Contents: October 2000, Volume 68, Issue 10        Minireviews        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Bacterial Infections        Molecular Genomics        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Genome Sequencing and Our Understanding of Chlamydiae Daniel D. Rockey, Jennifer Lenart, and Richard S. Stephens Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5473-5479; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Toxin Gene Analysis of a Variant Strain of Clostridium difficile That Causes Human Clinical Disease Susan P. Sambol, Michelle M. Merrigan, David Lyerly, Dale N. Gerding, and Stuart Johnson Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5480-5487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Helicobacter pylori Gene Expression In Vivo and Relationship to Gastric Pathology Richard M. Peek, Jr., Leen-Jan van Doorn, John P. Donahue, Kyi T. Tham, Ceu Figueiredo, Martin J. Blaser, and Geraldine G. Miller Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5488-5495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tripeptidyl Peptidase II Promotes Maturation of Caspase-1 in Shigella flexneri-Induced Macrophage Apoptosis Hubert Hilbi, Robyn J. Puro, and Arturo Zychlinsky Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5502-5508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium perfringens Beta-Toxin Forms Potential-Dependent, Cation-Selective Channels in Lipid Bilayers Oleg Shatursky, Robert Bayles, Marianne Rogers, B. Helen Jost, J. Glenn Songer, and Rodney K. Tweten Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5546-5551; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium-Dependent Regulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in Macrophages by Invasins SipB, SipC, and SipD and Effector SopE2 Bobby J. Cherayil, Beth A. McCormick, and Jacob Bosley Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5567-5574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mutant Lacking the Alternate Sigma Factor Gene, sigF Ping Chen, Rafael E. Ruiz, Qing Li, Richard F. Silver, and William R. Bishai Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5575-5580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter fetus sap Inversion Occurs in the Absence of RecA Function Kevin C. Ray, Zheng-Chao Tu, Rosemary Grogono-Thomas, Diane G. Newell, Stuart A. Thompson, and Martin J. Blaser Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5663-5667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Polymorphism, Predicted Secondary Structures, and Surface-Exposed Conformational Epitopes of Campylobacter Major Outer Membrane Protein Qijing Zhang, Jerrel C. Meitzler, Shouxiong Huang, and Teresa Morishita Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5679-5689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Novel Choline Binding Proteins in Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Khoosheh K. Gosink, Elizabeth R. Mann, Chris Guglielmo, Elaine I. Tuomanen, and H. Robert Masure Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5690-5695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Fimbriae of Haemophilus influenzae Type B with Heparin-Binding Extracellular Matrix Proteins Ritva Virkola, Mirko Brummer, Heikki Rauvala, Loek van Alphen, and Timo K. Korhonen Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5696-5701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1-Independent Induction of Apoptosis in Infected Macrophages by Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Adrianus W. M. van der Velden, Susanne W. Lindgren, Micah J. Worley, and Fred Heffron Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5702-5709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IS1414, an Escherichia coli Insertion Sequence with a Heat-Stable Enterotoxin Gene Embedded in a Transposase-Like Gene Annette McVeigh, Alessio Fasano, Daniel A. Scott, Sandra Jelacic, Steve L. Moseley, Donald C. Robertson, and Stephen J. Savarino Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5710-5715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of the Brucella abortus Phosphoglucomutase Gene: Role of Lipopolysaccharide in Virulence and Intracellular Multiplication Juan E. Ugalde, Cecilia Czibener, Mario F. Feldman, and Rodolfo A. Ugalde Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5716-5723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Host Phospholipases C and D in Macrophages after Infection with Listeria monocytogenes Howard Goldfine, Sandra J. Wadsworth, and Norah C. Johnston Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5735-5741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of DNA Region Containing the trh and ure Genes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Kwon-Sam Park, Tetsuya Iida, Yoshiharu Yamaichi, Tomohito