Contents: August 1999, Volume 67, Issue 8        Minireviews        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Bacterial Infections        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular Genomics        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Host-Pathogen Interactions: Redefining the Basic Concepts of Virulence and Pathogenicity Arturo Casadevall and Liise-anne Pirofski Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3703-3713; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Anti-CD14 Monoclonal Antibodies Inhibit the Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin-10 by Human Monocytes Stimulated with Killed and Live Haemophilus influenzae or Streptococcus pneumoniae Organisms A. Marceline van Furth, Els M. Verhard-Seijmonsbergen, Jan A. M. Langermans, Jaap T. van Dissel, and Ralph van Furth Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3714-3718; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumolysin, a Protein Toxin of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Induces Nitric Oxide Production from Macrophages Johann S. Braun, Rodger Novak, Geli Gao, Peter J. Murray, and Jerry L. Shenep Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3750-3756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytotoxic T-Cell-Mediated Response against Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in HLA-B27 Transgenic Rat Géraldine Falgarone, Hervé S. Blanchard, Bertrand Riot, Michel Simonet, and Maxime Breban Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3773-3779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Expansion of T-Cell-Receptor V2.3+ CD4+ T Lymphocytes in HLA-DR17(3), DQ2+ Individuals upon Stimulation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Semih Esin, Giovanna Batoni, Güher Saruhan-Direskeneli, Robert A. Harris, Johan Grunewald, Manuela Pardini, Stefan B. Svenson, Mario Campa, and Hans Wigzell Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3800-3809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production by Human Monocytes Involves the Raf-1/MEK1-MEK2/ERK1-ERK2 Pathway Tjomme van der Bruggen, Suzanne Nijenhuis, Estia van Raaij, Jan Verhoef, and B. Sweder van Asbeck Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3824-3829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Predominance of CD4 Th1 and CD8 Tc1 Cells Revealed by Characterization of the Cellular Immune Response Generated by Immunization with a DNA Vaccine Containing a Trypanosoma cruzi Gene Mauricio M. Rodrigues, Marcelo Ribeirão, Vera Pereira-Chioccola, Laurent Renia, and Fabio Costa Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3855-3863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Genes in the Left Half of the cag Pathogenicity Island of Helicobacter pylori Are Required for Tyrosine Kinase-Dependent Transcription of Interleukin-8 in Gastric Epithelial Cells Shude D. Li, Dangeruta Kersulyte, Ivan J. D. Lindley, Beena Neelam, Douglas E. Berg, and Jean E. Crabtree Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3893-3899; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmin-Coated Borrelia burgdorferi Degrades Soluble and Insoluble Components of the Mammalian Extracellular Matrix James L. Coleman, Elizabeth J. Roemer, and Jorge L. Benach Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3929-3936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thymic Independence of Adaptive Immunity to the Intracellular Pathogen Shigella flexneri Serotype 2a Sing Sing Way, Alain C. Borczuk, and Marcia B. Goldberg Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3970-3979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Emergence of CD8+ T Cells Primed for Production of Type 1 Cytokines in the Lungs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Mice Natalya V. Serbina and JoAnne L. Flynn Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3980-3988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decay-Accelerating Factor and Cytoskeleton Redistribution Pattern in HeLa Cells Infected with Recombinant Escherichia coli Strains Expressing Dr Family of Adhesins Pawel Goluszko, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Vsevolod Popov, Tuan Pham, Julie W. Wen, and Jyotsana Singhal Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3989-3997; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Brucella abortus Lipopolysaccharide with Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules in B Lymphocytes Claire Forestier, Edgardo Moreno, Stéphane Méresse, Armelle Phalipon, Daniel Olive, Philippe Sansonetti, and Jean-Pierre Gorvel Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4048-4054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Properties of Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptides from Sheep and Goat Leukocytes Olga Shamova, Kim A. Brogden, Chengquan Zhao, Tung Nguyen, Vladimir N. Kokryakov, and Robert I. Lehrer Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4106-4111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Fas and Fas Ligand on Mouse Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells in the Generalized Shwartzman Reaction and Its Relationship to Apoptosis Naoki Koide, Kayo Narita, Yutaka Kato, Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, Dipshikha Chakravortty, Akiko Morikawa, Tomoaki Yoshida, and Takashi Yokochi Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4112-4118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasma Membrane Expression of Heat Shock Protein 60 In Vivo in Response to Infection Cindy Belles, Alicia Kuhl, Rachel Nosheny, and