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Contents: March 2007, Volume 75, Issue 3        Spotlight        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Bacterial Infections        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Author's Correction

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Spotlight:

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1065 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Adipocyte, Adipose Tissue, and Infectious Disease Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Nagajyothi, Maria E. Trujillo, Herbert B. Tanowitz, and Philipp E. Scherer Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1066-1078; published ahead of print November 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01455-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Isolation and Characterization of Biofilm Formation-Defective Mutants of Staphylococcus aureus Patrick H. Tu Quoc, Pierre Genevaux, Maria Pajunen, Harri Savilahti, Costa Georgopoulos, Jacques Schrenzel, and William L. Kelley Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1079-1088; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01143-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudolipasin A Is a Specific Inhibitor for Phospholipase A2 Activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cytotoxin ExoU Vincent T. Lee, Stefan Pukatzki, Hiromi Sato, Eriya Kikawada, Anastasia A. Kazimirova, Jin Huang, Xiaohua Li, Jonathan P. Arm, Dara W. Frank, and Stephen Lory Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1089-1098; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01184-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substance P Is Responsible for Physiological Alterations Such as Increased Chloride Ion Secretion and Glucose Malabsorption in Cryptosporidiosis Julio Hernandez, Andrew Lackner, Pyone Aye, Kakali Mukherjee, David J. Tweardy, Mary-Ann Mastrangelo, Joel Weinstock, Jeffrey Griffiths, Melinda D'Souza, Shantu Dixit, and Prema Robinson Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1137-1143; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01738-05 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis in Burkholderia pseudomallei To Identify Genes Important in Survival and Pathogenesis J. Cuccui, A. Easton, K. K. Chu, G. J. Bancroft, P. C. F. Oyston, R. W. Titball, and B. W. Wren Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1186-1195; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01240-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni Lipooligosaccharide Outer Cores Associated with Guillain-Barré and Miller Fisher Syndromes Peggy C. R. Godschalk, Mark L. Kuijf, Jianjun Li, Frank St. Michael, C. Wim Ang, Bart C. Jacobs, Marie-France Karwaski, Denis Brochu, Ali Moterassed, Hubert P. Endtz, Alex van Belkum, and Michel Gilbert Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1245-1254; published ahead of print January 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00872-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Polysaccharide Capsule of the Systemic Pathogen Streptococcus iniae and Its Implications in Virulence Beth A. Lowe, Jesse D. Miller, and Melody N. Neely Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1255-1264; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01484-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of RpoS in Fine-Tuning the Synthesis of Vi Capsular Polysaccharide in Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Javier Santander, Soo-Young Wanda, Cheryl A. Nickerson, and Roy Curtiss, III Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1382-1392; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00888-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kgp and RgpB, but Not RgpA, Are Important for Porphyromonas gingivalis Virulence in the Murine Periodontitis Model Rishi D. Pathirana, Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Gail C. Brammar, Nada Slakeski, and Eric C. Reynolds Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1436-1442; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01627-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Both Epsilon-Toxin and Beta-Toxin Are Important for the Lethal Properties of Clostridium perfringens Type B Isolates in the Mouse Intravenous Injection Model Mariano E. Fernandez-Miyakawa, Derek J. Fisher, Rachael Poon, Sameera Sayeed, Vicki Adams, Julian I. Rood, Bruce A. McClane, and Francisco A. Uzal Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1443-1452; published ahead of print January 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01672-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional and Proteomic Profiles of Group B Streptococcus Type V Reveal Potential Adherence Proteins Associated with High-Level Invasion Atul K. Johri, Immaculada Margarit, Mark Broenstrup, Cecilia Brettoni, Lei Hua, Steven P. Gygi, John L. Telford, Guido Grandi, and Lawrence C. Paoletti Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1473-1483; published ahead of print January 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00638-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Yersinia enterocolitica pYV-Encoded Type III Secretion System Is Modulated by Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Status Camino Pérez-Gutiérrez, Catalina M. Llompart, Mikael Skurnik, and José A. Bengoechea Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1512-1516; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00942-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Clearance of Lyme Disease Spirochetes Lacking OspC from Skin Kit Tilly, Aaron Bestor, Mollie W. Jewett, and Patricia Rosa Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1517-1519; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01725-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SiiE Is Secreted by the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Pathogenicity Island 