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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

Renee M. Green, Anjali Seth, and Nancy D. Connell

A Peptide Permease Mutant of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Resistant to the Toxic Peptides Glutathione and S-Nitrosoglutathione
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 429-436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leigh Rice Washburn, Elizabeth J. Miller, and Keith E. Weaver

Molecular Characterization of Mycoplasma arthritidis Membrane Lipoprotein MAA1
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 437-442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernard W. Senior, James I. Dunlop, Margaret R. Batten, Mogens Kilian, and Jenny M. Woof

Cleavage of a Recombinant Human Immunoglobulin A2 (IgA2)-IgA1 Hybrid Antibody by Certain Bacterial IgA1 Proteases
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 463-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Scott, Elizabeth A. Marcus, David L. Weeks, Adrian Lee, Klaus Melchers, and George Sachs

Expression of the Helicobacter pylori ureI Gene Is Required for Acidic pH Activation of Cytoplasmic Urease
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 470-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Athena C. D. Webster and Christine M. Litwin

Cloning and Characterization of vuuA, a Gene Encoding the Vibrio vulnificus Ferric Vulnibactin Receptor
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 526-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David J. Litt, Helen M. Palmer, and S. Peter Borriello

Neisseria meningitidis Expressing Transferrin Binding Proteins of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Can Utilize Porcine Transferrin for Growth
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 550-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lin Fang, Zhibo Gan, and Ronald R. Marquardt

Isolation, Affinity Purification, and Identification of Piglet Small Intestine Mucosa Receptor for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88ac+ Fimbriae
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 564-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Charland, Victor Nizet, Craig E. Rubens, Kwang Sik Kim, Sonia Lacouture, and Marcelo Gottschalk

Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Interactions with Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 637-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. J. Brown and D. D. Rockey

Identification of an Antigen Localized to an Apparent Septum within Dividing Chlamydiae
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 708-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumi Kumagai, Kiyoshi Konishi, Tomoharu Gomi, Hisao Yagishita, Ayako Yajima, and Masanosuke Yoshikawa

Enzymatic Properties of Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase IV Produced by the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis and Its Participation in Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 716-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Raeder, Evlambia Harokopakis, Susan Hollingshead, and Michael D. P. Boyle

Absence of SpeB Production in Virulent Large Capsular Forms of Group A Streptococcal Strain 64
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 744-751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa Y. Armitige, Chinnaswamy Jagannath, Audrey R. Wanger, and Steven J. Norris

Disruption of the Genes Encoding Antigen 85A and Antigen 85B of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv: Effect on Growth in Culture and in Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 767-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi Xu, Kavindra V. Singh, Xiang Qin, Barbara E. Murray, and George M. Weinstock

Analysis of a Gene Cluster of Enterococcus faecalis Involved in Polysaccharide Biosynthesis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 815-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Alev Gerçeker, Tanweer Zaidi, Peter Marks, David E. Golan, and Gerald B. Pier

Impact of Heterogeneity within Cultured Cells on Bacterial Invasion: Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Entry into MDCK cells by Using a Green Fluorescent Protein-Labelled Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Receptor
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 861-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Li Liu, Kevin Dybvig, Victor S. Panangala, Vicky L. van Santen, and Christopher T. French

GAA Trinucleotide Repeat Region Regulates M9/pMGA Gene Expression in Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 871-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathleen M. George, Lisa Pascopella, Diane M. Welty, and P. L. C. Small

A Mycobacterium ulcerans Toxin, Mycolactone, Causes Apoptosis in Guinea Pig Ulcers and Tissue Culture Cells
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 877-883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvia Hopper, J. Scott Wilbur, Brandi L. Vasquez, Jason Larson, Susan Clary, Ian J. Mehr, H. S. Seifert, and Magdalene So

Isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Mutants That Show Enhanced Trafficking across Polarized T84 Epithelial Monolayers
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 896-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvia Hopper, Brandi Vasquez, Alex Merz, Susan Clary, J. Scott Wilbur, and Magdalene So

Effects of the Immunoglobulin A1 Protease on Neisseria gonorrhoeae Trafficking across Polarized T84 Epithelial Monolayers
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 906-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Boyd, Tracy Thevenot, Markus Gumbmann, Allen L. Honeyman, and Ian R. Hamilton

