Contents: February 2002, Volume 70, Issue 2        Minireviews        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Molecular Pathogenesis        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Host Response and Inflammation Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Immunology of Parasitic Helminth Infections Andrew S. MacDonald, Maria Ilma Araujo, and Edward J. Pearce Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 427-433; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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CD8+-T-Cell Immunity against Toxoplasma gondii Can Be Induced but Not Maintained in Mice Lacking Conventional CD4+ T Cells Lori Casciotti, Kenneth H. Ely, Martha E. Williams, and Imtiaz A. Khan Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 434-443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Parasite Load on the Ability of Type 1 T Cells To Control Leishmania major Infection Brian Hondowicz and Phillip Scott Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 498-503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of a Determinant on Mouse Chromosome 18 with Experimental Severe Plasmodium berghei Malaria Eiji Nagayasu, Koichi Nagakura, Mayumi Akaki, Gen Tamiya, Satoshi Makino, Yamaji Nakano, Minoru Kimura, and Masamichi Aikawa Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 512-516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lymphocyte Adhesion to Candida albicans Christopher B. Forsyth and Herbert L. Mathews Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 517-527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine and Chemokine Production by Human Oral and Vaginal Epithelial Cells in Response to Candida albicans Chad Steele and Paul L. Fidel, Jr. Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 577-583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Specific Binding of Testosterone to Schistosoma haematobium 28-Kilodalton Glutathione S-Transferase Franck Remoué, Jean-Claude Mani, Martine Pugnière, Anne-Marie Schacht, André Capron, and Gilles Riveau Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 601-605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmodium knowlesi Provides a Rapid In Vitro and In Vivo Transfection System That Enables Double-Crossover Gene Knockout Studies Clemens H. M. Kocken, Hastings Ozwara, Annemarie van der Wel, Annette L. Beetsma, Jason M. Mwenda, and Alan W. Thomas Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 655-660; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Immunogenicity and Efficacy of the Recombinant 19-Kilodalton Merozoite Surface Protein 1 by the Addition of Oligodeoxynucleotide and Aluminum Hydroxide Gel in a Murine Malaria Vaccine Model Karen A. Near, Anthony W. Stowers, Dragana Jankovic, and David C. Kaslow Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 692-701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Primary Role for CD4+ T Lymphocytes in Recovery from Oropharyngeal Candidiasis C. S. Farah, S. Elahi, K. Drysdale, G. Pang, T. Gotjamanos, G. J. Seymour, R. L. Clancy, and R. B. Ashman Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 724-731; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

L-Tryptophan-L-Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism Accelerated by Toxoplasma gondii Infection Is Abolished in Gamma Interferon-Gene-Deficient Mice: Cross-Regulation between Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase Suwako Fujigaki, Kuniaki Saito, Masao Takemura, Naoya Maekawa, Yasuhiro Yamada, Hisayasu Wada, and Mitsuru Seishima Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 779-786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fas Ligand-Expressing B-1a Lymphocytes Mediate CD4+-T-Cell Apoptosis during Schistosomal Infection: Induction by Interleukin 4 (IL-4) and IL-10 Steven K. Lundy and Dov L. Boros Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 812-819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Immune Responses to the 42-Kilodalton (kDa) Region of Plasmodium yoelii Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Are Induced by the C-Terminal 19-kDa Region but Not by the Adjacent 33-kDa Region Niklas Ahlborg, Irene T. Ling, Wendy Howard, Anthony A. Holder, and Eleanor M. Riley Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 820-825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Survival of Leishmania major in Neutrophil Granulocytes after Uptake in the Absence of Heat-Labile Serum Factors Helmut Laufs, Kerstin Müller, Jens Fleischer, Norbert Reiling, Nicole Jahnke, Jens C. Jensenius, Werner Solbach, and Tamás Laskay Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 826-835; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Onchocerca volvulus Glycolytic Enzyme Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase as a Target for a Protective Immune Response in Humans James S. McCarthy, Moira Wieseman, Joe Tropea, David Kaslow, David Abraham, Sara Lustigman, Rocky Tuan, Ronald H. Guderian, and Thomas B. Nutman Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 851-858; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase, Tryptophan Degradation, and Kynurenine Formation during In Vivo Infection with Toxoplasma gondii: Induction by Endogenous Gamma Interferon and Requirement of Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 Neide