Infection and Immunity: 83 (12)

December 1, 2015; Volume 83,Issue 12

Editorials

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Acknowledgment of Ad Hoc Reviewers
Ferric C. Fang
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(A)Historical Science
Arturo Casadevall, Ferric C. Fang

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Interspecies Variations in Bordetella Catecholamine Receptor Gene Regulation and Function
Timothy J. Brickman, Ryan J. Suhadolc, Sandra K. Armstrong
Molecular Pathogenesis
Important Contribution of the Novel Locus comEB to Extracellular DNA-Dependent Staphylococcus lugdunensis Biofilm Formation
Nithya Babu Rajendran, Julian Eikmeier, Karsten Becker, Muzaffar Hussain, Georg Peters, Christine Heilmann
Molecular Pathogenesis
Chlamydial Plasmid-Encoded Virulence Factor Pgp3 Neutralizes the Antichlamydial Activity of Human Cathelicidin LL-37
Shuping Hou, Xiaohua Dong, Zhangsheng Yang, Zhongyu Li, Quanzhong Liu, Guangming Zhong
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Majority of 9,729 Group A Streptococcus Strains Causing Disease Secrete SpeB Cysteine Protease: Pathogenesis Implications
Randall J. Olsen, Anjali Raghuram, Concepcion Cantu, Meredith H. Hartman, Francisco E. Jimenez, Susan Lee, Ashley Ngo, Kelsey A. Rice, Deborah Saddington, Hannaka Spillman, Chandni Valson, Anthony R. Flores, Stephen B. Beres, S. Wesley Long, Waleed Nasser, James M. Musser
Molecular Pathogenesis
Endovascular Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Are Linked to Clonal Complex-Specific Alterations in Binding and Invasion Domains of Fibronectin-Binding Protein A as Well as the Occurrence of fnbB
Yan Q. Xiong, Batu K. Sharma-Kuinkel, Nadia N. Casillas-Ituarte, Vance G. Fowler, Thomas Rude, Alex C. DiBartola, Roberto D. Lins, Wessam Abdel-Hady, Steven K. Lower, Arnold S. Bayer
Molecular Pathogenesis
Isolation Site Influences Virulence Phenotype of Serotype 14 Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Belonging to Multilocus Sequence Type 15
Zarina Amin, Richard M. Harvey, Hui Wang, Catherine E. Hughes, Adrienne W. Paton, James C. Paton, Claudia Trappetti
Molecular Pathogenesis
Long-Term Survival of Borrelia burgdorferi Lacking the Hibernation Promotion Factor Homolog in the Unfed Tick Vector
Lisa Fazzino, Kit Tilly, Daniel P. Dulebohn, Patricia A. Rosa
Molecular Pathogenesis
Impact of the Pla Protease Substrate α2-Antiplasmin on the Progression of Primary Pneumonic Plague
Justin L. Eddy, Jay A. Schroeder, Daniel L. Zimbler, Lauren E. Bellows, Wyndham W. Lathem
Molecular Pathogenesis
Outer Surface Protein OspC Is an Antiphagocytic Factor That Protects Borrelia burgdorferi from Phagocytosis by Macrophages
Sebastian E. Carrasco, Bryan Troxell, Youyun Yang, Stephanie L. Brandt, Hongxia Li, George E. Sandusky, Keith W. Condon, C. Henrique Serezani, X. Frank Yang

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Role of Host Cell-Derived Amino Acids in Nutrition of Intracellular Salmonella enterica
Jasmin Popp, Janina Noster, Kim Busch, Alexander Kehl, Gero zur Hellen, Michael Hensel
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Interleukin-10 Modulates Antigen Presentation by Dendritic Cells through Regulation of NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly during Chlamydia Infection
Yusuf Omosun, Danielle McKeithen, Khamia Ryans, Caroline Kibakaya, Uriel Blas-Machado, Duo Li, Rajesh Singh, Koichi Inoue, Zhi-Gang Xiong, Francis Eko, Carolyn Black, Joseph Igietseme, Qing He
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Expression and Localization of Predicted Inclusion Membrane Proteins in Chlamydia trachomatis
Mary M. Weber, Laura D. Bauler, Jennifer Lam, Ted Hackstadt
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions | Spotlight
Guanylate Binding Proteins Enable Rapid Activation of Canonical and Noncanonical Inflammasomes in Chlamydia-Infected Macrophages
Ryan Finethy, Ine Jorgensen, Arun K. Haldar, Marcel R. de Zoete, Till Strowig, Richard A. Flavell, Masahiro Yamamoto, Uma M. Nagarajan, Edward A. Miao, Jörn Coers
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
CD8⁺ T Cell Exhaustion, Suppressed Gamma Interferon Production, and Delayed Memory Response Induced by Chronic Brucella melitensis Infection
Marina Durward-Diioia, Jerome Harms, Mike Khan, Cherisse Hall, Judith A. Smith, Gary A. Splitter

