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Contents: August 2006, Volume 74, Issue 8        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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IpaD Localizes to the Tip of the Type III Secretion System Needle of Shigella flexneri Marianela Espina, Andrew J. Olive, Roma Kenjale, David S. Moore, S. Fernando Ausar, Robert W. Kaminski, Edwin V. Oaks, C. Russell Middaugh, William D. Picking, and Wendy L. Picking Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4391-4400; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor Type 1 Delivered by Outer Membrane Vesicles of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Attenuates Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Antimicrobial Activity and Chemotaxis Jon M. Davis, Humberto M. Carvalho, Susan B. Rasmussen, and Alison D. O'Brien Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4401-4408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of RetS, an Unusual Sensor Kinase-Response Regulator Hybrid Required for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Michelle A. Laskowski and Barbara I. Kazmierczak Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4462-4473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hemin-Dependent Modulation of the Lipid A Structure of Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipopolysaccharide Montaser N. Al-Qutub, Pamela H. Braham, Lisa M. Karimi-Naser, Xinyan Liu, Caroline A. Genco, and Richard P. Darveau Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4474-4485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Pleiotropic Regulator, Frp, Affects Exopolysaccharide Synthesis, Biofilm Formation, and Competence Development in Streptococcus mutans Bing Wang and Howard K. Kuramitsu Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4581-4589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis of Klebsiella pneumoniae To Identify Genes That Influence Biofilm Formation on Extracellular Matrix Material Jennifer D. Boddicker, Rebecca A. Anderson, Jennifer Jagnow, and Steven Clegg Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4590-4597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Presence of Peptidoglycan O-Acetyltransferase in Various Staphylococcal Species Correlates with Lysozyme Resistance and Pathogenicity Agnieszka Bera, Raja Biswas, Silvia Herbert, and Friedrich Götz Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4598-4604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Maltodextrin Utilization Plays a Key Role in the Ability of Group A Streptococcus To Colonize the Oropharynx Samuel A. Shelburne, III, Paul Sumby, Izabela Sitkiewicz, Nnaja Okorafor, Chanel Granville, Payal Patel, Jovanka Voyich, Richard Hull, Frank R. DeLeo, and James M. Musser Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4605-4614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SdrI, a Serine-Aspartate Repeat Protein Identified in Staphylococcus saprophyticus Strain 7108, Is a Collagen-Binding Protein Türkan Sakinc, Britta Kleine, and Sören G. Gatermann Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4615-4623; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of a Two-Component Signal Transduction System, SaeRS, Eliminates Adherence and Attenuates Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus Xudong Liang, Chuanxin Yu, Junsong Sun, Hong Liu, Christina Landwehr, David Holmes, and Yinduo Ji Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4655-4665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role and Regulation of the Shigella flexneri Sit and MntH Systems Laura Runyen-Janecky, Ellyn Dazenski, Stephanie Hawkins, and Lisa Warner Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4666-4672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Like Toxins U2 and V, Two New Staphylococcal Superantigens Arising from Recombination within the Enterotoxin Gene Cluster Damien Yann Thomas, Sophie Jarraud, Brigitte Lemercier, Gregoire Cozon, Klara Echasserieau, Jerome Etienne, Marie-Lise Gougeon, Gerard Lina, and François Vandenesch Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4724-4734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Maturation of Intracellular Escherichia coli Communities Requires SurA Sheryl S. Justice, Scott R. Lauer, Scott J. Hultgren, and David A. Hunstad Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4793-4800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Response Patterns of Chlamydophila psittaci in Different In Vitro Models of Persistent Infection Stefanie Goellner, Evelyn Schubert, Elisabeth Liebler-Tenorio, Helmut Hotzel, Hans Peter Saluz, and Konrad Sachse Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4801-4808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The BarA-UvrY Two-Component System Regulates Virulence in Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O78:K80:H9 Christopher D. Herren, Arindam Mitra, Senthil Kumar Palaniyandi, Adam Coleman, Subbiah Elankumaran, and Suman Mukhopadhyay Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4900-4909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Swapping of Periplasmic Domains between Brucella suis VirB8 and a pSB102 VirB8 Homologue Allows Heterologous Complementation Gilles Patey, Zhong Qi, Gisele Bourg, Christian Baron, and David O'Callaghan Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4945-4949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphyloxanthin Plays a Role in the Fitness of Staphylococcus aureus and Its Ability To Cope with Oxidative Stress Alexandra Clauditz, Alexandra Resch, Karsten-Peter Wieland, Andreas Peschel, and Friedrich Götz Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4950-4953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Filaria-Induced