Infection and Immunity: 80 (5)

May 1, 2012; Volume 80,Issue 5

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Updating Perspectives on the Initiation of Bacillus anthracis Growth and Dissemination through Its Host
Zachary P. Weiner, Ian J. Glomski

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Impact of Extracellular Nuclease Production on the Biofilm Phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus under In Vitro and In Vivo Conditions
Karen E. Beenken, Horace Spencer, Linda M. Griffin, Mark S. Smeltzer
Molecular Pathogenesis
Vitamin B₁₂-Mediated Restoration of Defective Anaerobic Growth Leads to Reduced Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Kang-Mu Lee, Junhyeok Go, Mi Young Yoon, Yongjin Park, Sang Cheol Kim, Dong Eun Yong, Sang Sun Yoon
Molecular Pathogenesis
DegP Is Involved in Cpx-Mediated Posttranscriptional Regulation of the Type III Secretion Apparatus in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Dawn M. MacRitchie, Nicole Acosta, Tracy L. Raivio
Molecular Pathogenesis
Altered Murine Tissue Colonization by Borrelia burgdorferi following Targeted Deletion of Linear Plasmid 17-Carried Genes
Timothy Casselli, Yvonne Tourand, Troy Bankhead
Molecular Pathogenesis
Quorum-Sensing and BvrR/BvrS Regulation, the Type IV Secretion System, Cyclic Glucans, and BacA in the Virulence of Brucella ovis: Similarities to and Differences from Smooth Brucellae
Ana I. Martín-Martín, Pilar Sancho, María Jesús de Miguel, Luis Fernández-Lago, Nieves Vizcaíno
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Vibrio cholerae Pst2 Phosphate Transport System Is Upregulated in Biofilms and Contributes to Biofilm-Induced Hyperinfectivity
Benjamin Mudrak, Rita Tamayo
Molecular Pathogenesis
Loss of Outer Membrane Protein C in Escherichia coli Contributes to Both Antibiotic Resistance and Escaping Antibody-Dependent Bactericidal Activity
Yi-Fang Liu, Jing-Jou Yan, Huan-Yao Lei, Ching-Hao Teng, Ming-Cheng Wang, Chin-Chung Tseng, Jiunn-Jong Wu
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Vibrio parahaemolyticus ToxRS Regulator Is Required for Stress Tolerance and Colonization in a Novel Orogastric Streptomycin-Induced Adult Murine Model
W. Brian Whitaker, Michelle A. Parent, Aoife Boyd, Gary P. Richards, E. Fidelma Boyd

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The CovS/CovR Acid Response Regulator Is Required for Intracellular Survival of Group B Streptococcus in Macrophages
Nicola J. Cumley, Leanne M. Smith, Mark Anthony, Robin C. May
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Tetanus Toxin and Botulinum Toxin A Utilize Unique Mechanisms To Enter Neurons of the Central Nervous System
Faith C. Blum, Chen Chen, Abby R. Kroken, Joseph T. Barbieri
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The Staphylococcus aureus Alpha-Toxin Perturbs the Barrier Function in Caco-2 Epithelial Cell Monolayers by Altering Junctional Integrity
Young-Keun Kwak, Elena Vikström, Karl-Eric Magnusson, Beatrix Vécsey-Semjén, Patricia Colque-Navarro, Roland Möllby
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
LitR of Vibrio salmonicida Is a Salinity-Sensitive Quorum-Sensing Regulator of Phenotypes Involved in Host Interactions and Virulence
Ane Mohn Bjelland, Henning Sørum, Daget Ayana Tegegne, Hanne C. Winther-Larsen, Nils Peder Willassen, Hilde Hansen
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Increase in Campylobacter jejuni Invasion of Intestinal Epithelial Cells under Low-Oxygen Coculture Conditions That Reflect the In Vivo Environment
Dominic C. Mills, Ozan Gundogdu, Abdi Elmi, Mona Bajaj-Elliott, Peter W. Taylor, Brendan W. Wren, Nick Dorrell
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Difference in Fine Specificity to Polysaccharides of Candida albicans Mannoprotein between Mouse SIGNR1 and Human DC-SIGN
Kazuhiko Takahara, Takuya Arita, Sumika Tokieda, Nobuyuki Shibata, Yoshio Okawa, Hiroaki Tateno, Jun Hirabayashi, Kayo Inaba
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Regulation of Subtilase Cytotoxin-Induced Cell Death by an RNA-Dependent Protein Kinase-Like Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase-Dependent Proteasome Pathway in HeLa Cells
Kinnosuke Yahiro, Hiroyasu Tsutsuki, Kohei Ogura, Sayaka Nagasawa, Joel Moss, Masatoshi Noda
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Ceramide and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Are Mobilized into Membrane Rafts in Response to Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gastric Epithelial Cells
Dah-Yuu Lu, Hui-Chen Chen, Mei-Shiang Yang, Yuan-Man Hsu, Hwai-Jeng Lin, Chih-Hsin Tang, Che-Hsin Lee, Cheng-Kuo Lai, Chun-Jung Lin, Woei-Cherng Shyu, Fong-Yan Lin, Chih-Ho Lai

