Contents: August 2002, Volume 70, Issue 8        Minireviews        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Host Response and Inflammation        Molecular Pathogenesis        Molecular Genomics        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Bacteriophage Control of Bacterial Virulence Patrick L. Wagner and Matthew K. Waldor Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 3985-3993; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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Leishmania Priming of Human Dendritic Cells for CD40 Ligand-Induced Interleukin-12p70 Secretion Is Strain and Species Dependent Mary Ann McDowell, Mary Marovich, Rosalia Lira, Michael Braun, and David Sacks Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 3994-4001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Up-Regulation of Fas (CD95) and Induction of Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Nematode-Derived Molecules Akio Kuroda, Ryuichi Uchikawa, Shinji Matsuda, Minoru Yamada, Tatsuya Tegoshi, and Naoki Arizono Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4002-4008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leishmania Promastigotes Release a Granulocyte Chemotactic Factor and Induce Interleukin-8 Release but Inhibit Gamma Interferon-Inducible Protein 10 Production by Neutrophil Granulocytes G. van Zandbergen, N. Hermann, H. Laufs, W. Solbach, and T. Laskay Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4177-4184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leukotriene B4 Induces Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Murine Macrophages and Mediates Resistance to Infection A. Talvani, F. S. Machado, G. C. Santana, A. Klein, L. Barcelos, J. S. Silva, and M. M. Teixeira Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4247-4253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Phospholipomannan to the Surface Expression of ß-1,2-Oligomannosides in Candida albicans and Its Presence in Cell Wall Extracts D. Poulain, C. Slomianny, T. Jouault, J. M. Gomez, and P. A. Trinel Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4323-4328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection of Rhesus Macaques against Lethal Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria by a Heterologous DNA Priming and Poxvirus Boosting Immunization Regimen William O. Rogers, Walter R. Weiss, Anita Kumar, João C. Aguiar, John A. Tine, Robert Gwadz, Joseph G. Harre, Kalpana Gowda, Dharmendar Rathore, Sanjai Kumar, and Stephen L. Hoffman Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4329-4335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ADP and Other Metabolites Released from Acanthamoeba castellanii Lead to Human Monocytic Cell Death through Apoptosis and Stimulate the Secretion of Proinflammatory Cytokines A. Mattana, V. Cappai, L. Alberti, C. Serra, P. L. Fiori, and P. Cappuccinelli Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4424-4432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defective Hyphal Induction of a Candida albicans Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase Null Mutant on Solid Media Does Not Lead to Decreased Virulence Martin Augsten, Claudia Hübner, Monika Nguyen, Waldemar Künkel, Albert Härtl, and Raimund Eck Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4462-4470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Level Expression of the Malaria Blood-Stage Vaccine Candidate Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 and Induction of Antibodies That Inhibit Erythrocyte Invasion Clemens H. M. Kocken, Chrislaine Withers-Martinez, Martin A. Dubbeld, Annemarie van der Wel, Fiona Hackett, Michael J. Blackman, and Alan W. Thomas Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4471-4476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes for Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Toxin Biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum Mauro Delorenzi, Adrienne Sexton, Hosam Shams-Eldin, Ralph T. Schwarz, Terry Speed, and Louis Schofield Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4510-4522; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequential Expression of the Neuropeptides Substance P and Somatostatin in Granulomas Associated with Murine Cysticercosis Prema Robinson, A. Clinton White, Dorothy E. Lewis, John Thornby, Elliott David, and Joel Weinstock Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4534-4538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Opsonization Modulates Rac-1 Activation during Cell Entry by Leishmania amazonensis J. Morehead, I. Coppens, and N. W. Andrews Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4571-4580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Skin Lesions of Patients with American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Muna Qadoumi, Inge Becker, Norbert Donhauser, Martin Röllinghoff, and Christian Bogdan Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4638-4642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alternative Splicing of LYT1 Transcripts in Trypanosoma cruzi Rebeca Manning-Cela, Antonio González, and John Swindle Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4726-4728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mice That Are Congenic for the char2 Locus Are Susceptible to Malaria Rachel A. Burt, Vikki M. Marshall, Jamie Wagglen, Fleur R. Rodda, Danielle Senyschen, Tracey M. Baldwin, Lynn A. Buckingham, and Simon