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Contents: June 1998, Volume 66, Issue 6        Minireviews        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Bacterial Infections        Molecular Genomics

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Minireviews:

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Bacterial Perturbation of Cytokine Networks Michael Wilson, Robert Seymour, and Brian Henderson Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2401-2409; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Cytochalasin-Induced Actin Disruption of Polarized Enterocytes Can Augment Internalization of Bacteria Carol L. Wells, Elisabeth M. A. van de Westerlo, Robert P. Jechorek, Holly M. Haines, and Stanley L. Erlandsen Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2410-2419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biophysical Characterization of the Stability of the 150-Kilodalton Botulinum Toxin, the Nontoxic Component, and the 900-Kilodalton Botulinum Toxin Complex Species Flora Chen, Geoffrey M. Kuziemko, and Raymond C. Stevens Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2420-2425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Host Cells Associated with the Spv-Mediated Increased Intracellular Growth Rate of Salmonella typhimurium in Mice Paul A. Gulig, Thomas J. Doyle, Jeffrey A. Hughes, and Hidenori Matsui Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2471-2485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 Effaces Microvilli and Decreases Transmigration of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes in Intestinal T84 Epithelial Cell Monolayers Paul Hofman, Gilles Flatau, Eric Selva, Michel Gauthier, Gaëlle Le Negrate, Carla Fiorentini, Bernard Rossi, and Patrice Boquet Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2494-2500; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neurotoxicity of Clostridium perfringens Epsilon-Toxin for the Rat Hippocampus via the Glutamatergic System Osamu Miyamoto, Junzaburo Minami, Tetsuhiko Toyoshima, Takehiro Nakamura, Tetsuya Masada, Seigo Nagao, Tetsuro Negi, Toshifumi Itano, and Akinobu Okabe Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2501-2508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Kinase A-Mediated Inhibition of Gamma Interferon-Induced Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Janus Kinases and Latent Cytoplasmic Transcription Factors in Human Monocytes by Ehrlichia chaffeensis Eunjoo H. Lee and Yasuko Rikihisa Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2514-2520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasR Transcription Correlates with the Transcription of lasA, lasB, and toxA in Chronic Lung Infections Associated with Cystic Fibrosis Douglas G. Storey, Eva E. Ujack, Harvey R. Rabin, and Ian Mitchell Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2521-2528; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Vibrio cholerae Mannose-Sensitive Hemagglutinin Is the Receptor for a Filamentous Bacteriophage from V. cholerae O139 Elena A. Jouravleva, Gregory A. McDonald, Jane W. Marsh, Ronald K. Taylor, Mary Boesman-Finkelstein, and Richard A. Finkelstein Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2535-2539; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Escape Mutants That Survive in the Presence of Antiserum to the OspA Vaccine Are Killed When Complement Is Also Present Mónica Solé, Carlos Bantar, Karl Indest, Yan Gu, Ramesh Ramamoorthy, Richard Coughlin, and Mario T. Philipp Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2540-2546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Mycoplasma arthritidis Variable Surface Protein MAA2 Leigh Rice Washburn, Keith E. Weaver, Elizabeth J. Weaver, Wendy Donelan, and Suhaila Al-Sheboul Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2576-2586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutacin Production by Streptococcus mutans May Promote Transmission of Bacteria from Mother to Child L. Grönroos, M. Saarela, J. Mättö, U. Tanner-Salo, A. Vuorela, and S. Alaluusua Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2595-2600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Epimerase Gene Essential for Capsule Synthesis in Vibrio vulnificus Amy B. Zuppardo and Ronald J. Siebeling Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2601-2606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modification of Ras in Eukaryotic Cells by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exoenzyme S Eileen M. McGuffie, Dara W. Frank, Timothy S. Vincent, and Joan C. Olson Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2607-2613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Erp Proteins Are Immunogenic in Mammals Infected by Tick Bite, and Their Synthesis Is Inducible in Cultured Bacteria Brian Stevenson, James L. Bono, Tom G. Schwan, and Patricia Rosa Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2648-2654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium difficile Toxin B Induces