Oyagi, Koichiro Yamamoto, and Takeshi Honda Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5742-5748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Systemic Neutralization of Interleukin-8 Markedly Reduces Neutrophilic Pleocytosis during Experimental Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Meningitis in Rabbits Rachel A. Dumont, Bruce D. Car, Nikolai N. Voitenok, Ursula Junker, Bernhard Moser, Oto Zak, and Terence O'Reilly Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5756-5763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor Type 1 of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Kills Cultured Human Uroepithelial 5637 Cells by an Apoptotic Mechanism Melody Mills, Karen C. Meysick, and Alison D. O'Brien Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5869-5880; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxins, Butyric Acid, and Other Short-Chain Fatty Acids Are Coordinately Expressed and Down-Regulated by Cysteine in Clostridium difficile Sture Karlsson, Anette Lindberg, Elisabeth Norin, Lars G. Burman, and Thomas Åkerlund Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5881-5888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Fimbrial Gene Cluster of S-Fimbrial Adhesin Family Reuven Babai, Baruch E. Stern, Joerg Hacker, and Eliora Z. Ron Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5901-5907; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Neutrophil Chemokine Receptors by Staphylococcus aureus Supernate K. E. Veldkamp, H. C. J. M. Heezius, J. Verhoef, J. A. G. van Strijp, and K. P. M. van Kessel Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5908-5913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pet Toxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Produces Cellular Damage Associated with Fodrin Disruption Jorge M. Villaseca, Fernando Navarro-García, Guillermo Mendoza-Hernández, James P. Nataro, Alejandro Cravioto, and Carlos Eslava Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5920-5927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phase Variation in H Type I and Lewis a Epitopes of Helicobacter pylori Lipopolysaccharide Ben J. Appelmelk, M. Celeste Martino, Eveline Veenhof, Mario A. Monteiro, Janneke J. Maaskant, Riccardo Negrini, Frank Lindh, Malcolm Perry, Giuseppe Del Giudice, and Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5928-5932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Mini-Tn5Km2 Insertion Mutants of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Deficient in Adherence to Caco-2 Cells Ichiro Tatsuno, Hiroshi Kimura, Akiko Okutani, Kyoko Kanamaru, Hiroyuki Abe, Shinya Nagai, Kozo Makino, Hideo Shinagawa, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Katsuhiro Sato, Jyunichi Nakamoto, Toru Tobe, and Chihiro Sasakawa Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5943-5952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of Human Endothelial Cells with Bartonella bacilliformis Is Dependent on Rho and Results in Activation of Rho Anita Verma, George E. Davis, and Garret M. Ihler Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5960-5969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Activation of the htrA (High-Temperature Requirement A) Gene from Bartonella henselae Sandra I. Resto-Ruiz, Debra Sweger, Raymond H. Widen, Nikola Valkov, and Burt E. Anderson Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5970-5978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Functional Lesions in Brush Border of Human Polarized Intestinal Caco-2/TC7 Cells Infected by Members of the Afa/Dr Diffusely Adhering Family of Escherichia coli Isabelle Peiffer, Julie Guignot, Alain Barbat, Christophe Carnoy, Steve L. Moseley, Bogdan J. Nowicki, Alain L. Servin, and Marie-Françoise Bernet-Camard Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5979-5990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pMGA Phenotypic Variation in Mycoplasma gallisepticum Occurs In Vivo and Is Mediated by Trinucleotide Repeat Length Variation M. D. Glew, Glenn F. Browning, Philip F. Markham, and Ian D. Walker Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6027-6033; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aggregation Substance Increases Adherence and Internalization, but Not Translocation, of Enterococcus faecalis through Different Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro S. Sartingen, E. Rozdzinski, A. Muscholl-Silberhorn, and R. Marre Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6044-6047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Lipoprotein Homologues of Pneumococcal PsaA in the Equine Pathogens Streptococcus equi and Streptococcus zooepidemicus Dean J. Harrington, Joanne S. Greated, Neil Chanter, and Iain