Contents: November 2000, Volume 68, Issue 11        Minireviews        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Molecular Genomics        Bacterial Infections        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Genetic Manipulation of Rickettsiae: a Preview David O. Wood and Abdu F. Azad Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6091-6093; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Secretion of RTX Leukotoxin by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Scott C. Kachlany, Daniel H. Fine, and David H. Figurski Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6094-6100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Locus of Enterocyte Effacement (LEE)-Encoded Regulator Controls Expression of Both LEE- and Non-LEE-Encoded Virulence Factors in Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Simon J. Elliott, Vanessa Sperandio, Jorge A. Girón, Sooan Shin, Jay L. Mellies, Leslie Wainwright, Steven W. Hutcheson, Timothy K. McDaniel, and James B. Kaper Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6115-6126; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Functional Analysis of a PmrA-PmrB-Regulated Locus Necessary for Lipopolysaccharide Modification, Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance, and Oral Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium John S. Gunn, Sara S. Ryan, Jennifer C. Van Velkinburgh, Robert K. Ernst, and Samuel I. Miller Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6139-6146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Characterization of Autoagglutination Activity by Campylobacter jejuni Naoaki Misawa and Martin J. Blaser Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6168-6175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteroides fragilis NCTC9343 Produces at Least Three Distinct Capsular Polysaccharides: Cloning, Characterization, and Reassignment of Polysaccharide B and C Biosynthesis Loci Michael J. Coyne, Wiltrud Kalka-Moll, Arthur O. Tzianabos, Dennis L. Kasper, and Laurie E. Comstock Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6176-6181; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of the Capsular Polysaccharide C Biosynthesis Region of Bacteroides fragilis Laurie E. Comstock, Annalisa Pantosti, and Dennis L. Kasper Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6182-6188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Porin Modifies the Oxidative Burst of Human Professional Phagocytes Dirk R. Lorenzen, Dirk Günther, Jasmine Pandit, Thomas Rudel, Ernst Brandt, and Thomas F. Meyer Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6215-6222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning and Analysis of a Putative Siderophore ABC Transporter from Staphylococcus aureus Julie A. Morrissey, Alan Cockayne, Philip J. Hill, and Paul Williams Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6281-6288; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcal Fibronectin Binding Protein Interacts with Heat Shock Protein 60 and Integrins: Role in Internalization by Epithelial Cells Katarzyna Dziewanowska, Andrew R. Carson, Joseph M. Patti, Claudia F. Deobald, Kenneth W. Bayles, and Gregory A. Bohach Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6321-6328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TonB Is Required for Intracellular Growth and Virulence of Shigella dysenteriae Stephanie A. Reeves, Alfredo G. Torres, and Shelley M. Payne Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6329-6336; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Catalase in Campylobacter jejuni Intracellular Survival William A. Day, Jr., Jaime L. Sajecki, Todd M. Pitts, and Lynn A. Joens Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6337-6345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte and HL-60 Cell Receptors for Adhesins of Streptococcus gordonii and Actinomyces naeslundii Stefan Ruhl, John O. Cisar, and Ann L. Sandberg Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6346-6354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SclA, a Novel Collagen-Like Surface Protein of Streptococcus pyogenes Magnus Rasmussen, Arvid Edén, and Lars Björck Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6370-6377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Catalytic Domain of Clostridium novyi Alpha-Toxin Christian Busch, Kathrin Schömig, Fred Hofmann, and Klaus Aktories Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6378-6383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hemolytic and Hemoxidative Activities in Mycoplasma penetrans T. R. Kannan and Joel B. Baseman Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6419-6422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Focal Adhesion Kinase in Escherichia coli Invasion of Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Marpadga A. Reddy, Carol A. Wass, Kwang Sik Kim, David D. Schlaepfer, and Nemani V. Prasadarao Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6423-6430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Pore Formation-Mediated Egress from Macrophages and Alveolar Epithelial Cells by Legionella pneumophila O. A. Terry Alli, Lian-Yong Gao, Lisa L. Pedersen, Steven Zink, Marina Radulic, Miljenko Doric, and Yousef Abu Kwaik Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6431-6440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein Is Required for Virulence in the Human Model of Haemophilus ducreyi Infection Kate R. Fortney, Royden S. Young, Margaret E. Bauer, Barry P. Katz, Antoinette F. Hood, Robert S. Munson, Jr., and Stanley M. Spinola Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6441-6448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Key Role for DsbA in Cell-to-Cell Spread of Shigella flexneri, Permitting Secretion of Ipa Proteins into Interepithelial Protrusions Jun Yu, Bryn Edwards-Jones, Olivier Neyrolles, and J. Simon Kroll Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6449-6456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pestis YscG Protein Is a Syc-Like Chaperone That Directly Binds YscE James B. Day, Inna Guller, and Gregory V. Plano Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6466-6471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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NO Contributes to Proliferative Suppression in a Murine Model