Infection and Immunity: 82 (4)

April 1, 2014; Volume 82,Issue 4

Editorial

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Specialized Science
Arturo Casadevall, Ferric C. Fang

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Chlamydial Gastrointestinal Infection and Its Relevance to Persistence in Human Genital Infection
Roger G. Rank, Laxmi Yeruva

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Distinct Roles of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium CyaY and YggX Proteins in the Biosynthesis and Repair of Iron-Sulfur Clusters
Jyoti Velayudhan, Joyce E. Karlinsey, Elaine R. Frawley, Lynne A. Becker, Margaret Nartea, Ferric C. Fang
Molecular Pathogenesis
The δ Subunit of RNA Polymerase Guides Promoter Selectivity and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Andy Weiss, J. Antonio Ibarra, Jessica Paoletti, Ronan K. Carroll, Lindsey N. Shaw
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Type VI Secretion System Spike Protein VgrG5 Mediates Membrane Fusion during Intercellular Spread by Pseudomallei Group Burkholderia Species
Isabelle J. Toesca, Christopher T. French, Jeff F. Miller
Molecular Pathogenesis
Induction of Virulence Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus by Pulmonary Surfactant
Kenichi Ishii, Tatsuo Adachi, Jyunichiro Yasukawa, Yutaka Suzuki, Hiroshi Hamamoto, Kazuhisa Sekimizu
Molecular Pathogenesis
Francisella tularensis Schu S4 Lipopolysaccharide Core Sugar and O-Antigen Mutants Are Attenuated in a Mouse Model of Tularemia
Jed A. Rasmussen, Deborah M. B. Post, Bradford W. Gibson, Stephen R. Lindemann, Michael A. Apicella, David K. Meyerholz, Bradley D. Jones
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Molecular Pathogenesis
Neutrophils Select Hypervirulent CovRS Mutants of M1T1 Group A Streptococcus during Subcutaneous Infection of Mice
Jinquan Li, Guanghui Liu, Wenchao Feng, Yang Zhou, Mengyao Liu, James A. Wiley, Benfang Lei
Molecular Pathogenesis
Incorporation of Phosphorylcholine into the Lipooligosaccharide of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Does Not Correlate with the Level of Biofilm Formation In Vitro
Carmen Puig, Sara Marti, Peter W. M. Hermans, Marien I. de Jonge, Carmen Ardanuy, Josefina Liñares, Jeroen D. Langereis
Molecular Pathogenesis
PrtR Homeostasis Contributes to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis and Resistance against Ciprofloxacin
Ziyu Sun, Jing Shi, Chang Liu, Yongxin Jin, Kewei Li, Ronghao Chen, Shouguang Jin, Weihui Wu
Molecular Pathogenesis
Enhanced Interaction of Vibrio cholerae Virulence Regulators TcpP and ToxR under Oxygen-Limiting Conditions
Fenxia Fan, Zhi Liu, Nusrat Jabeen, L. Dillon Birdwell, Jun Zhu, Biao Kan

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
VgrG-5 Is a Burkholderia Type VI Secretion System-Exported Protein Required for Multinucleated Giant Cell Formation and Virulence
Sandra Schwarz, Pragya Singh, Johanna D. Robertson, Michele LeRoux, Shawn J. Skerrett, David R. Goodlett, T. Eoin West, Joseph D. Mougous
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Phosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase C Contributes to Survival of Staphylococcus aureus USA300 in Human Blood and Neutrophils
Mark J. White, Jeffrey M. Boyd, Alexander R. Horswill, William M. Nauseef
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Protein Kinase C Mediates Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7-Induced Attaching and Effacing Lesions
Grace Shen-Tu, Hyunhee Kim, Mingyao Liu, Kathene C. Johnson-Henry, Philip M. Sherman
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Suppression of Antimicrobial Peptide Expression by Ureaplasma Species
Li Xiao, Donna M. Crabb, Yuling Dai, Yuying Chen, Ken B. Waites, T. Prescott Atkinson
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Identification of Cell Surface-Exposed Proteins Involved in the Fimbria-Mediated Adherence of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli to Intestinal Cells
Mariana Izquierdo, Fernando Navarro-Garcia, Raul Nava-Acosta, James P. Nataro, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, Mauricio J. Farfan
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
3′-Nucleotidase/Nuclease Activity Allows Leishmania Parasites To Escape Killing by Neutrophil Extracellular Traps
Anderson B. Guimarães-Costa, Thiago S. DeSouza-Vieira, Rafael Paletta-Silva, Anita Leocádio Freitas-Mesquita, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes, Elvira M. Saraiva

