Infection and Immunity: 85 (9)

September 2017; Volume 85,Issue 9

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Antibody-Mediated Catalysis in Infection and Immunity
Anthony Bowen, Maggie Wear, Arturo Casadevall

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Identification and Characterization of Two Klebsiella pneumoniaelpxL Lipid A Late Acyltransferases and Their Role in Virulence
Grant Mills, Amy Dumigan, Timothy Kidd, Laura Hobley, José A. Bengoechea
Molecular Pathogenesis
NanR Regulates nanI Sialidase Expression by Clostridium perfringens F4969, a Human Enteropathogenic Strain
Jihong Li, Daniel R. Evans, John C. Freedman, Bruce A. McClane
Molecular Pathogenesis
Degradation of Incretins and Modulation of Blood Glucose Levels by Periodontopathic Bacterial Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4
Yuko Ohara-Nemoto, Manami Nakasato, Yu Shimoyama, Tomomi T. Baba, Takeshi Kobayakawa, Toshio Ono, Takashi Yaegashi, Shigenobu Kimura, Takayuki K. Nemoto
Molecular Pathogenesis
Both MisR (CpxR) and MisS (CpxA) Are Required for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection in a Murine Model of Lower Genital Tract Infection
Dharanesh Gangaiah, Erica L. Raterman, Hong Wu, Kate R. Fortney, Hongyu Gao, Yunlong Liu, Ann E. Jerse, Stanley M. Spinola
Molecular Pathogenesis
Regulation of Type III Secretion of Translocon and Effector Proteins by the EsaB/EsaL/EsaM Complex in Edwardsiella tarda
Lu Yi Liu, Pin Nie, Hong Bing Yu, Hai Xia Xie
Molecular Pathogenesis
A Nutrient-Regulated Cyclic Diguanylate Phosphodiesterase Controls Clostridium difficile Biofilm and Toxin Production during Stationary Phase
Erin B. Purcell, Robert W. McKee, David S. Courson, Elizabeth M. Garrett, Shonna M. McBride, Richard E. Cheney, Rita Tamayo
Molecular Pathogenesis
Haemophilus parainfluenzae Strain ATCC 33392 Forms Biofilms In Vitro and during Experimental Otitis Media Infections
Bing Pang, W. Edward Swords

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Albumin Inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing and Alters Polymicrobial Interactions
Allie Clinton Smith, Anne Rice, Bryan Sutton, Rebecca Gabrilska, Aimee K. Wessel, Marvin Whiteley, Kendra P. Rumbaugh
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
New Insights into the Roles of Long Polar Fimbriae and Stg Fimbriae in Salmonella Interactions with Enterocytes and M Cells
Amanda M. Gonzales, Shyra Wilde, Kenneth L. Roland
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Induces Oxidative Stress and Inhibits Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in Lung Epithelial Cells
Maher Y. Abdalla, Traci Hoke, Javier Seravalli, Barbara L. Switzer, Melissa Bavitz, Jill D. Fliege, Peter J. Murphy, Bradley E. Britigan
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Effector EspW Triggers Actin Remodeling in a Rac1-Dependent Manner
Pamela Sandu, Valerie F. Crepin, Hauke Drechsler, Andrew D. McAinsh, Gad Frankel, Cedric N. Berger
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Control of Mucosal Candidiasis in the Zebrafish Swim Bladder Depends on Neutrophils That Block Filament Invasion and Drive Extracellular-Trap Production
Remi L. Gratacap, Allison K. Scherer, Brittany G. Seman, Robert T. Wheeler
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Ehrlichia chaffeensis TRP120 Moonlights as a HECT E3 Ligase Involved in Self- and Host Ubiquitination To Influence Protein Interactions and Stability for Intracellular Survival
Bing Zhu, Seema Das, Shubhajit Mitra, Tierra R. Farris, Jere W. McBride
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Inhibition of Host Cell Lysosome Spreading by Trypanosoma cruzi Metacyclic Stage-Specific Surface Molecule gp90 Downregulates Parasite Invasion
João Paulo Ferreira Rodrigues, Guilherme Hideki Takahashi Sant'ana, Maria Aparecida Juliano, Nobuko Yoshida
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Host and Pathogen Copper-Transporting P-Type ATPases Function Antagonistically during Salmonella Infection
Erik Ladomersky, Aslam Khan, Vinit Shanbhag, Jennifer S. Cavet, Jefferson Chan, Gary A. Weisman, Michael J. Petris
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
SipA Activation of Caspase-3 Is a Decisive Mediator of Host Cell Survival at Early Stages of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection
Anne McIntosh, Lynsey M. Meikle, Michael J. Ormsby, Beth A. McCormick, John M. Christie, James M. Brewer, Mark Roberts, Daniel M. Wall