4-Encoded Secretion System and Contributes to Intestinal Colonization in Cattle Eirwen Morgan, Alison J. Bowen, Sonya C. Carnell, Timothy S. Wallis, and Mark P. Stevens Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1524-1533; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01438-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Distinctive Mechanisms of S-Nitrosoglutathione Metabolism by AdhC in Two Closely Related Species, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis Adam J. Potter, Stephen P. Kidd, Michael P. Jennings, and Alastair G. McEwan Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1534-1536; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01634-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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C57BL/6 and Congenic Interleukin-10-Deficient Mice Can Serve as Models of Campylobacter jejuni Colonization and Enteritis L. S. Mansfield, J. A. Bell, D. L. Wilson, A. J. Murphy, H. M. Elsheikha, V. A. K. Rathinam, B. R. Fierro, J. E. Linz, and V. B. Young Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1099-1115; published ahead of print November 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00833-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peri-Implant Tissue Is an Important Niche for Staphylococcus epidermidis in Experimental Biomaterial-Associated Infection in Mice Corine A. N. Broekhuizen, Leonie de Boer, Kim Schipper, Christopher D. Jones, Shan Quadir, Roger G. Feldman, Jacob Dankert, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Jan J. Weening, and Sebastian A. J. Zaat Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1129-1136; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01262-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-12 Promotes Gamma Interferon-Dependent Neutrophil Recruitment in the Lung and Improves Protection against Respiratory Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Keer Sun, Sharon L. Salmon, Steven A. Lotz, and Dennis W. Metzger Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1196-1202; published ahead of print January 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01403-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Candidatus Helicobacter heilmannii" from a Cynomolgus Monkey Induces Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphomas in C57BL/6 Mice Masahiko Nakamura, Somay Yamagata Murayama, Hiroshi Serizawa, Yukie Sekiya, Masahiro Eguchi, Shinichi Takahashi, Kaori Nishikawa, Tetsufumi Takahashi, Tsukasa Matsumoto, Haruki Yamada, Toshifumi Hibi, Kanji Tsuchimoto, and Hidenori Matsui Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1214-1222; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01459-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Ability of Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Isolated from Genital and Neonatal Specimens To Bind to Human Fibrinogen and Correlation with Characteristics of the fbsA and fbsB Genes Agnès Rosenau, Karine Martins, Souheila Amor, François Gannier, Philippe Lanotte, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Laurent Mereghetti, and Roland Quentin Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1310-1317; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00996-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactate Acquisition Promotes Successful Colonization of the Murine Genital Tract by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Rachel M. Exley, Hong Wu, Jonathan Shaw, Muriel C. Schneider, Harry Smith, Ann E. Jerse, and Christoph M. Tang Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1318-1324; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01530-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersiniabactin Is a Virulence Factor for Klebsiella pneumoniae during Pulmonary Infection Matthew S. Lawlor, Christopher O'Connor, and Virginia L. Miller Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1463-1472; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00372-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection for Simple Major Surface Protein 2 Variants during Anaplasma marginale Transmission to Immunologically Naïve Animals Guy H. Palmer, James E. Futse, Christina K. Leverich, Donald P. Knowles, Jr., Fred R. Rurangirwa, and Kelly A. Brayton Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1502-1506; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01801-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Unsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Virulence of Streptococcus mutans Elizabeth M. Fozo, Kathy Scott-Anne, Hyun Koo, and Robert G. Quivey, Jr. Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1537-1539; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01938-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Functional Characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum and P. berghei Homologues of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Kevin D. Augustijn, Robert Kleemann, Joanne Thompson, Teake Kooistra, Carina E. Crawford, Sarah E. Reece, Arnab Pain, Arjan H. G. Siebum, Chris J. Janse, and Andrew P Waters Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1116-1128; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00902-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori CagA Induces AGS Cell Elongation through a Cell Retraction Defect That Is Independent of Cdc42, Rac1, and Arp2/3 Kevin M. Bourzac, Crystal M. Botham, and Karen Guillemin Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1203-1213; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01702-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Participation in Bovine Macrophage Mycobacterium bovis-Induced Caspase-Independent Cell Death X. Vega-Manriquez, Y. López-Vidal, J. Moran, L. G. Adams, and J. A. Gutiérrez-Pabello Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1223-1228; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01047-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Mycobacterial