Bacterial Infections

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Bacterial Infections
Helicobacter pylori Membrane Vesicles Stimulate Innate Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Responses and Induce Apoptosis in Jurkat T Cells
Jody Winter, Darren Letley, Joanne Rhead, John Atherton, Karen Robinson
Bacterial Infections
Evidence for Strain-Specific Immunity in Patients Treated for Early Lyme Disease
Camilo E. Khatchikian, Robert B. Nadelman, John Nowakowski, Ira Schwartz, Gary P. Wormser, Dustin Brisson
Bacterial Infections
CsrA (BB0184) Is Not Involved in Activation of the RpoN-RpoS Regulatory Pathway in Borrelia burgdorferi
Zhiming Ouyang, Jianli Zhou, Michael V. Norgard
Bacterial Infections
Identification of Point Mutations in Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Strains That Produce Small-Colony Variants Auxotrophic for Menadione
Melissa A. Dean, Randall J. Olsen, S. Wesley Long, Adriana E. Rosato, James M. Musser
Bacterial Infections
Elucidating the Genetic Basis of Crystalline Biofilm Formation in Proteus mirabilis
N. Holling, D. Lednor, S. Tsang, A. Bissell, L. Campbell, J. Nzakizwanayo, C. Dedi, J. A. Hawthorne, G. Hanlon, L. A. Ogilvie, J. P. Salvage, B. A. Patel, L. M. Barnes, B. V. Jones
Bacterial Infections
Comparative Analyses of a Cystic Fibrosis Isolate of Bordetella bronchiseptica Reveal Differences in Important Pathogenic Phenotypes
Neelima Sukumar, Tracy L. Nicholson, Matt S. Conover, Tridib Ganguly, Rajendar Deora
Bacterial Infections
Respiratory Microbiota Dynamics following Streptococcus pneumoniae Acquisition in Young and Elderly Mice
Cassandra L. Krone, Giske Biesbroek, Krzysztof Trzciński, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Debby Bogaert

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Acute Alcohol Intoxication Impairs Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clearance in the Lung by Impeding Epithelial Production of Reg3γ
Sun-Mi Choi, Jeremy P. McAleer, Giraldina Trevejo-Nunez, Derek A. Pociask, Rachel A. Armentrout, Kong Chen, Jay K. Kolls
Host Response and Inflammation
CD8⁺ T Cells Eliminate Liver-Stage Plasmodium berghei Parasites without Detectable Bystander Effect
Ian A. Cockburn, Sze-Wah Tse, Fidel Zavala
Host Response and Inflammation
Repression of Flagella Is a Common Trait in Field Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin and Is Associated with Invasive Human Infections
Lucía Yim, Sebastián Sasías, Arací Martínez, Laura Betancor, Verónica Estevez, Paola Scavone, Alejandro Bielli, Alfredo Sirok, José Alejandro Chabalgoity
Host Response and Inflammation
T-bet Regulates Immunity to Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain Infection, Particularly in Lungs
Amanda A. Melillo, Oded Foreman, Catharine M. Bosio, Karen L. Elkins
Host Response and Inflammation
MyD88- and TRIF-Independent Induction of Type I Interferon Drives Naive B Cell Accumulation but Not Loss of Lymph Node Architecture in Lyme Disease
Christine J. Hastey, Jennine Ochoa, Kimberley J. Olsen, Stephen W. Barthold, Nicole Baumgarth
Host Response and Inflammation
Role of Urinary Cathelicidin LL-37 and Human β-Defensin 1 in Uncomplicated Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infections
Karen L. Nielsen, Pia Dynesen, Preben Larsen, Lotte Jakobsen, Paal S. Andersen, Niels Frimodt-Møller
Host Response and Inflammation
Neutrophils Are a Source of Gamma Interferon during Acute Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Colitis
Alanna M. Spees, Dawn D. Kingsbury, Tamding Wangdi, Mariana N. Xavier, Renée M. Tsolis, Andreas J. Bäumler
Host Response and Inflammation
Type I Interferons Promote Severe Disease in a Mouse Model of Lethal Ehrlichiosis
Yubin Zhang, Vinh Thai, Amanda McCabe, Maura Jones, Katherine C. MacNamara
Host Response and Inflammation
Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Lowers Mortality and Brain Injury in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis
Fabian D. Liechti, Denis Grandgirard, David Leppert, Stephen L. Leib

