Infection and Immunity: 83 (5)

May 1, 2015; Volume 83,Issue 5

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Crucial and Diverse Role of the Interleukin-33/ST2 Axis in Infectious Diseases
Octavie Rostan, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Claire Piquet-Pellorce, Florence Robert-Gangneux, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Michel Samson

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Molecular Analysis of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Escherichia coli Strain VR50 Reveals Adaptation to the Urinary Tract by Gene Acquisition
Scott A. Beatson, Nouri L. Ben Zakour, Makrina Totsika, Brian M. Forde, Rebecca E. Watts, Amanda N. Mabbett, Jan M. Szubert, Sohinee Sarkar, Minh-Duy Phan, Kate M. Peters, Nicola K. Petty, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Mitchell J. Sullivan, Jayde A. Gawthorne, Mitchell Stanton-Cook, Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu, Teik Min Chong, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Viktoria Hancock, David W. Ussery, Glen C. Ulett, Mark A. Schembri
Molecular Pathogenesis
Motor Rotation Is Essential for the Formation of the Periplasmic Flagellar Ribbon, Cellular Morphology, and Borrelia burgdorferi Persistence within Ixodes scapularis Tick and Murine Hosts
Syed Z. Sultan, Padmapriya Sekar, Xiaowei Zhao, Akarsh Manne, Jun Liu, R. Mark Wooten, M. A. Motaleb
Molecular Pathogenesis
ExsB Is Required for Correct Assembly of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion Apparatus in the Bacterial Membrane and Full Virulence In Vivo
Caroline Perdu, Philippe Huber, Stéphanie Bouillot, Ariel Blocker, Sylvie Elsen, Ina Attrée, Eric Faudry
Molecular Pathogenesis
Adhesive Properties of YapV and Paralogous Autotransporter Proteins of Yersinia pestis
Manoj K. M. Nair, Leon De Masi, Min Yue, Estela M. Galván, Huaiqing Chen, Fang Wang, Dieter M. Schifferli
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Molecular Pathogenesis
Staphylococcus aureus Adapts to Oxidative Stress by Producing H₂O₂-Resistant Small-Colony Variants via the SOS Response
Kimberley L. Painter, Elizabeth Strange, Julian Parkhill, Kathleen B. Bamford, Darius Armstrong-James, Andrew M. Edwards
Molecular Pathogenesis
In Vitro Passage Selects for Chlamydia muridarum with Enhanced Infectivity in Cultured Cells but Attenuated Pathogenicity in Mouse Upper Genital Tract
Chaoqun Chen, Zhou Zhou, Turner Conrad, Zhangsheng Yang, Jin Dai, Zhongyu Li, Yimou Wu, Guangming Zhong
Molecular Pathogenesis
Monitoring F165₁ P-Like Fimbria Expression at the Single-Cell Level Reveals a Highly Heterogeneous Phenotype
Richard Graveline, Rémi Lavoie, Philippe Garneau, France Daigle, Serge Sénéchal, Christine Martin, Josée Harel
Molecular Pathogenesis
Sequence Elements Upstream of the Core Promoter Are Necessary for Full Transcription of the Capsule Gene Operon in Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain D39
Zhensong Wen, Odeniel Sertil, Yongxin Cheng, Shanshan Zhang, Xue Liu, Wen-Ching Wang, Jing-Ren Zhang
Molecular Pathogenesis
Superantigenic Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Induces the Expression of Granzymes and Perforin by CD4⁺ T Cells
Agathe Goubard, Caroline Loïez, Jun Abe, Caroline Fichel, Stéphanie Herwegh, Christelle Faveeuw, Rémi Porte, Delphine Cayet, Florent Sebbane, Sylvie Penet, Benoit Foligné, Pierre Desreumaux, Hirohisa Saito, Jean-Claude Sirard, Michel Simonet, Christophe Carnoy
Molecular Pathogenesis
High-Throughput, Signature-Tagged Mutagenic Approach To Identify Novel Virulence Factors of Yersinia pestis CO92 in a Mouse Model of Infection
Duraisamy Ponnusamy, Eric C. Fitts, Jian Sha, Tatiana E. Erova, Elena V. Kozlova, Michelle L. Kirtley, Bethany L. Tiner, Jourdan A. Andersson, Ashok K. Chopra
Molecular Pathogenesis
hfq Plays Important Roles in Virulence and Stress Adaptation in Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC 29544
Seongok Kim, Hyelyeon Hwang, Kwang-Pyo Kim, Hyunjin Yoon, Dong-Hyun Kang, Sangryeol Ryu

