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Spotlight:

Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 453. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minireviews:

Robert S. Munford

Sensing Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: a Human Disease Determinant?
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 454-465. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Pathogenesis:

Cécile Attali, Cécile Frolet, Claire Durmort, Julien Offant, Thierry Vernet, and Anne Marie Di Guilmi

Streptococcus pneumoniae Choline-Binding Protein E Interaction with Plasminogen/Plasmin Stimulates Migration across the Extracellular Matrix
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 466-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard L. Ferrero, Patrick Avé, Delphine Ndiaye, Jean-Christophe Bambou, Michel R. Huerre, Dana J. Philpott, and Sylvie Mémet

NF-B Activation during Acute Helicobacter pylori Infection in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 551-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stanislav Forman, Christine R. Wulff, Tanya Myers-Morales, Clarissa Cowan, Robert D. Perry, and Susan C. Straley

yadBC of Yersinia pestis, a New Virulence Determinant for Bubonic Plague
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 578-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Kate L. Fox, Jianjun Li, Elke K. H. Schweda, Varvara Vitiazeva, Katherine Makepeace, Michael P. Jennings, E. Richard Moxon, and Derek W. Hood

Duplicate Copies of lic1 Direct the Addition of Multiple Phosphocholine Residues in the Lipopolysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 588-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mourad Sabri, Mélissa Caza, Julie Proulx, Maria H. Lymberopoulos, Annie Brée, Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur, Roy Curtiss, III, and Charles M. Dozois

Contribution of the SitABCD, MntH, and FeoB Metal Transporters to the Virulence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O78 Strain 7122
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 601-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sara Schesser Bartra, Katie L. Styer, Deanna M. O'Bryant, Matthew L. Nilles, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Alejandro Aballay, and Gregory V. Plano

Resistance of Yersinia pestis to Complement-Dependent Killing Is Mediated by the Ail Outer Membrane Protein
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 612-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yih-Ling Tzeng, Charlene M. Kahler, Xinjian Zhang, and David S. Stephens

MisR/MisS Two-Component Regulon in Neisseria meningitidis
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 704-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Stina Lindberg, Yan Xia, Berit Sondén, Mikael Göransson, Jörg Hacker, and Bernt Eric Uhlin

Regulatory Interactions among Adhesin Gene Systems of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 771-780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Activation of IB Kinase β and NF-B Is Essential for Helicobacter pylori-Induced Chronic Gastritis in Mongolian Gerbils
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 781-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanna K. MacKichan, Helen L. Gerns, Yu-Ting Chen, Peng Zhang, and Jane E. Koehler

A SacB Mutagenesis Strategy Reveals that the Bartonella quintana Variably Expressed Outer Membrane Proteins Are Required for Bloodstream Infection of the Host
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 788-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

Manoj Muthukuru and Christopher W. Cutler

Antigen Capture of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Human Macrophages Is Enhanced but Killing and Antigen Presentation Are Reduced by Endotoxin Tolerance
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 477-485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kwang-Pyo Kim and Martin J. Loessner

Enterobacter sakazakii Invasion in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells Requires the Host Cell Cytoskeleton and Is Enhanced by Disruption of Tight Junction
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 562-570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bolaji N. Thomas and Laurence U. Buxbaum

FcRIII Mediates Immunoglobulin G-Induced Interleukin-10 and Is Required for Chronic Leishmania mexicana Lesions
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 623-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Fontán, Virginie Aris, Saleena Ghanny, Patricia Soteropoulos, and Issar Smith

Global Transcriptional Profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during THP-1 Human Macrophage Infection
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 717-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Nelson O. Gekara, Lothar Groebe, Nuno Viegas, and Siegfried Weiss

Listeria monocytogenes Desensitizes Immune Cells to Subsequent Ca²⁺ Signaling via Listeriolysin O-Induced Depletion of Intracellular Ca²⁺ Stores
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 857-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Infections:

Damiana Chiavolini, Joseph Alroy, Carol A. King, Peter Jorth, Susan Weir, Guillermo Madico, John R. Murphy, and Lee M. Wetzler

Identification of Immunologic and Pathologic Parameters of Death versus Survival in Respiratory Tularemia
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 486-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Roles of and β Carbonic Anhydrases of Helicobacter pylori in the Urease-Dependent Response to Acidity and in Colonization of the Murine Gastric Mucosa
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 497-509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naohisa Takaoka, Lee Ann Campbell, Amy Lee, Michael E. Rosenfeld, and Cho-Chou Kuo

Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection Increases Adherence of Mouse Macrophages to Mouse Endothelial Cells In Vitro and to Aortas Ex Vivo
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 510-514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timur O. Yarovinsky, Martha M. Monick, Matthias Husmann, and Gary W. Hunninghake

Interferons Increase Cell Resistance to Staphylococcal Alpha-Toxin
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 571-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Pseudomonas aeruginosa RsmA Plays an Important Role during Murine Infection by Influencing Colonization, Virulence, Persistence, and Pulmonary Inflammation
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 632-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon M. Tennant, Elizabeth L. Hartland, Tongted Phumoonna, Dena Lyras, Julian I. Rood, Roy M. Robins-Browne, and Ian R. van Driel

