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Contents: January 1998, Volume 66, Issue 1        Minireviews        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Bacterial Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

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From Natural Polyreactive Autoantibodies to À La Carte Monoreactive Antibodies to Infectious Agents: Is It a Small World after All? Jean-Pierre Bouvet and Guillaume Dighiero Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 1-4; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Mannose Induces the Release of Cytopathic Factors from Acanthamoeba castellanii Henry Leher, Robert Silvany, Hassan Alizadeh, Jing Huang, and Jerry Y. Niederkorn Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 5-10; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Glutamate-Rich Protein (GLURP) of Plasmodium falciparum Is a Target for Antibody-Dependent Monocyte-Mediated Inhibition of Parasite Growth In Vitro Michael Theisen, Soe Soe, Claude Oeuvray, Alan W. Thomas, Jens Vuust, Steffen Danielsen, Søren Jepsen, and Pierre Druilhe Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 11-17; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regional Differences in the Cellular Immune Response to Experimental Cutaneous or Visceral Infection with Leishmania donovani Peter C. Melby, Yan-Zhu Yang, Jun Cheng, and Weiguo Zhao Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 18-27; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Saccharomyces cerevisiae-Secreted Fusion Proteins Pfs25 and Pfs28 Elicit Potent Plasmodium falciparum Transmission-Blocking Antibodies in Mice Mary Margaret G. Gozar, Virginia L. Price, and David C. Kaslow Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 59-64; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microevolution of a Standard Strain of Cryptococcus neoformans Resulting in Differences in Virulence and Other Phenotypes Sarah P. Franzot, Jean Mukherjee, Robert Cherniak, Lin-Chi Chen, Junia S. Hamdan, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 89-97; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Candida albicans to Immobilized Amino Acids and Bovine Serum Albumin Stephen P. Hawser and Khalid Islam Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 140-144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-15 Augments Superoxide Production and Microbicidal Activity of Human Monocytes against Candida albicans Nancy Vázquez, Thomas J. Walsh, Daphne Friedman, Stephen J. Chanock, and Caron A. Lyman Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 145-150; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Endothelial Cell Injury Caused by Candida albicans Is Dependent on Iron Rutilio A. Fratti, Paul H. Belanger, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum, John E. Edwards, Jr., and Scott G. Filler Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 191-196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Variation of the Merozoite Surface Protein-2 Gene of Plasmodium falciparum Damon Eisen, Helen Billman-Jacobe, Vikki F. Marshall, Dave Fryauff, and Ross L. Coppel Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 239-246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activated Pulmonary Macrophages Are Insufficient for Resistance against Pneumocystis carinii Ralph Hanano, Kurt Reifenberg, and Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 305-314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Immunostimulatory Properties of Leishmania infantum HSP70 by Fusion to the Escherichia coli Maltose-Binding Protein in Normal and nu/nu BALB/c Mice Ana I. Rico, Gustavo Del Real, Manuel Soto, Luis Quijada, Carlos Martinez-A., Carlos Alonso, and Jose M. Requena Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 347-352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Gene Family (ariel) Encodes Asparagine-Rich Entamoeba histolytica Antigens, Which Resemble the Amebic Vaccine Candidate Serine-Rich E. histolytica Protein Zhiming Mai and John Samuelson Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 353-355; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extensive Immunoglobulin Binding of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes in a Group of Children with Moderate Anemia Carin Scholander, Johan Carlson, Peter G. Kremsner, and Mats Wahlgren Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 361-363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization of Aotus Monkeys with Recombinant Plasmodium falciparum Hybrid Proteins Does Not Reproducibly Result in Protection from Malaria Infection Clemens H. M. Kocken, Erika Hundt, Bernhard Knapp, Dieter Brazel, Burkhard Enders, David L. Narum, Jaqueline A. M. Wubben, and Alan W. Thomas Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 373-375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Inhibitory Epitopes in the Plasmodium falciparum Rhoptry Protein RAP-1 Including Identification of a Second Inhibitory Epitope Randall F. Howard, Kym C. Jacobson, Erika Rickel, and Joyce Thurman Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 380-386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Differential Responses of Human Mononuclear Phagocytes to Mycobacterial Lipoarabinomannans: Role of CD14 and the Mannose Receptor John Bernardo, Andrea M. Billingslea, Robin L. Blumenthal, Kurt F. Seetoo, Elizabeth R. Simons, and Matthew J. Fenton Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 28-35; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Flagella in Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pulmonary Infection Matthew Feldman, Ruth Bryan, Sujatha Rajan, Lee Scheffler, Steven Brunnert, Hope Tang, and Alice Prince Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 43-51; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Salivary Glycoprotein-Secretory Immunoglobulin A Complex to the Surface Protein Antigen of Streptococcus mutans Takahiko Oho, Hao Yu, Yoshihisa Yamashita, and Toshihiko Koga Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 115-121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Characteristics of Resistance to Borrelia burgdorferi-Induced Arthritis in C57BL/6N Mice Ying Ma, Kathleen Petri Seiler, Ernst J. Eichwald, John H. Weis, Cory Teuscher, and Janis J. Weis Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 161-168; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Profiles for Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes from Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Healthy Household Contacts in Response to the 30-Kilodalton Antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Martha Torres, Teresa Herrera, Hector Villareal, Elizabeth A. Rich, and Eduardo Sada Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 176-180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MPB70 and MPB83 as Indicators of Protein Localization in Mycobacterial Cells Morten Harboe, Harald G. Wiker, Gunni Ulvund, Bent Lund-Pedersen, Åse Bengård Andersen, R. Glyn Hewinson, and Sadamu Nagai Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 289-296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptokinase as a Mediator of Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis in an Experimental Mouse Model Annika Nordstrand, Mari Norgren, Joseph J. Ferretti, and Stig E. Holm Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 315-321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Cytolysin Perturbs Round Window Membrane Permeability Barrier In Vivo: Possible Cause of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Acute Otitis Media Frank Engel, Rosemarie Blatz, Reinhard Schliebs, Michael Palmer, and Sucharit Bhakdi Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 343-346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis in Endophthalmitis Mary C. Booth, Kenneth L. Hatter, Darlene Miller, Janet Davis, Regis Kowalski, David W. Parke, James Chodosh, Bradley D. Jett, Michelle C. Callegan, Rebecca Penland, and Michael S. Gilmore Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 356-360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecule N-(3-Oxododecanoyl)-L-Homoserine Lactone Has Immunomodulatory Activity Gary Telford, D. Wheeler, Paul Williams, P. T. Tomkins, P. Appleby, Herbert Sewell, Gordon S. A. B. Stewart, Barrie W. Bycroft, and David I. Pritchard Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 36-42; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Regulation of Replicative Legionella pneumophila Lung Infection by Endogenous Interleukin-12 J. K. Brieland, D. G. Remick, M. L. LeGendre, N. C. Engleberg, and J. C. Fantone Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 65-69; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Processing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacilli by Human Monocytes for CD4+ and T Cells: Role of Particulate Antigen Kithiganahalli N. Balaji and W. Henry Boom Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 98-106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Gnotobiotic Mice Infected with an Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain Emiko Isogai, Hiroshi Isogai, Koichi Kimura, Shunji Hayashi, Toru Kubota, Nobuhiro Fujii, and Koichi Takeshi Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 197-202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Levels of Expression and Immunogenicity of Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strains Expressing Escherichia coli Mutant Heat-Labile Enterotoxin M. Giuseppina Covone, Marcelo Brocchi, Emanuela Palla, W. Dias da Silveira, Rino Rappuoli, and Cesira L. Galeotti Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 224-231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Induces the Production and Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Canine Synovial Explant Cultures Reinhard K. Straubinger, Alix F. Straubinger, Brian A. Summers, Hollis N. Erb, Luc Härter, and Max J. G. Appel Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 247-258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Murine Lyme Borreliosis by Interruption of the B7/CD28 T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway Marie-Claude Shanafelt, Insoo Kang, Stephen W. Barthold, and Linda K. Bockenstedt Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 266-271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Pathogenesis in Cystic Fibrosis: Pulmonary Clearance of Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Repeated Respiratory Challenge H. Yu, M. Hanes, C. E. Chrisp, J. C. Boucher, and V. Deretic Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 280-288; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization of the Female Genital Tract with a DNA-Based Vaccine Julie B. Livingston, Shan Lu, Harriet Robinson, and Deborah J. Anderson Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 322-329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Cytokine and Chemokine Gene Expression during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Corneal Infection in Mice Karen A. Kernacki, Dennis J. Goebel, Michael S. Poosch, and Linda D. Hazlett Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 376-379; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Effect of Prior Experimental Human Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection on Illness following Homologous and Heterologous Rechallenge Michael S. Donnenberg, Carol O. Tacket, Genevieve Losonsky, Gad Frankel, James P. Nataro, Gordon Dougan, and Myron M. Levine Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 52-58; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity of IpaC-Hybrid Proteins Expressed in the Shigella flexneri 2a Vaccine Candidate SC602 Simona Bârzu, Josette Arondel, Sophie Guillot, Philippe J. Sansonetti, and Armelle Phalipon Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 77-82; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Protective T Cells in hsp65 DNA-Vaccinated and Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Mice Vania L. D. Bonato, Valeria M. F. Lima, Ricardo E. Tascon, Douglas B. Lowrie, and Celio L. Silva Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 169-175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capsular Polysaccharide-Fimbrial Protein Conjugate Vaccine Protects against Porphyromonas gingivalis Infection in SCID Mice Reconstituted with Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Jeom-Il Choi, Robert E. Schifferle, Fuminobu Yoshimura, and Byung-Woo Kim Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 391-393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Phase Variation in Helicobacter pylori Lipopolysaccharide B. J. Appelmelk, B. Shiberu, C. Trinks, N. Tapsi, P. Y. Zheng, T. Verboom, J. Maaskant, C. H. Hokke, W. E. C. M. Schiphorst, D. Blanchard, I. M. Simoons-Smit, D. H. van den