Contents: November 2002, Volume 70, Issue 11        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Bacterial Infections        Molecular Pathogenesis        Host Response and Inflammation        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Molecular Genomics        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Enhanced Interleukin-12 and CD40 Ligand Activities but Reduced Staphylococcus aureus Cowan 1-Induced Responses Suggest a Generalized and Progressively Impaired Type 1 Cytokine Pattern for Human Schistosomiasis Silvia M. L. Montenegro, Frederico G. C. Abath, Ana Lúcia C. Domingues, Wlademir G. Melo, Clarice N. L. Morais, Eridan M. Coutinho, Siddhartha Mahanty, and Thomas A. Wynn Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5903-5912; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intestinal Nematode Infection Ameliorates Experimental Colitis in Mice W. I. Khan, P. A. Blennerhasset, A. K. Varghese, S. K. Chowdhury, P. Omsted, Y. Deng, and S. M. Collins Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5931-5937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection Outcome and Cytokine Gene Expression in Brugia pahangi- Infected Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) Sensitized with Brucella abortus Sharon R. Chirgwin, Philip H. Elzer, Sharon U. Coleman, Jena M. Nowling, Sue D. Hagius, Matthew D. Edmonds, and Thomas R. Klei Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5938-5945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Primary Dendritic Cells Phagocytose Cryptococcus neoformans via Mannose Receptors and Fc Receptor II for Presentation to T Lymphocytes Rachel M. Syme, Jason C. L. Spurrell, Ernest K. Amankwah, Francis H. Y. Green, and Christopher H. Mody Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5972-5981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide Limits the Expansion of Antigen-Specific T Cells in Mice Infected with the Microfilariae of Brugia pahangi Richard A. O'Connor and Eileen Devaney Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5997-6004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nature and Specificity of the Required Protective Immune Response That Develops Postchallenge in Mice Vaccinated with the 19-Kilodalton Fragment of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Jiraprapa Wipasa, Huji Xu, Morris Makobongo, Michelle Gatton, Anthony Stowers, and Michael F. Good Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6013-6020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxoplasma gondii Induces Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Secretion by Human Fibroblasts: Implications for Neutrophil Apoptosis Jacqueline Y. Channon, Kristin A. Miselis, Laurie A. Minns, Chaitali Dutta, and Lloyd H. Kasper Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6048-6057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of a Heterologous Immune Response by the Products of Ascaris suum Jacqueline C. M. Paterson, Paul Garside, Malcolm W. Kennedy, and Catherine E. Lawrence Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6058-6067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Merozoite Surface Protein 1-Specific Immune Response Is Protective against Exoerythrocytic Forms of Plasmodium yoelii Yuko Kawabata, Heiichiro Udono, Kiri Honma, Masakatsu Ueda, Hiroshi Mukae, Jun-ichi Kadota, Shigeru Kohno, and Katsuyuki Yui Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6075-6082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Local Delivery of the Viral Interleukin-10 Gene Suppresses Tissue Inflammation in Murine Pneumocystis carinii Infection Sanbao Ruan, Chandra Tate, Janet J. Lee, Thomas Ritter, Jay K. Kolls, and Judd E. Shellito Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6107-6113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection Stage-Dependent Modulation of Macrophage Activation in Trypanosoma congolense-Resistant and -Susceptible Mice Wim Noël, Gholamreza Hassanzadeh, Geert Raes, Boniface Namangala, Inge Daems, Lea Brys, Frank Brombacher, Patrick De Baetselier, and Alain Beschin Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6180-6187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection with Strongyloides venezuelensis Induces Transient Airway Eosinophilic Inflammation, an Increase in Immunoglobulin E, and Hyperresponsiveness in Rats Micheline R. Silveira, Kênia P. Nunes, Denise C. Cara, Danielle G. Souza, Ary Corrêa, Jr., Mauro M. Teixeira, and Deborah Negrão-Corrêa Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6263-6272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis and IL-10 Receptor Blockade as Immunotherapy Henry W. Murray, Christina M. Lu, Smita Mauze, Sherry Freeman, Andre L. Moreira, Gilla Kaplan, and Robert L. Coffman Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6284-6293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Candida albicans Killing by RAW 264.7 Mouse Macrophage Cells: Effects of Candida Genotype, Infection Ratios, and Gamma Interferon Treatment A. Marcil, D. Harcus, D. Y. Thomas, and M. Whiteway Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6319-6329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Babesia