Infection and Immunity: 78 (10)

October 2010; Volume 78,Issue 10

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A Decade of Burkholderia cenocepacia Virulence Determinant Research
Slade A. Loutet, Miguel A. Valvano

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Pic, an Autotransporter Protein Secreted by Different Pathogens in the Enterobacteriaceae Family, Is a Potent Mucus Secretagogue
Fernando Navarro-Garcia, Javier Gutierrez-Jimenez, Carlos Garcia-Tovar, Luis A. Castro, Hector Salazar-Gonzalez, Vanessa Cordova
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Impaired Immune Tolerance to Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipopolysaccharide Promotes Neutrophil Migration and Decreased Apoptosis
Svetislav Zaric, Charles Shelburne, Richard Darveau, Derek J. Quinn, Sinéad Weldon, Clifford C. Taggart, Wilson A. Coulter
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
EspP, a Serine Protease of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Impairs Complement Activation by Cleaving Complement Factors C3/C3b and C5
Dorothea Orth, Silvia Ehrlenbach, Jens Brockmeyer, Abdul Basit Khan, Georg Huber, Helge Karch, Bettina Sarg, Herbert Lindner, Reinhard Würzner
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Arachidonic Acid Metabolism Regulates Escherichia coli Penetration of the Blood-Brain Barrier
Longkun Zhu, Ravi Maruvada, Adam Sapirstein, Kafait U. Malik, Marc Peters-Golden, Kwang Sik Kim

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
The Type 2 Secretion Pseudopilin, gspJ, Is Required for Multihost Pathogenicity of Burkholderia cenocepacia AU1054
Vishal S. Somvanshi, Poorna Viswanathan, Janette L. Jacobs, Martha H. Mulks, George W. Sundin, Todd A. Ciche
Molecular Pathogenesis
Identification of the TcpP-Binding Site in the toxT Promoter of Vibrio cholerae and the Role of ToxR in TcpP-Mediated Activation
Thomas J. Goss, Craig P. Seaborn, Miranda D. Gray, Eric S. Krukonis
Molecular Pathogenesis
Three Yersinia pestis Adhesins Facilitate Yop Delivery to Eukaryotic Cells and Contribute to Plague Virulence
Suleyman Felek, Tiffany M. Tsang, Eric S. Krukonis
Molecular Pathogenesis
An ABC Transporter and a TonB Ortholog Contribute to Helicobacter mustelae Nickel and Cobalt Acquisition
Jeroen Stoof, Ernst J. Kuipers, Gerard Klaver, Arnoud H. M. van Vliet
Molecular Pathogenesis
Platelet Activation and Biofilm Formation by Aerococcus urinae, an Endocarditis-Causing Pathogen
Oonagh Shannon, Matthias Mörgelin, Magnus Rasmussen
Molecular Pathogenesis
The fslE Homolog, FTL_0439 (fupA/B), Mediates Siderophore-Dependent Iron Uptake in Francisella tularensis LVS
Bhaswati Sen, Alexis Meeker, Girija Ramakrishnan
Molecular Pathogenesis
Evaluating the Involvement of Alternative Sigma Factors SigF and SigG in Clostridium perfringens Sporulation and Enterotoxin Synthesis
Jihong Li, Bruce A. McClane
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Staphylococcus-Specific Gene rsr Represses agr and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Sandeep Tamber, Dindo Reyes, Niles P. Donegan, Joseph D. Schwartzman, Ambrose L. Cheung, Guido Memmi

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Invasion and Multiplication of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Epithelial Cells and Implications for Antibiotic Resistance
Yen-Ting Chu, Ya-Hui Wang, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Huan-Yao Lei
Bacterial Infections | Spotlight
Enterococcal Biofilm Formation and Virulence in an Optimized Murine Model of Foreign Body-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Pascale S. Guiton, Chia S. Hung, Lynn E. Hancock, Michael G. Caparon, Scott J. Hultgren
Bacterial Infections
Pathogenic Role of Macrophages in Intradermal Infection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Thermally Injured Mice
Akira Asai, Yasuhiro Tsuda, Makiko Kobayashi, Toshiaki Hanafusa, David N. Herndon, Fujio Suzuki

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Modulation of the Local Neutrophil Response by a Novel Hyaluronic Acid-Binding Peptide Reduces Bacterial Burden during Staphylococcal Wound Infection
Jerry C. Lee, Jennifer L. Greenwich, George G. Zhanel, Xiaobing Han, Andrew Cumming, Laura Saward, Rachel M. McLoughlin
Host Response and Inflammation
Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Specific Th17 Cells Confer Partial Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in the Absence of Gamma Interferon
Teresa M. Wozniak, Bernadette M. Saunders, Anthony A. Ryan, Warwick J. Britton
Host Response and Inflammation
The Staphylococcus aureus Lipoprotein SitC Colocalizes with Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) in Murine Keratinocytes and Elicits Intracellular TLR2 Accumulation
P. Müller, M. Müller-Anstett, J. Wagener, Q. Gao, S. Kaesler, M. Schaller, T. Biedermann, F. Götz

