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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

Brenda Byrne and Michele S. Swanson

Expression of Legionella pneumophila Virulence Traits in Response to Growth Conditions
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3029-3034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janina P. Lewis and Francis L. Macrina

IS195, an Insertion Sequence-Like Element Associated with Protease Genes in Porphyromonas gingivalis
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3035-3042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David E. Johnson, C. Virginia Lockatell, Robert G. Russell, J. Richard Hebel, Michael D. Island, Ann Stapleton, Walter E. Stamm, and John W. Warren

Comparison of Escherichia coli Strains Recovered from Human Cystitis and Pyelonephritis Infections in Transurethrally Challenged Mice
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3059-3065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. H. Forsyth, J. C. Atherton, M. J. Blaser, and T. L. Cover

Heterogeneity in Levels of Vacuolating Cytotoxin Gene (vacA) Transcription among Helicobacter pylori Strains
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3088-3094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yilan Zhang, Norio Ohashi, and Yasuko Rikihisa

Cloning of the Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70) Gene of Ehrlichia sennetsu and Differential Expression of HSP70 and HSP60 mRNA after Temperature Upshift
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3106-3112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christoph Aebi, Eric R. Lafontaine, Leslie D. Cope, Jo L. Latimer, Sheryl L. Lumbley, George H. McCracken, Jr., and Eric J. Hansen

Phenotypic Effect of Isogenic uspA1 and uspA2 Mutations on Moraxella catarrhalis 035E
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3113-3119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simone Müller, Torsten Hain, Philippos Pashalidis, Andreas Lingnau, Eugen Domann, Trinad Chakraborty, and Jürgen Wehland

Purification of the inlB Gene Product of Listeria monocytogenes and Demonstration of Its Biological Activity
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3128-3133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine M. Litwin and Burke L. Byrne

Cloning and Characterization of an Outer Membrane Protein of Vibrio vulnificus Required for Heme Utilization: Regulation of Expression and Determination of the Gene Sequence
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3134-3141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernando Navarro-García, Carlos Eslava, Jorge M. Villaseca, Rubén López-Revilla, John R. Czeczulin, S. Srinivas, James P. Nataro, and Alejandro Cravioto

In Vitro Effects of a High-Molecular-Weight Heat-Labile Enterotoxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3149-3154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos Eslava, Fernando Navarro-García, John R. Czeczulin, Ian R. Henderson, Alejandro Cravioto, and James P. Nataro

Pet, an Autotransporter Enterotoxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3155-3163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catrina B. Forde, Roger Parton, and John G. Coote

Bioluminescence as a Reporter of Intracellular Survival of Bordetella bronchiseptica in Murine Phagocytes
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3198-3207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick D. Taylor, Christopher J. Inchley, and Maurice P. Gallagher

The Salmonella typhimurium AhpC Polypeptide Is Not Essential for Virulence in BALB/c Mice but Is Recognized as an Antigen during Infection
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3208-3217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teiji Sawa, Maria Ohara, Kiyoyasu Kurahashi, Sally S. Twining, Dara W. Frank, David B. Doroques, Taicy Long, Michael A. Gropper, and Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish

In Vitro Cellular Toxicity Predicts Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence in Lung Infections
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3242-3249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacob W. Ijdo, Wei Sun, Yan Zhang, Louis A. Magnarelli, and Erol Fikrig

Cloning of the Gene Encoding the 44-Kilodalton Antigen of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis and Characterization of the Humoral Response
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3264-3269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean K. Lim, Nereus W. Gunther, IV, Hui Zhao, David E. Johnson, Susan K. Keay, and Harry L. T. Mobley

In Vivo Phase Variation of Escherichia coli Type 1 Fimbrial Genes in Women with Urinary Tract Infection
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3303-3310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine K. Ward, Mark L. Lawrence, Hugo P. Veit, and Thomas J. Inzana

Cloning and Mutagenesis of a Serotype-Specific DNA Region Involved in Encapsulation and Virulence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotype 5a: Concomitant Expression of Serotype 5a and 1 Capsular Polysaccharides in Recombinant A. pleuropneumoniae Serotype 1
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3326-3336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sibyl H. Munson, Mary T. Tremaine, Marsha J. Betley, and Rodney A. Welch

Identification and Characterization of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Types G and I from Staphylococcus aureus
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3337-3348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frances Bowe, Craig J. Lipps, Renee M. Tsolis, Eduardo Groisman, Fred Heffron, and Johannes G. Kusters

