Contents: May 1999, Volume 67, Issue 5        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Bacterial Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics Other Issues

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Strains of Actinomyces naeslundii and Actinomyces viscosus Exhibit Structurally Variant Fimbrial Subunit Proteins and Bind to Different Peptide Motifs in Salivary Proteins Tong Li, Ingegerd Johansson, Donald I. Hay, and Nicklas Strömberg Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2053-2059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a Flagellar Export Locus of Helicobacter pylori Steffen Porwollik, Brian Noonan, and Paul W. O'Toole Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2060-2070; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epitope Mapping of Monoclonal Antibodies against Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Toxin S.-J. Lee, M. C. Gray, L. Guo, P. Sebo, and E. L. Hewlett Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2090-2095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Down Regulation of Entamoeba histolytica Virulence by Monoxenic Cultivation with Escherichia coli O55 Is Related to a Decrease in Expression of the Light (35-Kilodalton) Subunit of the Gal/GalNAc Lectin Felipe Padilla-Vaca, Serge Ankri, Rivka Bracha, Lucy Anna Koole, and David Mirelman Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2096-2102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of an Escherichia coli Invasion Gene Locus, ibeB, Required for Penetration of Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Sheng-He Huang, Yu-Hua Chen, Qi Fu, Monique Stins, Ying Wang, Carol Wass, and Kwang Sik Kim Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2103-2109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella pneumophila Utilizes the Same Genes To Multiply within Acanthamoeba castellanii and Human Macrophages Gil Segal and Howard A. Shuman Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2117-2124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transient Transcriptional Activation of the Vibrio cholerae El Tor Virulence Regulator ToxT in Response to Culture Conditions Ana I. Medrano, Victor J. DiRita, Gabriela Castillo, and Joaquin Sanchez Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2178-2183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytoskeletal Effects Induced by Pet, the Serine Protease Enterotoxin of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Fernando Navarro-García, Cynthia Sears, Carlos Eslava, Alejandro Cravioto, and James P. Nataro Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2184-2192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of Vibrio vulnificus Capsular Polysaccharide Anita C. Wright, Jan L. Powell, Mike K. Tanner, Lynne A. Ensor, Arthur B. Karpas, J. Glenn Morris, Jr., and Marcelo B. Sztein Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2250-2257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ehrlichia chaffeensis and E. sennetsu, but Not the Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent, Colocalize with Transferrin Receptor and Up-Regulate Transferrin Receptor mRNA by Activating Iron-Responsive Protein 1 Roy E. Barnewall, Norio Ohashi, and Yasuko Rikihisa Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2258-2265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Topology and Cellular Location of the Treponema pallidum Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase (GlpQ) Ortholog Dmitriy V. Shevchenko, Timothy J. Sellati, David L. Cox, Olga V. Shevchenko, Esther J. Robinson, and Justin D. Radolf Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2266-2276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Escherichia coli AF/R1 Pilus Operon: Novel Genes Necessary for Transcriptional Regulation and for Pilus-Mediated Adherence J. Robert Cantey, R. K. Blake, J. R. Williford, and Steve L. Moseley Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2292-2298; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Neutrophil Collagenase in Periodontitis Raquel Romanelli, Sabrina Mancini, Carol Laschinger, Christopher M. Overall, Jaro Sodek, and Christopher A. G. McCulloch Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2319-2326; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Cell Surface Carbohydrates and Intrastrain Variation on Opsonophagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Jean O. Kim, Sandra Romero-Steiner, Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Jens Blom, M. Carvalho, S. Barnard, George Carlone, and Jeffrey N. Weiser Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2327-2333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SFS, a Novel Fibronectin-Binding Protein from Streptococcus equi, Inhibits the Binding between Fibronectin and Collagen Hans Lindmark and