Simon R. Carding Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4191-4200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attenuated Host Resistance against Mycobacterium bovis BCG Infection in Mice Lacking Osteopontin Gerard J. Nau, Lucy Liaw, Geoffrey L. Chupp, Jeffrey S. Berman, Brigid L. M. Hogan, and Richard A. Young Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4223-4230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Activities Partially Account for Calvarial Bone Resorption Induced by Local Injection of Lipopolysaccharide Cheng-Yang Chiang, George Kyritsis, Dana T. Graves, and Salomon Amar Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4231-4236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in the Concentrations of Small, Anionic, Antimicrobial Peptides in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and in Respiratory Epithelia of Patients with and without Cystic Fibrosis Kim A. Brogden, Mark R. Ackermann, Paul B. McCray, Jr., and Kenneth M. Huttner Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4256-4259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Immunostimulatory DNA as an Adjuvant in Vaccination against Leishmania major Katryn J. Stacey and Jenefer M. Blackwell Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3719-3726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CTLA-4 Blockade Enhances the Immune Response Induced by Mycobacterial Infection but Does Not Lead to Increased Protection Joanna Kirman, Kathy McCoy, Sarah Hook, Melanie Prout, Brett Delahunt, Ian Orme, Anthony Frank, and Graham Le Gros Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3786-3792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prior Immunity to Homologous and Heterologous Salmonella Serotypes Suppresses Local and Systemic Anti-Fragment C Antibody Responses and Protection from Tetanus Toxin in Mice Immunized with Salmonella Strains Expressing Fragment C Mark Roberts, Andrew Bacon, Jingli Li, and Steven Chatfield Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3810-3815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Variation of the Class I Outer Membrane Protein in Hyperendemic Neisseria meningitidis Strains in The Netherlands Aldert Bart, Jacob Dankert, and Arie van der Ende Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3842-3846; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Expression, and Immunological Evaluation of Two Putative Secreted Serine Protease Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Yasir A. W. Skeiky, Michael J. Lodes, Jeffrey A. Guderian, Raodoh Mohamath, Teresa Bement, Mark R. Alderson, and Steven G. Reed Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3998-4007; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Four-Year-Old Children after Primary Immunization with Acellular Pertussis Vaccines Clara M. Ausiello, Roberto Lande, Francesca Urbani, Andrea la Sala, Paola Stefanelli, Stefania Salmaso, Paola Mastrantonio, and Antonio Cassone Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4064-4071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Functional Characteristics of a Protective Human Monoclonal Antibody to Serotype 8 Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide Z. Zhong, T. Burns, Q. Chang, M. Carroll, and L. Pirofski Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4119-4127; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Immunization with Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines Protects Mice against Invasive Pneumococcal Infections Håvard Jakobsen, Eiríkur Saeland, Sveinbjörn Gizurarson, Dominique Schulz, and Ingileif Jónsdóttir Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4128-4133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection against Mycobacterium avium by DNA Vaccines Expressing Mycobacterial Antigens as Fusion Proteins with Green Fluorescent Protein Maria Velaz-Faircloth, Alison J. Cobb, Amanda L. Horstman, Stanley C. Henry, and Richard Frothingham Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4243-4250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intranasal Immunization of Mice with Influenza Vaccine in Combination with the Adjuvant LT-R72 Induces Potent Mucosal and Serum Immunity Which Is Stronger than That with Traditional Intramuscular Immunization J. D. Barackman, G. Ott, and D. T. O'Hagan Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4276-4279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression and Immunogenicity of a Mutant Diphtheria Toxin Molecule, CRM197, and Its Fragments in Salmonella typhi Vaccine Strain CVD 908-htrA Nadav Orr, James E. Galen, and Myron M. Levine Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4290-4294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Identification of Functional Domains of Bordetella Dermonecrotizing Toxin Takashige Kashimoto, Jun Katahira, Willian R. Cornejo, Minako Masuda, Atsushi Fukuoh, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Ohnishi, and Yasuhiko Horiguchi Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3727-3732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Target Cell Range of Haemophilus ducreyi Hemolysin and Its Involvement in Invasion of Human Epithelial Cells Gwendolyn E. Wood, Susan M. Dutro, and Patricia A. Totten Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3740-3749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loss of Resistance to Ingestion and Phagocytic Killing by O and K Mutants of a Uropathogenic Escherichia coli O75:K5 Strain Stacy M. Burns and Sheila