Microbiology & Immunology: 1999-2000

Gao, J.X., J. Zhang, C. Awaraji, M. Bhatia, A. Jevnikar, B. Singh, D. Bell, and T.L. Delovitch. 2000. Preferential Proliferation and Differentiation of Double-Positive Thymocytes into CD8(+) Single-Positive Thymocytes in a Novel Cell Culture Medium. Cellular Immunology 202 (1): 41-53.

Gallacher, L., B. Murdoch, D.M. Wu, F.N. Karanu, M. Keeney, and M. Bhatia. 2000. Isolation and characterization of human CD34(-)Lin(-) and CD34(+)Lin(-) hematopoietic stem cells using cell surface markers AC133 and CD7. Blood 95 (9): 2813-2820.

Gao, J.X., J. Zhang, C. Awaraji, M. Bhatia, A. Jevnikar, B. Singh, D. Bell, and T.L. Delovitch. 2000. Preferential Proliferation and Differentiation of Double-Positive Thymocytes into CD8(+) Single-Positive Thymocytes in a Novel Cell Culture Medium. Cellular Immunology 202 (1): 41-53.

Herndona, B.L., H. Bialkowska-Hobrzanska, and L. Dall. 2000. Molecular characterization and LD(50) identify virulent isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis from adult sepsis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 36 (2): 75-80.

Habash, M.B., H.C. Van der Mei, H.J. Busscher, and G. Reid . 1999. The effect of water, ascorbic acid, and cranberry derived supplementation on human urine and uropathogen adhesion to silicone rubber. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 45 (8): 691-694.

Reid, G., C. Heinemann, M. Velraeds, H.C. van der Mei, and H.J. Busscher. 1999. Biosurfactants produced by Lactobacillus. Methods In Enzymology 310: 426-433.

Chung, E., J.E. Aldom, R.A. Carreno, A.H. Chagla, M. Kostrzynska, H. Lee, G. Palmateer, J.T. Trevors, S. Unger, R. Xu, and S.A. De Grandis . 1999. PCR-based quantitation of Cryptosporidium parvum in municipal water samples. Journal of Microbiological Methods 38 (1-2): 119-130.

Bergerot, I., G.A. Arreaza, M.J. Cameron, M.D. Burdick, R.M. Strieter, S.W. Chensue, S. Chakrabarti, and T.L. Delovitch. 1999. Insulin B-chain reactive CD4+ regulatory T-cells induced by oral insulin treatment protect from type 1 diabetes by blocking the cytokine secretion and pancreatic infiltration of diabetogenic effector T-cells. Diabetes 48 (9): 1720-1729.

Cameron, M.D., E.E. Schmidt, N. Kerkvliet, K.V. Nadkarni, V.L. Morris, A.C. Groom, A.F. Chambers, and I.C. MacDonald. 2000. Temporal progression of metastasis in lung: cell survival, dormancy, and location dependence of metastatic inefficiency. Cancer Research 60 (9): 2541-2546.

Chambers, A.F., I.C. MacDonald, E.E. Schmidt, V.L. Morris, and A.C. Groom. 2000. Clinical targets for anti-metastasis therapy. Advances In Cancer Research 79: 91-121.

Groom, A.C., I.C. MacDonald, E.E. Schmidt, V.L. Morris, and A.F. Chambers. 1999. Tumour metastasis to the liver, and the roles of proteinases and adhesion molecules: new concepts from in vivo videomicroscopy. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 13 (9): 733-743.

Fehlner-Gardiner, C.C., H. Cao, L. Jackson-Boeters, T. Nakamura, B.E. Elliott, S. Uniyal, and B.M. Chan. 1999. Characterization of a functional relationship between hepatocyte growth factor and mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells. Differentiation 65 (1): 27-42.

Hangan-Steinman, D., W.C. Ho, P. Shenoy, B.M. Chan, and V.L. Morris. 1999. Differences in phosphatase modulation of a4ß1 and a5ß1 integrin-mediated adhesion and migration of B16F1 cells. Biochemistry and Cell Biology 77 (5): 409-420.

