Infection and Immunity: 80 (4)

April 1, 2012; Volume 80,Issue 4

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Interplay between Candida albicans and the Mammalian Innate Host Defense
Shih-Chin Cheng, Leo A. B. Joosten, Bart-Jan Kullberg, Mihai G. Netea

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Molecular Characterizations of Cytolethal Distending Toxin Produced by Providencia alcalifaciens Strains Isolated from Patients with Diarrhea
Ayaka Shima, Atsushi Hinenoya, Masahiro Asakura, Norihiko Sugimoto, Teizo Tsukamoto, Hideaki Ito, Akira Nagita, Shah M. Faruque, Shinji Yamasaki
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Molecular Pathogenesis
Correlating Levels of Type III Secretion and Secreted Proteins with Fecal Shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cattle
V. K. Sharma, R. E. Sacco, R. A. Kunkle, S. M. D. Bearson, D. E. Palmquist
Molecular Pathogenesis
Involvement of the Mannose Receptor and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway of the Microdomain of the Integral Membrane Protein after Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection
Zhihua Liu, Yanlei Ma, Mary Pat Moyer, Peng Zhang, Chenzhang Shi, Huanlong Qin
Molecular Pathogenesis
Bundle-Forming Pilus Locus of Aeromonas veronii bv. Sobria
Nahal Hadi, Qin Yang, Timothy C. Barnett, S. Mohammed B. Tabei, Sylvia M. Kirov, Jonathan G. Shaw
Molecular Pathogenesis
Strain-Specific Regulatory Role of Eukaryote-Like Serine/Threonine Phosphatase in Pneumococcal Adherence
Shivangi Agarwal, Shivani Agarwal, Preeti Pancholi, Vijay Pancholi
Molecular Pathogenesis
DksA-Dependent Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium against the Antimicrobial Activity of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
Calvin A. Henard, Andrés Vázquez-Torres
Molecular Pathogenesis
Both Phthiocerol Dimycocerosates and Phenolic Glycolipids Are Required for Virulence of Mycobacterium marinum
Jia Yu, Vanessa Tran, Ming Li, Xinghua Huang, Chen Niu, Decheng Wang, Jianghua Zhu, Jianping Wang, Qian Gao, Jun Liu
Molecular Pathogenesis
Streptococcus pneumoniae Can Utilize Multiple Sources of Hyaluronic Acid for Growth
Carolyn Marion, Jason M. Stewart, Mia F. Tazi, Amanda M. Burnaugh, Caroline M. Linke, Shireen A. Woodiga, Samantha J. King
Molecular Pathogenesis
Hyperinduction of Host Beta Interferon by a Listeria monocytogenes Strain Naturally Overexpressing the Multidrug Efflux Pump MdrT
Kierstyn T. Schwartz, Joshua D. Carleton, Sarah J. Quillin, Stuart D. Rollins, Daniel A. Portnoy, Jess H. Leber

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Plasmodium yoelii Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Is Necessary for Efficient Liver-Stage Development
Jessica L. Miller, Anke Harupa, Stefan H. I. Kappe, Sebastian A. Mikolajczak
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Microevolution in fimH Gene of Mucosa-Associated Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Valerio Iebba, Maria Pia Conte, Maria Stefania Lepanto, Giovanni Di Nardo, Floriana Santangelo, Marina Aloi, Valentina Totino, Monica Proietti Checchi, Catia Longhi, Salvatore Cucchiara, Serena Schippa
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Identification of the Cellular Receptor of Clostridium spiroforme Toxin
Panagiotis Papatheodorou, Claudia Wilczek, Thilo Nölke, Gregor Guttenberg, Daniel Hornuss, Carsten Schwan, Klaus Aktories
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum Activates the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt and NF-κB Survival Pathways in Neutrophil Granulocytes
Arup Sarkar, Lars Hellberg, Asima Bhattacharyya, Martina Behnen, Keqing Wang, Janet M. Lord, Sonja Möller, Maja Kohler, Werner Solbach, Tamás Laskay

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Nonhuman Primate Model of Pertussis
Jason M. Warfel, Joel Beren, Vanessa K. Kelly, Gloria Lee, Tod J. Merkel
Bacterial Infections
Protective Role of d-Amino Acid Oxidase against Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Hideaki Nakamura, Jun Fang, Hiroshi Maeda
Bacterial Infections
Virulence of Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates in a Murine Sepsis Model in Relation to Sequence Type ST131 Status, Fluoroquinolone Resistance, and Virulence Genotype
James R. Johnson, Stephen B. Porter, George Zhanel, Michael A. Kuskowski, Erick Denamur

