Contents: May 2000, Volume 68, Issue 5        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Host Response and Inflammation        Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis        Bacterial Infections        Letters Other Issues

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Immune Destruction of Larval Taenia crassiceps in Mice K. A. Mooney, R. J. Spolski, E. J. See, and R. E. Kuhn Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2393-2401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potentiality of Interleukin-18 as a Useful Reagent for Treatment and Prevention of Leishmania major Infection Kazunobu Ohkusu, Tomohiro Yoshimoto, Kiyoshi Takeda, Takeharu Ogura, Shin-ichiro Kashiwamura, Yoichiro Iwakura, Shizuo Akira, Haruki Okamura, and Kenji Nakanishi Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2449-2456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Candida albicans and Candida krusei Differentially Induce Human Blood Mononuclear Cell Interleukin-12 and Gamma Interferon Production Jingbo Xiong, Kefei Kang, Liming Liu, Yuichi Yoshida, Kevin D. Cooper, and Mahmoud A. Ghannoum Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2464-2469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-5 Is Essential for Vaccine-Mediated Immunity but Not Innate Resistance to a Filarial Parasite Laetitia Le Goff, P'ng Loke, H. Fahimeda Ali, David W. Taylor, and Judith E. Allen Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2513-2517; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide Participation in the Fungicidal Mechanism of Gamma Interferon-Activated Murine Macrophages against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Conidia Angel Gonzalez, Waldemar de Gregori, Diana Velez, Angela Restrepo, and Luz E. Cano Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2546-2552; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Formulation of Multiple Epitope-Specific Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies for Passive Immunization against Cryptosporidiosis Deborah A. Schaefer, Beth A. Auerbach-Dixon, and Michael W. Riggs Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2608-2616; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytophilic Immunoglobulin Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Glutamate-Rich Protein Are Correlated with Protection against Clinical Malaria in Dielmo, Senegal Claude Oeuvray, Michael Theisen, Christophe Rogier, Jean-Francois Trape, Søren Jepsen, and Pierre Druilhe Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2617-2620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eradication of Cryptosporidium parvum Infection by Mice with Ovalbumin-Specific T Cells Kara Lukin, Mary Cosyns, Tom Mitchell, Milton Saffry, and Anthony Hayward Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2663-2670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Conserved T- and B-Cell Epitopes in Plasmodium falciparum Major Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Marcela Parra, George Hui, Armead H. Johnson, Jay A. Berzofsky, Theodore Roberts, Isabella A. Quakyi, and Diane W. Taylor Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2685-2691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Resistance and Immune Deviation in Pigeon Cytochrome c T-Cell Receptor Transgenic Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii Carmen M. Collazo, Carla Miller, George Yap, Sara Hieny, Patricia Caspar, Ronald H. Schwartz, and Alan Sher Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2713-2719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase in Leishmania major Enhances Virulence M. Belen Carrillo, Wenda Gao, Macario Herrera, Joseph Alroy, Jeffrey B. Moore, Stephen M. Beverley, and Miercio A. Pereira Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2728-2734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serological Expression Cloning of Novel Immunoreactive Antigens of Babesia microti Michael J. Lodes, Raymond L. Houghton, Elizabeth S. Bruinsma, Raodoh Mohamath, Lisa D. Reynolds, Darin R. Benson, Peter J. Krause, Steven G. Reed, and David H. Persing Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2783-2790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Blockade of Costimulation Prevents Infection-Induced Immunopathology in Interleukin-10-Deficient Mice Eric N. Villegas, Ulrike Wille, Linden Craig, Peter S. Linsley, Donna M. Rennick, Robert Peach, and Christopher A. Hunter Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2837-2844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of Polymerized Melanin by Cryptococcus neoformans in Infected Rodents Ángel L. Rosas, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Marta Feldmesser, Gary M. Cox, Henry C. McDade, and Arturo Casadevall Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2845-2853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with Parasite-Derived Apical Membrane Antigen 1 or Passive Immunization with a Specific Monoclonal Antibody Protects BALB/c Mice against Lethal Plasmodium yoelii yoelii YM Blood-Stage Infection David L. Narum, Solabomi A. Ogun, Alan W. Thomas, and Anthony A. Holder Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2899-2906; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Blood Group A Antigen Is a Coreceptor in Plasmodium falciparum Rosetting