bovis Merozoite Surface Antigen 2 Proteins Are Expressed on the Merozoite and Sporozoite Surface, and Specific Antibodies Inhibit Attachment and Invasion of Erythrocytes Juan Mosqueda, Terry F. McElwain, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6448-6455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Parenteral Administration of Medium- but Not Long-Chain Lipid Emulsions May Increase the Risk for Infections by Candida albicans Geert J. Wanten, Mihai G. Netea, Ton H. Naber, Jo H. Curfs, Liesbeth E. Jacobs, Trees J. Verver-Jansen, and Bart-Jan Kullberg Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6471-6474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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The Growth Response of Escherichia coli to Neurotransmitters and Related Catecholamine Drugs Requires a Functional Enterobactin Biosynthesis and Uptake System Claire L. Burton, Siri Ram Chhabra, Simon Swift, Tom J. Baldwin, Helen Withers, Stephen J. Hill, and Paul Williams Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5913-5923; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquisition of Mn(II) in Addition to Fe(II) Is Required for Full Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium E. Boyer, I. Bergevin, D. Malo, P. Gros, and M. F. M. Cellier Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6032-6042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Responses of Bovine WC1+ T Cells to Protein and Nonprotein Antigens of Mycobacterium bovis Michael D. Welsh, Hilary E. Kennedy, Allister J. Smyth, R. Martyn Girvin, Peter Andersen, and John M. Pollock Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6114-6120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Aconitase Inactivation Unexpectedly Inhibits Post-Exponential-Phase Growth and Enhances Stationary-Phase Survival Greg A. Somerville, Michael S. Chaussee, Carrie I. Morgan, J. Ross Fitzgerald, David W. Dorward, Lawrence J. Reitzer, and James M. Musser Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6373-6382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Modulates Cell Surface Expression of Its Receptor, the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, on the Intestinal Epithelium Jeffrey B. Lyczak and Gerald B. Pier Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6416-6423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection of Mutant Cell Lines Resistant to Infection by Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae Trevor Fudyk, Lynn Olinger, and Richard S. Stephens Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6444-6447; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Type 1 Fimbria- and P Fimbria-Specific Adherence in Colonization of the Neurogenic Human Bladder by Escherichia coli Richard A. Hull, William H. Donovan, Michael Del Terzo, Colleen Stewart, Margaret Rogers, and Rabih O. Darouiche Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6481-6484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decreased Virulence of a Pneumolysin-Deficient Strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Murine Meningitis Andreas Wellmer, Gregor Zysk, Joachim Gerber, Tammo Kunst, Matthias von Mering, Stefanie Bunkowski, Helmut Eiffert, and Roland Nau Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6504-6508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Cloning and Molecular Characterization of an Immunogenic LigA Protein of Leptospira interrogans Raghavan U. M. Palaniappan, Yung-Fu Chang, S. S. D. Jusuf, S. Artiushin, John F. Timoney, Sean P. McDonough, Steve C. Barr, Thomas J. Divers, Kenneth W. Simpson, Patrick L. McDonough, and Hussni O. Mohammed Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5924-5930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Pasteurella multocida hgbA Gene Encoding a Hemoglobin-Binding Protein Montserrat Bosch, M. Elena Garrido, Montserrat Llagostera, Ana M. Pérez de Rozas, Ignacio Badiola, and Jordi Barbé Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5955-5964; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Porin P1.B Induces Endosome Exocytosis and a Redistribution of Lamp1 to the Plasma Membrane Patricia Ayala, Brandi Vasquez, Lee Wetzler, and Magdalene So Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5965-5971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Vibrio cholerae O139 Surface Polysaccharides in Intestinal Colonization Jutta Nesper, Stefan Schild, Crystal M. Lauriano, Anita Kraiss, Karl E. Klose, and Joachim Reidl Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5990-5996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 2 Operon-Associated Proteins during Mammalian and Arthropod Infection Christiane V. Löhr, Kelly A. Brayton, Varda Shkap, Thea Molad, Anthony F. Barbet, Wendy C. Brown, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6005-6012; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Transcriptional Regulator AlgR Is Essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis Stephen E. Lizewski, Derek S. Lundberg, and Michael J. Schurr Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6083-6093; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Gene