C. Sutcliffe Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6048-6051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with Alpha-Toxin Toxoid Protects the Cornea against Tissue Damage during Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis Emma B. H. Hume, Joseph J. Dajcs, Judy M. Moreau, and Richard J. O'Callaghan Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6052-6055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Cytotonic Protein Expressed In Vitro by the Live Cholera Vaccine Candidate CVD 103-HgR Venugopal Sathyamoorthy, Robert H. Hall, Barbara A. McCardell, Mahendra H. Kothary, Susie J. Ahn, and Shashikala Ratnayake Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6062-6065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT Is a Rho GTPase-Activating Protein Rebecca Krall, Gudula Schmidt, Klaus Aktories, and Joseph T. Barbieri Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6066-6068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Production of Borreliacidal Antibody to Outer Surface Protein A In Vitro and Modulation by Interleukin-4 Erik L. Munson, Brian K. Du Chateau, Dean A. Jobe, Steven D. Lovrich, Steven M. Callister, and Ronald F. Schell Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5496-5501; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adjuvant Activity of Monophosphoryl Lipid A for Nasal and Oral Immunization with Soluble or Liposome-Associated Antigen Noel K. Childers, Keri L. Miller, Giang Tong, Juan Carlos Llarena, Terrance Greenway, J. Terry Ulrich, and Suzanne M. Michalek Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5509-5516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation of Female Genital Tract Antibody Responses by Local or Central (Common) Mucosal Immunization Hong-Yin Wu, Samira Abdu, Dana Stinson, and Michael W. Russell Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5539-5545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Mucosal Homing Receptor 47 Is Associated with Enhanced Migration to the Chlamydia-Infected Murine Genital Mucosa In Vivo Raymond A. Hawkins, Roger G. Rank, and Kathleen A. Kelly Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5587-5594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Group B Streptococcal Sip Protein, Which Elicits Cross-Protective Immunity Bernard R. Brodeur, Martine Boyer, Isabelle Charlebois, Josée Hamel, France Couture, Clément R. Rioux, and Denis Martin Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5610-5618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

B-Cell Deficiency Predisposes Mice to Disseminating Anaerobic Infections: Protection by Passive Antibody Transfer Linda Hou, Hajime Sasakj, and Philip Stashenko Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5645-5651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium bovis BCG Induces Similar Immune Responses and Protection by Rectal and Parenteral Immunization Routes Abolhassani M, M. Lagranderie, P. Chavarot, A.-M. Balazuc, and G. Marchal Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5657-5662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Antigen-Mediated Antibody Response against a Heterologous Protein Produced In Vivo by Bacillus anthracis Fabien Brossier, Martine Weber-Levy, Michèle Mock, and Jean-Claude Sirard Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5731-5734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Systemic and Mucosal Immune Responses in Mice after Mucosal Immunization with Group B Streptococcus Type III Capsular Polysaccharide-Cholera Toxin B Subunit Conjugate Vaccine Xuzhuang Shen, Teresa Lagergård, Yonghong Yang, Marianne Lindblad, Margareta Fredriksson, and Jan Holmgren Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5749-5755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbohydrate Biopolymers Enhance Antibody Responses to Mucosally Delivered Vaccine Antigens A. Bacon, J. Makin, P. J. Sizer, I. Jabbal-Gill, M. Hinchcliffe, L. Illum, S. Chatfield, and M. Roberts Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5764-5770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cellular and Cytokine Correlates of Mucosal Protection in Murine Model of Oral Candidiasis Shokrollah Elahi, Gerald Pang, Robert Clancy, and Robert B. Ashman Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5771-5777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptide Mimic of Phosphorylcholine, a Dominant Epitope Found on Streptococcus pneumoniae Shannon L. Harris, Moon K. Park, Moon H. Nahm, and Betty Diamond Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5778-5784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Mycobacterium avium with Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Nahid Mohagheghpour, Annika van Vollenhoven, Joseph Goodman, and Luiz