M. Silva, Cibele V. Rodrigues, Marcelo M. Santoro, Luiz F. L. Reis, Jacqueline I. Alvarez-Leite, and Ricardo T. Gazzinelli Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 859-868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Biofilms Formed by Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis on Bioprosthetic Surfaces D. M. Kuhn, J. Chandra, P. K. Mukherjee, and M. A. Ghannoum Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 878-888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulators Cph1p and Efg1p Mediate Activation of the Candida albicans Virulence Gene SAP5 during Infection Peter Staib, Marianne Kretschmar, Thomas Nichterlein, Herbert Hof, and Joachim Morschhäuser Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 921-927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the Two-Component Histidine Kinase Gene (CHK1) of Candida albicans Contributes to Enhanced Growth Inhibition and Killing by Human Neutrophils In Vitro Antonella Torosantucci, Paola Chiani, Flavia De Bernardis, Antonio Cassone, Jose Antonio Calera, and Richard Calderone Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 985-987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conformationally Correct Expression of Membrane-Anchored Toxoplasma gondii SAG1 in the Primitive Protozoan Giardia duodenalis Matthias Marti, Yajie Li, Peter Köhler, and Adrian B. Hehl Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 1014-1016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leishmania major Promastigotes Inhibit Dendritic Cell Motility In Vitro Heather Jebbari, Andrew J. Stagg, Robert N. Davidson, and Stella C. Knight Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 1023-1026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus Capsular Polysaccharide Expression by agr and sarA Thanh Luong, Subrata Sau, Marisa Gomez, Jean C. Lee, and Chia Y. Lee Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 444-450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Global Regulator ArcA Controls Resistance to Reactive Nitrogen and Oxygen Intermediates in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Sangwei Lu, Patrick B. Killoran, Ferric C. Fang, and Lee W. Riley Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 451-461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain-Dependent Differences in the Regulatory Roles of sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus Jon S. Blevins, Karen E. Beenken, Mohamed O. Elasri, Barry K. Hurlburt, and Mark S. Smeltzer Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 470-480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Binding of Host Complement Inhibitor Factor H by Borrelia burgdorferi Erp Surface Proteins: a Possible Mechanism Underlying the Expansive Host Range of Lyme Disease Spirochetes Brian Stevenson, Nazira El-Hage, Melissa A. Hines, Jennifer C. Miller, and Kelly Babb Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 491-497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Accessibility of the 70-Kilodalton Chlamydia trachomatis Heat Shock Protein following Reduction of Outer Membrane Protein Disulfide Bonds Jane E. Raulston, Carolyn H. Davis, Terry R. Paul, J. Dave Hobbs, and Priscilla B. Wyrick Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 535-543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porins from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Activate the Transcription Factors Activating Protein 1 and NF-B through the Raf-1-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Massimiliano Galdiero, Mariateresa Vitiello, Emma Sanzari, Marina D’Isanto, Annalisa Tortora, Anna Longanella, and Stefania Galdiero Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 558-568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Helicobacter pylori Homologue of the Ferric Uptake Regulator Is Involved in Acid Resistance Jetta J. E. Bijlsma, Barbara Waidner, Arnoud H. M. van Vliet, Nicky J. Hughes, Stephanie Häg, Stefan Bereswill, David J. Kelly, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Manfred Kist, and Johannes G. Kusters Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 606-611; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the Helicobacter pylori cag Pathogenicity Island Reveals Both VirD4-CagA-Dependent and VirD4-CagA-Independent Mechanisms Matthias Selbach, Stefan Moese, Thomas F. Meyer, and Steffen Backert Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 665-671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Behavior of a Helicobacter pylori SS1 nixA Mutant with Reduced Urease Activity Kylie J. Nolan, David J. McGee, Hazel M. Mitchell, Tassia Kolesnikow, Janette M. Harro, Jani O'Rourke, John E. Wilson, Stephen J. Danon, Nathan D. Moss, Harry L. T. Mobley, and Adrian Lee Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 685-691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Extracytoplasmic Sigma Factor, E, Is Required for Intracellular Survival of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in J774 Macrophages Jane E. Craig, Angela Nobbs, and Nicola J. High Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 708-715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Induction of Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance Transfer in Enterococcus faecalis Mediated by the Sex Pheromone-Sensing System of pCF10 Helmut Hirt, Patrick