J. Foote Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4750-4753; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Live Vector Vaccines Delivered Intranasally Elicit Regional and Systemic Specific CD8+ Major Histocompatibility Class I-Restricted Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Marcela F. Pasetti, Rosangela Salerno-Gonçalves, and Marcelo B. Sztein Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4009-4018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with the Recombinant PorB Outer Membrane Protein Induces a Bactericidal Immune Response against Neisseria meningitidis J. Claire Wright, Jeannette N. Williams, Myron Christodoulides, and John E. Heckels Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4028-4034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recurrent Variable Region Gene Usage and Somatic Mutation in the Human Antibody Response to the Capsular Polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 23F Jianhui Zhou, Kathleen R. Lottenbach, Stephen J. Barenkamp, Alexander H. Lucas, and Donald C. Reason Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4083-4091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eighty-Kilodalton N-Terminal Moiety of Bordetella pertussis Filamentous Hemagglutinin: Adherence, Immunogenicity, and Protective Role Sylvie Alonso, Nathalie Reveneau, Kévin Pethe, and Camille Locht Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4142-4147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation and Characterization of Human Monoclonal scFv Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori Antigens Nicole Reiche, Andreas Jung, Thomas Brabletz, Tanja Vater, Thomas Kirchner, and Gerhard Faller Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4158-4164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with a Polyprotein Vaccine Consisting of the T-Cell Antigens Thiol-Specific Antioxidant, Leishmania major Stress-Inducible Protein 1, and Leishmania Elongation Initiation Factor Protects against Leishmaniasis Rhea N. Coler, Yasir A. W. Skeiky, Karen Bernards, Kay Greeson, Darrick Carter, Charisa D. Cornellison, Farrokh Modabber, Antonio Campos-Neto, and Steven G. Reed Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4215-4225; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Cell-Mediated Immunity to Staphylococcus aureus in the Mouse Mammary Gland by Local Immunization with a Live Attenuated Mutant Marisa I. Gómez, Daniel O. Sordelli, Fernanda R. Buzzola, and Verónica E. García Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4254-4260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fimbriated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Abates Initial Inflammatory Responses by Macrophages David W. Pascual, Theresa Trunkle, and Jamie Sura Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4273-4281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Genes for Shigella sonnei Form I O Polysaccharide: Proposed Biosynthetic Pathway and Stable Expression in a Live Salmonella Vaccine Vector De-Qi Xu, John O. Cisar, Nicholas Ambulos, Jr., Donald H. Burr, and Dennis J. Kopecko Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4414-4423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Priming with Inactivated Pertussis Toxoid Vaccine in the Aerosol Challenge Model Jon B. Bruss and George R. Siber Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4600-4608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Oral Vaccination and Immunomodulation by Cholera Toxin on Experimental Helicobacter pylori Infection, Reinfection, and Gastritis S. Raghavan, A.-M. Svennerholm, and J. Holmgren Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4621-4627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Old Mice Express a Transient Early Resistance to Pulmonary Tuberculosis That Is Mediated by CD8 T Cells Joanne Turner, Anthony A. Frank, and Ian M. Orme Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4628-4637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CD40 Ligand (CD154) Does Not Contribute to Lymphocyte-Mediated Inhibition of Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Human Monocytes Rhonda Larkin, Christopher D. Benjamin, Yen-Ming Hsu, Qing Li, Lynn Zukowski, and Richard F. Silver Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4716-4720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Phosphoantigen Presentation by Macrophages to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Reactive V9V2+ T Cells: Modulation by Chloroquine Roxana E. Rojas, Martha Torres, Jean-Jacques Fournié, Clifford V. Harding, and W. Henry Boom Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4019-4027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with Human Meningeal Cells Induces the Secretion of a Distinct Group of Chemotactic, Proinflammatory, and Growth-Factor Cytokines Myron Christodoulides, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Kris A. Partridge, Davindaur Kaur, Mark I. Fowler, Roy O. Weller, and John E. Heckels Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4035-4044; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein- and CD14-Dependent Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase p38 by Lipopolysaccharide in Human Neutrophils Is Associated with Priming of Respiratory Burst Sen Rong Yan, Walla Al-Hertani, David Byers, and Robert Bortolussi Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4068-4074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterium-Induced