Holmes, K.D., A.K. Cassam, B.M. Chan, A.A. Peters, L.C. Weaver, and G.A. Dekaban. 2000. A multi-mutant herpes simplex virus vector has minimal cytotoxic effects on the distribution of filamentous actin, alpha-actinin 2 and a glutamate receptor in differentiated PC12 cells. Journal of Neurovirology 6 (1): 33-45.

Pickering, J.G., L.H. Chow, S. Li, K.A. Rogers, E.F. Rocnik, R. Zhong, and B.M. Chan. 2000. a5ß1 integrin expression and luminal edge fibronectin matrix assembly by smooth muscle cells after arterial injury. American Journal of Pathology 156 (2): 453-465.

Probstmeier, R., M. Michels, T. Franz, B.M. Chan, and P. Pesheva. 1999. Tenascin-R interferes with integrin-dependent oligodendrocyte precursor cell adhesion by a ganglioside-mediated signalling mechanism. European Journal of Neuroscience 11 (7): 2474-2488.

Chaturvedi, P., B. Agrawal, M. Zechel, E. Lee-Chan, and B. Singh. 2000. A self MHC class II beta-chain peptide prevents diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice [In Process Citation]. Journal of Immunology 164 (12): 6610-6620.

Chaturvedi, P., R. Hengeveld, M.A. Zechel, E. Lee-Chan, and B. Singh. 2000. The functional role of class II-associated invariant chain peptide (CLIP) in its ability to variably modulate immune responses. International Immunology 12 (6): 757-765.

Baijal-Gupta, M., M.W. Clarke, M.A. Finkelman, C.M. McLachlin, and V.K. Han. 2000. Prostatic secretory protein (PSP94) expression in human female reproductive tissues, breast and in endometrial cancer cell lines. Journal of Endocrinology 165 (2): 425-433.

Arp, J., B. Rovinski, S. Sambhara, J. Tartaglia, and G.A. Dekaban. 1999. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes response dynamics after prime-boost vaccine regimens with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 canarypox and pseudovirions. Viral Immunology 12 (4): 281-296.

Holmes, K.D., A.K. Cassam, B.M. Chan, A.A. Peters, L.C. Weaver, and G.A. Dekaban. 2000. A multi-mutant herpes simplex virus vector has minimal cytotoxic effects on the distribution of filamentous actin, alpha-actinin 2 and a glutamate receptor in differentiated PC12 cells. Journal of Neurovirology 6 (1): 33-45.

Peters, A.A., M.B. Coulthart, J.J. Oger, D.J. Waters, K.A. Crandall, A.A. Baumgartner, R.H. Ward, and G.A. Dekaban. 2000. HTLV type I/II in British Columbia Amerindians: a seroprevalence study and sequence characterization of an HTLV type IIa isolate. Aids Research and Human Retroviruses 16 (9): 883-892.

Peters, A.A., J.J. Oger, M.B. Coulthart, D.J. Waters, H.J. Cummings, and G.A. Dekaban. 1999. An apparent case of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II)-associated neurological disease: a clinical, molecular, and phylogenetic characterisation. Journal of Clinical Virology 14 (1): 37-50.

Bergerot, I., G.A. Arreaza, M.J. Cameron, M.D. Burdick, R.M. Strieter, S.W. Chensue, S. Chakrabarti, and T.L. Delovitch. 1999. Insulin B-chain reactive CD4+ regulatory T-cells induced by oral insulin treatment protect from type 1 diabetes by blocking the cytokine secretion and pancreatic infiltration of diabetogenic effector T-cells. Diabetes 48 (9): 1720-1729.

Gao, J.X., J. Zhang, C. Awaraji, M. Bhatia, A. Jevnikar, B. Singh, D. Bell, and T.L. Delovitch. 2000. Preferential Proliferation and Differentiation of Double-Positive Thymocytes into CD8(+) Single-Positive Thymocytes in a Novel Cell Culture Medium. Cellular Immunology 202 (1): 41-53.

Salojin, K.V., J. Zhang, and T.L. Delovitch. 1999. TCR and CD28 are coupled via ZAP-70 to the activation of the Vav/Rac-1-/PAK-1/p38 MAPK signaling pathway. Journal of Immunology 163 (2): 844-853.