Subcomponents Involved in the Release of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand from Human Neutrophils Mark P. Simons, Jill M. Moore, Troy J. Kemp, and Thomas S. Griffith Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1265-1271; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00938-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Psa Fimbriae of Yersinia pestis Interact with Phosphatidylcholine on Alveolar Epithelial Cells and Pulmonary Surfactant Estela M. Galván, Huaiqing Chen, and Dieter M. Schifferli Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1272-1279; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01153-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydia muridarum Infection Elicits a Beta Interferon Response in Murine Oviduct Epithelial Cells Dependent on Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 and TRIF Wilbert A. Derbigny, Soon-Cheol Hong, Micah S. Kerr, M'hamed Temkit, and Raymond M. Johnson Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1280-1290; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01525-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Induction of Apoptotic and Survival Signaling Pathways in Macrophage-Like THP-1 Cells by Shiga Toxin 1 Sang-Yun Lee, Rama P. Cherla, and Vernon L. Tesh Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1291-1302; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01700-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance of Francisella tularensis Strains against Reactive Nitrogen and Oxygen Species with Special Reference to the Role of KatG Helena Lindgren, Hua Shen, Carl Zingmark, Igor Golovliov, Wayne Conlan, and Anders Sjöstedt Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1303-1309; published ahead of print January 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01717-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Analysis of Cellular Response to Bacterial Genotoxin CdtB in Yeast Takao Kitagawa, Hisashi Hoshida, and Rinji Akada Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1393-1402; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01321-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Improved Antibacterial Host Defense and Altered Peripheral Granulocyte Homeostasis in Mice Lacking the Adhesion Class G Protein Receptor CD97 Tao Wang, Linhua Tian, Makoto Haino, Ji-Liang Gao, Ross Lake, Yvona Ward, Hongshan Wang, Ulrich Siebenlist, Philip M. Murphy, and Kathleen Kelly Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1144-1153; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00869-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virally Activated CD8 T Cells Home to Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Induced Granulomas but Enhance Antimycobacterial Protection Only in Immunodeficient Mice Laura H. Hogan, Dominic O. Co, Jozsef Karman, Erika Heninger, M. Suresh, and Matyas Sandor Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1154-1166; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00943-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Early Gamma Interferon (IFN-) Expression during Murine Listeriosis: Identification of NK1.1+ CD11c+ Cells as the Primary IFN--Expressing Cells Shu-Rung Chang, Kung-Jiun Wang, Yan-Feng Lu, Lii-Jia Yang, Wei-Jie Chen, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Hsin-Hou Chang, and Shih-Lien Wang Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1167-1176; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01026-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1, Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 1, and RANTES Recruit Macrophages to the Kidney in a Mouse Model of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Tiffany R. Keepers, Lisa K. Gross, and Tom G. Obrig Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1229-1236; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01663-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Corticosteroids and Neuropeptides on the Expression of Defensins in Bovine Tracheal Epithelial Cells Gordon B. Mitchell, Muthafar H. Al-Haddawi, Mary Ellen Clark, Jennifer D. Beveridge, and Jeff L. Caswell Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1325-1334; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00686-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coactivating Signals for the Hepatic Lymphocyte Gamma Interferon Response to Francisella tularensis Jason R. Wickstrum, Kee-Jong Hong, Sirosh Bokhari, Natalie Reed, Nicholas McWilliams, Rebecca T. Horvat, and Michael J. Parmely Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1335-1342; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01203-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surfactant Protein A2 (SP-A2) Variants Expressed in CHO Cells Stimulate Phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa More than Do SP-A1 Variants Anatoly N. Mikerov, Guirong Wang, Todd M. Umstead, Mario Zacharatos, Neal J. Thomas, David S. Phelps, and Joanna Floros Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1403-1412; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01341-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cellular Pyrin Domain-Only Protein 2 Is a Candidate Regulator of Inflammasome Activation Andrea Dorfleutner, Nicole B. Bryan, Siera J. Talbott, Kristin N. Funya, Stephanie L. Rellick, John C. Reed, Xianglin Shi, Yon Rojanasakul, Daniel C. Flynn, and Christian Stehlik Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1484-1492; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01315-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor-2-Mediated C-C Chemokine Receptor 3 and Eotaxin-Driven Eosinophil Influx Induced by Mycobacterium bovis BCG Pleurisy Heloisa D'Ávila, Patrícia E. Almeida, Natália R. Roque, Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto, and Patrícia T. Bozza Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1507-1511; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01326-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

