Infection and Immunity: 79 (12)

December 1, 2011; Volume 79,Issue 12

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Acknowledgment of Ad Hoc Reviewers
Ferric C. Fang

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Fimbrial Profiles Predict Virulence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains: Contribution of Ygi and Yad Fimbriae
Rachel R. Spurbeck, Ann E. Stapleton, James R. Johnson, Seth T. Walk, Thomas M. Hooton, Harry L. T. Mobley
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Iron-Repressed, AraC-Like Regulator MpeR Activates Expression of fetA in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Aimee Hollander, Alexandra Dubon Mercante, William M. Shafer, Cynthia Nau Cornelissen
Molecular Pathogenesis
Composition and Localization of Treponema denticola Outer Membrane Complexes
Valentina Godovikova, M. Paula Goetting-Minesky, J. Christopher Fenno
Molecular Pathogenesis
Functional Promoter Haplotypes of Interleukin-18 Condition Susceptibility to Severe Malarial Anemia and Childhood Mortality
Samuel B. Anyona, Prakasha Kempaiah, Evans Raballah, Collins Ouma, Tom Were, Gregory C. Davenport, Stephen N. Konah, John M. Vulule, James B. Hittner, Charity W. Gichuki, John M. Ong'echa, Douglas J. Perkins
Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of the Yersinia pestis Ail Protein in Preventing a Protective Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Response during Bubonic Plague
B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Clayton O. Jarrett, Julie A. Callison, Donald Gardner, Susan K. Buchanan, Gregory V. Plano

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Surface-Affinity Profiling To Identify Host-Pathogen Interactions
Annemarie Boleij, Coby M. Laarakkers, Jolein Gloerich, Dorine W. Swinkels, Harold Tjalsma
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The Type III System-Secreted Effector EspZ Localizes to Host Mitochondria and Interacts with the Translocase of Inner Mitochondrial Membrane 17b
Stephanie R. Shames, Matthew A. Croxen, Wanyin Deng, B. Brett Finlay
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Production of Autoantibodies by Murine B-1a Cells Stimulated with Helicobacter pylori Urease through Toll-Like Receptor 2 Signaling
Fumiko Kobayashi, Eri Watanabe, Yohko Nakagawa, Shingo Yamanishi, Yoshihiko Norose, Yoshitaka Fukunaga, Hidemi Takahashi
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Surface Lipoprotein PpiA of Streptococcus mutans Suppresses Scavenger Receptor MARCO-Dependent Phagocytosis by Macrophages
Tadashi Mukouhara, Takafumi Arimoto, Kasei Cho, Matsuo Yamamoto, Takeshi Igarashi
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Chronological Aging Is Associated with Biophysical and Chemical Changes in the Capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans
Radames J. B. Cordero, Bruno Pontes, Allan J. Guimarães, Luis R. Martinez, Johanna Rivera, Bettina C. Fries, Leonardo Nimrichter, Marcio L. Rodrigues, Nathan B. Viana, Arturo Casadevall

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Genotypic and Phenotypic Variation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reveals Signatures of Secondary Infection and Mutator Activity in Certain Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Chronic Lung Infections
Ashley E. Warren, Carla M. Boulianne-Larsen, Christine B. Chandler, Kami Chiotti, Evgueny Kroll, Scott R. Miller, Francois Taddei, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Agnes Ferroni, Kathleen McInnerney, Michael J. Franklin, Frank Rosenzweig
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Bacterial Infections
Apple Flavonoid Phloretin Inhibits Escherichia coli O157:H7 Biofilm Formation and Ameliorates Colon Inflammation in Rats
Jin-Hyung Lee, Sushil Chandra Regmi, Jung-Ae Kim, Moo Hwan Cho, Hyungdon Yun, Chang-Soo Lee, Jintae Lee
Bacterial Infections
Contribution of Serotype and Genetic Background to Virulence of Serotype 3 and Serogroup 11 Pneumococcal Isolates
Lauren J. McAllister, Abiodun D. Ogunniyi, Uwe H. Stroeher, Amanda J. Leach, James C. Paton
Bacterial Infections
Dermacentor andersoni Transmission of Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida Reflects Bacterial Colonization, Dissemination, and Replication Coordinated with Tick Feeding
Kathryn E. Reif, Guy H. Palmer, Massaro W. Ueti, Glen A. Scoles, J. J. Margolis, D. M. Monack, Susan M. Noh
Bacterial Infections
In Vitro Properties of a Listeria monocytogenes Bacteriophage-Resistant Mutant Predict Its Efficacy as a Live Oral Vaccine Strain
Patricia A. Spears, M. Mitsu Suyemoto, Terri S. Hamrick, Rebecca L. Wolf, Edward A. Havell, Paul E. Orndorff

