Contents: April 2000, Volume 68, Issue 4        Host Response and Inflammation        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Bacterial Infections        Molecular Genomics        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Serum Amyloid P Component Bound to Gram-Negative Bacteria Prevents Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Classical Pathway Complement Activation Carla J. C. de Haas, Ester M. M. van Leeuwen, Toon van Bommel, Jan Verhoef, Kok P. M. van Kessel, and Jos A. G. van Strijp Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1753-1759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon Dominates the Murine Cytokine Response to the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis and Helps To Control the Degree of Early Rickettsemia Mustafa Akkoyunlu and Erol Fikrig Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1827-1833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparable Endotoxic Properties of Lipopolysaccharides Are Manifest in Diverse Clinical Isolates of Gram-Negative Bacteria Michael Luchi and David C. Morrison Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1899-1904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Predictive Value of Nuclear Factor B Activity and Plasma Cytokine Levels in Patients with Sepsis Francisco Arnalich, Esther Garcia-Palomero, Julia López, Manuel Jiménez, Rosario Madero, Jaime Renart, Juan José Vázquez, and Carmen Montiel Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1942-1945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A Acts through Nitric Oxide Synthase Mechanisms in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells To Stimulate Synthesis of Pyrogenic Cytokines Shen-Jeu Won, Wu-Tein Huang, Yih-Shyong Lai, and Mao-Tsun Lin Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2003-2008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trehalose 6,6'-Dimycolate (Cord Factor) Enhances Neovascularization through Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Production by Neutrophils and Macrophages Ikuyo Sakaguchi, Norikazu Ikeda, Miki Nakayama, Yoshiko Kato, Ikuya Yano, and Kenji Kaneda Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2043-2052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Innate Lung Defenses and Compromised Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clearance in the Malnourished Mouse Model of Respiratory Infections in Cystic Fibrosis H. Yu, S. Z. Nasr, and V. Deretic Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2142-2147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Upregulation of Monocyte Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor during Human Endotoxemia Pascale E. P. Dekkers, Tessa ten Hove, Anje A. te Velde, Sander J. H. van Deventer, and Tom van der Poll Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2156-2160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody-Mediated Elimination of the Obligate Intracellular Bacterial Pathogen Ehrlichia chaffeensis during Active Infection Gary M. Winslow, Eric Yager, Konstantin Shilo, Erin Volk, Andrew Reilly, and Frederick K. Chu Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2187-2195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Subsequent Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Secretion on Apoptosis in the Murine Genital Tract Jean-Luc Perfettini, Toni Darville, Gabriel Gachelin, Philippe Souque, Michel Huerre, Alice Dautry-Varsat, and David M. Ojcius Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2237-2244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of Interleukin-12 and Gamma Interferon in Murine Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection Yuemei Geng, Klara Berencsi, Zsofia Gyulai, Tibor Valyi-Nagy, Eva Gonczol, and Giorgio Trinchieri Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2245-2253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Host Inflammatory Responses to Viable Versus Antibiotic-Killed Bacteria in Experimental Microbial Sepsis Richard Silverstein, John G. Wood, Qiao Xue, Mari Norimatsu, David L. Horn, and David C. Morrison Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2301-2308; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Xanthine Oxidase Contributes to Host Defense against Burkholderia cepacia in the p47phox/ Mouse Model of Chronic Granulomatous Disease Brahm H. Segal, Nobuaki Sakamoto, Mayur Patel, Kosei Maemura, Andrew S. Klein, Steven M. Holland, and Gregory B. Bulkley Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2374-2378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Comparison of the Immune Profile of Nonhealing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients with Those with Active Lesions and Those Who Have Recovered from Infection Soheila Ajdary, Mohammad H. Alimohammadian, Mohammad B. Eslami, Kaare Kemp, and Arsalan Kharazmi Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1760-1764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-4 Receptor Alpha-Deficient BALB/c Mice Show