Antonio Barragan, Peter G. Kremsner, Mats Wahlgren, and Johan Carlson Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2971-2975; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin G3 Antibodies Specific for the 19-Kilodalton Carboxyl-Terminal Fragment of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Transfer Protection to Mice Deficient in Fc-RI Receptors Peter Vukovic, P. Mark Hogarth, Nadine Barnes, David C. Kaslow, and Michael F. Good Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3019-3022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Gamma Interferon and Interleukin-4 in Host Defense against the Human Filarial Parasite Brugia malayi Subash Babu, Lisa M. Ganley, Thomas R. Klei, Leonard D. Shultz, and T. V. Rajan Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3034-3035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence That Hyaluronidase Is Not Involved in Tissue Invasion of the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica Rosa Nickel, Robert Stern, and Matthias Leippe Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3053-3055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Levels of Soluble Fas Ligand in Serum in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Peter Kern, Manfred Dietrich, Christoph Hemmer, and Nele Wellinghausen Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3061-3063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Binding to and Opsonophagocytic Activity of O-Antigen-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies against Encapsulated and Nonencapsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae Serotype O1 Strains Thomas K. Held, Nina R. M. Jendrike, Tomislav Rukavina, Rainer Podschun, and Matthias Trautmann Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2402-2409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tetanus Toxin Fragment C Expressed in Live Salmonella Vaccines Enhances Antibody Responses to Its Fusion Partner Schistosoma haematobium Glutathione S-Transferase Jeong Jin Lee, Katharine A. Sinha, Julia A. Harrison, Raquel Demarco de Hormaeche, Gilles Riveau, Raymond J. Pierce, Andre Capron, R. Alan Wilson, and C. M. Anjam Khan Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2503-2512; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Haemophilus influenzae 5'-Nucleotidase Protein: Cloning of the nucA Gene and Immunogenicity and Characterization of the NucA Protein Robert J. Zagursky, Peggy Ooi, Kevin F. Jones, Michael J. Fiske, Robert P. Smith, and Bruce A. Green Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2525-2534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Murine B-Cell and T-Cell Epitopes of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Protein F with Synthetic Polypeptides Kristina M. Williams, Elmer C. Bigley, III, and Richard B. Raybourne Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2535-2545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with Recombinant Helicobacter pylori Urease in Specific-Pathogen-Free Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) Jay V. Solnick, Don R. Canfield, Lori M. Hansen, and Sima Z. Torabian Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2560-2565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection Elicited by Native Outer Membrane Protein Oms66 (p66) against Host-Adapted Borrelia burgdorferi: Conformational Nature of Bactericidal Epitopes Maurice M. Exner, Xiaoyang Wu, David R. Blanco, James N. Miller, and Michael A. Lovett Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2647-2654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mucosal Immune Responses to Meningococcal Group C Conjugate and Group A and C Polysaccharide Vaccines in Adolescents Q. Zhang, S. Choo, J. Everard, R. Jennings, and A. Finn Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2692-2697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coimmunization with Complementary Glucosyltransferase Peptides Results in Enhanced Immunogenicity and Protection against Dental Caries Martin A. Taubman, Daniel J. Smith, Cynthia J. Holmberg, and Jean W. Eastcott Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2698-2703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgG Subclass Responses to the RgpA-Kgp Proteinase-Adhesin Complex of Porphyromonas gingivalis in Adult Periodontitis Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Catherine L. Black, Peter S. Bhogal, Steven M. Cleal, Nada Slakeski, Thomas J. Higgins, and Eric C. Reynolds Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2704-2712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA and Antigen in the Circulating Mononuclear Cell Fractions of Humans and Koalas Tracey J. Bodetti and Peter Timms Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2744-2747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bactericidal Activity of Mammalian Cathelicidin-Derived Peptides Sue M. Travis, Norma N. Anderson, William R. Forsyth, Cesar Espiritu, Barbara D. Conway, E. P. Greenberg, Paul B. McCray, Jr., Robert I. Lehrer, Michael J. Welsh, and Brian F. Tack Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2748-2755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Passive Transfer of Antiserum Specific for Immunogens Derived from a Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Adhesin and Lipoprotein D Prevents Otitis Media