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Contents: March 2009, Volume 77, Issue 3        Editorial        Spotlight        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Errata

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Editorial:

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NIH Peer Review Reform—Change We Need, or Lipstick on a Pig? Ferric C. Fang and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 929-932; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01567-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Spotlight:

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 933-934; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Role of Melanin Pigment in Expression of Vibrio cholerae Virulence Factors Soni Priya Valeru, Pramod Kumar Rompikuntal, Takahiko Ishikawa, Karolis Vaitkevicius, Åsa Sjöling, Nadia Dolganov, Jun Zhu, Gary Schoolnik, and Sun Nyunt Wai Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 935-942; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00929-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pore-Forming Activity of Alpha-Toxin Is Essential for Clostridium septicum-Mediated Myonecrosis Catherine L. Kennedy, Dena Lyras, Leanne M. Cordner, Jody Melton-Witt, John J. Emmins, Rodney K. Tweten, and Julian I. Rood Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 943-951; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01267-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Major Surface Protein LipL32 Is Not Required for Either Acute or Chronic Infection with Leptospira interrogans Gerald L. Murray, Amporn Srikram, David E. Hoke, Elsio A. Wunder, Jr., Rebekah Henry, Miranda Lo, Kunkun Zhang, Rasana W. Sermswan, Albert I. Ko, and Ben Adler Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 952-958; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01370-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Strain-Specific Catalase Mutation and Mutation of the Metal-Binding Transporter Gene mntC Attenuate Neisseria gonorrhoeae In Vivo but Not by Increasing Susceptibility to Oxidative Killing by Phagocytes Hong Wu, Ángel A. Soler-García, and Ann E. Jerse Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1091-1102; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00825-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GbdR Regulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa plcH and pchP Transcription in Response to Choline Catabolites Matthew J. Wargo, Tiffany C. Ho, Maegan J. Gross, Laurie A. Whittaker, and Deborah A. Hogan Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1103-1111; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01008-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphoethanolamine Substitution of Lipid A and Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides and Complement-Mediated Killing by Normal Human Serum Lisa A. Lewis, Biswa Choudhury, Jacqueline T. Balthazar, Larry E. Martin, Sanjay Ram, Peter A. Rice, David S. Stephens, Russell Carlson, and William M. Shafer Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1112-1120; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01280-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Evasion of Leptospira Species by Acquisition of Human Complement Regulator C4BP Angela S. Barbosa, Patricia A. E. Abreu, Sílvio A. Vasconcellos, Zenaide M. Morais, Amane P. Gonçales, Aldacilene S. Silva, Mohamed R. Daha, and Lourdes Isaac Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1137-1143; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01310-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Vibrio vulnificus hupA Gene by Temperature Alteration and Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein and Evaluation of Its Role in Virulence Man Hwan Oh, Sung Min Lee, Dong Hwan Lee, and Sang Ho Choi Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1208-1215; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01006-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Yersinia pestis caf1M1A1 Fimbrial Capsule Operon Promotes Transmission by Flea Bite in a Mouse Model of Bubonic Plague Florent Sebbane, Clayton Jarrett, Donald Gardner, Daniel Long, and B. Joseph Hinnebusch Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1222-1229; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00950-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the dosR-dosS Two-Component Regulatory System in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence in Three Animal Models Paul J. Converse, Petros C. Karakousis, Lee G. Klinkenberg, Anup K. Kesavan, Lan H. Ly, Shannon Sedberry Allen, Jacques H. Grosset, Sanjay K. Jain, Gyanu Lamichhane, Yukari C. Manabe, David N. McMurray, Eric L. Nuermberger, and William R. Bishai Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1230-1237; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01117-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Shiga Toxin 2 Targets the Murine Renal Collecting Duct Epithelium Mitchell A. Psotka, Fumiko Obata, Glynis L. Kolling, Lisa K. Gross, Moin A. Saleem, Simon C. Satchell, Peter W. Mathieson, and Tom G. Obrig Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 959-969; published ahead of print January 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00679-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii from Infected Dendritic Cells to Natural Killer Cells Catrine M. Persson, Henrik