Salojin, K.V., J. Zhang, C. Meagher, and T.L. Delovitch. 2000. ZAP-70 is essential for the T cell antigen receptor-induced plasma membrane targeting of SOS and Vav in T cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 275 (8): 5966-5975.

Zhang, J., J.X. Gao, K. Salojin, Q. Shao, M. Grattan, C. Meagher, D.W. Laird, and T.L. Delovitch. 2000. Regulation of fas ligand expression during activation-induced cell death in T cells by p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase. Journal of Experimental Medicine 191 (6): 1017-1030.

Sadlish, H., R.C. Murray, F.M. Williams, and W.F. Flintoff . 2000. Mutations in the reduced-folate carrier affect protein localization and stability. Biochemical Journal 346 (Pt 2): 509-518.

Saini, L.S., S.B. Galsworthy, M.A. John, and M.A. Valvano. 1999. Intracellular survival of Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in the presence of macrophage cell activation. Microbiology 145 (Pt 12): 3465-3475.

Gijzen, M., S.S. Miller, L.A. Bowman, A.K. Batchelor, K. Boutilier, and B.L. Miki. 1999. Localization of peroxidase mRNAs in soybean seeds by in situ hybridization. Plant Molecular Biology 41 (1): 57-63.

Gijzen, M., S.S. Miller, K. Kuflu, R.I. Buzzell, and B.L. Miki. 1999. Hydrophobic protein synthesized in the pod endocarp adheres to the seed surface. Plant Physiology 120 (4): 951-959.

Qutob, D., P.T. Hraber, B.W. Sobral, and M. Gijzen. 2000. Comparative analysis of expressed sequences in phytophthora sojae. Plant Physiology 123 (1): 243-254.

Richman, A.S., M. Gijzen, A.N. Starratt, Z. Yang, and J.E. Brandle. 1999. Diterpene synthesis in Stevia rebaudiana: recruitment and up-regulation of key enzymes from the gibberellin biosynthetic pathway. Plant Journal 19 (4): 411-421.

Steele, C.L., M. Gijzen, D. Qutob, and R.A. Dixon. 1999. Molecular characterization of the enzyme catalyzing the aryl migration reaction of isoflavonoid biosynthesis in soybean. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 367 (1): 146-150.

Amor, K., D.E. Heinrichs, E. Frirdich, K. Ziebell, R.P. Johnson, and C. Whitfield. 2000. Distribution of core oligosaccharide types in lipopolysaccharides from Escherichia coli. Infection and Immunity 68 (3): 1116-1124.

Graninger, M., B. Nidetzky, D.E. Heinrichs, C. Whitfield, and P. Messner. 1999. Characterization of dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose 3,5-epimerase and dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose reductase, required for dTDP-L-rhamnose biosynthesis in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2. Journal of Biological Chemistry 274 (35): 25069-25077.

Cameron, C., S. Hota-Mitchell, L. Chen, J. Barrett, J.X. Cao, C. Macaulay, D. Willer, D. Evans, and G. McFadden. 1999. The complete DNA sequence of myxoma virus. Virology 264 (2): 298-318.

Hussain, Z., L. Stoakes, S. Garrow, S. Longo, V. Fitzgerald, and R. Lannigan. 2000. Rapid detection of mecA-positive and mecA-negative coagulase-negative staphylococci by an anti-penicillin binding protein 2a slide latex agglutination test. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38 (6): 2051-2054.

Hussain, Z., L. Stoakes, V. Massey, D. Diagre, V. Fitzgerald, S. El Sayed, and R. Lannigan. 2000. Correlation of oxacillin MIC with mecA gene carriage in coagulase-negative staphylococci. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38 (2): 752-754.

Gao, J.X., J. Zhang, C. Awaraji, M. Bhatia, A. Jevnikar, B. Singh, D. Bell, and T.L. Delovitch. 2000. Preferential Proliferation and Differentiation of Double-Positive Thymocytes into CD8(+) Single-Positive Thymocytes in a Novel Cell Culture Medium. Cellular Immunology 202 (1): 41-53.

