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Contents: December 2009, Volume 77, Issue 12

       Spotlight

       Minireviews

       Fungal and Parasitic Infections

       Molecular Pathogenesis

       Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

       Bacterial Infections

       Host Response and Inflammation

       Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

       Errata

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Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5205
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Minireviews:

Toxin-Mediated Effects on the Innate Mucosal Defenses: Implications for Enteric Vaccines
Gregory M. Glenn, David H. Francis, and E. Michael Danielsen
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5206-5215; published ahead of print September 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00712-09
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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

The Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Protease Sap9 Modulates the Interaction of Candida albicans with Human Neutrophils
Anke Hornbach, Antje Heyken, Lydia Schild, Bernhard Hube, Jürgen Löffler, and Oliver Kurzai
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5216-5224; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00723-09
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MyD88-Deficient Mice Exhibit Decreased Parasite-Induced Immune Responses but Reduced Disease Severity in a Murine Model of Neurocysticercosis
Bibhuti B. Mishra, Uma Mahesh Gundra, Kondi Wong, and Judy M. Teale
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5369-5379; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00455-09
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Long-Term Immunity to Lethal Acute or Chronic Type II Toxoplasma gondii Infection Is Effectively Induced in Genetically Susceptible C57BL/6 Mice by Immunization with an Attenuated Type I Vaccine Strain
Jason P. Gigley, Barbara A. Fox, and David J. Bzik
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5380-5388; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00649-09
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Th2 but Not Th1 Immune Bias Results in Altered Lung Functions in a Murine Model of Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection
Aditya V. Jain, Yanmei Zhang, W. Bradley Fields, David A. McNamara, Mun Y. Choe, Gwo-hsiao Chen, John Erb-Downward, John J. Osterholzer, Galen B. Toews, Gary B. Huffnagle, and Michal A. Olszewski
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5389-5399; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00809-09
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Malaria Ookinete Surface Protein-Based Vaccination via the Intranasal Route Completely Blocks Parasite Transmission in both Passive and Active Vaccination Regimens in a Rodent Model of Malaria Infection
Takeshi Arakawa, Mayumi Tachibana, Takeshi Miyata, Tetsuya Harakuni, Hideyasu Kohama, Yasunobu Matsumoto, Naotoshi Tsuji, Hajime Hisaeda, Anthony Stowers, Motomi Torii, and Takafumi Tsuboi
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5496-5500; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00640-09
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Molecular Characterization of EmABP, an Apolipoprotein A-I Binding Protein Secreted by the Echinococcus multilocularis Metacestode
Peter Bernthaler, Kerstin Epping, Gerd Schmitz, Peter Deplazes, and Klaus Brehm
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5564-5571; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00653-09
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12/15-Lipoxygenase-Dependent Myeloid Production of Interleukin-12 Is Essential for Resistance to Chronic Toxoplasmosis
Melissa K. Middleton, Alicia M. Zukas, Tanya Rubinstein, Michelle Kinder, Emma H. Wilson, Peijuan Zhu, Ian A. Blair, Christopher A. Hunter, and Ellen Puré
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5690-5700; published ahead of print October 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00560-09
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Vaccine Potentials of an Intrinsically Unstructured Fragment Derived from the Blood Stage-Associated Plasmodium falciparum Protein PFF0165c
S. Olugbile, C. Kulangara, G. Bang, S. Bertholet, E. Suzarte, V. Villard, G. Frank, R. Audran, A. Razaname, I. Nebie, O. Awobusuyi, F. Spertini, A. V. Kajava, I. Felger, P. Druilhe, and G. Corradin
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5701-5709; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00652-09
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Molecular Pathogenesis:

The Secreted Esterase of Group A Streptococcus Is Important for Invasive Skin Infection and Dissemination in Mice
Hui Zhu, Mengyao Liu, Paul Sumby, and Benfang Lei
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5225-5232; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00636-09
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Bcl-2 Regulates the Onset of Shiga Toxin 1-Induced Apoptosis in THP-1 Cells
Moo-Seung Lee, Rama P. Cherla, Dinorah Leyva-Illades, and Vernon L. Tesh
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5233-5244; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00665-09
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OmpA of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Promotes Postinvasion Pathogenesis of Cystitis
Tracy F. Nicholson, Kristin M. Watts, and David A. Hunstad
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5245-5251; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00670-09
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Role for the Burkholderia pseudomallei Capsular Polysaccharide Encoded by the wcb Operon in Acute Disseminated Melioidosis
Jonathan M. Warawa, Dan Long, Rebecca Rosenke, Don Gardner, and Frank C. Gherardini
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5252-5261; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00824-09
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Proteomic Analysis of Rickettsia parkeri Strain Portsmouth
Walairat Pornwiroon, Apichai Bourchookarn, Christopher D. Paddock, and Kevin R. Macaluso
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5262-5271; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00911-09
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A Naturally Occurring Rgg Variant in Serotype M3 Streptococcus pyogenes Does Not Activate speB Expression Due to Altered Specificity of DNA Binding
Kyle V. Kappeler, Srivishnupriya Anbalagan, Alexander V. Dmitriev, Emily J. McDowell, Melody N. Neely, and Michael S. Chaussee
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5411-5417; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00373-09
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Pyruvate Formate Lyase Is Required for Pneumococcal Fermentative Metabolism and Virulence
Hasan Yesilkaya, Francesca Spissu, Sandra M. Carvalho, Vanessa S. Terra, Karen A. Homer, Rachel Benisty, Nurith Porat, Ana R. Neves, and Peter W. Andrew
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5418-5427; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00178-09
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Characterization of a Campylobacter jejuni VirK Protein Homolog as a Novel Virulence Determinant
Veronica Novik, Dirk Hofreuter, and Jorge E. Galán
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5428-5436; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00528-09
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Molecular, Antigenic, and Functional Characteristics of Ferric Enterobactin Receptor CfrA in Campylobacter jejuni
Ximin Zeng, Fuzhou Xu, and Jun Lin
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5437-5448; published ahead of print September 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00666-09
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oxyR, a LysR-Type Regulator Involved in Klebsiella pneumoniae Mucosal and Abiotic Colonization
Claire Hennequin and Christiane Forestier
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5449-5457; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00837-09
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Effect of the O-Antigen Length of Lipopolysaccharide on the Functions of Type III Secretion Systems in Salmonella enterica
Stefanie U. Hölzer, Markus C. Schlumberger, Daniela Jäckel, and Michael Hensel
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5458-5470; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00871-09
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Leptospira interrogans Binds to Human Cell Surface Receptors Including Proteoglycans
Deborah D. Breiner, Mark Fahey, Ryan Salvador, Jana Novakova, and Jenifer Coburn
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5528-5536; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00546-09
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Instantaneous Within-Patient Diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Populations from Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infections
Cara N. Wilder, Gopal Allada, and Martin Schuster
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5631-5639; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00755-09
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

The Sca2 Autotransporter Protein from Rickettsia conorii Is Sufficient To Mediate Adherence to and Invasion of Cultured Mammalian Cells
Marissa M. Cardwell and Juan J. Martinez
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5272-5280; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00201-09
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Spa15 of Shigella flexneri Is Secreted through the Type III Secretion System and Prevents Staurosporine-Induced Apoptosis
Christina S. Faherty and Anthony T. Maurelli
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5281-5290; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00800-09
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Antiapoptotic Proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-X_L Inhibit Clostridium difficile Toxin A-Induced Cell Death in Human Epithelial Cells
Isabelle Matte, Denis Lane, Élodie Côté, Ann-Élise Asselin, Louis-Charles Fortier, Claude Asselin, and Alain Piché
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5400-5410; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00485-09
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The Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Effector Cif Induces Delayed Apoptosis in Epithelial Cells
Ascel Samba-Louaka, Jean-Philippe Nougayrède, Claude Watrin, Eric Oswald, and Frédéric Taieb
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5471-5477; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00860-09
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Surface-Exposed Histone-Like Protein A Modulates Adherence of Streptococcus gallolyticus to Colon Adenocarcinoma Cells
Annemarie Boleij, Renée M. J. Schaeps, Stan de Kleijn, Peter W. Hermans, Philippe Glaser, Vijay Pancholi, Dorine W. Swinkels, and Harold Tjalsma
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5519-5527; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00384-09
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CD23 Mediates Antimycobacterial Activity of Human Macrophages
M. Djavad Mossalayi, Ioannis Vouldoukis, Maria Mamani-Matsuda, Tina Kauss, Jean Guillon, Jeanne Maugein, Daniel Moynet, Jérôme Rambert, Vanessa Desplat, Dominique Mazier, Philippe Vincendeau, and Denis Malvy
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5537-5542; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01457-08
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Bacterial Toxins Induce Sustained mRNA Expression of the Silencing Transcription Factor klf2 via Inactivation of RhoA and Rhophilin 1
Kristina Dach, Josip Zovko, Michael Hogardt, Isabel Koch, Katrin van Erp, Jürgen Heesemann, and Reinhard Hoffmann
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5583-5592; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00121-09
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The Long-Lived Nature of Clostridium perfringens Iota Toxin in Mammalian Cells Induces Delayed Apoptosis
Hanna Hilger, Sascha Pust, Guido von Figura, Eva Kaiser, Bradley G. Stiles, Michel R. Popoff, and Holger Barth
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5593-5601; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00710-09
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Inhibition of Erythrocyte Invasion and Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Processing by Human Immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and IgG3 Antibodies
Maria Lazarou, José A. Guevara Patiño, Richard M. Jennings, Richard S. McIntosh, Jianguo Shi, Steven Howell, Eilish Cullen, Tarran Jones, Jaime R. Adame-Gallegos, Jonathan A. Chappel, Jana S. McBride, Michael J. Blackman, Anthony A. Holder, and Richard J. Pleass
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5659-5667; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00167-09
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Complement Receptor 3 Deficiency Influences Lesion Progression during Leishmania major Infection in BALB/c Mice
Cristina R. Carter, James P. Whitcomb, Jessica A. Campbell, Rami M. Mukbel, and Mary Ann McDowell
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5668-5675; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00802-08
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Rhodococcus equi Virulence-Associated Protein A Is Required for Diversion of Phagosome Biogenesis but Not for Cytotoxicity
Kristine von Bargen, Marco Polidori, Ulrike Becken, Gitta Huth, John F. Prescott, and Albert Haas
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5676-5681; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00856-09
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Bacterial Infections:

Development and Application of New Mouse Models To Study the Pathogenesis of Clostridium perfringens Type C Enterotoxemias
Francisco A. Uzal, Juliann Saputo, Sameera Sayeed, Jorge E. Vidal, Derek J. Fisher, Rachael Poon, Vicki Adams, Mariano E. Fernandez-Miyakawa, Julian I. Rood, and Bruce A. McClane
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5291-5299; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00825-09
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Distinctive Profiles of Infection and Pathology in Hamsters Infected with Clostridium difficile Strains 630 and B1
David Goulding, Harold Thompson, Jenny Emerson, Neil F. Fairweather, Gordon Dougan, and Gill R. Douce
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5478-5485; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00551-09
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C3H Male Mice with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Cannot Clear a Urethral Infection with a Human Serovar of Chlamydia trachomatis
Sukumar Pal, Annahita K. Sarcon, and Luis M. de la Maza
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5602-5607; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00766-09
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Bacterial Growth Rate and Host Factors as Determinants of Intracellular Bacterial Distributions in Systemic Salmonella enterica Infections
Andrew J. Grant, Gemma L. Foster, Trevelyan J. McKinley, Sam P. Brown, Simon Clare, Duncan J. Maskell, and Pietro Mastroeni
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5608-5611; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00827-09
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Coxiella burnetii Isolates Cause Genogroup-Specific Virulence in Mouse and Guinea Pig Models of Acute Q Fever
K. E. Russell-Lodrigue, M. Andoh, M. W. J. Poels, H. R. Shive, B. R. Weeks, G. Q. Zhang, C. Tersteeg, T. Masegi, A. Hotta, T. Yamaguchi, H. Fukushi, K. Hirai, D. N. McMurray, and J. E. Samuel
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5640-5650; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00851-09
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Persistent Infection Contributes to Heterologous Protective Immunity against Fatal Ehrlichiosis
Nagaraja R. Thirumalapura, Emily C. Crossley, David H. Walker, and Nahed Ismail
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5682-5689; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00720-09
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Host Response and Inflammation:

Inescapable Need for Neutrophils as Mediators of Cellular Innate Immunity to Acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia
Andrew Y. Koh, Gregory P. Priebe, Christopher Ray, Nico Van Rooijen, and Gerald B. Pier
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5300-5310; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00501-09
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Filtrate Proteins plus CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Confer Protection to Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Primed Mice by Inhibiting Interleukin-4 Secretion
Denise Morais da Fonseca, Celio Lopes Silva, Pryscilla Fanini Wowk, Marina Oliveira e Paula, Simone Gusmão Ramos, Cynthia Horn, Gilles Marchal, and Vânia Luiza Deperon Bonato
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5311-5321; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00580-09
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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Suppresses the Host Inflammatory Response via Pathogenicity Island Genes sisA and sisB
Amanda L. Lloyd, Sara N. Smith, Kathryn A. Eaton, and Harry L. T. Mobley
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5322-5333; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00779-09
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Critical Role for Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) during Chlamydia muridarum Genital Infection and Bacterial Replication-Independent Secretion of IL-1β in Mouse Macrophages
Daniel Prantner, Toni Darville, James D. Sikes, Charles W. Andrews, Jr., Helmut Brade, Roger G. Rank, and Uma M. Nagarajan
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5334-5346; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00883-09
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Helminth Infection Can Reduce Insulitis and Type 1 Diabetes through CD25- and IL-10-Independent Mechanisms
Qian Liu, Krishnan Sundar, Pankaj K. Mishra, Gity Mousavi, Zhugong Liu, Andrew Gaydo, Farhang Alem, David Lagunoff, David Bleich, and William C. Gause
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5347-5358; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01170-08
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Histamine Plays an Essential Regulatory Role in Lung Inflammation and Protective Immunity in the Acute Phase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
D. Carlos, C. Fremond, A. Samarina, V. Vasseur, I. Maillet, S. G. Ramos, F. Erard, V. Quesniaux, H. Ohtsu, C. L. Silva, L. H. Faccioli, and B. Ryffel
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5359-5368; published ahead of print October 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01497-08
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Frequencies of Region of Difference 1 Antigen-Specific but Not Purified Protein Derivative-Specific Gamma Interferon-Secreting T Cells Correlate with the Presence of Tuberculosis Disease but Do Not Distinguish Recent from Remote Latent Infections
Timothy S. C. Hinks, Davinder P. S. Dosanjh, John A. Innes, Geoffrey Pasvol, Sarah Hackforth, Hansa Varia, Kerry A. Millington, Xiao-Qing Liu, Mustafa Bakir, Ahmet Soysal, Robert N. Davidson, Rubamalar Gunatheesan, and Ajit Lalvani
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5486-5495; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.01436-08
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Partial Protection against Helicobacter pylori in the Absence of Mast Cells in Mice
Hua Ding, John G. Nedrud, Barry Wershil, Raymond W. Redline, Thomas G. Blanchard, and Steven J. Czinn
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5543-5550; published ahead of print October 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00532-09
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Enterococcus faecalis Capsular Polysaccharide Serotypes C and D and Their Contributions to Host Innate Immune Evasion
Lance R. Thurlow, Vinai Chittezham Thomas, Sherry D. Fleming, and Lynn E. Hancock
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5551-5557; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00576-09
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Saliva Enables the Antimicrobial Activity of LL-37 in the Presence of Proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Michal Gutner, Stella Chaushu, Daniela Balter, and Gilad Bachrach
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5558-5563; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00648-09
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Toll-Like Receptor Signaling in Airborne Burkholderia thailandensis Infection
T. Eoin West, Thomas R. Hawn, and Shawn J. Skerrett
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5612-5622; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00618-09
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Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 Contribute to Sepsis-Induced Depletion of Spleen Dendritic Cells
Frédéric Pène, Emilie Courtine, Fatah Ouaaz, Benjamin Zuber, Bertrand Sauneuf, Gonzalo Sirgo, Christophe Rousseau, Julie Toubiana, Viviane Balloy, Michel Chignard, Jean-Paul Mira, and Jean-Daniel Chiche
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5651-5658; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00238-09
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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Superior Protective Immunity against Murine Listeriosis by Combined Vaccination with CpG DNA and Recombinant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Christina Berchtold, Klaus Panthel, Stefan Jellbauer, Brigitte Köhn, Elisabeth Roider, Miriam Partilla, Jürgen Heesemann, Stefan Endres, Carole Bourquin, and Holger Rüssmann
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5501-5508; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00700-09
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A Heterologous Helper T-Cell Epitope Enhances the Immunogenicity of a Multiple-Antigenic-Peptide Vaccine Targeting the Cryptic Loop-Neutralizing Determinant of Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen
Jon Oscherwitz, Fen Yu, and Kemp B. Cease
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5509-5518; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00899-09
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Regulated Delayed Expression of rfaH in an Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Vaccine Enhances Immunogenicity of Outer Membrane Proteins and a Heterologous Antigen
Qingke Kong, Qing Liu, Kenneth L. Roland, and Roy Curtiss, III
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5572-5582; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00831-09
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Vaccination with the ML0276 Antigen Reduces Local Inflammation but Not Bacterial Burden during Experimental Mycobacterium leprae Infection
Vanitha S. Raman, Joanne O'Donnell, H. Remy Bailor, Wakako Goto, Ramanuj Lahiri, Thomas P. Gillis, Steven G. Reed, and Malcolm S. Duthie
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5623-5630; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/IAI.00508-09
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Errata:

Characterization of a Unique ADP-Ribosyltransferase of Mycoplasma penetrans
Coreen Johnson, T. R. Kannan, and Joel B. Baseman
Infect. Immun. December 2009 77: 5710
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