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Contents: July 2008, Volume 76, Issue 7

       Spotlight

       Molecular Pathogenesis

       Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

       Bacterial Infections

       Host Response and Inflammation

       Fungal and Parasitic Infections

       Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

       Letter To The Editor

       Author's Correction

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Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2811
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Molecular Pathogenesis:

Role of Aromatic Amino Acids in Receptor Binding Activity and Subunit Assembly of the Cytolethal Distending Toxin of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Linsen Cao, Georges Bandelac, Alla Volgina, Jonathan Korostoff, and Joseph M. DiRienzo
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2812-2821; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00126-08
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Suppression of T-Lymphocyte Activation and Chemotaxis by the Adenylate Cyclase Toxin of Bordetella pertussis
Silvia Rossi Paccani, Federica Dal Molin, Marisa Benagiano, Daniel Ladant, Mario M. D'Elios, Cesare Montecucco, and Cosima T. Baldari
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2822-2832; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00200-08
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Helicobacter pylori VacA Subdomain Required for Intracellular Toxin Activity and Assembly of Functional Oligomeric Complexes
Susan E. Ivie, Mark S. McClain, Victor J. Torres, Holly M. Scott Algood, D. Borden Lacy, Rong Yang, Steven R. Blanke, and Timothy L. Cover
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2843-2851; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01664-07
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Type IV Pili in Francisella tularensis: Roles of pilF and pilT in Fiber Assembly, Host Cell Adherence, and Virulence
Subhra Chakraborty, Michael Monfett, Tamara M. Maier, Jorge L. Benach, Dara W. Frank, and David G. Thanassi
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2852-2861; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01726-07
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gp96 Is a Human Colonocyte Plasma Membrane Binding Protein for Clostridium difficile Toxin A
Xi Na, Ho Kim, Mary P. Moyer, Charalabos Pothoulakis, and J. Thomas LaMont
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2862-2871; published ahead of print April 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00326-08
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Serendipitous Discovery of an Immunoglobulin-Binding Autotransporter in Bordetella Species
Corinne L. Williams, Robert Haines, and Peggy A. Cotter
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2966-2977; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00323-08
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Impact of the RNA Chaperone Hfq on the Fitness and Virulence Potential of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Richard R. Kulesus, Karen Diaz-Perez, E. Susan Slechta, Danelle S. Eto, and Matthew A. Mulvey
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3019-3026; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00022-08
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The Phenolic Glycolipid of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Differentially Modulates the Early Host Cytokine Response but Does Not in Itself Confer Hypervirulence
Daniel Sinsimer, Gaelle Huet, Claudia Manca, Liana Tsenova, Mi-Sun Koo, Natalia Kurepina, Bavesh Kana, Barun Mathema, Salvatore A. E. Marras, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Christophe Guilhot, and Gilla Kaplan
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3027-3036; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01663-07
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Characterization of a Helicobacter hepaticus putA Mutant Strain in Host Colonization and Oxidative Stress
Navasona Krishnan, Alan R. Doster, Gerald E. Duhamel, and Donald F. Becker
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3037-3044; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01737-07
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Characterization of the Ers Regulon of Enterococcus faecalis
Eliette Riboulet-Bisson, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Aurélie Budin-Verneuil, Yanick Auffray, Axel Hartke, and Jean-Christophe Giard
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3064-3074; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00161-08
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Significant Role for ladC in Initiation of Legionella pneumophila Infection
Hayley J. Newton, Fiona M. Sansom, Jenny Dao, Christel Cazalet, Holger Bruggemann, Christiane Albert-Weissenberger, Carmen Buchrieser, Nicholas P. Cianciotto, and Elizabeth L. Hartland
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3075-3085; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00209-08
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Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis Schu S4 Disulfide Bond Formation Protein B, but Not an RND-Type Efflux Pump, Is Required for Virulence
Aiping Qin, David W. Scott, and Barbara J. Mann
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3086-3092; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00363-08
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LiaS Regulates Virulence Factor Expression in Streptococcus mutans
Patrick Chong, Laura Drake, and Indranil Biswas
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3093-3099; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01627-07
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Convergence of Regulatory Networks on the Pilus Locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Jason W. Rosch, Beth Mann, Justin Thornton, Jack Sublett, and Elaine Tuomanen
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3187-3196; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00054-08
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Cif Is Negatively Regulated by the TetR Family Repressor CifR
Daniel P. MacEachran, Bruce A. Stanton, and George A. O'Toole
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3197-3206; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00305-08
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Interaction of Porphyromonas gingivalis with Oral Streptococci Requires a Motif That Resembles the Eukaryotic Nuclear Receptor Box Protein-Protein Interaction Domain
Carlo Amorin Daep, Richard J. Lamont, and Donald R. Demuth
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3273-3280; published ahead of print May 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00366-08
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New Adhesin of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Related to the Afa/Dr/AAF Family
Nadia Boisen, Carsten Struve, Flemming Scheutz, Karen A. Krogfelt, and James P. Nataro
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3281-3292; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01646-07
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Utilization of an Intracellular Bacterial Community Pathway in Klebsiella pneumoniae Urinary Tract Infection and the Effects of FimK on Type 1 Pilus Expression
David A. Rosen, Jerome S. Pinkner, Jennifer M. Jones, Jennifer N. Walker, Steven Clegg, and Scott J. Hultgren
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3337-3345; published ahead of print April 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00090-08
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Molecular Variations in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli FimH Affect Function and Pathogenesis in the Urinary Tract
David A. Rosen, Jerome S. Pinkner, Jennifer N. Walker, Jennifer Stine Elam, Jennifer M. Jones, and Scott J. Hultgren
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3346-3356; published ahead of print May 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00340-08
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