M. Schlievert, and Gary M. Dunny Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 716-723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Ligand Binding Attributable to Individual Epitopes of Gonococcal Transferrin Binding Protein A Heather P. Masri and Cynthia Nau Cornelissen Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 732-740; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rgg Influences the Expression of Multiple Regulatory Loci To Coregulate Virulence Factor Expression in Streptococcus pyogenes Michael S. Chaussee, Gail L. Sylva, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Laura M. Smoot, Morag R. Graham, Robert O. Watson, and James M. Musser Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 762-770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Complementation of ureB Restores the Ability of Helicobacter pylori To Colonize Kathryn A. Eaton, Joanne V. Gilbert, Elizabeth A. Joyce, Amy E. Wanken, Tracy Thevenot, Patrick Baker, Andrew Plaut, and Andrew Wright Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 771-778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phase Variation of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 Lipooligosaccharide Affects Ganglioside Mimicry and Invasiveness In Vitro Patricia Guerry, Christine M. Szymanski, Martina M. Prendergast, Thomas E. Hickey, Cheryl P. Ewing, Dawn L. Pattarini, and Anthony P. Moran Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 787-793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ohr, Encoding an Organic Hydroperoxide Reductase, Is an In Vivo-Induced Gene in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Robin J. Shea and Martha H. Mulks Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 794-802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Group B Protective Surface Protein, a New Cell Surface Protective Antigen of Group B Streptococci Sezgin Erdogan, Peter K. Fagan, Susanne R. Talay, Manfred Rohde, Patricia Ferrieri, Aurea E. Flores, Carlos A. Guzmán, Mark J. Walker, and Gursharan S. Chhatwal Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 803-811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracellular Arginine Aminopeptidase from Streptococcus gordonii FSS2 J. M. Goldstein, D. Nelson, T. Kordula, J. A. Mayo, and J. Travis Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 836-843; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Testing of Porphyromonas gingivalis Virulence Genes with a pPGIVET System Yi Wu, Seok-Woo Lee, Jeffrey D. Hillman, and Ann Progulske-Fox Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 928-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Decomposition and Heterogeneity of Commercial Lipoteichoic Acid Preparations Siegfried Morath, Armin Geyer, Ingo Spreitzer, Corinna Hermann, and Thomas Hartung Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 938-944; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Modifications of Small GTPase Rac and Cdc42 by Bordetella Dermonecrotic Toxin Minako Masuda, Masayoshi Minami, Hiroaki Shime, Takeshi Matsuzawa, and Yasuhiko Horiguchi Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 998-1001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urease of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli: Evidence for Regulation by Fur and a trans-Acting Factor Susan R. Heimer, Rod A. Welch, Nicole T. Perna, György Pósfai, Peter S. Evans, James B. Kaper, Fred R. Blattner, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 1027-1031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Role of CsrR, Hyaluronic Acid, and SpeB in the Internalization of Streptococcus pyogenes M Type 3 Strain by Epithelial Cells Jeries Jadoun, Osnat Eyal, and Shlomo Sela Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 462-469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

p53-Independent Expression of p21CIP1/WAF1 in Plasmacytic Cells during G2 Cell Cycle Arrest Induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Cytolethal Distending Toxin Tsuyoshi Sato, Takeyoshi Koseki, Kenji Yamato, Keitarou Saiki, Kiyoshi Konishi, Masanosuke Yoshikawa, Isao Ishikawa, and Tatsuji Nishihara Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 528-534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fibronectin-Binding Proteins of Staphylococcus aureus Are Involved in Adherence to Human Airway Epithelium Emmanuel Mongodin, Odile Bajolet, Jérôme Cutrona, Noël Bonnet, Florence Dupuit, Edith Puchelle, and Sophie de Bentzmann Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 620-630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Activation of Protein Tyrosine Kinase and Phospholipase C-2 and Increase in Cytosolic Free Calcium Are Required by Ehrlichia chaffeensis for Internalization and Growth in THP-1 Cells Mingqun Lin, Michael X. Zhu, and Yasuko Rikihisa Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 889-898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Interactions of Haemophilus ducreyi with Host Phagocytes Hinda J. Ahmed, Catharina Johansson, Liselott A. Svensson, Karin Ahlman, Margareta Verdrengh, and Teresa Lagergård Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 899-908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Male Urethral Epithelial Cells: Importance of a Hexaacyl Lipid A Deborah M. B. Post, Nancy J. Phillips, Jian Q. Shao, David D. Entz, Bradford