Apoptosis in Intestinal Cultured Cells Carla Fiorentini, Alessia Fabbri, Loredana Falzano, Andrea Fattorossi, Paola Matarrese, Roberto Rivabene, and Gianfranco Donelli Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2660-2665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Fibrinogen-Binding Protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis Martin Nilsson, Lars Frykberg, Jan-Ingmar Flock, Lei Pei, Martin Lindberg, and Bengt Guss Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2666-2673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decorin-Binding Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi Is Encoded within a Two-Gene Operon and Is Protective in the Murine Model of Lyme Borreliosis Kayla E. Hagman, Pekka Lahdenne, Taissia G. Popova, Stephen F. Porcella, Darrin R. Akins, Justin D. Radolf, and Michael V. Norgard Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2674-2683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Toxin A from Clostridium difficile on Mast Cell Activation and Survival Gloria M. Calderón, Javier Torres-López, Tong-Jun Lin, Bibiana Chavez, Manuel Hernández, Onofre Muñoz, A. Dean Befus, and J. Antonio Enciso Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2755-2761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neither the Bvg Phase nor the vrg6 Locus of Bordetella pertussis Is Required for Respiratory Infection in Mice Guillermo Martinez de Tejada, Peggy A. Cotter, Ulrich Heininger, Andrew Camilli, Brian J. Akerley, John J. Mekalanos, and Jeff F. Miller Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2762-2768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pasteurella haemolytica A1-Derived Leukotoxin and Endotoxin Induce Intracellular Calcium Elevation in Bovine Alveolar Macrophages by Different Signaling Pathways S. L. Hsuan, M. S. Kannan, S. Jeyaseelan, Y. S. Prakash, G. C. Sieck, and S. K. Maheswaran Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2836-2844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Two Members of the pMGA Gene Family of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Oscillates and Is Influenced by pMGA-Specific Antibodies Philip F. Markham, Michelle D. Glew, Glenn F. Browning, Kevin G. Whithear, and Ian D. Walker Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2845-2853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a sar Homolog of Staphylococcus epidermidis Ursula Fluckiger, Christiane Wolz, and Ambrose L. Cheung Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2871-2878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Type 3 Fimbrial Adhesins of Klebsiella Strains Tricia A. Schurtz Sebghati, Timo K. Korhonen, Douglas B. Hornick, and Steven Clegg Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2887-2894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Haemophilus ducreyi Infection Causes Basal Keratinocyte Cytotoxicity and Elicits a Unique Cytokine Induction Pattern in an In Vitro Human Skin Model Marcia M. Hobbs, Terry R. Paul, Priscilla B. Wyrick, and Thomas H. Kawula Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2914-2921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Disrupts Epithelial Barrier Function in a Process Inhibited by Protein Kinase C Activators A. M. Terrés, J. M. Pajares, A. M. Hopkins, A. Murphy, A. Moran, A. W. Baird, and D. Kelleher Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2943-2950; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LcrG is Required for Efficient Translocation of Yersinia Yop Effector Proteins into Eukaryotic Cells Mahfuzur R. Sarker, Marie-Paule Sory, Aoife P. Boyd, Maite Iriarte, and Guy R. Cornelis Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2976-2979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracellular Release of Antigenic Proteins by Helicobacter pylori Ping Cao, Mark S. McClain, Mark H. Forsyth, and Timothy L. Cover Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2984-2986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formation of Ring-Shaped Structures on Erythrocyte Membranes after Treatment with Botulinolysin, a Thiol-Activated Hemolysin from Clostridium botulinum Kachiko Sekiya, Hirofumi Danbara, Yutaka Futaesaku, Abdul Haque, Nakaba Sugimoto, and Morihiro Matsuda Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2987-2990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Treponema pallidum mcp2, a Putative Chemotaxis Protein Gene Shermalyn R. Greene and Lola V. Stamm Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2999-3002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Molecular Analysis of lbpBA, Which Encodes the Two-Component Meningococcal Lactoferrin Receptor L. A. Lewis, K. Rohde, M. Gipson, B. Behrens, E. Gray, S. I. Toth, B. A. Roe, and D. W. Dyer Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 3017-3023; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Levels of Staphylococcus aureus Stress Protein GroEL and DnaK Homologs Early in Infection of Human Epithelial Cells M. Walid Qoronfleh, Carol