Encoding the Major Secreted Lysophospholipase A of Legionella pneumophila and Its Role in Detoxification of Lysophosphatidylcholine Antje Flieger, Birgid Neumeister, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6094-6106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis and Functional Characterization of the Streptococcus pneumoniae vic Operon Christian Wagner, Antoine de Saizieu, Hans-Joachim Schönfeld, Markus Kamber, Roland Lange, Charles J. Thompson, and Malcolm G. Page Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6121-6128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Harbors a Type IV Pilus Gene Cluster That Contributes to Pathogenicity François Collyn, Marie-Annick Léty, Shamila Nair, Vincent Escuyer, Amena Ben Younes, Michel Simonet, and Michaël Marceau Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6196-6205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquisition of Regulators of Complement Activation by Streptococcus pyogenes Serotype M1 Vinod Pandiripally, Eugene Gregory, and David Cue Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6206-6214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phage Therapy of Local and Systemic Disease Caused by Vibrio vulnificus in Iron-Dextran-Treated Mice Karen E. Cerveny, Angelo DePaola, Donna H. Duckworth, and Paul A. Gulig Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6251-6262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Growth of Legionella pneumophila Gives Rise to a Differentiated Form Dissimilar to Stationary-Phase Forms Rafael A. Garduño, Elizabeth Garduño, Margot Hiltz, and Paul S. Hoffman Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6273-6283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transcripts in Human Lung Granulomas Reveals Differential Gene Expression in Necrotic Lesions Gael Fenhalls, Liesel Stevens, Lorraine Moses, Juanita Bezuidenhout, Joanna C. Betts, Paul van Helden, Pauline T. Lukey, and Ken Duncan Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6330-6338; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Leukocytes Adhere to, Penetrate, and Respond to Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Jeff G. Leid, Mark E. Shirtliff, J. W. Costerton, and and Paul Stoodley Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6339-6345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of Rickettsia prowazekii Invasion Gene Homolog (invA) during Host Cell Infection Jariyanart Gaywee, Suzana Radulovic, James A. Higgins, and Abdu F. Azad Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6346-6354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shigella flexneri DegP Facilitates IcsA Surface Expression and Is Required for Efficient Intercellular Spread Georgiana E. Purdy, Mei Hong, and Shelley M. Payne Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6355-6364; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Functional Variation within the Alanine-Rich Repetitive Domain of Streptococcal Antigen I/II Donald R. Demuth and Douglas C. Irvine Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6389-6398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Cytosolic Ca2+ Concentration in Airway Epithelial Cells by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Tobias Jacob, Rebecca J. Lee, Joanne N. Engel, and Terry E. Machen Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6399-6408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Pasteurella multocida Toxin with Vimentin Hiroaki Shime, Takahiro Ohnishi, Kaori Nagao, Kiyomasa Oka, Toshifumi Takao, and Yasuhiko Horiguchi Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6460-6463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N-Terminal Domain of RTX Toxin ApxI of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Elicits Protective Immunity in Mice J. N. Seah, J. Frey, and J. Kwang Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6464-6467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Immunogenicity of the CagF Protein of the cag Pathogenicity Island of Helicobacter pylori Anke Seydel, Elisabetta Tasca, Duccio Berti, Rino Rappuoli, Giuseppe Del Giudice, and Cesare Montecucco Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6468-6470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Extracellular Proteins of Edwardsiella tarda Y. P. Tan, Q. Lin, X. H. Wang, S. Joshi, C. L. Hew, and K. Y. Leung Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6475-6480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Chemokine Receptor 2-Deficient Mice: Influence of Dose on Disease Progression Holly M. Scott and JoAnne L. Flynn Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5946-5954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Polysaccharide Portion Plays an Indispensable Role in Salmonella Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Activation of NF-B through Human Toll-Like Receptor 4 Masashi Muroi and Ken-ichi Tanamoto Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6043-6047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Augments Proinflammatory Cytokine Production from Macrophages In Vitro and