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Bacterial Infections:

Masakado Matsumoto, Naohisa Ishikawa, Makoto Saito, Keigo Shibayama, Toshinobu Horii, Kumiko Sato, and Michio Ohta

Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin F (SpeF) Causes Permeabilization of Lung Blood Vessels
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4307-4311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pei-Jane Tsai, Yee-Shin Lin, Chih-Feng Kuo, Huan-Yao Lei, and Jiunn-Jong Wu

Group A Streptococcus Induces Apoptosis in Human Epithelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4334-4339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. A. Sokol, P. Darling, D. E. Woods, E. Mahenthiralingam, and C. Kooi

Role of Ornibactin Biosynthesis in the Virulence of Burkholderia cepacia: Characterization of pvdA, the Gene Encoding L-Ornithine N⁵-Oxygenase
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4443-4455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katarzyna Dziewanowska, Joseph M. Patti, Claudia F. Deobald, Kenneth W. Bayles, William R. Trumble, and Gregory A. Bohach

Fibronectin Binding Protein and Host Cell Tyrosine Kinase Are Required for Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by Epithelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4673-4678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anh-Hue T. Tu, Robert L. Fulgham, Mark A. McCrory, David E. Briles, and Alexander J. Szalai

Pneumococcal Surface Protein A Inhibits Complement Activation by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4720-4724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabeth R. Wann, Amy P. Fehringer, Yuri V. Ezepchuk, Patrick M. Schlievert, Paul Bina, Raoul F. Reiser, Magnus M. Höök, and Donald Y. M. Leung

Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients with Kawasaki Disease Express High Levels of Protein A
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4737-4743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masanori Kontani, Atsuo Amano, Takayuki Nakamura, Ichiro Nakagawa, Shigetada Kawabata, and Shigeyuki Hamada

Inhibitory Effects of Protamines on Proteolytic and Adhesive Activities of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4917-4920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lani R. San Mateo, Kristen L. Toffer, Paul E. Orndorff, and Thomas H. Kawula

Immune Cells Are Required for Cutaneous Ulceration in a Swine Model of Chancroid
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4963-4967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stella Nowicki, Rangaraj Selvarangan, and Garland Anderson

Experimental Transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Pregnant Rat to Fetus
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4974-4976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Ai Kariyone, Kazue Higuchi, Shigeki Yamamoto, Ai Nagasaka-Kametaka, Mamoru Harada, Akio Takahashi, Nobuyuki Harada, Kazumasa Ogasawara, and Kiyoshi Takatsu

Identification of Amino Acid Residues of the T-Cell Epitope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis  Antigen Critical for V11⁺ Th1 Cells
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4312-4319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benedicte K. R. Hvalbye, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, Martinus Løvik, and Bjørn Haneberg

Intranasal Immunization with Heat-Inactivated Streptococcus pneumoniae Protects Mice against Systemic Pneumococcal Infection
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4320-4325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jannet Katz, Kelley P. Black, and Suzanne M. Michalek

Host Responses to Recombinant Hemagglutinin B of Porphyromonas gingivalis in an Experimental Rat Model
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4352-4359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumiko Imada, Noriko Goji, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Masato Kishima, and Tsutomu Sekizaki

Truncated Surface Protective Antigen (SpaA) of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Serotype 1a Elicits Protection against Challenge with Serotypes 1a and 2b in Pigs
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4376-4382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gill Douce, Valentina Giannelli, Mariagrazia Pizza, David Lewis, Paul Everest, Rino Rappuoli, and Gordon Dougan

Genetically Detoxified Mutants of Heat-Labile Toxin from Escherichia coli Are Able To Act as Oral Adjuvants
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4400-4406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inna Agranovich, Dorothy E. Scott, Douglas Terle, Katherine Lee, and Basil Golding

Down-Regulation of Th2 Responses by Brucella abortus, a Strong Th1 Stimulus, Correlates with Alterations in the B7.2-CD28 Pathway
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4418-4426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy F. Murphy, Charmaine Kirkham, Ernesto DeNardin, and Sanjay Sethi

Analysis of Antigenic Structure and Human Immune Response to Outer Membrane Protein CD of Moraxella catarrhalis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4578-4585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valerie A. Snewin, Marie-Pierre Gares, Peadar Ó Gaora, Zahra Hasan, Ivor N. Brown, and Douglas B. Young