CXCL10 Secretion by Osteoblasts Can Be Mediated in Part through Toll-Like Receptor 4 Nancy A. Gasper, Cynthia C. Petty, Laura W. Schrum, Ian Marriott, and Kenneth L. Bost Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4075-4082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, NF-B, and Protein Kinase C in Proinflammatory Cytokine mRNA Expression by Human Peripheral Blood Leukocytes, Monocytes, and Neutrophils in Response to Anaplasma phagocytophila Hyung-Yong Kim and Yasuko Rikihisa Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4132-4141; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence That the Variable Regions of the Central Domain of VlsE Are Antigenic during Infection with Lyme Disease Spirochetes John V. McDowell, Shian-Ying Sung, Linden T. Hu, and Richard T. Marconi Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4196-4203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inflammatory Cytokines Enhance the Interaction of Mannheimia haemolytica Leukotoxin with Bovine Peripheral Blood Neutrophils In Vitro F. Leite, S. O'Brien, M. J. Sylte, T. Page, D. Atapattu, and C. J. Czuprynski Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4336-4343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-10 Controls the Onset of Irreversible Septic Shock Samir Q. Latifi, Mary Ann O'Riordan, and Alan D. Levine Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4441-4446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Influenced by Host Factors and Precedes the Initiation of T-Cell Immunity Alissa A. Chackerian, Jennifer M. Alt, Thushara V. Perera, Christopher C. Dascher, and Samuel M. Behar Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4501-4509; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori-Induced Activation of Human Endothelial Cells M. Innocenti, A.-C. Thoreson, R. L. Ferrero, E. Strömberg, I. Bölin, L. Eriksson, A.-M. Svennerholm, and M. Quiding-Järbrink Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4581-4590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Stimulates Killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Human Neutrophils Kevin O. Kisich, Michael Higgins, Gill Diamond, and Leonid Heifets Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4591-4599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Colony-Stimulating Factor 1-Dependent Cells Protect against Systemic Infection with Listeria monocytogenes but Facilitate Neuroinvasion Yuxuan Jin, Lone Dons, Krister Kristensson, and Martin E. Rottenberg Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4682-4686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interleukin-8 Secretion from Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Monocytes Is Regulated by Protein Tyrosine Kinases but Not by ERK1/2 or p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Clara Ameixa and Jon S. Friedland Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4743-4746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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Rickettsia rickettsii Infection of Cultured Human Endothelial Cells Induces Heme Oxygenase 1 Expression Elena Rydkina, Abha Sahni, David J. Silverman, and Sanjeev K. Sahni Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4045-4052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteasomal Degradation of Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1-Activated Rac Maria Lerm, Marius Pop, Gerhard Fritz, Klaus Aktories, and Gudula Schmidt Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4053-4058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LuxS-Mediated Quorum Sensing in Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Spirochete Brian Stevenson and Kelly Babb Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4099-4105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel 33-Kilodalton Lipoprotein from Mycobacterium leprae Yumi Maeda, Masahiko Makino, Dean C. Crick, Sebabrata Mahapatra, Sopa Srisungnam, Takemasa Takii, Yoshiko Kashiwabara, and Patrick J. Brennan Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4106-4111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasma Membrane Cholesterol Modulates Cellular Vacuolation Induced by the Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Cytotoxin Hetal K. Patel, David C. Willhite, Rakhi M. Patel, Dan Ye, Christopher L. Williams, Eric M. Torres, Kent B. Marty, Robert A. MacDonald, and Steven R. Blanke Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4112-4123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of the Gene Homologous to Mammalian Nramp1 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Does Not Affect Virulence in Mice Neio Boechat, Béatrice Lagier-Roger, Stéphanie Petit, Yann Bordat, Jean Rauzier, Allan J. Hance, Brigitte Gicquel, and Jean-Marc Reyrat Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4124-4131; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypes of a Naturally Defective recB Allele in Neisseria meningitidis Clinical Isolates Paola Salvatore, Cecilia Bucci, Caterina Pagliarulo, Maurizio Tredici, Roberta Colicchio, Giuseppina Cantalupo, Marcellino Bardaro, Luigi Del Giudice, Domenica R. Massardo, Alfredo Lavitola, Carmelo B. Bruni, and Pietro Alifano Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4185-4195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersiniabactin Production Requires the Thioesterase Domain of HMWP2 and YbtD, a