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Contents: August 2009, Volume 77, Issue 8        Spotlight        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics        Host Response and Inflammation        Letter To The Editor        Errata

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Spotlight:

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3129 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Minireviews:

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Approaches to Malaria Vaccine Development Using the Retrospectroscope Vanessa Sardá, David C. Kaslow, and Kim C. Williamson Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3130-3140; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00122-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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CovS Simultaneously Activates and Inhibits the CovR-Mediated Repression of Distinct Subsets of Group A Streptococcus Virulence Factor-Encoding Genes Jeanette Treviño, Nataly Perez, Esmeralda Ramirez-Peña, Zhuyun Liu, Samuel A. Shelburne, III, James M. Musser, and Paul Sumby Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3141-3149; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01560-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Capability of Catabolic Utilization of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid, a Sialic Acid, Is Essential for Vibrio vulnificus Pathogenesis Hee Gon Jeong, Man Hwan Oh, Byoung Sik Kim, Min Young Lee, Ho Jae Han, and Sang Ho Choi Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3209-3217; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00109-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sab, a Novel Autotransporter of Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Negative Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli O113:H21, Contributes to Adherence and Biofilm Formation Sylvia Herold, James C. Paton, and Adrienne W. Paton Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3234-3243; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00031-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Directed Mutagenesis of the Rickettsia prowazekii pld Gene Encoding Phospholipase D Lonnie O. Driskell, Xue-jie Yu, Lihong Zhang, Yan Liu, Vsevolod L. Popov, David H. Walker, Aimee M. Tucker, and David O. Wood Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3244-3248; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00395-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer of Two Antigenically Distinct O Antigens in Bordetella bronchiseptica Anne M. Buboltz, Tracy L. Nicholson, Alexia T. Karanikas, Andrew Preston, and Eric T. Harvill Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3249-3257; published ahead of print June 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01448-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unique Roles of DosT and DosS in DosR Regulon Induction and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dormancy Ryan W. Honaker, Rachel L. Leistikow, Iona L. Bartek, and Martin I. Voskuil Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3258-3263; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01449-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cpn60.2 and DnaK Are Located on the Bacterial Surface, Where Cpn60.2 Facilitates Efficient Bacterial Association with Macrophages Tyler B. M. Hickey, Lisa M. Thorson, David P. Speert, Mamadou Daffé, and Richard W. Stokes Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3389-3401; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00143-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Expression of the Haemophilus ducreyi LspB and LspA2 Proteins by CpxR Maria Labandeira-Rey, Jason R. Mock, and Eric J. Hansen Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3402-3411; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00292-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Screening of Streptococcus pneumoniae ABC Transporter Mutants Demonstrates that LivJHMGF, a Branched-Chain Amino Acid ABC Transporter, Is Necessary for Disease Pathogenesis Shilpa Basavanna, Suneeta Khandavilli, Jose Yuste, Jonathan M. Cohen, Arthur H. F. Hosie, Alexander J. Webb, Gavin H. Thomas, and Jeremy S. Brown Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3412-3423; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01543-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus mitis Phage-Encoded Adhesins Mediate Attachment to 2-8-Linked Sialic Acid Residues on Platelet Membrane Gangliosides Jennifer Mitchell and Paul M. Sullam Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3485-3490; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01573-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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The Acinetobacter baumannii 19606 OmpA Protein Plays a Role in Biofilm Formation on Abiotic Surfaces and in the Interaction of This Pathogen with Eukaryotic Cells Jennifer A. Gaddy, Andrew P. Tomaras, and Luis A. Actis Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3150-3160; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00096-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cytolethal Distending Toxin Induces Apoptosis in Nonproliferating Macrophages by a Phosphatase-Independent Mechanism Shira D. P. Rabin, Jared G. Flitton, and Donald R. Demuth Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3161-3169; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01227-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Corneal Epithelial Basement Membrane in Ocular Defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Irania Alarcon, Lesley Kwan, Chong Yu, David J. Evans, and Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3264-3271; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00111-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leishmania major Phosphoglycans Influence the Host Early Immune Response by Modulating Dendritic Cell Functions