W. Gibson, and Michael A. Apicella Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 909-920; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide and Apoptosis Induced in Peyer's Patches by Attenuated Strains of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis M. C. Cerquetti, N. B. Goren, A. J. Ropolo, D. Grasso, M. N. Giacomodonato, and M. I. Vaccaro Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 964-969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dominant-Negative Rho, Rac, and Cdc42 Facilitate the Invasion Process of Vibrio parahaemolyticus into Caco-2 Cells Yukihiro Akeda, Toshio Kodama, Takashige Kashimoto, Vlademir Cantarelli, Yasuhiko Horiguchi, Kenichi Nagayama, Tetsuya Iida, and Takeshi Honda Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 970-973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adherence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Cells to Cultured Human Epithelial Cell Lines Is Regulated by Growth Temperature Nat F. Brown, Justin A. Boddey, Cameron P. Flegg, and Ifor R. Beacham Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 974-980; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Expression Profiling in AGS Cells Stimulated with Helicobacter pylori Isogenic Strains (cagA Positive or cagA Negative) Susanne Bach, Athanasios Makristathis, Manfred Rotter, and Alexander M. Hirschl Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 988-992; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Laminin-Binding Protein of Streptococcus pyogenes, Lbp, Is Involved in Adhesion to Epithelial Cells Yutaka Terao, Shigetada Kawabata, Eiji Kunitomo, Ichiro Nakagawa, and Shigeyuki Hamada Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 993-997; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitivities of Human Monocytes and Epithelial Cells to Pneumolysin Are Different Robert A. Hirst, Hasan Yesilkaya, Edwin Clitheroe, Andrew Rutman, Nichola Dufty, Timothy J. Mitchell, Christopher O’Callaghan, and Peter W. Andrew Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 1017-1022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Role of the Dermonecrotic Toxin of Bordetella bronchiseptica in the Pathogenesis of Respiratory Disease in Swine Susan L. Brockmeier, Karen B. Register, Tibor Magyar, Alistair J. Lax, Gillian D. Pullinger, and Robert A. Kunkle Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 481-490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Susceptibility of C1q-Deficient Mice to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Joanna Warren, Pietro Mastroeni, Gordon Dougan, Mahdad Noursadeghi, Jonathan Cohen, Mark J. Walport, and Marina Botto Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 551-557; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationships between Staphylococcus aureus Genetic Background, Virulence Factors, agr Groups (Alleles), and Human Disease Sophie Jarraud, Christophe Mougel, Jean Thioulouse, Gerard Lina, Hélène Meugnier, Françoise Forey, Xavier Nesme, Jerome Etienne, and François Vandenesch Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 631-641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Induces Chronic Respiratory Infection, Airway Hyperreactivity, and Pulmonary Inflammation: a Murine Model of Infection-Associated Chronic Reactive Airway Disease Robert D. Hardy, Hasan S. Jafri, Kurt Olsen, Jeanine Hatfield, Janie Iglehart, Beverly B. Rogers, Padma Patel, Gail Cassell, George H. McCracken, and Octavio Ramilo Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 649-654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Muramic Acid Is Not Generally Present in the Human Spleen as Determined by Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Michael P. Kozar, Jon D. Laman, and Alvin Fox Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 741-748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intimin, Tir, and Shiga Toxin 1 Do Not Influence Enteropathogenic Responses to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Bovine Ligated Intestinal Loops Mark P. Stevens, Olivier Marchès, June Campbell, Veronika Huter, Gad Frankel, Alan D. Phillips, Eric Oswald, and Timothy S. Wallis Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 945-952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Model of Differential Susceptibility to Mucosal Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection Boping Liu, Ghee Chong Koo, Eu Hian Yap, Kim Lee Chua, and Yunn-Hwen Gan Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 504-511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficiency of Protection of Guinea Pigs against Infection with Bacillus anthracis Spores by Passive Immunization David Kobiler, Yehoshua Gozes, Hagai Rosenberg, Dino Marcus, Shaul Reuveny, and Zeev Altboum Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 544-560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Avidity and Immunoglobulin G Isotype Distribution following Immunization with a Monovalent Meningococcal B Outer Membrane Vesicle Vaccine C. L. Vermont, H. H. van Dijken, C. J. P. van Limpt, R. de Groot, L. van Alphen, and G. P. J. M. van den Dobbelsteen Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 584-590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Stx2-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies Prevent Systemic Complications