Contents: June 2001, Volume 69, Issue 6        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Host Response and Inflammation        Bacterial Infections        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Molecular Genomics        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Type II Secretion and Pathogenesis Maria Sandkvist Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3523-3535; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Purification and Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from Feeding Nymphal Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) Sivaprakash Rathinavelu and Aravinda M. de Silva Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3536-3541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium bovis BCG recA Deletion Mutant Shows Increased Susceptibility to DNA-Damaging Agents but Wild-Type Survival in a Mouse Infection Model Peter Sander, K. G. Papavinasasundaram, Thomas Dick, Evangelos Stavropoulos, Kerstin Ellrott, Burkhard Springer, M. Joseph Colston, and Erik C. Böttger Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3562-3568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polymorphisms in Pilin Glycosylation Locus of Neisseria meningitidis Expressing Class II Pili Charlene M. Kahler, Larry E. Martin, Yih-Ling Tzeng, Yoon K. Miller, Kerith Sharkey, David S. Stephens, and John K. Davies Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3597-3604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of OspE-Related, OspF-Related, and Elp Lipoproteins of Borrelia burgdorferi Strain 297 by Mammalian Host-Specific Signals P. Scott Hefty, Sarah E. Jolliff, Melissa J. Caimano, Stephen K. Wikel, Justin D. Radolf, and Darrin R. Akins Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3618-3627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Activity of a C-Terminal Fragment of Pasteurella multocida Toxin Christian Busch, Joachim Orth, Nabil Djouder, and Klaus Aktories Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3628-3634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complement Evasion by Borrelia burgdorferi: Serum-Resistant Strains Promote C3b Inactivation Antti Alitalo, Taru Meri, Lasse Rämö, T. Sakari Jokiranta, Tero Heikkilä, Ilkka J. T. Seppälä, Jarmo Oksi, Matti Viljanen, and Seppo Meri Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3685-3691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intrachromosomal Recombination within the vsp Locus of Mycoplasma bovis Generates a Chimeric Variable Surface Lipoprotein Antigen Inessa Lysnyansky, Yael Ron, Konrad Sachse, and David Yogev Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3703-3712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the groESL Operon in Listeria monocytogenes: Utilization of Two Reporter Systems (gfp and hly) for Evaluating In Vivo Expression Cormac G. M. Gahan, James O'Mahony, and Colin Hill Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3924-3932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutation of the Gene Encoding Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor Type 1 (cnf1) Attenuates the Virulence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Karen E. Rippere-Lampe, Alison D. O'Brien, Richard Conran, and Hank A. Lockman Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3954-3964; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Fragments Distinguishing an Epidemic-Associated Strain from a Virulent Prototype Strain of Listeria monocytogenes Belong to a Distinct Functional Subset of Genes and Partially Cross-Hybridize with Other Listeria Species Martin Herd and Christine Kocks Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3972-3979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

EspG, a Novel Type III System-Secreted Protein from Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli with Similarities to VirA of Shigella flexneri Simon J. Elliott, Efrosinia O. Krejany, Jay L. Mellies, Roy M. Robins-Browne, Chihiro Sasakawa, and James B. Kaper Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4027-4033; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Superoxide Dismutase-Deficient Mutants of Helicobacter pylori Are Hypersensitive to Oxidative Stress and Defective in Host Colonization Richard W. Seyler, Jr., Jonathan W. Olson, and Robert J. Maier Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4034-4040; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Conditions Induce Expression of Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis Sarah E. Cramton, Martina Ulrich, Friedrich Götz, and Gerd Döring Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4079-4085; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping the Ligand-Binding Region of Borrelia burgdorferi Fibronectin-Binding Protein BBK32 William S. Probert, Jung Hwa Kim, Magnus Höök, and Barbara J. B. Johnson Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4129-4133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Regulatory Pathways Control Expression