Putative Phosphopantetheinylate Transferase Alexander G. Bobrov, Valerie A. Geoffroy, and Robert D. Perry Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4204-4214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in Extracellular Protease Production among Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Due to Different Levels of Expression of the Protease Repressor sarA Anna Karlsson and Staffan Arvidson Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4239-4246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Organization of the Plasmid cpe Locus in Clostridium perfringens Type A Isolates Kazuaki Miyamoto, Ganes Chakrabarti, Yosiharu Morino, and Bruce A. McClane Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4261-4272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One of Two Copies of the Gene for the Activatable Shiga Toxin Type 2d in Escherichia coli O91:H21 Strain B2F1 Is Associated with an Inducible Bacteriophage Louise D. Teel, Angela R. Melton-Celsa, Clare K. Schmitt, and Alison D. O'Brien Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4282-4291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an Aggregative Adhesion Fimbria (AAF) Type III-Encoding Operon in Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli as a Sensitive Probe for Detecting the AAF-Encoding Operon Family Christine Bernier, Pierre Gounon, and Chantal Le Bouguénec Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4302-4311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Acid Adaptation on the Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in THP-1 Human Macrophages Activated by Gamma Interferon Maria Pia Conte, Gloria Petrone, Assunta Maria Di Biase, Catia Longhi, Michela Penta, Antonella Tinari, Fabiana Superti, Giulia Fabozzi, Paolo Visca, and Lucilla Seganti Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4369-4378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Chromosomal Shigella flexneri Genes Induced by the Eukaryotic Intracellular Environment L. J. Runyen-Janecky and S. M. Payne Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4379-4388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Pit, a Streptococcus pneumoniae Iron Uptake ABC Transporter Jeremy S. Brown, Sarah M. Gilliland, Javier Ruiz-Albert, and David W. Holden Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4389-4398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flavohemoglobin Hmp Protects Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium from Nitric Oxide-Related Killing by Human Macrophages Tânia M. Stevanin, Robert K. Poole, Eric A. G. Demoncheaux, and Robert C. Read Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4399-4405; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loss of Regulatory Protein RfaH Attenuates Virulence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Gábor Nagy, Ulrich Dobrindt, György Schneider, A. Salam Khan, Jörg Hacker, and Levente Emödy Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4406-4413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunochemical Properties of the Staphylococcal Poly-N-Acetylglucosamine Surface Polysaccharide Tomás Maira-Litrán, Andrea Kropec, C. Abeygunawardana, Joseph Joyce, George Mark III, Donald A. Goldmann, and Gerald B. Pier Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4433-4440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autotransported Serine Protease A of Neisseria meningitidis: an Immunogenic, Surface-Exposed Outer Membrane, and Secreted Protein David P. J. Turner, Karl G. Wooldridge, and Dlawer A. A. Ala'Aldeen Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4447-4461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Amino Acid Residues of Anthrax Protective Antigen Involved in Binding with Lethal Factor Vibha Chauhan and Rakesh Bhatnagar Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4477-4484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure-Function Analysis of Decay-Accelerating Factor: Identification of Residues Important for Binding of the Escherichia coli Dr Adhesin and Complement Regulation Rafia J. Hasan, Edyta Pawelczyk, Petri T. Urvil, Mathura S. Venkatarajan, Pawel Goluszko, Jozef Kur, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Stella Nowicki, Werner A. Braun, and Bogdan J. Nowicki Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4485-4493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Heme-Associated Cell Surface Protein Made by Streptococcus pyogenes Benfang Lei, Laura M. Smoot, Heather M. Menning, Jovanka M. Voyich, Subbarao V. Kala, Frank R. Deleo, Sean D. Reid, and James M. Musser Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4494-4500; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A hag Mutant of Moraxella catarrhalis Strain O35E Is Deficient in Hemagglutination, Autoagglutination, and Immunoglobulin D-Binding Activities Melanie M. Pearson, Eric R. Lafontaine, Nikki J. Wagner, Joseph W. St. Geme III, and Eric J. Hansen Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4523-4533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sat, the Secreted Autotransporter Toxin of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Is a Vacuolating Cytotoxin for Bladder and Kidney Epithelial Cells Debra M. Guyer, Suzana Radulovic, Faye-Ellen Jones, and Harry L. T. Mobley Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4539-4546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of a Potential Paracrine Angiogenic Loop