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Infection and Immunity INFECTION AND IMMUNITY Volume 26 Contents for October 1979 Number 1 Bacterial and Mycotic Infections Chemotaxigenesis by Cell Surface Components of Staphylococcus aureus. DAVID J. SCHMELING,* PHILLIP K. PETERSON, DALE E. HAMMERSCHMIDT, YOUNGKI KIM, JAN VERHOEF, BRIAN J. WILKINSON, AND PAUL G. QUIE ... 57 Use of Ganglioside Affinity Filters to Identify Toxigenic Strains of Clostridium botulinum Types C and D. SIDNEY HAYES .150 Effects of Low Concentrations of Zinc on the Growth and Dimorphism of Candida albicans: Evidence for Zinc-Resistant and -Sensitive Pathways for Mycelium Formation. GLENN W. BEDELL AND DAVID R. SOLL* .348 Nature of the Fructan of Streptococcus mutans OMZ 176. ALICE J. CORRIGAN AND JOHN F. ROBYT* 387 Viral Infections Natural Killing of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1-Infected Target Cells: Normal Human Responses and Influence of Antiviral Antibody. CLARA CHING AND CARLOS LoPEZ* .49 Sites That Bind Polymerized Albumin on Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Particles: Detection by Radioimmunoassay. BENGT G. HANSSON* AND ROBERT H. PURCELL ......... 125 Behavior of Vaccine Revertants of Temperature-Sensitive Mutants of Influenza Virus in Ferret Tracheal Organ Culture. STEVEN R. MOSTOW,* JANET A. HOPKINS, AND PETER F. WRIGHT . 193 Hemagglutinin Mutants of Swine Influenza Virus Differing in Replication Charac- teristics in Their Natural Host. EDWIN D. KILBOURNE,* SANDY MCGREGOR, AND BERNARD C. EASTERDAY ......................................... 197 Surface Markers and Size of Lymphocytes in Human Umbilical Cord Blood Stim- ulated into Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis by Epstein-Barr Virus. J. Ro- BINSON,* A. FRANK, E. HENDERSON, J. SCHWEITZER, AND G. MILLER .225 Baculovirus Replication in a Mosquito (Dipteran) Cell Line. KENNETH E. SHER- MAN * AND ARTHUR H. MCINTOSH .232 Prevalence of Antibody to the Norwalk Virus in Various Counties. HARRY B. GREENBERG,* JOSE VALDESUSO, ALBERT Z. KAPIKIAN, ROBERT M. CHANOCK, RICHARD G. WYATT, WOLF SZUMUNESS, JAMES LARRICK, JONATHAN KAPLAN, ROBERT H. GILMAN, AND DAVID A. SACK .270 Live Victoria/75ts-l[E] Influenza A Virus Vaccines in Adult Volunteers: Role of Hemagglutinin Immunity in Protection Against Illness and Infection Caused by Influenza A Virus. R. GORDON DOUGLAS, JR., LEWIS J. MARKOFF, BRIAN R. MURPHY,* ROBERT M. CHANOCK, ROBERT F. BETTS, FREDERICK G. HAY- DEN, MYRON M. LEVINE, GILLIAN A. VAN BLERK, STEVEN B. SOTMAN, AND DAVID R. NALIN .... 274 Relationship of Genotype of Recombinants of Influenza A/Hong Kong/68-tsl[E] Virus Used as Live Virus Vaccines to Virulence in Humans. LEWIS J. MAR- KOFF, FRANCOISE THIERRY, BRIAN R. MURPHY,* AND ROBERT M. CHANOCK 280 Abortive Replication of Vaccinia Virus in Activated Rabbit Macrophages. NANCY A. BUCHMEIER, SYDNEY R. GEE, FREDERICK A. MURPHY, AND WILLIAM E. RAWLS* .328 Susceptibility of Inbred Mice to Chronic Central Nervous System Infection by Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus. HOWARD L. LIPTON* AND MAURO C. DAL CANTO ... ... 369 Continued on following page Continued from precedingpage Oral Microbiology and Immunology Colonization of the Cementum Surface of Teeth by Oral Gram-Negative Bacteria. ROGER A. CELESK, ROBERT M. MCCABE, AND JACK LONDON* ... 