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Contents: May 2009, Volume 77, Issue 5        Spotlight        Minireviews        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Pathogenesis        Bacterial Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Molecular Genomics        Errata        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. May 2009 77: 1721-1722; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Minireviews:

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Vibrio vulnificus: Disease and Pathogenesis Melissa K. Jones and James D. Oliver Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1723-1733; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01046-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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An Ehrlichia chaffeensis Tandem Repeat Protein Interacts with Multiple Host Targets Involved in Cell Signaling, Transcriptional Regulation, and Vesicle Trafficking Abdul Wakeel, Jeeba A. Kuriakose, and Jere W. McBride Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1734-1745; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00027-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression and Glycosylation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Major Surface Protein 2 Paralogs during Cultivation in Sialyl Lewis x-Deficient Host Cells Matthew J. Troese, Madhubanti Sarkar, Nathan L. Galloway, Rachael J. Thomas, Sarah A. Kearns, Dexter V. Reneer, Tian Yang, and Jason A. Carlyon Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1746-1756; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01530-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Francisella tularensis Phagosomal Escape Does Not Require Acidification of the Phagosome Daniel L. Clemens, Bai-Yu Lee, and Marcus A. Horwitz Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1757-1773; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01485-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter jejuni Cocultured with Epithelial Cells Reduces Surface Capsular Polysaccharide Expression N. Corcionivoschi, M. Clyne, A. Lyons, A. Elmi, O. Gundogdu, B. W. Wren, N. Dorrell, A. V. Karlyshev, and B. Bourke Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1959-1967; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01239-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of LecA and LecB Lectins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Induced Lung Injury and Effect of Carbohydrate Ligands Chanez Chemani, Anne Imberty, Sophie de Bentzmann, Maud Pierre, Michaela Wimmerová, Benoît P. Guery, and Karine Faure Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2065-2075; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01204-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Distinct Patterns of Dendritic Cell Cytokine Release Stimulated by Fungal β-Glucans and Toll-Like Receptor Agonists Haibin Huang, Gary R. Ostroff, Chrono K. Lee, Jennifer P. Wang, Charles A. Specht, and Stuart M. Levitz Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1774-1781; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00086-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Baculovirus Dual Expression System-Based Malaria Vaccine Induces Strong Protection against Plasmodium berghei Sporozoite Challenge in Mice Shigeto Yoshida, Masanori Kawasaki, Norimitsu Hariguchi, Kuniko Hirota, and Makoto Matsumoto Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1782-1789; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01226-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Absence of Hck, Fgr, and Lyn Tyrosine Kinases Augments Lung Innate Immune Responses to Pneumocystis murina Michael P. Nelson, Allison E. Metz, Shaoguang Li, Clifford A. Lowell, and Chad Steele Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1790-1797; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01441-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Immunity to Febrile Malaria in Children That Distinguishes Immunity from Lack of Exposure Philip Bejon, George Warimwe, Claire L. Mackintosh, Margaret J. Mackinnon, Sam M. Kinyanjui, Jennifer N. Musyoki, Peter C. Bull, and Kevin Marsh Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1917-1923; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01358-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunological Determinants of Clinical Outcome in Peruvian Patients with Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Treated with Pentavalent Antimonials Anne Maurer-Cecchini, Saskia Decuypere, François Chappuis, Coralie Alexandrenne, Simonne De Doncker, Marleen Boelaert, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Louis Loutan, Jean-Michel Dayer, Gianfranco Tulliano, Jorge Arevalo, Alexandro Llanos-Cuentas, and Carlo Chizzolini Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2022-2029; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01513-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 Responses by Aspergillus fumigatus Louis Y. A. Chai, Bart Jan Kullberg, Alieke G. Vonk, Adilia Warris, Alessandra Cambi, Jean-Paul Latgé, Leo A. B. Joosten, Jos W. M. van der Meer, and Mihai G. Netea Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2184-2192; published ahead of print February 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01455-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trypanosoma cruzi GP63 Proteins Undergo Stage-Specific Differential Posttranslational Modification and Are Important for Host Cell Infection Manjusha M. Kulkarni, Cheryl L. Olson, David M. Engman, and Bradford S. McGwire Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2193-2200; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01542-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Polymeric Linear Peptide Chimeric Vaccine-Induced Antimalaria Immunity Is Associated with Enhanced In Vitro Antigen Loading Luciana M. Silva-Flannery, Monica Cabrera-Mora, Megan Dickherber, and Alberto