I. Hull Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3757-3762; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Basis for Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Biosynthesis in Bordetellae Andrew Preston, Andrew G. Allen, Joanna Cadisch, Richard Thomas, Kim Stevens, Carol M. Churcher, K. L. Badcock, Julian Parkhill, Bart Barrell, and Duncan J. Maskell Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3763-3767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Phospholipase D in Pasteurella haemolytica Leukotoxin-Induced Increase in Phospholipase A2 Activity in Bovine Neutrophils Zuncai Wang, Cyril R. Clarke, and Kenneth D. Clinkenbeard Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3768-3772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretion of Functional Salivary Peptide by Streptococcus gordonii Which Inhibits Fimbria-Mediated Adhesion of Porphyromonas gingivalis Kosuke Kataoka, Atsuo Amano, Shigetada Kawabata, Hideki Nagata, Shigeyuki Hamada, and Satoshi Shizukuishi Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3780-3785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variable Carbohydrate Modifications to the Catalytic Chains of the RgpA and RgpB Proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis W50 Michael A. Curtis, Andrea Thickett, Jennifer M. Slaney, Minnie Rangarajan, Joseph Aduse-Opoku, Philip Shepherd, Nikolay Paramonov, and Elizabeth F. Hounsell Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3816-3823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of a Tn5-Disrupted Glycosyltransferase Gene Homolog in Brucella abortus and Its Effect on Lipopolysaccharide Composition and Virulence J. R. McQuiston, R. Vemulapalli, T. J. Inzana, G. G. Schurig, N. Sriranganathan, D. Fritzinger, T. L. Hadfield, R. A. Warren, N. Snellings, D. Hoover, S. M. Halling, and S. M. Boyle Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3830-3835; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the Hemin Uptake Locus (hmu) from Yersinia pestis and Analysis of hmu Mutants for Hemin and Hemoprotein Utilization Jan M. Thompson, Heather A. Jones, and Robert D. Perry Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3879-3892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Haemophilus ducreyi Mutant Deficient in Expression of Cytolethal Distending Toxin Marla K. Stevens, Jo L. Latimer, Sheryl R. Lumbley, Christine K. Ward, Leslie D. Cope, Teresa Lagergard, and Eric J. Hansen Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3900-3908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of the gbpA Gene of Streptococcus mutans Alters Structural and Functional Aspects of Plaque Biofilm Which Are Compensated by Recombination of the gtfB and gtfC Genes Karsten R. O. Hazlett, Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz, and Jeffrey A. Banas Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3909-3914; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus Collagen Adhesin B Domain James L. Snodgrass, Nehal Mohamed, Julia M. Ross, Subrata Sau, Chia Y. Lee, and Mark S. Smeltzer Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3952-3959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Sequencing, and Role in Virulence of Two Phospholipases (A1 and C) from Mesophilic Aeromonas sp. Serogroup O:34 Susana Merino, Alicia Aguilar, Maria Mercedes Nogueras, Miguel Regue, Simon Swift, and Juan M. Tomás Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4008-4013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Phosphotyrosine Phosphatase Activity Attenuates Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling and Inhibits c-FOS and Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in Macrophages Infected with Leishmania donovani Devki Nandan, Raymond Lo, and Neil E. Reiner Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4055-4063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Treponema denticola Major Sheath Protein Is Predominantly Periplasmic and Has Only Limited Surface Exposure Melissa J. Caimano, Kenneth W. Bourell, Teresa D. Bannister, David L. Cox, and Justin D. Radolf Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4072-4083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Glycoprotein Produced by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Christoph Lindenthal and Eric A. Elsinghorst Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4084-4091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of Salmonella typhimurium Type III Secreted Proteins by Pathogenicity Island 1 (SPI-1)-Encoded Transcriptional Activators InvF and HilA Katrin Eichelberg and Jorge E. Galán Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4099-4105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella micdadei Virulence Traits Amrita D. Joshi and Michele S. Swanson Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4134-4142; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Opacity-Associated Protein A Contributes to the Binding of Haemophilus influenzae to Chang Epithelial Cells Nemani V. Prasadarao, Elena Lysenko, Carol A. Wass, Kwang Sik Kim, and Jeffrey N. Weiser Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4153-4160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Haemophilus influenzae: Macropinocytosis as a Mechanism of Airway Epithelial Cell Entry Margaret R. Ketterer, Jian Q. Shao, Douglas B. Hornick, Ben Buscher, Venkata K. Bandi, and Michael A. Apicella Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4161-4170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Actin-Based Movement by Rickettsia rickettsii in Vero Cells Robert A. Heinzen, Scott S. Grieshaber, Levi S. Van