Infection and Immunity: 79 (4)

April 2011; Volume 79,Issue 4

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Reductionistic and Holistic Science
Ferric C. Fang, Arturo Casadevall

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors

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HIV-1/Mycobacterium tuberculosis Coinfection Immunology: How Does HIV-1 Exacerbate Tuberculosis?
Collin R. Diedrich, JoAnne L. Flynn

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
NOD-Like Receptor Activation by Outer Membrane Vesicles from Vibrio cholerae Non-O1 Non-O139 Strains Is Modulated by the Quorum-Sensing Regulator HapR
H. Bielig, P. K. Rompikuntal, M. Dongre, B. Zurek, B. Lindmark, M. Ramstedt, S. N. Wai, T. A. Kufer
Molecular Pathogenesis
Identification of a Putative Chaperone Involved in Stress Resistance and Virulence in Francisella tularensis
Jennifer Dieppedale, Daniel Sobral, Marion Dupuis, Iharilalao Dubail, Jana Klimentova, Jiri Stulik, Guillaume Postic, Eric Frapy, Karin L. Meibom, Monique Barel, Alain Charbit
Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Protein IacP in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Pathogenesis
Jin Seok Kim, Jeong Seon Eom, Jung Im Jang, Hyeon Guk Kim, Doo Won Seo, Iel-Soo Bang, Seong Ho Bang, In Soo Lee, Yong Keun Park
Molecular Pathogenesis
The OspE-Related Proteins Inhibit Complement Deposition and Enhance Serum Resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Spirochete
Melisha R. Kenedy, Darrin R. Akins
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Neisseria gonorrhoeae Biofilm Matrix Contains DNA, and an Endogenous Nuclease Controls Its Incorporation
Christopher T. Steichen, Christine Cho, Jian Q. Shao, Michael A. Apicella
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Cluster 1 Type VI Secretion System Is a Major Virulence Determinant in Burkholderia pseudomallei
Mary N. Burtnick, Paul J. Brett, Sarah V. Harding, Sarah A. Ngugi, Wilson J. Ribot, Narisara Chantratita, Angelo Scorpio, Timothy S. Milne, Rachel E. Dean, David L. Fritz, Sharon J. Peacock, Joanne L. Prior, Timothy P. Atkins, David DeShazer
Molecular Pathogenesis
Complementation of Rickettsia rickettsii RelA/SpoT Restores a Nonlytic Plaque Phenotype
Tina R. Clark, Damon W. Ellison, Betsy Kleba, Ted Hackstadt
Molecular Pathogenesis
Regulatory Mechanism for Exfoliative Toxin Production in Staphylococcus aureus
Fuminori Kato, Noriko Kadomoto, Yuko Iwamoto, Katsuaki Bunai, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Motoyuki Sugai
Molecular Pathogenesis
Putative ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter Is Essential for Brucella ovis Pathogenesis in Mice
Teane M. A. Silva, Tatiane A. Paixão, Érica A. Costa, Mariana N. Xavier, Joicy Cortez Sá, Valéria S. Moustacas, Andreas B. den Hartigh, Alcina V. Carvalho Neta, Sérgio C. Oliveira, Renée Tsolis, Renato L. Santos
Molecular Pathogenesis
An Autotransporter Protein from Orientia tsutsugamushi Mediates Adherence to Nonphagocytic Host Cells
Na-Young Ha, Nam-Hyuk Cho, Yeon-Sook Kim, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim
Molecular Pathogenesis
Identification of Vibrio cholerae Type III Secretion System Effector Proteins
Ashfaqul Alam, Kelly A. Miller, Mudit Chaand, J. Scott Butler, Michelle Dziejman

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Actin Polymerization Drives Septation of Listeria monocytogenes namA Hydrolase Mutants, Demonstrating Host Correction of a Bacterial Defect
Francis Alonzo, P. David McMullen, Nancy E. Freitag
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The Atherogenic Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Evades Circulating Phagocytes by Adhering to Erythrocytes
Daniel Belstrøm, Palle Holmstrup, Christian Damgaard, Tanja S. Borch, Mikkel-Ole Skjødt, Klaus Bendtzen, Claus H. Nielsen
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Involvement of Quorum Sensing and Heat-Stable Enterotoxin a in Cell Damage Caused by a Porcine Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain
Jing Zhu, Xianhua Yin, Hai Yu, Liping Zhao, Parviz Sabour, Joshua Gong