between Human THP-1 Macrophages and Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells during Bartonella henselae Infection Sandra I. Resto-Ruiz, Michael Schmiederer, Debra Sweger, Catherine Newton, Thomas W. Klein, Herman Friedman, and Burt E. Anderson Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4564-4570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fusobacterium necrophorum Leukotoxin Induces Activation and Apoptosis of Bovine Leukocytes Sanjeevkumar Narayanan, George C. Stewart, M. M. Chengappa, Lloyd Willard, Wilma Shuman, Melinda Wilkerson, and T. G. Nagaraja Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4609-4620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Expression of a C Protein ß Antigen Gene among Invasive Strains from Certain Clonally Related Groups of Type Ia and Ib Group B Streptococci Noriyuki Nagano, Yukiko Nagano, and Fumiaki Taguchi Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4643-4649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Orientia tsutsugamushi Inhibits Apoptosis of Macrophages by Retarding Intracellular Calcium Release Mee-Kyung Kim, Seung-Yong Seong, Ju-Young Seoh, Tae-Hee Han, Hyeon-Je Song, Ji-Eun Lee, Jung-Hoon Shin, Byung-Uk Lim, and Jae-Seung Kang Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4692-4696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by Human Corneal Epithelial Cells: Role of Bacterial Fibronectin-Binding Protein and Host Cell Factors Bradley D. Jett and Michael S. Gilmore Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4697-4700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The omp-1 Major Outer Membrane Multigene Family of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Is Differentially Expressed in Canine and Tick Hosts Ahmet Unver, Yasuko Rikihisa, Roger W. Stich, Norio Ohashi, and Suleyman Felek Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4701-4704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Polyphosphate Kinase in Biofilm Formation by Porphyromonas gingivalis Wen Chen, Robert J. Palmer, and Howard K. Kuramitsu Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4708-4715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the High-Affinity Zinc Uptake znuABC System in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence Susana Campoy, Mónica Jara, Núria Busquets, Ana M. Pérez de Rozas, Ignacio Badiola, and Jordi Barbé Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4721-4725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae Genes Involved in Intestinal Colonization and Adhesion Using Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis Nathalie Maroncle, Damien Balestrino, Chantal Rich, and Christiane Forestier Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4729-4734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vibrio Pathogenicity Island and Cholera Toxin Genetic Element-Associated Virulence Genes and Their Expression in Non-O1 Non-O139 Strains of Vibrio cholerae Amit Sarkar, Ranjan K. Nandy, G. Balakrish Nair, and Asoke C. Ghose Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4735-4742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phase Variation Analysis of Coxiella burnetii during Serial Passage in Cell Culture by Use of Monoclonal Antibodies Akitoyo Hotta, Midori Kawamura, Ho To, Masako Andoh, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hideto Fukushi, and Katsuya Hirai Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4747-4749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Genomics:

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Microarray-Based Identification of htrA, a Streptococcus pneumoniae Gene That Is Regulated by the CiaRH Two-Component System and Contributes to Nasopharyngeal Colonization M. E. Sebert, L. M. Palmer, M. Rosenberg, and J. N. Weiser Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4059-4067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of Virulence-Related Genes in Enterococcus faecalis in Response to Biological Cues in Serum and Urine Brett D. Shepard and Michael S. Gilmore Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4344-4352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Modification of the Structure and Activity of Lipid A in Yersinia pestis Lipopolysaccharide by Growth Temperature Kazuyoshi Kawahara, Hiroko Tsukano, Haruo Watanabe, Buko Lindner, and Motohiro Matsuura Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4092-4098; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Yops and Adhesins in Resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica to Phagocytosis Nadine Grosdent, Isabelle Maridonneau-Parini, Marie-Paule Sory, and Guy R. Cornelis Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4165-4176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus suis Interactions with the Murine Macrophage Cell Line J774: Adhesion and Cytotoxicity Mariela Segura and Marcelo Gottschalk Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4312-4322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium septicum Alpha-Toxin Is Active against the Parasitic Protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and Targets Members of the SAG Family of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Surface Proteins Michael J. Wichroski, Jody A. Melton, Carolyn G. Donahue, Rodney K. Tweten, and Gary E. Ward Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4353-4361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Protein