Microbial Pathogenesis – Assigned Articles (March)
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Toxins,
ctd.
16.
Thursday, March 2, 2006 (Kerr presenting)
Assigned Article:
Voth DE, Hamm
EE, Nguyen LG, Tucker AE, Salles II, Ortiz-Leduc W, Ballard JD. (2005)
Bacillus anthracis oedema
toxin as a cause of tissue necrosis and cell type-specific cytotoxicity. Cell. Microbiol. 7:1139-49. PDF
17.
Friday, March 3, 2006 (note unusual date) (Pflughoeft presenting)
Assigned Article:
Blow NS,
Salomon RN, Garrity K, Reveillaud I, Kopin A, Jackson FR, Watnick PI.
(2005) Vibrio cholerae infection of Drosophila melanogaster mimics the human
disease cholera. PLoS Pathog. 1:e8. PDF
Model Hosts to
Identify Virulence Factors and Immune Responses
Danielle A. Garsin, Ph.D.
Office: MSB
1.174; Phone: 713-500-5454
18.
Thursday, March 16, 2006.
Identifying Virulence Factors using a Model Host
Assigned Article:
Tenor, J.
L., B. A. McCormick, F. M. Ausubel, and A. Aballay. (2004) Caenorhabditis
elegans-Based Screen Identifies Salmonella
Virulence Factors Required for Conserved Host-Pathogen Interactions. Current
Biology 14:1018-1024. PDF
Useful Review:
Schulenburg,
H., C. L. Kurz, and J. J. Ewbank. (2004) Evolution of the innate immune system:
the worm perspective. Immunol Rev 198:36-58. PDF
19.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006.
Developing a Model Host System
Assigned Article:
Jha, A. K., H. P. Bais, and J. M. Vivanco. (2004) Enterococcus
faecalis Mammalian Virulence-Related Factors Exhibit Potent Pathogenicity
in the Arabidopsis thaliana Plant
Model. Infection and Immunity 73:464-475. PDF
Useful Book Chapter
(in MMG Library):
Gilmore, M.
S., P. S. Coburn, S. R. Nallapareddy, and B. E. Murray. (2002) Enterococcal
Virulence in The Enterococci:
Pathogenesis, Molecular Biology, and Antibiotic Resistance, M.S. Gilmore,
Editor. 2002, ASM Press:
20. Thursday, March 23,
2006. Identifying Immune Responses Using
Model Hosts I
Assigned Article:
Liberati, N. T., K. A. Fitzgerald,
D. H. Kim, R. Feinbaum, D. T. Golenbock, and F. M.
Ausubel. (2004) Requirement for a conserved
Toll/interleukin-1 resistance domain protein in the
Caenorhabditis elegans immune response. Proc Natl Acad 101: 6593-6598. PDF
Useful Review:
Nicholas,
H. R., and J. Hodgkin. (2004) Responses to infection and possible recognition
strategies in the innate immune system of Caenorhabditis
elegans. Mol Immunol 41:479-93. PDF
21.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006.
Identifying Immune Responses Using Model Hosts II
Assigned Article:
Ha, E. M.,
C. T. Oh, Y. S. Bae, W. J. Lee. (2005)
A Direct Role for Dual Oxidase in Drosophila
Gut Immunity. Science. 310:
847-850. PDF
Groundwork Paper:
Ha, E. M., C. T. Oh, J. H. Ryu, Y. S.
Bae, S. W. Kang, I. H. Jang, P. T. Brey, W. J. Lee. (2005) An Antioxidant System Required for
Host Protection against Gut Infection in Drosophila. Developmental Cell. 18:
125-132. PDF
Variation Mechanisms/Host Resistance
Steven J. Norris, Ph.D.
MSB 2.120
713-500-5338
22. Thursday, March 30, 2006.
Antigenic variation in Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
Assigned
Article:
Criss, A. K.,
K. A. Kline, and H. S. Seifert. 2005. The frequency and rate
of pilin antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Mol Microbiol 58:510-519. PDF