Infection and Immunity: 79 (8)

August 1, 2011; Volume 79,Issue 8

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Interleukin-10 and Immunity against Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Intracellular Pathogens
Joshua C. Cyktor, Joanne Turner

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Expression of the Type 1 Pneumococcal Pilus Is Bistable and Negatively Regulated by the Structural Component RrgA
Alan Basset, Keith H. Turner, Elizabeth Boush, Sabina Sayeed, Simon L. Dove, Richard Malley
Molecular Pathogenesis
Burkholderia cenocepacia ShvR-Regulated Genes That Influence Colony Morphology, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence
Sujatha Subramoni, David T. Nguyen, Pamela A. Sokol
Molecular Pathogenesis
Functional Characterization of the Type III Secretion Substrate Specificity Switch Protein HpaC from Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria
Steve Schulz, Daniela Büttner
Molecular Pathogenesis
Bacillus cereus G9241 Makes Anthrax Toxin and Capsule like Highly Virulent B. anthracis Ames but Behaves like Attenuated Toxigenic Nonencapsulated B. anthracis Sterne in Rabbits and Mice
Melissa K. Wilson, James M. Vergis, Farhang Alem, John R. Palmer, Andrea M. Keane-Myers, Trupti N. Brahmbhatt, Christy L. Ventura, Alison D. O'Brien
Molecular Pathogenesis
Development and Application of a Mouse Intestinal Loop Model To Study the In Vivo Action of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin
Justin A. Caserta, Susan L. Robertson, Juliann Saputo, Archana Shrestha, Bruce A. McClane, Francisco A. Uzal
Molecular Pathogenesis
Structure/Function Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis PilW, a Conserved Protein That Plays Multiple Roles in Type IV Pilus Biology
Tim H. Szeto, Andréa Dessen, Vladimir Pelicic
Molecular Pathogenesis
A Novel Sensor Kinase Is Required for Bordetella bronchiseptica To Colonize the Lower Respiratory Tract
Callan S. Kaut, Mark D. Duncan, Ji Yei Kim, Joshua J. Maclaren, Keith T. Cochran, Steven M. Julio
Molecular Pathogenesis
PrsW Is Required for Colonization, Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides, and Expression of Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factors in Clostridium difficile
Theresa D. Ho, Craig D. Ellermeier
Molecular Pathogenesis
New Cell Surface Protein Involved in Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus parasanguinis
Xiaobo Liang, Yi-Ywan M. Chen, Teresa Ruiz, Hui Wu
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Borrelia burgdorferi Integrin Ligand P66 Affects Gene Expression by Human Cells in Culture
Michelle E. LaFrance, Jessica V. Pierce, Syliani Antonara, Jenifer Coburn
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Molecular Pathogenesis
Bacteriophage-Encoding Cytolethal Distending Toxin Type V Gene Induced from Nonclinical Escherichia coli Isolates
Anna Allué-Guardia, Cristina García-Aljaro, Maite Muniesa
Molecular Pathogenesis
Analysis of the HD-GYP Domain Cyclic Dimeric GMP Phosphodiesterase Reveals a Role in Motility and the Enzootic Life Cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi
Syed Z. Sultan, Joshua E. Pitzer, Tristan Boquoi, Gerry Hobbs, Michael R. Miller, M. A. Motaleb
Molecular Pathogenesis
Activation of the Contact System at the Surface of Fusobacterium necrophorum Represents a Possible Virulence Mechanism in Lemièrre's Syndrome
Karin Holm, Inga-Maria Frick, Lars Björck, Magnus Rasmussen
Molecular Pathogenesis
A Novel Zinc Binding System, ZevAB, Is Critical for Survival of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in a Murine Lung Infection Model
Charles V. Rosadini, Jeffrey D. Gawronski, Daniel Raimunda, José M. Argüello, Brian J. Akerley
Molecular Pathogenesis
Oligopeptide Permease A5 Modulates Vertebrate Host-Specific Adaptation of Borrelia burgdorferi
B. V. Subba Raju, Maria D. Esteve-Gassent, S. L. Rajasekhar Karna, Christine L. Miller, Tricia A. Van Laar, J. Seshu

