Infection and Immunity: 78 (9)

September 2010; Volume 78,Issue 9

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Development and Validation of an In Vivo Candida albicans Biofilm Denture Model
Jeniel E. Nett, Karen Marchillo, Carol A. Spiegel, David R. Andes
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Leishmania donovani Amastigotes Impair Gamma Interferon-Induced STAT1α Nuclear Translocation by Blocking the Interaction between STAT1α and Importin-α5
Christine Matte, Albert Descoteaux
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Avirulent Uracil Auxotrophs Based on Disruption of Orotidine-5′-Monophosphate Decarboxylase Elicit Protective Immunity to Toxoplasma gondii
Barbara A. Fox, David J. Bzik
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
The Lung Is an Important Site for Priming CD4 T-Cell-Mediated Protective Immunity against Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites
Marina Harvie, Mali Camberis, Shiau-Choot Tang, Brett Delahunt, William Paul, Graham Le Gros
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Immunomodulatory Effects of Serotype B Glucuronoxylomannan from Cryptococcus gattii Correlate with Polysaccharide Diameter
Fernanda L. Fonseca, Lilian L. Nohara, Radames J. B. Cordero, Susana Frases, Arturo Casadevall, Igor C. Almeida, Leonardo Nimrichter, Marcio L. Rodrigues
Fungal and Parasitic Infections | Spotlight
Conidia but Not Yeast Cells of the Fungal Pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum Trigger a Type I Interferon Innate Immune Response in Murine Macrophages
Diane O. Inglis, Charlotte A. Berkes, Davina R. Hocking Murray, Anita Sil
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Immune Defenses against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a Fungus Linked to Global Amphibian Declines, in the South African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis
Jeremy P. Ramsey, Laura K. Reinert, Laura K. Harper, Douglas C. Woodhams, Louise A. Rollins-Smith
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Acanthamoeba culbertsoni Elicits Soluble Factors That Exert Anti-Microglial Cell Activity
Jenica L. Harrison, Gabriela A. Ferreira, Erinn S. Raborn, Audrey D. Lafrenaye, Francine Marciano-Cabral, Guy A. Cabral
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Enolase Is a Surface Protein That Binds Plasminogen and Mediates Interaction of Yeast Forms with Host Cells
Sarah Veloso Nogueira, Fernanda L. Fonseca, Marcio L. Rodrigues, Vasanth Mundodi, Erika A. Abi-Chacra, Michael S. Winters, John F. Alderete, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Anisakis pegreffii-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness Is Mediated by Gamma Interferon in the Absence of Interleukin-4 Receptor Alpha Responsiveness
Frank Kirstein, William G. C. Horsnell, Natalie Nieuwenhuizen, Bernhard Ryffel, Andreas L. Lopata, Frank Brombacher

