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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

K. A. Mooney, R. J. Spolski, E. J. See, and R. E. Kuhn

Immune Destruction of Larval Taenia crassiceps in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2393-2401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazunobu Ohkusu, Tomohiro Yoshimoto, Kiyoshi Takeda, Takeharu Ogura, Shin-ichiro Kashiwamura, Yoichiro Iwakura, Shizuo Akira, Haruki Okamura, and Kenji Nakanishi

Potentiality of Interleukin-18 as a Useful Reagent for Treatment and Prevention of Leishmania major Infection
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2449-2456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jingbo Xiong, Kefei Kang, Liming Liu, Yuichi Yoshida, Kevin D. Cooper, and Mahmoud A. Ghannoum

Candida albicans and Candida krusei Differentially Induce Human Blood Mononuclear Cell Interleukin-12 and Gamma Interferon Production
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2464-2469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laetitia Le Goff, P'ng Loke, H. Fahimeda Ali, David W. Taylor, and Judith E. Allen

Interleukin-5 Is Essential for Vaccine-Mediated Immunity but Not Innate Resistance to a Filarial Parasite
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2513-2517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angel Gonzalez, Waldemar de Gregori, Diana Velez, Angela Restrepo, and Luz E. Cano

Nitric Oxide Participation in the Fungicidal Mechanism of Gamma Interferon-Activated Murine Macrophages against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Conidia
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2546-2552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah A. Schaefer, Beth A. Auerbach-Dixon, and Michael W. Riggs

Characterization and Formulation of Multiple Epitope-Specific Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies for Passive Immunization against Cryptosporidiosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2608-2616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claude Oeuvray, Michael Theisen, Christophe Rogier, Jean-Francois Trape, Søren Jepsen, and Pierre Druilhe

Cytophilic Immunoglobulin Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Glutamate-Rich Protein Are Correlated with Protection against Clinical Malaria in Dielmo, Senegal
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2617-2620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kara Lukin, Mary Cosyns, Tom Mitchell, Milton Saffry, and Anthony Hayward

Eradication of Cryptosporidium parvum Infection by Mice with Ovalbumin-Specific T Cells
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2663-2670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcela Parra, George Hui, Armead H. Johnson, Jay A. Berzofsky, Theodore Roberts, Isabella A. Quakyi, and Diane W. Taylor

Characterization of Conserved T- and B-Cell Epitopes in Plasmodium falciparum Major Merozoite Surface Protein 1
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2685-2691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmen M. Collazo, Carla Miller, George Yap, Sara Hieny, Patricia Caspar, Ronald H. Schwartz, and Alan Sher

Host Resistance and Immune Deviation in Pigeon Cytochrome c T-Cell Receptor Transgenic Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2713-2719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Belen Carrillo, Wenda Gao, Macario Herrera, Joseph Alroy, Jeffrey B. Moore, Stephen M. Beverley, and Miercio A. Pereira

Heterologous Expression of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase in Leishmania major Enhances Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2728-2734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Serological Expression Cloning of Novel Immunoreactive Antigens of Babesia microti
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2783-2790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric N. Villegas, Ulrike Wille, Linden Craig, Peter S. Linsley, Donna M. Rennick, Robert Peach, and Christopher A. Hunter

Blockade of Costimulation Prevents Infection-Induced Immunopathology in Interleukin-10-Deficient Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2837-2844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ángel L. Rosas, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Marta Feldmesser, Gary M. Cox, Henry C. McDade, and Arturo Casadevall

Synthesis of Polymerized Melanin by Cryptococcus neoformans in Infected Rodents
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2845-2853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David L. Narum, Solabomi A. Ogun, Alan W. Thomas, and Anthony A. Holder

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
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2899-2906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Barragan, Peter G. Kremsner, Mats Wahlgren, and Johan Carlson

Blood Group A Antigen Is a Coreceptor in Plasmodium falciparum Rosetting
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2971-2975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Vukovic, P. Mark Hogarth, Nadine Barnes, David C. Kaslow, and Michael F. Good

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
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3019-3022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subash Babu, Lisa M. Ganley, Thomas R. Klei, Leonard D. Shultz, and T. V. Rajan

Role of Gamma Interferon and Interleukin-4 in Host Defense against the Human Filarial Parasite Brugia malayi
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3034-3035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosa Nickel, Robert Stern, and Matthias Leippe

Evidence That Hyaluronidase Is Not Involved in Tissue Invasion of the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3053-3055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Kern, Manfred Dietrich, Christoph Hemmer, and Nele Wellinghausen