E. Bermudez Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5824-5829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Postgenomic Approach to Identification of Mycobacterium leprae-Specific Peptides as T-Cell Reagents Hazel M. Dockrell, Shweta Brahmbhatt, Brian D. Robertson, Sven Britton, Uli Fruth, Negussie Gebre, Mesfin Hunegnaw, Rabia Hussain, Rakesh Manandhar, Luis Murillo, Maria Cristina V. Pessolani, Paul Roche, Jorge L. Salgado, Elizabeth Sampaio, Firdaus Shahid, Jelle E. R. Thole, and Douglas B. Young Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5846-5855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Vaccination against Malaria Infection by Intradermal and Epidermal Injections of a Plasmid Containing the Gene Encoding the Plasmodium berghei Circumsporozoite Protein Richard Weiss, Wolfgang W. Leitner, Sandra Scheiblhofer, Defeng Chen, Andrea Bernhaupt, Sven Mostböck, Josef Thalhamer, and Jeffrey A. Lyon Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5914-5919; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Abilities of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium aroA aroD and aroA htrA Mutants To Act as Live Vectors Mark Roberts, Steven Chatfield, Derek Pickard, Jingli Li, and Andrew Bacon Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6041-6043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterotoxin-Specific Immunoglobulin E Responses in Humans after Infection or Vaccination with Diarrhea-Causing Enteropathogens Firdausi Qadri, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Christine Wennerås, Golam Mohi, M. John Albert, Mohammad Abdus Salam, R. Bradley Sack, Marianne Jertborn, Jerry R. McGhee, David A. Sack, and Jan Holmgren Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6077-6081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Bacterial Immunoglobulin Superantigen Proteins A and L Activate Human Heart Mast Cells by Interacting with Immunoglobulin E Arturo Genovese, Jean-Pierre Bouvet, Giovanni Florio, Bärbel Lamparter-Schummert, Lars Björck, and Gianni Marone Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5517-5524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Affinity Interaction between Gram-Negative Flagellin and a Cell Surface Polypeptide Results in Human Monocyte Activation Patrick F. McDermott, Federica Ciacci-Woolwine, James A. Snipes, and Steven B. Mizel Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5525-5529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Cathelicidin Gene Expression: Induction by Lipopolysaccharide, Interleukin-6, Retinoic Acid, and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Hua Wu, Guolong Zhang, J. Ernest Minton, Christopher R. Ross, and Frank Blecha Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5552-5558; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Bovine Interleukin-1 Amplifies the Effects of Partially Purified Pasteurella haemolytica Leukotoxin on Bovine Neutrophils in a 2-Integrin-Dependent Manner F. Leite, J. F. Brown, M. J. Sylte, R. E. Briggs, and C. J. Czuprynski Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5581-5586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 Signaling Pathways Do Not Regulate Borrelia burgdorferi-Induced Arthritis in Mice: IgG1 Is Not Required for Host Control of Tissue Spirochetes Melissa R. Potter, Nancy Noben-Trauth, John H. Weis, Cory Teuscher, and Janis J. Weis Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5603-5609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transforming Growth Factor 1 Ameliorates Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Disruption by Cryptosporidium parvum In Vitro in the Absence of Mucosal T Lymphocytes James K. Roche, Clovis A. P. Martins, Rosana Cosme, Ronald Fayer, and Richard L. Guerrant Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5635-5644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human C-Reactive Protein Is Protective against Fatal Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection in Transgenic Mice Alexander J. Szalai, J. L. VanCott, Jerry R. McGhee, John E. Volanakis, and William H. Benjamin, Jr. Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5652-5656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

v3 Integrin and Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide Are Involved in Coxiella burnetii-Stimulated Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor by Human Monocytes Jérôme Dellacasagrande, Eric Ghigo, Sarah Machergui-El, Hammami, Rudolf Toman, Didier Raoult, Christian Capo, and Jean-Louis Mege Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5673-5678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lectin Site Interaction with Capsular Polysaccharide Mediates Nonimmune Phagocytosis of Type III Group B Streptococci Esam A. Albanyan and Morven S. Edwards Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5794-5802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