of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection-Associated OspC and Erp Surface Proteins Kelly Babb, Nazira El-Hage, Jennifer C. Miller, James A. Carroll, and Brian Stevenson Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4146-4153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Cultivation Media on Genetic Regulatory Patterns in Borrelia burgdorferi Xiaofeng Yang, Taissia G. Popova, Martin S. Goldberg, and Michael V. Norgard Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4159-4163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Haemophilus ducreyi Lipooligosaccharide Mutant Defective in Expression of -1,4-Glucosyltransferase Is Virulent in Humans Royden S. Young, Melanie J. Filiatrault, Kate R. Fortney, Antoinette F. Hood, Barry P. Katz, Robert S. Munson, Jr., Anthony A. Campagnari, and Stanley M. Spinola Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4180-4184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Gut Colonization of Mice with actA-Negative Mutant of Listeria monocytogenes Can Stimulate a Humoral Mucosal Immune Response Muniraj Manohar, Donald O. Baumann, Nicolaas A. Bos, and John J. Cebra Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3542-3549; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Safety and Immunogenicity of Oral Inactivated Whole-Cell Helicobacter pylori Vaccine with Adjuvant among Volunteers with or without Subclinical Infection Karen L. Kotloff, Marcelo B. Sztein, Steven S. Wasserman, Genevieve A. Losonsky, Susan C. DiLorenzo, and Richard I. Walker Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3581-3590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Timing, Localization, and Persistence of Colonization by Segmented Filamentous Bacteria in the Neonatal Mouse Gut Depend on Immune Status of Mothers and Pups Han-Qing Jiang, Nicolaas A. Bos, and John J. Cebra Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3611-3617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selective Enhancement of Systemic Th1 Immunity in Immunologically Immature Rats with an Orally Administered Bacterial Extract L. M. Bowman and P. G. Holt Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3719-3727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Properties and Processing Requirements of 65-Kilodalton Mannoprotein, a Major Antigen Target of Anti-Candida Human T-Cell Response, as Disclosed by Specific Human T-Cell Clones Roberto Nisini, Giulia Romagnoli, Maria Jesus Gomez, Roberto La Valle, Antonella Torosantucci, Sabrina Mariotti, Raffaela Teloni, and Antonio Cassone Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3728-3736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon Is Not Required for Arthritis Resistance in the Murine Lyme Disease Model Lisa Glickstein, Meg Edelstein, and Jay Zengjun Dong Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3737-3743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Activity of Anti-Neisserial Surface Protein A Monoclonal Antibodies against Strains of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B G. R. Moe, P. Zuno-Mitchell, S. S. Lee, A. H. Lucas, and D. M. Granoff Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3762-3771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with Recombinant Opc Outer Membrane Protein from Neisseria meningitidis: Influence of Sequence Variation and Levels of Expression on the Bactericidal Immune Response against Meningococci Keith A. Jolley, Lynn Appleby, J. Claire Wright, Myron Christodoulides, and John E. Heckels Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3809-3816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Peripheral Blood T Cells, Monocytes, and Macrophages Secrete Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins 1 and 1 following Stimulation with Heat-Inactivated Brucella abortus Marina Zaitseva, Lisa R. King, Jody Manischewitz, Michael Dougan, Lee Stevan, Hana Golding, and Basil Golding Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3817-3826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant PhpA Protein, a Unique Histidine Motif-Containing Protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Protects Mice against Intranasal Pneumococcal Challenge Ying Zhang, Amy W. Masi, Vicki Barniak, Ken Mountzouros, Margaret K. Hostetter, and Bruce A. Green Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3827-3836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Vector-Encoded Cytokines on Anti-Salmonella Immunity: Divergent Effects of Interleukin-2 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Basel K. al-Ramadi, Mariam H. Al-Dhaheri, Nada Mustafa, Mounir AbouHaidar, Damu Xu, F. Y. Liew, Miodrag L. Lukic, and Maria J. Fernandez-Cabezudo Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3980-3988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Exogenous Interleukin-6 during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Corneal Infection Nerida Cole, Mark Krockenberger, Shisan Bao, Kenneth W. Beagley, Alan J. Husband, and Mark Willcox Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4116-4119; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vaccination with Bordetella pertussis-Pulsed Autologous or Heterologous Dendritic Cells Induces a Mucosal Antibody Response In Vivo and Protects against Infection Annie George-Chandy, Nathalie Mielcarek, Inger Nordström, Jan Holmgren, and Kristina Eriksson Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4120-4124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Local and Systemic Immune Responses to Rectal Administration of Recombinant Cholera Toxin B Subunit in Humans Marianne Jertborn, Inger Nordström, Anders Kilander, Cecil Czerkinsky, and Jan Holmgren Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4125-4128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