Bengt Guss Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2383-2388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Produces Tir, Which Is Translocated to the Host Cell Membrane but Is Not Tyrosine Phosphorylated Rebekah DeVinney, Markus Stein, Dieter Reinscheid, Akio Abe, Sharon Ruschkowski, and B. Brett Finlay Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2389-2398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Interactions of Porphyromonas gingivalis Fimbriae with Host Proteins: Kinetic Analyses Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance Atsuo Amano, Takayuki Nakamura, Shigenobu Kimura, Ichijiro Morisaki, Ichiro Nakagawa, Shigetada Kawabata, and Shigeyuki Hamada Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2399-2405; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Evolutionary Inference from Molecular Variation in Neisseria Porins Jeremy P. Derrick, Rachel Urwin, Janet Suker, Ian M. Feavers, and Martin C. J. Maiden Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2406-2413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Virulence Genes of Helicobacter pylori by Random Insertion Mutagenesis J. J. E. Bijlsma, C. M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, S. H. Phadnis, and J. G. Kusters Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2433-2440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertional Inactivation of Genes Responsible for the D-Alanylation of Lipoteichoic Acid in Streptococcus gordonii DL1 (Challis) Affects Intrageneric Coaggregations Daniel L. Clemans, Paul E. Kolenbrander, Dmitri V. Debabov, Qunying Zhang, R. Dwayne Lunsford, Holly Sakone, Catherine J. Whittaker, Michael P. Heaton, and Francis C. Neuhaus Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2464-2474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis-Induced Calcium Signaling in Neutrophils Is Blocked by the Virulence Effector YopH Kerstin Andersson, Karl-Eric Magnusson, Meytham Majeed, Olle Stendahl, and Maria Fällman Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2567-2574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Cell Death due to Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Has Features of Apoptosis John K. Crane, Swastika Majumdar, and Donald F. Pickhardt, III Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2575-2584; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Green Fluorescent Protein as a Marker in Plasmodium berghei Transformation Ali A. Sultan, Vandana Thathy, Victor Nussenzweig, and Robert Ménard Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2602-2606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Siderophore 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid Is Not Required for Virulence of Brucella abortus in BALB/c Mice Bryan H. Bellaire, Philip H. Elzer, Cynthia L. Baldwin, and R. Martin Roop, II Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2615-2618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of HArep-Containing Genes on the Chromosome of Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 Janina P. Lewis and Francis L. Macrina Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2619-2623; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Importance of Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin/Hemagglutinin of Staphylococcus epidermidis in the Pathogenesis of Biomaterial-Based Infection in a Mouse Foreign Body Infection Model Mark E. Rupp, Joseph S. Ulphani, Paul D. Fey, Katrin Bartscht, and Dietrich Mack Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2627-2632; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Haemophilus ducreyi to Extracellular Matrix Proteins Margaret E. Bauer and Stanley M. Spinola Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2649-2652; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin/Hemagglutinin in the Pathogenesis of Intravascular Catheter-Associated Infection in a Rat Model Mark E. Rupp, Joseph S. Ulphani, Paul D. Fey, and Dietrich Mack Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2656-2659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Cellular Form of Human Fibronectin as an Adhesion Target for the S Fimbriae of Meningitis-Associated Escherichia coli Anne Sarén, Ritva Virkola, Jörg Hacker, and Timo K. Korhonen Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2671-2676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanisms of Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by Cultured Human Osteoblasts Marc Jevon, Chuanbin Guo, Beechai Ma, Nicky Mordan, Sean P. Nair, Malcolm Harris, Brian Henderson, George Bentley, and Sajeda Meghji Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2677-2681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Effects of Polysaccharide Fucoidin on Cerebrospinal Fluid Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Rabbit