in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endotoxin Shock in Mice Sofia Agelaki, Christos Tsatsanis, Achille Gravanis, and Andrew N. Margioris Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6068-6074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contributions of the N- and C-Terminal Domains of Surfactant Protein D to the Binding, Aggregation, and Phagocytic Uptake of Bacteria Kevan L. Hartshorn, Mitchell R. White, and Erika C. Crouch Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6129-6139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3 and Beta Interferon in HLA Class I Enhancement in Synovial Fibroblasts upon Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis Jürgen Rödel, Heinz Vogelsang, Katrin Prager, Matthias Hartmann, Karl-Hermann Schmidt, and Eberhard Straube Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6140-6146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uptake by Recipient Host Macrophages Is Influenced by Environmental Conditions in the Granuloma of the Infectious Individual and Is Associated with Impaired Production of Interleukin-12 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Yong-jun Li, Mary Petrofsky, and Luiz E. Bermudez Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6223-6230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Induced Interleukin-8 Production via NF-B and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Pathways Inhibits Cell Apoptosis in Human Hepatocytes Yosuke Osawa, Masahito Nagaki, Yoshiko Banno, David A. Brenner, Takahiko Asano, Yoshinori Nozawa, Hisataka Moriwaki, and Shigeru Nakashima Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6294-6301; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of NKT Cells Protects Mice from Tuberculosis Alissa Chackerian, Jen Alt, Vaji Perera, and Samuel M. Behar Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6302-6309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Divergent Role of Gamma Interferon in a Murine Model of Pulmonary versus Systemic Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection Thomas A. Moore, Michelle L. Perry, Andrew G. Getsoian, Michael W. Newstead, and Theodore J. Standiford Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6310-6318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression by the Attaching and Effacing Bacterial Pathogen Citrobacter rodentium in Infected Mice Bruce A. Vallance, Wanyin Deng, Myriam De Grado, Crystal Chan, Kevan Jacobson, and B. Brett Finlay Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6424-6435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence Inconsistent with a Negative Influence of T Helper 2 Cells on Protection Afforded by a Dominant T Helper 1 Response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lung Infection in Mice Yu-Jin Jung, Ronald LaCourse, Lynn Ryan, and Robert J. North Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6436-6443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ATP and Control of Intracellular Growth of Mycobacteria by T Cells David H. Canaday, Reza Beigi, Richard F. Silver, Clifford V. Harding, W. Henry Boom, and George R. Dubyak Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6456-6459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Opsonization of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by Immunoglobulin G Antibody Reactive with Phosphorylcholine Donald Purkall, John G. Tew, and Harvey A. Schenkein Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6485-6488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Rate and Variability of Intracellular Growth of a Panel of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates within a Human Monocyte Model Qing Li, Christopher C. Whalen, Jeffrey M. Albert, Rhonda Larkin, Lynn Zukowski, M. Donald Cave, and Richard F. Silver Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6489-6493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Specific Immune Responses and Enhancement of Murine Pulmonary Clearance of Moraxella catarrhalis by Intranasal Immunization with a Detoxified Lipooligosaccharide Conjugate Vaccine Xinan Jiao, Takashi Hirano, Yingchun Hou, and Xin-Xing Gu Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 5982-5989; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequential Immunization with Vesicles Prepared from Heterologous Neisseria meningitidis Strains Elicits Broadly Protective Serum Antibodies to Group B Strains Gregory R. Moe, Patricia Zuno-Mitchell, Samantha N. Hammond, and Dan M. Granoff Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6021-6031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Type 1 Immune Response in Naïve and Vaccinated Animals following Challenge with Leptospira borgpetersenii Serovar Hardjo: Involvement of WC1+ and CD4 T Cells Brian M. Naiman, Seth Blumerman, David Alt, Carole A. Bolin, Rachel Brown, Richard Zuerner, and Cynthia L. Baldwin Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6147-6157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical and Immune Impact of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination Scarring Janine Jason, Lennox K. Archibald, Okey C. Nwanyanwu, Peter N. Kazembe, Julie