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Minireviews:

Patrick L. Wagner and Matthew K. Waldor

Bacteriophage Control of Bacterial Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 3985-3993. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

Mary Ann McDowell, Mary Marovich, Rosalia Lira, Michael Braun, and David Sacks

Leishmania Priming of Human Dendritic Cells for CD40 Ligand-Induced Interleukin-12p70 Secretion Is Strain and Species Dependent
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 3994-4001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akio Kuroda, Ryuichi Uchikawa, Shinji Matsuda, Minoru Yamada, Tatsuya Tegoshi, and Naoki Arizono

Up-Regulation of Fas (CD95) and Induction of Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Nematode-Derived Molecules
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4002-4008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. van Zandbergen, N. Hermann, H. Laufs, W. Solbach, and T. Laskay

Leishmania Promastigotes Release a Granulocyte Chemotactic Factor and Induce Interleukin-8 Release but Inhibit Gamma Interferon-Inducible Protein 10 Production by Neutrophil Granulocytes
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4177-4184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Talvani, F. S. Machado, G. C. Santana, A. Klein, L. Barcelos, J. S. Silva, and M. M. Teixeira

Leukotriene B₄ Induces Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Murine Macrophages and Mediates Resistance to Infection
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4247-4253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Poulain, C. Slomianny, T. Jouault, J. M. Gomez, and P. A. Trinel

Contribution of Phospholipomannan to the Surface Expression of ß-1,2-Oligomannosides in Candida albicans and Its Presence in Cell Wall Extracts
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4323-4328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Protection of Rhesus Macaques against Lethal Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria by a Heterologous DNA Priming and Poxvirus Boosting Immunization Regimen
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4329-4335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Mattana, V. Cappai, L. Alberti, C. Serra, P. L. Fiori, and P. Cappuccinelli

ADP and Other Metabolites Released from Acanthamoeba castellanii Lead to Human Monocytic Cell Death through Apoptosis and Stimulate the Secretion of Proinflammatory Cytokines
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4424-4432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Augsten, Claudia Hübner, Monika Nguyen, Waldemar Künkel, Albert Härtl, and Raimund Eck

Defective Hyphal Induction of a Candida albicans Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase Null Mutant on Solid Media Does Not Lead to Decreased Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4462-4470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clemens H. M. Kocken, Chrislaine Withers-Martinez, Martin A. Dubbeld, Annemarie van der Wel, Fiona Hackett, Michael J. Blackman, and Alan W. Thomas

High-Level Expression of the Malaria Blood-Stage Vaccine Candidate Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 and Induction of Antibodies That Inhibit Erythrocyte Invasion
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4471-4476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mauro Delorenzi, Adrienne Sexton, Hosam Shams-Eldin, Ralph T. Schwarz, Terry Speed, and Louis Schofield

Genes for Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Toxin Biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4510-4522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prema Robinson, A. Clinton White, Dorothy E. Lewis, John Thornby, Elliott David, and Joel Weinstock

Sequential Expression of the Neuropeptides Substance P and Somatostatin in Granulomas Associated with Murine Cysticercosis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4534-4538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Morehead, I. Coppens, and N. W. Andrews

Opsonization Modulates Rac-1 Activation during Cell Entry by Leishmania amazonensis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4571-4580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muna Qadoumi, Inge Becker, Norbert Donhauser, Martin Röllinghoff, and Christian Bogdan

Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Skin Lesions of Patients with American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4638-4642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebeca Manning-Cela, Antonio González, and John Swindle

Alternative Splicing of LYT1 Transcripts in Trypanosoma cruzi
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4726-4728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel A. Burt, Vikki M. Marshall, Jamie Wagglen, Fleur R. Rodda, Danielle Senyschen, Tracey M. Baldwin, Lynn A. Buckingham, and Simon J. Foote

Mice That Are Congenic for the char2 Locus Are Susceptible to Malaria
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4750-4753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

Marcela F. Pasetti, Rosangela Salerno-Gonçalves, and Marcelo B. Sztein

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Live Vector Vaccines Delivered Intranasally Elicit Regional and Systemic Specific CD8⁺ Major Histocompatibility Class I-Restricted Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4009-4018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Claire Wright, Jeannette N. Williams, Myron Christodoulides, and John E. Heckels

Immunization with the Recombinant PorB Outer Membrane Protein Induces a Bactericidal Immune Response against Neisseria meningitidis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4028-4034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jianhui Zhou, Kathleen R. Lottenbach, Stephen J. Barenkamp, Alexander H. Lucas, and Donald C. Reason