Carl Granert, Johan Raud, Anders Waage, and Lars Lindquist Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2071-2074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Cytokine Levels during Reactivation of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Lungs Gregory A. Filice, Connie R. Clabots, Paul E. Riciputi, Oscar Goñi-Laguardia, and Claire Pomeroy Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2082-2089; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterium-Dependent Induction of Cytokines in Mononuclear Cells and Their Pathologic Consequences In Vivo Yanling Jiang, Luciano Magli, and Michael Russo Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2125-2130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoregulatory Effect of Interleukin-10 on Proinflammatory Cytokine Production by Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipopolysaccharide-Tolerant Human Monocytes Hidetoshi Shimauchi, Tomohiko Ogawa, Kozo Okuda, Yutaka Kusumoto, and Hirohi Okada Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2153-2159; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Enterococcus faecalis in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages Claudia R. Gentry-Weeks, RoxAnn Karkhoff-Schweizer, Andreas Pikis, Monica Estay, and Jerry M. Keith Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2160-2165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Responses Induced in Cattle by Virulent and Attenuated Mycobacterium bovis Strains: Correlation of Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity with Ability of Strains To Grow in Macrophages D. Neil Wedlock, Frank E. Aldwell, Desmond M. Collins, Geoffrey W. de Lisle, Theresa Wilson, and Bryce M. Buddle Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2172-2177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shiga Toxin 1 from Escherichia coli Blocks Activation and Proliferation of Bovine Lymphocyte Subpopulations In Vitro C. Menge, L. H. Wieler, T. Schlapp, and G. Baljer Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2209-2217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibacterial Action of Extracellular Mammalian Group IIA Phospholipase A2 against Grossly Clumped Staphylococcus aureus Mary E. Dominiecki and Jerrold Weiss Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2299-2305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins on Human Neutrophil Functions and Apoptosis Dale A. Moulding, Catherine Walter, C. Anthony Hart, and Steven W. Edwards Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2312-2318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon Production Is Critical for Protective Immunity to Infection with Blood-Stage Plasmodium berghei XAT but Neither NO Production nor NK Cell Activation Is Critical Toshihiko Yoneto, Takayuki Yoshimoto, Chrong-Reen Wang, Yasuhiro Takahama, Moriya Tsuji, Seiji Waki, and Hideo Nariuchi Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2349-2356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Hemolytic Phospholipase C Suppresses Neutrophil Respiratory Burst Activity Lance S. Terada, Kristine A. Johansen, Sogol Nowbar, Adriana I. Vasil, and Michael L. Vasil Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2371-2376; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Immunoglobulin Class and Immunoglobulin G Subclass Patterns against Ganglioside GQ1b in Miller Fisher Syndrome following Different Types of Infection Beatrix Schwerer, Andrea Neisser, and Hanno Bernheimer Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2414-2420; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inverse Relationship between Severity of Experimental Pyelonephritis and Nitric Oxide Production in C3H/HeJ Mice Bogdan Nowicki, Jyotsana Singhal, Li Fang, Stella Nowicki, and Chandrasekhar Yallampalli Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2421-2427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Response to Nocardia brasiliensis Antigens in an Experimental Model of Actinomycetoma in BALB/c Mice Mario C. Salinas-Carmona, Ernesto Torres-Lopez, Alma I. Ramos, Angel Licon-Trillo, and Daniel Gonzalez-Spencer Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2428-2432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Permeabilization by Thrombin-Induced Platelet Microbicidal Protein 1 Is Modulated by Transmembrane Voltage Polarity and Magnitude Su-Pin Koo, Arnold S. Bayer, Bruce L. Kagan, and Michael R. Yeaman Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2475-2481; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Interleukin-6 in the Cornea in Response to Infection with Different Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Nerida Cole, Shisan Bao, Mark Willcox, and Alan J. Husband Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2497-2502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Internalization Time Course of a Given Lipopolysaccharide Chemotype Does Not Correspond to Its Activation Kinetics in Monocytes A. Lentschat, V. T. El-Samalouti, J. Schletter, S. Kusumoto, L. Brade, E. T. Rietschel, J. Gerdes, M. Ernst, H.