Francisella tularensis Invasion of Lung Epithelial Cells
Robin R. Craven, Joshua D. Hall, James R. Fuller, Sharon Taft-Benz, and Thomas H. Kawula
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2833-2842; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00043-08
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Late Endocytic Multivesicular Bodies Intersect the Chlamydial Inclusion in the Absence of CD63
Wandy L. Beatty
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2872-2881; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00129-08
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Incorporation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lipoarabinomannan into Macrophage Membrane Rafts Is a Prerequisite for the Phagosomal Maturation Block
Amanda Welin, Martin E. Winberg, Hana Abdalla, Eva Särndahl, Birgitta Rasmusson, Olle Stendahl, and Maria Lerm
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2882-2887; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01549-07
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Hemolysin of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Evokes Extensive Shedding of the Uroepithelium and Hemorrhage in Bladder Tissue within the First 24 Hours after Intraurethral Inoculation of Mice
Yarery C. Smith, Susan B. Rasmussen, Kerian K. Grande, Richard M. Conran, and Alison D. O'Brien
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2978-2990; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00075-08
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Burkholderia pseudomallei Type III Secretion System Mutants Exhibit Delayed Vacuolar Escape Phenotypes in RAW 264.7 Murine Macrophages
Mary N. Burtnick, Paul J. Brett, Vinod Nair, Jonathan M. Warawa, Donald E. Woods, and Frank C. Gherardini
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2991-3000; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00263-08
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Use of Gene Dosage Effects for a Whole-Genome Screen To Identify Mycobacterium marinum Macrophage Infection Loci
Bonggoo Park, Selvakumar Subbian, Sahar H. El-Etr, Suat L. G. Cirillo, and Jeffrey D. Cirillo
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3100-3115; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00015-08
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The Surface-Exposed Carboxyl Region of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Elongation Factor Tu Interacts with Fibronectin
Sowmya Balasubramanian, T. R. Kannan, and Joel B. Baseman
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3116-3123; published ahead of print April 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00173-08
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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Interleukin-8 Produced by Gastric Epithelial Cells during Helicobacter pylori Exposure Induce Expression and Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Ellen J. Beswick and Victor E. Reyes
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3233-3240; published ahead of print May 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01534-07
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Cholesterol Depletion Reduces Helicobacter pylori CagA Translocation and CagA-Induced Responses in AGS Cells
Chih-Ho Lai, Yun-Chieh Chang, Shin-Yi Du, Hung-Jung Wang, Chun-Hsien Kuo, Shih-Hua Fang, Hua-Wen Fu, Hui-Hao Lin, Ann-Shyn Chiang, and Wen-Ching Wang
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3293-3303; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00365-08
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Bacterial Infections:

The Tick Salivary Protein Salp15 Inhibits the Killing of Serum-Sensitive Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates
Tim J. Schuijt, Joppe W. R. Hovius, Nathalie D. van Burgel, Nandhini Ramamoorthi, Erol Fikrig, and Alje P. van Dam
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2888-2894; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00232-08
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Deficiency of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Enhances Commensal-Induced Antibody Responses and Protects against Citrobacter rodentium-Induced Colitis
Lynne Harrington, Chittur V. Srikanth, Reuben Antony, Sue J. Rhee, Andrew L. Mellor, Hai Ning Shi, and Bobby J. Cherayil
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3045-3053; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00193-08
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Pathogenesis of Renal Disease Due to Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Germ-Free Mice
Kathryn A. Eaton, David I. Friedman, Gayle J. Francis, Jessica S. Tyler, Vincent B. Young, Jennifer Haeger, Galeb Abu-Ali, and Thomas S. Whittam
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3054-3063; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01626-07
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Inhibition of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Epithelial Cell Interactions by Vaginal Lactobacillus Species
Rachel R. Spurbeck and Cindy Grove Arvidson
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3124-3130; published ahead of print April 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00101-08
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The Streptococcus pneumoniae Competence Regulatory System Influences Respiratory Tract Colonization
J. E. Kowalko and M. E. Sebert
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3131-3140; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01696-07
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Comparison of the Contributions of Heat-Labile Enterotoxin and Heat-Stable Enterotoxin b to the Virulence of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in F4ac Receptor-Positive Young Pigs
Joseph Erume, Emil M. Berberov, Stephen D. Kachman, Michael A. Scott, You Zhou, David H. Francis, and Rodney A. Moxley
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3141-3149; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01743-07
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Application of Capillary Electrophoresis Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography Multiple-Step Tandem Electrospray Mass Spectrometry To Profile Glycoform Expression during Haemophilus influenzae Pathogenesis in the Chinchilla Model of Experimental Otitis Media
Susanna L. Lundström, Jianjun Li, Martin Månsson, Marisol Figueira, Magali Leroy, Richard Goldstein, Derek W. Hood, E. Richard Moxon, James C. Richards, and Elke K. H. Schweda
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3255-3267; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01710-07
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Host Response and Inflammation:

Toll-Like Receptor 9 Regulates the Lung Macrophage Phenotype and Host Immunity in Murine Pneumonia Caused by Legionella pneumophila
Urvashi Bhan, Glenda Trujillo, Kenneth Lyn-Kew, Michael W. Newstead, Xianying Zeng, Cory M. Hogaboam, Arthur M. Krieg, and Theodore J. Standiford
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2895-2904; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01489-07
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Fas/CD95-Mediated Apoptosis of Type II Cells Is Blocked by Toxoplasma gondii Primarily via Interference with the Mitochondrial Amplification Loop
Diana Hippe, Oleksandr Lytovchenko, Ingo Schmitz, and Carsten G. K. Lüder
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2905-2912; published ahead of print April 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01546-07
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The Inositol Phosphatase SHIP Controls Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection In Vivo
Jennifer L. Bishop, Laura M. Sly, Gerald Krystal, and B. Brett Finlay
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2913-2922; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01596-07
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Initial Delay in the Immune Response to Francisella tularensis Is Followed by Hypercytokinemia Characteristic of Severe Sepsis and Correlating with Upregulation and Release of Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
Chris A. Mares, Sandra S. Ojeda, Elizabeth G. Morris, Qun Li, and Judy M. Teale
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3001-3010; published ahead of print April 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00215-08
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Expression of CD1d and Ligand-Induced Cytokine Production Are Tissue Specific in Mucosal Epithelia of the Human Lower Reproductive Tract
Kei Kawana, Junko Matsumoto, Shiho Miura, Li Shen, Yukiko Kawana, Takeshi Nagamatsu, Toshiharu Yasugi, Tomoyuki Fujii, Huixia Yang, Alison J. Quayle, Yuji Taketani, and Danny J. Schust
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3011-3018; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01672-07
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The Cytosolic Pattern Recognition Receptor NOD1 Induces Inflammatory Interleukin-8 during Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
Kerry R. Buchholz and Richard S. Stephens
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3150-3155; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00104-08
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A Cyanobacterial Lipopolysaccharide Antagonist Inhibits Cytokine Production Induced by Neisseria meningitidis in a Human Whole-Blood Model of Septicemia
Kim Jemmett, Annalisa Macagno, Monica Molteni, John E. Heckels, Carlo Rossetti, and Myron Christodoulides
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3156-3163; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00110-08
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Inactivation of the Type IV Secretion System Reduces the Th1 Polarization of the Immune Response to Brucella abortus Infection
Hortensia García Rolán and Renée M. Tsolis
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3207-3213; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00203-08
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CCL28 Is Increased in Human Helicobacter pylori-Induced Gastritis and Mediates Recruitment of Gastric Immunoglobulin A-Secreting Cells
Malin Hansson, Michael Hermansson, Helena Svensson, Anders Elfvin, Lars-Erik Hansson, Erik Johnsson, Åsa Sjöling, and Marianne Quiding-Järbrink
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3304-3311; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00041-08
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Common Strategies To Prevent and Modulate Experimental Cerebral Malaria in Mouse Strains with Different Susceptibilities
Louise M. Randall, Fiona H. Amante, Karli A. McSweeney, Yonghong Zhou, Amanda C. Stanley, Ashraful Haque, Malcolm K. Jones, Geoff R. Hill, Glen M. Boyle, and Christian R. Engwerda
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3312-3320; published ahead of print May 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01475-07
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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

