Contents: March 1998, Volume 66, Issue 3        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Bacterial Infections        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Identification of Macrophage-Specific Infectivity Loci (mil) of Legionella pneumophila That Are Not Required for Infectivity of Protozoa Lian-Yong Gao, Omar S. Harb, and Yousef Abu Kwaik Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 883-892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

D-Lactate Production and [14C]Succinic Acid Uptake by Adherent and Nonadherent Escherichia coli K. McCabe, M. D. Mann, and M. D. Bowie Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 907-911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Properties of Lipopolysaccharides from Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia prowazekii and Their Chemical Similarity to the Lipopolysaccharide from Proteus vulgaris OX19 Used in the Weil-Felix Test Ken-ichi Amano, Jim C. Williams, and Gregory A. Dasch Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 923-926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutation in the peb1A Locus of Campylobacter jejuni Reduces Interactions with Epithelial Cells and Intestinal Colonization of Mice Zhiheng Pei, Christophe Burucoa, Bernadette Grignon, Shahida Baqar, Xiao-Zhe Huang, Dennis J. Kopecko, A. L. Bourgeois, Jean-Louis Fauchere, and Martin J. Blaser Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 938-943; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Curli, Fibrous Surface Proteins of Escherichia coli, Interact with Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Molecules Arne Olsén, Mary Jo Wick, Matthias Mörgelin, and Lars Björck Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 944-949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Linked Legionella pneumophila Genes Essential for Intracellular Growth and Evasion of the Endocytic Pathway Helene L. Andrews, Joseph P. Vogel, and Ralph R. Isberg Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 950-958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Monoclonal Antibody Generated by Antigen Inoculation via Tick Bite Is Reactive to the Borrelia burgdorferi Rev Protein, a Member of the 2.9 Gene Family Locus Robert D. Gilmore, Jr. and M. Lamine Mbow Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 980-986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phase Variation of Hemoglobin Utilization in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Ching-Ju Chen, Christopher Elkins, and P. Frederick Sparling Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 987-993; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Different Classes of Proteoglycans Contribute to the Attachment of Borrelia burgdorferi to Cultured Endothelial and Brain Cells John M. Leong, Hong Wang, Loranne Magoun, Jodie A. Field, Pamela E. Morrissey, Douglas Robbins, Jeffrey B. Tatro, Jenifer Coburn, and Nikhat Parveen Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 994-999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Flagellar Cap Protein, FliD, Is Responsible for Mucin Adhesion Shiwani K. Arora, Bruce W. Ritchings, Ernesto C. Almira, Stephen Lory, and Reuben Ramphal Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1000-1007; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Specific Secretion Rather than Autolysis in the Release of Some Helicobacter pylori Proteins Anne Vanet and Agnès Labigne Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1023-1027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chimeric Clostridial Cytotoxins: Identification of the N-Terminal Region Involved in Protein Substrate Recognition Fred Hofmann, Christian Busch, and Klaus Aktories Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1076-1081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of the Outer Membrane of Borrelia hermsii Ellen S. Shang, Jonathan T. Skare, Maurice M. Exner, David R. Blanco, Bruce L. Kagan, James N. Miller, and Michael A. Lovett Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1082-1091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes Invasion of Epithelial Cells Requires the MEK-1/ERK-2 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Patrick Tang, Claire L. Sutherland, Michael R. Gold, and B. Brett Finlay Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1106-1112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Virulence-Associated Characteristics in Clinical Isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica Lacking Classical Virulence Markers Travis Grant, Vicki Bennett-Wood, and Roy M. Robins-Browne Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1113-1120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Organization of Multicopy Linear- and Circular-Plasmid-Carried Open Reading Frames in Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates Jason A. Carlyon, Crystal Lavoie, Shian-Ying Sung, and Richard T. Marconi Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1149-1158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Arg-Gingipain A in Virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis Masayuki Tokuda, Thonthi Karunakaran, Margaret Duncan, Nobushiro Hamada, and Howard Kuramitsu Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1159-1166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Chlamydia psittaci DNA Binding Protein (EUO) Synthesized during the Early and Middle Phases of the Developmental Cycle Li Zhang, Annemarie L. Douglas, and Thomas P. Hatch Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1167-1173; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 2 Variants during Persistent Cyclic Rickettsemia Dorothy M. French, Terry F. McElwain, Travis C. McGuire, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1200-1207; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