of Filariasis Richard A. O'Connor, Jessica S. Jenson, and Eileen Devaney Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6101-6107; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Nonspecific Immune Responses and Immunity to Blood-Stage Nonlethal Plasmodium yoelii Malaria Hasib R. Choudhury, Nadeem A. Sheikh, Gregory J. Bancroft, David R. Katz, and J. Brian de Souza Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6127-6132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phagocytosis and Protein Processing Are Required for Presentation of Cryptococcus neoformans Mitogen to T Lymphocytes Rachel M. Syme, Jason C. L. Spurrell, Ling Ling Ma, Francis H. Y. Green, and Christopher H. Mody Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6147-6153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Cryptococcus neoformans Gene DHA1 Encodes an Antigen That Elicits a Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Reaction in Immune Mice M. Alejandra Mandel, Greg G. Grace, Kris I. Orsborn, Fredda Schafer, Juneann W. Murphy, Marc J. Orbach, and John N. Galgiani Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6196-6201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of CD4+ T Cells Does Not Affect Induction of CD8+ T-Cell Immunity against Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infection Magali Moretto, Lori Casciotti, Brigit Durell, and Imtiaz A. Khan Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6223-6232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppression of Gamma Interferon Transcription and Production by Nematode Excretory-Secretory Antigen during Polyclonal Stimulation of Rat Lymph Node T Cells Ryuichi Uchikawa, Shinji Matsuda, and Naoki Arizono Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6233-6239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Neutrophil-Mediated Nonoxidative Antifungal Activity against Cryptococcus neoformans Salamatu S. Mambula, Elizabeth R. Simons, Ryan Hastey, Michael E. Selsted, and Stuart M. Levitz Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6257-6264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Dissection of Primary and Secondary Responses to a Widespread Natural Pathogen of the Gut, Eimeria vermiformis Adrian L. Smith and Adrian C. Hayday Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6273-6280; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mice Devoid of Tumor Necrosis Factor and Response to Treatment Henry W. Murray, Achim Jungbluth, Erika Ritter, Christina Montelibano, and Michael W. Marino Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6289-6293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mononuclear Cell Recruitment, Granuloma Assembly, and Response to Treatment in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis: Intracellular Adhesion Molecule 1-Dependent and -Independent Regulation Henry W. Murray Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6294-6299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of tgh-2, a Filarial Nematode Homolog of Caenorhabditis elegans daf-7 and Human Transforming Growth Factor , Expressed in Microfilarial and Adult Stages of Brugia malayi Natalia Gomez-Escobar, William F. Gregory, and Rick M. Maizels Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6402-6410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Micronemal Transport of Plasmodium Ookinete Chitinases to the Electron-Dense Area of the Apical Complex for Extracellular Secretion Rebecca C. Langer, Rhian E. Hayward, Takafumi Tsuboi, Mayumi Tachibana, Motomi Torii, and Joseph M. Vinetz Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6461-6465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Chemokine C10 Promotes Disease Resolution and Survival in an Experimental Model of Bacterial Sepsis M. L. Steinhauser, C. M. Hogaboam, A. Matsukawa, N. W. Lukacs, R. M. Strieter, and S. L. Kunkel Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6108-6114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of B-Cell Proliferative Response by a Soluble Extract of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis Humphrey N. Ehigiator, Andrew W. Stadnyk, and Timothy D. G. Lee Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6154-6161; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Neutrophil Leukocytes in Cutaneous Infection Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Lena Mölne, Margareta Verdrengh, and Andrzej Tarkowski Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6162-6167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Augmentation of Nitric Oxide Production by Gamma Interferon in a Mouse Vascular Endothelial Cell Line and Its Modulation by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Lipopolysaccharide Akiko Morikawa, Naoki Koide, Yutaka Kato, Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, Dipshikha Chakravortty, Tomoaki Yoshida, and Takashi Yokochi Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6209-6214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Innate Cytokine Responses by Products of Helicobacter pylori Frank Meyer, Keith T. Wilson, and Stephen P. James Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6265-6272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium-Induced Maturation of Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells Mattias Svensson, Cecilia Johansson, and Mary Jo Wick Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6311-6320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essential Role of Platelet-Activating Factor in Control of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis Infection Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Momtchillo Russo, and Sonia Jancar Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6355-6361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Nonfunctional Allele TCRBV6S1B Is Strongly Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection Erdmute Kunstmann, Cornelia Hardt, Ercan Elitok, Marianne Harder, Sebastian Suerbaum, Ulrich Peitz, Wolff Schmiegel, and Jörg T. Epplen Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6493-6495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Antigenic Variation of Anaplasma marginale by Expression of MSP2 Mosaics Anthony F. Barbet, Anna Lundgren, Jooyoung Yi, Fred