-D. Flad, and A. J. Ulmer Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2515-2521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide Induction of Tissue Factor Expression in Rabbits Jonathan Erlich, Colleen Fearns, John Mathison, Richard J. Ulevitch, and Nigel Mackman Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2540-2546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attachment Ligands of Viable Toxoplasma gondii Induce Soluble Immunosuppressive Factors in Human Monocytes Jacqueline Y. Channon, Edward I. Suh, Rosanne M. Seguin, and Lloyd H. Kasper Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2547-2551; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Opsonins Induced during Meningococcal Disease Recognize Outer Membrane Proteins PorA and PorB A. K. Lehmann, A. Halstensen, I. S. Aaberge, J. Holst, T. E. Michaelsen, S. Sørnes, L. M. Wetzler, and H.-K. Guttormsen Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2552-2560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Human Cationic Antimicrobial Protein (hCAP18), a Peptide Antibiotic, Is Widely Expressed in Human Squamous Epithelia and Colocalizes with Interleukin-6 Margareta Frohm Nilsson, Bengt Sandstedt, Ole Sørensen, Günther Weber, Niels Borregaard, and Mona Ståhle-Bäckdahl Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2561-2566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Interleukin-18 (IL-18) in Mycobacterial Infection in IL-18-Gene-Disrupted Mice Isamu Sugawara, Hiroyuki Yamada, Hirotaka Kaneko, Satoru Mizuno, Kiyoshi Takeda, and Shizuo Akira Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2585-2589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neutralization of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2 (MIP-2) and MIP-1 Attenuates Neutrophil Recruitment in the Central Nervous System during Experimental Bacterial Meningitis Asim Diab, Hana Abdalla, Hu Lun Li, Fu Dong Shi, Jie Zhu, Bo Höjberg, Lars Lindquist, Bengt Wretlind, Moiz Bakhiet, and Hans Link Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2590-2601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon and Interleukin-10 Gene Expression in Synovial Tissues from Patients with Early Stages of Chlamydia-Associated Arthritis and Undifferentiated Oligoarthritis and from Healthy Volunteers Shigeru Kotake, H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr., Thurayya K. Arayssi, Herve C. Gérard, Patrick J. Branigan, Alan P. Hudson, Cheryl H. Yarboro, John H. Klippel, and Ronald L. Wilder Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2682-2686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Identification of the Plasmodium chabaudi Homologue of Merozoite Surface Proteins 4 and 5 of Plasmodium falciparum Casilda G. Black, Lina Wang, Alan R. Hibbs, Ekkehard Werner, and Ross L. Coppel Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2075-2081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Levels of Antibody to Conserved Parts of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 in Ghanaian Children Are Not Associated with Protection from Clinical Malaria Daniel Dodoo, Thor G. Theander, Jorgen A. L. Kurtzhals, Kojo Koram, Eleanor Riley, Bartholomew D. Akanmori, Francis K. Nkrumah, and Lars Hviid Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2131-2137; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-12 Is Capable of Generating an Antigen-Specific Th1-Type Response in the Presence of an Ongoing Infection-Driven Th2-Type Response Lisa R. Schopf, Judy L. Bliss, Liz M. Lavigne, Charles L. Chung, Stanley F. Wolf, and Joseph P. Sypek Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2166-2171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Antigenic Properties of Merozoite Surface Protein 4 of Plasmodium falciparum Lina Wang, Casilda G. Black, Vikki M. Marshall, and Ross L. Coppel Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2193-2200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Egg Laying Is Delayed but Worm Fecundity Is Normal in SCID Mice Infected with Schistosoma japonicum and S. mansoni with or without Recombinant Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Treatment Allen W. Cheever, Robert W. Poindexter, and Thomas A. Wynn Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2201-2208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Response to Cryptococcus neoformans Proteins in Rodents and Humans Lin-Chi Chen, David L. Goldman, Tamara L. Doering, Liise-anne Pirofski, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2218-2224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Replication