Infection and Immunity
Overview
'Infection and Immunity' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that focuses on the study of host-pathogen interactions, immune responses, and the mechanisms of infectious diseases. It publishes cutting-edge research articles, reviews, and commentaries, providing a comprehensive understanding of the complex interplay between microbes and the immune system.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Infect Immun
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Start
1970
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
0019-9567
e-ISSN
1098-5522
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Allergy & Immunology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 410
242
SJR / Ranks: 3536
1042
CiteScore / Ranks: 3626
6.20
JIF / Ranks: 3327
3.1
Recent Articles
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Yang Z, Duncan-Lowey J, Roy C
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0044824.
PMID: 40071978
is a gram-negative, obligate intracellular pathogen that causes human Q fever. Within host cells, proliferates in a spacious, acidic, lysosome-derived -containing vacuole (CCV) by a process that requires the Dot/Icm...
2.
Bhalla K, Sanchez Leon-Hing E, Huang Y, French V, Hu G, Wang J, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0007225.
PMID: 40071953
an invasive basidiomycete fungal pathogen, causes one of the most prevalent, life-threatening diseases in immunocompromised individuals and accounts for ~19% of AIDS-associated deaths. Therefore, understanding the pathogenesis of and its...
3.
Zhang C, Li S, Upadhyay I, Vakamalla S, Lauder K, Hansen C, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0040624.
PMID: 40071919
Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is associated predominantly with enterotoxigenic (ETEC) and continuously causes significant economic losses to swine producers worldwide. Currently, there are no effective countermeasures against this significant swine disease....
4.
Lazaro-Anton L, Carvalho T, Pirillo E, Byndloss M, Diaz-Ochoa V, Young B, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0006025.
PMID: 40071915
infects the placenta of its natural bovine host, which results in abortion and transmission of infection to other cattle and to humans. While the metabolism of during chronic infection of...
5.
Reinhold-Larsson N, Starnbach M
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0004025.
PMID: 40071913
is an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen that if left untreated can cause reproductive harm. Failure of natural adaptive immunity results in chronic and repeat infections. In efforts to understand the...
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Bourgeois J, McCarthy J, Turk S, You S, Bernard Q, Clendenen L, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0006525.
PMID: 40066985
ticks are an important vector for at least seven tick-borne human pathogens, including a North American Lyme disease spirochete, . The ability for these ticks to survive in nature is...
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Grassme H, Wilson G, Wu Y, Hasenberg M, Keitsch S, Caicci F, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0059124.
PMID: 40062881
Respiratory infections with multiresistant are a major clinical problem, affecting mainly patients with pre-existing lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but also immunocompromised or...
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Armstrong B, Brandt K, Gilmore R
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0048424.
PMID: 40052810
Relapsing fever (RFB) employs antigenic variation to alter its surface protein structure in response to host immune pressure. This process occurs by the single translocation of archived variable major protein...
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Shuman J, Lin A, Westland M, Bryant K, Fortier G, Piazuelo M, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2025 Mar;
:e0059524.
PMID: 40047510
Colonization of the human stomach with pathogenicity island (PAI)-positive strains is associated with increased gastric cancer risk compared to colonization with PAI-negative strains. To evaluate the contributions of the Cag...