15 Effect of Oral Administration of Glucosyltransferase Antigens on Experimental Dental Caries. DANIEL J. SMITH,* MARTIN A. TAUBMAN, AND JEFFREY L. EBERSOLE ............................................................ 82 Fatty Acid Composition of Gliding Bacteria: Oral Isolates of Capnocytophaga Compared with Sporocytophaga. S. C. HOLT,* G. J. FORCIER, AND B. J. TAKACS .. ... ............ 298 Phospholipid Composition of Gliding Bacteria: Oral Isolates of Capnocytophaga Compared with Sporocytophaga. S. C. HOLT,* J. DOUNDOWLAKIS, AND B. J. TAKACS ... 305 Pathogenic Mechanisms, Ecology, and Epidemiology Suppression of Lymphocyte Response to Concanvalin A by Mucopolysaccharide Material from Treponema pallidum-Infected Rabbits. RUSSELL F. BEY,* RUSSELL G. JOHNSON, AND T. J. FITZGERALD ..... 64 Adherence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae to Glass Surfaces. JURGEN FELDNER, WOLFGANG BREDT,* AND SHMUEL RAZIN .. ....... ..... 70 Influence of Encapsulation on Phagocytosis of Pasteurella multocida by Bovine Neutrophils. SAMUEL K. MAHESWARAN* AND ELAINE S. THIES .. 76 Pathogenic Species of the Genus Haemophilus and Streptococcus pneumoniae Produce Immunoglobulin Al Protease. MOGENS KILIAN, JIRI MESTECKY, * AND RALPH E. SCHROHENLOHER .143 Macrophage Dysfunction After Burn Injury. LELAND D. LOOSE* AND JIRI TUR- INSKY ... 157 Isolation and Partial Characterization of Two Different Heat-Stable Enterotoxins Produced by Bovine and Porcine Strains of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. R. A. KAPITANY,* G. W. FORSYTH, A. SCOOT, S. F. MCKENZIE, AND R. W. WORTHINGTON .. 173 Bacterial Adherence to Pharyngeal Cells in Smokers, Nonsmokers, and Chronic Bronchitics. VICTOR FAINSTEIN* AND DANIEL M. MUSHER .178 Effect of Cholera Toxin on the Antiviral and Anticellular Activities of Human Leukocyte Interferon. AKIRA FUSE* AND TSUGUO KUWATA .235 Immunoglobulin Al Protease Production by Haemophilus influenzae and Strep- tococcus pneumoniae. CAROLYN J. MALE ............................... 254 Group B Streptococcal Type Ia Sepsis in Mice After Intranasal Inoculation and the Effect of Infection on Lungs. D. E. WENNERSTROM .. ............ 287 Binding of Lipoteichoic Acid of Group A Streptococci to Isolated Human Eryth- rocyte Membranes. THOMAS H. CHIANG, MICHAEL L. ALKAN, AND EDWIN H. BEACHEY* ... ....... 316 Relationship Between the Intestinal Permeability to Macromolecules and Invasion of Septicemia-Inducing Escherichia coli in Neonatal Piglets. HIDEO MUR- ATA,* HIDEYUKI YAGUCHI, AND SHIGEO NAMIOKA .339 Interaction of Nocardia asteroides at Different Phases of Growth with In Vitro- Maintained Macrophages Obtained from the Lungs of Normal and Immunized Rabbits. B. L. BEAMAN .......... 355 Attachment Pili from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Pathogenic for Humans. CARL F. DENEKE,* GRACE M. THORNE, AND SHERWOOD L. GORBACH .362 Significance of Abnormal Rabbit Ileal Histology in the Pathogenesis of Diarrhea. MARK DONOWITZ,* ALAN N. CHARNEY, RICHARD HYNES, SAMUEL B. FORMAL, AND HUGH COLLINS.. 380 Continued on followingpage Continued from precedingpage Immunology Experimental Cryptococcosis in Normal and B-Cell-Deficient Mice. D. P. MONGA, R. KUMAR,* L. N. MOHAPATRA, AND A. N. MALAVIYA .1 Depression ofContact Sensitivity by Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Induced Suppressor Cells Which Affect the Induction Phase of Immune-Response. C. GARZELLI,* V. COLIZZI, M. CAMPA, L. Bozzi, AND G. FALCONE ........................ 