of Toxoplasma gondii, but Not Trypanosoma cruzi, Is Regulated in Human Fibroblasts Activated with Gamma Interferon: Requirement of a Functional JAK/STAT Pathway Isabela Penna Cerávolo, Andréa C. L. Chaves, Cláudio A. Bonjardim, David Sibley, Alvaro J. Romanha, and Ricardo T. Gazzinelli Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2233-2240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bovine T-Cell Responses to the Intracellular Protozoan Parasite Theileria parva Claudia A. Daubenberger, Evans L. N. Taracha, Laima Gaidulis, William C. Davis, and Declan J. McKeever Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2241-2249; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altered Immune Response of Interferon Regulatory Factor 1-Deficient Mice against Plasmodium berghei Blood-Stage Malaria Infection Rosemary Sok-Pin Tan, Chiguang Feng, Yoshihiro Asano, and Anna Ursula Kara Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2277-2283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conformational and Linear B-Cell Epitopes of Asp f 2, a Major Allergen of Aspergillus fumigatus, Bind Differently to Immunoglobulin E Antibody in the Sera of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Patients Banani Banerjee, Paul A. Greenberger, Jordan N. Fink, and Viswanath P. Kurup Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2284-2291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transforming Growth Factor -Induced Failure of Resistance to Infection with Blood-Stage Plasmodium chabaudi in Mice Naohisa Tsutsui and Tsuneo Kamiyama Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2306-2311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phagocytosis Does Not Play a Major Role in Naturally Acquired Transmission-Blocking Immunity to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria J. Healer, A. Graszynski, and E. Riley Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2334-2339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Physiologic Characterization of Ferric/Cupric Reductase Constitutive Mutants of Cryptococcus neoformans Karin J. Nyhus and Eric S. Jacobson Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2357-2365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Zinc-Regulated Biosynthesis of Immunodominant Antigens from Aspergillus spp. Mónica Segurado, Raquel López-Aragón, José Antonio Calera, José Manuel Fernández-Abalos, and Fernando Leal Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2377-2382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Analysis of Secreted Aspartyl Proteinase Expression in Human Oral Candidiasis Julian R. Naglik, George Newport, Theodore C. White, Lynette L. Fernandes-Naglik, John S. Greenspan, Deborah Greenspan, Simon P. Sweet, Stephen J. Challacombe, and Nina Agabian Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2482-2490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Towards a Taenia solium Cysticercosis Vaccine: an Epitope Shared by Taenia crassiceps and Taenia solium Protects Mice against Experimental Cysticercosis Andrea Toledo, Carlos Larralde, Gladis Fragoso, Goar Gevorkian, Karen Manoutcharian, Marisela Hernández, Gonzalo Acero, Gabriela Rosas, Fernando López-Casillas, Carlos Kubli Garfias, Ricardo Vázquez, Ignacio Terrazas, and Edda Sciutto Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2522-2530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deficiency in Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Activity Does Not Impair Early Protective Th1 Responses against Blood-Stage Malaria Hakeem Sam, Zhong Su, and Mary M. Stevenson Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2660-2664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Role of Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils in a Murine Model of Chlamydia psittaci-Induced Abortion Antonio J. Buendía, Roberto Montes de Oca, Jose A. Navarro, Joaquín Sánchez, Francisco Cuello, and Jesús Salinas Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2110-2116; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Murine Model for the Study of Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Infections during Pregnancy Sukumar Pal, Ellena M. Peterson, and Luis M. de la Maza Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2607-2610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Antibodies Reactive with the 22-Kilodalton Major Outer Surface Protein of Borrelia anserina Ni-NL Protect Chicks from Infection Vittorio Sambri, Antonella Marangoni, Andrea Olmo, Elisa Storni, Marco Montagnani, Massimo Fabbi, and Roberto Cevenini Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2633-2637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Adhesion and Platelet Aggregation Properties of Bacteremia-Associated Lactobacilli Pirkka V. Kirjavainen, Elina M. Tuomola, Ross