an Unimpaired T Helper 2 Polarization in Response to Leishmania major Infection Markus Mohrs, Christoph Holscher, and Frank Brombacher Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1773-1780; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peripheral Cytokine Responses to Trichuris muris Reflect Those Occurring Locally at the Site of Infection Matthew D. Taylor, Catherine J. Betts, and Kathryn J. Else Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1815-1819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Hematopoietic Activity Accompanies Parasite Expansion in the Spleen and Bone Marrow of Mice Infected with Leishmania donovani Sara E. J. Cotterell, Christian R. Engwerda, and Paul M. Kaye Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1840-1848; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunity to Onchocerciasis: Cells from Putatively Immune Individuals Produce Enhanced Levels of Interleukin-5, Gamma Interferon, and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Response to Onchocerca volvulus Larval and Male Worm Antigens Prasad S. D. Turaga, Tracy J. Tierney, Kristine E. Bennett, Maggie C. McCarthy, Scott C. Simonek, Peter A. Enyong, Daniel W. Moukatte, and Sara Lustigman Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1905-1911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibodies to Tyvelose Exhibit Multiple Modes of Interference with the Epithelial Niche of Trichinella spiralis Catherine S. McVay, Peter Bracken, Lucille F. Gagliardo, and Judith Appleton Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1912-1918; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibodies against the Plasmodium falciparum Receptor Binding Domain of EBA-175 Block Invasion Pathways That Do Not Involve Sialic Acids David L. Narum, J. David Haynes, Steven Fuhrmann, Kathy Moch, Hong Liang, Stephen L. Hoffman, and B. Kim Lee Sim Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1964-1966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Interleukin-4 Deprivation and Treatment on Resistance to Trypanosoma cruzi Ises A. Abrahamsohn, Ana Paula Galvão da Silva, and Robert L. Coffman Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1975-1979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduced Virulence of HWP1-Deficient Mutants of Candida albicans and Their Interactions with Host Cells Noboru Tsuchimori, Laura L. Sharkey, William A. Fonzi, Samuel W. French, John E. Edwards, Jr., and Scott G. Filler Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1997-2002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-12 Neutralization Alters Lung Inflammation and Leukocyte Expression of CD80, CD86, and Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II in Mice Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum Judith A. Cain and George S. Deepe, Jr. Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2069-2076; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Role for Transforming Growth Factor -Dependent Signaling in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection of Mammalian Cells Belinda S. Hall and Miercio A. Pereira Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2077-2081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Linkage of Exogenous T-cell Epitopes to the 19-Kilodalton Region of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein 1 (MSP119) Can Enhance Protective Immunity against Malaria and Modulate the Immunoglobulin Subclass Response to MSP119 Niklas Ahlborg, Irene T. Ling, Anthony A. Holder, and Eleanor M. Riley Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2102-2109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity and Efficacy in Aotus Monkeys of Four Recombinant Plasmodium falciparum Vaccines in Multiple Adjuvant Formulations Based on the 19-Kilodalton C Terminus of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Sanjai Kumar, William Collins, Andrea Egan, Anjali Yadava, Olivier Garraud, Michael J. Blackman, Jose A. Guevara Patino, Carter Diggs, and David C. Kaslow Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2215-2223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

T Cells Are a Component of Early Immunity against Preerythrocytic Malaria Parasites Kyle C. McKenna, Moriya Tsuji, Marcella Sarzotti, John B. Sacci, Jr., Adam A. Witney, and Abdu F. Azad Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2224-2230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of HLA and Age on Levels of Antibody to Plasmodium falciparum Rhoptry-Associated Proteins 1 and 2 Armead Johnson, Rose Leke, Lucy Harun, Christina Ginsberg, Jeanne Ngogang, Anthony Stowers, Allan Saul, and Isabella A. Quakyi Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2231-2236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Release by Macrophages after Ingestion of Plasmodium chabaudi-Infected Erythrocytes: Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Malarial Anemia James A. Martiney, Barbara Sherry, Christine N. Metz, Marisol Espinoza, Angel S. Ferrer, Thierry