Marolda, C.L., B. Hauroder, M.A. John, R. Michel, and M.A. Valvano. 1999. Intracellular survival and saprophytic growth of isolates from the Burkholderia cepacia complex in free-living amoebae. Microbiology 145 (Pt 7): 1509-1517.

McCarthy, G.M., J.J. Koval, M.A. John, and J.K. MacDonald. 1999. Infection control practices across Canada: do dentists follow the recommendations? Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 65 (9): 506-511.

McCarthy, G.M., J.J. Koval, J.K. MacDonald, and M.A. John. 1999. The role of age- and population-based differences in the attitudes, knowledge and infection control practices of Canadian dentists. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 27 (4): 298-304.

Saini, L.S., S.B. Galsworthy, M.A. John, and M.A. Valvano. 1999. Intracellular survival of Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in the presence of macrophage cell activation. Microbiology 145 (Pt 12): 3465-3475.

Gao, Z.H., A.I. Lazarovits, J. Wang, J. Xing, B. Garcia, R. Kellersmann, D.J. Kelvin, and R. Zhong. 2000. Allograft tolerance induced by cyclophosphamide without prior inoculation of donor cells--immune suppression and redirection. Transplant Immunology 8 (1): 65-73.

Suria, H., L.A. Chau, E. Negrou, D.J. Kelvin, and J. Madrenas. 1999. Cytoskeletal disruption induces T cell apoptosis by a caspase-3 mediated mechanism. Life Sciences 65 (25): 2697-2707.

Wang, H., M.E. DeVries, S. Deng, M.H. Khandaker, J.G. Pickering, L.H. Chow, B. Garcia, D.J. Kelvin, and R. Zhong. 2000. The axis of interleukin 12 and gamma interferon regulates acute vascular xenogeneic rejection. Nature Medicine 6 (5): 549-555.

Xu, L., M.H. Khandaker, J. Barlic, L. Ran, M.L. Borja, J. Madrenas, R. Rahimpour, K. Chen, G. Mitchell, C.M. Tan, M. DeVries, R.D. Feldman, and D.J. Kelvin. 2000. Identification of a novel mechanism for endotoxin-mediated down-modulation of CC chemokine receptor expression. European Journal of Immunology 30 (1): 227-235.

Whyte, L.G., S.J. Slagman, F. Pietrantonio, L. Bourbonniere, S.F. Koval, J.R. Lawrence, W.E. Inniss, and C.W. Greer. 1999. Physiological adaptations involved in alkane assimilation at a low temperature by Rhodococcus sp. strain Q15. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65 (7): 2961-2968.

Hussain, Z., L. Stoakes, S. Garrow, S. Longo, V. Fitzgerald, and R. Lannigan. 2000. Rapid detection of mecA-positive and mecA-negative coagulase-negative staphylococci by an anti-penicillin binding protein 2a slide latex agglutination test. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38 (6): 2051-2054.

Hussain, Z., L. Stoakes, V. Massey, D. Diagre, V. Fitzgerald, S. El Sayed, and R. Lannigan. 2000. Correlation of oxacillin MIC with mecA gene carriage in coagulase-negative staphylococci. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38 (2): 752-754.

Gao, Z.H., A.I. Lazarovits, J. Wang, J. Xing, B. Garcia, R. Kellersmann, D.J. Kelvin, and R. Zhong. 2000. Allograft tolerance induced by cyclophosphamide without prior inoculation of donor cells--immune suppression and redirection. Transplant Immunology 8 (1): 65-73.

Christov, A., E. Dai, L. Liu, L.W. Miller, P. Nash, A. Lalani, G. McFadden, P.N. Nation, J. Tulip, and A. Lucas. 1999. Detection of transplant vasculopathy in a rat aortic allograft model by fluorescence spectroscopic optical analysis. Lasers In Surgery and Medicine 24 (5): 346-359.

Hnatiuk, S., M. Barry, W. Zeng, L. Liu, A. Lucas, D. Percy, and G. McFadden. 1999. Role of the C-terminal RDEL motif of the myxoma virus M-T4 protein in terms of apoptosis regulation and viral pathogenesis. Virology 263 (2): 290-306.