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Protein Kinase C θ Deficiency Increases Resistance of C57BL/6J Mice to Plasmodium berghei Infection-Induced Cerebral Malaria
Ariel Ohayon, Jacob Golenser, Rosa Sinay, Ami Tamir, Amnon Altman, Yaakov Pollack, Noah Isakov
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Developmental Expression of a Trypanosoma cruzi Phosphoinositide-Specific Phospholipase C in Amastigotes and Stimulation of Host Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis
Vicente de Paulo Martins, Melina Galizzi, Maria Laura Salto, Roberto Docampo, Silvia N. J. Moreno
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Survival Defects of Cryptococcus neoformans Mutants Exposed to Human Cerebrospinal Fluid Result in Attenuated Virulence in an Experimental Model of Meningitis
Anthony Lee, Dena L. Toffaletti, Jennifer Tenor, Erik J. Soderblom, J. Will Thompson, M. Arthur Moseley, Michael Price, John R. Perfect
Fungal and Parasitic Infections | Spotlight
Relationship of Pneumocystis jiroveci Humoral Immunity to Prevention of Colonization and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Primate Model of HIV Infection
Heather M. Kling, Timothy W. Shipley, Sangita P. Patil, Jan Kristoff, Marianne Bryan, Ronald C. Montelaro, Alison Morris, Karen A. Norris
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
γδ T Cells but Not NK Cells Are Essential for Cell-Mediated Immunity against Plasmodium chabaudi Malaria
William P. Weidanz, GayeLyn LaFleur, Andrew Brown, James M. Burns, Irene Gramaglia, Henri C. van der Heyde
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Involvement of Regulatory T Cells in the Immunosuppression Characteristic of Patients with Paracoccidioidomycosis
Maria Carolina Ferreira, Rômulo Tadeu Dias de Oliveira, Rosiane Maria da Silva, Maria Heloisa Souza Lima Blotta, Ronei Luciano Mamoni
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Activation of Functionally Distinct αβ and γδ CD4⁻ CD8⁻ T Cells in Individuals with Polar Forms of Chagas' Disease
Fernanda Nobre Amaral Villani, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha, Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes, Lis Ribeiro do Valle Antonelli, Luisa Mourão Dias Magalhães, Janete Soares Coelho dos Santos, Kenneth J. Gollob, Walderez O. Dutra

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines | Spotlight
Mucosal Administration of Flagellin Protects Mice from Streptococcus pneumoniae Lung Infection
Natalia Muñoz, Laurye Van Maele, Juan M. Marqués, Analía Rial, Jean-Claude Sirard, José A. Chabalgoity
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Role of Interleukin-17A in Cell-Mediated Protection against Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Mice Immunized with the Fibrinogen-Binding Domain of Clumping Factor A
Kouji Narita, Dong-Liang Hu, Fumiaki Mori, Koichi Wakabayashi, Yoichiro Iwakura, Akio Nakane
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Sublingual Immunization Protects against Helicobacter pylori Infection and Induces T and B Cell Responses in the Stomach
Sukanya Raghavan, Anna Karin Östberg, Carl-Fredrik Flach, Annelie Ekman, Margareta Blomquist, Cecil Czerkinsky, Jan Holmgren
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
A Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain (LVS) Mutant with a Deletion in capB, Encoding a Putative Capsular Biosynthesis Protein, Is Significantly More Attenuated than LVS yet Induces Potent Protective Immunity in Mice against F. tularensis Challenge
Qingmei Jia, Bai-Yu Lee, Richard Bowen, Barbara Jane Dillon, Susan M. Som, Marcus A. Horwitz
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Repertoire of HLA-DR1-Restricted CD4 T-Cell Responses to Capsular Caf1 Antigen of Yersinia pestis in Human Leukocyte Antigen Transgenic Mice
Julie A. Musson, Rebecca Ingram, Guillaume Durand, Stephanie Ascough, Emma L. Waters, M. Gillian Hartley, Timothy Robson, Bernard Maillere, E. Diane Williamson, Shiranee Sriskandan, Daniel Altmann, John H. Robinson
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Oncospheral Penetration Glands and Secretory Blebs Are the Sources of Taenia ovis Vaccine Antigens
Abdul Jabbar, Simon Crawford, Charles G. Gauci, Anna K. Walduck, Garry A. Anderson, Marshall W. Lightowlers
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
CD4⁺ T Cells and Antibody Are Required for Optimal Major Outer Membrane Protein Vaccine-Induced Immunity to Chlamydia muridarum Genital Infection
Christina M. Farris, Sandra G. Morrison, Richard P. Morrison
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Mucosal Immunization with Vibrio cholerae Outer Membrane Vesicles Provides Maternal Protection Mediated by Antilipopolysaccharide Antibodies That Inhibit Bacterial Motility
Anne L. Bishop, Stefan Schild, Bharathi Patimalla, Brian Klein, Andrew Camilli
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Allele Specificity of Gamma Interferon Responses to the Carboxyl-Terminal Region of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 by Kenyan Adults with Naturally Acquired Immunity to Malaria
Michele D. Spring, Kiprotich Chelimo, Daniel J. Tisch, Peter Odada Sumba, Rosemary Rochford, Carole A. Long, James W. Kazura, Ann M. Moormann

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