Calandra, Hal E. Broxmeyer, and Richard Bucala Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2259-2267; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Developmental Expression of a Tandemly Repeated, Glycine- and Serine-Rich Spore Wall Protein in the Microsporidian Pathogen Encephalitozoon cuniculi Wolfgang Bohne, David J. P. Ferguson, Karoline Kohler, and Uwe Gross Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2268-2275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptosporidium parvum Induces Host Cell Actin Accumulation at the Host-Parasite Interface David A. Elliott and Douglas P. Clark Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2315-2322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stable Expression of a New Chimeric Fluorescent Reporter in the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Madhusudan Kadekoppala, Kimberly Kline, Thomas Akompong, and Kasturi Haldar Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2328-2332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydroxamate Siderophores of Histoplasma capsulatum Dexter H. Howard, Ramin Rafie, Anupama Tiwari, and Kym F. Faull Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2338-2343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

UV-B Irradiation Increases Susceptibility of Mice to Malarial Infection Kiichi Yamamoto, Reiko Ito, Minako Koura, and Tsuneo Kamiyama Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2353-2355; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disparate Requirement for T Cells in Resistance to Mucosal and Acute Systemic Candidiasis Jessica Jones-Carson, Andres Vazquez-Torres, Thomas Warner, and Edward Balish Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2363-2365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Altered Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus upon Interaction with Human Endothelial Cells Aldwin J. M. Vriesema, Henry Beekhuizen, Mohamed Hamdi, Alexandre Soufan, Aart Lammers, Ben Willekens, Onno Bakker, Angelique G. A. Welten, Marcel H. A. M. Veltrop, Joke S. van de Gevel, Jacob Dankert, and Sebastian A. J. Zaat Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1765-1772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Toxin Functional Domains in Anthrax Pathogenesis Fabien Brossier, Martine Weber-Levy, Michele Mock, and Jean-Claude Sirard Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1781-1786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cable-Piliated Burkholderia cepacia Binds to Cytokeratin 13 of Epithelial Cells Umadevi S. Sajjan, Francisco A. Sylvester, and Janet F. Forstner Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1787-1795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Sequencing, and Role in Serum Susceptibility of Porin II from Mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila Maria Mercé Nogueras, Susana Merino, Alicia Aguilar, Vicente Javier Benedi, and Juan M. Tomás Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1849-1854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secreted Enzymatic Activities of Wild-Type and pilD-Deficient Legionella pneumophila Virginia Aragon, Sherry Kurtz, Antje Flieger, Birgid Neumeister, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1855-1863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Fibronectin Binding Protein from Streptococcus mutans Jean-San Chia, Chiou-Yueh Yeh, and Jen-Yang Chen Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1864-1870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Treponema denticola OppA Homologue That Binds Host Proteins Present in the Subgingival Environment J. Christopher Fenno, Muneaki Tamura, Pauline M. Hannam, Grace W. K. Wong, Roger A. Chan, and Barry C. McBride Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1884-1892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Apoptotic Cell Death in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear and Polymorphonuclear Cells by an Oral Bacterium, Fusobacterium nucleatum Anahid Jewett, Wyatt R. Hume, Ho Le, Tri N. Huynh, Yiping W. Han, Genhong Cheng, and Wenyuan Shi Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1893-1898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bordetella pertussis TonB, a Bvg-Independent Virulence Determinant Elizabeth Pradel, Nicole Guiso, Franco D. Menozzi, and Camille Locht Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1919-1927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Vacuolation, a Manifestation of the El Tor Hemolysin of Vibrio cholerae Rupak Mitra, Paula Figueroa, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Toshio Shimada, Yoshifumi Takeda, Douglas E. Berg, and G. Balakrish Nair Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1928-1933; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Adhesins and Toxins in Invasion of Human Tracheal Epithelial Cells by Bordetella pertussis Laurence Bassinet, Pascale Gueirard, Bernard Maitre, Bruno Housset, Pierre Gounon, and Nicole