Infection and Immunity: 79 (5)

May 1, 2011; Volume 79,Issue 5

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How To Become a Top Model: Impact of Animal Experimentation on Human Salmonella Disease Research
Renée M. Tsolis, Mariana N. Xavier, Renato L. Santos, Andreas J. Bäumler

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi Cyclic-di-GMP-Binding Protein PlzA Reveals a Role in Motility and Virulence
Joshua E. Pitzer, Syed Z. Sultan, Yoshihiro Hayakawa, Gerry Hobbs, Michael R. Miller, Md A. Motaleb
Molecular Pathogenesis
Structure-Function Analysis of the TibA Self-Associating Autotransporter Reveals a Modular Organization
Jean-Philippe Côté, Michael Mourez
Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of the Accessory Gene Regulator agr in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenesis
Gordon Y. C. Cheung, Rong Wang, Burhan A. Khan, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Michael Otto
Molecular Pathogenesis
Protein Kinase LegK2 Is a Type IV Secretion System Effector Involved in Endoplasmic Reticulum Recruitment and Intracellular Replication of Legionella pneumophila
Eva Hervet, Xavier Charpentier, Anne Vianney, Jean-Claude Lazzaroni, Christophe Gilbert, Danièle Atlan, Patricia Doublet
Molecular Pathogenesis
ArcA-Regulated Glycosyltransferase Lic2B Promotes Complement Evasion and Pathogenesis of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Sandy M. S. Wong, Frank St. Michael, Andrew Cox, Sanjay Ram, Brian J. Akerley
Molecular Pathogenesis
Dictyostelium discoideum as a Model System for Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei Virulence Factors
Benjamin M. Hasselbring, Maharsh K. Patel, Mark A. Schell

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli That Contains Functional Locus of Enterocyte Effacement Genes Can Be Attaching-and-Effacing Negative in Cultured Epithelial Cells
Sérgio P. D. Rocha, Cecilia M. Abe, Vanessa Sperandio, Silvia Y. Bando, Waldir P. Elias

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Analysis of Murine Genetic Predisposition to Pneumococcal Infection Reveals a Critical Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Maintaining the Sterility of the Lower Respiratory Tract
Keer Sun, Yan Gan, Dennis W. Metzger
Bacterial Infections
Transcriptome Analysis of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O1 in Chicken Serum Reveals Adaptive Responses to Systemic Infection
Ganwu Li, Kelly A. Tivendale, Peng Liu, Yaping Feng, Yvonne Wannemuehler, Wentong Cai, Paul Mangiamele, Timothy J. Johnson, Chrystala Constantinidou, Charles W. Penn, Lisa K. Nolan
Bacterial Infections
Induction of Experimental Endocarditis by Continuous Low-Grade Bacteremia Mimicking Spontaneous Bacteremia in Humans
T. R. Veloso, M. Amiguet, V. Rousson, M. Giddey, J. Vouillamoz, P. Moreillon, J. M. Entenza
Bacterial Infections
Longitudinal Analysis of the Prevalence, Maintenance, and IgA Response to Species of the Order Bacteroidales in the Human Gut
Naamah Levy Zitomersky, Michael J. Coyne, Laurie E. Comstock
Bacterial Infections
Nitric Oxide-Mediated Intracellular Growth Restriction of Pathogenic Rhodococcus equi Can Be Prevented by Iron
Kristine von Bargen, Jens Wohlmann, Gregory Alan Taylor, Olaf Utermöhlen, Albert Haas