gp96-Peptide Vaccination of Mice against Intracellular Bacteria Ulrich Zügel, Anne-Marit Sponaas, Jutta Neckermann, Bernd Schoel, and Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4164-4167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Priming by DNA Immunization Augments Protective Efficacy of Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin against Tuberculosis Carl G. Feng, Umaimainthan Palendira, Caroline Demangel, Joanne M. Spratt, Adam S. Malin, and Warwick J. Britton Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4174-4176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Tumor Necrosis Factor-Dependent Adhesions as a Major Protective Mechanism Early in Septic Peritonitis in Mice Bernd Echtenacher, Karin Weigl, Norbert Lehn, and Daniela N. Männel Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3550-3555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Local Cytokine Profiles in Strains of Mice with Different Outcomes from Chlamydial Genital Tract Infection Toni Darville, Charles W. Andrews, Jr., James D. Sikes, Patrick L. Fraley, and Roger. G. Rank Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3556-3561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bactericidal Activity of Human Eosinophilic Granulocytes against Escherichia coli Terese Persson, Pia Andersson, Mikael Bodelsson, Martin Laurell, Johan Malm, and Arne Egesten Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3591-3596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Induction of Gamma Interferon in Legionella pneumophila- Infected Macrophages from BALB/c and A/J Mice Sheldon Salins, Catherine Newton, Ray Widen, Thomas W. Klein, and Herman Friedman Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3605-3610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Superantigen and Lipopolysaccharide on Induction of CD80 through Apoptosis of Human Monocytes Masahiro Takahashi, Maiko Takahashi, Fumiaki Shinohara, Haruhiko Takada, and Hidemi Rikiishi Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3652-3657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide of Burkholderia cepacia and Its Unique Character To Stimulate Murine Macrophages with Relative Lack of Interleukin-1-Inducing Ability Hirofumi Shimomura, Motohiro Matsuura, Shinji Saito, Yoshikazu Hirai, Yasunori Isshiki, and Kazuyoshi Kawahara Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3663-3669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Interleukin-10 and Gamma Interferon mRNA Expression in Lungs of Cilium-Associated Respiratory Bacillus-Infected Mice Lon V. Kendall, Lela K. Riley, Reuel R. Hook, Jr., Cynthia L. Besch-Williford, and Craig L. Franklin Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3697-3702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD14 Is Expressed and Released as Soluble CD14 by Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro: Lipopolysaccharide Activation of Epithelial Cells Revisited David P. Funda, Ludmila Tucková, Maria A. Farré, Takashi Iwase, Itaru Moro, and Helena Tlaskalová-Hogenová Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3772-3781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Lipopolysaccharides Preferentially Induce CXC Chemokine Production in Human Monocytes M. Innocenti, A.-M. Svennerholm, and M. Quiding-Järbrink Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3800-3808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of Lpsd Mutation Influences Cytokine Regulation In Vivo by the Mycoplasma arthritidis Mitogen Superantigen and Lethal Toxicity in Mice Infected with M. arthritidis Hong-Hua Mu, Allen D. Sawitzke, and Barry C. Cole Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3837-3844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Induces Release of Bradykinin in Human Plasma Eva Mattsson, Heiko Herwald, Henning Cramer, Kristin Persson, Ulf Sjöbring, and Lars Björck Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3877-3882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ureaplasma urealyticum Modulates Endotoxin-Induced Cytokine Release by Human Monocytes Derived from Preterm and Term Newborns and Adults Winston M. Manimtim, Jeffrey D. Hasday, Lisa Hester, Karen D. Fairchild, Judith C. Lovchik, and Rose