after Heterologous Challenge Bobbie-Jo Kennedy, Laura A. Novotny, Joseph A. Jurcisek, Yves Lobet, and Lauren O. Bakaletz Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2756-2765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Parenteral Adjuvant Activities of Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Toxin and Its B Subunit for Immunization of Mice against Gastric Helicobacter pylori Infection Richard Weltzin, Bruno Guy, William D. Thomas, Jr., Paul J. Giannasca, and Thomas P. Monath Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2775-2782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Immune Responses to Schistosoma mansoni Vaccine Candidate Antigens Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus, Ilma Araújo, Olívia Bacellar, Andréa Magalhães, Edward Pearce, Donald Harn, Mette Strand, and Edgar M. Carvalho Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2797-2803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Lipopolysaccharide Phase Variation in Susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae to Bactericidal Immunoglobulin M Antibodies in Rabbit Sera Alice L. Erwin, Yambasu A. Brewah, Debra A. Couchenour, Philip R. Barren, Stephen J. Burke, Gil H. Choi, Raju Lathigra, Mark S. Hanson, and Jeffrey N. Weiser Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2804-2807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Production of Gamma Interferon, Interleukin-4, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha mRNA in Human Lung Tuberculous Granulomas Gael Fenhalls, Anthony Wong, Juanita Bezuidenhout, Paul van Helden, Philip Bardin, and Pauline T. Lukey Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2827-2836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Analysis of the Evolution of the Primary Immune Response in Murine Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Tract Infection Sandra G. Morrison and Richard P. Morrison Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2870-2879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attenuation of and Protection Induced by a Leucine Auxotroph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mary K. Hondalus, Stoyan Bardarov, Robert Russell, John Chan, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and Barry R. Bloom Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2888-2898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides and Interleukin-12 Improve the Efficacy of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination in Mice Challenged with M. tuberculosis Brenda L. Freidag, Genevieve B. Melton, Frank Collins, Dennis M. Klinman, Allen Cheever, Laura Stobie, Winnie Suen, and Robert A. Seder Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2948-2953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-7 or Interleukin-15 Enhances Survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Mice Markus J. Maeurer, Peter Trinder, Gerhard Hommel, Wolfgang Walter, Kirsten Freitag, Derek Atkins, and Stefan Störkel Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2962-2970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization of Mice with Combinations of Pneumococcal Virulence Proteins Elicits Enhanced Protection against Challenge with Streptococcus pneumoniae A. David Ogunniyi, Rebekah L. Folland, David E. Briles, Susan K. Hollingshead, and James C. Paton Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3028-3033; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein and Phospholipid Transfer Protein Release Lipopolysaccharides from Gram-Negative Bacterial Membranes C. J. Vesy, R. L. Kitchens, G. Wolfbauer, J. J. Albers, and R. S. Munford Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2410-2417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transforming Growth Factor- Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines in Mouse Macrophages through Downregulation of Activation Protein 1 and CD14 Receptor Expression Kenichi Imai, Akira Takeshita, and Shigemasa Hanazawa Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2418-2423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-10 Are Involved in Host Resistance to Staphylococcus aureus Infection through Regulation of Gamma Interferon Sanae Sasaki, Shinsuke Nishikawa, Tomisato Miura, Mayuko Mizuki, Kyogo Yamada, Hiroo Madarame, Yoh-Ichi Tagawa, Yoichiro Iwakura, and Akio Nakane Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2424-2430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Are B Lymphocytes of Importance in Severe Staphylococcus aureus Infections? Inger Gjertsson, Olof Hörnquist Hultgren, Martin Stenson, Rikard Holmdahl, and Andrzej Tarkowski Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2431-2434; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia enterocolitica Invasin Protein Triggers Differential Production of Interleukin-1, Interleukin-8, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Epithelial Cells: Implications for Understanding the Early Cytokine Network in Yersinia Infections Daniel Kampik, Ralf Schulte, and Ingo B. Autenrieth Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2484-2492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Cytotoxic Enterotoxin of Aeromonas hydrophila Induces Proinflammatory Cytokine Production and Activates Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Macrophages A. K. Chopra, X.