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Pneumolysin-Dependent Calpain Activation and Interleukin-1α Secretion in Macrophages Infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae
Rendong Fang, Rui Wu, Huihui Du, Meilan Jin, Yajing Liu, Guihua Lei, Bing Jiang, Zehui Lei, Yuanyi Peng, Kui Nie, Kohsuke Tsuchiya
Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Nucleotidyl Cyclase Inhibits the Host Innate Immune Response by Suppressing TAK1 Activation
Chenxi He, Yilong Zhou, Feng Liu, Haipeng Liu, Hao Tan, Shouguang Jin, Weihui Wu, Baoxue Ge
Bacterial Infections
AtlA Mediates Extracellular DNA Release, Which Contributes to Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation in an Experimental Rat Model of Infective Endocarditis
Chiau-Jing Jung, Ron-Bin Hsu, Chia-Tung Shun, Chih-Chieh Hsu, Jean-San Chia
Bacterial Infections
Porphyromonas gulae Activates Unprimed and Gamma Interferon-Primed Macrophages via the Pattern Recognition Receptors Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4, and NOD2
James A. Holden, Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Jason C. Lenzo, Rebecca K. H. Orth, Ashley Mansell, Eric C. Reynolds
Bacterial Infections
Positive- and Negative-Control Pathways by Blood Components for Intermedilysin Production in Streptococcus intermedius
Toshifumi Tomoyasu, Takahiro Yamasaki, Shinya Chiba, Shingo Kusaka, Atsushi Tabata, Robert A. Whiley, Hideaki Nagamune

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
B10 Cells Alleviate Periodontal Bone Loss in Experimental Periodontitis
Yuhua Wang, Xiaoqian Yu, Jiang Lin, Yang Hu, Qian Zhao, Toshihisa Kawai, Martin A. Taubman, Xiaozhe Han
Host Response and Inflammation
Hepcidin-(In)dependent Mechanisms of Iron Metabolism Regulation during Infection by Listeria and Salmonella
Ana C. Moreira, João V. Neves, Tânia Silva, Patrícia Oliveira, Maria S. Gomes, Pedro N. Rodrigues
Host Response and Inflammation
S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase Deficiency Confers Improved Survival and Neurological Outcome in Experimental Cerebral Malaria
Robyn E. Elphinstone, Rickvinder Besla, Eric A. Shikatani, Ziyue Lu, Alfred Hausladen, Matthew Davies, Clinton S. Robbins, Mansoor Husain, Jonathan S. Stamler, Kevin C. Kain
Host Response and Inflammation
Increased Resistance to Intradermal Francisella tularensis LVS Infection by Inactivation of the Sts Phosphatases
Kaustubh Parashar, Erik Kopping, David Frank, Vinaya Sampath, David G. Thanassi, Nick Carpino

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Genetic Adjuvantation of a Cell-Based Therapeutic Vaccine for Amelioration of Chagasic Cardiomyopathy
Vanaja Konduri, Matthew M. Halpert, Dan Liang, Jonathan M. Levitt, Julio Vladimir Cruz-Chan, Bin Zhan, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez, Kathryn M. Jones, William K. Decker
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
CCR5 Is Involved in Interruption of Pregnancy in Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii during Early Pregnancy
Maki Nishimura, Kousuke Umeda, Masayuki Suwa, Hidefumi Furuoka, Yoshifumi Nishikawa

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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Listeria-Vectored Vaccine Expressing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis 30-Kilodalton Major Secretory Protein via the Constitutively Active prfA* Regulon Boosts Mycobacterium bovis BCG Efficacy against Tuberculosis
Qingmei Jia, Barbara Jane Dillon, Saša Masleša-Galić, Marcus A. Horwitz
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
The Transcription Factor NFAT1 Participates in the Induction of CD4⁺ T Cell Functional Exhaustion during Plasmodium yoelii Infection
Rachel Y. Ames, Li-Min Ting, Inessa Gendlina, Kami Kim, Fernando Macian
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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Role of sapA and yfgA in Susceptibility to Antibody-Mediated Complement-Dependent Killing and Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Edna M. Ondari, Jennifer N. Heath, Elizabeth J. Klemm, Gemma Langridge, Lars Barquist, David A. Goulding, Simon Clare, Gordon Dougan, Robert A. Kingsley, Calman A. MacLennan

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor
Suspected Mycoplasma Contamination in the Study “Toll-Like Receptor 2 Recognizes Orientia tsutsugamushi and Increases Susceptibility to Murine Experimental Scrub Typhus”
Wiwit Tantibhedhyangkul, Naharuthai Inthasin, Patimaporn Wongprompitak, Pattama Ekpo
Letter to the Editor
Reply to Tantibhedhyangkul et al., ‘Suspected Mycoplasma Contamination in the Study “Toll-Like Receptor 2 Recognizes Orientia tsutsugamushi and Increases Susceptibility to Murine Experimental Scrub Typhus”’
Mohammad Gharaibeh, Monica Hagedorn, Stefanie Lilla, Matthias Hauptmann, Holger Heine, Bernhard Fleischer, Christian Keller

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Molecular Pathogenesis

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Bacterial Infections

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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