Assessment of Immunity to Mycobacterial Infection with Luciferase Reporter Constructs
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4586-4593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natalie M. Quanquin, Charles Galaviz, David L. Fouts, Ruth A. Wrightsman, and Jerry E. Manning

Immunization of Mice with a TolA-Like Surface Protein of Trypanosoma cruzi Generates CD4⁺ T-Cell-Dependent Parasiticidal Activity
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4603-4612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Kennedy, Robert J. Yancey, Jr., Margaret S. Sanchez, Robert A. Rzepkowski, Sandra M. Kelly, and Roy Curtiss, III

Attenuation and Immunogenicity of cya crp Derivatives of Salmonella choleraesuis in Pigs
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4628-4636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Hocking, E. Webb, F. Radcliff, L. Rothel, S. Taylor, G. Pinczower, C. Kapouleas, H. Braley, A. Lee, and C. Doidge

Isolation of Recombinant Protective Helicobacter pylori Antigens
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4713-4719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Manoutcharian, Luis Ignacio Terrazas, Goar Gevorkian, Gonzalo Acero, Pavel Petrossian, Miriam Rodriguez, and Tzipe Govezensky

Phage-Displayed T-Cell Epitope Grafted into Immunoglobulin Heavy-Chain Complementarity-Determining Regions: an Effective Vaccine Design Tested in Murine Cysticercosis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4764-4770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhongming Li, Angela Howard, Cynthia Kelley, Giovanni Delogu, Frank Collins, and Sheldon Morris

Immunogenicity of DNA Vaccines Expressing Tuberculosis Proteins Fused to Tissue Plasminogen Activator Signal Sequences
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4780-4786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roald Bøe, Juha Silvola, Jinghui Yang, Ugo Moens, Paul B. McCray, Jr., Lars-Eric Stenfors, and Rolf Seljfelid

Human -Defensin-1 mRNA Is Transcribed in Tympanic Membrane and Adjacent Auditory Canal Epithelium
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4843-4846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stéphane Mesnage, Martine Weber-Levy, Michel Haustant, Michèle Mock, and Agnès Fouet

Cell Surface-Exposed Tetanus Toxin Fragment C Produced by Recombinant Bacillus anthracis Protects against Tetanus Toxin
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4847-4850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tera L. McCool, Clifford V. Harding, Neil S. Greenspan, and John R. Schreiber

B- and T-Cell Immune Responses to Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: Divergence between Carrier- and Polysaccharide-Specific Immunogenicity
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4862-4869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Cadieux, Martin Plante, Clément R. Rioux, Josée Hamel, Bernard R. Brodeur, and Denis Martin

Bactericidal and Cross-Protective Activities of a Monoclonal Antibody Directed against Neisseria meningitidis NspA Outer Membrane Protein
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4955-4959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hui Zeng, Karamjeet Pandher, and George L. Murphy

Molecular Cloning of the Pasteurella haemolytica pomA Gene and Identification of Bovine Antibodies against PomA Surface Domains
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4968-4973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

Yury V. Matsuka, Subramonia Pillai, Siddeswar Gubba, James M. Musser, and Stephen B. Olmsted

Fibrinogen Cleavage by the Streptococcus pyogenes Extracellular Cysteine Protease and Generation of Antibodies That Inhibit Enzyme Proteolytic Activity
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4326-4333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sheila Patrick, Deirdre Gilpin, and Leanne Stevenson

Detection of Intrastrain Antigenic Variation of Bacteroides fragilis Surface Polysaccharides by Monoclonal Antibody Labelling
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4346-4351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Travis Grant, Vicki Bennett-Wood, and Roy M. Robins-Browne

Characterization of the Interaction between Yersinia enterocolitica Biotype 1A and Phagocytes and Epithelial Cells In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4367-4375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary C. Gray, William Ross, Keejun Kim, and Erik L. Hewlett

Characterization of Binding of Adenylate Cyclase Toxin to Target Cells by Flow Cytometry
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4393-4399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan T. Skare, Denise M. Foley, Santiago R. Hernandez, Deanna C. Moore, David R. Blanco, James N. Miller, and Michael A. Lovett

