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Contents: June 2006, Volume 74, Issue 6        Guest Commentary        Minireviews        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics        Errata

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Guest Commentary:

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Of Mice and Men, Revisited: New Insights into an Ancient Molecule from Studies of Complement Activation by Cryptococcus neoformans Liise-Anne Pirofski Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3079-3084; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Interaction of Neonatal Phagocytes with Group B Streptococcus: Recognition and Response Philipp Henneke and Reinhard Berner Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3085-3095; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Differential Localization of Complement Component 3 within the Capsular Matrix of Cryptococcus neoformans Marcellene A. Gates and Thomas R. Kozel Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3096-3106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Gonadal Steroids and Gamma Interferon in Sex Differences in Response to Blood-Stage Malaria Infection Amy Cernetich, Lindsey S. Garver, Anne E. Jedlicka, Pamela W. Klein, Nirbhay Kumar, Alan L. Scott, and Sabra L. Klein Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3190-3203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Babesia microti Primarily Invades Mature Erythrocytes in Mice Ingo Borggraefe, Jie Yuan, Sam R. Telford, III, Sanjay Menon, Rouette Hunter, Sohela Shah, Andrew Spielman, Jeffrey A. Gelfand, Henry H. Wortis, and Edouard Vannier Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3204-3212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Dendritic Cells in Immunoregulation during Experimental Vaginal Candidiasis Dana M. LeBlanc, Melissa M. Barousse, and Paul L. Fidel, Jr. Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3213-3221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bile Acids Enhance Invasiveness of Cryptosporidium spp. into Cultured Cells Hanping Feng, Weijia Nie, Abhineet Sheoran, Quanshun Zhang, and Saul Tzipori Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3342-3346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Antigen of Schistosoma mansoni Shared with Plasmodium falciparum and Evaluation of Different Cross-Reactive Antibody Subclasses Induced by Human Schistosomiasis and Malaria Christine Pierrot, Shona Wilson, Hélène Lallet, Sophia Lafitte, Frances M. Jones, Wassim Daher, Monique Capron, David W. Dunne, and Jamal Khalife Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3347-3354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elevated Plasma Phenylalanine in Severe Malaria and Implications for Pathophysiology of Neurological Complications Bert K. Lopansri, Nicholas M. Anstey, Gregory J. Stoddard, Esther D. Mwaikambo, Craig S. Boutlis, Emiliana Tjitra, Helena Maniboey, Maurine R. Hobbs, Marc C. Levesque, J. Brice Weinberg, and Donald L. Granger Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3355-3359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Levels of Interleukin-10 Impair Resistance to Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in Mice in Part through Control of Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Expression Maria del Pilar Jimenez, Lorraine Walls, and Joshua Fierer Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3387-3395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Variation among Isolates of Sarcocystis neurona, the Agent of Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, as Revealed by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Markers H. M. Elsheikha, H. C. Schott, II, and L. S. Mansfield Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3448-3454; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Babesia bovis Merozoite Surface Antigen 1 Hypervariable Region Induces Surface-Reactive Antibodies That Block Merozoite Invasion Tanya LeRoith, Shawn J. Berens, Kelly A. Brayton, Stephen A. Hines, Wendy C. Brown, Junzo Norimine, and Terry F. McElwain Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3663-3667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Significance of Heat-Stable and Heat-Labile Enterotoxins in Porcine Colibacillosis in an Additive Model for Pathogenicity Studies Weiping Zhang, Emil M. Berberov, Jessica Freeling, D. He, Rodney A. Moxley, and David H. Francis Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3107-3114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhamnolipids Are Virulence Factors That Promote Early Infiltration of Primary Human Airway Epithelia by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Laurence Zulianello, Coralie Canard, Thilo Köhler, Dorothée Caille, Jean-Silvain Lacroix, and Paolo Meda Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3134-3147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Yersinia