G. Crittenden, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Derek W. S. Harty, Leone F. Morris, Hilpi Rautelin, Martin J. Playne, Diana C. Donohue, and Seppo J. Salminen Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2653-2655; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Immunization with Recombinant Transferrin Binding Protein B Enhances Clearance of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from the Rat Lung Dianne C. Webb and Allan W. Cripps Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2138-2144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity of a Salmonella typhimurium aroA aroD Vaccine Expressing a Nontoxic Domain of Clostridium difficile Toxin A Stephen J. Ward, Gill Douce, Dayse Figueiredo, Gordon Dougan, and Brendan W. Wren Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2145-2152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Expression of Nramp1 In Vitro in the Murine Macrophage Line RAW264.7 Gregory Govoni, François Canonne-Hergaux, Cheryl G. Pfeifer, Sandra L. Marcus, Scott D. Mills, David J. Hackam, Sergio Grinstein, Danielle Malo, B. Brett Finlay, and Philippe Gros Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2225-2232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-12 as an Adjuvant for an Antischistosome Vaccine Consisting of Adult Worm Antigens: Protection of Rats from Cercarial Challenge Richard D. Bungiro, Jr., Miriam Goldberg, Parmjeet K. Suri, and Paul M. Knopf Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2340-2348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Avidity as a Determinant of the Protective Efficacy of Human Antibodies to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides William R. Usinger and Alexander H. Lucas Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2366-2370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Immune Responses to Neisseria meningitidis in Children Andrew J. Pollard, Rachel Galassini, Eileene M. Rouppe van der Voort, Robert Booy, Paul Langford, Simon Nadel, Catherine Ison, J. Simon Kroll, Jan Poolman, and Michael Levin Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2441-2451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cellular Immune Responses to Neisseria meningitidis in Children Andrew J. Pollard, Rachel Galassini, Eileene M. Rouppe van der Voort, Martin Hibberd, Robert Booy, Paul Langford, Simon Nadel, Catherine Ison, J. Simon Kroll, Jan Poolman, and Michael Levin Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2452-2463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alpha C Protein as a Carrier for Type III Capsular Polysaccharide and as a Protective Protein in Group B Streptococcal Vaccines Claudia Gravekamp, Dennis L. Kasper, Lawrence C. Paoletti, and Lawrence C. Madoff Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2491-2496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Requirements of the Major Protective Antibody to Haemophilus influenzae Type b Lotte Hougs, Lars Juul, Arne Svejgaard, and Torben Barington Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2503-2514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Local Secretory Immunoglobulin A and Postimmunization Gastritis Correlate with Protection against Helicobacter pylori Infection after Oral Vaccination of Mice Takayuki Goto, Akira Nishizono, Toshio Fujioka, Junko Ikewaki, Kumato Mifune, and Masaru Nasu Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2531-2539; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibody to Glucosyltransferase Induced by Synthetic Peptides Associated with Catalytic Regions of -Amylases Daniel J. Smith, Rhonda L. Heschel, William F. King, and Martin A. Taubman Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2638-2642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Single-Dose Mucosal Immunization with Biodegradable Microparticles Containing a Schistosoma mansoni Antigen Benoît Baras, Marie-Ange Benoit, Loïc Dupré, Odile Poulain-Godefroy, Anne-Marie Schacht, André Capron, Jean Gillard, and Gilles Riveau Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2643-2648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

T-Cell Epitope Mapping of the Three Most Abundant Extracellular Proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Outbred Guinea Pigs Bai-Yu Lee and Marcus A. Horwitz Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2665-2670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Comparative Physical and Genetic Maps of the Virulence Plasmids of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhimurium, Enteritidis, Choleraesuis, and Dublin Chishih Chu, Seau-Feng Hong, Chingju Tsai, Wen-Shiun Lin, Tsui-Ping Liu, and Jonathan T. Ou Infect. Immun. May 1999 67: 2611-2614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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