Monocyte Dysfunction and Its Reversal following Treatment Roshanak Tolouei Semnani, Paul B. Keiser, Yaya I. Coulibaly, Falaye Keita, Abdallah A. Diallo, Diakaridia Traore, Dapa A. Diallo, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Sekou F. Traore, Joseph Kubofcik, Amy D. Klion, and Thomas B. Nutman Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4409-4417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lysogeny of Streptococcus pneumoniae with MM1 Phage: Improved Adherence and Other Phenotypic Changes Jutta M. Loeffler and Vincent A. Fischetti Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4486-4495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon Secretion by Human V2V2 T Cells after Stimulation with Antibody against the T-Cell Receptor plus the Toll-Like Receptor 2 Agonist Pam3Cys Carl O. Deetz, Andrew M. Hebbeler, Nadia A. Propp, Cristiana Cairo, Illia Tikhonov, and C. David Pauza Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4505-4511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signal Transduction, Gene Transcription, and Cytokine Production Triggered in Macrophages by Exposure to Trypanosome DNA Tajie H. Harris, Nicole M. Cooney, John M. Mansfield, and Donna M. Paulnock Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4530-4537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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gC1qR/p33 Blockade Reduces Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of Target Tissues in an Animal Model of Infective Endocarditis Ellinor I. B. Peerschke, Arnold S. Bayer, Berhane Ghebrehiwet, and Yan Q. Xiong Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4418-4423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Characterization of an Attenuated Purine Auxotroph in a Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain Roger Pechous, Jean Celli, Renee Penoske, Stanley F. Hayes, Dara W. Frank, and Thomas C. Zahrt Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4452-4461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Host Immune Responses by the Cytolethal Distending Toxin of Helicobacter hepaticus Jason S. Pratt, Kacey L. Sachen, Heather D. Wood, Kathryn A. Eaton, and Vincent B. Young Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4496-4504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Virulence Factors in Colonization at the Bovine Terminal Rectal Mucosa Haiqing Sheng, Ji Youn Lim, Hannah J. Knecht, Jie Li, and Carolyn J. Hovde Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4685-4693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cj1496c Encodes a Campylobacter jejuni Glycoprotein That Influences Invasion of Human Epithelial Cells and Colonization of the Chick Gastrointestinal Tract Tsutomu Kakuda and Victor J. DiRita Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4715-4723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adherent and Invasive Escherichia coli Is Associated with Granulomatous Colitis in Boxer Dogs Kenneth W. Simpson, Belgin Dogan, Mark Rishniw, Richard E. Goldstein, Suzanne Klaessig, Patrick L. McDonough, Alex J. German, Robin M. Yates, David G. Russell, Susan E. Johnson, Douglas E. Berg, Josee Harel, Guillaume Bruant, Sean P. McDonough, and Ynte H. Schukken Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4778-4792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence of Francisella spp. in Chicken Embryos Eli B. Nix, Karen K. M. Cheung, Diana Wang, Na Zhang, Robert D. Burke, and Francis E. Nano Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4809-4816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody-Mediated Disease Remission in the Mouse Model of Lyme Borreliosis Stephen W. Barthold, Emir Hodzic, Stefan Tunev, and Sunlian Feng Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4817-4825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hypothetical Protein CT813 Is Localized in the Chlamydia trachomatis Inclusion Membrane and Is Immunogenic in Women Urogenitally Infected with C. trachomatis Chaoqun Chen, Ding Chen, Jyotika Sharma, Wen Cheng, Youmin Zhong, Kaiyang Liu, Jani Jensen, Rochelle Shain, Bernard Arulanandam, and Guangming Zhong Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4826-4840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Murine Model of Infection by Tropheryma whipplei Séverine Genot, Andreas Stein, Hubert Lepidi, Melanie Ihrig, Didier Raoult, and Jean-Louis Mege Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4915-4917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The yjeQ Gene Is Required for Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus Tracey L. Campbell, James Henderson, David E. Heinrichs, and Eric D. Brown Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4918-4921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Serial Propagation of the Microsporidian Enterocytozoon bieneusi of Human Origin in Immunocompromised Rodents Xiaochuan Feng, Donna E. Akiyoshi, Abhineet Sheoran, Inderpal Singh, Joel Hanawalt, Quanshun Zhang, Giovanni Widmer, and Saul Tzipori Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4424-4429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cardiac Failure in C5-Deficient A/J Mice after Candida albicans Infection Alaka Mullick, Zully Leon, Gundula Min-Oo, Joanne Berghout, Rita Lo, Eugene Daniels, and Philippe Gros Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4439-4451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of the T-Cell Response to Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection Dennis M. Lindell, Megan N. Ballinger, Roderick A. McDonald, Galen B. Toews, and Gary B. Huffnagle Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4538-4548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Lung