Cloning and Molecular Characterization of Plasmid-Encoded Antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4407-4417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey D. Cirillo, Suat L. G. Cirillo, Ling Yan, Luiz E. Bermudez, Stanley Falkow, and Lucy S. Tompkins

Intracellular Growth in Acanthamoeba castellanii Affects Monocyte Entry Mechanisms and Enhances Virulence of Legionella pneumophila
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4427-4434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mourad Bendjennat, Alain Blanchard, Mohammed Loutfi, Luc Montagnier, and Elmostafa Bahraoui

Role of Mycoplasma penetrans Endonuclease P40 as a Potential Pathogenic Determinant
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4456-4462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas D. Duensing, Jenny S. Wing, and Jos P. M. van Putten

Sulfated Polysaccharide-Directed Recruitment of Mammalian Host Proteins: a Novel Strategy in Microbial Pathogenesis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4463-4468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milorad Susa and Reinhard Marre

Legionella pneumophila Invasion of MRC-5 Cells Induces Tyrosine Protein Phosphorylation
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4490-4498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerome Boudeau, Anne-Lise Glasser, Estelle Masseret, Bernard Joly, and Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud

Invasive Ability of an Escherichia coli Strain Isolated from the Ileal Mucosa of a Patient with Crohn's Disease
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4499-4509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Didi Baev, Reg England, and Howard K. Kuramitsu

Stress-Induced Membrane Association of the Streptococcus mutans GTP-Binding Protein, an Essential G Protein, and Investigation of Its Physiological Role by Utilizing an Antisense RNA Strategy
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4510-4516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris Neeleman, Sibyl P. M. Geelen, Piet C. Aerts, Mohammed R. Daha, Tom E. Mollnes, John J. Roord, George Posthuma, Hans van Dijk, and André Fleer

Resistance to Both Complement Activation and Phagocytosis in Type 3 Pneumococci Is Mediated by the Binding of Complement Regulatory Protein Factor H
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4517-4524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lei Pei, Marco Palma, Martin Nilsson, Bengt Guss, and Jan-Ingmar Flock

Functional Studies of a Fibrinogen Binding Protein from Staphylococcus epidermidis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4525-4530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela M. Pennington, Diego Cadavid, and Alan G. Barbour

Characterization of VspB of Borrelia turicatae, a Major Outer Membrane Protein Expressed in Blood and Tissues of Mice
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4637-4645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas F. Byrd and C. Rick Lyons

Preliminary Characterization of a Mycobacterium abscessus Mutant in Human and Murine Models of Infection
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4700-4707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew B. Maksymowych, Marco Reinhard, Carl J. Malizio, Michael C. Goodnough, Eric A. Johnson, and Lance L. Simpson

Pure Botulinum Neurotoxin Is Absorbed from the Stomach and Small Intestine and Produces Peripheral Neuromuscular Blockade
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4708-4712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus Gase, Joseph J. Ferretti, Charles Primeaux, and W. Michael McShan

Identification, Cloning, and Expression of the CAMP factor gene (cfa) of Group A Streptococci
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4725-4731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying Wang, Sheng-He Huang, Carol A. Wass, Monique F. Stins, and Kwang Sik Kim

The Gene Locus yijP Contributes to Escherichia coli K1 Invasion of Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4751-4756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabetta Buommino, Francesco Morelli, Salvatore Metafora, Fabio Rossano, Brunella Perfetto, Adone Baroni, and Maria Antonietta Tufano

Porin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Induces Apoptosis in an Epithelial Cell Line Derived from Rat Seminal Vesicles
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4794-4800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth A. Fields and Susan C. Straley

LcrV of Yersinia pestis Enters Infected Eukaryotic Cells by a Virulence Plasmid-Independent Mechanism
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4801-4813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas U. Kresse, Manfred Rohde, and Carlos A. Guzmán

The EspD Protein of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Is Required for the Formation of Bacterial Surface Appendages and Is Incorporated in the Cytoplasmic Membranes of Target Cells
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4834-4842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renée M. Tsolis, L. Garry Adams, Thomas A. Ficht, and Andreas J. Bäumler

Contribution of Salmonella typhimurium Virulence Factors to Diarrheal Disease in Calves
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4879-4885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lian-Yong Gao and Yousef Abu Kwaik