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Biochemical and Localization Analyses of Putative Type III Secretion Translocator Proteins CopB and CopB2 of Chlamydia trachomatis Reveal Significant Distinctions
B. Chellas-Géry, K. Wolf, J. Tisoncik, T. Hackstadt, K. A. Fields
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Migratory Activation of Primary Cortical Microglia upon Infection with Toxoplasma gondii
Isabel Dellacasa-Lindberg, Jonas M. Fuks, Romanico B. G. Arrighi, Henrik Lambert, Robert P. A. Wallin, Benedict J. Chambers, Antonio Barragan
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Regulation of Type VI Secretion System during Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection
Yahua Chen, Jocelyn Wong, Guang Wen Sun, Yichun Liu, Gek-Yen Gladys Tan, Yunn-Hwen Gan
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Helicobacter pylori AlpA and AlpB Bind Host Laminin and Influence Gastric Inflammation in Gerbils
Olga A. Senkovich, Jun Yin, Viktoriya Ekshyyan, Carolyn Conant, James Traylor, Patrick Adegboyega, David J. McGee, Robert E. Rhoads, Sergey Slepenkov, Traci L. Testerman
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
In Vivo Ultrastructural Analysis of the Intimate Relationship between Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes and the Chlamydial Developmental Cycle
Roger G. Rank, Judy Whittimore, Anne K. Bowlin, Priscilla B. Wyrick
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Activation Is Important for Anthrax Edema Toxin-Induced Dendritic Cell Maturation and Anthrax Toxin Receptor 2 Expression in Macrophages
Jason L. Larabee, Francisco J. Maldonado-Arocho, Sergio Pacheco, Bryan France, Kevin DeGiusti, Salika M. Shakir, Kenneth A. Bradley, Jimmy D. Ballard
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Differences in Erythrocyte Receptor Specificity of Different Parts of the Plasmodium falciparum Reticulocyte Binding Protein Homologue 2a
Karthigayan Gunalan, Xiaohong Gao, Kingsley J. L. Liew, Peter R. Preiser

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Requirement for Invariant Chain in Macrophages for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Replication and CD1d Antigen Presentation
Fenna C. M. Sillé, Constance Martin, Pushpa Jayaraman, Alissa Rothchild, Sarah Fortune, Gurdyal S. Besra, Samuel M. Behar, Marianne Boes
Bacterial Infections
Genomic and Surface Proteomic Analysis of the Canine Pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Reveals Proteins That Mediate Adherence to the Extracellular Matrix
Jeanette Bannoehr, Nouri L. Ben Zakour, Mark Reglinski, Neil F. Inglis, Sabitha Prabhakaran, Even Fossum, David G. Smith, Gillian J. Wilson, Robyn A. Cartwright, Juergen Haas, Magnus Hook, Adri H. M. van den Broek, Keith L. Thoday, J. Ross Fitzgerald
Bacterial Infections
Direct Evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Mediators in a Chronic Infection Model
Matthew S. Byrd, Bing Pang, Wenzhou Hong, Elizabeth A. Waligora, Richard A. Juneau, Chelsie E. Armbruster, Kristen E. D. Weimer, Kyle Murrah, Ethan E. Mann, Haiping Lu, April Sprinkle, Matthew R. Parsek, Nancy D. Kock, Daniel J. Wozniak, W. Edward Swords
Bacterial Infections
Expression of a Clostridium perfringens Type IV Pilin by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Mediates Adherence to Muscle Cells
Katherine Rodgers, Cindy Grove Arvidson, Stephen Melville
Bacterial Infections
The Hybrid Histidine Kinase Hk1 Is Part of a Two-Component System That Is Essential for Survival of Borrelia burgdorferi in Feeding Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Melissa J. Caimano, Melisha R. Kenedy, Toru Kairu, Daniel C. Desrosiers, Michael Harman, Star Dunham-Ems, Darrin R. Akins, Utpal Pal, Justin D. Radolf
Bacterial Infections
Klebsiella pneumoniae Yersiniabactin Promotes Respiratory Tract Infection through Evasion of Lipocalin 2
Michael A. Bachman, Jennifer E. Oyler, Samuel H. Burns, Mélissa Caza, François Lépine, Charles M. Dozois, Jeffrey N. Weiser
Bacterial Infections
Serine Proteases Degrade Airway Mucins in Cystic Fibrosis
Markus O. Henke, Gerrit John, Christina Rheineck, Shashi Chillappagari, Lutz Naehrlich, Bruce K. Rubin