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Critical Role of cRel Subunit of NF-κB in Sepsis Survival
Emilie Courtine, Frédéric Pène, Nicolas Cagnard, Julie Toubiana, Catherine Fitting, Jessy Brocheton, Christophe Rousseau, Steve Gerondakis, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Fatah Ouaaz, Jean-Paul Mira
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Host Response and Inflammation
Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces a Global Host Cell Response in Cardiomyocytes
Patricio A. Manque, Christian Probst, Mirian C. S. Pereira, Rita C. P. Rampazzo, L. Shozo Ozaki, Daniela P. Pavoni, Dayse T. Silva Neto, M. Ruth Carvalho, Ping Xu, Myrna G. Serrano, João M. P. Alves, Maria de Nazareth S. L. Meirelles, Samuel Goldenberg, Marco A. Krieger, Gregory A. Buck
Host Response and Inflammation
Epithelial Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase Signaling Is Required for β-Catenin Activation and Host Defense against Citrobacter rodentium Infection
Jeffrey B. Brown, Paul Cheresh, Tatiana Goretsky, Elizabeth Managlia, Gery R. Grimm, Hyunji Ryu, Mojgan Zadeh, Ramanarao Dirisina, Terrence A. Barrett
Host Response and Inflammation
Regulation of Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Myocarditis by Programmed Death Cell Receptor 1
Fredy R. S. Gutierrez, Flávia S. Mariano, Carlo J. F. Oliveira, Wander R. Pavanelli, Paulo M. M. Guedes, Grace K. Silva, Ana P. Campanelli, Cristiane M. Milanezi, Miyuki Azuma, Tasuku Honjo, Mauro M. Teixeira, Julio C. S. Aliberti, João S. Silva
Host Response and Inflammation
High Parasite Burdens Cause Liver Damage in Mice following Plasmodium berghei ANKA Infection Independently of CD8⁺ T Cell-Mediated Immune Pathology
Ashraful Haque, Shannon E. Best, Fiona H. Amante, Anne Ammerdorffer, Fabian de Labastida, Tamara Pereira, Grant A. Ramm, Christian R. Engwerda
Host Response and Inflammation
Essential Role for Neutrophils in Pathogenesis and Adaptive Immunity in Chlamydia caviae Ocular Infections
H. Marie Lacy, Anne K. Bowlin, Leah Hennings, Amy M. Scurlock, Uma M. Nagarajan, Roger G. Rank
Host Response and Inflammation
Participation of CD11c⁺ Leukocytes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clearance from the Lung
Francis J. Martin, Dane Parker, Bryan S. Harfenist, Grace Soong, Alice Prince
Host Response and Inflammation
Antigen-Specific CD8⁺ T Cells Fail To Respond to Shigella flexneri
Stephanie P. Jehl, Amy M. Doling, Kara S. Giddings, Armelle Phalipon, Philippe J. Sansonetti, Marcia B. Goldberg, Michael N. Starnbach
Host Response and Inflammation
Identification of Cytokeratin 18 as a Biomarker of Mouse and Human Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis
Bhagyashree Manivannan, Pisana Rawson, T. William Jordan, Diana M. S. Karanja, Pauline N. M. Mwinzi, William Evan Secor, Anne Camille La Flamme
Host Response and Inflammation
Immunoregulatory Cytokines Are Associated with Protection from Immunopathology following Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Infection in Red Deer
M. W. Robinson, R. O'Brien, C. G. Mackintosh, R. G. Clark, J. F. T. Griffin
Host Response and Inflammation
Type I Interferons Increase Host Susceptibility to Trypanosoma cruzi Infection
Anne-Danielle C. Chessler, Kacey L. Caradonna, Akram Da'dara, Barbara A. Burleigh

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Pneumocystis Infection in an Immunocompetent Host Can Promote Collateral Sensitization to Respiratory Antigens
Steve D. Swain, Nicole Meissner, Soo Han, Allen Harmsen
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Effect of Cytokine Interplay on Macrophage Polarization during Chronic Pulmonary Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans
Shikha Arora, Michal A. Olszewski, Tiffany M. Tsang, Roderick A. McDonald, Galen B. Toews, Gary B. Huffnagle
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Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Recognition and Blocking of Innate Immunity Cells by Candida albicans Chitin
Héctor M. Mora-Montes, Mihai G. Netea, Gerben Ferwerda, Megan D. Lenardon, Gordon D. Brown, Anita R. Mistry, Bart Jan Kullberg, Chris A. O'Callaghan, Chirag C. Sheth, Frank C. Odds, Alistair J. P. Brown, Carol A. Munro, Neil A. R. Gow
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Thymopoietic and Bone Marrow Response to Murine Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Xin Shi, Ping Zhang, Gregory D. Sempowski, Judd E. Shellito

