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Contents: February 2008, Volume 76, Issue 2        Spotlight        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular Genomics        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. February 2008 76: 453 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Sensing Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: a Human Disease Determinant? Robert S. Munford Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 454-465; published ahead of print December 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00939-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Streptococcus pneumoniae Choline-Binding Protein E Interaction with Plasminogen/Plasmin Stimulates Migration across the Extracellular Matrix Cécile Attali, Cécile Frolet, Claire Durmort, Julien Offant, Thierry Vernet, and Anne Marie Di Guilmi Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 466-476; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01261-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NF-B Activation during Acute Helicobacter pylori Infection in Mice Richard L. Ferrero, Patrick Avé, Delphine Ndiaye, Jean-Christophe Bambou, Michel R. Huerre, Dana J. Philpott, and Sylvie Mémet Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 551-561; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01107-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

yadBC of Yersinia pestis, a New Virulence Determinant for Bubonic Plague Stanislav Forman, Christine R. Wulff, Tanya Myers-Morales, Clarissa Cowan, Robert D. Perry, and Susan C. Straley Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 578-587; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00219-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Duplicate Copies of lic1 Direct the Addition of Multiple Phosphocholine Residues in the Lipopolysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae Kate L. Fox, Jianjun Li, Elke K. H. Schweda, Varvara Vitiazeva, Katherine Makepeace, Michael P. Jennings, E. Richard Moxon, and Derek W. Hood Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 588-600; published ahead of print November 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00748-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of the SitABCD, MntH, and FeoB Metal Transporters to the Virulence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O78 Strain 7122 Mourad Sabri, Mélissa Caza, Julie Proulx, Maria H. Lymberopoulos, Annie Brée, Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur, Roy Curtiss, III, and Charles M. Dozois Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 601-611; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00789-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance of Yersinia pestis to Complement-Dependent Killing Is Mediated by the Ail Outer Membrane Protein Sara Schesser Bartra, Katie L. Styer, Deanna M. O'Bryant, Matthew L. Nilles, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Alejandro Aballay, and Gregory V. Plano Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 612-622; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01125-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MisR/MisS Two-Component Regulon in Neisseria meningitidis Yih-Ling Tzeng, Charlene M. Kahler, Xinjian Zhang, and David S. Stephens Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 704-716; published ahead of print December 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01007-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory Interactions among Adhesin Gene Systems of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Stina Lindberg, Yan Xia, Berit Sondén, Mikael Göransson, Jörg Hacker, and Bernt Eric Uhlin Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 771-780; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01010-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of IB Kinase β and NF-B Is Essential for Helicobacter pylori-Induced Chronic Gastritis in Mongolian Gerbils Ayako Yanai, Shin Maeda, Wataru Shibata, Yohko Hikiba, Kei Sakamoto, Hayato Nakagawa, Tomoya Ohmae, Yoshihiro Hirata, Keiji Ogura, Susumu Muto, Akiko Itai, and Masao Omata Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 781-787; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01046-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A SacB Mutagenesis Strategy Reveals that the Bartonella quintana Variably Expressed Outer Membrane Proteins Are Required for Bloodstream Infection of the Host Joanna K. MacKichan, Helen L. Gerns, Yu-Ting Chen, Peng Zhang, and Jane E. Koehler Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 788-795; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01174-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Antigen Capture of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Human Macrophages Is Enhanced but Killing and Antigen Presentation Are Reduced by Endotoxin Tolerance Manoj Muthukuru and Christopher W. Cutler Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 477-485; published ahead of print November 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00100-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterobacter sakazakii Invasion in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells Requires the Host Cell Cytoskeleton and Is Enhanced by Disruption of Tight Junction Kwang-Pyo Kim and Martin J. Loessner Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 562-570; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00937-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FcRIII Mediates Immunoglobulin G-Induced Interleukin-10 and Is Required for Chronic Leishmania mexicana Lesions Bolaji N. Thomas and Laurence U. Buxbaum Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 623-631; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00316-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Transcriptional Profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during THP-1 Human Macrophage Infection Patricia Fontán, Virginie Aris, Saleena Ghanny, Patricia Soteropoulos, and Issar Smith Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 