4 Human Neutrophil Migratory Function: Modulatory Effect of Interactions with Opsonized Particles. NEIL E. KAY, STEVEN D. DOUGLAS,* AND ROBERT D. NELSON .............................................................. 12 Elevated Adjuvanticity ofNon-Acid-Fast Mycobacteria. YOSHIKAZu KONDO* AND ToMOHIRo TOIDA ..................................................... 19 Inability of Passively Acquired Antibody to Protect Lambs Against Experimental Pasteurellosis. PETER W. WELLS, HELEN B. EVANS,* CHARLES BURRELLS, JAMES M. SHARP, NEIL J. L. GILMOUR, DENNIS A. THOMPSON, AND BERNARD RUSHTON ............................................................. 25 Reduction of Contact Sensitivity Reactions to Oxazolone in Mite-Infested Mice. HANS LALTOO AND LEON S. KIND* .... 30 Large-Scale Production and Physicochemical Characterization of Human Immune Interferon. M. P. LANGFORD, J. A. GEORGIADES, G. J. STANTON, F. DIANZANI, AND H. M. JOHNSON* .................................................. 36 Radioimmunoassay for Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide 0 Antigens: Influence of Antigen Solubility. ROBERT S. MUNFORD* AND CATHERINE L. HALL ................................................................. 42 Depression of Vaccinal Immunity to Marek's Disease by Infection with Reticulo- endotheliosis Virus. RICHARD L. WITTER,* Lucy F. LEE, LARRY D. BACON, AND EUGENE J. SMITH ........ 90 Requirements for Immunoglobulin and the Classical and Alternative Complement Pathways for Phagocytosis and Intracellular Killing of Multiple Strains of Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacilli. PHYLLIS LEIST-WELSH AND ANN B. BJORN- SON * 99 Protection Against Group B Meningococcal Disease: Evaluation of Serotype 2 Protein Vaccines in a Mouse Bacteremia Model. DONALD E. CRAVEN* AND CARL E. FRASCH ........................ ............................... 110 Passage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Compromised Mice. CHARLES D. Cox 118 Gamma-Irradiated Scrub Typhus Immunogens: Broad-Spectrum Immunity with Combinations of Rickettsial Strains. GEORGE H. G. EISENBERG, JR., AND JOSEPH V. OSTERMAN* ................................................. 131 Influence of Lipopolysaccharide on Graft Versus Host Reactivity of Lipopolysac- charide-Unresponsive C3H/HeJ Mice. PATRICIA A. RAMPY* AND JOHN W. JUTILA .................................... 137 Analysis of the Adhesion Step in the Herpes Simplex Virus Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity System. THOMAS J. ROMANO AND STEVEN L. SHORE* 163 Complement Activation in Acne Vulgaris: Consumption of Complement by Come- dones. GUY F. WEBSTER,* JAMES J. LEYDEN, AND ULF R. NILSSON ....... 183 Thymosin Restoration of Cellular Immunity to Blastomyces dermatitidis T-Cell- Depleted Mice. Ross E. LONGLEY AND GEORGE C. COZAD* .... ........... 187 Role of Environment in the Development of "Natural" Hemagglutinins in Minne- sota Miniature Swine. JAMES W. SCHEFFEL AND YOON BERM KIM* ... 202 Immunogenicity of Soluble Versus Cellular Glycerol Teichoic Acid. FRANK
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