pestis with Macrophages: Limitations in YopJ-Dependent Apoptosis Ayelet Zauberman, Sara Cohen, Emanuelle Mamroud, Yehuda Flashner, Avital Tidhar, Raphael Ber, Eytan Elhanany, Avigdor Shafferman, and Baruch Velan Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3239-3250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Environmental Signals Generate a Differential and Coordinated Expression of the Heme Receptor Gene Family of Bartonella quintana James M. Battisti, Kate N. Sappington, Laura S. Smitherman, Nermi L. Parrow, and Michael F. Minnick Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3251-3261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Increase Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 Expression on Brain Endothelium through NF-B Abhai K. Tripathi, David J. Sullivan, and Monique F. Stins Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3262-3270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of the Bhmp39 Major Outer Membrane Proteins of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Timothy D. Witchell, Scott A. J. Coutts, Dieter M. Bulach, and Ben Adler Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3271-3276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Basis for the Failure of Francisella tularensis Lipopolysaccharide To Prime Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes Jason H. Barker, Jerrold Weiss, Michael A. Apicella, and William M. Nauseef Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3277-3284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Induction of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion System by Low Ca2+ and Host Cell Contact Proceeds through Two Distinct Signaling Pathways Nandini Dasgupta, Alix Ashare, Gary W. Hunninghake, and Timothy L. Yahr Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3334-3341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterogeneity in Tandem Octanucleotides within Haemophilus influenzae Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthetic Gene losA Affects Serum Resistance Alice L. Erwin, Paul J. Bonthuis, Jennifer L. Geelhood, Kevin L. Nelson, Kirk W. McCrea, Janet R. Gilsdorf, and Arnold L. Smith Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3408-3414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Proteins Recognized by the Antibody-Mediated Immune Response to a Biofilm Infection Rebecca A. Brady, Jeff G. Leid, Anne K. Camper, J. William Costerton, and Mark E. Shirtliff Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3415-3426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biogenesis of the Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Cytolethal Distending Toxin Holotoxin Yoko Ueno, Masaru Ohara, Toru Kawamoto, Tamaki Fujiwara, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Eric Oswald, and Motoyuki Sugai Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3480-3487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Major Subunit, CfaB, of Colonization Factor Antigen I from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Is a Glycosphingolipid Binding Protein Lena Jansson, Joshua Tobias, Michael Lebens, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, and Susann Teneberg Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3488-3497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delineating the Requirement for the Borrelia burgdorferi Virulence Factor OspC in the Mammalian Host Philip E. Stewart, Xiaohui Wang, Dawn M. Bueschel, Dawn R. Clifton, Dorothee Grimm, Kit Tilly, James A. Carroll, Janis J. Weis, and Patricia A. Rosa Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3547-3553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Gene Expression Profiling of the Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Escherichia coli Strain 83972 in the Human Urinary Tract Viktoria Roos and Per Klemm Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3565-3575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei Genes Required for the Intracellular Life Cycle and In Vivo Virulence Sabine Pilatz, Katrin Breitbach, Nadine Hein, Beate Fehlhaber, Jessika Schulze, Birgit Brenneke, Leo Eberl, and Ivo Steinmetz Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3576-3586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inorganic Phosphate Induces Spore Morphogenesis and Enterotoxin Production in the Intestinal Pathogen Clostridium perfringens Valeria A. Philippe, Marcelo B. Méndez, I-Hsiu Huang, Lelia M. Orsaria, Mahfuzur R. Sarker, and Roberto R. Grau Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3651-3656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of the C3-Like ADP-Ribosyltransferase from Staphylococcus aureus during Bacterial Invasion of Mammalian Cells Gabriella Molinari, Manfred Rohde, Christian Wilde, Ingo Just, Klaus Aktories, and Gursharan