M. Viscardi Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3906-3915; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Normal Human Fibroblasts Express Pattern Recognition Receptors for Fungal (13)--D-Glucans Panagiotis Kougias, Duo Wei, Peter J. Rice, Harry E. Ensley, John Kalbfleisch, David L. Williams, and I. William Browder Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3933-3938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legionella pneumophila Replication in Macrophages Inhibited by Selective Immunomodulatory Effects on Cytokine Formation by Epigallocatechin Gallate, a Major Form of Tea Catechins Kazuto Matsunaga, Thomas W. Klein, Herman Friedman, and Yoshimasa Yamamoto Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3947-3953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Autoimmune Valvular Heart Disease by Recombinant Streptococcal M Protein Anthony Quinn, Stanley Kosanke, Vincent A. Fischetti, Stephen M. Factor, and Madeleine W. Cunningham Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4072-4078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Lyme Disease in the Skin of Naive and Infection-Immune Rabbits following Challenge Celeste Chong-Cerrillo, Ellen S. Shang, David R. Blanco, Michael A. Lovett, and James N. Miller Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4094-4102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyrogenicity and Cytokine-Inducing Properties of Streptococcus pyogenes Superantigens: Comparative Study of Streptococcal Mitogenic Exotoxin Z and Pyrogenic Exotoxin A Heide Müller-Alouf, Thomas Proft, Thomas M. Zollner, Dieter Gerlach, Eric Champagne, Pierre Desreumaux, Catherine Fitting, Christiane Geoffroy-Fauvet, Joseph E. Alouf, and Jean-Marc Cavaillon Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4141-4145; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Pneumolysin-Induced Complement Depletion during Experimental Pneumococcal Bacteremia Rosemarie B. Alcantara, Laurel C. Preheim, and Martha J. Gentry-Nielsen Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3569-3575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conservation of Outer Membrane Protein E among Strains of Moraxella catarrhalis Timothy F. Murphy, Aimee L. Brauer, Norine Yuskiw, Erin R. McNamara, and Charmaine Kirkham Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3576-3580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Mechanisms Associated with Loss of Infectivity of Clonal Populations of Borrelia burgdorferi B31MI John V. McDowell, Shian Ying Sung, Maria Labandeira-Rey, Jon T. Skare, and Richard T. Marconi Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3670-3677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Cytokine and Chemokine Genes by Human Middle Ear Epithelial Cells Induced by Formalin-Killed Haemophilus influenzae or Its Lipooligosaccharide htrB and rfaD Mutants H. H. Tong, Y. Chen, M. James, J. Van Deusen, D. B. Welling, and T. F. DeMaria Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3678-3684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elevated Cytokine and Chemokine Levels and Prolonged Pulmonary Airflow Resistance in a Murine Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia Model: a Microbiologic, Histologic, Immunologic, and Respiratory Plethysmographic Profile Robert D. Hardy, Hasan S. Jafri, Kurt Olsen, Meike Wordemann, Jeanine Hatfield, Beverly B. Rogers, Padma Patel, Lynn Duffy, Gail Cassell, George H. McCracken, and Octavio Ramilo Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3869-3876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Regulation of Acquired Immune Responses to Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a Study of Twins in West Africa Annette Jepson, Amanda Fowler, Winston Banya, Mahavir Singh, Steve Bennett, Hilton Whittle, and Adrian V. S. Hill Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3989-3994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide Is Protective in Listeric Meningoencephalitis of Rats K. A. Remer, T. W. Jungi, R. Fatzer, M. G. Täuber, and S. L. Leib Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4086-4093; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

-Glutamyltransferase Is a Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factor but Is Not Essential for Colonization K. J. McGovern, T. G. Blanchard, J. A. Gutierrez, S. J. Czinn, S. Krakowka, and P. Youngman Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4168-4173; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Expressed during Preclinical Tuberculosis: Serological Immunodominance of Proteins with Repetitive Amino Acid Sequences K. K. Singh, X. Zhang, A. S. Patibandla, P. Chien, Jr., and S. Laal Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4185-4191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Plasmodium falciparum Homologue of the Genes for Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium yoelii Adhesive Proteins, Which Is Transcribed but Not Translated Helen M. Taylor, Tony Triglia, Jenny Thompson, Mohammed Sajid, Ruth Fowler, Mark E. Wickham, Alan F. Cowman, and