Increased Levels of Soluble Fas Ligand in Serum in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3061-3063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Thomas K. Held, Nina R. M. Jendrike, Tomislav Rukavina, Rainer Podschun, and Matthias Trautmann

Binding to and Opsonophagocytic Activity of O-Antigen-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies against Encapsulated and Nonencapsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae Serotype O1 Strains
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2402-2409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Tetanus Toxin Fragment C Expressed in Live Salmonella Vaccines Enhances Antibody Responses to Its Fusion Partner Schistosoma haematobium Glutathione S-Transferase
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2503-2512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Zagursky, Peggy Ooi, Kevin F. Jones, Michael J. Fiske, Robert P. Smith, and Bruce A. Green

Identification of a Haemophilus influenzae 5'-Nucleotidase Protein: Cloning of the nucA Gene and Immunogenicity and Characterization of the NucA Protein
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2525-2534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristina M. Williams, Elmer C. Bigley, III, and Richard B. Raybourne

Identification of Murine B-Cell and T-Cell Epitopes of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Protein F with Synthetic Polypeptides
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2535-2545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jay V. Solnick, Don R. Canfield, Lori M. Hansen, and Sima Z. Torabian

Immunization with Recombinant Helicobacter pylori Urease in Specific-Pathogen-Free Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2560-2565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurice M. Exner, Xiaoyang Wu, David R. Blanco, James N. Miller, and Michael A. Lovett

Protection Elicited by Native Outer Membrane Protein Oms66 (p66) against Host-Adapted Borrelia burgdorferi: Conformational Nature of Bactericidal Epitopes
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2647-2654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Q. Zhang, S. Choo, J. Everard, R. Jennings, and A. Finn

Mucosal Immune Responses to Meningococcal Group C Conjugate and Group A and C Polysaccharide Vaccines in Adolescents
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2692-2697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin A. Taubman, Daniel J. Smith, Cynthia J. Holmberg, and Jean W. Eastcott

Coimmunization with Complementary Glucosyltransferase Peptides Results in Enhanced Immunogenicity and Protection against Dental Caries
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2698-2703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Catherine L. Black, Peter S. Bhogal, Steven M. Cleal, Nada Slakeski, Thomas J. Higgins, and Eric C. Reynolds

Serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgG Subclass Responses to the RgpA-Kgp Proteinase-Adhesin Complex of Porphyromonas gingivalis in Adult Periodontitis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2704-2712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracey J. Bodetti and Peter Timms

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA and Antigen in the Circulating Mononuclear Cell Fractions of Humans and Koalas
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2744-2747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Bactericidal Activity of Mammalian Cathelicidin-Derived Peptides
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2748-2755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bobbie-Jo Kennedy, Laura A. Novotny, Joseph A. Jurcisek, Yves Lobet, and Lauren O. Bakaletz

Passive Transfer of Antiserum Specific for Immunogens Derived from a Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Adhesin and Lipoprotein D Prevents Otitis Media after Heterologous Challenge
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2756-2765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Weltzin, Bruno Guy, William D. Thomas, Jr., Paul J. Giannasca, and Thomas P. Monath

Parenteral Adjuvant Activities of Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Toxin and Its B Subunit for Immunization of Mice against Gastric Helicobacter pylori Infection
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2775-2782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus, Ilma Araújo, Olívia Bacellar, Andréa Magalhães, Edward Pearce, Donald Harn, Mette Strand, and Edgar M. Carvalho

Human Immune Responses to Schistosoma mansoni Vaccine Candidate Antigens
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2797-2803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Role of Lipopolysaccharide Phase Variation in Susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae to Bactericidal Immunoglobulin M Antibodies in Rabbit Sera
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2804-2807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gael Fenhalls, Anthony Wong, Juanita Bezuidenhout, Paul van Helden, Philip Bardin, and Pauline T. Lukey

In Situ Production of Gamma Interferon, Interleukin-4, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha mRNA in Human Lung Tuberculous Granulomas
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2827-2836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra G. Morrison and Richard P. Morrison

In Situ Analysis of the Evolution of the Primary Immune Response in Murine Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Tract Infection
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2870-2879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary K. Hondalus, Stoyan Bardarov, Robert Russell, John Chan, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and Barry R. Bloom

Attenuation of and Protection Induced by a Leucine Auxotroph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2888-2898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brenda L. Freidag, Genevieve B. Melton, Frank Collins, Dennis M. Klinman, Allen Cheever, Laura Stobie, Winnie Suen, and Robert A. Seder

CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides and Interleukin-12 Improve the Efficacy of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination in Mice Challenged with M. tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2948-2953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus J. Maeurer, Peter Trinder, Gerhard Hommel, Wolfgang Walter, Kirsten Freitag, Derek Atkins, and Stefan Störkel

Interleukin-7 or Interleukin-15 Enhances Survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2962-2970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. David Ogunniyi, Rebekah L. Folland, David E. Briles, Susan K. Hollingshead, and James C. Paton

Immunization of Mice with Combinations of Pneumococcal Virulence Proteins Elicits Enhanced Protection against Challenge with Streptococcus pneumoniae
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3028-3033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

C. J. Vesy, R. L. Kitchens, G. Wolfbauer, J. J. Albers, and R. S. Munford

Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein and Phospholipid Transfer Protein Release Lipopolysaccharides from Gram-Negative Bacterial Membranes
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2410-2417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenichi Imai, Akira Takeshita, and Shigemasa Hanazawa

Transforming Growth Factor- Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines in Mouse Macrophages through Downregulation of Activation Protein 1 and CD14 Receptor Expression
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2418-2423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanae Sasaki, Shinsuke Nishikawa, Tomisato Miura, Mayuko Mizuki, Kyogo Yamada, Hiroo Madarame, Yoh-Ichi Tagawa, Yoichiro Iwakura, and Akio Nakane

Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-10 Are Involved in Host Resistance to Staphylococcus aureus Infection through Regulation of Gamma Interferon
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2424-2430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inger Gjertsson, Olof Hörnquist Hultgren, Martin Stenson, Rikard Holmdahl, and Andrzej Tarkowski

Are B Lymphocytes of Importance in Severe Staphylococcus aureus Infections?
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2431-2434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Kampik, Ralf Schulte, and Ingo B. Autenrieth

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
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2484-2492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. K. Chopra, X.-J. Xu, D. Ribardo, M. Gonzalez, K. Kuhl, J. W. Peterson, and C. W. Houston

The Cytotoxic Enterotoxin of Aeromonas hydrophila Induces Proinflammatory Cytokine Production and Activates Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2808-2818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satoko Oka, Esteban Cesar Gabazza, Yukiko Taguchi, Michihiko Yamaguchi, Shigehito Nakashima, Koji Suzuki, Yukihiko Adachi, and Ichiro Imoto

Role of Activated Protein C in Helicobacter pylori-Associated Gastritis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2863-2869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suttichai Krisanaprakornkit, Janet R. Kimball, Aaron Weinberg, Richard P. Darveau, Brian W. Bainbridge, and Beverly A. Dale

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
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2907-2915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hideaki Amano, Hidefumi Yamamoto, Masachika Senba, Kazunori Oishi, Shoichi Suzuki, Kenichi Fukushima, Naofumi Mukaida, Kouji Matsushima, Katsumi Eguchi, and Tsuyoshi Nagatake

Impairment of Endotoxin-Induced Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2 Gene Expression in Alveolar Macrophages in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2925-2929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marja J. Nell, Henk K. Koerten, and Jan J. Grote

Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein Prevents Mucosal Damage in an Experimental Rat Model of Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2992-2994. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Buka Samten, Elaine K. Thomas, Jianhua Gong, and Peter F. Barnes

Depressed CD40 Ligand Expression Contributes to Reduced Gamma Interferon Production in Human Tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3002-3006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

The Metalloproteinase Inhibitor GI5402 Inhibits Endotoxin-Induced Soluble CD27 and CD16 Release in Healthy Humans
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3036-3039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis:

Susana Merino, Maria Altarriba, Luis Izquierdo, María Mercé Nogueras, Miguel Regué, and Juan M. Tomás

Cloning and Sequencing of the Klebsiella pneumoniae O5 wb Gene Cluster and Its Role in Pathogenesis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2435-2440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. A. Degnan, M. C. Fontaine, A. H. Doebereiner, J. J. Lee, P. Mastroeni, G. Dougan, J. A. Goodacre, and M. A. Kehoe

Characterization of an Isogenic Mutant of Streptococcus pyogenes Manfredo Lacking the Ability To Make Streptococcal Acid Glycoprotein
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2441-2448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keith Al-Hasani, Ian R. Henderson, Harry Sakellaris, Kumar Rajakumar, Travis Grant, James P. Nataro, Roy Robins-Browne, and Ben Adler