Moreno Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1798-1806; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00470-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pestis IS1541 Transposition Provides for Escape from Plague Immunity Claire A. Cornelius, Lauriane E. Quenee, Derek Elli, Nancy A. Ciletti, and Olaf Schneewind Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1807-1816; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01162-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Non-Antibiotic-Resistant, Chromosomally Based, Constitutive and Inducible Expression Systems for aroA-Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Jake N. Matic, Tamsin D. Terry, David Van Bockel, Tracy Maddocks, David Tinworth, Michael P. Jennings, Steven P. Djordjevic, and Mark J. Walker Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1817-1826; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01301-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variant-Specific Immunity to Plasmodium berghei in Pregnant Mice Rosette Megnekou, Lars Hviid, and Trine Staalsoe Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1827-1834; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01321-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cholera Toxin and Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin, but Not Their Nontoxic Counterparts, Improve the Antigen-Presenting Cell Function of Human B Lymphocytes Donatella R. M. Negri, Dora Pinto, Silvia Vendetti, Mario Patrizio, Massimo Sanchez, Antonella Riccomi, Paolo Ruggiero, Giuseppe Del Giudice, and Maria Teresa De Magistris Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1924-1935; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01559-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency and Domain Specificity of Toxin-Neutralizing Paratopes in the Human Antibody Response to Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Donald Reason, Justine Liberato, Jinying Sun, Wendy Keitel, and Jianhui Zhou Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2030-2035; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01254-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Responses to Paramyosin Predict Resistance to Reinfection with Schistosoma japonicum and Are Attenuated by IgG4 Mario Jiz, Jennifer F. Friedman, Tjalling Leenstra, Blanca Jarilla, Archie Pablo, Gretchen Langdon, Sunthorn Pond-Tor, Hai-Wei Wu, Daria Manalo, Remigio Olveda, Luz Acosta, and Jonathan D. Kurtis Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2051-2058; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00012-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection against Pneumococcal Colonization and Fatal Pneumonia by a Trivalent Conjugate of a Fusion Protein with the Cell Wall Polysaccharide Ying-Jie Lu, Sophie Forte, Claudette M. Thompson, Porter W. Anderson, and Richard Malley Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2076-2083; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01554-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetically Modified L3,7 and L2 Lipooligosaccharides from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Confer a Broad Cross-Bactericidal Response V. Weynants, P. Denoël, N. Devos, D. Janssens, C. Feron, K. Goraj, P. Momin, D. Monnom, C. Tans, A. Vandercammen, F. Wauters, and Jan T. Poolman Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2084-2093; published ahead of print March 16, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01108-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation of High-Titer Neutralizing Antibodies against Botulinum Toxins A, B, and E by DNA Electrotransfer C. Trollet, Y. Pereira, A. Burgain, E. Litzler, M. Mezrahi, J. Seguin, M. Manich, M. R. Popoff, D. Scherman, and P. Bigey Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2221-2229; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01269-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Cleavage of Escherichia coli Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 Is Required for Full Biologic Activity Zeynep Knust, Britta Blumenthal, Klaus Aktories, and Gudula Schmidt Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1835-1841; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01145-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The RNA Chaperone Hfq Is Involved in Stress Response and Virulence in Neisseria meningitidis and Is a Pleiotropic Regulator of Protein Expression Laura Fantappiè, Matteo M. E. Metruccio, Kate L. Seib, Francesca Oriente, Elena Cartocci, Francesca Ferlicca, Marzia M. Giuliani, Vincenzo Scarlato, and Isabel Delany Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1842-1853; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01216-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Streptococcus pyogenes Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis Screen Identifies Novel Virulence Determinants Anne E. Kizy and Melody N. Neely Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1854-1865; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01306-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of the pst-phoU Operon to Cell Adherence by Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Virulence of Citrobacter rodentium Catherine Cheng, Sharon M. Tennant, Kristy I. Azzopardi, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Elizabeth L. Hartland, Roy M. Robins-Browne, and Marija Tauschek Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1936-1944; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01246-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance of Haemophilus influenzae to Reactive Nitrogen Donors and Gamma Interferon-Stimulated Macrophages Requires the Formate-Dependent Nitrite Reductase Regulator-Activated ytfE Gene Jane C. Harrington, Sandy M. S. Wong, Charles V. Rosadini, Oleg Garifulin, Victor Boyartchuk, and Brian J. Akerley Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1945-1958; published ahead of print