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
The Fibronectin-Binding Protein EfbA Contributes to Pathogenesis and Protects against Infective Endocarditis Caused by Enterococcus faecalis
Kavindra V. Singh, Sabina Leanti La Rosa, Sudha R. Somarajan, Jung Hyeob Roh, Barbara E. Murray
Bacterial Infections
Bioluminescent Imaging Reveals Novel Patterns of Colonization and Invasion in Systemic Escherichia coli K1 Experimental Infection in the Neonatal Rat
Luci A. Witcomb, James W. Collins, Alex J. McCarthy, Gadi Frankel, Peter W. Taylor
Bacterial Infections
Campylobacter jejuni Increases Flagellar Expression and Adhesion of Noninvasive Escherichia coli: Effects on Enterocytic Toll-Like Receptor 4 and CXCL-8 Expression
Kristen L. Reti, Lisa D. Tymensen, Shevaun P. Davis, Matthias W. Amrein, Andre G. Buret
Bacterial Infections
Pulmonary Immunostimulation with MALP-2 in Influenza Virus-Infected Mice Increases Survival after Pneumococcal Superinfection
Katrin Reppe, Peter Radünzel, Kristina Dietert, Thomas Tschernig, Thorsten Wolff, Sven Hammerschmidt, Achim D. Gruber, Norbert Suttorp, Martin Witzenrath
Bacterial Infections
The Fibronectin-Binding Protein Fnm Contributes to Adherence to Extracellular Matrix Components and Virulence of Enterococcus faecium
Sudha R. Somarajan, Sabina Leanti La Rosa, Kavindra V. Singh, Jung H. Roh, Magnus Höök, Barbara E. Murray
Bacterial Infections
Mouse Model for Sublethal Leptospira interrogans Infection
Luciana Richer, Hari-Hara Potula, Rita Melo, Ana Vieira, Maria Gomes-Solecki
Bacterial Infections
Differential Influence of Nutrient-Starved Mycobacterium tuberculosis on Adaptive Immunity Results in Progressive Tuberculosis Disease and Pathology
Jes Dietrich, Sugata Roy, Ida Rosenkrands, Thomas Lindenstrøm, Jonathan Filskov, Erik Michael Rasmussen, Joseph Cassidy, Peter Andersen
Bacterial Infections
Global Metabolomic Analysis of a Mammalian Host Infected with Bacillus anthracis
Chinh T. Q. Nguyen, Vivekananda Shetty, Anthony W. Maresso
Bacterial Infections
Brucella canis Is an Intracellular Pathogen That Induces a Lower Proinflammatory Response than Smooth Zoonotic Counterparts
Carlos Chacón-Díaz, Pamela Altamirano-Silva, Gabriela González-Espinoza, María-Concepción Medina, Alejandro Alfaro-Alarcón, Laura Bouza-Mora, César Jiménez-Rojas, Melissa Wong, Elías Barquero-Calvo, Norman Rojas, Caterina Guzmán-Verri, Edgardo Moreno, Esteban Chaves-Olarte
Bacterial Infections
Helicobacter pylori Adaptation In Vivo in Response to a High-Salt Diet
John T. Loh, Jennifer A. Gaddy, Holly M. Scott Algood, Silvana Gaudieri, Simon Mallal, Timothy L. Cover
Bacterial Infections
Pancreatic Amylase Is an Environmental Signal for Regulation of Biofilm Formation and Host Interaction in Campylobacter jejuni
Waheed Jowiya, Katja Brunner, Sherif Abouelhadid, Haitham A. Hussain, Sean P. Nair, Sohaib Sadiq, Lisa K. Williams, Emma K. Trantham, Holly Stephenson, Brendan W. Wren, Mona Bajaj-Elliott, Tristan A. Cogan, Andrew P. Laws, Jim Wade, Nick Dorrell, Elaine Allan

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
LL-37 Immunomodulatory Activity during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Macrophages
Flor Torres-Juarez, Albertina Cardenas-Vargas, Alejandra Montoya-Rosales, Irma González-Curiel, Mariana H. Garcia-Hernandez, Jose A. Enciso-Moreno, Robert E. W. Hancock, Bruno Rivas-Santiago
Host Response and Inflammation | Spotlight
The Cnes2 Locus on Mouse Chromosome 17 Regulates Host Defense against Cryptococcal Infection through Pleiotropic Effects on Host Immunity
Mitra Shourian, Adam Flaczyk, Isabelle Angers, Barbara C. Mindt, Jörg H. Fritz, Salman T. Qureshi
Host Response and Inflammation
Periodontal Pathogens Invade Gingiva and Aortic Adventitia and Elicit Inflammasome Activation in αvβ6 Integrin-Deficient Mice
Irina M. Velsko, Sasanka S. Chukkapalli, Mercedes F. Rivera-Kweh, Donghang Zheng, Ikramuddin Aukhil, Alexandra R. Lucas, Hannu Larjava, Lakshmyya Kesavalu
Host Response and Inflammation
Vigilant Keratinocytes Trigger Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern Signaling in Response to Streptococcal M1 Protein
Sandra T. Persson, Laura Wilk, Matthias Mörgelin, Heiko Herwald
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Host Response and Inflammation
Pathophysiological Changes Induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection Are Involved in MMP-12 and MMP-13 Upregulation in Human Carcinoma Epithelial Cells and a Pneumonia Mouse Model
Ji-Won Park, In-Sik Shin, Un-Hwan Ha, Sei-Ryang Oh, Jae-Hong Kim, Kyung-Seop Ahn
Host Response and Inflammation
Role of B Cells in Host Defense against Primary Coxiella burnetii Infection
Laura Schoenlaub, Alexandra Elliott, Danielle Freches, William J. Mitchell, Guoquan Zhang