Guiso Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1934-1941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macrophage Class A Scavenger Receptor-Mediated Phagocytosis of Escherichia coli: Role of Cell Heterogeneity, Microbial Strain, and Culture Conditions In Vitro Leanne Peiser, Peter J. Gough, Tatsuhiko Kodama, and Siamon Gordon Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1953-1963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the Extracellular Protein Secretion Pathway Genes (eps) Interfere with Rugose Polysaccharide Production in and Motility of Vibrio cholerae Afsar Ali, Judith A. Johnson, Augusto A. Franco, Daniel J. Metzger, Terry D. Connell, J. Glenn Morris, Jr., and Shanmuga Sozhamannan Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1967-1974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Heat-Inducible Expression and Cloning of HtpG (Hsp90 Homologue) of Porphyromonas gingivalis Dennis E. Lopatin, Allison Combs, Domenica G. Sweier, J. Christopher Fenno, and Sangeeta Dhamija Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1980-1987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiologic Approaches to Urinary Tract Infection Gene Discovery in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Lixin Zhang, Betsy Foxman, Shannon D. Manning, Patricia Tallman, and Carl F. Marrs Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2009-2015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Possesses Two CheY Response Regulators and a Histidine Kinase Sensor, CheA, Which Are Essential for Chemotaxis and Colonization of the Gastric Mucosa Susan Foynes, Nick Dorrell, Stephen J. Ward, Richard A. Stabler, Andy A. McColm, Andrew N. Rycroft, and Brendan W. Wren Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2016-2023; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Bordetella bronchiseptica Fimbriae in Tracheal Colonization and Development of a Humoral Immune Response Seema Mattoo, Jeff F. Miller, and Peggy A. Cotter Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2024-2033; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonopsonic Binding of Type III Group B Streptococci to Human Neutrophils Induces Interleukin-8 Release Mediated by the p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Esam A. Albanyan, Jesus G. Vallejo, C. Wayne Smith, and Morven S. Edwards Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2053-2060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Recognizes Platelet gC1qR/p33: a Novel Mechanism for Staphylococcal Interactions with Platelets Truc Nguyen, Berhane Ghebrehiwet, and Ellinor I. B. Peerschke Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2061-2068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Group B Streptococci and Other Gram-Positive Cocci Bind to Cytokeratin 8 Glen S. Tamura and Aphakorn Nittayajarn Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2129-2134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Large Toxin from Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains That Inhibits Lymphocyte Activation Jan-Michael A. Klapproth, Isabel C. A. Scaletsky, Barry P. McNamara, Li-Ching Lai, Carol Malstrom, Stephen P. James, and Michael S. Donnenberg Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2148-2155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Group B Streptococcus Type III in Mononuclear Phagocytes: Differential Regulation of Bacterial Killing in Cord Macrophages by Human Recombinant Gamma Interferon and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor László Maródi, Rita Káposzta, and Éva Nemes Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2167-2170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Tir and Intimin in the Virulence of Rabbit Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Serotype O103:H2 Olivier Marchès, Jean-Philippe Nougayrède, Séverine Boullier, Jacques Mainil, Gérard Charlier, Isabelle Raymond, Pierre Pohl, Michèle Boury, Jean De Rycke, Alain Milon, and Eric Oswald Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2171-2182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Four Different Genes Responsible for Nonimmune Immunoglobulin-Binding Activities within a Single Strain of Escherichia coli Carol H. Sandt and Charles W. Hill Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2205-2214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Shiga Toxin 2 on Lethality, Fetuses, Delivery, and Puerperal Behavior in Pregnant Mice Kazuaki Yoshimura, Jun Fujii, Akihide Tanimoto, Takashi Yutsudo, Masamichi Kashimura, and Shin-ichi Yoshida Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2254-2258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Leptospiral Major Outer Membrane Protein LipL32 Is a Lipoprotein Expressed during Mammalian Infection David A. Haake, Garlo Chao, Richard L. Zuerner, Jeanne K. Barnett, Dean Barnett, Mary Mazel, James Matsunaga, Paul N. Levett, and Carole A. Bolin Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2276-2285; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Trafficking and Killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Human Alveolar Macrophages Are Influenced by Opsonins Stephen B. Gordon, Glen R. B. Irving, Roderick A. Lawson, Margaret E. Lee, and Robert C. Read Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2286-2293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of Haemophilus ducreyi at the Pustular Stage of Disease in the Human Model of Infection Margaret E. Bauer and Stanley M. Spinola Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2309-2314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo-Induced Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Martin Handfield, Dario E. Lehoux, François Sanschagrin, Michael J. Mahan, Donald E. Woods, and Roger C. Levesque Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2359-2362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcal Exfoliative Toxins Cleave - and -Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones James V. Rago, Gregory M. Vath, Timothy J. Tripp, Gregory A. Bohach, Douglas H. Ohlendorf, and Patrick M. Schlievert Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2366-2368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Immunological Analyses of the Borrelia turicatae Bdr Protein Family Jason A. Carlyon, David M. Roberts, Michael Theisen, Christina Sadler, and Richard T. Marconi Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2369-2373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ultrastructural Analysis of Developmental Events in Chlamydia pneumoniae-Infected Cells Katerina Wolf, Elizabeth Fischer, and Ted Hackstadt Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2379-2385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Emetic, Pyrexic, and Behavioral Effects of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin B in the Ferret Angela Wright, Paul L. R. Andrews, and Richard W. Titball Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2386-2389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Monoclonal Antibody-Mediated Modulation of the Humoral Immune Response against Mucosally Applied Streptococcus mutans L. Jeannine Brady, Marloes L. J. A. van Tilburg, Connie E. Alford, and William P. McArthur Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1796-1805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Protective Human Antipneumococcal Antibodies by Transgenic Mice with Human Immunoglobulin Loci Nina D. Russell, Jose R. F. Corvalan, Michael L. Gallo, C. Geoffrey Davis, and Liise-anne Pirofski Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1820-1826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Activities and Immunoglobulin Variable Regions of Human and Murine Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for the P1.7 PorA Protein Loop of Neisseria meningitidis Jianfu Wang, Gary A. Jarvis, Mark Achtman, Einar Rosenqvist, Terje E. Michaelsen, Audun Aase, and J. McLeod Griffiss Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1871-1878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Dendritic Cells Are Superior to B Cells at Presenting a Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II-Restricted Heterologous Antigen Expressed on Recombinant Streptococcus gordonii Silvia Corinti, Donata Medaglini, Caterina Prezzi, Andrea Cavani, Gianni Pozzi, and Giampiero Girolomoni Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1879-1883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Polymorphic msp1 Genes during Acute Anaplasma marginale Rickettsemia Minerva Camacho-Nuez, Maria de Lourdes Muñoz, Carlos E. Suarez, Travis C. McGuire, Wendy C. Brown, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1946-1952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purified Lipopolysaccharide from Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain (LVS) Induces Protective Immunity against LVS Infection That Requires B Cells and Gamma Interferon Valley C. Dreisbach, Siobhan Cowley, and Karen L. Elkins Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1988-1996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epitope Mapping of the Outer Membrane Protein P5-Homologous Fimbrin Adhesin of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Laura A. Novotny, Joseph A. Jurcisek, Michael E. Pichichero, and Lauren O. Bakaletz Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2119-2128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pilot Study of phoP/phoQ-Deleted Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Expressing Helicobacter pylori Urease in Adult Volunteers Haroula Angelakopoulos and Elizabeth L. Hohmann Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2135-2141; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium difficile Recombinant Toxin A Repeating Units as a Carrier Protein for Conjugate Vaccines: Studies of Pneumococcal Type 14, Escherichia coli K1, and Shigella flexneri Type 2a Polysaccharides in Mice Danka Pavliakova, J. Scott Moncrief, David M. Lyerly, Gerald Schiffman, Dolores A. Bryla, John B. Robbins, and Rachel