathryn Tanaka, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and John Chan Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2985-2995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Porphyromonas gingivalis InlJ Protein in Homotypic and Heterotypic Biofilm Development Cindy A. Capestany, Masae Kuboniwa, Il-Young Jung, Yoonsuk Park, Gena D. Tribble, and Richard J. Lamont Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3002-3005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Posttranscriptional Regulator RsmA Plays a Role in the Interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Human Airway Epithelial Cells by Positively Regulating the Type III Secretion System Heidi Mulcahy, Julie O'Callaghan, Eoin P. O'Grady, Claire Adams, and Fergal O'Gara Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3012-3015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bgp, a Secreted Glycosaminoglycan-Binding Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi Strain N40, Displays Nucleosidase Activity and Is Not Essential for Infection of Immunodeficient Mice Nikhat Parveen, Kenneth A. Cornell, James L. Bono, Christen Chamberland, Patricia Rosa, and John M. Leong Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3016-3020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for RpoS but Not RelA of Legionella pneumophila in Modulation of Phagosome Biogenesis and Adaptation to the Phagosomal Microenvironment Alaeddin Abu-Zant, Rexford Asare, James E. Graham, and Yousef Abu Kwaik Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3021-3026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement of Histidine Kinases HP0165 and HP1364 for Acid Resistance in Helicobacter pylori John T. Loh and Timothy L. Cover Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3052-3059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Histone-Like Nucleoid Structuring Protein in Colonization, Motility, and Bile-Dependent Repression of Virulence Gene Expression in Vibrio cholerae Amalendu Ghosh, Kalidas Paul, and Rukhsana Chowdhury Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3060-3064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modification of a Mammalian Cell Protein in the Presence of [32P-Adenylate]NAD: Evidence for ADP Ribosylation Activity Associated with Helicobacter pylori Carlos W. Nossa and Steven R. Blanke Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3071-3076; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Toll-Like Receptor 4 Contributes to Colitis Development but Not to Host Defense during Citrobacter rodentium Infection in Mice Mohammed A. Khan, Caixia Ma, Leigh A. Knodler, Yanet Valdez, Carrie M. Rosenberger, Wanyin Deng, B. Brett Finlay, and Bruce A. Vallance Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2522-2536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Sinusitis and Otitis Media following Influenza Virus Infection in Ferrets Ville T. Peltola, Kelli L. Boyd, Julie L. McAuley, Jerold E. Rehg, and Jonathan A. McCullers Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2562-2567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Escapes More Efficiently from the Phagosome of a Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cell Line than from Its Normal Counterpart Todd M. Jarry and Ambrose L. Cheung Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2568-2577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The NKG2D-Activating Receptor Mediates Pulmonary Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Michael T. Borchers, Nathaniel L. Harris, Scott C. Wesselkamper, Shiping Zhang, Yi Chen, Lisa Young, and Gee W. Lau Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2578-2586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Genetics of Bordetella pertussis Infection in Mice: Significance of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Genetic Susceptibility and Pathobiology H. A. Banus, R. J. Vandebriel, H. de Ruiter, J. A. M. A. Dormans, N. J. Nagelkerke, F. R. Mooi, B. Hoebee, H. J. van Kranen, and T. G. Kimman Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2596-2605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Novel A2A Adenosine Receptor Agonist ATL 313 on Clostridium difficile Toxin A-Induced Murine Ileal Enteritis I. C. Cavalcante, M. V. Castro, A. R. F. Barreto, G. W. Sullivan, M. Vale, P. R. C. Almeida, J. Linden, J. M. Rieger, F. Q. Cunha, R. L. Guerrant, R. A. Ribeiro, and G. A. C. Brito Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2606-2612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Ability of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis To Enter Bovine Epithelial Cells Is Influenced by Preexposure to a Hyperosmolar Environment and Intracellular Passage in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells Dilip Patel, Lia Danelishvili, Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Marta Alonso, Michael L. Paustian, John P. Bannantine, Lisbeth Meunier-Goddik, and Luiz E. Bermudez Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2849-2855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli O157 Flagellar Regulatory Gene flhC and Not the Flagellin Gene fliC Impacts Colonization of Cattle Heather S. Dobbin, Carolyn J. Hovde, Christopher J. Williams, and Scott