Activation of Caspase 3 during Legionella pneumophila-Induced Apoptosis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4886-4894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darren M. Ellemor, Rebecca N. Baird, Milena M. Awad, Richard L. Boyd, Julian I. Rood, and John J. Emmins

Use of Genetically Manipulated Strains of Clostridium perfringens Reveals that Both Alpha-Toxin and Theta-Toxin Are Required for Vascular Leukostasis To Occur in Experimental Gas Gangrene
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4902-4907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cátia M. Pereira, Sílvio Favoreto, Jr., José Franco da Silveira, Nobuko Yoshida, and Beatriz A. Castilho

Adhesion of Escherichia coli to HeLa Cells Mediated by Trypanosoma cruzi Surface Glycoprotein-Derived Peptides Inserted in the Outer Membrane Protein LamB
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4908-4911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wen Chen and Howard K. Kuramitsu

Molecular Mechanism for the Spontaneous Generation of Pigmentless Porphyromonas gingivalis Mutants
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4926-4930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gyung-Tae Chung, Augusto A. Franco, Shaoguang Wu, Gi-Eun Rhie, Rodney Cheng, Hee-Bok Oh, and Cynthia L. Sears

Identification of a Third Metalloprotease Toxin Gene in Extraintestinal Isolates of Bacteroides fragilis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4945-4949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia R. Watson, Sue M. Paulin, A. Patricia Bland, Stephen J. Libby, Philip W. Jones, and Tim S. Wallis

Differential Regulation of Enteric and Systemic Salmonellosis by slyA
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4950-4954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Tibor, Béatrice Decelle, and Jean-Jacques Letesson

Outer Membrane Proteins Omp10, Omp16, and Omp19 of Brucella spp. Are Lipoproteins
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4960-4962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Akira Takeshita, Kenichi Imai, and Shigemasa Hanazawa

CpG Motifs in Porphyromonas gingivalis DNA Stimulate Interleukin-6 Expression in Human Gingival Fibroblasts
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4340-4345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yin Zhang and Eric Y. Denkers

Protective Role for Interleukin-5 during Chronic Toxoplasma gondii Infection
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4383-4392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aihao Ding, Nathalie Thieblemont, Jing Zhu, Fenyu Jin, Jenny Zhang, and Samuel Wright

Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Interferes with Uptake of Lipopolysaccharide by Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4485-4489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles A. Scanga, V. P. Mohan, Heather Joseph, Keming Yu, John Chan, and JoAnne L. Flynn

Reactivation of Latent Tuberculosis: Variations on the Cornell Murine Model
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4531-4538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Jiang, Manel Jordana, Zhou Xing, Fionna Smaill, Denis P. Snider, Rajka Borojevic, Darlene Steele-Norwood, Richard H. Hunt, and Kenneth Croitoru

Replication-Defective Adenovirus Infection Reduces Helicobacter felis Colonization in the Mouse in a Gamma Interferon- and Interleukin-12-Dependent Manner
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4539-4544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luciana Tissi, Manuela Puliti, Roberta Barluzzi, Graziella Orefici, Christina von Hunolstein, and Francesco Bistoni

Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Interleukin-1, and Interleukin-6 in a Mouse Model of Group B Streptococcal Arthritis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4545-4550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yiguang Chen and Dov L. Boros

Polarization of the Immune Response to the Single Immunodominant Epitope of p38, a Major Schistosoma mansoni Egg Antigen, Generates Th1- or Th2-Type Cytokines and Granulomas
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4570-4577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathryn A. Eaton, Susan R. Ringler, and Stephen J. Danon

Murine Splenocytes Induce Severe Gastritis and Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity and Suppress Bacterial Colonization in Helicobacter pylori-Infected SCID Mice
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4594-4602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neil G. Barclay, Jason C. L. Spurrell, Tony F. Bruno, Douglas G. Storey, Donald E. Woods, and Christopher H. Mody

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exoenzyme S Stimulates Murine Lymphocyte Proliferation In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4613-4619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mariela Segura, Jana Stankova, and Marcelo Gottschalk

Heat-Killed Streptococcus suis Capsular Type 2 Strains Stimulate Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin-6 Production by Murine Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4646-4654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philip J. Peters, Lucille F. Gagliardo, Elizabeth A. Sabin, Arin B. Betchen, Kaya Ghosh, Jeb B. Oblak, and Judith A. Appleton