Eijnden, and C. M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 70-76; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phage Antibodies Obtained by Competitive Selection on Complement-Resistant Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis Recognize the High-Molecular-Weight Outer Membrane Protein Edwin Boel, Hester Bootsma, John de Kruif, Margriet Jansze, Karin L. Klingman, Hans van Dijk, and Ton Logtenberg Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 83-88; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Genetic Locus Essential for Serotype b-Specific Antigen Synthesis in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Yasuo Yoshida, Yoshio Nakano, Yoshihisa Yamashita, and Toshihiko Koga Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 107-114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of BfpF, a Member of the PilT Family of Putative Nucleotide-Binding Proteins, in Type IV Pilus Biogenesis and in Interactions between Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Host Cells Ravi P. Anantha, Kelly D. Stone, and Michael S. Donnenberg Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 122-131; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunodominant Major Outer Membrane Proteins of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Are Encoded by a Polymorphic Multigene Family Norio Ohashi, Ning Zhi, Yilan Zhang, and Yasuko Rikihisa Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 132-139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Haemophilus ducreyi Ton System in Internalization of Heme from Hemoglobin Christopher Elkins, Pat A. Totten, Bonnie Olsen, and Christopher E. Thomas Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 151-160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Comprehensive Genetic Study of Streptococcal Immunoglobulin A1 Proteases: Evidence for Recombination within and between Species Knud Poulsen, Jesper Reinholdt, Christina Jespersgaard, Kit Boye, Thomas A. Brown, Majbritt Hauge, and Mogens Kilian Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 181-190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induced Expression of the Legionella pneumophila Gene Encoding a 20-Kilodalton Protein during Intracellular Infection Yousef Abu Kwaik Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 203-212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Periplasmic Superoxide Dismutase in Meningococcal Pathogenicity Kathryn E. Wilks, Kate L. R. Dunn, Jayne L. Farrant, Karen M. Reddin, Andrew R. Gorringe, Paul R. Langford, and J. Simon Kroll Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 213-217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aggregation and Binding Substances Enhance Pathogenicity in Rabbit Models of Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis Patrick M. Schlievert, Pamala J. Gahr, Aris P. Assimacopoulos, Martin M. Dinges, Jennifer A. Stoehr, John W. Harmala, Helmut Hirt, and Gary M. Dunny Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 218-223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes Virulence Factors That Stimulate Endothelial Cells Douglas A. Drevets Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 232-238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcal Histone-Like Protein: Primary Structure of hlpA and Protein Binding to Lipoteichoic Acid and Epithelial Cells Murray W. Stinson, Robert McLaughlin, Suk Ho Choi, Zaira E. Juarez, and John Barnard Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 259-265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycoplasma pulmonis Inhibits Electrogenic Ion Transport across Murine Tracheal Epithelial Cell Monolayers Linda C. Lambert, Hoa Q. Trummell, Ashvani Singh, Gail H. Cassell, and Robert J. Bridges Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 272-279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complementation Analysis of the Dichelobacter nodosus fimN, fimO, and fimP Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Transcriptional Analysis of the fimNOP Gene Region Joanne L. Johnston, Stephen J. Billington, Volker Haring, and Julian I. Rood Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 297-304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Green Fluorescent Protein To Assess Urease Gene Expression by Uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis during Experimental Ascending Urinary Tract Infection Hui Zhao, Richard B. Thompson, Virginia Lockatell, David E. Johnson, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 330-335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus Escapes the Endosome and Induces Apoptosis in Epithelial Cells Kenneth W. Bayles, Carla A. Wesson, Linda E. Liou, Lawrence K. Fox, Gregory A. Bohach, and W. R. Trumble Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 336-342; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Distribution of the hmw and hia Genes and the HMW and Hia Adhesins among Genetically Diverse Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Joseph W. St. Geme, III, Vini V. Kumar, David Cutter, and Stephen J. Barenkamp Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 364-368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of an Outer Membrane Protein of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Belonging to the OmpA Family Peter A. White, Sean P. Nair, Mi-Jurng Kim, Michael Wilson, and Brian Henderson Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 369-372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence of a Salmonella typhimurium OmpD Mutant Paul N. Meyer, Mary R. Wilmes-Riesenberg, Christos Stathopoulos, and Roy Curtiss, III Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 387-390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ToxR-Independent Expression of Cholera Toxin from the Replicative Form of CTX Sara Lazar and Matthew K. Waldor Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 394-397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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High-Level Heterologous Expression and Secretion in Rapidly Growing Nonpathogenic Mycobacteria of Four Major Mycobacterium tuberculosis Extracellular Proteins Considered To Be Leading Vaccine Candidates and Drug Targets Günter Harth, Bai-Yu Lee, and Marcus A. Horwitz Infect. Immun. January 1998 66: 398 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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