Anthony A. Holder Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3635-3645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Receptor for Fc on the Surfaces of Schistosomes Alex Loukas, Malcolm K. Jones, Lynette T. King, Paul J. Brindley, and Donald P. McManus Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3646-3651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secreted Variant of Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase from the Intracellular Parasitic Nematode Trichinella spiralis Kleoniki Gounaris, Simon Thomas, Pilar Najarro, and Murray E. Selkirk Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3658-3662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibodies to Variant Antigens on the Surfaces of Infected Erythrocytes Are Associated with Protection from Malaria in Ghanaian Children Daniel Dodoo, Trine Staalsoe, Haider Giha, Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals, Bartholomew D. Akanmori, Kojo Koram, Samuel Dunyo, Francis K. Nkrumah, Lars Hviid, and Thor G. Theander Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3713-3718; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Basis for Variable Expression of Merozoite Surface Antigen gp45 among American Isolates of Babesia bigemina Tina G. Fisher, Terry F. McElwain, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3782-3790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Liver-Stage Antigen 3 Cross-React with Plasmodium yoelii Preerythrocytic-Stage Epitopes and Inhibit Sporozoite Invasion In Vitro and In Vivo Karima Brahimi, Edgar Badell, Jean-Pierre Sauzet, Lbachir BenMohamed, Pierre Daubersies, Claudine Guérin-Marchand, George Snounou, and Pierre Druilhe Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3845-3852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complement Contributes to Protective Immunity against Reinfection by Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi Parasites Philip R. Taylor, Elsa Seixas, Mark J. Walport, Jean Langhorne, and Marina Botto Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3853-3859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

B Cells and Antibodies Are Required for Resistance to the Parasitic Gastrointestinal Nematode Trichuris muris Nathan M. Blackwell and Kathryn J. Else Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3860-3868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactoferrin Peptide Increases the Survival of Candida albicans- Inoculated Mice by Upregulating Neutrophil and Macrophage Functions, Especially in Combination with Amphotericin B and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Toyohiro Tanida, Fu Rao, Toshihiro Hamada, Eisaku Ueta, and Tokio Osaki Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3883-3890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of a Plasmodium yoelii Hsp60 DNA Vaccine in BALB/c Mice Gloria I. Sanchez, Martha Sedegah, William O. Rogers, Trevor R. Jones, John Sacci, Adam Witney, Daniel J. Carucci, Nirbhay Kumar, and Stephen L. Hoffman Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3897-3905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LYT1 Protein Is Required for Efficient In Vitro Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi Rebeca Manning-Cela, Arantxa Cortés, Elena González-Rey, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, John Swindle, and Antonio González Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3916-3923; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deficiency of D-Erythroascorbic Acid Attenuates Hyphal Growth and Virulence of Candida albicans Won-Ki Huh, Seong-Tae Kim, Hyungsoo Kim, Gajin Jeong, and Sa-Ouk Kang Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3939-3946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ascaris suum-Derived Products Induce Human Neutrophil Activation via a G Protein-Coupled Receptor That Interacts with the Interleukin-8 Receptor Pathway Franco H. Falcone, Adriano G. Rossi, Rose Sharkey, Alan P. Brown, David I. Pritchard, and Rick M. Maizels Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4007-4018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Knockout of the Rodent Malaria Parasite Chitinase PbCHT1 Reduces Infectivity to Mosquitoes Johannes T. Dessens, Jacqui Mendoza, Charles Claudianos, Joseph M. Vinetz, Emad Khater, Stuart Hassard, Gaya R. Ranawaka, and Robert E. Sinden Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4041-4047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of Plasmodium falciparum Chitinase Markedly Impairs Parasite Invasion of Mosquito Midgut Yao-Lung Tsai, Rhian E. Hayward, Rebecca C. Langer, David A. Fidock, and Joseph M. Vinetz Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4048-4054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trichinella spiralis-Infected Muscle Cells: Abundant RNA Polymerase II in Nuclear Speckle Domains Colocalizes with Nuclear Antigens Chaoqun Yao and Douglas P. Jasmer Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4065-4071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Induced by Recombinant Antigens in Murine and Nonhuman Primate Models of the Human Disease Antonio Campos-Neto, Renato Porrozzi, Kay Greeson, Rhea N. Coler, John R. Webb, Yasir A. W. Seiky, Steven G. Reed, and Gabriel Grimaldi, Jr. Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4103-4108; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