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis | Spotlight
Frameshift Mutations in a Single Novel Virulence Factor Alter the In Vivo Pathogenicity of Chlamydia trachomatis for the Female Murine Genital Tract
Gail L. Sturdevant, Laszlo Kari, Donald J. Gardner, Norma Olivares-Zavaleta, Linnell B. Randall, William M. Whitmire, John H. Carlson, Morgan M. Goheen, Elizabeth M. Selleck, Craig Martens, Harlan D. Caldwell
Molecular Pathogenesis | Spotlight
Natural Selection in the Chicken Host Identifies 3-Deoxy-d-manno- Octulosonic Acid Kinase Residues Essential for Phosphorylation of Pasteurella multocida Lipopolysaccharide
Marina Harper, Andrew D. Cox, Frank St. Michael, Mark Ford, Ian W. Wilkie, Ben Adler, John D. Boyce
Molecular Pathogenesis
Phylogenetic Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis Tarp and Correlation with Clinical Phenotype
Erika I. Lutter, Christine Bonner, Martin J. Holland, Robert J. Suchland, Walter E. Stamm, Travis J. Jewett, Grant McClarty, Ted Hackstadt
Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Disease Using a Mouse Model of Shiga Toxin-Mediated Renal Damage
Erin K. Lentz, Rama P. Cherla, Valery Jaspers, Bradley R. Weeks, Vernon L. Tesh
Molecular Pathogenesis
A Porphyromonas gingivalis Mutant Defective in a Putative Glycosyltransferase Exhibits Defective Biosynthesis of the Polysaccharide Portions of Lipopolysaccharide, Decreased Gingipain Activities, Strong Autoaggregation, and Increased Biofilm Formation
Mikiyo Yamaguchi, Keiko Sato, Hideharu Yukitake, Yuichiro Noiri, Shigeyuki Ebisu, Koji Nakayama
Molecular Pathogenesis
Cytotoxicity of the Bacillus cereus Nhe Enterotoxin Requires Specific Binding Order of Its Three Exoprotein Components
Toril Lindbäck, Simon P. Hardy, Richard Dietrich, Marianne Sødring, Andrea Didier, Maximilian Moravek, Annette Fagerlund, Stefanie Bock, Carina Nielsen, Maximilian Casteel, Per Einar Granum, Erwin Märtlbauer
Molecular Pathogenesis
Naturally Produced Outer Membrane Vesicles from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elicit a Potent Innate Immune Response via Combined Sensing of Both Lipopolysaccharide and Protein Components
Terri N. Ellis, Sara A. Leiman, Meta J. Kuehn
Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases A and B of Enterococcus faecalis in Oxidative Stress and Virulence
Chen Zhao, Axel Hartke, Marilena La Sorda, Brunella Posteraro, Jean-Marie Laplace, Yanick Auffray, Maurizio Sanguinetti
Molecular Pathogenesis
Activation of the CpxRA System by Deletion of cpxA Impairs the Ability of Haemophilus ducreyi To Infect Humans
Stanley M. Spinola, Kate R. Fortney, Beth Baker, Diane M. Janowicz, Beth Zwickl, Barry P. Katz, Robert J. Blick, Robert S. Munson
Molecular Pathogenesis
The K1 Capsular Polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii Strain 307-0294 Is a Major Virulence Factor
Thomas A. Russo, Nicole R. Luke, Janet M. Beanan, Ruth Olson, Shauna L. Sauberan, Ulrike MacDonald, L. Wayne Schultz, Timothy C. Umland, Anthony A. Campagnari
Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of Catabolite Control Protein A in the Regulation of Intermedilysin Production by Streptococcus intermedius
Toshifumi Tomoyasu, Atsushi Tabata, Riki Hiroshima, Hidenori Imaki, Sachiko Masuda, Robert A. Whiley, Joseph Aduse-Opoku, Ken Kikuchi, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Hideaki Nagamune

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions | Spotlight
Global Gene Expression Profiling of Yersinia pestis Replicating inside Macrophages Reveals the Roles of a Putative Stress-Induced Operon in Regulating Type III Secretion and Intracellular Cell Division
Hana S. Fukuto, Anton Svetlanov, Lance E. Palmer, A. Wali Karzai, James B. Bliska
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Transcellular Passage of Neisseria meningitidis across a Polarized Respiratory Epithelium
Thomas C. Sutherland, Paola Quattroni, Rachel M. Exley, Christoph M. Tang
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions | Spotlight
E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Activity and Targeting of BAT3 by Multiple Legionella pneumophila Translocated Substrates
Alexander W. Ensminger, Ralph R. Isberg

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Transforming Growth Factor β and CD25 Are Important for Controlling Systemic Dissemination following Yersiniaenterocolitica Infection of the Gut
Youmin Zhong, Angelene Cantwell, Peter H. Dube
Host Response and Inflammation
Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipids Inhibit Osteoblastic Differentiation and Function
Yu-Hsiung Wang, Jin Jiang, Qiang Zhu, Amer Z. AlAnezi, Robert B. Clark, Xi Jiang, David W. Rowe, Frank C. Nichols
Host Response and Inflammation
Role for Neutrophils in Host Immune Responses and Genetic Factors That Modulate Resistance to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in the Inbred Mouse Strain SPRET/Ei
Lien Dejager, Iris Pinheiro, Pieter Bogaert, Liesbeth Huys, Claude Libert
Host Response and Inflammation
Neutralization of Malaria Glycosylphosphatidylinositol In Vitro by Serum IgG from Malaria-Exposed Individuals
J. Brian de Souza, Manohursingh Runglall, Patrick H. Corran, Lucy C. Okell, Sanjeev Kumar, D. Channe Gowda, Kevin N. Couper, Eleanor M. Riley
Host Response and Inflammation
Accumulation of Plasmodium berghei-Infected Red Blood Cells in the Brain Is Crucial for the Development of Cerebral Malaria in Mice
Fernanda G. Baptista, Ana Pamplona, Ana C. Pena, Maria M. Mota, Sylviane Pied, Ana M. Vigário