A Receptor on Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Nemani V. Prasadarao Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4556-4563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mobilization of Protein Kinase C in Macrophages Induced by Listeria monocytogenes Affects Its Internalization and Escape from the Phagosome Sandra J. Wadsworth and Howard Goldfine Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4650-4660; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acylation of the Lipooligosaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae and Colonization: an htrB Mutation Diminishes the Colonization of Human Airway Epithelial Cells W. Edward Swords, Deborah L. Chance, Leah A. Cohn, Jianqiang Shao, Michael A. Apicella, and Arnold L. Smith Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4661-4668; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Shiga-Like Toxins Induce Apoptosis and Cleavage of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase via In Vitro Activation of Caspases Joyce C. Y. Ching, Nicola L. Jones, Peter J. M. Ceponis, Mohamed A. Karmali, and Philip M. Sherman Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4669-4677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

cag+ Helicobacter pylori Induces Homotypic Aggregation of Macrophage-Like Cells by Up-Regulation and Recruitment of Intracellular Adhesion Molecule 1 to the Cell Surface Stefan Moese, Matthias Selbach, Thomas F. Meyer, and Steffen Backert Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4687-4691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Infected Mice Are More Susceptible to Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-Mediated Toxic Shock than Uninfected Mice despite Reduced In Vitro Splenocyte Responses to Superantigens João A. Pedras-Vasconcelos, Yvan Chapdelaine, Renu Dudani, Henk van Faassen, Dean K. Smith, and Subash Sad Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4148-4157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogenesis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Cyclophosphamide-Induced Leukopenia in Mice Erjian Wang, Marie Simard, Nathalie Ouellet, Yves Bergeron, Denis Beauchamp, and Michel G. Bergeron Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4226-4238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Alteration of Cell Surface Carbohydrates of the Chinchilla Tubotympanum and Colonial Opacity Phenotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae during Experimental Pneumococcal Otitis Media with or without an Antecedent Influenza A Virus Infection H. H. Tong, I. Grants, X. Liu, and T. F. DeMaria Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4292-4301; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tissue Tropism of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Belonging to the O55 Serogroup R. J. Fitzhenry, S. Reece, L. R. Trabulsi, R. Heuschkel, S. Murch, M. Thomson, G. Frankel, and A. D. Phillips Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4362-4368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Patterns of Epithelial Cell Invasion by Different Species of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Well-Differentiated Human Airway Epithelia Ute Schwab, Margaret Leigh, Carla Ribeiro, James Yankaskas, Kimberly Burns, Peter Gilligan, Pamela Sokol, and Richard Boucher Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4547-4555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Enterococcus faecalis fsrB Gene, a Key Component of the fsr Quorum-Sensing System, Is Associated with Virulence in the Rabbit Endophthalmitis Model Eleftherios Mylonakis, Michael Engelbert, Xiang Qin, Costi D. Sifri, Barbara E. Murray, Frederick M. Ausubel, Michael S. Gilmore, and Stephen B. Calderwood Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4678-4681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diverse Bacteria Are Pathogens of Caenorhabditis elegans Carole Couillault and Jonathan J. Ewbank Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4705-4707; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Autonomous Expression of the slo Gene of the Bicistronic nga-slo Operon of Streptococcus pyogenes Dragutin J. Savic, William M. McShan, and Joseph J. Ferretti Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4754 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcript Heterogeneity of the p44 Multigene Family in a Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent Transmitted by Ticks Ning Zhi, Norio Ohashi, Tomoko Tajima, Jason Mott, Roger W. Stich, Debra Grover, Sam R. Telford III, Quan Lin, and Yasuko Rikihisa Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4754 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppression of Macrophage Activation with CNI-1493 Increases Survival in Infant Rats with Systemic Haemophilus influenzae Infection Carl Granert, Hana Abdalla, Lars Lindquist, Asim Diab, Moiz Bakhiet, Kevin J. Tracey, and Jan Andersson Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4754 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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The Nucleotide Sequence of Shiga Toxin (Stx) 2e-Encoding Phage P27 Is Not Related to Other Stx Phage Genomes, but the Modular Genetic Structure Is Conserved Jürgen Recktenwald and Herbert Schmidt Infect. Immun. August 2002 70: 4755 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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