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Pharmacological Activation of Rap1 Antagonizes the Endothelial Barrier Disruption Induced by Exotoxins ExoS and ExoT of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Stéphanie Bouillot, Ina Attrée, Philippe Huber
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Proteomic-Based Approach To Gain Insight into Reprogramming of THP-1 Cells Exposed to Leishmania donovani over an Early Temporal Window
Alok Kumar Singh, Rajeev Kumar Pandey, Jair Lage Siqueira-Neto, Yong-Jun Kwon, Lucio H. Freitas-Junior, Chandrima Shaha, Rentala Madhubala
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Transforming Growth Factor β2 Promotes Transcription of COX2 and EP4, Leading to a Prostaglandin E₂-Driven Autostimulatory Loop That Enhances Virulence of Theileria annulata-Transformed Macrophages
Malak Haidar, Nadia Echebli, Ying Ding, Everlyn Kamau, Gordon Langsley
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The IbeA Invasin of Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Mediates Interaction with Intestinal Epithelia and Macrophages
Roberto J. Cieza, Jia Hu, Brittany N. Ross, Elena Sbrana, Alfredo G. Torres
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The CpxRA Two-Component System Is Essential for Citrobacter rodentium Virulence
Jenny-Lee Thomassin, Natalia Giannakopoulou, Lei Zhu, Jeremy Gross, Kristiana Salmon, Jean-Mathieu Leclerc, France Daigle, Hervé Le Moual, Samantha Gruenheid
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Ethanol Impairs Mucosal Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection by Disrupting Interleukin 17 Gene Expression
Giraldina Trevejo-Nunez, Kong Chen, Jason P. Dufour, Gregory J. Bagby, William T. Horne, Steve Nelson, Jay K. Kolls
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
A Genomic Virulence Reference Map of Enterococcus faecalis Reveals an Important Contribution of Phage03-Like Elements in Nosocomial Genetic Lineages to Pathogenicity in a Caenorhabditis elegans Infection Model
Sabina Leanti La Rosa, Lars-Gustav Snipen, Barbara E. Murray, Rob J. L. Willems, Michael S. Gilmore, Dzung B. Diep, Ingolf F. Nes, Dag Anders Brede
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Avoidance of Autophagy Mediated by PlcA or ActA Is Required for Listeria monocytogenes Growth in Macrophages
Gabriel Mitchell, Liang Ge, Qiongying Huang, Chen Chen, Sara Kianian, Mary F. Roberts, Randy Schekman, Daniel A. Portnoy

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
TleA, a Tsh-Like Autotransporter Identified in a Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain
Daniela Gutiérrez, Mirka Pardo, David Montero, Angel Oñate, Mauricio J. Farfán, Fernando Ruiz-Pérez, Felipe Del Canto, Roberto Vidal
Bacterial Infections
Escherichia coli EDL933 Requires Gluconeogenic Nutrients To Successfully Colonize the Intestines of Streptomycin-Treated Mice Precolonized with E. coli Nissle 1917
Silvia A. C. Schinner, Matthew E. Mokszycki, Jimmy Adediran, Mary Leatham-Jensen, Tyrrell Conway, Paul S. Cohen
Bacterial Infections
The Collagen Binding Protein Cnm Contributes to Oral Colonization and Cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans OMZ175
James H. Miller, Alejandro Avilés-Reyes, Kathy Scott-Anne, Stacy Gregoire, Gene E. Watson, Edith Sampson, Ann Progulske-Fox, Hyun Koo, William H. Bowen, José A. Lemos, Jacqueline Abranches
Bacterial Infections
Colony Morphology Variation of Burkholderia pseudomallei Is Associated with Antigenic Variation and O-Polysaccharide Modification
Chanthiwa Wikraiphat, Natnaree Saiprom, Sarunporn Tandhavanant, Christian Heiss, Parastoo Azadi, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Apichai Tuanyok, Matthew T. G. Holden, Mary N. Burtnick, Paul J. Brett, Sharon J. Peacock, Narisara Chantratita

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
C-Reactive Protein Protects Mice against Pneumococcal Infection via Both Phosphocholine-Dependent and Phosphocholine-Independent Mechanisms
Toh B. Gang, Gregory A. Hanley, Alok Agrawal
Host Response and Inflammation
Induction of Caspase-11 by Aspartyl Proteinases of Candida albicans and Implication in Promoting Inflammatory Response
Elena Gabrielli, Eva Pericolini, Eugenio Luciano, Samuele Sabbatini, Elena Roselletti, Stefano Perito, Lydia Kasper, Bernhard Hube, Anna Vecchiarelli
Host Response and Inflammation
Ixodes ricinus Salivary Serpin IRS-2 Affects Th17 Differentiation via Inhibition of the Interleukin-6/STAT-3 Signaling Pathway
Jana Páleníková, Jaroslava Lieskovská, Helena Langhansová, Michalis Kotsyfakis, Jindřich Chmelař, Jan Kopecký
Host Response and Inflammation
Adrenal Steroids Modulate the Immune Response during Brucella abortus Infection by a Mechanism That Depends on the Regulation of Cytokine Production
María Virginia Gentilini, Lis Noelia Velásquez, Paula Barrionuevo, Paula Constanza Arriola Benitez, Guillermo Hernán Giambartolomei, María Victoria Delpino
Host Response and Inflammation
The Omentum Is a Site of Protective IgM Production during Intracellular Bacterial Infection
Derek D. Jones, Rachael Racine, Susan T. Wittmer, Louise Harston, Amber M. Papillion, Lisa M. Dishaw, Troy D. Randall, David L. Woodland, Gary M. Winslow
Host Response and Inflammation
Impact of Malaria Preexposure on Antiparasite Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses after Controlled Human Malaria Infection
Joshua M. Obiero, Seif Shekalaghe, Cornelus C. Hermsen, Maxmillian Mpina, Else M. Bijker, Meta Roestenberg, Karina Teelen, Peter F. Billingsley, B. Kim Lee Sim, Eric R. James, Claudia A. Daubenberger, Stephen L. Hoffman, Salim Abdulla, Robert W. Sauerwein, Anja Scholzen