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Early MyD88-Dependent Induction of Interleukin-17A Expression during Salmonella Colitis
A. Marijke Keestra, Ivan Godinez, Mariana N. Xavier, Maria G. Winter, Sebastian E. Winter, Renée M. Tsolis, Andreas J. Bäumler
Host Response and Inflammation
CD1d-Independent Activation of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells by Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B through Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II/T Cell Receptor Interaction Results in Acute Lung Injury
Sadiye Amcaoglu Rieder, Prakash Nagarkatti, Mitzi Nagarkatti
Host Response and Inflammation
Suppressed Induction of Proinflammatory Cytokines by a Unique Metabolite Produced by Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Biotype in Cultured Host Cells
Wasimul Bari, Yoon-Jae Song, Sang Sun Yoon
Host Response and Inflammation
Relative Efficacy of Uptake and Presentation of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Antigens by Type I Mouse Lung Epithelial Cells and Peritoneal Macrophages
Mandavi Kumari, Rajiv K. Saxena
Host Response and Inflammation
Innate Immune Responses to Systemic Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in Mice: Neutrophils, but Not Interleukin-17, Mediate Host Resistance
Jessica M. Breslow, Joseph J. Meissler, Rebecca R. Hartzell, Phillip B. Spence, Allan Truant, John Gaughan, Toby K. Eisenstein
Host Response and Inflammation
CXCR6 Is a Marker for Protective Antigen-Specific Cells in the Lungs after Intranasal Immunization against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Lian Ni Lee, Edward O. Ronan, Catherine de Lara, Kees L. M. C. Franken, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Elma Z. Tchilian, Peter C. L. Beverley
Host Response and Inflammation
Haemophilus ducreyi Lipooligosaccharides Induce Expression of the Immunosuppressive Enzyme Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase via Type I Interferons and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Human Dendritic Cells
Wei Li, Barry P. Katz, Stanley M. Spinola
Host Response and Inflammation
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Filtrate Protein 10-Specific Effector/Memory CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T Cells in Tubercular Pleural Fluid, with Biased Usage of T Cell Receptor Vβ Chains
Dan Qiao, Li Li, Jian Guo, Suihua Lao, Xianlan Zhang, Jianping Zhang, Changyou Wu
Host Response and Inflammation
Activation of Adenosine A_2A Receptors Inhibits Neutrophil Transuroepithelial Migration
Susanne Säve, Camilla Mohlin, Ravi Vumma, Katarina Persson
Host Response and Inflammation
Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 and Downstream Effectors in Selected Cecal Cell Subpopulations of Chicks Resistant or Susceptible to Salmonella Carrier State
Anne-Marie Chaussé, Olivier Grépinet, Elisabeth Bottreau, Yves Le Vern, Pierrette Menanteau, Jérome Trotereau, Vincent Robert, Zhiguang Wu, Dominique Kerboeuf, Catherine Beaumont, Philippe Velge