Liu, L., A. Lalani, E. Dai, B. Seet, C. Macauley, R. Singh, L. Fan, G. McFadden, and A. Lucas. 2000. The viral anti-inflammatory chemokine-binding protein M-T7 reduces intimal hyperplasia after vascular injury. Journal of Clinical Investigation 105 (11): 1613-1621.

Lucas, A., and G. McFadden. 1999. Harvesting viral proteins. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) 161 (9): 1134.

Miller, L.W., E. Dai, P. Nash, L. Liu, C. Icton, D. Klironomos, L. Fan, P.N. Nation, R. Zhong, G. McFadden, and A. Lucas. 2000. Inhibition of transplant vasculopathy in a rat aortic allograft model after infusion of anti-inflammatory viral serpin. Circulation 101 (13): 1598-1605.

Baroja, M.L., D. Luxenberg, T. Chau, V. Ling, C.A. Strathdee, B.M. Carreno, and J. Madrenas. 2000. The inhibitory function of CTLA-4 does not require its tyrosine phosphorylation. Journal of Immunology 164 (1): 49-55.

Chau, L.A., and J. Madrenas. 1999. Phospho-LAT-independent activation of the ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway: a differential recruitment model of TCR partial agonist signaling. Journal of Immunology 163 (4): 1853-1858.

Gao, J.X., J. Madrenas, W. Zeng, M.J. Cameron, Z. Zhang, J.J. Wang, R. Zhong, and D. Grant. 1999. CD40-deficient dendritic cells producing interleukin-10, but not interleukin-12, induce T-cell hyporesponsiveness in vitro and prevent acute allograft rejection. Immunology 98 (2): 159-170.

Hess, D.A., M.E. Sisson, H. Suria, J. Wijsman, R. Puvanesasingham, J. Madrenas, and M.J. Rieder. 1999. Cytotoxicity of sulfonamide reactive metabolites: apoptosis and selective toxicity of CD8(+) cells by the hydroxylamine of sulfamethoxazole. FASEB Journal 13 (13): 1688-1698.

Suria, H., L.A. Chau, E. Negrou, D.J. Kelvin, and J. Madrenas. 1999. Cytoskeletal disruption induces T cell apoptosis by a caspase-3 mediated mechanism. Life Sciences 65 (25): 2697-2707.

Xu, L., M.H. Khandaker, J. Barlic, L. Ran, M.L. Borja, J. Madrenas, R. Rahimpour, K. Chen, G. Mitchell, C.M. Tan, M. DeVries, R.D. Feldman, and D.J. Kelvin. 2000. Identification of a novel mechanism for endotoxin-mediated down-modulation of CC chemokine receptor expression. European Journal of Immunology 30 (1): 227-235.

Cameron, C., S. Hota-Mitchell, L. Chen, J. Barrett, J.X. Cao, C. Macaulay, D. Willer, D. Evans, and G. McFadden. 1999. The complete DNA sequence of myxoma virus. Virology 264 (2): 298-318.

Christov, A., E. Dai, L. Liu, L.W. Miller, P. Nash, A. Lalani, G. McFadden, P.N. Nation, J. Tulip, and A. Lucas. 1999. Detection of transplant vasculopathy in a rat aortic allograft model by fluorescence spectroscopic optical analysis. Lasers In Surgery and Medicine 24 (5): 346-359.

Everett, H., M. Barry, S.F. Lee, X. Sun, K. Graham, J. Stone, R.C. Bleackley, and G. McFadden. 2000. M11L: a novel mitochondria-localized protein of myxoma virus that blocks apoptosis of infected leukocytes. Journal of Experimental Medicine 191 (9): 1487-1498.

Hnatiuk, S., M. Barry, W. Zeng, L. Liu, A. Lucas, D. Percy, and G. McFadden. 1999. Role of the C-terminal RDEL motif of the myxoma virus M-T4 protein in terms of apoptosis regulation and viral pathogenesis. Virology 263 (2): 290-306.

Lalani, A.S., J.W. Barrett, and G. McFadden. 2000. Modulating chemokines: more lessons from viruses. Immunology Today 21 (2): 100-106.