March 16, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01365-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetics and Virulence Association of the Shigella flexneri Sit Iron Transport System Carolyn R. Fisher, Nicola M. L. L. Davies, Elizabeth E. Wyckoff, Zhengyu Feng, Edwin V. Oaks, and Shelley M. Payne Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1992-1999; published ahead of print March 16, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00064-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Superantigens Elicit Redundant and Extensive Human Vβ Patterns Damien Thomas, Olivier Dauwalder, Virginie Brun, Cedric Badiou, Tristan Ferry, Jerome Etienne, François Vandenesch, and Gerard Lina Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2043-2050; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01388-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Comparison of the Binding of Factor H Short Consensus Repeat 6 (SCR 6) to Factor H Binding Protein from Neisseria meningitidis and the Binding of Factor H SCR 18 to 20 to Neisseria gonorrhoeae Porin Jutamas Shaughnessy, Lisa A. Lewis, Hanna Jarva, and Sanjay Ram Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2094-2103; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01561-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conditioning of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli for Enhanced Colonization of Host Jean M. Bower, Hannah B. Gordon-Raagas, and Matthew A. Mulvey Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2104-2112; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01200-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes B Modulates PrfA-Mediated Virulence Factor Expression Juliane Ollinger, Barbara Bowen, Martin Wiedmann, Kathryn J. Boor, and Teresa M. Bergholz Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2113-2124; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01205-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Studies of the Cellular Interaction of Native Colonization Factor CS6 Purified from a Clinical Isolate of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Abhisek Ghosal, Rudra Bhowmick, Rajat Banerjee, Sandipan Ganguly, S. Yamasaki, T. Ramamurthy, T. Hamabata, and Nabendu Sekhar Chatterjee Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2125-2135; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01397-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Genome Content among Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Patients with Gastritis, Duodenal Ulcer, or Gastric Cancer Reveal Novel Disease-Associated Genes Carolina Romo-González, Nina R. Salama, Juan Burgeño-Ferreira, Veronica Ponce-Castañeda, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce, and Javier Torres Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2201-2211; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01284-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Hfq, a Novel Pleiotropic Regulator of Virulence-Associated Genes in Francisella tularensis Karin L. Meibom, Anna-Lena Forslund, Kerstin Kuoppa, Khaled Alkhuder, Iharilalao Dubail, Marion Dupuis, Åke Forsberg, and Alain Charbit Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1866-1880; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01496-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capsule Expression and Genotypic Differences among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients with Chronic or Acute Osteomyelitis Santiago M. Lattar, Lorena P. N. Tuchscherr, Roberto L. Caccuri, Daniela Centrón, Karsten Becker, Claudio A. Alonso, Claudia Barberis, Graciela Miranda, Fernanda R. Buzzola, Christof von Eiff, and Daniel O. Sordelli Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1968-1975; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01214-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Children with the Le(a+b–) Blood Group Have Increased Susceptibility to Diarrhea Caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Expressing Colonization Factor I Group Fimbriae Tanvir Ahmed, Anna Lundgren, Mohammad Arifuzzaman, Firdausi Qadri, Susann Teneberg, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2059-2064; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01571-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Bordetella bronchiseptica Filamentous Hemagglutinin and Pertactin to Respiratory Disease in Swine Tracy L. Nicholson, Susan L. Brockmeier, and Crystal L. Loving Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2136-2146; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01379-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Concurrent Helicobacter bilis Infection in C57BL/6 Mice Attenuates Proinflammatory H. pylori-Induced Gastric Pathology Laura B. Lemke, Zhongming Ge, Mark T. Whary, Yan Feng, Arlin B. Rogers, Sureshkumar Muthupalani, and James G. Fox Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2147-2158; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01395-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Langerhans Cell Deficiency Impairs Ixodes scapularis Suppression of Th1 Responses in Mice Diana L. Vesely, Durland Fish, Mark J. Shlomchik, Daniel H. Kaplan, and Linda K. Bockenstedt Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1881-1887; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00030-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cholera Caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 Induces T-Cell Responses in the Circulation Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Samuel B. Lundin, Ashraful Islam Khan, Anna Lundgren, Jason B. Harris, Stephen B. Calderwood, and Firdausi Qadri Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1888-1893; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01101-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-18-Related Genes Are Induced during the Contraction Phase but Do Not Play Major Roles in Regulating the Dynamics or Function of the