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
The Pathogenicity of an Enteric Citrobacter rodentium Infection Is Enhanced by Deficiencies in the Antioxidants Selenium and Vitamin E
Allen D. Smith, Sebastian Botero, Terez Shea-Donohue, Joseph F. Urban
Bacterial Infections
Dissemination of Persistent Intestinal Bacteria via the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Causes Typhoid Relapse
Amanda J. Griffin, Lin-Xi Li, Sabrina Voedisch, Oliver Pabst, Stephen J. McSorley
Bacterial Infections
Listeria monocytogenes Infection Induces Prosurvival Metabolic Signaling in Macrophages
Tie Zou, Oleg Garifulin, Robert Berland, Victor L. Boyartchuk
Bacterial Infections
Chlamydial Infection Increases Gonococcal Colonization in a Novel Murine Coinfection Model
Rachel A. Vonck, T. Darville, C. M. O'Connell, Ann E. Jerse
Bacterial Infections
Cpa, the Outer Membrane Protease of Cronobacter sakazakii, Activates Plasminogen and Mediates Resistance to Serum Bactericidal Activity
A. A. Franco, M. H. Kothary, G. Gopinath, K. G. Jarvis, C. J. Grim, L. Hu, A. R. Datta, B. A. McCardell, B. D. Tall
Bacterial Infections
Primary Human Colonic Myofibroblasts Are Resistant to Clostridium difficile Toxin A-Induced, but Not Toxin B-Induced, Cell Death
N. Mullan, K. R. Hughes, Y. R. Mahida
Bacterial Infections
Virulence Inhibition by Zinc in Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
John K. Crane, Isaac Wyatt Byrd, Edgar C. Boedeker

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Lipoxin A₄ Inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Aggregation and Reactive Oxygen Species Production by Modulating Neutrophil-Platelet Interaction and CD11b Expression
Emma Börgeson, Johanna Lönn, Ida Bergström, Veronika Patcha Brodin, Sofia Ramström, Fariba Nayeri, Eva Särndahl, Torbjörn Bengtsson
Host Response and Inflammation
Toll-Like Receptor 5 Stimulation Protects Mice from Acute Clostridium difficile Colitis
Irene Jarchum, Mingyu Liu, Lauren Lipuma, Eric G. Pamer
Host Response and Inflammation
Antibiotic Treatment Alters the Colonic Mucus Layer and Predisposes the Host to Exacerbated Citrobacter rodentium-Induced Colitis
M. Wlodarska, B. Willing, K. M. Keeney, A. Menendez, K. S. Bergstrom, N. Gill, S. L. Russell, B. A. Vallance, B. B. Finlay
Host Response and Inflammation
Preterm Infants Have Deficient Monocyte and Lymphocyte Cytokine Responses to Group B Streptococcus
Andrew J. Currie, Samantha Curtis, Tobias Strunk, Karen Riley, Khemanganee Liyanage, Susan Prescott, Dorota Doherty, Karen Simmer, Peter Richmond, David Burgner
Host Response and Inflammation
Polymicrobial Infection with Periodontal Pathogens Specifically Enhances MicroRNA miR-146a in ApoE^−/− Mice during Experimental Periodontal Disease
Md A. Nahid, Mercedes Rivera, Alexandra Lucas, Edward K. L. Chan, L. Kesavalu
Host Response and Inflammation
Differential Requirements for NAIP5 in Activation of the NLRC4 Inflammasome
Karla L. Lightfield, Jenny Persson, Norver J. Trinidad, Sky W. Brubaker, Eric M. Kofoed, John-Demian Sauer, Eric A. Dunipace, Sarah E. Warren, Edward A. Miao, Russell E. Vance
Host Response and Inflammation
Staphylococcal Alpha-Toxin Is a Strong Inducer of Interleukin-17 in Humans
Margarete Niebuhr, Merle Gathmann, Helena Scharonow, Diana Mamerow, Susanne Mommert, Hari Balaji, Thomas Werfel
Host Response and Inflammation
Toll-Like Receptor 9 Is Required for Full Host Resistance to Mycobacterium avium Infection but Plays No Role in Induction of Th1 Responses
Natália B. Carvalho, Fernanda S. Oliveira, Fernanda V. Durães, Leonardo A. de Almeida, Manuela Flórido, Luana O. Prata, Marcelo V. Caliari, Rui Appelberg, Sérgio C. Oliveira
Host Response and Inflammation
In Vivo Leukocyte Changes Induced by Escherichia coli Subtilase Cytotoxin
Hui Wang, Adrienne W. Paton, Shaun R. McColl, James C. Paton
Host Response and Inflammation
Experimental Infection with Schistosoma mansoni in CCR5-Deficient Mice Is Associated with Increased Disease Severity, as CCR5 Plays a Role in Controlling Granulomatous Inflammation
Adriano L. S. Souza, Patrícia R. S. Souza, Cíntia A. Pereira, Adriana Fernandes, Rodrigo Guabiraba, Remo C. Russo, Leda Q. Vieira, Ary Corrêa, Mauro M. Teixeira, Deborah Negrão-Corrêa
Host Response and Inflammation
Beta Interferon Suppresses the Development of Experimental Cerebral Malaria
Craig N. Morrell, Kalyan Srivastava, AnneMarie Swaim, M. Teresa Lee, Jun Chen, Chandrashakaharam Nagineni, John J. Hooks, Barbara Detrick
Host Response and Inflammation
Impact of Salmonella Infection on Host Hormone Metabolism Revealed by Metabolomics
L. Caetano M. Antunes, Ellen T. Arena, Alfredo Menendez, Jun Han, Rosana B. R. Ferreira, Michelle M. C. Buckner, Petra Lolić, Lufiani L. Madilao, Jörg Bohlmann, Christoph H. Borchers, B. Brett Finlay
Host Response and Inflammation
Interleukin-4-Inducing Principle from Schistosoma mansoni Eggs Contains a Functional C-Terminal Nuclear Localization Signal Necessary for Nuclear Translocation in Mammalian Cells but Not for Its Uptake
Ishwinder Kaur, Gabriele Schramm, Bart Everts, Thomas Scholzen, Karin B. Kindle, Christian Beetz, Cristina Montiel-Duarte, Silke Blindow, Arwyn T. Jones, Helmut Haas, Snjezana Stolnik, David M. Heery, Franco H. Falcone
Host Response and Inflammation
Murine Immune Response to a Chronic Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Infection
Ranjani Prabhakara, Janette M. Harro, Jeff G. Leid, Megan Harris, Mark E. Shirtliff