Lalani, A.S., J. Masters, W. Zeng, J. Barrett, R. Pannu, H. Everett, C.W. Arendt, and G. McFadden. 1999. Use of chemokine receptors by poxviruses. Science 286 (5446): 1968-1971.

Lalani, A.S., and G. McFadden. 1999. Evasion and exploitation of chemokines by viruses. Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews 10 (3-4): 219-233.

Liu, L., A. Lalani, E. Dai, B. Seet, C. Macauley, R. Singh, L. Fan, G. McFadden, and A. Lucas. 2000. The viral anti-inflammatory chemokine-binding protein M-T7 reduces intimal hyperplasia after vascular injury. Journal of Clinical Investigation 105 (11): 1613-1621.

Lucas, A., and G. McFadden. 1999. Harvesting viral proteins. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) 161 (9): 1134.

Miller, L.W., E. Dai, P. Nash, L. Liu, C. Icton, D. Klironomos, L. Fan, P.N. Nation, R. Zhong, G. McFadden, and A. Lucas. 2000. Inhibition of transplant vasculopathy in a rat aortic allograft model after infusion of anti-inflammatory viral serpin. Circulation 101 (13): 1598-1605.

Nash, P., M. Barry, B.T. Seet, K. Veugelers, S. Hota, J. Heger, C. Hodgkinson, K. Graham, R.J. Jackson, and G. McFadden. 2000. Post-translational modification of the myxoma-virus anti-inflammatory serpin SERP-1 by a virally encoded sialyltransferase. Biochemical Journal 347 (Pt 2): 375-382.

Willer, D.O., G. McFadden, and D.H. Evans. 1999. The complete genome sequence of shope (rabbit) fibroma virus. Virology 264 (2): 319-343.

Zuniga, M.C., H. Wang, M. Barry, and G. McFadden. 1999. Endosomal/lysosomal retention and degradation of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules is induced by myxoma virus. Virology 261 (2): 180-192.

Cameron, M.D., E.E. Schmidt, N. Kerkvliet, K.V. Nadkarni, V.L. Morris, A.C. Groom, A.F. Chambers, and I.C. MacDonald. 2000. Temporal progression of metastasis in lung: cell survival, dormancy, and location dependence of metastatic inefficiency. Cancer Research 60 (9): 2541-2546.

Chambers, A.F., I.C. MacDonald, E.E. Schmidt, V.L. Morris, and A.C. Groom. 2000. Clinical targets for anti-metastasis therapy. Advances In Cancer Research 79: 91-121.

Groom, A.C., I.C. MacDonald, E.E. Schmidt, V.L. Morris, and A.F. Chambers. 1999. Tumour metastasis to the liver, and the roles of proteinases and adhesion molecules: new concepts from in vivo videomicroscopy. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 13 (9): 733-743.

Hangan-Steinman, D., W.C. Ho, P. Shenoy, B.M. Chan, and V.L. Morris. 1999. Differences in phosphatase modulation of a4ß1 and a5ß1 integrin-mediated adhesion and migration of B16F1 cells. Biochemistry and Cell Biology 77 (5): 409-420.

Habash, M.B., H.C. Van der Mei, H.J. Busscher, and G. Reid . 1999. The effect of water, ascorbic acid, and cranberry derived supplementation on human urine and uropathogen adhesion to silicone rubber. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 45 (8): 691-694.

Habash, M., and G. Reid. 1999. Microbial biofilms: their development and significance for medical device-related infections. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 39 (9): 887-898.

Reid, G. 1999. Current scientific understanding of urinary tract infections in women: an overview. World Journal of Urology 17 (6): 336-338.

Reid, G. 1999. Potential preventive strategies and therapies in urinary tract infection. World Journal of Urology 17 (6): 359-363.

Reid, G. 1999. The scientific basis for probiotic strains of Lactobacillus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65 (9): 3763-3766.

Reid, G., C. Heinemann, M. Velraeds, H.C. van der Mei, and H.J. Busscher. 1999. Biosurfactants produced by Lactobacillus. Methods In Enzymology 310: 426-433.

Reid, G., and L.E. Nicolle. 1999. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in spinal cord patients and the elderly. Urologic Clinics of North America 26 (4): 789-795.