Lambert, Polya P. Vutova, Isabel Dellacasa-Lindberg, Joanna Nederby, Hideo Yagita, Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren, Alf Grandien, Antonio Barragan, and Benedict J. Chambers Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 970-976; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00833-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The H35A Mutated Alpha-Toxin Interferes with Cytotoxicity of Staphylococcal Alpha-Toxin Xudong Liang, Meiying Yan, and Yinduo Ji Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 977-983; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00920-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proinflammatory Response of Human Osteoblastic Cell Lines and Osteoblast-Monocyte Interaction upon Infection with Brucella spp. M. Victoria Delpino, Carlos A. Fossati, and Pablo C. Baldi Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 984-995; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01259-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella-Containing Vacuoles Display Centrifugal Movement Associated with Cell-to-Cell Transfer in Epithelial Cells Jason Szeto, Anton Namolovan, Suzanne E. Osborne, Brian K. Coombes, and John H. Brumell Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 996-1007; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01275-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Schistosoma mansoni Protein Sm16/SmSLP/SmSPO-1 Assembles into a Nine-Subunit Oligomer with Potential To Inhibit Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Kristoffer Brännström, Mikael E. Sellin, Per Holmfeldt, Maria Brattsand, and Martin Gullberg Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1144-1154; published ahead of print January 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01126-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycoplasma genitalium-Encoded MG309 Activates NF-B via Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 6 To Elicit Proinflammatory Cytokine Secretion from Human Genital Epithelial Cells Chris L. McGowin, Liang Ma, David H. Martin, and Richard B. Pyles Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1175-1181; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00845-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Live Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochetes Elicit Inflammatory Mediators from Human Monocytes via the Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathway Vida A. Dennis, Saurabh Dixit, Shannon M. O'Brien, Xavier Alvarez, Bapi Pahar, and Mario T. Philipp Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1238-1245; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01078-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Defects in Innate Immunity Predispose C57BL/6J-Leprdb/Leprdb Mice to Infection by Staphylococcus aureus Sunny Park, Jeremy Rich, Frank Hanses, and Jean C. Lee Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1008-1014; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00976-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of NADPH Phagocyte Oxidase in Host Defense against Acute Respiratory Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in Mice Hongyu Qiu, Rhonda KuoLee, Greg Harris, and Wangxue Chen Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1015-1021; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01029-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Emerging Human Pathogen Photorhabdus asymbiotica Is a Facultative Intracellular Bacterium and Induces Apoptosis of Macrophage-Like Cells S. C. P. Costa, P. A. Girard, M. Brehélin, and R. Zumbihl Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1022-1030; published ahead of print December 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01064-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactobacillus bulgaricus Prevents Intestinal Epithelial Cell Injury Caused by Enterobacter sakazakii-Induced Nitric Oxide both In Vitro and in the Newborn Rat Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Catherine J. Hunter, Monica Williams, Mikael Petrosyan, Yigit Guner, Rahul Mittal, Dennis Mock, Jeffrey S. Upperman, Henri R. Ford, and Nemani V. Prasadarao Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1031-1043; published ahead of print December 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01192-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Complement in Host Defense against Pneumococcal Otitis Media Vishakha Sabharwal, Sanjay Ram, Marisol Figueira, In Ho Park, and Stephen I. Pelton Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1121-1127; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01148-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli ZnuACB and ZupT Zinc Transporters during Urinary Tract Infection Mourad Sabri, Sébastien Houle, and Charles M. Dozois Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1155-1164; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01082-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Chlamydiaphage CPG1 on the Course of Conjunctival Infection with "Chlamydia caviae" in Guinea Pigs Roger G. Rank, Anne K. Bowlin, Stefania Cané, Huizhong Shou, Zhi Liu, Uma M. Nagarajan, and Patrik M. Bavoil Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1216-1221; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01109-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Toll-Like Receptor 2 and NALP2 Mediate Induction of