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Defect of CARD9 Leads to Impaired Accumulation of Gamma Interferon-Producing Memory Phenotype T Cells in Lungs and Increased Susceptibility to Pulmonary Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans
Hideki Yamamoto, Yuri Nakamura, Ko Sato, Yurie Takahashi, Toshiki Nomura, Tomomitsu Miyasaka, Keiko Ishii, Hiromitsu Hara, Natsuo Yamamoto, Emi Kanno, Yoichiro Iwakura, Kazuyoshi Kawakami

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Serum-Mediated Activation of Macrophages Reflects TcVac2 Vaccine Efficacy against Chagas Disease
Shivali Gupta, Trevor S. Silva, Jessica E. Osizugbo, Laura Tucker, Heidi M. Spratt, Nisha J. Garg
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Gut Adhesive Bacillus subtilis Spores as a Platform for Mucosal Delivery of Antigens
Milene Tavares Batista, Renata D. Souza, Juliano D. Paccez, Wilson B. Luiz, Ewerton L. Ferreira, Rafael C. M. Cavalcante, Rita C. C. Ferreira, Luís C. S. Ferreira
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Potent Malaria Transmission-Blocking Antibody Responses Elicited by Plasmodium falciparum Pfs25 Expressed in Escherichia coli after Successful Protein Refolding
Rajesh Kumar, Evelina Angov, Nirbhay Kumar
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Protection of Mice against Shiga Toxin 2 (Stx2)-Associated Damage by Maternal Immunization with a Brucella Lumazine Synthase-Stx2 B Subunit Chimera
María Pilar Mejias, Gabriel Cabrera, Romina Jimena Fernández-Brando, Ariela Baschkier, Giselle Ghersi, Maria Jimena Abrey-Recalde, Elizabeth Miliwebsky, Roberto Meiss, Fernando Goldbaum, Vanesa Zylberman, Marta Rivas, Marina Sandra Palermo
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Targeting Pili in Enterococcal Pathogenesis
Kenneth L. Pinkston, Kavindra V. Singh, Peng Gao, Nathaniel Wilganowski, Holly Robinson, Sukhen Ghosh, Ali Azhdarinia, Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, Barbara E. Murray, Barrett R. Harvey
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Mucosal Immunization with Recombinant Fusion Protein DnaJ-ΔA146Ply Enhances Cross-Protective Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in Mice via Interleukin 17A
Yusi Liu, Hong Wang, Shuai Zhang, Lingbin Zeng, Xiuyu Xu, Kaifeng Wu, Wei Wang, Nanlin Yin, Zhixin Song, Xuemei Zhang, Yibing Yin
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Role of Pht Proteins in Attachment of Streptococcus pneumoniae to Respiratory Epithelial Cells
Anna Kallio, Kirsi Sepponen, Philippe Hermand, Philippe Denoël, Fabrice Godfroid, Merit Melin

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Large-Scale Investigation of Leishmania Interaction Networks with Host Extracellular Matrix by Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging
Marie Fatoux-Ardore, Franck Peysselon, Anthony Weiss, Patrick Bastien, Francine Pratlong, Sylvie Ricard-Blum

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Design of Meningococcal Factor H Binding Protein Mutant Vaccines That Do Not Bind Human Complement Factor H
Rolando Pajon, Peter T. Beernink, Dan M. Granoff

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Molecular Pathogenesis

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Bacterial Infections

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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