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Regulation of Innate Immune Response to Candida albicans Infections by α_Mβ₂-Pra1p Interaction
Dmitry A. Soloviev, Samir Jawhara, William A. Fonzi
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
CD4⁺ T Cells Are Not Essential for Control of Early Acute Cryptosporidium parvum Infection in Neonatal Mice
Daniel S. Korbel, Farah M. Barakat, James P. Di Santo, Vincent McDonald

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Parity and Placental Infection Affect Antibody Responses against Plasmodium falciparum during Pregnancy
Alfredo Mayor, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Sonia Machevo, Quique Bassat, Ruth Aguilar, Llorenç Quintó, Alfons Jiménez, Betuel Sigauque, Carlota Dobaño, Sanjeev Kumar, Bijender Singh, Puneet Gupta, Virander S. Chauhan, Chetan E. Chitnis, Pedro L. Alonso, Clara Menéndez
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Natural Antibodies against Several Pneumococcal Virulence Proteins in Children during the Pre-Pneumococcal-Vaccine Era: the Generation R Study
Ankie Lebon, Nelianne J. Verkaik, Joost A. M. Labout, Corné P. de Vogel, Herbert Hooijkaas, Henri A. Verbrugh, Willem J. B. van Wamel, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Peter W. M. Hermans, Jiangtao Ma, Tim J. Mitchell, Henriette A. Moll, Alex van Belkum
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Antibodies Contribute to Effective Vaccination against Respiratory Infection by Type A Francisella tularensis Strains
Gopi Mara-Koosham, Julie A. Hutt, C. Rick Lyons, Terry H. Wu
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Resolution of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Infection Using Vaccination and Antibiotic Treatment
Rebecca A. Brady, Graeme A. O'May, Jeff G. Leid, Megan L. Prior, J. William Costerton, Mark E. Shirtliff

Errata

Erratum
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, Kevin Marsh

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Molecular Pathogenesis

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Bacterial Infections

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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