Impact of Mating Type, Serotype, and Ploidy on the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans
Xiaorong Lin, Kirsten Nielsen, Sweta Patel, and Joseph Heitman
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2923-2938; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00168-08
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Novel Role of Sphingolipid Synthesis Genes in Regulating Giardial Encystation
Yunuen Hernandez, Max Shpak, Trevor T. Duarte, Tavis L. Mendez, Rosa A. Maldonado, Sukla Roychowdhury, Marcio L. Rodrigues, and Siddhartha Das
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2939-2949; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00116-08
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Pilot-Scale Production and Characterization of Paramyosin, a Vaccine Candidate for Schistosomiasis Japonica
Mario Jiz, Hai-Wei Wu, Rui Meng, Sunthorn Pond-Tor, Mindy Reynolds, Jennifer F. Friedman, Remigio Olveda, Luz Acosta, and Jonathan D. Kurtis
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3164-3169; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00409-08
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Defects in Conidiophore Development and Conidium-Macrophage Interactions in a Dioxygenase Mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus
Taylor R. T. Dagenais, DaWoon Chung, Steven S. Giles, Christina M. Hull, David Andes, and Nancy P. Keller
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3214-3220; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00009-08
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The Monoclonal Antibody against the Major Diagnostic Antigen of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Mediates Immune Protection in Infected BALB/c Mice Challenged Intratracheally with the Fungus
R. Buissa-Filho, R. Puccia, A. F. Marques, F. A. Pinto, J. E. Muñoz, J. D. Nosanchuk, L. R. Travassos, and C. P. Taborda
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3321-3328; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00349-08
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Plasmodium falciparum STEVOR Proteins Are Highly Expressed in Patient Isolates and Located in the Surface Membranes of Infected Red Blood Cells and the Apical Tips of Merozoites
Jane E. Blythe, Xue Yan Yam, Claudia Kuss, Zbynek Bozdech, Anthony A. Holder, Kevin Marsh, Jean Langhorne, and Peter R. Preiser
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3329-3336; published ahead of print May 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01460-07
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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Expression of Staphylococcus epidermidis SdrG Increases following Exposure to an In Vivo Environment
Bret R. Sellman, Yekaterina Timofeyeva, Jasdeep Nanra, Adrienne Scott, James P. Fulginiti, Yury V. Matsuka, and Steve M. Baker
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2950-2957; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00055-08
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Nasal Immunization with Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Protein Decreases P. gingivalis-Induced Atherosclerosis and Inflammation in Spontaneously Hyperlipidemic Mice
Y. Koizumi, T. Kurita-Ochiai, S. Oguchi, and M. Yamamoto
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 2958-2965; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01572-07
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Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of Recombinant Campylobacter jejuni Flagellum-Secreted Proteins in Mice
Shahida Baqar, Lisa A. Applebee, Theron C. Gilliland, Jr., Lanfong H. Lee, Chad K. Porter, and Patricia Guerry
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3170-3175; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00076-08
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tRNA Modification by GidA/MnmE Is Necessary for Streptococcus pyogenes Virulence: a New Strategy To Make Live Attenuated Strains
Kyu Hong Cho and Michael G. Caparon
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3176-3186; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01721-07
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Effect of Multiple Genetic Polymorphisms on Antigen Presentation and Susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Stewart T. Chang, Jennifer J. Linderman, and Denise E. Kirschner
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3221-3232; published ahead of print April 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01677-07
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Analysis of Type II Secretion of Recombinant Pneumococcal PspA and PspC in a Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Vaccine with Regulated Delayed Antigen Synthesis
Wei Xin, Soo-Young Wanda, Yuhua Li, Shifeng Wang, Hua Mo, and Roy Curtiss, III
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3241-3254; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01623-07
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Presence of Wild-Type and Attenuated Salmonella enterica Strains in Brain Tissues following Inoculation of Mice by Different Routes
Wendy S. Bollen, Bronwyn M. Gunn, Hua Mo, Margarita K. Lay, and Roy Curtiss, III
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3268-3272; published ahead of print May 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00244-08
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Letter To The Editor:

Dual Spectinomycin-Streptomycin Resistance Marker in Brucella spp.
Jon P. Woods and Angeles Zorreguieta
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3357
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Author's Correction:

Identification of an Antiparallel Coiled-Coil/Loop Domain Required for Ligand Binding by the Borrelia hermsii FhbA Protein: Additional Evidence for the Role of FhbA in the Host-Pathogen Interaction
Kelley M. Hovis, John C. Freedman, Hongming Zhang, Jonathan L. Forbes, and Richard T. Marconi
Infect. Immun. July 2008 76: 3358
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