Kirk, and Clinton J. Devin Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4201-4207; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Citrobacter freundii Invades and Replicates in Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Julie L. Badger, Monique F. Stins, and Kwang Sik Kim Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4208-4215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heat-Shocked Monocytes Are Resistant to Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Apoptotic DNA Fragmentation due to Expression of HSP72 Krzysztof Guzik, Jerzy Dobrucki, and Juliusz Pryjma Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4216-4222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Induces Gastric Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in Association with Increased Fas Receptor Expression Nicola L. Jones, Andrew S. Day, Hilary A. Jennings, and Philip M. Sherman Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4237-4242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Cloned Locus of Enterocyte Effacement from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Is Unable To Confer the Attaching and Effacing Phenotype upon E. coli K-12 Simon J. Elliott, Jie Yu, and James B. Kaper Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4260-4263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluorescent Labels Influence Phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis by Human Neutrophils Christine L. Weingart, Gina Broitman-Maduro, Gary Dean, Simon Newman, Mark Peppler, and Alison A. Weiss Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4264-4267; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes Encoding Two-Component Lantibiotic Production in Staphylococcus aureus C55 and Other Phage Group II S. aureus Strains and Demonstration of an Association with the Exfoliative Toxin B Gene Maduwe A. D. B. Navaratna, Hans-Georg Sahl, and John R. Tagg Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4268-4271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. schleiferi Expresses a Fibronectin-Binding Protein S. J. Peacock, G. Lina, J. Etienne, and T. J. Foster Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4272-4275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Vibrio cholerae Intestinal Population Dynamics in the Suckling Mouse Model of Infection Michael J. Angelichio, Jonathon Spector, Matthew K. Waldor, and Andrew Camilli Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3733-3739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Immunological Responses to Transferrin and Lactoferrin Receptor Proteins from Moraxella catarrhalis Rong-hua Yu, Robert A. Bonnah, Samuel Ainsworth, and Anthony B. Schryvers Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3793-3799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adhesion of Tritrichomonas foetus to Bovine Vaginal Epithelial Cells B. N. Singh, J. J. Lucas, D. H. Beach, S. T. Shin, and R. O. Gilbert Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3847-3854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essential Role of Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-B in Regulation of Interleukin-8 Gene Expression by Nitrite Reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Respiratory Epithelial Cells Naoki Mori, Kazunori Oishi, Borann Sar, Naofumi Mukaida, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, Kouji Matsushima, and Naoki Yamamoto Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3872-3878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selective Distribution of a High-Affinity Plasminogen-Binding Site among Group A Streptococci Associated with Impetigo Mikael D. Svensson, Ulf Sjöbring, and Debra E. Bessen Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3915-3920; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Limited Local and Systemic Antibody Responses to Neisseria gonorrhoeae during Uncomplicated Genital Infections Spencer R. Hedges, Matthew S. Mayo, Jiri Mestecky, Edward W. Hook, III, and Michael W. Russell Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3937-3946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Exfoliative Toxin Produced by a Plasmid-Carrying Strain of Staphylococcus hyicus Hisaaki Sato, Takao Watanabe, Yasuko Murata, Ayumi Ohtake, Mayumi Nakamura, Chikara Aizawa, Hiroshi Saito, and Nobutoshi Maehara Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4014-4018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain from Africa Expressing a Putative Colonization Factor Sami B. Khalil, Frederick J. Cassels, Hind I. Shaheen, Lewis K. Pannell, Nemat El-Ghorab, Karim Kamal, Moustafa Mansour, Stephen J. Savarino, and Leonard F. Peruski, Jr. Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4019-4026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Murine Model for Infection with Burkholderia cepacia with Sustained Persistence in the Spleen David P. Speert, Barbara Steen, Keith Halsey, and Eddie Kwan Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4027-4032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Acidification of Phagosomes Containing Brucella suis Is Essential for Intracellular Survival in Murine Macrophages Françoise Porte, Jean-Pierre Liautard, and Stephan Köhler Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4041-4047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Myeloperoxidase Exerts Microbicidal Activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Violetta Borelli, Elena Banfi, Maria Giovanna Perrotta, and Giuliano Zabucchi Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4149-4152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 