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Legionella pneumophila Type II Secretion Dampens the Cytokine Response of Infected Macrophages and Epithelia
Kessler McCoy-Simandle, Catherine R. Stewart, Jenny Dao, Sruti DebRoy, Ombeline Rossier, Paul J. Bryce, Nicholas P. Cianciotto
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Involvement of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Linked Signaling Responses in Pseudomonas fluorescens-Infected Alveolar Epithelial Cells
Hye Jin Choi, Chan Hee Seo, Seong Hwan Park, Hyun Yang, Kee Hun Do, Juil Kim, Hyung-Kab Kim, Duk-Hwa Chung, Jung Hoon Ahn, Yuseok Moon

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Modulation of Early β-Defensin-2 Production as a Mechanism Developed by Type I Toxoplasma gondii To Evade Human Intestinal Immunity
Vijay Morampudi, Michel Y. Braun, Sushila D'Souza
Open Access

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Extensive Polymorphism and Evidence of Immune Selection in a Highly Dominant Antigen Recognized by Bovine CD8 T Cells Specific for Theileria annulata
Niall D. MacHugh, William Weir, Alison Burrells, Regina Lizundia, Simon P. Graham, Evans L. Taracha, Brian R. Shiels, Gordon Langsley, W. Ivan Morrison
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Malaria Immunoepidemiology in Low Transmission: Correlation of Infecting Genotype and Immune Response to Domains of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 3
Stephen J. Jordan, Ana L. Oliveira, Jean N. Hernandez, Robert A. Oster, Debasish Chattopadhyay, OraLee H. Branch, Julian C. Rayner
Open Access

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Heterologous Plasmid DNA Prime-Recombinant Human Adenovirus 5 Boost Vaccination Generates a Stable Pool of Protective Long-Lived CD8⁺ T Effector Memory Cells Specific for a Human Parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi
Paula Ordonhez Rigato, Bruna C. de Alencar, José Ronnie C. de Vasconcelos, Mariana R. Dominguez, Adriano F. Araújo, Alexandre V. Machado, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Oscar Bruna-Romero, Mauricio M. Rodrigues

Errata

Errata
Prime-Boost Immunization with Adenoviral and Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vectors Enhances the Durability and Polyfunctionality of Protective Malaria CD8⁺ T-Cell Responses
Arturo Reyes-Sandoval, Tamara Berthoud, Nicola Alder, Loredana Siani, Sarah C. Gilbert, Alfredo Nicosia, Stefano Colloca, Riccardo Cortese, Adrian V. S. Hill
Errata
New Candidate Vaccines against Blood-Stage Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: Prime-Boost Immunization Regimens Incorporating Human and Simian Adenoviral Vectors and Poxviral Vectors Expressing an Optimized Antigen Based on Merozoite Surface Protein 1
Anna L. Goodman, C. Epp, D. Moss, A. A. Holder, J. M. Wilson, G. P. Gao, C. A. Long, E. J. Remarque, A. W. Thomas, V. Ammendola, S. Colloca, M. D. J. Dicks, S. Biswas, D. Seibel, L. M. van Duivenvoorde, S. C. Gilbert, A. V. S. Hill, S. J. Draper
Errata
Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of Prime-Boost Regimens with Recombinant ΔureC hly ⁺ Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Expressing M. tuberculosis Antigen 85A against Murine Tuberculosis
Elma Z. Tchilian, Christiane Desel, Emily K. Forbes, Silke Bandermann, Clare R. Sander, Adrian V. S. Hill, Helen McShane, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Errata
Viral Booster Vaccines Improve Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Induced Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis
H. Martin Vordermeier, Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos, Paul J. Cockle, Martin McAulay, Shelley G. Rhodes, Tyler Thacker, Sarah C. Gilbert, Helen McShane, Adrian V. S. Hill, Zhou Xing, R. Glyn Hewinson

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Molecular Pathogenesis

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Bacterial Infections

Host Response and Inflammation

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-host Cell Molecular Interactions

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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