T-Cell-Dependent Antibody Response to the Dominant Epitope of Streptococcal Polysaccharide, N-Acetyl-Glucosamine, Is Cross-Reactive with Cardiac Myosin Susan Malkiel, Li Liao, Madeleine W. Cunningham, and Betty Diamond Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5803-5808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vaccination of Cattle with Mycobacterium bovis Culture Filtrate Proteins and Interleukin-2 for Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis D. Neil Wedlock, Bridget Vesosky, Margot A. Skinner, Geoffrey W. de Lisle, Ian M. Orme, and Bryce M. Buddle Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5809-5815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Control of Susceptibility to Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Alveolar Bone Loss in Mice Pamela J. Baker, Mark Dixon, and Derry C. Roopenian Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5864-5868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trehalose 6,6'-Dimycolate (Cord Factor) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induces Corneal Angiogenesis in Rats Norio Saita, Nagatoshi Fujiwara, Ikuya Yano, Kazuhiko Soejima, and Kazuo Kobayashi Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5991-5997; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Effects of Virulent versus Avirulent Legionella pneumophila on Chemokine Gene Expression in Murine Alveolar Macrophages Determined by cDNA Expression Array Technique Noriya Nakachi, Kazuto Matsunaga, Thomas W. Klein, Herman Friedman, and Yoshimasa Yamamoto Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6069-6072; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Numbers of ESAT-6- and Purified Protein Derivative-Specific Gamma Interferon-Producing Cells in Subclinical and Active Tuberculosis Infection Timo Ulrichs, Peter Anding, Steven Porcelli, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann, and Martin E. Munk Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6073-6076; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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A Region of Plasmodium falciparum Antigen Pfs25 That Is the Target of Highly Potent Transmission-Blocking Antibodies Anthony W. Stowers, David B. Keister, Olga Muratova, and David C. Kaslow Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5530-5538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Human Antibodies to Erythrocyte Binding Antigen 175 of Plasmodium falciparum Daniel M. N. Okenu, Eleanor M. Riley, Quentin D. Bickle, Philip U. Agomo, Arnoldo Barbosa, Jon R. Daugherty, David E. Lanar, and David J. Conway Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5559-5566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Vaccine Candidates for Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis by Immunization with Sequential Fractions of a cDNA Expression Library Peter C. Melby, Gary B. Ogden, Hector A. Flores, Weiguo Zhao, Christopher Geldmacher, Natalie M. Biediger, Sunil K. Ahuja, Jose Uranga, and Maria Melendez Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5595-5602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defective Induction of Interleukin-12 in Human Monocytes by Germ-Tube Forms of Candida albicans Paola Chiani, Carla Bromuro, and Antonella Torosantucci Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5628-5634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Constituents of Human Neutrophil Azurophil Granules That Mediate Fungistasis against Histoplasma capsulatum Simon L. Newman, Lisa Gootee, Joelle E. Gabay, and Michael E. Selsted Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5668-5672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha p55 Receptor Is Important for Development of Memory Responses to Blood-Stage Malaria Infection Ching Li and Jean Langhorne Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5724-5730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of the Gene Which Encodes a Serodiagnostic Antigen and Chitinase of the Human Fungal Pathogen Coccidioides immitis Utz Reichard, Chiung-Yu Hung, Pei W. Thomas, and Garry T. Cole Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5830-5838; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Immunization of BALB/c mice with a Plasmid Bearing the Gene Coding for a Hybrid Merozoite Surface Protein 1-Hepatitis B Virus Surface Protein Fusion Protects Mice against Lethal Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi PC1 Infection Gerhard Wunderlich, Ivan C. Moura, and Hernando A. del Portillo Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5839-5845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of Association between Maternal Antibody and