Dominance of Immunoglobulin G2c in the Antiphosphorylcholine Response of Rats Infected with Trichinella spiralis
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4661-4667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Domenico Caccavo, Antonella Afeltra, Salvatore Pece, Giuseppe Giuliani, Marina Freudenberg, Chris Galanos, and Emilio Jirillo

Lactoferrin-Lipid A-Lipopolysaccharide Interaction: Inhibition by Anti-Human Lactoferrin Monoclonal Antibody AGM 10.14
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4668-4672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virmondes Rodrigues, Jr., Karen Piper, Patricia Couissinier-Paris, Olivia Bacelar, Hélia Dessein, and Alain J. Dessein

Genetic Control of Schistosome Infections by the SM1 Locus of the 5q31-q33 Region Is Linked to Differentiation of Type 2 Helper T Lymphocytes
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4689-4692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trista L. Schagat, Michael James Tino, and Jo Rae Wright

Regulation of Protein Phosphorylation and Pathogen Phagocytosis by Surfactant Protein A
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4693-4699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard B. Parad, Craig J. Gerard, David Zurakowski, David P. Nichols, and Gerald B. Pier

Pulmonary Outcome in Cystic Fibrosis Is Influenced Primarily by Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection and Immune Status and Only Modestly by Genotype
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4744-4750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas W. Arroll, Arturo Centurion-Lara, Sheila A. Lukehart, and Wesley C. Van Voorhis

T-Cell Responses to Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum Antigens during the Course of Experimental Syphilis Infection
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4757-4763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Condon, Alejandro Viera, Michael D'Alessio, and Gill Diamond

Induction of a Rat Enteric Defensin Gene by Hemorrhagic Shock
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4787-4793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harvey A. Schenkein, John C. Gunsolley, Al M. Best, M. Travis Harrison, Chin-Lo Hahn, Jiuhua Wu, and John G. Tew

Antiphosphorylcholine Antibody Levels Are Elevated in Humans with Periodontal Diseases
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4814-4818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Júlio C. S. Aliberti, Fabiana S. Machado, Janeusa T. Souto, Ana P. Campanelli, Mauro M. Teixeira, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, and João S. Silva

-Chemokines Enhance Parasite Uptake and Promote Nitric Oxide-Dependent Microbiostatic Activity in Murine Inflammatory Macrophages Infected with Trypanosoma cruzi
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4819-4826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong Peng Jia, Jesse N. Mills, Fariba Barahmand-Pour, Darryl Nishimura, Rama K. Mallampali, Guoshun Wang, Kerry Wiles, Brian F. Tack, Charles L. Bevins, and Paul B. McCray, Jr.

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Rat Genes Encoding Homologues of Human -Defensins
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4827-4833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristin A. Birkness, W. Edward Swords, Pei-Hsiu Huang, Elizabeth H. White, Charlene S. Dezzutti, Renu B. Lal, and Frederick D. Quinn

Observed Differences in Virulence-Associated Phenotypes between a Human Clinical Isolate and a Veterinary Isolate of Mycobacterium avium
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4895-4901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luiz E. Bermudez, Joseph Goodman, and Mary Petrofsky

Role of Complement Receptors in Uptake of Mycobacterium avium by Macrophages In Vivo: Evidence from Studies Using CD18-Deficient Mice
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4912-4916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ingela Ahlstedt, Catharina Lindholm, Hans Lönroth, Annika Hamlet, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, and Marianne Quiding-Järbrink

Role of Local Cytokines in Increased Gastric Expression of the Secretory Component in Helicobacter pylori Infection
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4921-4925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William R. Bishai, Arthur M. Dannenberg, Jr., Nikki Parrish, Rafael Ruiz, Ping Chen, Bernard C. Zook, Walter Johnson, James W. Boles, and M. Louise M. Pitt

Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CDC1551 and H37Rv in Rabbits Evaluated by Lurie's Pulmonary Tubercle Count Method
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4931-4934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathleen R. Lottenbach, ChrisAnna M. Mink, Stephen J. Barenkamp, Edwin L. Anderson, Sharon M. Homan, and Douglas C. Powers

Age-Associated Differences in Immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and IgG2 Subclass Antibodies to Pneumococcal Polysaccharides following Vaccination
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4935-4938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