Dong Liu, Chahnaz Kebaier, Nazzy Pakpour, Althea A. Capul, Stephen M. Beverley, Phillip Scott, and Jude E. Uzonna Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3272-3283; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01447-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Confine Dendritic Cell-Mediated Dissemination of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Limit Systemic Disease in Mice Sabrina Voedisch, Christian Koenecke, Sascha David, Heike Herbrand, Reinhold Förster, Mikael Rhen, and Oliver Pabst Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3170-3180; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00272-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation of Antigenic Variants via Gene Conversion: Evidence for Recombination Fitness Selection at the Locus Level in Anaplasma marginale James E. Futse, Kelly A. Brayton, Seth D. Nydam, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3181-3187; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00348-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain and Virulence Diversity in the Mouse Pathogen Chlamydia muridarum Kyle H. Ramsey, Ira M. Sigar, Justin H. Schripsema, Cecele J. Denman, Anne K. Bowlin, Garry A. S. Myers, and Roger G. Rank Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3284-3293; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00147-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Adhesive Activities and Virulence of Novel Fimbrial Proteins of Porphyromonas gingivalis Deanne L. Pierce, So-ichiro Nishiyama, Shuang Liang, Min Wang, Martha Triantafilou, Kathy Triantafilou, Fuminobu Yoshimura, Donald R. Demuth, and George Hajishengallis Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3294-3301; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00262-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interval-Specific Congenic Lines Reveal Quantitative Trait Loci with Penetrant Lyme Arthritis Phenotypes on Chromosomes 5, 11, and 12 Ying Ma, Jennifer C. Miller, Hillary Crandall, Eric T. Larsen, Diane M. Dunn, Robert B. Weiss, Meenakumari Subramanian, John H. Weis, James F. Zachary, Cory Teuscher, and Janis J. Weis Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3302-3311; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00396-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reintroduction of Two Deleted Virulence Loci Restores Full Virulence to the Live Vaccine Strain of Francisella tularensis Emelie Salomonsson, Kerstin Kuoppa, Anna-Lena Forslund, Carl Zingmark, Igor Golovliov, Anders Sjöstedt, Laila Noppa, and Åke Forsberg Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3424-3431; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00196-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetics of Lethal Factor and Poly-D-Glutamic Acid Antigenemia during Inhalation Anthrax in Rhesus Macaques Anne E. Boyer, Conrad P. Quinn, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Thomas R. Kozel, Elke Saile, Chung K. Marston, Ann Percival, Brian D. Plikaytis, Adrian R. Woolfitt, Maribel Gallegos, Patrick Sabourin, Lisa G. McWilliams, James L. Pirkle, and John R. Barr Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3432-3441; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00346-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Manganese Transporter MntH Is a Critical Virulence Determinant for Brucella abortus 2308 in Experimentally Infected Mice Eric S. Anderson, James T. Paulley, Jennifer M. Gaines, Michelle W. Valderas, Daniel W. Martin, Evan Menscher, Timothy D. Brown, Colin S. Burns, and R. Martin Roop, II Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3466-3474; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00444-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Establishment of an Adult Mouse Model for Direct Evaluation of the Efficacy of Vaccines against Vibrio cholerae E. Nygren, B.-L. Li, J. Holmgren, and S. R. Attridge Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3475-3484; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01197-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Most Environmental Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (Serotype A) Are Not Lethal for Mice Anastasia P. Litvintseva and Thomas G. Mitchell Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3188-3195; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00296-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Genetically Engineered Live Attenuated Vaccine of Coccidioides posadasii Protects BALB/c Mice against Coccidioidomycosis Jianmin Xue, Xia Chen, Dale Selby, Chiung-Yu Hung, Jieh-Juen Yu, and Garry T. Cole Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3196-3208; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00459-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel ADAM Protease Expressed by Pneumocystis carinii Cassie C. Kennedy, Theodore J. Kottom, and Andrew H. Limper Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3328-3336; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01383-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Decreased Calmodulin Protein on the Survival Mechanisms of Alveolar Macrophages during Pneumocystis Pneumonia Mark E. Lasbury, Pamela J. Durant, Chung-Ping Liao, and Chao-Hung Lee Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3344-3354; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00299-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Signaling Regulates the Outcome of Intracellular Macrophage Parasitism by Cryptococcus neoformans Kerstin Voelz, David A. Lammas, and Robin C. May Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3450-3457; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00297-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elucidating the Pathogenesis of Spores from the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans Steven S. Giles, Taylor R. T. Dagenais, Michael R. Botts, Nancy P. Keller, and Christina