Human Beta-Defensins by Fusobacterium nucleatum in Gingival Epithelial Cells Suk Ji, Ji Eun Shin, Young Sook Kim, Ju-Eun Oh, Byung-Moo Min, and Youngnim Choi Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1044-1052; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00449-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Neutrophils in Response to Bordetella pertussis Infection in Mice Charlotte Andreasen and Nicholas H. Carbonetti Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1182-1188; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01150-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyromonas gingivalis RgpA-Kgp Proteinase-Adhesin Complexes Penetrate Gingival Tissue and Induce Proinflammatory Cytokines or Apoptosis in a Concentration-Dependent Manner Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Rishi D. Pathirana, Glenn D. Walker, and Eric C. Reynolds Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1246-1261; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01038-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anthrax Lethal Toxin Triggers the Formation of a Membrane-Associated Inflammasome Complex in Murine Macrophages Adel M. Nour, Yee-Guide Yeung, Laura Santambrogio, Eric D. Boyden, E. Richard Stanley, and Jürgen Brojatsch Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1262-1271; published ahead of print January 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01032-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Critical Roles of Inflammation and Apoptosis in Improved Survival in a Model of Hyperoxia-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Pneumocystis murina-Infected Mice James M. Beck, Angela M. Preston, Steven E. Wilcoxen, Susan B. Morris, Anne Sturrock, and Robert Paine, III Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1053-1060; published ahead of print January 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00967-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Complement in Protection against Cryptococcus gattii Infection Kileen L. Mershon, Alex Vasuthasawat, Gregory W. Lawson, Sherie L. Morrison, and David O. Beenhouwer Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1061-1070; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01119-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strains with Regulated Delayed Attenuation In Vivo Roy Curtiss, III, Soo-Young Wanda, Bronwyn M. Gunn, Xin Zhang, Steven A. Tinge, Vidya Ananthnarayan, Hua Mo, Shifeng Wang, and Wei Kong Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1071-1082; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00693-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Engineered Human Antibody Fab Fragment Specific for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PcrV Antigen Has Potent Antibacterial Activity Mark Baer, Teiji Sawa, Peter Flynn, Kenneth Luehrsen, David Martinez, Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, Geoffrey Yarranton, and Christopher Bebbington Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1083-1090; published ahead of print December 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00815-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capsule Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine against Diarrheal Disease Caused by Campylobacter jejuni Mario A. Monteiro, Shahida Baqar, Eric R. Hall, Yu-Han Chen, Chad K. Porter, David E. Bentzel, Lisa Applebee, and Patricia Guerry Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1128-1136; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01056-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin G Subclass-Specific Responses against Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Antigens Are Associated with Control of Parasitemia and Protection from Symptomatic Illness Danielle I. Stanisic, Jack S. Richards, Fiona J. McCallum, Pascal Michon, Christopher L. King, Sonja Schoepflin, Paul R. Gilson, Vincent J. Murphy, Robin F. Anders, Ivo Mueller, and James G. Beeson Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1165-1174; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01129-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Multiple B- and T-Cell Epitopes in Plasmodium falciparum Liver-Stage Antigen 3 Aissatou Toure-Balde, Blanca-Liliana Perlaza, Jean-Pierre Sauzet, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Georgette Aribot, Adama Tall, Cheikh Sokhna, Christophe Rogier, Giampietro Corradin, Christian Roussilhon, and Pierre Druilhe Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1189-1196; published ahead of print January 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00780-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of a Vaccine Based on Protective Antigen and Killed Spores against Experimental Inhalational Anthrax Yves P. Gauthier, Jean-Nicolas Tournier, Jean-Charles Paucod, Jean-Philippe Corre, Michèle Mock, Pierre L. Goossens, and Dominique R. Vidal Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1197-1207; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01217-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Quantitative Profile of the Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Proteome during Growth in Human Urine Christopher J. Alteri and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. March 2009 77: 1272 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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