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Passive Immunization with a Polyclonal Antiserum to the Hemoglobin Receptor of Haemophilus ducreyi Confers Protection against a Homologous Challenge in the Experimental Swine Model of Chancroid
Isabelle Leduc, William G. Fusco, Neelima Choudhary, Patty A. Routh, Deborah M. Cholon, Marcia M. Hobbs, Glen W. Almond, Paul E. Orndorff, Christopher Elkins
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Tyrosine-Phosphorylated Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia canis Tandem Repeat Orthologs Contain a Major Continuous Cross-Reactive Antibody Epitope in Lysine-Rich Repeats
Jere W. McBride, Xiaofeng Zhang, Abdul Wakeel, Jeeba A. Kuriakose
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Antibodies in Action: Role of Human Opsonins in Killing Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi
Janet C. Lindow, Kelly A. Fimlaid, Janice Y. Bunn, Beth D. Kirkpatrick
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Rapid Immune Responses to a Botulinum Neurotoxin Hc Subunit Vaccine through In Vivo Targeting to Antigen-Presenting Cells
David M. White, Sabine Pellett, Mark A. Jensen, William H. Tepp, Eric A. Johnson, Barry G. W. Arnason
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Oral Exposure to Trypanosoma cruzi Elicits a Systemic CD8⁺ T Cell Response and Protection against Heterotopic Challenge
Matthew H. Collins, Julie M. Craft, Juan M. Bustamante, Rick L. Tarleton
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Efficacy of a Conjugate Vaccine Containing Polymannuronic Acid and Flagellin against Experimental Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection in Mice
Victoria L. Campodónico, Nicolas J. Llosa, Leticia V. Bentancor, Tomas Maira-Litran, Gerald B. Pier

Molecular Genomics

Molecular Genomics
Chitin-Induced Carbotype Conversion in Vibrio vulnificus
Jana Neiman, Yunzhi Guo, Dean A. Rowe-Magnus
Molecular Genomics
Multigenic Control and Sex Bias in Host Susceptibility to Spore-Induced Pulmonary Anthrax in Mice
Jagjit S. Yadav, Suman Pradhan, Renuka Kapoor, Hansraj Bangar, Benjamin B. Burzynski, Daniel R. Prows, Linda Levin

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Discovery of a Role for Hsp82 in Histoplasma Virulence through a Quantitative Screen for Macrophage Lethality
Jessica A. Edwards, Olga Zemska, Chad A. Rappleye
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Sphingolipid Degradation by Leishmania major Is Required for Its Resistance to Acidic pH in the Mammalian Host
Wei Xu, Lijun Xin, Lynn Soong, Kai Zhang
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Enhanced Egress of Intracellular Eimeria tenella Sporozoites by Splenic Lymphocytes from Coccidian-Infected Chickens
Xiaojuan Dong, Ghada H. Abdelnabi, Sung H. Lee, Guangxing Li, Hong Jin, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Xun Suo

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Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces a Global Host Cell Response in Cardiomyocytes
Patricio A. Manque, Christian M. Probst, Mirian C. S. Pereira, Rita C. P. Rampazzo, Luiz Shozo Ozaki, Daniela P. Pavoni, Dayse T. Silva Neto, M. Ruth Carvalho, Ping Xu, Myrna G. Serrano, Jõao M. P. Alves, Maria de Nazareth S. L. Meirelles, Samuel Goldenberg, Marco A. Krieger, Gregory A. Buck
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Identification of a Simple Chemical Structure Associated with Protective Human Antibodies against Multiple Pneumococcal Serogroups
Saeyoung Park, Archana R. Parameswar, Alexei V. Demchenko, Moon H. Nahm

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Retraction: Essential Role of Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-κB in Regulation of Interleukin-8 Gene Expression by Nitrite Reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Respiratory Epithelial Cells
Naoki Mori, Kazunori Oishi, Borann Sar, Naofumi Mukaida, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, Kouji Matsushima, Naoki Yamamoto

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