Surfactant Collectins on Bronchoalveolar Macrophage Interaction with Blastomyces dermatitidis: Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production by Surfactant Protein D Madhavi Lekkala, Ann Marie LeVine, Michael J. Linke, Erika C. Crouch, Bruce Linders, Elmer Brummer, and David A. Stevens Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4549-4556; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the T-Cell Receptor Vß Repertoire in the Human Immune Response against Leishmania Parasites Jorge Clarêncio, Camila I. de Oliveira, Glória Bomfim, Margarida M. Pompeu, Maria Jania Teixeira, Theolis C. Barbosa, Sebastião Souza-Neto, Edgar M. Carvalho, Cláudia Brodskyn, Aldina Barral, and Manoel Barral-Netto Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4757-4765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the Regulatory Subunit of Protein Kinase A in Aspergillus fumigatus Alters Morphology, Sensitivity to Oxidative Damage, and Virulence Wei Zhao, John C. Panepinto, Jarrod R. Fortwendel, Lauren Fox, Brian G. Oliver, David S. Askew, and Judith C. Rhodes Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4865-4874; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcribed var Genes Associated with Placental Malaria in Malawian Women Michael F. Duffy, Aphrodite Caragounis, Rintis Noviyanti, Helen M. Kyriacou, Ee Ken Choong, Katja Boysen, Julie Healer, J. Alexandra Rowe, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Graham V. Brown, and Stephen J. Rogerson Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4875-4883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping of B-Cell Epitopes on a Novel 11.5-Kilodalton Fasciola hepatica-Schistosoma mansoni Cross-Reactive Antigen Belonging to a Member of the F. hepatica Saposin-Like Protein Family Daricel Torres and Ana M. Espino Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4932-4938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Bacillus anthracis Spores Stimulate Cytokine and Chemokine Innate Immune Responses in Human Alveolar Macrophages through Multiple Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways Kaushik Chakrabarty, Wenxin Wu, J. Leland Booth, Elizabeth S. Duggan, K. Mark Coggeshall, and Jordan P. Metcalf Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4430-4438; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Homologous and Cross-Reactive Immune Responses to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Colonization Factors in Bangladeshi Children Firdausi Qadri, Firoz Ahmed, Tanvir Ahmed, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4512-4518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunological and Molecular Analyses of the Borrelia hermsii Factor H and Factor H-Like Protein 1 Binding Protein, FhbA: Demonstration of Its Utility as a Diagnostic Marker and Epidemiological Tool for Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Kelley M. Hovis, Martin E. Schriefer, Sonia Bahlani, and Richard T. Marconi Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4519-4529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Transcription Factor T-bet Expression by CD4+ Cells in Gastritis Due to Helicobacter pylori in Mice Kathryn A. Eaton, Lucy H. Benson, Jennifer Haeger, and Brian M. Gray Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4673-4684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression and Antimicrobial Function of Bactericidal Permeability-Increasing Protein in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Diana Aichele, Markus Schnare, Marc Saake, Martin Röllinghoff, and Andre Gessner Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4708-4714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Circadian Clock Period 2 Gene Regulates Gamma Interferon Production of NK Cells in Host Response to Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endotoxic Shock Jianguo Liu, Guantham Mankani, Xiaoyan Shi, Mark Meyer, Susana Cunningham-Runddles, Xiaojing Ma, and Zhong Sheng Sun Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4750-4756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Aggravates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis via Toll-Like Receptor 2 Isabel Herrmann, Markus Kellert, Hauke Schmidt, Alexander Mildner, Uwe K. Hanisch, Wolfgang Brück, Marco Prinz, and Roland Nau Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4841-4848; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Antibody-Mediated Phagocytosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis Cells Grown in a Biofilm or in the Planktonic State Nuno Cerca, Kimberly K. Jefferson, Rosario Oliveira, Gerald B. Pier, and Joana Azeredo Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4849-4855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Intradermal Environment Promotes a Protective Type-1 Response against Lethal Systemic Monocytotropic Ehrlichial Infection Heather L. Stevenson, Jeffrey M. Jordan, Ziad Peerwani, Hui-Qun Wang, David H. Walker, and Nahed Ismail Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4856-4864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caspase-1-Mediated Activation of Interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß) and IL-18 Contributes to Innate Immune Defenses against Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Bärbel Raupach, Soo-Kyung Peuschel, Denise M. Monack, and Arturo Zychlinsky Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4922-4926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-10 Inhibits Gram-Negative-Microbe-Specific Human Receptor Activator of NF-B Ligand-Positive CD4+-Th1-Cell- Associated Alveolar Bone Loss In Vivo Xiaoxia Zhang and Yen-Tung A. Teng Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4927-4931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Comparison