A. Minnich Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2894-2905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intestinal Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Bacteria Mitigate Bovine Leukemia Virus Infection in Experimentally Infected Sheep Witold A. Ferens, Rowland Cobbold, and Carolyn J. Hovde Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2906-2916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Selection for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Opacity Protein Expression in the Absence of Human Carcinoembryonic Antigen Cell Adhesion Molecules Amy N. Simms and Ann E. Jerse Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2965-2974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The hbhA Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Specifically Upregulated in the Lungs but Not in the Spleens of Aerogenically Infected Mice Giovanni Delogu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Stefano Rocca, Stefania Zanetti, and Giovanni Fadda Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3006-3011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cleavage of the N-Linked Oligosaccharide from the Surfaces of Chlamydia Species Affects Infectivity in the Mouse Model of Lung Infection Lee Ann Campbell, Amy Lee, and Cho-chou Kuo Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3027-3029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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The Hemoglobin Receptor Protein of Porphyromonas gingivalis Inhibits Receptor Activator NF-B Ligand-Induced Osteoclastogenesis from Bone Marrow Macrophages Yuji Fujimura, Hitoshi Hotokezaka, Naoya Ohara, Mariko Naito, Eiko Sakai, Mamiko Yoshimura, Yuka Narita, Hideki Kitaura, Noriaki Yoshida, and Koji Nakayama Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2544-2551; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A C-Terminal Domain Targets the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cytotoxin ExoU to the Plasma Membrane of Host Cells Shira D. P. Rabin, Jeffrey L. Veesenmeyer, Kathryn T. Bieging, and Alan R. Hauser Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2552-2561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

OspE2 of Shigella sonnei Is Required for the Maintenance of Cell Architecture of Bacterium-Infected Cells Masashi Miura, Jun Terajima, Hidemasa Izumiya, Jiro Mitobe, Teruya Komano, and Haruo Watanabe Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2587-2595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leishmania donovani Requires Functional Cdc42 and Rac1 To Prevent Phagosomal Maturation M. Lerm, Å. Holm, Å. Seiron, E. Särndahl, K.-E. Magnusson, and B. Rasmusson Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2613-2618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Brucella abortus Rough Mutants Induce Macrophage Oncosis That Requires Bacterial Protein Synthesis and Direct Interaction with the Macrophage Jianwu Pei, Joshua E. Turse, Qingmin Wu, and Thomas A. Ficht Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2667-2675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signal Transduction Mechanism Involved in Clostridium perfringens Alpha-Toxin-Induced Superoxide Anion Generation in Rabbit Neutrophils Masataka Oda, Syusuke Ikari, Takayuki Matsuno, Yuka Morimune, Masahiro Nagahama, and Jun Sakurai Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2876-2886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonclassical Pathway of Pseudomonas aeruginosa DNA-Induced Interleukin-8 Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelial Cells Mónica A. Delgado, Jens F. Poschet, and Vojo Deretic Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2975-2984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Iron Efflux Protein Ferroportin Regulates the Intracellular Growth of Salmonella enterica Sabine Chlosta, Douglas S. Fishman, Lynne Harrington, Erin E. Johnson, Mitchell D. Knutson, Marianne Wessling-Resnick, and Bobby J. Cherayil Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3065-3067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Maternal Immunity Provides Protection against Pertussis in Newborn Piglets Shokrollah Elahi, Rachelle M. Buchanan, Lorne A. Babiuk, and Volker Gerdts Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2619-2627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outer Membrane Protein A of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Stimulates Dendritic Cell Activation Alfredo G. Torres, Yongguo Li, Christopher B. Tutt, Lijun Xin, Tonyia Eaves-Pyles, and Lynn Soong Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2676-2685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mycobacterial 38-Kilodalton Glycolipoprotein Antigen Activates the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway and Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines through Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 in Human Monocytes Saet-Byel Jung, Chul-Su Yang, Ji-Sook Lee, A-Rum Shin, Sung-Soo Jung, Ji Woong Son, Clifford V. Harding, Hwa-Jung Kim, Jeong-Kyu Park, Tae-Hyun Paik, Chang-Hwa Song, and Eun-Kyeong Jo Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2686-2696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter jejuni Induces Maturation and Cytokine Production in