717-725; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00974-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes Desensitizes Immune Cells to Subsequent Ca2+ Signaling via Listeriolysin O-Induced Depletion of Intracellular Ca2+ Stores Nelson O. Gekara, Lothar Groebe, Nuno Viegas, and Siegfried Weiss Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 857-862; published ahead of print December 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00622-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Identification of Immunologic and Pathologic Parameters of Death versus Survival in Respiratory Tularemia Damiana Chiavolini, Joseph Alroy, Carol A. King, Peter Jorth, Susan Weir, Guillermo Madico, John R. Murphy, and Lee M. Wetzler Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 486-496; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00862-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of and β Carbonic Anhydrases of Helicobacter pylori in the Urease-Dependent Response to Acidity and in Colonization of the Murine Gastric Mucosa Stéphanie Bury-Moné, George L. Mendz, Graham E. Ball, Marie Thibonnier, Kerstin Stingl, Chantal Ecobichon, Patrick Avé, Michel Huerre, Agnès Labigne, Jean-Michel Thiberge, and Hilde De Reuse Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 497-509; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00993-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection Increases Adherence of Mouse Macrophages to Mouse Endothelial Cells In Vitro and to Aortas Ex Vivo Naohisa Takaoka, Lee Ann Campbell, Amy Lee, Michael E. Rosenfeld, and Cho-Chou Kuo Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 510-514; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01267-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interferons Increase Cell Resistance to Staphylococcal Alpha-Toxin Timur O. Yarovinsky, Martha M. Monick, Matthias Husmann, and Gary W. Hunninghake Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 571-577; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01088-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa RsmA Plays an Important Role during Murine Infection by Influencing Colonization, Virulence, Persistence, and Pulmonary Inflammation Heidi Mulcahy, Julie O'Callaghan, Eoin P. O'Grady, María D. Maciá, Nuria Borrell, Cristina Gómez, Pat G. Casey, Colin Hill, Claire Adams, Cormac G. M. Gahan, Antonio Oliver, and Fergal O'Gara Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 632-638; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01132-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Gastric Acid on Susceptibility to Infection with Ingested Bacterial Pathogens Sharon M. Tennant, Elizabeth L. Hartland, Tongted Phumoonna, Dena Lyras, Julian I. Rood, Roy M. Robins-Browne, and Ian R. van Driel Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 639-645; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01138-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumococcal Virulence Gene Expression and Host Cytokine Profiles during Pathogenesis of Invasive Disease Layla K. Mahdi, Abiodun D. Ogunniyi, Kim S. LeMessurier, and James C. Paton Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 646-657; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01161-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome Changes in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae during Infection Melissa L. Madsen, Supraja Puttamreddy, Eileen L. Thacker, Michael D. Carruthers, and F. Chris Minion Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 658-663; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01291-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dose-Response Model for Listeria monocytogenes-Induced Stillbirths in Nonhuman Primates Mary Alice Smith, Kazue Takeuchi, Gary Anderson, Glenn O. Ware, Harold M. McClure, Richard B. Raybourne, Nutan Mytle, and Michael P. Doyle Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 726-731; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01366-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Intestinal Goblet Cell Function during Infection by an Attaching and Effacing Bacterial Pathogen Kirk S. B. Bergstrom, Julian A. Guttman, Mohammad Rumi, Caixia Ma, Saied Bouzari, Mohammed A. Khan, Deanna L. Gibson, A. Wayne Vogl, and Bruce A. Vallance Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 796-811; published ahead of print November 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00093-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Caspase-1 Contributes to Chlamydia trachomatis-Induced Upper Urogenital Tract Inflammatory Pathologies without Affecting the Course of Infection Wen Cheng, Pooja Shivshankar, Zhongyu Li, Lili Chen, I-Tien Yeh, and Guangming Zhong Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 515-522; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01064-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elucidating the Function of an Ancient NF-B p100 Homologue, CrRelish, in Antibacterial Defense Ze Hua Fan, Xiao Wei Wang, Jinhua Lu, Bow Ho, and Jeak Ling Ding Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 664-670; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00948-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Pulmonary Dendritic Cell Function during Mycobacterial Infection Mursalin M. Anis, Scott A. Fulton, Scott M. Reba, Yi Liu, Clifford V. Harding, and W. Henry Boom Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 671-677; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01079-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Interleukin-12 Therapy Inhibits Mycoplasma pneumoniae Clearance and Sustains Airway Obstruction in Murine Pneumonia C. M. Salvatore, M. Fonseca-Aten, K. Katz-Gaynor, A. M. Gomez, and R. D. Hardy Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 732-738; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00878-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macrophage-Elicited Osteoclastogenesis in Response to Bacterial Stimulation Requires Toll-Like Receptor 2-Dependent Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Production Takashi