At Least Four Percent of the Salmonella typhimurium Genome Is Required for Fatal Infection of Mice
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3372-3377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael D. Island, Xiaoling Cui, Betsy Foxman, Carl F. Marrs, Walter E. Stamm, Ann E. Stapleton, and John W. Warren

Cytotoxicity of Hemolytic, Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1-Positive and -Negative Escherichia coli to Human T24 Bladder Cells
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3384-3389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heidi C. Smith-Vaughan, Kadaba S. Sriprakash, Amanda J. Leach, John D. Mathews, and David J. Kemp

Low Genetic Diversity of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Compared to Nonencapsulated H. influenzae in a Population in Which H. influenzae Is Highly Endemic
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3403-3409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina B. Klein, Stanley F. Hayes, and Jesse L. Goodman

Monocytic Differentiation Inhibits Infection and Granulocytic Differentiation Potentiates Infection by the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3410-3415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter C. Giardina, Richard Williams, David Lubaroff, and Michael A. Apicella

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Induces Focal Polymerization of Actin in Primary Human Urethral Epithelium
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3416-3419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renaud Jonquières, Hélène Bierne, Jérôme Mengaud, and Pascale Cossart

The inlA Gene of Listeria monocytogenes LO28 Harbors a Nonsense Mutation Resulting in Release of Internalin
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3420-3422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linda L. Hnatow, Calvin L. Keeler, Jr., Laura L. Tessmer, Kirk Czymmek, and John E. Dohms

Characterization of MGC2, a Mycoplasma gallisepticum Cytadhesin with Homology to the Mycoplasma pneumoniae 30-Kilodalton Protein P30 and Mycoplasma genitalium P32
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3436-3442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig, Vicky Vallas, Cindy H. Jun, Leo Mok, Daniel F. Balkovetz, Michael G. Roth, and Keith E. Mostov

Susceptibility of Epithelial Cells to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Invasion and Cytotoxicity Is Upregulated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3443-3446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Berge, Magnus Rasmussen, and Lars Björck

Identification of an Insertion Sequence Located in a Region Encoding Virulence Factors of Streptococcus pyogenes
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3449-3453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. H. Noormohammadi, P. F. Markham, M. F. Duffy, K. G. Whithear, and G. F. Browning

Multigene Families Encoding the Major Hemagglutinins in Phylogenetically Distinct Mycoplasmas
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3470-3475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Shunji Sugawara, Akiko Sugiyama, Eiji Nemoto, Hidemi Rikiishi, and Haruhiko Takada

Heterogeneous Expression and Release of CD14 by Human Gingival Fibroblasts: Characterization and CD14-Mediated Interleukin-8 Secretion in Response to Lipopolysaccharide
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3043-3049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tony F. Bruno, Deborah E. Buser, Rachel M. Syme, Donald E. Woods, and Christopher H. Mody

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exoenzyme S Is a Mitogen but Not a Superantigen for Human T Lymphocytes
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3072-3079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. T. Whary, T. J. Morgan, C. A. Dangler, K. J. Gaudes, N. S. Taylor, and J. G. Fox

Chronic Active Hepatitis Induced by Helicobacter hepaticus in the A/JCr Mouse Is Associated with a Th1 Cell-Mediated Immune Response
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3142-3148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kunihiko Kooguchi, Satoru Hashimoto, Atsuko Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Kitamura, Ichidai Kudoh, Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, and Teiji Sawa

Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Initiation and Regulation of Inflammation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3164-3169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. R. A. J. Rose, K. Bailey, J. W. Keyte, W. C. Chan, D. Greenwood, and Y. R. Mahida

Potential Role of Epithelial Cell-Derived Histone H1 Proteins in Innate Antimicrobial Defense in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3255-3263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jenni M. Penttilä, Reijo Pyhälä, Matti Sarvas, and Nina Rautonen

Expansion of a Novel Pulmonary CD3 CD4⁺ CD8⁺ Cell Population in Mice during Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3290-3294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juha Suhonen, Kaija Hartiala, and Matti K. Viljanen

Tube Phagocytosis, a Novel Way for Neutrophils To Phagocytize Borrelia burgdorferi
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3433-3435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin J. Elhay, Thomas Oettinger, and Peter Andersen

Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Responses to ESAT-6 and MPT64 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Guinea Pig
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3454-3456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Infections:

B. A. Degnan, J. M. Palmer, T. Robson, C. E. D. Jones, M. Fischer, M. Glanville, G. D. Mellor, A. G. Diamond, M. A. Kehoe, and J. A. Goodacre

Inhibition of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Proliferation by Streptococcus pyogenes Cell Extract Is Associated with Arginine Deiminase Activity
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3050-3058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hin-chung Wong, Po-Yen Peng, Jun-Ming Han, Chia-Yu Chang, and Shang-Lun Lan

Effect of Mild Acid Treatment on the Survival, Enteropathogenicity, and Protein Production in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3066-3071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carolyn Malstrom and Stephen James

Inhibition of Murine Splenic and Mucosal Lymphocyte Function by Enteric Bacterial Products
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3120-3127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allison F. Gillaspy, Chia Y. Lee, Subrata Sau, Ambrose L. Cheung, and Mark S. Smeltzer

Factors Affecting the Collagen Binding Capacity of Staphylococcus aureus
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3170-3178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Takano, H. Nishimura, Y. Kimura, Y. Mokuno, J. Washizu, S. Itohara, Y. Nimura, and Y. Yoshikai

Protective Roles of T Cells and Interleukin-15 in Escherichia coli Infection in Mice
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3270-3278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jane R. Mehock, Craig E. Greene, Frank C. Gherardini, Tae-Wook Hahn, and Duncan C. Krause

Bartonella henselae Invasion of Feline Erythrocytes In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3462-3466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vinod K. Dhawan, Arnold S. Bayer, and Michael R. Yeaman

In Vitro Resistance to Thrombin-Induced Platelet Microbicidal Protein Is Associated with Enhanced Progression and Hematogenous Dissemination in Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3476-3479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Mark Roberts, Jingli Li, Andrew Bacon, and Steven Chatfield

Oral Vaccination against Tetanus: Comparison of the Immunogenicities of Salmonella Strains Expressing Fragment C from the nirB and htrA Promoters
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3080-3087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rajesh K. Gupta, David N. Taylor, Dolores A. Bryla, John B. Robbins, and Shousun C. Szu

Phase 1 Evaluation of Vibrio cholerae O1, Serotype Inaba, Polysaccharide-Cholera Toxin Conjugates in Adult Volunteers
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3095-3099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lothar Steidler, Karen Robinson, Lisa Chamberlain, Karin M. Schofield, Erik Remaut, Richard W. F. Le Page, and Jeremy M. Wells

Mucosal Delivery of Murine Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-6 by Recombinant Strains of Lactococcus lactis Coexpressing Antigen and Cytokine
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3183-3189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dora P. A. J. da Fonseca, Dianne Joosten, Ruurd van der Zee, Danny L. Jue, Mahavir Singh, Hans M. Vordermeier, Harm Snippe, and André F. M. Verheul

Identification of New Cytotoxic T-Cell Epitopes on the 38-Kilodalton Lipoglycoprotein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Using Lipopeptides
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3190-3197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy B. Saunders, Brenda L. Brandt, Richard L. Warren, Brian D. Hansen, and Wendell D. Zollinger

Immunological and Molecular Characterization of Three Variant Subtype P1.14 Strains of Neisseria meningitidis
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3218-3222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Wedege, E. A. Høiby, E. Rosenqvist, and G. Bjune

Immune Responses against Major Outer Membrane Antigens of Neisseria meningitidis in Vaccinees and Controls Who Contracted Meningococcal Disease during the Norwegian Serogroup B Protection Trial
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3223-3231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshihiro Shimoji, Yasuyuki Mori, Tsutomu Sekizaki, Tomoyuki Shibahara, and Yuichi Yokomizo

Construction and Vaccine Potential of Acapsular Mutants of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: Use of Excision of Tn916 To Inactivate a Target Gene
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3250-3254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christina Åhrén, Marianne Jertborn, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm

Intestinal Immune Responses to an Inactivated Oral Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Vaccine and Associated Immunoglobulin A Responses in Blood
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3311-3316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yan-ping Yang, Wayne R. Thomas, Pele Chong, Sheena M. Loosmore, and Michel H. Klein

A 20-Kilodalton N-Terminal Fragment of the D15 Protein Contains a Protective Epitope(s) against Haemophilus influenzae Type a and Type b
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3349-3354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Everest, Mark Roberts, and Gordon Dougan

