Contents: September 2007, Volume 14, Issue 9        Microbial Immunology        Vaccine Research        Veterinary Immunology        Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology        Cellular Immunology, Antibodies, and Mediators Of Immunity Other Issues

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Microbial Immunology:

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Genotypic Analysis of Varicella-Zoster Virus and Its Seroprevalence in Finland Marjaleena Koskiniemi, Maija Lappalainen, D. Scott Schmid, Elena Rubtcova, and Vladimir N. Loparev Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1057-1061; published ahead of print July 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00348-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Measurement of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Serum and Culture Supernatant with a Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay E. Cook, X. Wang, N. Robiou, and B. C. Fries Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1094-1101; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00183-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cervicovaginal Levels of Lactoferrin, Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor, and RANTES and the Effects of Coexisting Vaginoses in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Seronegative Women with a High Risk of Heterosexual Acquisition of HIV Infection Richard M. Novak, Betty A. Donoval, Parrie J. Graham, Lucy A. Boksa, Gregory Spear, Ronald C. Hershow, Hua Yun Chen, and Alan Landay Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1102-1107; published ahead of print August 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00386-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dendritic Cell Function during Chronic Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection Zheng Fan, Xiao-Li Huang, Pawel Kalinski, Stephen Young, and Charles R. Rinaldo, Jr. Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1127-1137; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00141-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aggregating Phenotype in Lactobacillus crispatus Determines Intestinal Colonization and TLR2 and TLR4 Modulation in Murine Colonic Mucosa Sandra Voltan, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Marina Elli, Stefano Longo, Paola Brun, Renata D'Incà, Andrea Porzionato, Veronica Macchi, Giorgio Palù, Giacomo C. Sturniolo, Lorenzo Morelli, and Diego Martines Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1138-1148; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00079-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulins G, M, and A against Sporothrix schenckii Exoantigens in Patients with Sporotrichosis before and during Treatment with Itraconazole Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Monique Amorim Pimenta, Paulo Cezar F. Monteiro, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, and Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1149-1157; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00149-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PrimaTB STAT-PAK Assay, a Novel, Rapid Lateral-Flow Test for Tuberculosis in Nonhuman Primates Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Rena Greenwald, Javan Esfandiari, David Greenwald, Carol A. Nacy, Susan Gibson, Peter J. Didier, Marc Washington, Peter Szczerba, Sherri Motzel, Larry Handt, John M. Pollock, James McNair, Peter Andersen, Jan A. M. Langermans, Frank Verreck, Sean Ervin, Frank Ervin, and Candace McCombs Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1158-1164; published ahead of print July 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00230-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of Cross-Reactivity between Mycobacterium bovis and M. kansasii ESAT-6 and CFP-10 at the T-Cell Epitope Level H. Martin Vordermeier, Jemma Brown, Paul J. Cockle, Willeke P. J. Franken, Sandra M. Arend, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Keith Jahans, and R. Glyn Hewinson Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1203-1209; published ahead of print August 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00116-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution and Evolution of T-Cell Receptor Vß Repertoire on Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Newborn Infants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Mothers: Differential Display on CD4 and CD8 T Cells and Effect of HIV Infection William Borkowsky, Song-He Chen, and Ilana Belitskaya-Levy Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1215-1222; published ahead of print July 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00092-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of West Nile Virus-Specific Antibodies in Viremic Blood Donors Harry E. Prince, Leslie H. Tobler, Cindy Yeh, Nelly Gefter, Brian Custer, and Michael P. Busch Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1228-1230; published ahead of print July 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00233-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Vaccine Research:

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Immunogenicity and Safety of a Combination of Two Serogroup B Meningococcal Outer Membrane Vesicle Vaccines Synne Sandbu, Berit Feiring, Philipp Oster, Oddveig S. Helland, Hilde S. W. Bakke, Lisbeth M. Næss, Audun Aase, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, Anne-Cathrine Kristoffersen, Kjersti M. Rydland, Sandrine Tilman, Hanne Nøkleby, and Einar Rosenqvist Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1062-1069; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00094-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ex Vivo Monitoring of Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells after Recall Immunization with Tetanus Toxoid Catherine Barbey, Estelle Pradervand, Nathalie Barbier, and François Spertini Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1108-1116; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00004-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complex Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of West Nile Virus C, PreM, E, and NS1 Proteins Induces both Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses Jennifer Schepp-Berglind, Min Luo, Danher Wang, Jason A. Wicker, Nicholas U. Raja, Brian D. Hoel, David H. Holman, Alan D. T. Barrett, and John Y. Dong Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1117-1126; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00070-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Testing of Four Leishmania Vaccine Candidates in a Mouse Model of Infection with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, the Main Causative Agent of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the New World G. Salay, M. L. Dorta, N. M. Santos, R. A. Mortara, C. Brodskyn, C. I. Oliveira, C. L. Barbiéri, and M. M. Rodrigues Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1173-1181; published ahead of print July 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00060-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Antibodies to the O-Acetylated Pneumococcal Serotype 15B Capsular Polysaccharide Have Low Cross-Reactivities with Serotype 15C Gowrisankar Rajam, George M. Carlone, and Sandra Romero-Steiner Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1223-1227; published ahead of print July 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00184-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pestis CO92yopH Is a Potent Live, Attenuated Plague Vaccine Sarah S. Bubeck and Peter H. Dube Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1235-1238; published ahead of print July 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00137-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Immunization of Broiler Chickens against Clostridium perfringens-Induced Necrotic Enteritis R. R. Kulkarni, V. R. Parreira, S. Sharif, and J. F. Prescott Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1070-1077; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00162-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracellular ATP Is Cytotoxic to Mononuclear Phagocytes but Does Not Induce Killing of Intracellular Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Seng-Ryong Woo, Raúl G. Barletta, and Charles J. Czuprynski Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1078-1083; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00166-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay To Reveal Mycoplasma agassizii Exposure: a Valuable Tool in the Management of Environmentally Sensitive Tortoise Populations Lori D. Wendland, Laurie A. Zacher, Paul A. Klein, Daniel R. Brown, Dina Demcovitz, Ramon Littell, and Mary B. Brown Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1190-1195; published ahead of print July 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00108-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Five Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays and an Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Test for Detection of Antibodies to Small Ruminant Lentiviruses J. Brinkhof and C. van Maanen Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1210-1214; published ahead of print July 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00282-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology:

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Validation of a Microsphere-Based Immunoassay for Detection of Anti-West Nile Virus and Anti-St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Immunoglobulin M Antibodies Alison J. Johnson, Ronald C. Cheshier, Giorgio Cosentino, Heather P. Masri, Valerie Mock, Rebecca Oesterle, Robert S. Lanciotti, Denise A. Martin, Amanda J. Panella, Olga Kosoy, and Brad J. Biggerstaff Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1084-1093; published ahead of print July 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00115-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Feasibility of a Multiplex Flow Cytometric Bead Immunoassay for Detection of Anti-Epoetin Alfa Antibodies John Ferbas, John Thomas, John Hodgson, Amitabh Gaur, Nicole Casadevall, and Steven J. Swanson Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1165-1172; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00157-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Recombinant Nucleoprotein-Based Diagnostic Systems for Lassa Fever Masayuki Saijo, Marie-Claude Georges-Courbot, Philippe Marianneau, Victor Romanowski, Shuetsu Fukushi, Tetsuya Mizutani, Alain-Jean Georges, Takeshi Kurata, Ichiro Kurane, and Shigeru Morikawa Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1182-1189; published ahead of print July 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00101-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-16-Kilodalton Mycobacterial Protein Immunoglobulin M Levels in Healthy but Purified Protein Derivative-Reactive Children Decrease after Chemoprophylaxis Guido Sireci, Francesco Dieli, Diana Di Liberto, Simona Buccheri, Marco Pio La Manna, Francesco Scarpa, Pasquale Macaluso, Amelia Romano, Lucina Titone, Paola Di Carlo, Mahavir Singh, Jurayi Ivanyi, and Alfredo Salerno Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1231-1234; published ahead of print July 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00057-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Follow-Up Study of Tuberculosis-Exposed Supermarket Customers with Negative Tuberculin Skin Test Results in Association with Positive Gamma Interferon Release Assay Results Willeke P. J. Franken, Ben F. P. J. Koster, Ailko W. J. Bossink, Steven F. T. Thijsen, John J. M. Bouwman, Jaap T. van Dissel, and Sandra M. Arend Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1239-1241; published ahead of print July 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00185-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quality Assurance Program for Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Cryopreservation Adriana Weinberg, Raul Louzao, Marisa M. Mussi-Pinhata, Maria L. S. Cruz, Jorge A. Pinto, Maria F. Huff, Andrea C. de Castro, Maria C. Sucupira, and Thomas N. Denny Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1242-1244; published ahead of print July 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00187-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Four Whole-Cell Leptospira-Based Serological Tests for Diagnosis of Urban Leptospirosis Alan J. A. McBride, Balbino L. Santos, Adriano Queiroz, Andréia C. Santos, Rudy A. Hartskeerl, Mitermayer G. Reis, and Albert I. Ko Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1245-1248; published ahead of print July 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00217-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology, Antibodies, and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) gag Antigen-Specific T-Helper and Granule-Dependent CD8 T-Cell Activities in Exposed but Uninfected Heterosexual Partners of HIV Type 1-Infected Individuals in North India Suresh Pallikkuth, Ajay Wanchu, Archana Bhatnagar, Ravinder Kaur Sachdeva, and Meera Sharma Clin. Vaccine Immunol. September 2007 14: 1196-1202; published ahead of print July 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00488-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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