A. Bortner, Paul Schwartzberg, and Brian J. Wilkinson Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 3024-3027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Differential Gene Expression in Response to Adjunctive Recombinant Human Interleukin-2 Immunotherapy in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Barbara J. Johnson, Iris Estrada, Zhu Shen, Stan Ress, Paul Willcox, M. Joseph Colston, and Gilla Kaplan Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2426-2433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure-Function Relationship of Antibacterial Synthetic Peptides Homologous to a Helical Surface Region on Human Lactoferrin against Escherichia coli Serotype O111 Daniel S. Chapple, David J. Mason, Christopher L. Joannou, Edward W. Odell, Vanya Gant, and Robert W. Evans Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2434-2440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide-Related Stimuli Induce Expression of the Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor, a Macrophage-Derived Lipopolysaccharide Inhibitor Fenyu Jin, Carl F. Nathan, Danuta Radzioch, and Aihao Ding Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2447-2452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Treatment of Mice with Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B Enhances Resolution of an Induced Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection and Stimulates Production of Proinflammatory Cytokines Michelle D. Morin and Walter J. Hopkins Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2466-2470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mitogenic Response of Murine B Lymphocytes to Salmonella typhimurium Lipopolysaccharide Requires Protein Kinase C-Dependent Late Tyrosine Phosphorylations Anne Mey and Jean-Pierre Revillard Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2547-2552; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide and Its Analog Antagonists Display Differential Serum Factor Dependencies for Induction of Cytokine Genes in Murine Macrophages Pin-Yu Perera, Nilofer Qureshi, William J. Christ, Peter Stütz, and Stefanie N. Vogel Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2562-2569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Volatile Fatty Acid, Metabolic By-Product of Periodontopathic Bacteria, Induces Apoptosis in WEHI 231 and RAJI B Lymphoma Cells and Splenic B Cells Tomoko Kurita-Ochiai, Kuniyasu Ochiai, and Kazuo Fukushima Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2587-2594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Effects of Myeloperoxidase-Derived Oxidants on Escherichia coli DNA Replication Henry Rosen, Bryce R. Michel, Donald R. vanDevanter, and James P. Hughes Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2655-2659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Stimulates the Production of Interleukin-10 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Uninfected Humans and Rhesus Monkeys Guillermo H. Giambartolomei, Vida A. Dennis, and Mario T. Philipp Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2691-2697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody-Secreting Cells in the Stomachs of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori-Infected Subjects A. Mattsson, M. Quiding-Järbrink, H. Lönroth, A. Hamlet, I. Ahlstedt, and A.-M. Svennerholm Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2705-2712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain-Dependent Activation of Monocytes and Inflammatory Macrophages by Lipopolysaccharide of Porphyromonas gingivalis Lior Shapira, Catherine Champagne, Thomas E. Van Dyke, and Salomon Amar Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2736-2742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Mannose Receptor-Dependent Phagocytosis Mediated by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lipoarabinomannan Byoung K. Kang and Larry S. Schlesinger Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2769-2777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expanded CD14+ CD16+ Monocyte Subpopulation in Patients with Acute and Chronic Infections Undergoing Hemodialysis Wolfgang Andreas Nockher and Jürgen E. Scherberich Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2782-2790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretory Phospholipase A2 Is the Principal Bactericide for Staphylococci and Other Gram-Positive Bacteria in Human Tears Xiao-Dan Qu and Robert I. Lehrer Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2791-2797; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Low Concentration of Ethanol Reduces the Chemiluminescence of Human Granulocytes and Monocytes but Not the Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production by Monocytes after Endotoxin Stimulation Alexandr Parlesak, Jens P. Diedrich, Christian Schäfer, and Christiane Bode Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2809-2813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intrapulmonary Delivery of Tumor Necrosis Factor