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Immunization with the Haemophilus ducreyi Hemoglobin Receptor HgbA with Adjuvant Monophosphoryl Lipid A Protects Swine from a Homologous but Not a Heterologous Challenge
William G. Fusco, Galyna Afonina, Igor Nepluev, Deborah M. Cholon, Neelima Choudhary, Patricia A. Routh, Glenn W. Almond, Paul E. Orndorff, Herman Staats, Marcia M. Hobbs, Isabelle Leduc, Christopher Elkins
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Plasmodium vivax Ookinete Surface Protein Pvs25 Linked to Cholera Toxin B Subunit Induces Potent Transmission-Blocking Immunity by Intranasal as Well as Subcutaneous Immunization
Takeshi Miyata, Tetsuya Harakuni, Takafumi Tsuboi, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Hideyasu Kohama, Mayumi Tachibana, Goro Matsuzaki, Motomi Torii, Takeshi Arakawa
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Interleukin-17A during Local and Systemic Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Arthritis in Mice
Louise Henningsson, Pernilla Jirholt, Catharina Lindholm, Tove Eneljung, Elin Silverpil, Yoichiro Iwakura, Anders Linden, Inger Gjertsson
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Immunization with a Combination of Integral Chlamydial Antigens and a Defined Secreted Protein Induces Robust Immunity against Genital Chlamydial Challenge
Weidang Li, Ashlesh K. Murthy, M. Neal Guentzel, James P. Chambers, Thomas G. Forsthuber, J. Seshu, Guangming Zhong, Bernard P. Arulanandam
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
T-Cell-Independent Immune Responses Do Not Require Cxc Ligand 13-Mediated B1 Cell Migration
Matthew J. Colombo, Guizhi Sun, Kishore R. Alugupalli
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Extracellular Proteins of Clostridium perfringens Type A and Type C Strains
Nabonita Sengupta, Syed Imteyaz Alam, Bhoj Kumar, Ravi Bhushan Kumar, Vandana Gautam, Subodh Kumar, Lokendra Singh
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Salmonella Vaccine Vectors Displaying Delayed Antigen Synthesis InVivo To Enhance Immunogenicity
Shifeng Wang, Yuhua Li, Giorgio Scarpellini, Wei Kong, HuoYing Shi, Chang-Ho Baek, Bronwyn Gunn, Soo-Young Wanda, Kenneth L. Roland, Xin Zhang, Patti Senechal-Willis, Roy Curtiss
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Novel Conserved Group A Streptococcal Proteins Identified by the Antigenome Technology as Vaccine Candidates for a Non-M Protein-Based Vaccine
Andrea Fritzer, Beatrice M. Senn, Duc Bui Minh, Markus Hanner, Dieter Gelbmann, Birgit Noiges, Tamás Henics, Kai Schulze, Carlos A. Guzman, John Goodacre, Alexander von Gabain, Eszter Nagy, Andreas L. Meinke

Molecular Genomics

Molecular Genomics
Genome Organization and Pathogenicity of Corynebacterium diphtheriae C7(−) and PW8 Strains
Masaaki Iwaki, Takako Komiya, Akihiko Yamamoto, Akiko Ishiwa, Noriyo Nagata, Yoshichika Arakawa, Motohide Takahashi
Molecular Genomics
Genetic Study of Capsular Switching between Neisseria meningitidis Sequence Type 7 Serogroup A and C Strains
Quan Wang, Zhujun Shao, Xiaoting Wang, Yuan Gao, Machao Li, Li Xu, Jianguo Xu, Lei Wang
Molecular Genomics
Delineation and Analysis of Chromosomal Regions Specifying Yersinia pestis
Anne Derbise, Viviane Chenal-Francisque, Christèle Huon, Corinne Fayolle, Christian E. Demeure, Béatrice Chane-Woon-Ming, Claudine Médigue, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Elisabeth Carniel

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Effects of InVitro HIV-1 Infection on Mycobacterial Growth in Peripheral Blood Monocyte-Derived Macrophages
Sharad Pathak, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Birgitta Åsjö
Bacterial Infections
A Pathoadaptive Deletion in an Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Outbreak Strain Enhances Virulence in a Caenorhabditis elegans Model
Jennifer Hwang, Lisa M. Mattei, Laura G. VanArendonk, Philip M. Meneely, Iruka N. Okeke

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Host Response and Inflammation

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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