Identification of the Operon for the Sorbitol (Glucitol) Phosphoenolpyruvate:Sugar Phosphotransferase System in Streptococcus mutans
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 925-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lori L. Burrows, Robert V. Urbanic, and Joseph S. Lam

Functional Conservation of the Polysaccharide Biosynthetic Protein WbpM and Its Homologues in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Other Medically Significant Bacteria
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 931-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bisweswar Nandi, Ranjan K. Nandy, Ana C. P. Vicente, and Asoke C. Ghose

Molecular Characterization of a New Variant of Toxin-Coregulated Pilus Protein (TcpA) in a Toxigenic Non-O1/Non-O139 Strain of Vibrio cholerae
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 948-952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dolores Álvarez, Susana Merino, Juan M. Tomás, Vicente J. Benedí, and Sebastián Albertí

Capsular Polysaccharide Is a Major Complement Resistance Factor in Lipopolysaccharide O Side Chain-Deficient Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 953-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Artur Sabat, Klaudia Kosowska, Knud Poulsen, Andrzej Kasprowicz, Agnieszka Sekowska, Bertus van den Burg, James Travis, and Jan Potempa

Two Allelic Forms of the Aureolysin Gene (aur) within Staphylococcus aureus
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 973-976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret M. Gedde, Darren E. Higgins, Lewis G. Tilney, and Daniel A. Portnoy

Role of Listeriolysin O in Cell-to-Cell Spread of Listeria monocytogenes
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 999-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

Gary M. Cox, Jean Mukherjee, Garry T. Cole, Arturo Casadevall, and John R. Perfect

Urease as a Virulence Factor in Experimental Cryptococcosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 443-448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kent L. Buchanan and Hester A. Doyle

Requirement for CD4⁺ T Lymphocytes in Host Resistance against Cryptococcus neoformans in the Central Nervous System of Immunized Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 456-462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricio M. Manque, Daniel Eichinger, Maria A. Juliano, Luiz Juliano, Jorge E. Araya, and Nobuko Yoshida

Characterization of the Cell Adhesion Site of Trypanosoma cruzi Metacyclic Stage Surface Glycoprotein gp82
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 478-484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. L. Chang, R. G. Audet, B. D. Aizenstein, L. H. Hogan, R. I. DeMars, and B. S. Klein

T-Cell Epitopes and Human Leukocyte Antigen Restriction Elements of an Immunodominant Antigen of Blastomyces dermatitidis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 502-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Antonio Calera, Xiao-Jiong Zhao, and Richard Calderone

Defective Hyphal Development and Avirulence Caused by a Deletion of the SSK1 Response Regulator Gene in Candida albicans
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 518-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucia Pitzurra, Robert Cherniak, Monica Giammarioli, Stefano Perito, Francesco Bistoni, and Anna Vecchiarelli

Early Induction of Interleukin-12 by Human Monocytes Exposed to Cryptococcus neoformans Mannoproteins
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 558-563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Robert, S. Nail, A. Marot-Leblond, J. Cottin, M. Miegeville, S. Quenouillere, C. Mahaza, and J. M. Senet

Adherence of Platelets to Candida Species In Vivo
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 570-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chiung-Yu Hung, Neil M. Ampel, Lara Christian, Kalpathi R. Seshan, and Garry T. Cole

A Major Cell Surface Antigen of Coccidioides immitis Which Elicits Both Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 584-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Suffia, Bernard Ferrua, Xavier Stien, Baharia Mograbi, Pierre Marty, Deborah Rousseau, Konstantina Fragaki, and Joanna Kubar

A Novel Leishmania infantum Recombinant Antigen Which Elicits Interleukin 10 Production by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 630-636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul L. Fidel, Jr., Jessica Cutright, and Chad Steele

Effects of Reproductive Hormones on Experimental Vaginal Candidiasis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 651-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria J. Gomez, Bruno Maras, Alessandra Barca, Roberto La Valle, Donatella Barra, and Antonio Cassone

Biochemical and Immunological Characterization of MP65, a Major Mannoprotein Antigen of the Opportunistic Human Pathogen Candida albicans
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 694-701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hrishekesh R. Chakkalath, Afzal A. Siddiqui, Anuraj H. Shankar, Deborah E. Dobson, Stephen M. Beverley, and Richard G. Titus