c-Fos-Deficient Mice Are Susceptible to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Kenta Maruyama, Gen-ichiro Sano, Neelanjan Ray, Yasunari Takada, and Koichi Matsuo Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1520-1523; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01316-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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A Novel Chimeric Plasmodium vivax Circumsporozoite Protein Induces Biologically Functional Antibodies That Recognize both VK210 and VK247 Sporozoites Anjali Yadava, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Michael A. Washington, Lisa A. Ware, Victoria Majam, Hong Zheng, Sanjai Kumar, and Christian F. Ockenhouse Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1177-1185; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01667-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aspergillus fumigatus Does Not Require Fatty Acid Metabolism via Isocitrate Lyase for Development of Invasive Aspergillosis Felicitas Schöbel, Oumaïma Ibrahim-Granet, Patrick Avé, Jean-Paul Latgé, Axel A. Brakhage, and Matthias Brock Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1237-1244; published ahead of print December 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01416-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization of Cattle with Live Tachyzoites of Neospora caninum Confers Protection against Fetal Death D. J. L. Williams, C. S. Guy, R. F. Smith, J. Ellis, C. Björkman, M. P. Reichel, and A. J. Trees Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1343-1348; published ahead of print December 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.00777-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Protection against Malaria by a Chimeric Merozoite Surface Protein Vaccine Qifang Shi, Michelle M. Lynch, Margarita Romero, and James M. Burns, Jr. Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1349-1358; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01467-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Immunoglobulin G2 (IgG2) and IgG4, but Not IgG1 or IgG3, Protect Mice against Cryptococcus neoformans Infection David O. Beenhouwer, Esther M. Yoo, Chun-Wei Lai, Miguel A. Rocha, and Sherie L. Morrison Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1424-1435; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01161-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection against Cryptococcosis by Using a Murine Gamma Interferon-Producing Cryptococcus neoformans Strain Floyd L. Wormley, Jr., John R. Perfect, Chad Steele, and Gary M. Cox Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1453-1462; published ahead of print January 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00274-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Early Transcriptional Response of Human Granulocytes to Infection with Candida albicans Is Not Essential for Killing but Reflects Cellular Communications Chantal Fradin, Abigail L. Mavor, Günther Weindl, Martin Schaller, Karin Hanke, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann, Hans Mollenkopf, and Bernhard Hube Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1493-1501; published ahead of print December 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01651-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Potential Role for Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Mediating Escherichia coli Maltose-Binding Protein Activation of Dendritic Cells Stefan Fernandez, Dupeh R. Palmer, Monika Simmons, Peifang Sun, John Bisbing, Sasha McClain, Sachin Mani, Timothy Burgess, Vicky Gunther, and Wellington Sun Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1359-1363; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00486-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteomic Analysis of Outer Membranes and Vesicles from Wild-Type Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis and a Lipopolysaccharide-Deficient Mutant Jeannette N. Williams, Paul J. Skipp, Holly E. Humphries, Myron Christodoulides, C. David O'Connor, and John E. Heckels Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1364-1372; published ahead of print December 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01424-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Experimental Fasciola hepatica Infection Alters Responses to Tests Used for Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis Robin J. Flynn, Celine Mannion, Olwen Golden, Orcun Hacariz, and Grace Mulcahy Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1373-1381; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/IAI.01445-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Induction of Immunoglobulin A (IgA)- and IgM-Secreting Plasma Blasts by Cholera Toxin Depends on T-Cell Help and Is Mediated by CD154 Up-Regulation and Inhibition of Gamma Interferon Synthesis Sergio Arce, Hesham F. Nawar, Gwendolin Muehlinghaus, Michael W. Russell, and Terry D. Connell Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1413-1423; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01367-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Mycobacterium marinum Infection of Adult Zebrafish Causes Caseating Granulomatous Tuberculosis and Is Moderated by Adaptive Immunity Laura E. Swaim, Lynn E. Connolly, Hannah E. Volkman, Olivier Humbert, Donald E. Born, and Lalita Ramakrishnan Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1540 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

UV-B Irradiation Increases Susceptibility of Mice to Malarial Infection Kiichi Yamamoto, Reiko Ito, Minako Koura, and Tsuneo Kamiyama Infect. Immun. March 2007 75: 1541 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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