Agonist Peptide Augments Host Defense in Murine Gram-Negative Bacterial Pneumonia Lauri L. Laichalk, Kathy A. Bucknell, Gary B. Huffnagle, Jodi M. Wilkowski, Thomas A. Moore, Robert J. Romanelli, and Theodore J. Standiford Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2822-2826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signal Transduction during Legionella pneumophila Entry into Human Monocytes Patricia Y. Coxon, James T. Summersgill, Julio A. Ramirez, and Richard D. Miller Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2905-2913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clearance of Shigella flexneri Infection Occurs through a Nitric Oxide-Independent Mechanism Sing Sing Way and Marcia B. Goldberg Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 3012-3016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 14 Polysaccharide-Conjugate Vaccines: Length Stabilization of Opsonophagocytic Conformational Polysaccharide Epitopes Craig A. Laferriere, Ramesh K. Sood, Jean-Marc de Muys, Francis Michon, and Harold J. Jennings Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2441-2446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Age-Dependent Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Class-Specific Antibody Concentrations and Bactericidal Titers in Sera from Young Children from Montana Immunized with a Licensed Polysaccharide Vaccine Susan E. Maslanka, Jordan W. Tappero, Brian D. Plikaytis, Robert S. Brumberg, Janet K. Dykes, Linda L. Gheesling, Kimberley B. J. Donaldson, Anne Schuchat, John Pullman, MaryAnn Jones, Julie Bushmaker, and George M. Carlone Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2453-2459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conformational Dependence of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 5 Surface-Exposed B-Cell Epitopes Devere Munodzana, Terry F. McElwain, Donald P. Knowles, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2619-2624; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Immunological Analyses of the Mycobacterium avium Homolog of the Immunodominant Mycobacterium leprae 35-Kilodalton Protein James A. Triccas, Nathalie Winter, Paul W. Roche, Andrea Gilpin, Kathleen E. Kendrick, and Warwick J. Britton Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2684-2690; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Immunity to Borrelia burgdorferi N40 Decorin Binding Proteins during Infection of Laboratory Mice Sunlian Feng, Emir Hodzic, Brian Stevenson, and Stephen W. Barthold Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2827-2835; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Liposomes Containing Lipid A Serve as an Adjuvant for Induction of Antibody and Cytotoxic T-Cell Responses against RTS,S Malaria Antigen Roberta L. Richards, Mangala Rao, Nabila M. Wassef, Gregory M. Glenn, Stephen W. Rothwell, and Carl R. Alving Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2859-2865; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isotypes and Opsonophagocytosis of Pneumococcus Type 6B Antibodies Elicited in Infants and Adults by an Experimental Pneumococcus Type 6B-Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine Gestur Vidarsson, Sigurveig T. Sigurdardottir, Thorolfur Gudnason, Sveinn Kjartansson, Karl G. Kristinsson, Gunnhildur Ingolfsdottir, Steinn Jonsson, Helgi Valdimarsson, Gerald Schiffman, Rachel Schneerson, and Ingileif Jonsdottir Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2866-2870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rectal and Intranasal Immunizations with Recombinant Urease Induce Distinct Local and Serum Immune Responses in Mice and Protect against Helicobacter pylori Infection Harry Kleanthous, Gwendolyn A. Myers, Kathleen M. Georgakopoulos, Timothy J. Tibbitts, Jennifer W. Ingrassia, Heather L. Gray, Ru Ding, Zhen-Zi Zhang, Wende Lei, Richard Nichols, Cynthia K. Lee, Thomas H. Ermak, and Thomas P. Monath Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2879-2886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of New Vaccines in the Mouse and Guinea Pig Model of Tuberculosis Susan L. Baldwin, Celine D'Souza, Alan D. Roberts, Brian P. Kelly, Anthony A. Frank, Margaret A. Lui, Jeffrey B. Ulmer, Kris Huygen, David M. McMurray, and Ian M. Orme Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2951-2959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Antibody Response to Helicobacter pylori Lipopolysaccharide: Presence of an Immunodominant Epitope in the Polysaccharide Chain of Lipopolysaccharide Shin-ichi Yokota, Ken-ichi Amano, Shunji Hayashi, Toru Kubota, Nobuhiro Fujii, and Takashi Yokochi Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 3006-3011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Stable Transfection of Trypanosoma cruzi Epimastigotes with the Trypomastigote-Specific Complement Regulatory Protein cDNA Confers Complement Resistance Karen A. Norris Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2460-2465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activity