Priming of a -Galactosidase (-GAL)-Specific Type 1 Response in BALB/c Mice Infected with -GAL-Transfected Leishmania major
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 809-814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David L. Goldman, Sunhee C. Lee, Aron J. Mednick, Lya Montella, and Arturo Casadevall

Persistent Cryptococcus neoformans Pulmonary Infection in the Rat Is Associated with Intracellular Parasitism, Decreased Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression, and Altered Antibody Responsiveness to Cryptococcal Polysaccharide
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 832-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Magdalena Radwanska, Stefan Magez, Alain Michel, Benoît Stijlemans, Maurice Geuskens, and Etienne Pays

Comparative Analysis of Antibody Responses against HSP60, Invariant Surface Glycoprotein 70, and Variant Surface Glycoprotein Reveals a Complex Antigen-Specific Pattern of Immunoglobulin Isotype Switching during Infection by Trypanosoma brucei
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 848-860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salil A. Lachke, Thyagarajan Srikantha, Luong K. Tsai, Karla Daniels, and David R. Soll

Phenotypic Switching in Candida glabrata Involves Phase-Specific Regulation of the Metallothionein Gene MT-II and the Newly Discovered Hemolysin Gene HLP
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 884-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thierry Jouault, Chantal Fradin, Pierre-André Trinel, and Daniel Poulain

Candida albicans-Derived -1,2-Linked Mannooligosaccharides Induce Desensitization of Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 965-968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Cristina Cruz, Rey A. L. Sia, Michael Olson, Gary M. Cox, and Joseph Heitman

Comparison of the Roles of Calcineurin in Physiology and Virulence in Serotype D and Serotype A Strains of Cryptococcus neoformans
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 982-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Paul Hofman, Marjorie Piche, Dariush Farahi Far, Gaëlle Le Negrate, Eric Selva, Luce Landraud, Annie Alliana-Schmid, Patrice Boquet, and Bernard Rossi

Increased Escherichia coli Phagocytosis in Neutrophils That Have Transmigrated across a Cultured Intestinal Epithelium
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 449-455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nam-Hyuk Cho, Seung-Yong Seong, Myung-Suk Huh, Tae-Hee Han, Young-Sang Koh, Myung-Sik Choi, and Ik-Sang Kim

Expression of Chemokine Genes in Murine Macrophages Infected with Orientia tsutsugamushi
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 594-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Andersen and Birgitte Smedegaard

CD4⁺ T-Cell Subsets That Mediate Immunological Memory to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 621-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiromasa Tsuda, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Kuniaki Toyoshima, Noboru Yamaguchi, Takahiko Oho, Yoshio Nakano, Kengo Nagata, and Toshihiko Koga

Role of Serotype-Specific Polysaccharide in the Resistance of Streptococcus mutans to Phagocytosis by Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 644-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshihito Tanahashi, Masakazu Kita, Tadashi Kodama, Yoshio Yamaoka, Naoki Sawai, Tomoyuki Ohno, Shoji Mitsufuji, Ya-Ping Wei, Kei Kashima, and Jiro Imanishi

Cytokine Expression and Production by Purified Helicobacter pylori Urease in Human Gastric Epithelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 664-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olaf Neth, Dominic L. Jack, Alister W. Dodds, Helen Holzel, Nigel J. Klein, and Malcolm W. Turner

Mannose-Binding Lectin Binds to a Range of Clinically Relevant Microorganisms and Promotes Complement Deposition
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 688-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Haller, S. Blum, C. Bode, W. P. Hammes, and E. J. Schiffrin

Activation of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells by Nonpathogenic Bacteria In Vitro: Evidence of NK Cells as Primary Targets
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 752-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth W. Simpson, Dalit Strauss-Ayali, Eugenio Scanziani, Reinhard K. Straubinger, Patrick L. McDonough, Alix F. Straubinger, Yung-Fu Chang, Cynzia Domeneghini, Naila Arebi, and John Calam

Helicobacter felis Infection Is Associated with Lymphoid Follicular Hyperplasia and Mild Gastritis but Normal Gastric Secretory Function in Cats
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 779-790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael A. Heneghan, Ciaran F. McCarthy, and Anthony P. Moran

Relationship of Blood Group Determinants on Helicobacter pylori Lipopolysaccharide with Host Lewis Phenotype and Inflammatory Response
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 937-941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Derrick H. Lenz, Christine L. Weingart, and Alison A. Weiss