and Correlation of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Immunologic Assay Results and Human Antibody Responses following Three Doses of the Norwegian Meningococcal Outer Membrane Vesicle Vaccine MenBvac Jamie Findlow, Stephen Taylor, Audun Aase, Rachel Horton, Robert Heyderman, Jo Southern, Nick Andrews, Rita Barchha, Ewan Harrison, Ann Lowe, Emma Boxer, Charlotte Heaton, Paul Balmer, Ed Kaczmarski, Philipp Oster, Andrew Gorringe, Ray Borrow, and Elizabeth Miller Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4557-4565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens in Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Vaccinated and M. bovis-Infected Cattle A. S. Mustafa, Y. A. Skeiky, R. Al-Attiyah, M. R. Alderson, R. G. Hewinson, and H. M. Vordermeier Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4566-4572; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunity to Recombinant Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 (MSP1): Protection in Aotus nancymai Monkeys Strongly Correlates with Anti-MSP1 Antibody Titer and In Vitro Parasite-Inhibitory Activity Sanjay Singh, Kazutoyo Miura, Hong Zhou, Olga Muratova, Brian Keegan, Aaron Miles, Laura B. Martin, Allan J. Saul, Louis H. Miller, and Carole A. Long Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4573-4580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Murine Dendritic Cell Immune Responses by Helicobacter felis Antigen Maureen L. Drakes, Steven J. Czinn, and Thomas G. Blanchard Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4624-4633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Boosting with an Adenovirus-Vectored Vaccine Markedly Enhances Protection by Parenteral Mycobacterium bovis BCG Immunization against Pulmonary Tuberculosis Michael Santosuosso, Sarah McCormick, Xizhong Zhang, Anna Zganiacz, and Zhou Xing Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4634-4643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Antigenic Components of Staphylococcus epidermidis Expressed during Human Infection Mohammad R. Pourmand, Simon R. Clarke, Richard F. Schuman, James J. Mond, and Simon J. Foster Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4644-4654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Production of Mucosal Antibody to Pneumococcal Protein Antigens by T-Cell-Derived Gamma Interferon and Interleukin-10 in Children Qibo Zhang, Jolanta Bernatoniene, Linda Bagrade, James C. Paton, Timothy J. Mitchell, Sven Hammerschmidt, Desmond A. Nunez, and Adam Finn Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4735-4743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Additional Conjugation Methods and Immunogenicity of Bacillus anthracis Poly--D-Glutamic Acid-Protein Conjugates Joanna Kubler-Kielb, Teh-Yung Liu, Christopher Mocca, Fathy Majadly, John B. Robbins, and Rachel Schneerson Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4744-4749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduction of the Ganglioside Binding Activity of the Tetanus Toxin HC Fragment Destroys Immunogenicity: Implications for Development of Novel Tetanus Vaccines Omar Qazi, Dorothea Sesardic, Robert Tierney, Zahra Söderbäck, Dennis Crane, Barbara Bolgiano, and Neil Fairweather Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4884-4891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity and Protective Immunity against Bubonic Plague and Pneumonic Plague by Immunization of Mice with the Recombinant V10 Antigen, a Variant of LcrV Kristin L. DeBord, Deborah M. Anderson, Melanie M. Marketon, Katie A. Overheim, R. William DePaolo, Nancy A. Ciletti, Bana Jabri, and Olaf Schneewind Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4910-4914; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Immunization with the Cholera Toxin B Subunit-Pneumococcal Surface Antigen A Fusion Protein Induces Protection against Colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Has Negligible Impact on the Nasopharyngeal and Oral Microbiota of Mice F. C. Pimenta, E. N. Miyaji, A. P. M. Arêas, M. L. S. Oliveira, A. L. S. S. de Andrade, P. L. Ho, S. K. Hollingshead, and L. C. C. Leite Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4939-4944; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy with the Use of Interleukin-12-Encapsulated Microspheres plus AS01B in Tuberculosis Subunit Vaccination Sang-Jun Ha, Su-Hyung Park, Hye-Ju Kim, Seung-Chul Kim, Hyang-Ju Kang, Eun-Gae Lee, Soon-Geon Kwon, Byong-Moon Kim, Sung-Hee Lee, Won-Bae Kim, Young-Chul Sung, and Sang-Nae Cho Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4954-4959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Unique Features of a Highly Pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni Strain Dirk Hofreuter, Jennifer Tsai, Robert O. Watson, Veronica Novik, Bill Altman, Michelle Benitez, Christina Clark, Clotilde Perbost, Thomas Jarvie, Lei Du, and Jorge E. Galán Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4694-4707; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Candidate Streptococcus pneumoniae Core Genome and Regions of Diversity Correlated with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Caroline Obert, Jack Sublett, Deepak Kaushal, Ernesto Hinojosa, Theresa Barton, Elaine I. Tuomanen, and Carlos J. Orihuela Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4766-4777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid Diversity in Neisseriae Mark W. J. van Passel, Arie van der Ende, and Aldert Bart Infect. Immun. August 2006 74: 4892-4899; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material][Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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