of Protegrins against Yeast-Phase Candida albicans Yoon Cho, Jeffrey S. Turner, Nhu-Nguyen Dinh, and Robert I. Lehrer Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2486-2493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigen-Induced Protective and Nonprotective Cell-Mediated Immune Components against Cryptococcus neoformans Juneann W. Murphy, Fredda Schafer, Arturo Casadevall, and Adekunle Adesina Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2632-2639; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-15 Activates Proinflammatory and Antimicrobial Functions in Polymorphonuclear Cells Tiziana Musso, Liliana Calosso, Mario Zucca, Maura Millesimo, Manuela Puliti, Silvia Bulfone-Paus, Chiara Merlino, Dianella Savoia, Rossana Cavallo, Alessandro Negro Ponzi, and Raffaele Badolato Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2640-2647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Indications of the Protective Role of Natural Killer Cells in Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Area of Endemicity Kerima Maasho, Fabio Sanchez, Erwin Schurr, Asrat Hailu, and Hannah Akuffo Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2698-2704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the Candida albicans Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog, Cek1p, in Hyphal Development and Systemic Candidiasis Csilla Csank, Klaus Schröppel, Ekkehard Leberer, Doreen Harcus, Othman Mohamed, Sylvain Meloche, David Y. Thomas, and Malcolm Whiteway Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2713-2721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha on Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigotes Elizabeth Olivares Fontt, Patrick De Baetselier, Carlo Heirman, Kris Thielemans, Ralph Lucas, and Bernard Vray Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2722-2727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Augmentation of Human Macrophage Candidacidal Capacity by Recombinant Human Myeloperoxidase and GranulocyteMacrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor László Maródi, Christophe Tournay, Rita Káposzta, Richard B. Johnston, Jr., and Nicole Moguilevsky Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2750-2754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Immunodominant Brugia malayi Paramyosin as a Marker of Current Infection with Wuchereria bancrofti Adult Worms Sandra Langy, Catherine Plichart, Patrick Luquiaud, Steven A. Williams, and Luc Nicolas Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2854-2858; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Protective Epitopes in a Highly Conserved Plasmodium falciparum Antigenic Protein Containing Repeats of Acidic and Basic Residues Pawan Sharma, Anil Kumar, Balwan Singh, Ashima Bharadwaj, V. Naga Sailaja, T. Adak, Ashima Kushwaha, Pawan Malhotra, and V. S. Chauhan Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2895-2904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Binding of Immunoglobulin M to the Surfaces of Babesia bigemina-Infected Erythrocytes Ignacio E. Echaide, Stephen A. Hines, Terry F. McElwain, Carlos E. Suarez, Travis C. McGuire, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2922-2927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor p55-Deficient Mice Esmeralda Castaños-Velez, Stephanie Maerlan, Lyda M. Osorio, Frederik Åberg, Peter Biberfeld, Anders Örn, and Martín E. Rottenberg Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2960-2968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Adhesive Phenotypes Linked to Rosetting Binding of Erythrocytes in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Victor Fernandez, Carl Johan Treutiger, Gerard B. Nash, and Mats Wahlgren Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2969-2975; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Entamoeba histolytica Induces Host Cell Death in Amebic Liver Abscess by a Non-Fas-Dependent, Non-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Dependent Pathway of Apoptosis Karl B. Seydel and Samuel L. Stanley, Jr. Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2980-2983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acute and Chronic Phases of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Mice Modulate the Host Immune Responses T. D. Nguyen, G. Bigaignon, J. Van Broeck, M. Vercammen, T. N. Nguyen, M. Delmee, M. Turneer, S. F. Wolf, and J. P. Coutelier Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2991-2995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assimilation of Xylose, Mannose, and Mannitol for Synthesis of Glucuronoxylomannan of Cryptococcus neoformans Determined by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Robert Cherniak, Eric B. O'Neill, and Shuqun Sheng Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2996-2998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secreted Aspartyl Proteinases and Interactions of Candida albicans with Human Endothelial Cells Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Scott