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Glycyrrhizic Acid-Mediated Subdual of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Induces Antileishmanial Immune Responses in a Susceptible Host
Syamdas Bandyopadhyay, Amrita Bhattacharjee, Sayantan Banerjee, Kuntal Halder, Shibali Das, Bidisha Paul Chowdhury, Subrata Majumdar
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
STAT1 Signaling within Macrophages Is Required for Antifungal Activity against Cryptococcus neoformans
Chrissy M. Leopold Wager, Camaron R. Hole, Karen L. Wozniak, Michal A. Olszewski, Mathias Mueller, Floyd L. Wormley
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Immunomodulatory Metabolites Released by the Frog-Killing Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Louise A. Rollins-Smith, J. Scott Fites, Laura K. Reinert, Andrea R. Shiakolas, Thomas P. Umile, Kevin P. C. Minbiole
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Neither Classical nor Alternative Macrophage Activation Is Required for Pneumocystis Clearance during Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Zhuo-Qian Zhang, Jing Wang, Zachary Hoy, Achsah Keegan, Samir Bhagwat, Francis Gigliotti, Terry W. Wright
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Toll-Like Receptor 9 Signaling in Dendritic Cells Regulates Neutrophil Recruitment to Inflammatory Foci following Leishmania infantum Infection
Laís Sacramento, Silvia C. Trevelin, Manuela S. Nascimento, Djalma S. Lima-Jùnior, Diego L. Costa, Roque P. Almeida, Fernando Q. Cunha, João S. Silva, Vanessa Carregaro
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Host Contributions to Construction of Three Device-Associated Candida albicans Biofilms
Jeniel E. Nett, Robert Zarnowski, Jonathan Cabezas-Olcoz, Erin G. Brooks, Jörg Bernhardt, Karen Marchillo, Deane F. Mosher, David R. Andes
Fungal and Parasitic Infections | Spotlight
Interleukin-12-Producing CD103⁺ CD11b⁻ CD8⁺ Dendritic Cells Are Responsible for Eliciting Gut Intraepithelial Lymphocyte Response against Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Magali M. Moretto, Danielle I. Harrow, Teresa S. Hawley, Imtiaz A. Khan

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Refined Live Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Enteritidis Vaccines Mediate Homologous and Heterologous Serogroup Protection in Mice
Sharon M. Tennant, Patrick Schmidlein, Raphael Simon, Marcela F. Pasetti, James E. Galen, Myron M. Levine
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Maternal Vaccination with a Fimbrial Tip Adhesin and Passive Protection of Neonatal Mice against Lethal Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Challenge
Wilson B. Luiz, Juliana F. Rodrigues, Joseph H. Crabb, Stephen J. Savarino, Luis C. S. Ferreira

Erratum

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Erratum for Kulohoma et al., Comparative Genomic Analysis of Meningitis- and Bacteremia-Causing Pneumococci Identifies a Common Core Genome
Benard W. Kulohoma, Jennifer E. Cornick, Chrispin Chaguza, Feyruz Yalcin, Simon R. Harris, Katherine J. Gray, Anmol M. Kiran, Elizabeth Molyneux, Neil French, Julian Parkhill, Brian E. Faragher, Dean B. Everett, Stephen D. Bentley, Robert S. Heyderman

Author Corrections

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Author Corrections
Correction for Santander et al., Fur-Regulated Iron Uptake System of Edwardsiella ictaluri and Its Influence on Pathogenesis and Immunogenicity in the Catfish Host
Javier Santander, Greg Golden, Soo-Young Wanda, Roy Curtiss
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Correction for Zhang et al., Toxin-Mediated Paracellular Transport of Antitoxin Antibodies Facilitates Protection against Clostridium difficile Infection
Z. Zhang, X. Chen, L. D. Hernandez, P. Lipari, A. Flattery, S.-C. Chen, S. Kramer, J. D. Polishook, F. Racine, H. Cape, C. P. Kelly, A. G. Therien

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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

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