Recurrent Variable Region Gene Usage and Somatic Mutation in the Human Antibody Response to the Capsular Polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 23F
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4083-4091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvie Alonso, Nathalie Reveneau, Kévin Pethe, and Camille Locht

Eighty-Kilodalton N-Terminal Moiety of Bordetella pertussis Filamentous Hemagglutinin: Adherence, Immunogenicity, and Protective Role
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4142-4147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole Reiche, Andreas Jung, Thomas Brabletz, Tanja Vater, Thomas Kirchner, and Gerhard Faller

Generation and Characterization of Human Monoclonal scFv Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori Antigens
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4158-4164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4215-4225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marisa I. Gómez, Daniel O. Sordelli, Fernanda R. Buzzola, and Verónica E. García

Induction of Cell-Mediated Immunity to Staphylococcus aureus in the Mouse Mammary Gland by Local Immunization with a Live Attenuated Mutant
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4254-4260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Pascual, Theresa Trunkle, and Jamie Sura

Fimbriated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Abates Initial Inflammatory Responses by Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4273-4281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

De-Qi Xu, John O. Cisar, Nicholas Ambulos, Jr., Donald H. Burr, and Dennis J. Kopecko

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4414-4423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jon B. Bruss and George R. Siber

Quantitative Priming with Inactivated Pertussis Toxoid Vaccine in the Aerosol Challenge Model
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4600-4608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Raghavan, A.-M. Svennerholm, and J. Holmgren

Effects of Oral Vaccination and Immunomodulation by Cholera Toxin on Experimental Helicobacter pylori Infection, Reinfection, and Gastritis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4621-4627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanne Turner, Anthony A. Frank, and Ian M. Orme

Old Mice Express a Transient Early Resistance to Pulmonary Tuberculosis That Is Mediated by CD8 T Cells
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4628-4637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rhonda Larkin, Christopher D. Benjamin, Yen-Ming Hsu, Qing Li, Lynn Zukowski, and Richard F. Silver

CD40 Ligand (CD154) Does Not Contribute to Lymphocyte-Mediated Inhibition of Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Human Monocytes
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4716-4720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Host Response and Inflammation:

Roxana E. Rojas, Martha Torres, Jean-Jacques Fournié, Clifford V. Harding, and W. Henry Boom

Phosphoantigen Presentation by Macrophages to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Reactive V9V2⁺ T Cells: Modulation by Chloroquine
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4019-4027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myron Christodoulides, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Kris A. Partridge, Davindaur Kaur, Mark I. Fowler, Roy O. Weller, and John E. Heckels

Interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with Human Meningeal Cells Induces the Secretion of a Distinct Group of Chemotactic, Proinflammatory, and Growth-Factor Cytokines
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4035-4044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sen Rong Yan, Walla Al-Hertani, David Byers, and Robert Bortolussi

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4068-4074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy A. Gasper, Cynthia C. Petty, Laura W. Schrum, Ian Marriott, and Kenneth L. Bost

Bacterium-Induced CXCL10 Secretion by Osteoblasts Can Be Mediated in Part through Toll-Like Receptor 4
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4075-4082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hyung-Yong Kim and Yasuko Rikihisa

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4132-4141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John V. McDowell, Shian-Ying Sung, Linden T. Hu, and Richard T. Marconi

Evidence That the Variable Regions of the Central Domain of VlsE Are Antigenic during Infection with Lyme Disease Spirochetes
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4196-4203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Leite, S. O'Brien, M. J. Sylte, T. Page, D. Atapattu, and C. J. Czuprynski

Inflammatory Cytokines Enhance the Interaction of Mannheimia haemolytica Leukotoxin with Bovine Peripheral Blood Neutrophils In Vitro
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4336-4343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samir Q. Latifi, Mary Ann O'Riordan, and Alan D. Levine

Interleukin-10 Controls the Onset of Irreversible Septic Shock
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4441-4446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alissa A. Chackerian, Jennifer M. Alt, Thushara V. Perera, Christopher C. Dascher, and Samuel M. Behar

Dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Influenced by Host Factors and Precedes the Initiation of T-Cell Immunity
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4501-4509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Innocenti, A.-C. Thoreson, R. L. Ferrero, E. Strömberg, I. Bölin, L. Eriksson, A.-M. Svennerholm, and M. Quiding-Järbrink