M. Hull Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3491-3500; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00334-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Chlamydia trachomatis-Infected Patients Display Variable Antibody Profiles against the Nine-Member Polymorphic Membrane Protein Family Chun Tan, Ru-ching Hsia, Huizhong Shou, Catherine L. Haggerty, Roberta B. Ness, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Deborah Dean, Amy M. Scurlock, David P. Wilson, and Patrik M. Bavoil Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3218-3226; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01566-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viral Booster Vaccines Improve Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Induced Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis H. Martin Vordermeier, Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos, Paul J. Cockle, Martin McAulay, Shelley G. Rhodes, Tyler Thacker, Sarah C. Gilbert, Helen McShane, Adrian V. S. Hill, Zhou Xing, and R. Glyn Hewinson Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3364-3373; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00287-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Simple Chemical Structure Associated with Protective Human Antibodies against Multiple Pneumococcal Serogroups Saeyoung Park, Archana R. Parameswar, Alexei V. Demchenko, and Moon H. Nahm Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3374-3379; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00319-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthetic Peptide Vaccine Targeting a Cryptic Neutralizing Epitope in Domain 2 of Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen Jon Oscherwitz, Fen Yu, Jana L. Jacobs, Te-Hui Liu, Philip R. Johnson, and Kemp B. Cease Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3380-3388; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00358-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Antibody to Conserved Targets of Haemophilus influenzae Limits Colonization of the Murine Nasopharynx Tracey A. Zola, Elena S. Lysenko, and Jeffrey N. Weiser Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3458-3465; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01564-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Proteomic Investigation of the Time Course Responses of RAW 264.7 Macrophages to Infection with Salmonella enterica Liang Shi, Saiful M. Chowdhury, Heather S. Smallwood, Hyunjin Yoon, Heather M. Mottaz-Brewer, Angela D. Norbeck, Jason E. McDermott, Therese R. W. Clauss, Fred Heffron, Richard D. Smith, and Joshua N. Adkins Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3227-3233; published ahead of print June 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00063-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement and Its Flanking Regions Daniel Müller, Inga Benz, Ariane Liebchen, Inka Gallitz, Helge Karch, and M. Alexander Schmidt Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3501-3513; published ahead of print June 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00090-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli-Induced Inflammation Alters Mouse Urinary Bladder Contraction via an Interleukin-6-Activated Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase-Related Pathway Te I. Weng, Hsiao Yi Wu, Pei Ying Lin, and Shing Hwa Liu Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3312-3319; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00013-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Caspase 1 Inflammasome Is Not Required for Control of Murine Lyme Borreliosis Nengyin Liu, Alexia A. Belperron, Carmen J. Booth, and Linda K. Bockenstedt Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3320-3327; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00100-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strong Antibody Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE-PGRS62 Protein Are Associated with Latent and Active Tuberculosis Kah Wee Koh, Shu E Soh, and Geok Teng Seah Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3337-3343; published ahead of print June 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01175-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD8 T Cells in Old Mice Contribute to the Innate Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis via Interleukin-12p70-Dependent and Antigen-Independent Production of Gamma Interferon Bridget Vesosky, Erin K. Rottinghaus, Craig Davis, and Joanne Turner Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3355-3363; published ahead of print May 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00295-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydial and Periodontal Pathogens Induce Hepatic Inflammation and Fatty Acid Imbalance in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice Kati Hyvärinen, Anita M. Tuomainen, Saara Laitinen, Igor L. Bykov, Liisa Törmäkangas, Kai Lindros, Reijo Käkelä, Georg Alfthan, Irma Salminen, Matti Jauhiainen, Petri T. Kovanen, Maija Leinonen, Pekka Saikku, and Pirkko J. Pussinen Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3442-3449; published ahead of print May 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00389-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letter To The Editor:

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Is Hypercholesterolemia a Friend or a Foe of Tuberculosis? Runlin Han, Hardy Kornfeld, and Gregory Martens Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3514-3515; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii from Infected Dendritic Cells to Natural Killer Cells Catrine M. Persson, Henrik Lambert, Polya P. Vutova, Isabel Dellacasa-Lindberg, Joanna Nederby, Hideo Yagita, Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren, Alf Grandien, Antonio Barragan, and Benedict J. Chambers Infect. Immun. August 2009 77: 3516 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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