-J. Xu, D. Ribardo, M. Gonzalez, K. Kuhl, J. W. Peterson, and C. W. Houston Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2808-2818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Activated Protein C in Helicobacter pylori-Associated Gastritis Satoko Oka, Esteban Cesar Gabazza, Yukiko Taguchi, Michihiko Yamaguchi, Shigehito Nakashima, Koji Suzuki, Yukihiko Adachi, and Ichiro Imoto Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2863-2869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inducible Expression of Human -Defensin 2 by Fusobacterium nucleatum in Oral Epithelial Cells: Multiple Signaling Pathways and Role of Commensal Bacteria in Innate Immunity and the Epithelial Barrier Suttichai Krisanaprakornkit, Janet R. Kimball, Aaron Weinberg, Richard P. Darveau, Brian W. Bainbridge, and Beverly A. Dale Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2907-2915; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impairment of Endotoxin-Induced Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2 Gene Expression in Alveolar Macrophages in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Mice Hideaki Amano, Hidefumi Yamamoto, Masachika Senba, Kazunori Oishi, Shoichi Suzuki, Kenichi Fukushima, Naofumi Mukaida, Kouji Matsushima, Katsumi Eguchi, and Tsuyoshi Nagatake Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2925-2929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein Prevents Mucosal Damage in an Experimental Rat Model of Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion Marja J. Nell, Henk K. Koerten, and Jan J. Grote Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2992-2994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Depressed CD40 Ligand Expression Contributes to Reduced Gamma Interferon Production in Human Tuberculosis Buka Samten, Elaine K. Thomas, Jianhua Gong, and Peter F. Barnes Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3002-3006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Metalloproteinase Inhibitor GI5402 Inhibits Endotoxin-Induced Soluble CD27 and CD16 Release in Healthy Humans Pascale E. P. Dekkers, Tessa ten Hove, Fanny N. Lauw, Harry R. Koene, Philip Lumley, Sander J. H. van Deventer, and Tom van der Poll Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3036-3039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

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Cloning and Sequencing of the Klebsiella pneumoniae O5 wb Gene Cluster and Its Role in Pathogenesis Susana Merino, Maria Altarriba, Luis Izquierdo, María Mercé Nogueras, Miguel Regué, and Juan M. Tomás Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2435-2440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an Isogenic Mutant of Streptococcus pyogenes Manfredo Lacking the Ability To Make Streptococcal Acid Glycoprotein B. A. Degnan, M. C. Fontaine, A. H. Doebereiner, J. J. Lee, P. Mastroeni, G. Dougan, J. A. Goodacre, and M. A. Kehoe Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2441-2448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The sigA Gene Which Is Borne on the she Pathogenicity Island of Shigella flexneri 2a Encodes an Exported Cytopathic Protease Involved in Intestinal Fluid Accumulation Keith Al-Hasani, Ian R. Henderson, Harry Sakellaris, Kumar Rajakumar, Travis Grant, James P. Nataro, Roy Robins-Browne, and Ben Adler Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2457-2463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pH-Induced Conformational Changes in Clostridium difficile Toxin B Maen Qa'Dan, Lea M. Spyres, and Jimmy D. Ballard Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2470-2474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification, Characterization, and Molecular Analysis of the Gene Encoding Glucosyltransferase from Streptococcus oralis Taku Fujiwara, Tomonori Hoshino, Takashi Ooshima, Shizuo Sobue, and Shigeyuki Hamada Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2475-2483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RpmA Is Required for Nonopsonic Phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa David A. Simpson and David P. Speert Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2493-2502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

rpoS Gene Function Is a Disadvantage for Escherichia coli BJ4 during Competitive Colonization of the Mouse Large Intestine Karen A. Krogfelt, Marianne Hjulgaard, Kristine Sørensen, Paul S. Cohen, and Michael Givskov Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2518-2524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Superantigen YPMa Exacerbates the Virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Mice Christophe Carnoy, Chantal Mullet, Heide Müller-Alouf, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, and Michel Simonet Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2553-2559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Enterococcus faecalis fsr Genes on Production of Gelatinase and a Serine Protease and Virulence Xiang Qin, Kavindra V. Singh, George M. Weinstock, and Barbara E. Murray Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2579-2586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Vesicular Secretion in Both Neuronal and Nonneuronal Cells by a Retargeted Endopeptidase Derivative of Clostridium botulinum Neurotoxin Type A John