Ukai, Hiromichi Yumoto, Frank C. Gibson, III, and Caroline Attardo Genco Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 812-819; published ahead of print November 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01241-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Immunogenic and Plasminogen-Binding Surface-Associated -Enolase of Trichomonas vaginalis V. Mundodi, A. S. Kucknoor, and J. F. Alderete Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 523-531; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01352-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neutrophils Contribute to Development of a Protective Immune Response during Onset of Infection with Leishmania donovani Emma McFarlane, Cynthia Perez, Mélanie Charmoy, Cindy Allenbach, K. Christine Carter, James Alexander, and Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 532-541; published ahead of print December 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01388-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Possible Role for Toll-Like Receptors in Interaction of Fasciola hepatica Excretory/Secretory Products with Bovine Macrophages Robin J. Flynn and Grace Mulcahy Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 678-684; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00732-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Diversity of the Trypanosoma cruzi Complement Regulatory Protein Family M. Beucher and K. A. Norris Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 750-758; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01104-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Blood-Stage Antigens and Association with Incidence of Clinical Malaria in Children Living in an Area of Seasonal Malaria Transmission in Burkina Faso, West Africa Issa Nebie, Amidou Diarra, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Issiaka Soulama, Edith C. Bougouma, Alfred B. Tiono, Amadou T. Konate, Roma Chilengi, Michael Theisen, Daniel Dodoo, Ed Remarque, Samuel Bosomprah, Paul Milligan, and Sodiomon B. Sirima Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 759-766; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01147-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effective Production and Purification of the Glycosylated TSOL18 Antigen, Which Is Protective against Pig Cysticercosis Xuepeng Cai, Gailing Yuan, Yadong Zheng, Xuenong Luo, Shaohua Zhang, Juntao Ding, Zhizhong Jing, and Chengping Lu Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 767-770; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00444-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Opportunistic Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Evades the Host Complement System Judith Behnsen, Andrea Hartmann, Jeannette Schmaler, Alexander Gehrke, Axel A. Brakhage, and Peter F. Zipfel Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 820-827; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01037-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of the Host Cell Proteome by the Intracellular Apicomplexan Parasite Toxoplasma gondii M. M. Nelson, A. R. Jones, J. C. Carmen, A. P. Sinai, R. Burchmore, and J. M. Wastling Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 828-844; published ahead of print October 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01115-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Genomic Comparison of Virulent Rickettsia rickettsii Sheila Smith and Avirulent Rickettsia rickettsii Iowa Damon W. Ellison, Tina R. Clark, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Kimmo Virtaneva, Stephen F. Porcella, and Ted Hackstadt Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 542-550; published ahead of print November 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00952-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Basis of Commensalism in the Urinary Tract: Low Virulence or Virulence Attenuation? Jaroslaw Zdziarski, Catharina Svanborg, Björn Wullt, Jörg Hacker, and Ulrich Dobrindt Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 695-703; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01215-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates and Identification of Genes Linked to Human Infections Guanghui Wu, Ben Carter, Muriel Mafura, Ernesto Liebana, Martin J. Woodward, and Muna F. Anjum Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 845-856; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00956-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Characterization of the Fine Specificity of Bovine CD8 T-Cell Responses to Defined Antigens from the Protozoan Parasite Theileria parva Simon P. Graham, Roger Pellé, Mat Yamage, Duncan M. Mwangi, Yoshikazu Honda, Ramadhan S. Mwakubambanya, Etienne P. de Villiers, Evelyne Abuya, Elias Awino, James Gachanja, Ferdinand Mbwika, Anthony M. Muthiani, Cecelia Muriuki, John K. Nyanjui, Fredrick O. Onono, Julius Osaso, Victor Riitho, Rosemary M. Saya, Shirley A. Ellis, Declan J. McKeever, Niall D. MacHugh, Sarah C. Gilbert, Jean-Christophe Audonnet, W. Ivan Morrison, Pierre van der Bruggen, and Evans L. N. Taracha Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 685-694; published ahead of print December 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.01244-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Profiling Bovine Antibody Responses to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection by Using Protein Arrays John P. Bannantine, Michael L. Paustian, W. Ray Waters, Judith R. Stabel, Mitchell V. Palmer, Lingling Li, and Vivek Kapur Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 739-749; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/IAI.00915-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Identification of Novel T-Cell Subsets following Bacterial Infection in the Absence of V1+ T Cells: Homeostatic Control of T-Cell Responses to Pathogen Infection by V1+ T Cells Darren J. Newton, Elizabeth M. Andrew, Jane E. Dalton, Rainy Mears, and Simon R. Carding Infect. Immun. February 2008 76: 863 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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