Schneerson Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2161-2166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD8+ T-Cell Priming against a Nonsecreted Listeria monocytogenes Antigen Is Independent of the Antimicrobial Activities of Gamma Interferon Amy R. Tvinnereim and John T. Harty Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2196-2204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Specific Immunoglobulin A and Th2 Immune Responses to P6 Outer Membrane Protein of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in Middle Ear Mucosa by Intranasal Immunization Satoru Kodama, Satoshi Suenaga, Takashi Hirano, Masashi Suzuki, and Goro Mogi Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2294-2300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity of Human Antibodies Reactive with Pneumococcal C Polysaccharide Carl E. Frasch and Nelydia F. Concepcion Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2333-2337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epitope Mapping of the Immunodominant Invariable Region of Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE in Three Host Species Fang Ting Liang and Mario T. Philipp Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2349-2352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Activation of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 Expression by Helicobacter pylori Is Regulated by NF-B in Gastric Epithelial Cancer Cells Naoki Mori, Akihiro Wada, Toshiya Hirayama, Thomas P. Parks, Christian Stratowa, and Naoki Yamamoto Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1806-1814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Siderophore Production on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Immunosuppressed Mice Hiroyuki Takase, Hironobu Nitanai, Kazuki Hoshino, and Tsuyoshi Otani Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 1834-1839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Gene Expression in Innately Susceptible BALB/c Mice and Relatively Resistant C57BL/6 Mice during Infection with Virulent Burkholderia pseudomallei Glen C. Ulett, Natkunam Ketheesan, and Robert G. Hirst Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2034-2042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chronic Atrophic Gastritis in SCID Mice Experimentally Infected with Campylobacter fetus Vincent B. Young, Charles A. Dangler, James G. Fox, and David B. Schauer Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2110-2118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquisition of Coinfection and Simultaneous Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi and Ehrlichia phagocytophila by Ixodes scapularis Ticks Michael L. Levin and Durland Fish Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2183-2186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Secreted Proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a Bioinformatic Approach Manuel Gomez, Sadie Johnson, and Maria Laura Gennaro Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2323-2327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli O157:H7 Causes More-Severe Systemic Disease in Suckling Piglets than in Colostrum-Deprived Neonatal Piglets Evelyn A. Dean-Nystrom, Joachim F. L. Pohlenz, Harley W. Moon, and Alison D. O'Brien Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2356-2358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Molecular and Biological Analysis of Eight Genetic Islands That Distinguish Neisseria meningitidis from the Closely Related Pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae Silke R. Klee, Xavier Nassif, Barica Kusecek, Petra Merker, Jean-Luc Beretti, Mark Achtman, and Colin R. Tinsley Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2082-2095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Regions of the Escherichia coli Chromosome Specific for Neonatal Meningitis-Associated Strains Stéphane Pierre Paul Bonacorsi, Olivier Clermont, Colin Tinsley, Isabelle Le Gall, Jean-Christophe Beaudoin, Jacques Elion, Xavier Nassif, and Edouard Bingen Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2096-2101; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a New Repetitive Element in Staphylococcus aureus Sarah E. Cramton, Norbert F. Schnell, Friedrich Götz, and Reinhold Brückner Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2344-2348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Host Cellular Immune Response to Pneumococcal Lung Infection in Mice Aras Kadioglu, Neill A. Gingles, Kate Grattan, Alison Kerr, Tim J. Mitchell, and Peter W. Andrew Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2390 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Multiple Adhesive Phenotypes Linked to Rosetting Binding of Erythrocytes in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Victor Fernandez, Carl Johan Treutiger, Gerald B. Nash, and Mats Wahlgren Infect. Immun. April 2000 68: 2391 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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