G. Filler, Dominique Sanglard, John E. Edwards, Jr., and Bernhard Hube Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 3003-3005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Identification of Persistent Infection in Experimental Syphilis by PCR Konrad Wicher, Frank Abbruscato, Victoria Wicher, Doris N. Collins, Ivan Auger, and Harold W. Horowitz Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2509-2513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Expression of Adhesion Receptors and Diapedesis by Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils during Experimentally Induced Streptococcus uberis Mastitis Elke Smits, Christian Burvenich, Albert J. Guidry, and Eddy Roets Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2529-2534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disparate Findings on the Role of Virulence Factors of Enterococcus faecalis in Mouse and Rat Models of Peritonitis Herve Dupont, Philippe Montravers, Jacqueline Mohler, and Claude Carbon Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2570-2575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Experimental Helicobacter pylori Infection Induces Antral Gastritis and Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue in Guinea Pigs Nirah H. Shomer, Charles A. Dangler, Mark T. Whary, and James G. Fox Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2614-2618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping and Identification of the Major Cell Wall-Associated Components of Mycobacterium leprae Maria Angela M. Marques, Sadhana Chitale, Patrick J. Brennan, and Maria Cristina V. Pessolani Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2625-2631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a 29-Kilodalton Protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Filtrate Recognized by Mouse Memory Effector Cells Ida Rosenkrands, Peter Birk Rasmussen, Markus Carnio, Susanne Jacobsen, Michael Theisen, and Peter Andersen Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2728-2735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Mutacin 1140, a Lantibiotic from Streptococcus mutans J. D. Hillman, Jan Novák, Edy Sagura, Juan A. Gutierrez, T. A. Brooks, Paula J. Crowley, M. Hess, Abdul Azizi, K.-P. Leung, Dennis Cvitkovitch, and A. S. Bleiweis Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2743-2749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Abilities of a Staphylococcus epidermidis Wild-Type Strain and Its Slime-Negative Mutant To Induce Endocarditis in Rabbits Are Comparable Francoise Perdreau-Remington, Merle A. Sande, Georg Peters, and Henry F. Chambers Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2778-2781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Time Course and Host Responses to Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection in Genetically Distinct Mouse Strains Walter J. Hopkins, Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick, Edward Balish, and David T. Uehling Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2798-2802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Fimbrial Adhesins Are Required for Full Virulence of Salmonella typhimurium in Mice Adrianus W. M. van der Velden, Andreas J. Bäumler, Renée M. Tsolis, and Fred Heffron Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2803-2808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes-Infected Hepatocytes Are Targets of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class Ib-Restricted Antilisterial Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes H. G. Archie Bouwer, Ailin Bai, James Forman, Stephen H. Gregory, Edward J. Wing, Ronald A. Barry, and David J. Hinrichs Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2814-2817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Experimental Infection of Pregnant Ewes with Chlamydia pecorum Helen L. Philips and Michael J. Clarkson Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2818-2821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physical Limitations on Salmonella typhi Entry into Cultured Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells Xiao-Zhe Huang, Ben Tall, William R. Schwan, and Dennis J. Kopecko Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2928-2937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Goldfish, Carassius auratus, a Novel Animal Model for the Study of Mycobacterium marinum Pathogenesis Adel M. Talaat, Renate Reimschuessel, Steven S. Wasserman, and Michele Trucksis Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2938-2942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolution of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Hemolysin Plasmids and the Locus for Enterocyte Effacement in Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Patrick Boerlin, Shu Chen, John K. Colbourne, Roger Johnson, Stephanie De Grandis, and Carlton Gyles Infect. Immun. June 1998 66: 2553-2561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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