Helicobacter pylori-Induced Activation of Human Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4581-4590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin O. Kisich, Michael Higgins, Gill Diamond, and Leonid Heifets

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Stimulates Killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Human Neutrophils
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4591-4599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuxuan Jin, Lone Dons, Krister Kristensson, and Martin E. Rottenberg

Colony-Stimulating Factor 1-Dependent Cells Protect against Systemic Infection with Listeria monocytogenes but Facilitate Neuroinvasion
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4682-4686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clara Ameixa and Jon S. Friedland

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4743-4746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Pathogenesis:

Elena Rydkina, Abha Sahni, David J. Silverman, and Sanjeev K. Sahni

Rickettsia rickettsii Infection of Cultured Human Endothelial Cells Induces Heme Oxygenase 1 Expression
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4045-4052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Lerm, Marius Pop, Gerhard Fritz, Klaus Aktories, and Gudula Schmidt

Proteasomal Degradation of Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1-Activated Rac
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4053-4058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian Stevenson and Kelly Babb

LuxS-Mediated Quorum Sensing in Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Spirochete
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4099-4105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumi Maeda, Masahiko Makino, Dean C. Crick, Sebabrata Mahapatra, Sopa Srisungnam, Takemasa Takii, Yoshiko Kashiwabara, and Patrick J. Brennan

Novel 33-Kilodalton Lipoprotein from Mycobacterium leprae
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4106-4111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Plasma Membrane Cholesterol Modulates Cellular Vacuolation Induced by the Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Cytotoxin
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4112-4123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neio Boechat, Béatrice Lagier-Roger, Stéphanie Petit, Yann Bordat, Jean Rauzier, Allan J. Hance, Brigitte Gicquel, and Jean-Marc Reyrat

Disruption of the Gene Homologous to Mammalian Nramp1 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Does Not Affect Virulence in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4124-4131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Phenotypes of a Naturally Defective recB Allele in Neisseria meningitidis Clinical Isolates
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4185-4195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander G. Bobrov, Valerie A. Geoffroy, and Robert D. Perry

Yersiniabactin Production Requires the Thioesterase Domain of HMWP2 and YbtD, a Putative Phosphopantetheinylate Transferase
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4204-4214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Karlsson and Staffan Arvidson

Variation in Extracellular Protease Production among Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Due to Different Levels of Expression of the Protease Repressor sarA
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4239-4246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuaki Miyamoto, Ganes Chakrabarti, Yosiharu Morino, and Bruce A. McClane

Organization of the Plasmid cpe Locus in Clostridium perfringens Type A Isolates
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4261-4272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louise D. Teel, Angela R. Melton-Celsa, Clare K. Schmitt, and Alison D. O'Brien

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4282-4291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Bernier, Pierre Gounon, and Chantal Le Bouguénec

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4302-4311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Pia Conte, Gloria Petrone, Assunta Maria Di Biase, Catia Longhi, Michela Penta, Antonella Tinari, Fabiana Superti, Giulia Fabozzi, Paolo Visca, and Lucilla Seganti

Effect of Acid Adaptation on the Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in THP-1 Human Macrophages Activated by Gamma Interferon
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4369-4378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. J. Runyen-Janecky and S. M. Payne

Identification of Chromosomal Shigella flexneri Genes Induced by the Eukaryotic Intracellular Environment
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4379-4388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeremy S. Brown, Sarah M. Gilliland, Javier Ruiz-Albert, and David W. Holden

Characterization of Pit, a Streptococcus pneumoniae Iron Uptake ABC Transporter
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4389-4398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tânia M. Stevanin, Robert K. Poole, Eric A. G. Demoncheaux, and Robert C. Read

Flavohemoglobin Hmp Protects Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium from Nitric Oxide-Related Killing by Human Macrophages
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4399-4405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gábor Nagy, Ulrich Dobrindt, György Schneider, A. Salam Khan, Jörg Hacker, and Levente Emödy

Loss of Regulatory Protein RfaH Attenuates Virulence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4406-4413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomás Maira-Litrán, Andrea Kropec, C. Abeygunawardana, Joseph Joyce, George Mark III, Donald A. Goldmann, and Gerald B. Pier

Immunochemical Properties of the Staphylococcal Poly-N-Acetylglucosamine Surface Polysaccharide
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4433-4440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David P. J. Turner, Karl G. Wooldridge, and Dlawer A. A. Ala'Aldeen

Autotransported Serine Protease A of Neisseria meningitidis: an Immunogenic, Surface-Exposed Outer Membrane, and Secreted Protein
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4447-4461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vibha Chauhan and Rakesh Bhatnagar