A. Chaddock, John R. Purkiss, Lorna M. Friis, Janice D. Broadbridge, Michael J. Duggan, Sarah J. Fooks, Clifford C. Shone, Conrad P. Quinn, and Keith A. Foster Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2587-2593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The galE Gene of Campylobacter jejuni Is Involved in Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis and Virulence Benjamin N. Fry, Shi Feng, Yuen-Yuen Chen, Diane G. Newell, Peter J. Coloe, and Victoria Korolik Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2594-2601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Recombinant, Ureolytic Streptococcus mutans Demonstrates an Inverse Relationship between Dental Plaque Ureolytic Capacity and Cariogenicity K. Anne Clancy, Sylvia Pearson, William H. Bowen, and Robert A. Burne Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2621-2629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Genetic Characterization of Haemophilus influenzae Genetic Island 1 Chih-Ching Chang, Janet R. Gilsdorf, Victor J. DiRita, and Carl F. Marrs Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2630-2637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Flexibility of the FimH Adhesin: Insights from a Random Mutant Library Mark A. Schembri, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, and Per Klemm Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2638-2646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogenic Mycobacteria Disrupt the Macrophage Actin Filament Network Isabelle Guérin and Chantal de Chastellier Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2655-2662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deviant Expression of Rab5 on Phagosomes Containing the Intracellular Pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Legionella pneumophila Is Associated with Altered Phagosomal Fate Daniel L. Clemens, Bai-Yu Lee, and Marcus A. Horwitz Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2671-2684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Flagellar Sigma Factor FliA (28) Regulates the Expression of Salmonella Genes Associated with the Centisome 63 Type III Secretion System Katrin Eichelberg and Jorge E. Galán Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2735-2743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Gene within a Pathogenicity Island of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli H10407 Required for Maximal Secretion of the Heat-Labile Enterotoxin James M. Fleckenstein, Luther E. Lindler, Eric A. Elsinghorst, and James B. Dale Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2766-2774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

mkp-1 Encoding Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase 1, a Verotoxin 1 Responsive Gene, Detected by Differential Display Reverse Transcription-PCR in Caco-2 Cells Shihoko Kojima, Itaru Yanagihara, Gengo Kono, Tomomi Sugahara, Hatsumi Nasu, Mika Kijima, Akiko Hattori, Toshio Kodama, Ken-Ichi Nagayama, and Takeshi Honda Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2791-2796; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Manganese-Containing Superoxide Dismutase in Oxidative Stress and Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Hasan Yesilkaya, Aras Kadioglu, Neill Gingles, Janet E. Alexander, Tim J. Mitchell, and Peter W. Andrew Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2819-2826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cystic Fibrosis Isolates Induce Rapid, Type III Secretion-Dependent, but ExoU-Independent, Oncosis of Macrophages and Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils Denis Dacheux, Bertrand Toussaint, Marceline Richard, Guy Brochier, Jacques Croize, and Ina Attree Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2916-2924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Immunoglobulin Superfamily-Like Domain Unique to the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Invasin Protein Is Required for Stimulation of Bacterial Uptake via Integrin Receptors Petra Dersch and Ralph R. Isberg Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2930-2938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Heat, Oxidative, and Acid Stress Responses in Brucella melitensis Ana P. Teixeira-Gomes, Axel Cloeckaert, and Michel S. Zygmunt Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2954-2961; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Invasion of the Brain and Chronic Central Nervous System Infection after Systemic Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in Mice Hsiu-Shan Wu, Peter Kolonoski, Yung Yee Chang, and Luiz E. Bermudez Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2979-2984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Genetic Evidence for Phospholipase C Activity in Mycobacterium ulcerans Arley Gomez, Armand Mve-Obiang, Bernard Vray, José Remacle, Karim Chemlal, Wayne M. Meyers, Françoise Portaels, and Pierre-Alain Fonteyne Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2995-2997; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Apoptosis Induced by Staphylococcus aureus in Epithelial Cells Utilizes a Mechanism Involving Caspases 8 and 3 Carla A. Wesson, James Deringer, Linda E. Liou, Kenneth W. Bayles, Gregory A. Bohach, and William R. Trumble Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2998-3001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Ferrochelatase (hemH) Mutations in Haemophilus influenzae Stefan Schlör, Mark Herbert, Michaela Rodenburg, Julia Blass, and Joachim Reidl Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3007-3009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Classical and El Tor Biotypes of Vibrio cholerae Differ in Timing of Transcription of tcpPH during Growth in Inducing Conditions Yvette M. Murley, Jaideep Behari, Robert Griffin, and Stephen B. Calderwood Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3010-3014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiological and Phylogenetic Associations of Two Novel Putative Virulence Genes, iha and iroNE. coli, among Escherichia coli Isolates from Patients with Urosepsis James R. Johnson, Thomas A. Russo, Phillip I. Tarr, Ulrike Carlino, Sima S. Bilge, James C. Vary, Jr., and Adam L. Stell Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3040-3047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Staphylococcus aureus Exfoliative Toxins Are Not Bacterial Superantigens Lisa R. W. Plano, Delia M. Gutman, Markus Woischnik, and Carleen M. Collins Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3048-3052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

R1 Region of P97 Mediates Adherence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae to Swine Cilia F. Chris Minion, Cary Adams, and Tsungda Hsu Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3056-3060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Outer Membrane Protein A, Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein, and Murein Lipoprotein Are Released by Escherichia coli Bacteria into Serum Judith Hellman, Paul M. Loiselle, Megan M. Tehan, Jennifer E. Allaire, Lenora A. Boyle, James T. Kurnick, David M. Andrews, Kwang Sik Kim, and H. Shaw Warren Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2566-2572; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigen Specificity in Experimental Bovine Tuberculosis S. G. Rhodes, D. Gavier-Widen, B. M. Buddle, A. O. Whelan, M. Singh, R. G. Hewinson, and H. M. Vordermeier Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2573-2578; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of an Isogenic Major Outer Membrane Protein-Deficient Mutant in the Human Model of Haemophilus ducreyi Infection Robert E. Throm, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Kate R. Fortney, Barry P. Katz, Antoinette F. Hood, Clive A. Slaughter, Eric J. Hansen, and Stanley M. Spinola Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2602-2607; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The shdA Gene Is Restricted to Serotypes of Salmonella enterica Subspecies I and Contributes to Efficient and Prolonged Fecal Shedding Robert A. Kingsley, Karin van Amsterdam, Naomi Kramer, and Andreas J. Bäumler Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2720-2727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capsular Polysaccharide and O-Specific Antigen Divergently Modulate Pulmonary Neutrophil Influx in an Escherichia coli Model of Gram-Negative Pneumonitis in Rats Thomas A. Russo, Bruce A. Davidson, Roger L. Priore, Ulrike B. Carlino, Jadwiga D. Helinski, and Paul R Knight, III Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2854-2862; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humanized In Vivo Model for Streptococcal Impetigo Dominick A. Scaramuzzino, Jennifer M. McNiff, and Debra E. Bessen Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2880-2887; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Growth of Legionella pneumophila in Dictyostelium discoideum, a System for Genetic Analysis of Host-Pathogen Interactions Jonathan M. Solomon, Adam Rupper, James A. Cardelli, and Ralph R. Isberg Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2939-2947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Eosinophils in the Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Infection in Gamma Interferon Receptor-Deficient Mice Joanna Kirman, Zamsyari Zakaria, Kathy McCoy, Brett Delahunt, and Graham Le Gros Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2976-2978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium with Dendritic Cells Is Defined by Targeting to Compartments Lacking Lysosomal Membrane Glycoproteins Francisco García-Del Portillo, Heidrun Jungnitz, Manfred Rohde, and Carlos A. Guzmán Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 2985-2991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Commercial Preparation of Catalase Inhibits Nitric Oxide Production by Activated Murine Macrophages: Role of Arginase Y. Tian, Y. Xing, R. Magliozzo, K. Yu, B. R. Bloom, and J. Chan Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3015-3018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain Diversity in Major Surface Protein 2 Expression during Tick Transmission of Anaplasma marginale Fred R. Rurangirwa, David Stiller, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3023-3027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Which Routes Do Plasmodium Sporozoites Use for Successful Infections of Vertebrates? Antoniana U. Krettli, Luciana A. B. Dantas;, and Jefferson A. Vaughan Infect. Immun. May 2000 68: 3064-3065; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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