Bacterial Capsules

Molecular Genomics
Genetic Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Sequence Type 7 Serogroup X Originating from Serogroup A
Bingqing Zhu, Pingping Yao, Leyi Zhang, Yuan Gao, Li Xu, Na Xie, Zhujun Shao
Molecular Pathogenesis
Key Role of Capsular Polysaccharide in the Induction of Systemic Infection and Abortion by Hypervirulent Campylobacter jejuni
Orhan Sahin, Samantha A. Terhorst, Eric R. Burrough, Zhangqi Shen, Zuowei Wu, Lei Dai, Yizhi Tang, Paul J. Plummer, Ju Ji, Michael J. Yaeger, Qijing Zhang
Bacterial Infections
The Capsular Serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is More Important than the Genetic Background for Resistance to Complement
Merit Melin, Krzysztof Trzciński, Seppo Meri, Helena Käyhty, Merja Väkeväinen
Molecular Pathogenesis
The K1 Capsular Polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii Strain 307-0294 Is a Major Virulence Factor
Thomas A. Russo, Nicole R. Luke, Janet M. Beanan, Ruth Olson, Shauna L. Sauberan, Ulrike MacDonald, L. Wayne Schultz, Timothy C. Umland, Anthony A. Campagnari
Molecular Genomics
Genetic Study of Capsular Switching between Neisseria meningitidis Sequence Type 7 Serogroup A and C Strains
Quan Wang, Zhujun Shao, Xiaoting Wang, Yuan Gao, Machao Li, Li Xu, Jianguo Xu, Lei Wang
Host Response and Inflammation
The K5 Capsule of Escherichia coli Strain Nissle 1917 Is Important in Stimulating Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 5, CD14, MyD88, and TRIF Together with the Induction of Interleukin-8 Expression via the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Epithelial Cells
Mohamed Hafez, Kelly Hayes, Marie Goldrick, Richard K. Grencis, Ian S. Roberts
Erratum
Identification of a Simple Chemical Structure Associated with Protective Human Antibodies against Multiple Pneumococcal Serogroups
Saeyoung Park, Archana R. Parameswar, Alexei V. Demchenko, Moon H. Nahm
Molecular Pathogenesis
Salicylic Acid Diminishes Staphylococcus aureus Capsular Polysaccharide Type 5 Expression
Lucía P. Alvarez, María S. Barbagelata, Mariana Gordiola, Ambrose L. Cheung, Daniel O. Sordelli, Fernanda R. Buzzola
Molecular Pathogenesis
Klebsiella pneumoniae Capsule Polysaccharide Impedes the Expression of β-Defensins by Airway Epithelial Cells
David Moranta, Verónica Regueiro, Catalina March, Enrique Llobet, Javier Margareto, Eider Larrate, Junkal Garmendia, José A. Bengoechea
Bacterial Infections
Polysaccharide Capsule and Sialic Acid-Mediated Regulation Promote Biofilm-Like Intracellular Bacterial Communities during Cystitis
Gregory G. Anderson, Carlos C. Goller, Sheryl Justice, Scott J. Hultgren, Patrick C. Seed

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