S. Chhatwal Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3673-3677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Role for Erbin in Bacterial Activation of Nod2 T. A. Kufer, E. Kremmer, D. J. Banks, and D. J. Philpott Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3115-3124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium marinum Erp Is a Virulence Determinant Required for Cell Wall Integrity and Intracellular Survival Christine L. Cosma, Kathryn Klein, Rosa Kim, Dana Beery, and Lalita Ramakrishnan Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3125-3133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Vesicles Shed by Legionella pneumophila Inhibit Fusion of Phagosomes with Lysosomes Esteban Fernandez-Moreira, Juergen H. Helbig, and Michele S. Swanson Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3285-3295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of Human Dendritic Cells with a Mycobacterium tuberculosis sigE Mutant Stimulates Production of High Levels of Interleukin-10 but Low Levels of CXCL10: Impact on the T-Cell Response Elena Giacomini, Ambar Sotolongo, Elisabetta Iona, Martina Severa, Maria Elena Remoli, Valerie Gafa, Roberto Lande, Lanfranco Fattorini, Issar Smith, Riccardo Manganelli, and Eliana M. Coccia Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3296-3304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Binding to Human Surfactant Proteins A and D, Fibronectin, and Small Airway Epithelial Cells under Shear Conditions Luanne Hall-Stoodley, Gayle Watts, Joy E. Crowther, Ashwin Balagopal, Jordi B. Torrelles, James Robison-Cox, Robert F. Bargatze, Allen G. Harmsen, Erika C. Crouch, and Larry S. Schlesinger Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3587-3596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Members of a Legionella pneumophila Family of Proteins with ExoU (Phospholipase A) Active Sites Are Translocated to Target Cells Susan M. VanRheenen, Zhao-Qing Luo, Tamara O'Connor, and Ralph R. Isberg Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3597-3606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of Human Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells with Neisseria gonorrhoeae Protects Cells from Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Induced Apoptosis Priscilla Morales, Paz Reyes, Macarena Vargas, Miguel Rios, Mónica Imarai, Hugo Cardenas, Horacio Croxatto, Pedro Orihuela, Renato Vargas, Juan Fuhrer, John E. Heckels, Myron Christodoulides, and Luis Velasquez Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3643-3650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Resistance of Streptococcus gordonii to Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Killing Is a Potential Virulence Determinant of Infective Endocarditis Si Young Lee, John O. Cisar, Joseph L. Bryant, Michael A. Eckhaus, and Ann L. Sandberg Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3148-3155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Requires the Lpf, Pef, and Tafi Fimbriae for Biofilm Formation on HEp-2 Tissue Culture Cells and Chicken Intestinal Epithelium Nathan A. Ledeboer, Jonathan G. Frye, Michael McClelland, and Bradley D. Jones Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3156-3169; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Lacking BBK32, a Fibronectin-Binding Protein, Retains Full Pathogenicity Xin Li, Xianzhong Liu, Deborah S. Beck, Fred S. Kantor, and Erol Fikrig Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3305-3313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iha from an Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection Outbreak Clonal Group A Strain Is Expressed In Vivo in the Mouse Urinary Tract and Functions as a Catecholate Siderophore Receptor Simon Léveillé, Mélissa Caza, James R. Johnson, Connie Clabots, Mourad Sabri, and Charles M. Dozois Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3427-3436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunological and Molecular Characterization of Susceptibility in Relationship to Bacterial Strain Differences in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection in the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) R. O'Brien, C. G. Mackintosh, D. Bakker, M. Kopecna, I. Pavlik, and J. F. T. Griffin Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3530-3537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi OspC Protein Required Exclusively in a Crucial Early Stage of Mammalian Infection Kit Tilly, Jonathan G. Krum, Aaron Bestor, Mollie W. Jewett, Dorothee Grimm, Dawn Bueschel, Rebecca Byram, David Dorward, Mark J. VanRaden, Philip Stewart, and Patricia Rosa Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3554-3564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infectivity of the Highly Transformable BBE02– lp56– Mutant of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Spirochete, via Ticks Mary B. Jacobs, Steven J. Norris, Kathrine