Associates with Microtubules and Dynein during Invasion of Human Intestinal Cells Lan Hu and Dennis J. Kopecko Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4171-4182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elevated Chemokine Concentrations in Sera of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative Patients with Tuberculosis: a Possible Role for Mycobacterial Lipoarabinomannan Nicole P. Juffermans, Annelies Verbon, Sander J. H. van Deventer, Henk van Deutekom, John T. Belisle, Michael E. Ellis, Peter Speelman, and Tom van der Poll Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4295-4297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iron Modulates Phenotypic Variation and Phosphorylation of P270 in Double-Stranded RNA Virus-Infected Trichomonas vaginalis J. F. Alderete Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4298-4302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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The Cysteine-Rich Region of the Entamoeba histolytica Adherence Lectin (170-Kilodalton Subunit) Is Sufficient for High-Affinity Gal/GalNAc-Specific Binding In Vitro Dylan R. Pillai, Peter S. K. Wan, Yvonne C. W. Yau, Jonathan I. Ravdin, and Kevin C. Kain Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3836-3841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon Modulates CD95 (Fas) and CD95 Ligand (Fas-L) Expression and Nitric Oxide-Induced Apoptosis during the Acute Phase of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: a Possible Role in Immune Response Control Gislâine A. Martins, Leda Q. Vieira, Fernando Q. Cunha, and João S. Silva Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3864-3871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytoadherence of Babesia bovis-Infected Erythrocytes to Bovine Brain Capillary Endothelial Cells Provides an In Vitro Model for Sequestration Roberta M. O'Connor, Jennifer A. Long, and David R. Allred Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3921-3928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence of Thymus-Independent Local and Systemic Antibody Responses to Cryptosporidium parvum Infection in Nude Mice Andrew A. Adjei, Janet T. Jones, Michael W. Riggs, and F. Javier Enriquez Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3947-3951; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trypanosoma cruzi Infects Human Dendritic Cells and Prevents Their Maturation: Inhibition of Cytokines, HLA-DR, And Costimulatory Molecules Laurence Van Overtvelt, Nathalie Vanderheyde, Valérie Verhasselt, Jamila Ismaili, Louis De Vos, Michel Goldman, Fabienne Willems, and Bernard Vray Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4033-4040; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nine-Year Longitudinal Study of Antibodies to Variant Antigens on the Surface of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Haider A. Giha, Trine Staalsoe, Daniel Dodoo, Ibrahim M. Elhassan, Cally Roper, Gwiria M. H. Satti, David E. Arnot, Thor G. Theander, and Lars Hviid Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4092-4098; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of CD4+ T Cells and Gamma Interferon in Protective Immunity against Babesia microti Infection in Mice Ikuo Igarashi, Reiko Suzuki, Seiji Waki, Yoh-Ichi Tagawa, Seyha Seng, Sothyra Tum, Yoshitaka Omata, Atsushi Saito, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Yohichiro Iwakura, Naoyoshi Suzuki, Takeshi Mikami, and Yutaka Toyoda Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4143-4148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of Mice Lacking Interleukin-7 (IL-7) Reveals an Unexpected Role for IL-7 in the Development of the Parasite Schistosoma mansoni Isabelle Wolowczuk, Sophie Nutten, Olivier Roye, Myriam Delacre, Monique Capron, Richard M. Murray, François Trottein, and Claude Auriault Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4183-4190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Als Proteins on the Cell Wall of Candida albicans in Murine Tissues L. L. Hoyer, J. Clevenger, J. E. Hecht, E. J. Ehrhart, and F. M. Poulet Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4251-4255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Avirulence of Candida albicans CaHK1 Mutants in a Murine Model of Hematogenously Disseminated Candidiasis José Antonio Calera, Xiao-Jiong Zhao, Flavia De Bernardis, Michael Sheridan, and Richard Calderone Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4280-4284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infectivity of Plasmodium berghei Sporozoites Delivered by Intravenous Inoculation versus Mosquito Bite: Implications for Sporozoite Vaccine Trials Jefferson A. Vaughan, Libia F. Scheller, Robert A. Wirtz, and Abdu F. Azad Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4285-4289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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A Random Survey of the Cryptosporidium parvum Genome Chang Liu, Vladimir Vigdorovich, Vivek Kapur, and Mitchell S. Abrahamsen Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 3960-3969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Measurement of Human Antibodies to Type III Group B Streptococcus Dennis L. Kasper, Michael R. Wessels, Hilde-Kari Guttormsen, Lawrence C. Paoletti, Morven S. Edwards, Carol J. Baker;, Reva Bhushan, and Carl E. Frasch Infect. Immun. August 1999 67: 4303-4305; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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