Susceptibility to Salmonella typhimurium Infection and Effectiveness of Vaccination in Mice Deficient in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha p55 Receptor
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3355-3364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter J. Valentine, Brian P. Devore, and Fred Heffron

Identification of Three Highly Attenuated Salmonella typhimurium Mutants That Are More Immunogenic and Protective in Mice than a Prototypical aroA Mutant
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3378-3383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Rudin, Eva-Liz Johansson, Charlotta Bergquist, and Jan Holmgren

Differential Kinetics and Distribution of Antibodies in Serum and Nasal and Vaginal Secretions after Nasal and Oral Vaccination of Humans
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3390-3396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yogendra Singh, Bruce E. Ivins, and Stephen H. Leppla

Study of Immunization against Anthrax with the Purified Recombinant Protective Antigen of Bacillus anthracis
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3447-3448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen L. Elkins, Ann T. MacIntyre, and Tonya R. Rhinehart-Jones

Nonspecific Early Protective Immunity in Francisella and Listeria Infections Can Be Dependent on Lymphocytes
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3467-3469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milita P. Matousek, John G. Nedrud, Witold Cieplak, Jr., and Clifford V. Harding

Inhibition of Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex Antigen Processing by Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Requires an Enzymatically Active A Subunit
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3480-3484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

Jessica E. Haberer, Alda Maria Da-Cruz, Lynn Soong, Manoel P. Oliveira-Neto, Luis Rivas, Diane McMahon-Pratt, and Sergio G. Coutinho

Leishmania pifanoi Amastigote Antigen P-4: Epitopes Involved in T-Cell Responsiveness in Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3100-3105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francis Gigliotti, James A. Wiley, and Allen G. Harmsen

Immunization with Pneumocystis carinii gpA Is Immunogenic but Not Protective in a Mouse Model of P. carinii Pneumonia
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3179-3182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashima Bharadwaj, Pawan Sharma, Sunil K. Joshi, Balwan Singh, and V. S. Chauhan

Induction of Protective Immune Responses by Immunization with Linear Multiepitope Peptides Based on Conserved Sequences from Plasmodium falciparum Antigens
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3232-3241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John R. Webb, Antonio Campos-Neto, Pamela J. Ovendale, Tricia I. Martin, Erika J. Stromberg, Roberto Badaro, and Steven G. Reed

Human and Murine Immune Responses to a Novel Leishmania major Recombinant Protein Encoded by Members of a Multicopy Gene Family
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3279-3289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louis M. Weiss, Yan Fen Ma, Peter M. Takvorian, Herbert B. Tanowitz, and Murray Wittner

Bradyzoite Development in Toxoplasma gondii and the hsp70 Stress Response
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3295-3302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flavia De Bernardis, Fritz A. Mühlschlegel, Antonio Cassone, and William A. Fonzi

The pH of the Host Niche Controls Gene Expression in and Virulence of Candida albicans
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3317-3325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James G. Beeson, Wengang Chai, Stephen J. Rogerson, Alexander M. Lawson, and Graham V. Brown

Inhibition of Binding of Malaria-Infected Erythrocytes by a Tetradecasaccharide Fraction from Chondroitin Sulfate A
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3397-3402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blanca Liliana Perlaza, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Karima Brahimi, Gustavo Quintero, Julio Cesar Palomino, Hélène Gras-Masse, André Tartar, Pierre Druilhe, and Sócrates Herrera

Immunogenicity of Four Plasmodium falciparum Preerythrocytic Antigens in Aotus lemurinus Monkeys
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3423-3428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela Joe, Renaud Verdon, Saul Tzipori, Gerald T. Keusch, and Honorine D. Ward

Attachment of Cryptosporidium parvum Sporozoites to Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3429-3432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvia I. Becker, Ruobing Wang, Richard C. Hedstrom, Joao C. Aguiar, Trevor R. Jones, Stephen L. Hoffman, and Malcolm J. Gardner

Protection of Mice against Plasmodium yoelii Sporozoite Challenge with P. yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein 1 DNA Vaccines
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3457-3461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Genomics:

Kwong-Kwok Wong, Michael McClelland, Lisa C. Stillwell, Ellen C. Sisk, Sarah J. Thurston, and Jeffrey D. Saffer

Identification and Sequence Analysis of a 27-Kilobase Chromosomal Fragment Containing a Salmonella Pathogenicity Island Located at 92 Minutes on the Chromosome Map of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT2
Infect. Immun. 1998 66: 3365-3371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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