R. Rurangirwa, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6133-6138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Protective Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Membrane Protein of Plasmodium yoelii Trophozoites and Merozoites Contains Two Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Domains James M. Burns, Jr., Carla C. Belk, and Patricia D. Dunn Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6189-6195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preparation and Preclinical Evaluation of a Novel Liposomal Complete-Core Lipopolysaccharide Vaccine Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, Thomas J. McIntosh, G. Robin Barclay, D. Scott Snyder, Richard J. Gibbs, Michael G. Mythen, and Ian R. Poxton Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6202-6208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a Vibrio cholerae Vaccine Candidate Using Transposon Delivery and FLP Recombinase-Mediated Excision Su L. Chiang and John J. Mekalanos Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6391-6397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Characterization of a Nonproliferative El Tor Cholera Vaccine Candidate Derived from Strain 638 Edgar Valle, Talena Ledón, Bárbara Cedré, Javier Campos, Tania Valmaseda, Boris Rodríguez, Luis García, Karen Marrero, Jorge Benítez, Sandra Rodríguez, and Rafael Fando Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6411-6418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Vaccine Synergy between Borrelia burgdorferi Decorin Binding Protein A and Outer Surface Protein A in the Mouse Model of Lyme Borreliosis Mark S. Hanson, Nita K. Patel, David R. Cassatt, and Nancy D. Ulbrandt Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6457-6460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Protease Activity in Vibrio cholerae Vaccine Strains with Decreases in Transcellular Epithelial Resistance of Polarized T84 Intestinal Epithelial Cells Stephanie F. Mel, Karla Jean Fullner, Susan Wimer-Mackin, Wayne I. Lencer, and John J. Mekalanos Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6487-6492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Latency-Associated Peptide of Transforming Growth Factor Enhances Mycobacteriocidal Immunity in the Lung during Mycobacterium bovis BCG Infection in C57BL/6 Mice K. A. Wilkinson, T. D. Martin, S. M. Reba, H. Aung, R. W. Redline, W. H. Boom, Z. Toossi, and S. A. Fulton Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6505-6508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Distribution of Open Reading Frames of Plasticity Region of Strain J99 in Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Gastric Carcinoma and Gastritis Patients in Costa Rica Alessandra Occhialini, Armelle Marais, Richard Alm, Fernando Garcia, Rafaela Sierra, and Francis Mégraud Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6240-6249; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Polymorphism in the Toll-Like Receptor 2 Gene and Its Potential Association with Staphylococcal Infection Eva Lorenz, Jean Paul Mira, Kristyn L. Cornish, Nancy C. Arbour, and David A. Schwartz Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6398-6401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Sequence-Variable, Single-Copy tprK Gene of Treponema pallidum Nichols Strain UNC and Street Strain 14 Encodes Heterogeneous TprK Proteins Lola V. Stamm and Heather L. Bergen Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6482-6486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Antigenic Structure of Outer Membrane Protein E of Moraxella catarrhalis and Construction and Characterization of Mutants Timothy F. Murphy, Aimee L. Brauer, Norine Yuskiw, and Thomas J. Hiltke Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6250-6256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Necrosis of Lung Epithelial Cells during Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Preceded by Cell Permeation Karen M. Dobos, Ellen A. Spotts, Frederick D. Quinn, and C. Harold King Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6300-6310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inverse Relation between Disease Severity and Expression of the Streptococcal Cysteine Protease, SpeB, among Clonal M1T1 Isolates Recovered from Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection Cases Rita G. Kansal, Allison McGeer, Donald E. Low, Anna Norrby-Teglund, and Malak Kotb Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6362-6369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Streptolysin O in a Mouse Model of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease Brandi Limbago, Vikram Penumalli, Brian Weinrick, and June R. Scott Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6384-6390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Plasmid-Encoded Fimbriae and Intimin to Capacity of Rabbit-Specific Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli To Attach to and Colonize Rabbit Intestine Efrosinia O. Krejany, Travis H. Grant, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Louise M. Adams, and Roy M. Robins-Browne Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6472-6477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Chlamydia pneumoniae Replication in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells by Gamma Interferon-Induced Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Activity Laura G. Pantoja, Richard D. Miller, Julio A. Ramirez, Robert E. Molestina, and James T. Summersgill Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6478-6481; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transmission Electron Microscopic Demonstration of Phagocytosis and Intracellular Processing of Segmented Filamentous Bacteria by Intestinal Epithelial Cells of the Chick Ileum Koh-En Yamauchi and Johannes Snel Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6496-6504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Chronic Helicobacter pylori Infection Induces an Apoptosis-Resistant Phenotype Associated with Decreased Expression of p27kip1 Haim Shirin, Emilia Mia Sordillo, Tatiana K. Kolevska, Hanina Hibshoosh, Yuichi Kawabata, Sung H. Oh, Joachim F. Kuebler, Thomas Delohery, Christopher M. Weghorst, I. Bernard Weinstein, and Steven F. Moss Infect. Immun. November 2000 68: 6509 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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