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
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2457-2463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maen Qa'Dan, Lea M. Spyres, and Jimmy D. Ballard

pH-Induced Conformational Changes in Clostridium difficile Toxin B
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2470-2474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Taku Fujiwara, Tomonori Hoshino, Takashi Ooshima, Shizuo Sobue, and Shigeyuki Hamada

Purification, Characterization, and Molecular Analysis of the Gene Encoding Glucosyltransferase from Streptococcus oralis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2475-2483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Simpson and David P. Speert

RpmA Is Required for Nonopsonic Phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2493-2502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen A. Krogfelt, Marianne Hjulgaard, Kristine Sørensen, Paul S. Cohen, and Michael Givskov

rpoS Gene Function Is a Disadvantage for Escherichia coli BJ4 during Competitive Colonization of the Mouse Large Intestine
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2518-2524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Carnoy, Chantal Mullet, Heide Müller-Alouf, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, and Michel Simonet

Superantigen YPMa Exacerbates the Virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2553-2559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Effects of Enterococcus faecalis fsr Genes on Production of Gelatinase and a Serine Protease and Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2579-2586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Inhibition of Vesicular Secretion in Both Neuronal and Nonneuronal Cells by a Retargeted Endopeptidase Derivative of Clostridium botulinum Neurotoxin Type A
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2587-2593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin N. Fry, Shi Feng, Yuen-Yuen Chen, Diane G. Newell, Peter J. Coloe, and Victoria Korolik

The galE Gene of Campylobacter jejuni Is Involved in Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis and Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2594-2601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Anne Clancy, Sylvia Pearson, William H. Bowen, and Robert A. Burne

Characterization of Recombinant, Ureolytic Streptococcus mutans Demonstrates an Inverse Relationship between Dental Plaque Ureolytic Capacity and Cariogenicity
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2621-2629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chih-Ching Chang, Janet R. Gilsdorf, Victor J. DiRita, and Carl F. Marrs

Identification and Genetic Characterization of Haemophilus influenzae Genetic Island 1
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2630-2637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark A. Schembri, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, and Per Klemm

Functional Flexibility of the FimH Adhesin: Insights from a Random Mutant Library
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2638-2646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Guérin and Chantal de Chastellier

Pathogenic Mycobacteria Disrupt the Macrophage Actin Filament Network
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2655-2662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel L. Clemens, Bai-Yu Lee, and Marcus A. Horwitz

Deviant Expression of Rab5 on Phagosomes Containing the Intracellular Pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Legionella pneumophila Is Associated with Altered Phagosomal Fate
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2671-2684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katrin Eichelberg and Jorge E. Galán

The Flagellar Sigma Factor FliA (²⁸) Regulates the Expression of Salmonella Genes Associated with the Centisome 63 Type III Secretion System
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2735-2743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James M. Fleckenstein, Luther E. Lindler, Eric A. Elsinghorst, and James B. Dale

Identification of a Gene within a Pathogenicity Island of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli H10407 Required for Maximal Secretion of the Heat-Labile Enterotoxin
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2766-2774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shihoko Kojima, Itaru Yanagihara, Gengo Kono, Tomomi Sugahara, Hatsumi Nasu, Mika Kijima, Akiko Hattori, Toshio Kodama, Ken-Ichi Nagayama, and Takeshi Honda

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
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2791-2796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hasan Yesilkaya, Aras Kadioglu, Neill Gingles, Janet E. Alexander, Tim J. Mitchell, and Peter W. Andrew

Role of Manganese-Containing Superoxide Dismutase in Oxidative Stress and Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2819-2826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denis Dacheux, Bertrand Toussaint, Marceline Richard, Guy Brochier, Jacques Croize, and Ina Attree

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cystic Fibrosis Isolates Induce Rapid, Type III Secretion-Dependent, but ExoU-Independent, Oncosis of Macrophages and Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2916-2924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Petra Dersch and Ralph R. Isberg

An Immunoglobulin Superfamily-Like Domain Unique to the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Invasin Protein Is Required for Stimulation of Bacterial Uptake via Integrin Receptors
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2930-2938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana P. Teixeira-Gomes, Axel Cloeckaert, and Michel S. Zygmunt

Characterization of Heat, Oxidative, and Acid Stress Responses in Brucella melitensis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2954-2961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hsiu-Shan Wu, Peter Kolonoski, Yung Yee Chang, and Luiz E. Bermudez

Invasion of the Brain and Chronic Central Nervous System Infection after Systemic Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2979-2984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arley Gomez, Armand Mve-Obiang, Bernard Vray, José Remacle, Karim Chemlal, Wayne M. Meyers, Françoise Portaels, and Pierre-Alain Fonteyne