Phagocytosed Bordetella pertussis Fails To Survive in Human Neutrophils
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 956-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Cuzzola, Giuseppe Mancuso, Concetta Beninati, Carmelo Biondo, Christina von Hunolstein, Graziella Orefici, Terje Espevik, Trude H. Flo, and Giuseppe Teti

Human Monocyte Receptors Involved in Tumor Necrosis Factor Responses to Group B Streptococcal Products
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 994-998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Nathalie Mielcarek, Inger Nordström, Franco D. Menozzi, Camille Locht, and Jan Holmgren

Genital Antibody Responses in Mice after Intranasal Infection with an Attenuated Candidate Vector Strain of Bordetella pertussis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 485-491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mirinda Van Kleef, Nico J. Gunter, Henriette Macmillan, Basil A. Allsopp, Varda Shkap, and Wendy C. Brown

Identification of Cowdria ruminantium Antigens That Stimulate Proliferation of Lymphocytes from Cattle Immunized by Infection and Treatment or with Inactivated Organisms
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 603-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cindy L. Croke, Erik L. Munson, Steven D. Lovrich, John A. Christopherson, Monica C. Remington, Douglas M. England, Steven M. Callister, and Ronald F. Schell

Occurrence of Severe Destructive Lyme Arthritis in Hamsters Vaccinated with Outer Surface Protein A and Challenged with Borrelia burgdorferi
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 658-663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerry W. Simecka, Raymond J. Jackson, Hiroshi Kiyono, and Jerry R. McGhee

Mucosally Induced Immunoglobulin E-Associated Inflammation in the Respiratory Tract
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 672-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takaki Fukuizumi, Hiromasa Inoue, Toshiyuki Tsujisawa, and Choji Uchiyama

Streptococcus sobrinus Antigens That React to Salivary Antibodies Induced by Tonsillar Application of Formalin-Killed S. sobrinus in Rabbits
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 725-731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emil Kozarov, Naohisa Miyashita, Jacob Burks, Karen Cerveny, Thomas A. Brown, William P. McArthur, and Ann Progulske-Fox

Expression and Immunogenicity of Hemagglutinin A from Porphyromonas gingivalis in an Avirulent Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Vaccine Strain
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 732-739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dharmendar Rathore and Thomas F. McCutchan

The Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Epitope of the Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein Also Modulates the Efficiency of Receptor-Ligand Interaction with Hepatocytes
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 740-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susanna Ricci, Donata Medaglini, Catherine M. Rush, Alessandro Marcello, Samuele Peppoloni, Riccardo Manganelli, Giorgio Palú, and Gianni Pozzi

Immunogenicity of the B Monomer of Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Toxin Expressed on the Surface of Streptococcus gordonii
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 760-766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lise Brandt, Martin Elhay, Ida Rosenkrands, Erik B. Lindblad, and Peter Andersen

ESAT-6 Subunit Vaccination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 791-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David E. Briles, Eddie Ades, James C. Paton, Jacquelyn S. Sampson, George M. Carlone, Robert C. Huebner, Anni Virolainen, Edwin Swiatlo, and Susan K. Hollingshead

Intranasal Immunization of Mice with a Mixture of the Pneumococcal Proteins PsaA and PspA Is Highly Protective against Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 796-800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rui Appelberg and Irene S. Leal

Mutants of Listeria monocytogenes Defective in In Vitro Invasion and Cell-to-Cell Spreading Still Invade and Proliferate in Hepatocytes of Neutropenic Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 912-914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jenni M. Vuola, Vuokko Puurula, Marjukka Anttila, P. Helena Mäkelä, and Nina Rautonen

Acquired Immunity to Chlamydia pneumoniae Is Dependent on Gamma Interferon in Two Mouse Strains That Initially Differ in This Respect after Primary Challenge
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 960-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Velge-Roussel, P. Marcelo, A. C. Lepage, D. Buzoni-Gatel, and D. T. Bout

Intranasal Immunization with Toxoplasma gondii SAG1 Induces Protective Cells into Both NALT and GALT Compartments
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 969-972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas I. Crean, Manohar John, Stephen B. Calderwood, and Edward T. Ryan

Optimizing the Germfree Mouse Model for In Vivo Evaluation of Oral Vibrio cholerae Vaccine and Vector Strains
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 977-981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivek Jain and John J. Mekalanos