Identification of Amino Acid Residues of Anthrax Protective Antigen Involved in Binding with Lethal Factor
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4477-4484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Structure-Function Analysis of Decay-Accelerating Factor: Identification of Residues Important for Binding of the Escherichia coli Dr Adhesin and Complement Regulation
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4485-4493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benfang Lei, Laura M. Smoot, Heather M. Menning, Jovanka M. Voyich, Subbarao V. Kala, Frank R. Deleo, Sean D. Reid, and James M. Musser

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Heme-Associated Cell Surface Protein Made by Streptococcus pyogenes
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4494-4500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melanie M. Pearson, Eric R. Lafontaine, Nikki J. Wagner, Joseph W. St. Geme III, and Eric J. Hansen

A hag Mutant of Moraxella catarrhalis Strain O35E Is Deficient in Hemagglutination, Autoagglutination, and Immunoglobulin D-Binding Activities
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4523-4533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debra M. Guyer, Suzana Radulovic, Faye-Ellen Jones, and Harry L. T. Mobley

Sat, the Secreted Autotransporter Toxin of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Is a Vacuolating Cytotoxin for Bladder and Kidney Epithelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4539-4546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra I. Resto-Ruiz, Michael Schmiederer, Debra Sweger, Catherine Newton, Thomas W. Klein, Herman Friedman, and Burt E. Anderson

Induction of a Potential Paracrine Angiogenic Loop between Human THP-1 Macrophages and Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells during Bartonella henselae Infection
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4564-4570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjeevkumar Narayanan, George C. Stewart, M. M. Chengappa, Lloyd Willard, Wilma Shuman, Melinda Wilkerson, and T. G. Nagaraja

Fusobacterium necrophorum Leukotoxin Induces Activation and Apoptosis of Bovine Leukocytes
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4609-4620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noriyuki Nagano, Yukiko Nagano, and Fumiaki Taguchi

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4643-4649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Orientia tsutsugamushi Inhibits Apoptosis of Macrophages by Retarding Intracellular Calcium Release
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4692-4696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley D. Jett and Michael S. Gilmore

Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by Human Corneal Epithelial Cells: Role of Bacterial Fibronectin-Binding Protein and Host Cell Factors
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4697-4700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmet Unver, Yasuko Rikihisa, Roger W. Stich, Norio Ohashi, and Suleyman Felek

The omp-1 Major Outer Membrane Multigene Family of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Is Differentially Expressed in Canine and Tick Hosts
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4701-4704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wen Chen, Robert J. Palmer, and Howard K. Kuramitsu

Role of Polyphosphate Kinase in Biofilm Formation by Porphyromonas gingivalis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4708-4715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susana Campoy, Mónica Jara, Núria Busquets, Ana M. Pérez de Rozas, Ignacio Badiola, and Jordi Barbé

Role of the High-Affinity Zinc Uptake znuABC System in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4721-4725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Maroncle, Damien Balestrino, Chantal Rich, and Christiane Forestier

Identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae Genes Involved in Intestinal Colonization and Adhesion Using Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4729-4734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amit Sarkar, Ranjan K. Nandy, G. Balakrish Nair, and Asoke C. Ghose

Vibrio Pathogenicity Island and Cholera Toxin Genetic Element-Associated Virulence Genes and Their Expression in Non-O1 Non-O139 Strains of Vibrio cholerae
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4735-4742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akitoyo Hotta, Midori Kawamura, Ho To, Masako Andoh, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hideto Fukushi, and Katsuya Hirai

Phase Variation Analysis of Coxiella burnetii during Serial Passage in Cell Culture by Use of Monoclonal Antibodies
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4747-4749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Genomics:

M. E. Sebert, L. M. Palmer, M. Rosenberg, and J. N. Weiser

Microarray-Based Identification of htrA, a Streptococcus pneumoniae Gene That Is Regulated by the CiaRH Two-Component System and Contributes to Nasopharyngeal Colonization
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4059-4067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brett D. Shepard and Michael S. Gilmore

Differential Expression of Virulence-Related Genes in Enterococcus faecalis in Response to Biological Cues in Serum and Urine
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4344-4352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

Kazuyoshi Kawahara, Hiroko Tsukano, Haruo Watanabe, Buko Lindner, and Motohiro Matsuura