M. Phillippi-Falkenstein, and Mario T. Philipp Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3678-3681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Contributes to Host Defense against Acute Trypanosoma cruzi Infection José L. Reyes, Luis I. Terrazas, Bertha Espinoza, David Cruz-Robles, Virgilia Soto, Irma Rivera-Montoya, Lorena Gómez-García, Heidi Snider, Abhay R. Satoskar, and Miriam Rodríguez-Sosa Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3170-3179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Requirements for Soluble and Transmembrane Tumor Necrosis Factor in the Immunological Control of Primary and Secondary Listeria monocytogenes Infection Korana Musicki, Helen Briscoe, Stephen Tran, Warwick J. Britton, and Bernadette M. Saunders Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3180-3189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Th1 Cytokines Facilitate CD8-T-Cell-Mediated Early Resistance to Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Old Mice Bridget Vesosky, David K. Flaherty, and Joanne Turner Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3314-3324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MyD88-Dependent Responses Involving Toll-Like Receptor 2 Are Important for Protection and Clearance of Legionella pneumophila in a Mouse Model of Legionnaires' Disease Kristina A. Archer and Craig R. Roy Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3325-3333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellin-Independent Regulation of Chemokine Host Defense in Campylobacter jejuni-Infected Intestinal Epithelium Priscilla A. Johanesen and Michael B. Dwinell Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3437-3447; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin A Antibodies against Ricin A and B Subunits Protect Epithelial Cells from Ricin Intoxication Nicholas J. Mantis, Carolyn R. McGuinness, Oluwakemi Sonuyi, Gary Edwards, and Stephanie A. Farrant Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3455-3462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MyD88-Dependent Signaling Affects the Development of Meningococcal Sepsis by Nonlipooligosaccharide Ligands Laura Plant, Hong Wan, and Ann-Beth Jonsson Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3538-3546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Organ-Specific Role of MyD88 for Gene Regulation during Polymicrobial Peritonitis Heike Weighardt, Jörg Mages, Gabriela Jusek, Simone Kaiser-Moore, Roland Lang, and Bernhard Holzmann Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3618-3632; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor 2 Is Required for Control of Pulmonary Infection with Francisella tularensis Meenakshi Malik, Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, Bikash Sahay, Aaloki Shah, Steven A. Lotz, and Timothy J. Sellati Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3657-3662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Human Recombinant Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 3 Cloned from Peripheral Blood Leukocytes of Individuals with Immunity to Malaria Demonstrate Antiparasitic Properties Rasmus Lundquist, Leif Kofoed Nielsen, Ali Jafarshad, Daw SoeSoe, Lars Harder Christensen, Pierre Druilhe, and Morten Hanefeld Dziegiel Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3222-3231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eosinophils Can Function as Antigen-Presenting Cells To Induce Primary and Secondary Immune Responses to Strongyloides stercoralis Udaikumar M. Padigel, James J. Lee, Thomas J. Nolan, Gerhard A. Schad, and David Abraham Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3232-3238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analyses of Five Gallinacin Genes and the Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Response in Poultry Jason R. Hasenstein, Guolong Zhang, and Susan J. Lamont Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3375-3380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, and Nitric Oxide Synthase 2, Key Elements of Cellular Immunity, Perform Critical Protective Functions during Humoral Defense against Lethal Pulmonary Yersinia pestis Infection Michelle A. Parent, Lindsey B. Wilhelm, Lawrence W. Kummer, Frank M. Szaba, Isis K. Mullarky, and Stephen T. Smiley Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3381-3386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Frequency of CD4+ T Cells Specific for the TB10.4 Protein Correlates with Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Sandra Hervas-Stubbs, Laleh Majlessi, Marcela Simsova, Jana Morova, Marie-Jesus Rojas, Clémence Nouzé, Priscille Brodin, Peter Sebo, and Claude Leclerc Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3396-3407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel High-Affinity Monoclonal Immunoglobulin G Antibody against the Ricin B Subunit Carolyn R. McGuinness