Use of Lambda Phage S and R Gene Products in an Inducible Lysis System for Vibrio cholerae- and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium-Based DNA Vaccine Delivery Systems
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 986-989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Colangeli, John S. Spencer, Pablo Bifani, Alan Williams, Konstantin Lyashchenko, Marc A. Keen, Preston J. Hill, John Belisle, and Maria Laura Gennaro

MTSA-10, the Product of the Rv3874 Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Elicits Tuberculosis-Specific, Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity in Guinea Pigs
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 990-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Infections:

Aras Kadioglu, Neill A. Gingles, Kate Grattan, Alison Kerr, Tim J. Mitchell, and Peter W. Andrew

Host Cellular Immune Response to Pneumococcal Lung Infection in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 492-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Young-il Hwang, Moon H. Nahm, David E. Briles, David Thomas, and Jeffrey M. Purkerson

Acquired, but Not Innate, Immune Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae Are Compromised by Neutralization of CD40L
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 511-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Slawomir Lukomski, Nancy P. Hoe, Iman Abdi, Jacqueline Rurangirwa, Parichher Kordari, Mengyao Liu, Shu-Jun Dou, Gerald G. Adams, and James M. Musser

Nonpolar Inactivation of the Hypervariable Streptococcal Inhibitor of Complement Gene (sic) in Serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes Significantly Decreases Mouse Mucosal Colonization
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 535-542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. D. Hillman, T. A. Brooks, S. M. Michalek, C. C. Harmon, J. L. Snoep, and C. C. van der Weijden

Construction and Characterization of an Effector Strain of Streptococcus mutans for Replacement Therapy of Dental Caries
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 543-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jorge Pedrosa, Bernadette M. Saunders, Rui Appelberg, Ian M. Orme, Manuel T. Silva, and Andrea M. Cooper

Neutrophils Play a Protective Nonphagocytic Role in Systemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 577-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen L. Leib, David Leppert, John Clements, and Martin G. Täuber

Matrix Metalloproteinases Contribute to Brain Damage in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 615-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Sachse, J. H. Helbig, I. Lysnyansky, C. Grajetzki, W. Müller, E. Jacobs, and D. Yogev

Epitope Mapping of Immunogenic and Adhesive Structures in Repetitive Domains of Mycoplasma bovis Variable Surface Lipoproteins
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 680-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Juffrie, G. M. van der Meer, C. E. Hack, K. Haasnoot, Sutaryo, A. J. P. Veerman, and L. G. Thijs

Inflammatory Mediators in Dengue Virus Infection in Children: Interleukin-8 and Its Relationship to Neutrophil Degranulation
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 702-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ingrid Olsen, Liv J. Reitan, Gudmund Holstad, and Harald G. Wiker

Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductases C and D Are Major Antigens Constitutively Expressed by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 801-808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Fournout, C. M. Dozois, M. Odin, C. Desautels, S. Pérès, F. Hérault, F. Daigle, C. Segafredo, J. Laffitte, E. Oswald, J. M. Fairbrother, and I. P. Oswald

Lack of a Role of Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 Toxin from Escherichia coli in Bacterial Pathogenicity and Host Cytokine Response in Infected Germfree Piglets
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 839-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brigitte Kimmel, Armin Bosserhoff, Rainer Frank, Roy Gross, Werner Goebel, and Dagmar Beier

Identification of Immunodominant Antigens from Helicobacter pylori and Evaluation of Their Reactivities with Sera from Patients with Different Gastroduodenal Pathologies
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 915-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. H. Tong, L. E. Blue, M. A. James, and T. F. DeMaria

Evaluation of the Virulence of a Streptococcus pneumoniae Neuraminidase-Deficient Mutant in Nasopharyngeal Colonization and Development of Otitis Media in the Chinchilla Model
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 921-924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christel Gripenberg-Lerche, Lijuan Zhang, Päivi Ahtonen, Paavo Toivanen, and Mikael Skurnik

Construction of Urease-Negative Mutants of Yersinia enterocolitica Serotypes O:3 and O:8: Role of Urease in Virulence and Arthritogenicity
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 942-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Genomics:

Arturo Centurion-Lara, Charmie Godornes, Christa Castro, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, and Sheila A. Lukehart

The tprK Gene Is Heterogeneous among Treponema pallidum Strains and Has Multiple Alleles
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 824-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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