By Releasing ADP, Acanthamoeba castellanii Causes an Increase in the Cytosolic Free Calcium Concentration and Apoptosis in Wish Cells A. Mattana, M. G. Tozzi, M. Costa, G. Delogu, P. L. Fiori, and P. Cappuccinelli Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4134-4140; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel T-Cell Epitope in Soluble Egg Antigen of Schistosoma japonicum Jie Liu, Kachio Tasaka, Junqi Yang, Takehito Itoh, Muneo Yamada, Hideshi Yoshikawa, and Yasuo Nakajima Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4154-4158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential V T-Cell Receptor Usage during Chronic Experimental Schistosomiasis Corresponds with Distinct Pathological Presentations W. Evan Secor and George L. Freeman, Jr. Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4177-4179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Calprotectin Expression Inhibits Bacterial Binding to Mucosal Epithelial Cells Kanokwan Nisapakultorn, Karen F. Ross, and Mark C. Herzberg Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3692-3696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PerR Controls Oxidative Stress Resistance and Iron Storage Proteins and Is Required for Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus Malcolm J. Horsburgh, Mark O. Clements, Howard Crossley, Eileen Ingham, and Simon J. Foster Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3744-3754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement for Capsule in Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae Ashalla D. Magee and Janet Yother Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3755-3761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variance in Fibronectin Binding and fnb Locus Polymorphisms in Staphylococcus aureus: Identification of Antigenic Variation in a Fibronectin Binding Protein Adhesin of the Epidemic CMRSA-1 Strain of Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Kelly Rice, Mario Huesca, Dareyl Vaz, and Martin J. McGavin Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3791-3799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Purified Lipopolysaccharides from Strains of Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter felis on Acid Secretion in Mouse Gastric Glands In Vitro Ireneusz T. Padol, Anthony P. Moran, and Richard H. Hunt Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3891-3896; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Activates the Cyclin D1 Gene through Mitogen- Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Gastric Cancer Cells Yoshihiro Hirata, Shin Maeda, Yuzo Mitsuno, Masao Akanuma, Yutaka Yamaji, Keiji Ogura, Haruhiko Yoshida, Yasushi Shiratori, and Masao Omata Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3965-3971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Survival of Brucella spp. in Human Monocytes Involves Conventional Uptake but Special Phagosomes Michael G. Rittig, Maria-Teresa Alvarez-Martinez, Françoise Porte, Jean-Pierre Liautard, and Bruno Rouot Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 3995-4006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coiled-Coil Domain of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Type III Secreted Protein EspD Is Involved in EspA Filament-Mediated Cell Attachment and Hemolysis Sarah J. Daniell, Robin M. Delahay, Robert K. Shaw, Elizabeth L. Hartland, Mark J. Pallen, Frank Booy, Frank Ebel, Stuart Knutton, and Gad Frankel Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4055-4064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Improved Pattern for Genome-Based Screening Identifies Novel Cell Wall-Attached Proteins in Gram-Positive Bacteria Robert Janulczyk and Magnus Rasmussen Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4019-4026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pasteurella multocida Gene Expression in Response to Iron Limitation Michael L. Paustian, Barbara J. May, and Vivek Kapur Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4109-4115; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Saccharomyces and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli David A. Stevens and Dorota Czerucka Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4192 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Immunomodulatory Role of Interleukin-10 in Visceral Leishmaniasis: Defective Activation of Protein Kinase C-Mediated Signal Transduction Events Sandip Bhattacharyya, Sanjukta Ghosh, Patti L. Johnson, Syamal K. Bhattacharya, and Subrata Majumdar Infect. Immun. June 2001 69: 4193 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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