Reid, G., P. Potter, G. Delaney, J. Hsieh, S. Nicosia, and K. Hayes. 2000. Ofloxacin for the treatment of urinary tract infections and biofilms in spinal cord injury. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 13 (4): 305-307.

Sinclair, N.R. 2000. Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs on activating molecules. Critical Reviews In Immunology 20 (2): 89-102.

Sinclair, N.R. 1999. Why so many coinhibitory receptors? Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 50 (1): 10-13.

Chaturvedi, P., B. Agrawal, M. Zechel, E. Lee-Chan, and B. Singh. 2000. A self MHC class II beta-chain peptide prevents diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice [In Process Citation]. Journal of Immunology 164 (12): 6610-6620.

Chaturvedi, P., R. Hengeveld, M.A. Zechel, E. Lee-Chan, and B. Singh. 2000. The functional role of class II-associated invariant chain peptide (CLIP) in its ability to variably modulate immune responses. International Immunology 12 (6): 757-765.

Gao, J.X., J. Zhang, C. Awaraji, M. Bhatia, A. Jevnikar, B. Singh, D. Bell, and T.L. Delovitch. 2000. Preferential Proliferation and Differentiation of Double-Positive Thymocytes into CD8(+) Single-Positive Thymocytes in a Novel Cell Culture Medium. Cellular Immunology 202 (1): 41-53.

Salomon, B., D.J. Lenschow, L. Rhee, N. Ashourian, B. Singh, A. Sharpe, and J.A. Bluestone. 2000. B7/CD28 costimulation is essential for the homeostasis of the CD4+CD25+ immunoregulatory T cells that control autoimmune diabetes. Immunity 12 (4): 431-440.

Singh, B. 2000. Stimulation of the developing immune system can prevent autoimmunity. Journal of Autoimmunity 14 (1): 15-22.

Khandaker, M.H., S.A. Kadhim, T.E. Ichim, K. Howson-Jan, J. Chin, and S.K. Singhal. 2000. Prevention of bladder tumor formation in mice by a novel bone marrow-derived factor, reptimed. Anticancer Research 20 (1A): 183-189.

Baroja, M.L., D. Luxenberg, T. Chau, V. Ling, C.A. Strathdee, B.M. Carreno, and J. Madrenas. 2000. The inhibitory function of CTLA-4 does not require its tyrosine phosphorylation. Journal of Immunology 164 (1): 49-55.

Strathdee, C.A. 1999. Transposing BACs to the future. Nature Biotechnology 17 (4): 332-333.

Strathdee, C.A., M.R. McLeod, and T.M. Underhill. 2000. Dominant positive and negative selection using luciferase, green fluorescent protein and beta-galactosidase reporter gene fusions. Biotechniques 28 (2): 210-212, 214.

Fehlner-Gardiner, C.C., H. Cao, L. Jackson-Boeters, T. Nakamura, B.E. Elliott, S. Uniyal, and B.M. Chan. 1999. Characterization of a functional relationship between hepatocyte growth factor and mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells. Differentiation 65 (1): 27-42.

Amer, A.O., and M.A. Valvano. 2000. The N-terminal region of the Escherichia coli WecA (Rfe) protein, containing three predicted transmembrane helices, is required for function but not for membrane insertion. Journal of Bacteriology 182 (2): 498-503.

Feldman, M.F., C.L. Marolda, M.A. Monteiro, M.B. Perry, A.J. Parodi, and M.A. Valvano. 1999. The activity of a putative polyisoprenol-linked sugar translocase (Wzx) involved in Escherichia coli O antigen assembly is independent of the chemical structure of the O repeat. Journal of Biological Chemistry 274 (49): 35129-35138.

Marolda, C.L., M.F. Feldman, and M.A. Valvano. 1999. Genetic organization of the O7-specific lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis cluster of Escherichia coli VW187 (O7:K1). Microbiology 145 (Pt 9): 2485-2495.

Marolda, C.L., B. Hauroder, M.A. John, R. Michel, and M.A. Valvano. 1999. Intracellular survival and saprophytic growth of isolates from the Burkholderia cepacia complex in free-living amoebae. Microbiology 145 (Pt 7): 1509-1517.

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