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Interleukin-17 Drives Pulmonary Eosinophilia following Repeated Exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia
Benjamin J. Murdock, Nicole R. Falkowski, Andrew B. Shreiner, Amir A. Sadighi Akha, Roderick A. McDonald, Eric S. White, Galen B. Toews, Gary B. Huffnagle
Host Response and Inflammation
Toxoplasma gondii Infection Inhibits Th17-Mediated Spontaneous Development of Arthritis in Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist-Deficient Mice
Takuya Washino, Masataka Moroda, Yoichiro Iwakura, Fumie Aosai
Host Response and Inflammation
Association between the Haptoglobin and Heme Oxygenase 1 Genetic Profiles and Soluble CD163 in Susceptibility to and Severity of Human Malaria
Vitor R. R. Mendonça, Nívea F. Luz, Nadja J. G. Santos, Valéria M. Borges, Marilda S. Gonçalves, Bruno B. Andrade, Manoel Barral-Netto
Host Response and Inflammation
Hypoxia-Mediated Impairment of the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Inhibits the Bactericidal Activity of Macrophages
Melanie Wiese, Roman G. Gerlach, Isabel Popp, Jasmin Matuszak, Mousumi Mahapatro, Kirstin Castiglione, Dipshikha Chakravortty, Carsten Willam, Michael Hensel, Christian Bogdan, Jonathan Jantsch
Host Response and Inflammation
Analysis of Cell Cycle and Replication of Mouse Macrophages after In Vivo and In Vitro Cryptococcus neoformans Infection Using Laser Scanning Cytometry
Carolina Coelho, Lydia Tesfa, Jinghang Zhang, Johanna Rivera, Teresa Gonçalves, Arturo Casadevall
Host Response and Inflammation
Campylobacter jejuni Disrupts Protective Toll-Like Receptor 9 Signaling in Colonic Epithelial Cells and Increases the Severity of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Mice
Jennifer R. O'Hara, Troy D. Feener, Carrie D. Fischer, Andre G. Buret

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
High Levels of Antibodies to Multiple Domains and Strains of VAR2CSA Correlate with the Absence of Placental Malaria in Cameroonian Women Living in an Area of High Plasmodium falciparum Transmission
Yeung L. Tutterrow, Marion Avril, Kavita Singh, Carole A. Long, Robert J. Leke, Grace Sama, Ali Salanti, Joseph D. Smith, Rose G. F. Leke, Diane W. Taylor

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
A Serotype 3 Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide-Specific Monoclonal Antibody Requires Fcγ Receptor III and Macrophages To Mediate Protection against Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Mice
Sarah Weber, Haijun Tian, Nico van Rooijen, Liise-anne Pirofski
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
A Hybrid Multistage Protein Vaccine Induces Protective Immunity against Murine Malaria
Balwan Singh, Monica Cabrera-Mora, Jianlin Jiang, Alberto Moreno
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Characterization of a Novel Inactivated Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Vaccine Candidate Generated Using a Modified cI857/λ P_R/Gene E Expression System
Chetan V. Jawale, Atul A. Chaudhari, Byung Woo Jeon, Rahul M. Nandre, John Hwa Lee
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Chlamydia muridarum T Cell Antigens and Adjuvants That Induce Protective Immunity in Mice
Hong Yu, Karuna P. Karunakaran, Xiaozhou Jiang, Caixia Shen, Peter Andersen, Robert C. Brunham
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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Polymorphisms in the lcrV Gene of Yersinia enterocolitica and Their Effect on Plague Protective Immunity
Nathan C. Miller, Lauriane E. Quenee, Derek Elli, Nancy A. Ciletti, Olaf Schneewind
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in the Peruvian Amazon, a Region of Low Transmission, Is Associated with Immunologic Memory
Eva H. Clark, Claudia J. Silva, Greta E. Weiss, Shanping Li, Carlos Padilla, Peter D. Crompton, Jean N. Hernandez, OraLee H. Branch
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Expression, Immunogenicity, Histopathology, and Potency of a Mosquito-Based Malaria Transmission-Blocking Recombinant Vaccine
D. K. Mathias, J. L. Plieskatt, J. S. Armistead, J. M. Bethony, K. B. Abdul-Majid, A. McMillan, E. Angov, M. J. Aryee, B. Zhan, P. Gillespie, B. Keegan, A. R. Jariwala, W. Rezende, M. E. Bottazzi, D. G. Scorpio, P. J. Hotez, R. R. Dinglasan

Molecular Genomics

Molecular Genomics
Detection of Established Virulence Genes and Plasmids To Differentiate Borrelia burgdorferi Strains
Kamfai Chan, Sherwood Casjens, Nikhat Parveen
Molecular Genomics
Novel Functions for Glycosyltransferases Jhp0562 and GalT in Lewis Antigen Synthesis and Variation in Helicobacter pylori
Mary Ann Pohl, Sabine Kienesberger, Martin J. Blaser

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