of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection Jean Mukherjee, Kerry Chios, Dianne Fishwild, Deborah Hudson, Susan O'Donnell, Stephen M. Rich, Arthur Donohue-Rolfe, and Saul Tzipori Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 612-619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Major Surface Protein 2 Variants with Conserved T-Cell Epitopes in Anaplasma centrale Vaccinates Varda Shkap, Thea Molad, Kelly A. Brayton, Wendy C. Brown, and Guy H. Palmer Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 642-648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anthrax Spores Make an Essential Contribution to Vaccine Efficacy Fabien Brossier, Martine Levy, and Michèle Mock Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 661-664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Failure of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccine: Some Species of Environmental Mycobacteria Block Multiplication of BCG and Induction of Protective Immunity to Tuberculosis Lise Brandt, Joana Feino Cunha, Anja Weinreich Olsen, Ben Chilima, Penny Hirsch, Rui Appelberg, and Peter Andersen Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 672-678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Investigation of Role of Nitric Oxide in Protection from Bordetella pertussis Respiratory Challenge C. Canthaboo, D. Xing, X. Q. Wei, and M. J. Corbel Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 679-684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunogenicity and Safety Testing of a Group B Intranasal Meningococcal Native Outer Membrane Vesicle Vaccine Rohit K. Katial, Brenda L. Brandt, Ellen E. Moran, Stephen Marks, Victor Agnello, and Wendell D. Zollinger Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 702-707; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemokine and Chemokine Receptor Dynamics during Genital Chlamydial Infection Tesfaye Belay, Francis O. Eko, Godwin A. Ananaba, Samera Bowers, Terri Moore, Deborah Lyn, and Joseph U. Igietseme Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 844-850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of an AIDS Virus-Related Tuberculosis-Like Disease in Macaques: a Model of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus- Mycobacterium Coinfection Yun Shen, Dejiang Zhou, Laura Chalifoux, Ling Shen, Meredith Simon, Xuejun Zeng, Xioamin Lai, Yunyuan Li, Prabhat Sehgal, Norman L. Letvin, and Zheng W. Chen Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 869-877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Differentiation Is a Key Determinant of Cathelicidin LL-37/Human Cationic Antimicrobial Protein 18 Expression by Human Colon Epithelium Koji Hase, Lars Eckmann, John D. Leopard, Nissi Varki, and Martin F. Kagnoff Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 953-63; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HLA-B*35-Restricted CD8+-T-Cell Epitope in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2903c Michèl R. Klein, Abdulrahman S. Hammond, Steve M. Smith, Assan Jaye, Pauline T. Lukey, and Keith P. W. J. McAdam Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 981-984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delivery of a MalE CD4+-T-Cell Epitope into the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Antigen Presentation Pathway by Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Jirina Loucká, Géraldine Schlecht, Jana Vodolánová, Claude Leclerc, and Peter Sebo Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 1002-1005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Specificity of the Mycobacterium leprae Homologue of ESAT-6 John S. Spencer, Maria Angela M. Marques, Monica C. B. S. Lima, Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis, Bruce C. Gregory, Richard W. Truman, and Patrick J. Brennan Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 1010-1013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Host Defense Functions of Proteolytically Processed and Parent (Unprocessed) Cathelicidins of Rabbit Granulocytes Kol A. Zarember, Seth S. Katz, Brian F. Tack, Laurence Doukhan, Jerrold Weiss, and Peter Elsbach Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 569-576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Components at Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Reaction Sites in Mice Immunized with Either a Protective or a Nonprotective Immunogen of Cryptococcus neoformans Kasie L. Nichols, Sean K. Bauman, Fredda B. Schafer, and Juneann W. Murphy Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 591-600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Endogenous Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines Differentially Regulate an In Vivo Humoral Response to Streptococcus pneumoniae Abdul Q. Khan, Yi Shen, Zheng-Qi Wu, Thomas A. Wynn, and Clifford M. Snapper Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 749-761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Adenine Methylase Overproduction in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Alters YopE Expression and Secretion and Host Immune Responses to Infection Steven M. Julio, Douglas M. Heithoff, Robert L. Sinsheimer, David A. Low, and Michael J. Mahan Infect. Immun. February 2002 70: 1006-1009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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