M-Cell Surface 1 Integrin Expression and Invasin-Mediated Targeting of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis to Mouse Peyer's Patch M Cells M. Ann Clark, Barry H. Hirst, and Mark A. Jepson Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1237-1243; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GroEL Heat Shock Protein of Haemophilus ducreyi: Association with Cell Surface and Capacity To Bind to Eukaryotic Cells A. Frisk, C. A. Ison, and T. Lagergård Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1252-1257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Heat-Stable Enterotoxin STb by Adherent Escherichia coli Is Not Sufficient To Cause Severe Diarrhea in Neonatal Pigs Thomas A. Casey, Cheryl J. Herring, Robert A. Schneider, Brad T. Bosworth, and Shannon C. Whipp Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1270-1272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in the Female Reproductive Tract of the Rat: Influence of Progesterone on Infectivity and Immune Response Charu Kaushic, Andrew D. Murdin, Brian J. Underdown, and Charles R. Wira Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 893-898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Deficiency Induces Alterations in the Distribution of T-Cell Subsets in Experimental Pulmonary Tuberculosis Elsie S. Mainali and David N. McMurray Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 927-931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Periodontal Ligament Cell Functions by Interleukin-1 Sudha Agarwal, Charu S. Chandra, Nicholas P. Piesco, Herman H. Langkamp, Lathe Bowen, and Coskun Baran Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 932-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Role of Nitric Oxide in Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Mice Sanae Sasaki, Tomisato Miura, Shinsuke Nishikawa, Kyogo Yamada, Mayuko Hirasue, and Akio Nakane Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1017-1022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enteric -Defensin: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Gene with Inducible Intestinal Epithelial Cell Expression Associated with Cryptosporidium parvum Infection Alan P. Tarver, Douglas P. Clark, Gill Diamond, John P. Russell, Hediye Erdjument-Bromage, Paul Tempst, Kenneth S. Cohen, Douglas E. Jones, Ray W. Sweeney, Mary Wines, Shirley Hwang, and Charles L. Bevins Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1045-1056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of Endothelial Cell Tissue Factor Expression during Rickettsia rickettsii Infection: Involvement of the Transcription Factor NF-B Rui-Jin Shi, Patricia J. Simpson-Haidaris, Norma B. Lerner, Victor J. Marder, David J. Silverman, and Lee Ann Sporn Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1070-1075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biased T-Cell Antigen Receptor Repertoire in Lyme Arthritis Karen Roessner, Harsh Trivedi, Lakshmi Gaur, Diantha Howard, John Aversa, Sheldon M. Cooper, Leonard H. Sigal, and Ralph C. Budd Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1092-1099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella Flagellin Induces Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in a Human Promonocytic Cell Line Federica Ciacci-Woolwine, Ian C. Blomfield, Stephen H. Richardson, and Steven B. Mizel Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1127-1134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Endotoxin Binding and Elimination by Monocytes: Secretion of Soluble CD14 Represents an Inducible Mechanism Counteracting Reduced Expression of Membrane CD14 in Patients with Sepsis and in a Patient with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Naoki Hiki, Dieter Berger, Claus Prigl, Edwin Boelke, Heidemarie Wiedeck, Manuela Seidelmann, Ludger Staib, Michio Kaminishi, Takeshi Oohara, and Hans G. Beger Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1135-1141; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Activation Mediated by Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored or Transmembrane Forms of CD14 J. Pugin, V. V. Kravchenko, J.-D. Lee, L. Kline, R. J. Ulevitch, and P. S. Tobias Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1174-1180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Human Monocytes: Virulence Correlates with Intracellular Growth and Induction of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha but Not with Evasion of Lymphocyte-Dependent Monocyte Effector Functions Richard F. Silver, Qing Li, and Jerrold J. Ellner Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1190-1199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia enterocolitica-Induced Interleukin-8 Secretion by Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells Depends on Cell Differentiation Ralf Schulte and Ingo B. Autenrieth Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1216-1224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mouse -Defensin 1 Is a Salt-Sensitive Antimicrobial Peptide Present in Epithelia of the Lung and Urogenital Tract Robert Bals, Mitchell J. Goldman, and James M. Wilson Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1225-1232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serum Complement Sensitivity as a Key Factor in Lyme Disease Ecology Klaus Kurtenbach, Henna-Sisko Sewell, Nick H. Ogden, Sarah E. Randolph, and Patricia A. Nuttall Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1248-1251; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neither Interleukin-6 nor Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Required for Clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis from the Murine Genital Tract Epithelium Linda L. Perry, Karen Feilzer, and Harlan D. Caldwell Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1265-1269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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The Haemophilus influenzae HtrA Protein Is a Protective Antigen Sheena M. Loosmore, Yan-ping Yang, Ray Oomen, Jean M. Shortreed, Debbie C. Coleman, and Michel H. Klein Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 899-906; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human T-Cell Responses after Vaccination with the Norwegian Group B Meningococcal Outer Membrane Vesicle Vaccine Lisbeth Meyer Næss, Fredrik Oftung, Audun Aase, Lee M. Wetzler, Randi Sandin, and Terje E. Michaelsen Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 