Protection of African Infants from Malaria Infection E. M. Riley, G. E. Wagner, M. F. Ofori, J. G. Wheeler, B. D. Akanmori, K. Tetteh, D. McGuinness, S. Bennett, F. K. Nkrumah, R. F. Anders, and K. A. Koram Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5856-5863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Candida albicans RIM101 pH Response Pathway Is Required for Host-Pathogen Interactions Dana Davis, John E. Edwards, Jr., Aaron P. Mitchell, and Ashraf S. Ibrahim Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5953-5959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Interleukin-9 Leads to Th2 Cytokine-Dominated Responses and Fatal Enteropathy in Mice with Chronic Schistosoma mansoni Infections Padraic G. Fallon, Philip Smith, Emma J. Richardson, Frances J. Jones, Helen C. Faulkner, Jacques Van Snick, Jean-Christophe Renauld, Richard K. Grencis, and David W. Dunne Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6005-6011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with Recombinant Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein 4/5 Protects Mice against Lethal Challenge Lukasz Kedzierski, Casilda G. Black, and Ross L. Coppel Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6034-6037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Gallium Disrupts Iron Metabolism of Mycobacteria Residing within Human Macrophages Oyebode Olakanmi, Bradley E. Britigan, and Larry S. Schlesinger Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5619-5627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogenesis of Infection by Clinical and Environmental Strains of Vibrio vulnificus in Iron-Dextran-Treated Mice Angela M. Starks, Trenton R. Schoeb, Mark L. Tamplin, Salina Parveen, Thomas J. Doyle, Philip E. Bomeisl, Gloria M. Escudero, and Paul A. Gulig Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5785-5793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Lactoferrin and Peptides Derived from a Surface-Exposed Helical Region Reduce Experimental Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection in Mice Liliana A. Håversen, Inga Engberg, Lars Baltzer, Gunnar Dolphin, Lars Å. Hanson, and Inger Mattsby-Baltzer Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5816-5823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Saccharomyces boulardii Preserves the Barrier Function and Modulates the Signal Transduction Pathway Induced in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli-Infected T84 Cells Dorota Czerucka, Stephanie Dahan, Baharia Mograbi, Bernard Rossi, and Patrick Rampal Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5998-6004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Sensitivities of Chlamydia trachomatis Strains to Inhibitory Effects of Gamma Interferon Richard P. Morrison Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6038-6040; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peritoneal Culture Alters Streptococcus pneumoniae Protein Profiles and Virulence Properties Carlos J. Orihuela, Rob Janssen, Christopher W. Robb, David A. Watson, and David W. Niesel Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6082-6086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Diversity of PspA: Mosaic Genes and Evidence for Past Recombination in Streptococcus pneumoniae Susan K. Hollingshead, Robert Becker, and David E. Briles Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5889-5900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integrated Genomic Map from Uropathogenic Escherichia coli J96 Lyla J. Melkerson-Watson, Christopher K. Rode, Lixin Zhang, Betsy Foxman, and Craig A. Bloch Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 5933-5942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Analysis of Bacterial rRNA for Detection and Characterization of Bacterial Species in Arthritis Synovial Tissue Karen E. Kempsell, Charles J. Cox, Michael Hurle, Anthony Wong, Scott Wilkie, Edward D. Zanders, J. S. Hill Gaston, and J. Scott Crowe Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6012-6026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of O-Antigen Gene Clusters of Escherichia coli (Shigella) Sonnei and Plesiomonas shigelloides O17: Sonnei Gained Its Current Plasmid-Borne O-Antigen Genes from P. shigelloides in a Recent Event James G. Shepherd, Lei Wang, and Peter R. Reeves Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6056-6061; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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What Is the Cause of Lymphopenia in Malaria? Lars Hviid, Kåre Kemp;, Peter Kern, Nele Wellinghausen;, Jun Matsumoto, Satoru Kawai, and Keiji Terao Infect. Immun. October 2000 68: 6087-6089; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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