and Nicholas J. Mantis Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3463-3470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression and Sequence Conservation of the Anaplasma marginale msp2 Gene Superfamily Outer Membrane Proteins Susan M. Noh, Kelly A. Brayton, Donald P. Knowles, Joseph T. Agnes, Michael J. Dark, Wendy C. Brown, Timothy V. Baszler, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3471-3479; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attenuation and Persistence of and Ability To Induce Protective Immunity to a Staphylococcus aureus aroA Mutant in Mice Fernanda R. Buzzola, María Sol Barbagelata, Roberto L. Caccuri, and Daniel O. Sordelli Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3498-3506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin D Is Secreted in Milk and Stimulates Specific Antibody Responses in Cows in the Course of Experimental Intramammary Infection Tore Tollersrud, Annette H. Kampen, and Kevin Kenny Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3507-3512; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Modulate the T-Cell and Antibody Responses in Helicobacter-Infected BALB/c Mice Maria Kaparakis, Karen L. Laurie, Odilia Wijburg, John Pedersen, Martin Pearse, Ian R. van Driel, Paul A. Gleeson, and Richard A. Strugnell Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3519-3529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Topical Application of Escherichia coli-Vectored Vaccine as a Simple Method for Eliciting Protective Immunity Jianfeng Zhang, Zhongkai Shi, Fan-kun Kong, Edward Jex, Zhigang Huang, James M. Watt, Kent R. Van Kampen, and De-chu C. Tang Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3607-3617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of a Human Monoclonal Antibody with Strong Neutralizing Activity against Diphtheria Toxin Mai Kakita, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Takako Komiya, Yoshitaka Iba, Takao Tsuji, Yoshikazu Kurosawa, and Motohide Takahashi Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3682-3683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Luminescent Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis for Rapid Screening of Vaccine Candidates in Mice Valérie Rosseels, Virginie Roupie, Denise Zinniel, Raúl G. Barletta, and Kris Huygen Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3684-3686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ABC Transporter Protein OppA Provides Protection against Experimental Yersinia pestis Infection Mikio Tanabe, Helen S. Atkins, David N. Harland, Stephen J. Elvin, Anthony J. Stagg, Osman Mirza, Richard W. Titball, Bernadette Byrne, and Katherine A. Brown Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3687-3691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Variation in the Presence of Neuraminidase Genes among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates with Identical Sequence Types Melinda M. Pettigrew, Kristopher P. Fennie, Matthew P. York, Janeen Daniels, and Faryal Ghaffar Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3360-3365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Genome Contents of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Strains from Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Matthew M. Fernaays, Alan J. Lesse, Sanjay Sethi, Xueya Cai, and Timothy F. Murphy Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3366-3374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Diversity between Strains of the Same Serotype and Multilocus Sequence Type among Pneumococcal Clinical Isolates Nuno A. Silva, Jackie McCluskey, Johanna M. C. Jefferies, Jason Hinds, Andrew Smith, Stuart C. Clarke, Tim J. Mitchell, and Gavin K. Paterson Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3513-3518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Gene Expression between the Classical and El Tor Biotypes of Vibrio cholerae O1 Sinem Beyhan, Anna D. Tischler, Andrew Camilli, and Fitnat H. Yildiz Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3633-3642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Constitutive Differences in Gene Expression Profiles Parallel Genetic Patterns of Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in Mice Marianna O. Orlova, Konstantin B. Majorov, Irina V. Lyadova, Eugenii B. Eruslanov, Cyr E. M'lan, Celia M. T. Greenwood, Erwin Schurr, and Alexander S. Apt Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3668-3672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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CpG-Oligodeoxynucleotide Is a Potent Adjuvant with an Entamoeba histolytica Gal-Inhibitable Lectin Vaccine against Amoebic Liver Abscess in Gerbils Catherine P. A. Ivory, Kathy Keller, and Kris Chadee Infect. Immun. June 2006 74: 3692 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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