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
PD-1 Deficiency Enhances Humoral Immunity of Malaria Infection Treatment Vaccine
Taiping Liu, Xiao Lu, Chenghao Zhao, Xiaolan Fu, Tingting Zhao, Wenyue Xu
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
CD4⁺ T Cell Response Correlates with Naturally Acquired Antibodies against Plasmodium vivax Tryptophan-Rich Antigens
Mohammad Zeeshan, Kriti Tyagi, Yagya D. Sharma
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
The Assembly of GM1 Glycolipid- and Cholesterol-Enriched Raft-Like Membrane Microdomains Is Important for Giardial Encystation
Atasi De Chatterjee, Tavis L. Mendez, Sukla Roychowdhury, Siddhartha Das
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Anti-CD20 Antibody Therapy and Susceptibility to Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Waleed Elsegeiny, Taylor Eddens, Kong Chen, Jay K. Kolls
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase Prevents Elicitation of Th1 Cell Response via Interleukin 10 and Downregulates Th1 Effector Cells
Pablo Ruiz Díaz, Juan Mucci, María Ana Meira, Yanina Bogliotti, Daniel Musikant, María Susana Leguizamón, Oscar Campetella
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Interleukin-6-Driven Inflammatory Response Induces Retinal Pathology in a Model of Ocular Toxoplasmosis Reactivation
Élise Rochet, Julie Brunet, Marcela Sabou, Luc Marcellin, Tristan Bourcier, Ermanno Candolfi, Alexander W. Pfaff

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Alga-Produced Malaria Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidate Pfs25 Formulated with a Human Use-Compatible Potent Adjuvant Induces High-Affinity Antibodies That Block Plasmodium falciparum Infection of Mosquitoes
Kailash P. Patra, Fengwu Li, Darrick Carter, James A. Gregory, Sheyenne Baga, Steven G. Reed, Stephen P. Mayfield, Joseph M. Vinetz
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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Vaccination of Cattle with the N Terminus of LppQ of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Results in Type III Immune Complex Disease upon Experimental Infection
Musa Mulongo, Joachim Frey, Ken Smith, Christian Schnier, Hezron Wesonga, Jan Naessens, Declan McKeever
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Protein Energy Malnutrition during Vaccination Has Limited Influence on Vaccine Efficacy but Abolishes Immunity if Administered during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Truc Hoang, Else Marie Agger, Joseph P. Cassidy, Jan P. Christensen, Peter Andersen
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Nonreplicating, Cyst-Defective Type II Toxoplasma gondii Vaccine Strains Stimulate Protective Immunity against Acute and Chronic Infection
Barbara A. Fox, David J. Bzik
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Targeting Surface Protein SasX by Active and Passive Vaccination To Reduce Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Infection
Qian Liu, Xin Du, Xufen Hong, Tianming Li, Bing Zheng, Lei He, Yanan Wang, Michael Otto, Min Li

Molecular Genomics

Molecular Genomics
Genome-Wide Transposon Mutagenesis Indicates that Mycobacterium marinum Customizes Its Virulence Mechanisms for Survival and Replication in Different Hosts
Eveline M. Weerdenburg, Abdallah M. Abdallah, Farania Rangkuti, Moataz Abd El Ghany, Thomas D. Otto, Sabir A. Adroub, Douwe Molenaar, Roy Ummels, Kars ter Veen, Gunny van Stempvoort, Astrid M. van der Sar, Shahjahan Ali, Gemma C. Langridge, Nicholas R. Thomson, Arnab Pain, Wilbert Bitter

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Correction for Lam et al., Antibodies to PhnD Inhibit Staphylococcal Biofilms
Hubert Lam, Augustus Kesselly, Svetlana Stegalkina, Robert L. Charlebois, Raymond Oomen, Harold Kleanthous, Jeremy A. Yethon

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Kelei Zhao, Xin Deng, Chuan He, Bisong Yue, Min Wu
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Balamayooran Theivanthiran, Sanjay Batra, Gayathriy Balamayooran, Shanshan Cai, Koichi Kobayashi, Richard A. Flavell, Samithamby Jeyaseelan

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Molecular Genomics

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