Influence of Gastric Acid on Susceptibility to Infection with Ingested Bacterial Pathogens
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 639-645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Layla K. Mahdi, Abiodun D. Ogunniyi, Kim S. LeMessurier, and James C. Paton

Pneumococcal Virulence Gene Expression and Host Cytokine Profiles during Pathogenesis of Invasive Disease
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 646-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Melissa L. Madsen, Supraja Puttamreddy, Eileen L. Thacker, Michael D. Carruthers, and F. Chris Minion

Transcriptome Changes in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae during Infection
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 658-663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Mary Alice Smith, Kazue Takeuchi, Gary Anderson, Glenn O. Ware, Harold M. McClure, Richard B. Raybourne, Nutan Mytle, and Michael P. Doyle

Dose-Response Model for Listeria monocytogenes-Induced Stillbirths in Nonhuman Primates
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 726-731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Modulation of Intestinal Goblet Cell Function during Infection by an Attaching and Effacing Bacterial Pathogen
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 796-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Wen Cheng, Pooja Shivshankar, Zhongyu Li, Lili Chen, I-Tien Yeh, and Guangming Zhong

Caspase-1 Contributes to Chlamydia trachomatis-Induced Upper Urogenital Tract Inflammatory Pathologies without Affecting the Course of Infection
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 515-522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ze Hua Fan, Xiao Wei Wang, Jinhua Lu, Bow Ho, and Jeak Ling Ding

Elucidating the Function of an Ancient NF-B p100 Homologue, CrRelish, in Antibacterial Defense
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 664-670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Mursalin M. Anis, Scott A. Fulton, Scott M. Reba, Yi Liu, Clifford V. Harding, and W. Henry Boom

Modulation of Pulmonary Dendritic Cell Function during Mycobacterial Infection
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 671-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. M. Salvatore, M. Fonseca-Aten, K. Katz-Gaynor, A. M. Gomez, and R. D. Hardy

Intranasal Interleukin-12 Therapy Inhibits Mycoplasma pneumoniae Clearance and Sustains Airway Obstruction in Murine Pneumonia
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 732-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Ukai, Hiromichi Yumoto, Frank C. Gibson, III, and Caroline Attardo Genco

Macrophage-Elicited Osteoclastogenesis in Response to Bacterial Stimulation Requires Toll-Like Receptor 2-Dependent Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Production
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 812-819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

V. Mundodi, A. S. Kucknoor, and J. F. Alderete

Immunogenic and Plasminogen-Binding Surface-Associated -Enolase of Trichomonas vaginalis
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 523-531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emma McFarlane, Cynthia Perez, Mélanie Charmoy, Cindy Allenbach, K. Christine Carter, James Alexander, and Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier

Neutrophils Contribute to Development of a Protective Immune Response during Onset of Infection with Leishmania donovani
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 532-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robin J. Flynn and Grace Mulcahy

Possible Role for Toll-Like Receptors in Interaction of Fasciola hepatica Excretory/Secretory Products with Bovine Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 678-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Beucher and K. A. Norris

Sequence Diversity of the Trypanosoma cruzi Complement Regulatory Protein Family
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 750-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

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

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
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 759-766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xuepeng Cai, Gailing Yuan, Yadong Zheng, Xuenong Luo, Shaohua Zhang, Juntao Ding, Zhizhong Jing, and Chengping Lu

Effective Production and Purification of the Glycosylated TSOL18 Antigen, Which Is Protective against Pig Cysticercosis
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 767-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith Behnsen, Andrea Hartmann, Jeannette Schmaler, Alexander Gehrke, Axel A. Brakhage, and Peter F. Zipfel

The Opportunistic Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Evades the Host Complement System
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 820-827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. M. Nelson, A. R. Jones, J. C. Carmen, A. P. Sinai, R. Burchmore, and J. M. Wastling

Modulation of the Host Cell Proteome by the Intracellular Apicomplexan Parasite Toxoplasma gondii
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 828-844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Genomics:

Damon W. Ellison, Tina R. Clark, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Kimmo Virtaneva, Stephen F. Porcella, and Ted Hackstadt

Genomic Comparison of Virulent Rickettsia rickettsii Sheila Smith and Avirulent Rickettsia rickettsii Iowa
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 542-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jaroslaw Zdziarski, Catharina Svanborg, Björn Wullt, Jörg Hacker, and Ulrich Dobrindt

Molecular Basis of Commensalism in the Urinary Tract: Low Virulence or Virulence Attenuation?
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 695-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Guanghui Wu, Ben Carter, Muriel Mafura, Ernesto Liebana, Martin J. Woodward, and Muna F. Anjum

Genetic Diversity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates and Identification of Genes Linked to Human Infections
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 845-856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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

Characterization of the Fine Specificity of Bovine CD8 T-Cell Responses to Defined Antigens from the Protozoan Parasite Theileria parva
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 685-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John P. Bannantine, Michael L. Paustian, W. Ray Waters, Judith R. Stabel, Mitchell V. Palmer, Lingling Li, and Vivek Kapur

Profiling Bovine Antibody Responses to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection by Using Protein Arrays
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 739-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Author's Correction:

Darren J. Newton, Elizabeth M. Andrew, Jane E. Dalton, Rainy Mears, and Simon R. Carding

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
Infect. Immun. 2008 76: 863. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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