959-965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Epitopes of Fibronectin Attachment Protein (FAP-A) of Mycobacterium avium Which Stimulate Strong T-Cell Responses in Mice Matthew A. Holsti, Jeffrey S. Schorey, Eric J. Brown, and Paul M. Allen Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1261-1264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Cytokine Kinetics and Other Host Factors in Response to Pneumococcal Pulmonary Infection in Mice Yves Bergeron, Nathalie Ouellet, Anne-Marie Deslauriers, Marie Simard, Martin Olivier, and Michel G. Bergeron Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 912-922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MP1 Encodes an Abundant and Highly Antigenic Cell Wall Mannoprotein in the Pathogenic Fungus Penicillium marneffei Liang Cao, Che-man Chan, Cindy Lee, Samson Sai-yin Wong, and Kwok-yung Yuen Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 966-973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenicity of Recombinant Proteins Derived from Rhoptry-Associated Protein 1 of Plasmodium falciparum Peter N. Fonjungo, Dietrich Stüber, and Jana S. McBride Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1037-1044; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isotype Switching Increases Efficacy of Antibody Protection against Cryptococcus neoformans Infection in Mice Rui Rong Yuan, Gadi Spira, Jin Oh, Melia Paizi, Arturo Casadevall, and Matthew D. Scharff Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1057-1062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Down Regulation of Macrophage Activation in Brugia pahangi-Infected Jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) C. Nasarre, J. L. Krahenbuhl, and T. R. Klei Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1063-1069; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Expression of the Tf190 Adhesin in Tritrichomonas foetus Carl I. Shaia, Jovanka Voyich, Shaun J. Gillis, B. N. Singh, and Donald E. Burgess Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1100-1105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship of Impairment of Schistosome 28-Kilodalton Glutathione S-Transferase (GST) Activity to Expression of Immunity to Schistosoma mattheei in Calves Vaccinated with Recombinant Schistosoma bovis 28-Kilodalton GST Jean-Marie Grzych, Jan De Bont, Jinli Liu, Jean-Loup Neyrinck, Josette Fontaine, Jozef Vercruysse, and André Capron Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1142-1148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Platelets Damage Aspergillus fumigatus Hyphae and May Supplement Killing by Neutrophils Laurent Christin, Deborah R. Wysong, Tova Meshulam, Ryan Hastey, Elizabeth R. Simons, and Richard D. Diamond Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1181-1189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defective Nitric Oxide Effector Functions Lead to Extreme Susceptibility of Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Mice Deficient in Gamma Interferon Receptor or Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Christoph Hölscher, Gabriele Köhler, Uwe Müller, Horst Mossmann, Günter A. Schaub, and Frank Brombacher Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1208-1215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transforming Growth Factor  and Immunosuppression in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis Virmondes Rodrigues, Jr., João Santana da Silva, and Antonio Campos-Neto Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1233-1236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Antibody to Cryptococcus neoformans Alters Human Leukocyte Cytokine Synthesis and Promotes T-Cell Proliferation Anna Vecchiarelli, Cinzia Retini, Claudia Monari, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1244-1247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acute Neutropenia Decreases Inflammation Associated with Murine Vaginal Candidiasis but Has No Effect on the Course of Infection C. Allen Black, Fiona M. Eyers, Adrian Russell, Margaret L. Dunkley, Robert L. Clancy, and Kenneth W. Beagley Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1273-1275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Immunoglobulins to Group A Streptococcal Surface Molecules Decrease Adherence to and Invasion of Human Pharyngeal Cells U. Fluckiger, K. F. Jones, and V. A. Fischetti Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 974-979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon-Derived Brucella abortus Rough Mutants Are Attenuated and Exhibit Reduced Intracellular Survival Chris A. Allen, L. Garry Adams, and Thomas A. Ficht Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1008-1016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonopsonic Phagocytosis of Group C Neisseria meningitidis by Human Neutrophils Michele M. Estabrook, Daoguo Zhou, and Michael A. Apicella Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1028-1036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemokine Production by a Human Alveolar Epithelial Cell Line in Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Yuanguang Lin, Ming Zhang, and Peter F. Barnes Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1121-1126; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfated Polysaccharides and a Synthetic Sulfated Polymer Are Potent Inhibitors of Chlamydia trachomatis Infectivity In Vitro but Lack Protective Efficacy in an In Vivo Murine Model of Chlamydial Genital Tract Infection Hua Su and Harlan D. Caldwell Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1258-1260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Additions and Corrections to Expression of a Schistosoma mansoni 28-Kilodalton Glutathione S-Transferase in the Livers of Transgenic Mice and Its Effect on Parasite Infection Xiaochuan Xu, Catherine Lemaire, Jean-Marie Grzych, Raymond J. Pierce, Mireille Raccurt, Frederic Mullier, Farid Zerimech, Jean-Pierre Decavel, Simone Peyrol, Jinli Liu, Josette Fontaine, Sophia Lafitte, André Capron, and Jean-Yves Cesbron Infect. Immun. March 1998 66: 1276 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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