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Hip1 Dampens Macrophage Proinflammatory Responses by Limiting Toll-Like Receptor 2 Activation
Ranjna Madan-Lala, Katia Vitorello Peixoto, Fabio Re, Jyothi Rengarajan
Host Response and Inflammation
A Small Molecule Deubiquitinase Inhibitor Increases Localization of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase to the Macrophage Phagosome and Enhances Bacterial Killing
Kristin M. Burkholder, Jeffrey W. Perry, Christiane E. Wobus, Nicholas J. Donato, Hollis D. Showalter, Vaibhav Kapuria, Mary X. D. O'Riordan
Host Response and Inflammation
Toll-Like Receptor 9 Modulates Macrophage Antifungal Effector Function during Innate Recognition of Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Pia V. Kasperkovitz, Nida S. Khan, Jenny M. Tam, Michael K. Mansour, Peter J. Davids, Jatin M. Vyas
Host Response and Inflammation
Interleukin-10 Alters Effector Functions of Multiple Genes Induced by Borrelia burgdorferi in Macrophages To Regulate Lyme Disease Inflammation
Aarti Gautam, Saurabh Dixit, Mario T. Philipp, Shree R. Singh, Lisa A. Morici, Deepak Kaushal, Vida A. Dennis
Host Response and Inflammation
Cathepsin G and Neutrophil Elastase Play Critical and Nonredundant Roles in Lung-Protective Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Mice
Ines Hahn, Anna Klaus, Ann-Kathrin Janze, Kathrin Steinwede, Nadine Ding, Jennifer Bohling, Christina Brumshagen, Hélène Serrano, Francis Gauthier, James C. Paton, Tobias Welte, Ulrich A. Maus
Host Response and Inflammation
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Induces Monocyte Inflammatory Responses through MyD88, ERK, and NF-κB but Not through TRIF, Interleukin-1 Receptor 1 (IL-1R1)/IL-18R1, or Toll-Like Receptors
Koshiro Miura, Junji Matsuo, M. Akhlakur Rahman, Yumi Kumagai, Xin Li, Yasuko Rikihisa
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Host Response and Inflammation
Active Trachoma Is Associated with Increased Conjunctival Expression of IL17A and Profibrotic Cytokines
Matthew J. Burton, Athumani Ramadhani, Helen A. Weiss, Victor Hu, Patrick Massae, Sarah E. Burr, Wahida Shangali, Martin J. Holland, David C. W. Mabey, Robin L. Bailey
Host Response and Inflammation
Suppression of the Inflammatory Immune Response Prevents the Development of Chronic Biofilm Infection Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Ranjani Prabhakara, Janette M. Harro, Jeff G. Leid, Achsah D. Keegan, Megan L. Prior, Mark E. Shirtliff

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Candida albicans Cell Wall Glycosylation May Be Indirectly Required for Activation of Epithelial Cell Proinflammatory Responses
Celia Murciano, David L. Moyes, Manohursingh Runglall, Ayesha Islam, Celine Mille, Chantal Fradin, Daniel Poulain, Neil A. R. Gow, Julian R. Naglik
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Naturally Acquired Immune Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Sexual Stage Antigens Pfs48/45 and Pfs230 in an Area of Seasonal Transmission
André Lin Ouédraogo, Will Roeffen, Adrian J. F. Luty, Sake J. de Vlas, Issa Nebie, Edith Ilboudo-Sanogo, Nadine Cuzin-Ouattara, Karina Teleen, Alfred B. Tiono, Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima, Jan-Peter Verhave, Teun Bousema, Robert Sauerwein
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
A Metronidazole-Resistant Isolate of Blastocystis spp. Is Susceptible to Nitric Oxide and Downregulates Intestinal Epithelial Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase by a Novel Parasite Survival Mechanism
Haris Mirza, Zhaona Wu, Fahad Kidwai, Kevin S. W. Tan

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Live Attenuated Shigella dysenteriae Type 1 Vaccine Strains Overexpressing Shiga Toxin B Subunit
Tao Wu, Christen Grassel, Myron M. Levine, Eileen M. Barry
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Infection with Conditionally Virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae Δpab Strains Induces Antibody to Conserved Protein Antigens but Does Not Protect against Systemic Infection with Heterologous Strains
Suneeta Chimalapati, Jonathan Cohen, Emilie Camberlein, Claire Durmort, Helen Baxendale, Corné de Vogel, Alex van Belkum, Jeremy S. Brown
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Palmitoylation State Impacts Induction of Innate and Acquired Immunity by the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium msbB Mutant
Qingke Kong, David A. Six, Qing Liu, Lillian Gu, Kenneth L. Roland, Christian R. H. Raetz, Roy Curtiss

Erratum

Erratum
Antialarmin Effect of Tick Saliva during the Transmission of Lyme Disease
Claire Marchal, Frederic Schramm, Aurélie Kern, Benjamin J. Luft, Xiaohua Yang, Tim J. Schuijt, Joppe W. Hovius, Benoît Jaulhac, Nathalie Boulanger

Author's Correction

Author's Correction
Protective Efficacy and Safety of Brucella melitensis 16MΔmucR against Intraperitoneal and Aerosol Challenge in BALB/c Mice
A. M. Arenas-Gamboa, A. C. Rice-Ficht, M. M. Kahl-McDonagh, T. A. Ficht

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Molecular Pathogenesis

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-host Cell Molecular Interactions

Bacterial Infections

Host Response and Inflammation

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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