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
CpsY Influences Streptococcus iniae Cell Wall Adaptations Important for Neutrophil Intracellular Survival
Jonathan P. Allen, Melody N. Neely
Bacterial Infections
The Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Intestine Selects Escherichia coli envZ Missense Mutants That Interact with Dense and Diverse Intestinal Microbiota
Mary P. Leatham-Jensen, Jakob Frimodt-Møller, Jimmy Adediran, Matthew E. Mokszycki, Megan E. Banner, Joyce E. Caughron, Karen A. Krogfelt, Tyrrell Conway, Paul S. Cohen
Bacterial Infections
Involvement of Peptidylprolyl cis/trans Isomerases in Enterococcus faecalis Virulence
Fany Reffuveille, Nathalie Connil, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Sylvie Chevalier, Yanick Auffray, Alain Rince
Bacterial Infections
Susceptibility of Inbred Mice to Rickettsia parkeri
Britton J. Grasperge, Kathryn E. Reif, Timothy D. Morgan, Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Joseph Bynog, Christopher D. Paddock, Kevin R. Macaluso
Bacterial Infections
Expression and Function of Transforming Growth Factor β in Melioidosis
Tassili A. F. Weehuizen, Catharina W. Wieland, Gerritje J. W. van der Windt, Jan-Willem Duitman, Louis Boon, Nicholas P. J. Day, Sharon J. Peacock, Tom van der Poll, W. Joost Wiersinga
Bacterial Infections
Escherichia coli Uropathogenesis In Vitro: Invasion, Cellular Escape, and Secondary Infection Analyzed in a Human Bladder Cell Infection Model
Thomas E. Andersen, Surabhi Khandige, Michelle Madelung, Jonathan Brewer, Hans J. Kolmos, Jakob Møller-Jensen
Bacterial Infections
Surface Proteome of “Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis” during the Early Stages of Macrophage Infection
Michael McNamara, Shin-Cheng Tzeng, Claudia Maier, Li Zhang, Luiz E. Bermudez
Bacterial Infections
Alp, an Arthropod-Associated Outer Membrane Protein of Borrelia Species That Cause Relapsing Fever
Renee A. Marcsisin, Shelley A. Campeau, Job E. Lopez, Alan G. Barbour

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Afa/Dr Diffusely Adhering Escherichia coli Strain C1845 Induces Neutrophil Extracellular Traps That Kill Bacteria and Damage Human Enterocyte-Like Cells
Viviana Marin-Esteban, Isabelle Turbica, Guillaume Dufour, Nicolas Semiramoth, Aude Gleizes, Roseline Gorges, Isabelle Beau, Alain L. Servin, Vanessa Lievin-Le Moal, Catherine Sandré, Sylvie Chollet-Martin
Host Response and Inflammation
Mannheimia haemolytica and Its Leukotoxin Cause Macrophage Extracellular Trap Formation by Bovine Macrophages
Nicole A. Aulik, Katrina M. Hellenbrand, Charles J. Czuprynski
Host Response and Inflammation
Leptin Protects Host Cells from Entamoeba histolytica Cytotoxicity by a STAT3-Dependent Mechanism
Chelsea S. Marie, Hans P. Verkerke, Shom N. Paul, Aaron J. Mackey, William A. Petri

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Development of a Contemporary Animal Model of Candida albicans-Associated Denture Stomatitis Using a Novel Intraoral Denture System
Clorinda C. Johnson, Alika Yu, Heeje Lee, Paul L. Fidel, Mairi C. Noverr
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Involvement of Host Cell Integrin α2 in Cryptosporidium parvum Infection
Haili Zhang, Fengguang Guo, Guan Zhu
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Neutrophils Mediate Maturation and Efflux of Lung Dendritic Cells in Response to Aspergillus fumigatus Germ Tubes
Stacy J. Park, Marie D. Burdick, Borna Mehrad
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Plasmodium falciparum Line-Dependent Association of In Vitro Growth-Inhibitory Activity and Risk of Malaria
Josea Rono, Anna Färnert, Daniel Olsson, Faith Osier, Ingegerd Rooth, Kristina E. M. Persson
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Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Induction of Protective Immunity against Eimeria tenella, Eimeria maxima, and Eimeria acervulina Infections Using Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes
Emilio del Cacho, Margarita Gallego, Sung Hyen Lee, Hyun Soon Lillehoj, Joaquin Quilez, Erik P. Lillehoj, Caridad Sánchez-Acedo

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Timing of Toll-Like Receptor 9 Agonist Administration in Pneumococcal Vaccination Impacts Both Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses as Well as Nasopharyngeal Colonization in Mice
Katrine M. Jensen, Jesper Melchjorsen, Frederik Dagnaes-Hansen, Uffe B. S. Sørensen, Rune R. Laursen, Lars Østergaard, Ole S. Søgaard, Martin Tolstrup

Molecular Genomics

Molecular Genomics
Different Patterns of Toll-Like Receptor 2 Polymorphisms in Populations of Various Ethnic and Geographic Origins
M. Ioana, B. Ferwerda, T. S. Plantinga, M. Stappers, M. Oosting, M. McCall, A. Cimpoeru, F. Burada, N. Panduru, R. Sauerwein, O. Doumbo, J. W. M. van der Meer, R. van Crevel, L. A. B. Joosten, M. G. Netea

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor
Cross-Protective Immunity against Heterologous Streptococcus pneumoniae
Leen Moens, Greet Wuyts, Jan Verhaegen, Xavier Bossuyt
Letter to the Editor
Reply to “Cross-Protective Immunity against Heterologous Streptococcus pneumoniae”
Suneeta Chimalapati, Jonathan Cohen, Jeremy S. Brown

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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

Molecular Genomics

Letter to the Editor

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