Modification of the Structure and Activity of Lipid A in Yersinia pestis Lipopolysaccharide by Growth Temperature
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4092-4098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadine Grosdent, Isabelle Maridonneau-Parini, Marie-Paule Sory, and Guy R. Cornelis

Role of Yops and Adhesins in Resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica to Phagocytosis
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4165-4176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mariela Segura and Marcelo Gottschalk

Streptococcus suis Interactions with the Murine Macrophage Cell Line J774: Adhesion and Cytotoxicity
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4312-4322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Wichroski, Jody A. Melton, Carolyn G. Donahue, Rodney K. Tweten, and Gary E. Ward

Clostridium septicum Alpha-Toxin Is Active against the Parasitic Protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and Targets Members of the SAG Family of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Surface Proteins
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4353-4361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nemani V. Prasadarao

Identification of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Protein A Receptor on Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4556-4563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra J. Wadsworth and Howard Goldfine

Mobilization of Protein Kinase C in Macrophages Induced by Listeria monocytogenes Affects Its Internalization and Escape from the Phagosome
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4650-4660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Edward Swords, Deborah L. Chance, Leah A. Cohn, Jianqiang Shao, Michael A. Apicella, and Arnold L. Smith

Acylation of the Lipooligosaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae and Colonization: an htrB Mutation Diminishes the Colonization of Human Airway Epithelial Cells
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4661-4668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joyce C. Y. Ching, Nicola L. Jones, Peter J. M. Ceponis, Mohamed A. Karmali, and Philip M. Sherman

Escherichia coli Shiga-Like Toxins Induce Apoptosis and Cleavage of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase via In Vitro Activation of Caspases
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4669-4677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefan Moese, Matthias Selbach, Thomas F. Meyer, and Steffen Backert

cag⁺ Helicobacter pylori Induces Homotypic Aggregation of Macrophage-Like Cells by Up-Regulation and Recruitment of Intracellular Adhesion Molecule 1 to the Cell Surface
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4687-4691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Infections:

João A. Pedras-Vasconcelos, Yvan Chapdelaine, Renu Dudani, Henk van Faassen, Dean K. Smith, and Subash Sad

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4148-4157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erjian Wang, Marie Simard, Nathalie Ouellet, Yves Bergeron, Denis Beauchamp, and Michel G. Bergeron

Pathogenesis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Cyclophosphamide-Induced Leukopenia in Mice
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4226-4238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. H. Tong, I. Grants, X. Liu, and T. F. DeMaria

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4292-4301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. J. Fitzhenry, S. Reece, L. R. Trabulsi, R. Heuschkel, S. Murch, M. Thomson, G. Frankel, and A. D. Phillips

Tissue Tropism of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Belonging to the O55 Serogroup
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4362-4368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ute Schwab, Margaret Leigh, Carla Ribeiro, James Yankaskas, Kimberly Burns, Peter Gilligan, Pamela Sokol, and Richard Boucher

Patterns of Epithelial Cell Invasion by Different Species of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Well-Differentiated Human Airway Epithelia
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4547-4555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eleftherios Mylonakis, Michael Engelbert, Xiang Qin, Costi D. Sifri, Barbara E. Murray, Frederick M. Ausubel, Michael S. Gilmore, and Stephen B. Calderwood

The Enterococcus faecalis fsrB Gene, a Key Component of the fsr Quorum-Sensing System, Is Associated with Virulence in the Rabbit Endophthalmitis Model
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4678-4681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carole Couillault and Jonathan J. Ewbank

Diverse Bacteria Are Pathogens of Caenorhabditis elegans
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4705-4707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Dragutin J. Savic, William M. McShan, and Joseph J. Ferretti

Autonomous Expression of the slo Gene of the Bicistronic nga-slo Operon of Streptococcus pyogenes
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4754. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ning Zhi, Norio Ohashi, Tomoko Tajima, Jason Mott, Roger W. Stich, Debra Grover, Sam R. Telford III, Quan Lin, and Yasuko Rikihisa

Transcript Heterogeneity of the p44 Multigene Family in a Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent Transmitted by Ticks
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4754. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carl Granert, Hana Abdalla, Lars Lindquist, Asim Diab, Moiz Bakhiet, Kevin J. Tracey, and Jan Andersson

Suppression of Macrophage Activation with CNI-1493 Increases Survival in Infant Rats with Systemic Haemophilus influenzae Infection
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4754. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author's Correction:

Jürgen Recktenwald and Herbert Schmidt

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
Infect. Immun. 2002 70: 4755. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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