T. Ben-Yedidia, R. Tarrab-Hazdai, D. Schechtman, and R. Arnon

Intranasal Administration of Synthetic Recombinant Peptide-Based Vaccine Protects Mice from Infection by Schistosoma mansoni
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4360-4366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ching Li, Inés Corraliza, and Jean Langhorne

A Defect in Interleukin-10 Leads to Enhanced Malarial Disease in Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi Infection in Mice
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4435-4442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriel Nussbaum, Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Jean Mukherjee, Manxia Fan, Arturo Casadevall, and Matthew D. Scharff

Molecular and Idiotypic Analyses of the Antibody Response to Cryptococcus neoformans Glucuronoxylomannan-Protein Conjugate Vaccine in Autoimmune and Nonautoimmune Mice
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4469-4476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Brittingham, Gang Chen, Bradford S. McGwire, Kwang-Poo Chang, and David M. Mosser

Interaction of Leishmania gp63 with Cellular Receptors for Fibronectin
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4477-4484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin J. Allen, Ronald Harbeck, Bruce Smith, Dennis R. Voelker, and Robert J. Mason

Binding of Rat and Human Surfactant Proteins A and D to Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4563-4569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel M. Syme, Tony F. Bruno, Thomas R. Kozel, and Christopher H. Mody

The Capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans Reduces T-Lymphocyte Proliferation by Reducing Phagocytosis, Which Can Be Restored with Anticapsular Antibody
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4620-4627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anja Sonneborn, Bernd Tebarth, and Joachim F. Ernst

Control of White-Opaque Phenotypic Switching in Candida albicans by the Efg1p Morphogenetic Regulator
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4655-4660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher G. Adda, Leann Tilley, Robin F. Anders, and Michael Foley

Isolation of Peptides That Mimic Epitopes on a Malarial Antigen from Random Peptide Libraries Displayed on Phage
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4679-4688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yong Rongrungruang and Stuart M. Levitz

Interactions of Penicillium marneffei with Human Leukocytes In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4732-4736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana B. Herrero, M. Carmen López, Susana García, Axel Schmidt, Frank Spaltmann, José Ruiz-Herrera, and Angel Dominguez

Control of Filament Formation in Candida albicans by Polyamine Levels
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4870-4878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. C. Santiago, M. A. P. Oliveira, E. A. Bambirra, A. M. C. Faria, L. C. C. Afonso, L. Q. Vieira, and R. T. Gazzinelli

Coinfection with Toxoplasma gondii Inhibits Antigen-Specific Th2 Immune Responses, Tissue Inflammation, and Parasitism in BALB/c Mice Infected with Leishmania major
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4939-4944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas J. Perkins, Peter G. Kremsner, Daniela Schmid, Mary A. Misukonis, Meghan A. Kelly, and J. Brice Weinberg

Blood Mononuclear Cell Nitric Oxide Production and Plasma Cytokine Levels in Healthy Gabonese Children with Prior Mild or Severe Malaria
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4977-4981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Genomics:

Adrian M. Whatmore and Christopher G. Dowson

The Autolysin-Encoding Gene (lytA) of Streptococcus pneumoniae Displays Restricted Allelic Variation despite Localized Recombination Events with Genes of Pneumococcal Bacteriophage Encoding Cell Wall Lytic Enzymes
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4551-4556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsuyoshi Kenri, Rie Taniguchi, Yuko Sasaki, Norio Okazaki, Mitsuo Narita, Kinichi Izumikawa, Masao Umetsu, and Tsuguo Sasaki

Identification of a New Variable Sequence in the P1 Cytadhesin Gene of Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Evidence for the Generation of Antigenic Variation by DNA Recombination between Repetitive Sequences
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4557-4562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin K. A. Tetteh, Alex Loukas, Cindy Tripp, and Rick M. Maizels

Identification of Abundantly Expressed Novel and Conserved Genes from the Infective Larval Stage of Toxocara canis by an Expressed Sequence Tag Strategy
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4771-4779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmen Buchrieser, Christophe Rusniok, Lionel Frangeul, Elisabeth Couve, Alain Billault, Frank Kunst, Elisabeth Carniel, and Philippe Glaser

The 102-Kilobase pgm Locus of Yersinia pestis: Sequence Analysis and Comparison of Selected Regions among Different Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Strains
Infect. Immun. 1999 67: 4851-4861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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