A. Chatt, Elizabeth Norton, Hamish Dobbie, and William R. Jarvis Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6188-6195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Cytolytic Anti-Gal Antibodies in -1,3-Galactosyltransferase Gene Knockout Mice by Oral Inoculation with Escherichia coli O86:B7 Bacteria Karla J. Posekany, H. Keith Pittman, John F. Bradfield, Carl E. Haisch, and Kathryn M. Verbanac Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6215-6222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postexposure Prophylaxis against Anthrax: Evaluation of Various Treatment Regimens in Intranasally Infected Guinea Pigs Zeev Altboum, Yehoshua Gozes, Ada Barnea, Avi Pass, Moshe White, and David Kobiler Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6231-6241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection against Experimental Helicobacter pylori Infection after Immunization with Inactivated H. pylori Whole-Cell Vaccines S. Raghavan, M. Hjulström, J. Holmgren, and A.-M. Svennerholm Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6383-6388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with C5a Peptidase or Peptidase-Type III Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines Enhances Clearance of Group B Streptococci from Lungs of Infected Mice Qi Cheng, Steven Debol, Hong Lam, Ron Eby, Lorri Edwards, Yury Matsuka, Stephen B. Olmsted, and P. Patrick Cleary Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6409-6415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiparameter Selection of Helicobacter pylori Antigens Identifies Two Novel Antigens with High Protective Efficacy N. Sabarth, R. Hurwitz, T. F. Meyer, and D. Bumann Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6499-6503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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The Haemophilus ducreyi Serum Resistance Antigen DsrA Confers Attachment to Human Keratinocytes Leah E. Cole, Thomas H. Kawula, Kristen L. Toffer, and Christopher Elkins Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6158-6165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transfer of the Cholera Toxin A1 Polypeptide from the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Cytosol Is a Rapid Process Facilitated by the Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation Pathway Ken Teter, Rebecca L. Allyn, Michael G. Jobling, and Randall K. Holmes Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6166-6171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation in CHO Cells Resistant to Cholera Toxin, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A, and Ricin Ken Teter and Randall K. Holmes Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6172-6179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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DNA Sequence and Mutational Analyses of the pVir Plasmid of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 David J. Bacon, Richard A. Alm, Lan Hu, Thomas E. Hickey, Cheryl P. Ewing, Roger A. Batchelor, Trevor J. Trust, and Patricia Guerry Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6242-6250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Structure and Distribution of Four Pathogenicity Islands (PAI I536 to PAI IV536) of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain 536 Ulrich Dobrindt, Gabriele Blum-Oehler, Gabor Nagy, György Schneider, André Johann, Gerhard Gottschalk, and Jörg Hacker Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6365-6372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Comparison of Murine and Human Immunoproteomes of Helicobacter pylori Validates the Preclinical Murine Infection Model for Antigen Screening Dirk Bumann, Petra Holland, Frank Siejak, Jan Koesling, Nicolas Sabarth, Stefanie Lamer, Ursula Zimny-Arndt, Peter R. Jungblut, and Thomas F. Meyer Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6494-6498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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ESAT-6 and CFP-10: What Is the Diagnosis? Nico C. Gey van Pittius, Robin M. Warren, and Paul D. van Helden Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6509-6511; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Authors' Reply A. Geluk, T. H. M. Ottenhoff, S. M. Arend, P. Andersen, and T. M. Doherty Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6509-6511; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Incorporation of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid into Haemophilus somnus Lipooligosaccharide (LOS): Enhancement of Resistance to Serum and Reduction of LOS Antibody Binding Thomas J. Inzana, Gretchen Glindemann, Andrew D. Cox, Warren Wakarchuk, and Michael D. Howard Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6512 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Identification of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Protein A Receptor on Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Nemani V. Prasadarao Infect. Immun. November 2002 70: 6513 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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