Biochemical and Genetic Evidence for Phospholipase C Activity in Mycobacterium ulcerans
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2995-2997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carla A. Wesson, James Deringer, Linda E. Liou, Kenneth W. Bayles, Gregory A. Bohach, and William R. Trumble

Apoptosis Induced by Staphylococcus aureus in Epithelial Cells Utilizes a Mechanism Involving Caspases 8 and 3
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2998-3001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefan Schlör, Mark Herbert, Michaela Rodenburg, Julia Blass, and Joachim Reidl

Characterization of Ferrochelatase (hemH) Mutations in Haemophilus influenzae
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3007-3009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvette M. Murley, Jaideep Behari, Robert Griffin, and Stephen B. Calderwood

Classical and El Tor Biotypes of Vibrio cholerae Differ in Timing of Transcription of tcpPH during Growth in Inducing Conditions
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3010-3014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James R. Johnson, Thomas A. Russo, Phillip I. Tarr, Ulrike Carlino, Sima S. Bilge, James C. Vary, Jr., and Adam L. Stell

Molecular Epidemiological and Phylogenetic Associations of Two Novel Putative Virulence Genes, iha and iroN_{E. coli}, among Escherichia coli Isolates from Patients with Urosepsis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3040-3047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa R. W. Plano, Delia M. Gutman, Markus Woischnik, and Carleen M. Collins

Recombinant Staphylococcus aureus Exfoliative Toxins Are Not Bacterial Superantigens
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3048-3052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Chris Minion, Cary Adams, and Tsungda Hsu

R1 Region of P97 Mediates Adherence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae to Swine Cilia
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3056-3060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Infections:

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

Outer Membrane Protein A, Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein, and Murein Lipoprotein Are Released by Escherichia coli Bacteria into Serum
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2566-2572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. G. Rhodes, D. Gavier-Widen, B. M. Buddle, A. O. Whelan, M. Singh, R. G. Hewinson, and H. M. Vordermeier

Antigen Specificity in Experimental Bovine Tuberculosis
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2573-2578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Evaluation of an Isogenic Major Outer Membrane Protein-Deficient Mutant in the Human Model of Haemophilus ducreyi Infection
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2602-2607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Kingsley, Karin van Amsterdam, Naomi Kramer, and Andreas J. Bäumler

The shdA Gene Is Restricted to Serotypes of Salmonella enterica Subspecies I and Contributes to Efficient and Prolonged Fecal Shedding
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2720-2727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas A. Russo, Bruce A. Davidson, Roger L. Priore, Ulrike B. Carlino, Jadwiga D. Helinski, and Paul R Knight, III

Capsular Polysaccharide and O-Specific Antigen Divergently Modulate Pulmonary Neutrophil Influx in an Escherichia coli Model of Gram-Negative Pneumonitis in Rats
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2854-2862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dominick A. Scaramuzzino, Jennifer M. McNiff, and Debra E. Bessen

Humanized In Vivo Model for Streptococcal Impetigo
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2880-2887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan M. Solomon, Adam Rupper, James A. Cardelli, and Ralph R. Isberg

Intracellular Growth of Legionella pneumophila in Dictyostelium discoideum, a System for Genetic Analysis of Host-Pathogen Interactions
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2939-2947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanna Kirman, Zamsyari Zakaria, Kathy McCoy, Brett Delahunt, and Graham Le Gros

Role of Eosinophils in the Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Infection in Gamma Interferon Receptor-Deficient Mice
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2976-2978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francisco García-Del Portillo, Heidrun Jungnitz, Manfred Rohde, and Carlos A. Guzmán

Interaction of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium with Dendritic Cells Is Defined by Targeting to Compartments Lacking Lysosomal Membrane Glycoproteins
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 2985-2991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Tian, Y. Xing, R. Magliozzo, K. Yu, B. R. Bloom, and J. Chan

A Commercial Preparation of Catalase Inhibits Nitric Oxide Production by Activated Murine Macrophages: Role of Arginase
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3015-3018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fred R. Rurangirwa, David Stiller, and Guy H. Palmer

Strain Diversity in Major Surface Protein 2 Expression during Tick Transmission of Anaplasma marginale
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3023-3027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters:

Antoniana U. Krettli, Luciana A. B. Dantas;, and Jefferson A. Vaughan

Which Routes Do Plasmodium Sporozoites Use for Successful Infections of Vertebrates?
Infect. Immun. 2000 68: 3064-3065. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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