T-Cell Response to Listeria monocytogenes Infection Jodie S. Haring and John T. Harty Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1894-1903; published ahead of print February 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01315-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Flagellin Pattern Recognition to Intestinal Inflammation during Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Infection Sebastian E. Winter, Parameth Thiennimitr, Sean-Paul Nuccio, Takeshi Haneda, Maria G. Winter, R. Paul Wilson, Joseph M. Russell, Thomas Henry, Quynh T. Tran, Sara D. Lawhon, Gabriel Gomez, Charles L. Bevins, Holger Rüssmann, Denise M. Monack, L. Garry Adams, and Andreas J. Bäumler Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1904-1916; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01341-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation of Antibody Responses to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides Is Independent of CD1 Expression in Mice Leen Moens, Axel Jeurissen, Stefan Nierkens, Louis Boon, Luc Van Kaer, Ahmad Kasran, Greet Wuyts, Jan L. Ceuppens, and Xavier Bossuyt Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1976-1980; published ahead of print February 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01091-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Asc and Ipaf Inflammasomes Direct Distinct Pathways for Caspase-1 Activation in Response to Legionella pneumophila Christopher L. Case, Sunny Shin, and Craig R. Roy Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 1981-1991; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01382-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of SOCS3 in Regulation of CD11c+ Dendritic Cell-Derived Osteoclastogenesis and Severe Alveolar Bone Loss Xiaoxia Zhang, Mawadda Alnaeeli, Bhagirath Singh, and Yen-Tung A. Teng Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2000-2009; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01070-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

T Cells from Lungs and Livers of Francisella tularensis-Immune Mice Control the Growth of Intracellular Bacteria Carmen M. Collazo, Anda I. Meierovics, Roberto De Pascalis, Terry H. Wu, C. Rick Lyons, and Karen L. Elkins Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2010-2021; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01322-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anthrax Edema Toxin Induces Maturation of Dendritic Cells and Enhances Chemotaxis towards Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 3β Francisco J. Maldonado-Arocho and Kenneth A. Bradley Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2036-2042; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01329-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription of Inflammatory Genes in the Lung after Infection with Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a Role for Panton-Valentine Leukocidin? Christopher P. Montgomery and Robert S. Daum Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2159-2167; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00021-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stimulation of the Molecule 4-1BB Enhances Host Defense against Listeria monocytogenes Infection in Mice by Inducing Rapid Infiltration and Activation of Neutrophils and Monocytes Sang-Chul Lee, Seong-A Ju, Boo-Hee Sung, Sook-Kyoung Heo, Hong Rae Cho, Eun A. Lee, Jung Dae Kim, In Hee Lee, Sang-Min Park, Quang Tam Nguyen, Jae-Hee Suh, and Byung-Sam Kim Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2168-2176; published ahead of print February 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01350-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

B- and T-Cell Responses in Group A Streptococcus M-Protein- or Peptide-Induced Experimental Carditis Davina Gorton, Brenda Govan, Colleen Olive, and Natkunam Ketheesan Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2177-2183; published ahead of print March 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01514-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Bacterial Colonization Induces Toll-Like Receptor-Dependent Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling in the Epithelium Christoph Beisswenger, Elena S. Lysenko, and Jeffrey N. Weiser Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2212-2220; published ahead of print March 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01224-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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A Comprehensive Survey of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) across Mycobacterium bovis Strains and M. bovis BCG Vaccine Strains Refines the Genealogy and Defines a Minimal Set of SNPs That Separate Virulent M. bovis Strains and M. bovis BCG Strains M. Carmen Garcia Pelayo, Swapna Uplekar, Andrew Keniry, Pablo Mendoza Lopez, Thierry Garnier, Javier Nunez Garcia, Laura Boschiroli, Xiangmei Zhou, Julian Parkhill, Noel Smith, R. Glyn Hewinson, Stewart T. Cole, and Stephen V. Gordon Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2230-2238; published ahead of print March 16, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01099-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Interaction of Enteric Bacterial Pathogens with Murine Embryonic Stem Cells Jun Yu, Raffaella Rossi, Christine Hale, David Goulding, and Gordon Dougan Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2239 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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D-Alanylation of Lipoteichoic Acid Contributes to the Virulence of Streptococcus suis Nahuel Fittipaldi, Tsutomu Sekizaki, Daisuke Takamatsu, Josée Harel, María de la Cruz Domínguez-Punaro, Sonja Von Aulock, Christian Draing, Corinne Marois, Marylène Kobisch, and Marcelo Gottschalk Infect. Immun. May 2009 77: 2240 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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