Human Dendritic Cells Lan Hu, Mechelle D. Bray, Manuel Osorio, and Dennis J. Kopecko Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2697-2705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Slc11a1 on the Outcome of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Infection in Mice Is Associated with Th Polarization Judith Caron, Line Larivière, Mayss Nacache, Mifong Tam, Mary M. Stevenson, Colin McKerly, Philippe Gros, and Danielle Malo Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2787-2802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor 2 Is Required for Inflammatory Responses to Francisella tularensis LVS Jannet Katz, Ping Zhang, Michael Martin, Stefanie N. Vogel, and Suzanne M. Michalek Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2809-2816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The 6-Kilodalton Early Secreted Antigenic Target-Responsive, Asymptomatic Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients Express Elevated Levels of Interleukin-4 and Reduced Levels of Gamma Interferon Abebech Demissie, Liya Wassie, Markos Abebe, Abraham Aseffa, Graham Rook, Alimuddin Zumla, Peter Andersen, T. Mark Doherty, and the VACSEL Study Group Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2817-2822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of the Triggering Receptor Expressed on the Myeloid Cell Type 1 Pathway in Murine Septic Shock Sébastien Gibot, Cecilia Buonsanti, Frédéric Massin, Michele Romano, Marie-Nathalie Kolopp-Sarda, Fabio Benigni, Gilbert C. Faure, Marie-Christine Béné, Paola Panina-Bordignon, Nadia Passini, and Bruno Lévy Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2823-2830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bordetella pertussis Inhibition of Interleukin-12 (IL-12) p70 in Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Blocks IL-12 p35 through Adenylate Cyclase Toxin-Dependent Cyclic AMP Induction Fabiana Spensieri, Giorgio Fedele, Cecilia Fazio, Maria Nasso, Paola Stefanelli, Paola Mastrantonio, and Clara Maria Ausiello Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2831-2838; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mucosal Adjuvant Properties of the Shigella Invasin Complex Robert W. Kaminski, K. Ross Turbyfill, and Edwin V. Oaks Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2856-2866; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine mRNA Expression in Mycobacteriam ulcerans-Infected Human Skin and Correlation with Local Inflammatory Response R. Phillips, C. Horsfield, J. Mangan, K. Laing, S. Etuaful, P. Awuah, K. Nyarko, F. Osei-Sarpong, P. Butcher, S. Lucas, and M. Wansbrough-Jones Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2917-2924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence that the BBA68 Protein (BbCRASP-1) of the Lyme Disease Spirochetes Does Not Contribute to Factor H-Mediated Immune Evasion in Humans and Other Animals John V. McDowell, Kelley M. Hovis, Hongming Zhang, Emily Tran, Justin Lankford, and R. T. Marconi Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3030-3034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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The Most Polymorphic Residue on Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 Determines Binding of an Invasion-Inhibitory Antibody A. M. Coley, K. Parisi, R. Masciantonio, J. Hoeck, J. L. Casey, V. J. Murphy, K. S. Harris, A. H. Batchelor, R. F. Anders, and M. Foley Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2628-2636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of Prime-Boost Immunization with Recombinant Poxvirus FP9 and Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Encoding the Full-Length Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein Michael Walther, Fiona M. Thompson, Susanna Dunachie, Sheila Keating, Stephen Todryk, Tamara Berthoud, Laura Andrews, Rikke F. Andersen, Anne Moore, Sarah C. Gilbert, Ian Poulton, Filip Dubovsky, Eveline Tierney, Simon Correa, Angela Huntcooke, Geoffrey Butcher, Jack Williams, Robert E. Sinden, and Adrian V. S. Hill Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2706-2716; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Splenic T Cells Regulated by CD4+ T Cells Are Required To Control Chronic Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria in the B-Cell-Deficient Mouse Henri C. van der Heyde, Joan M. Batchelder, Matyas Sandor, and William P. Weidanz Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2717-2725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Murine Malaria Infection Induces Fetal Loss Associated with Accumulation of Plasmodium chabaudi AS-Infected Erythrocytes in the Placenta Jayakumar Poovassery and Julie M. Moore Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2839-2848; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Levels of Plasma Immunoglobulin G with Specificity against the Cysteine-Rich Interdomain Regions of a Semiconserved Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1, VAR4, Predict Protection against Malarial Anemia and Febrile Episodes John P. A. Lusingu, Anja T. R. Jensen, Lasse S. Vestergaard, Daniel T. Minja, Michael B. Dalgaard, Samwel Gesase, Bruno P. Mmbando, Andrew Y. Kitua, Martha M. Lemnge, David Cavanagh, Lars Hviid, and Thor G. Theander Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2867-2875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmodium falciparum Parasites Expressing Pregnancy-Specific Variant Surface Antigens Adhere Strongly to the Choriocarcinoma Cell Line BeWo Rikke N. Haase, Rosette Megnekou, Maja Lundquist, Michael F. Ofori, Lars Hviid, and Trine Staalsoe Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3035-3038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Anti-Candida Vaccine Based on the Recombinant N-Terminal Domain of Als1p Is Broadly Active against Disseminated Candidiasis Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Brad J. Spellberg, Valentina Avanesian, Yue Fu, and John E. Edwards, Jr. Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3039-3041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Fungicidal Monoclonal Antibody Protects against Murine Invasive Candidiasis María J. Sevilla, Beatriz Robledo, Aitor Rementeria, María D. Moragues, and José Pontón Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3042-3045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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A Reduced Risk of Infection with Plasmodium vivax and Clinical Protection against Malaria Are Associated with Antibodies against the N Terminus but Not the C Terminus of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Paulo Afonso Nogueira, Fabiana Piovesan Alves, Carmen Fernandez-Becerra, Oliver Pein, Neida Rodrigues Santos, Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva, Erney Plessman Camargo, and Hernando A. del Portillo Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2726-2733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Immunity Elicited by a Divalent DNA Vaccine Encoding Both the L7/L12 and Omp16 Genes of Brucella abortus in BALB/c Mice Deyan Luo, Bing Ni, Peng Li, Wei Shi, Songle Zhang, Yue Han, Liwei Mao, Yangdong He, Yuzhang Wu, and Xiliang Wang Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2734-2741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Opsonic and Protective Activity against Staphylococcus aureus of Fully Human Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for the Bacterial Surface Polysaccharide Poly-N-Acetylglucosamine Casie Kelly-Quintos, Lisa A. Cavacini, Marshall R. Posner, Donald Goldmann, and Gerald B. Pier Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2742-2750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Partial Reconstitution of the CD4+-T-Cell Compartment in CD4 Gene Knockout Mice Restores Responses to Tuberculosis DNA Vaccines Sushila D'Souza, Marta Romano, Johanna Korf, Xiao-Ming Wang, Pierre-Yves Adnet, and Kris Huygen Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2751-2759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Activation of Naive CD4+ T Cells in Nasal Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue following Intranasal Immunization with Recombinant Streptococcus gordonii Donata Medaglini, Annalisa Ciabattini, Anna Maria Cuppone, Caterina Costa, Susanna Ricci, Massimo Costalonga, and Gianni Pozzi Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2760-2766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection by Meningococcal Outer Membrane Protein PorA-Specific Antibodies and a Serogroup B Capsular Polysaccharide-Specific Antibody in Complement-Sufficient and C6-Deficient Infant Rats Maija Toropainen, Leena Saarinen, Gestur Vidarsson, and Helena Käyhty Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2803-2808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Merozoite Surface Antigens Are Associated with Recovery from Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Gambian Children Margaret Pinder, Colin J. Sutherland, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Jamila Ismaili, Matthew B. B. McCall, Rosalyn Ord, Rachel Hallett, Anthony A. Holder, and Paul Milligan Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2887-2893; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mixed Strain Infections and Strain-Specific Protective Immunity in the Rodent Malaria Parasite Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi in Mice Sandra Cheesman, Ahmed Raza, and Richard Carter Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 2996-3001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Administration of Antibody to the Lung Protects Mice against Pneumonic Plague Jim Hill, Jim E. Eyles, Stephen J. Elvin, Gareth D. Healey, Roman A. Lukaszewski, and Richard W. Titball Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3068-3070; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Multiple Chromosomal Loci for the babA Gene in Helicobacter pylori Ewa E. Hennig, Johnna M. Allen, and Timothy L. Cover Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3046-3051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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 2006 74: 3077 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ß-Arrestin 1 Participates in Platelet-Activating Factor Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Jana N. Radin, Carlos J. Orihuela, Gopal Murti, Christopher Guglielmo, Peter J. Murray, and Elaine I. Tuomanen Infect. Immun. May 2006 74: 3078 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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