Streptococci and the Host

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Historical Streptococci....Pages 1-2
A Century of Streptococcal Research....Pages 3-4
Past and Future of International Lancefield Movement....Pages 5-6
Streptococcal Research at Pasteur Institute from Louis Pasteur’s Time to Date....Pages 7-14
The Streptococcus and the Host....Pages 15-20
Rheumatogenic and Nephritogenic Group A Streptococci....Pages 21-27
What is a Throat Culture?....Pages 29-33
Group a Streptococcal Infections in Hospitalized Patients....Pages 35-37
Antigen Detection Test for Group a Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis that is Sufficiently Sensitive for Use without Confirmatory Cultures....Pages 39-40
Advantages of Blood Agar-NaCl Selective Medium in the Isolation of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci from Throat Swabs....Pages 41-43
Opacity Factor Inhibition Test for Typing Group A Beta-Haemolytic Streptococcus Strains and Antibiotic Susceptibility....Pages 45-47
Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Argentina....Pages 49-52
Study of the Streptococcal Acute Pharyngitis and Carrier State....Pages 53-55
 Streptococcus pyogenes Bacteraemia....Pages 57-58
Invasive Infections Due to Streptococcus pyogenes in the Czech Republic....Pages 59-61
Detection of New DNA Fragments Integrated on the Genome of M1 and M3 Group A Streptococci from Streptococcal Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome....Pages 63-65
Two Clusters of Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Infection in England....Pages 67-69
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections....Pages 71-73
Invasive Streptococcal Disease (Group A, B, and Streptococcus pneumoniae ) in France 1987–1994....Pages 75-78
Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Severe Group A Streptococcal Infections in Italy....Pages 79-81
Comparison of Invasive (Septicemic) and Non Invasive Strains of Group A Streptococci Isolated During a One-Year National Survey in France....Pages 83-85
Necrotising Fasciitis Associated with Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in England and Wales....Pages 87-89
Characterisation of Group A Streptococci from Necrotising Fasciitis Cases in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom....Pages 91-93
Role of Streptococcus pyogenes in the Etiology of Erysipelas....Pages 95-97
Erysipelas—its Occurrence and Clinical Aspects in Prague, 1993....Pages 99-101
Searching for Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis-Associated Streptococcus pyogenes in Australian Aboriginal Communities....Pages 103-108
Mitogenic Factors from Group G Streptococci Associated with Scarlet Fever and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome....Pages 109-114
Sydenham’s Chorea Clinical and Therapeutic Update....Pages 115-120
Acute Rheumatic Fever in Tunisia....Pages 121-123
Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis in Children....Pages 125-127
Poststreptococcal Uveitis....Pages 129-131
Streptococcal Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome....Pages 133-135
Role of Streptococcal Proteinase in Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis....Pages 137-140
Arcanobacteriosis....Pages 141-143
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)....Pages 145-147
The Occurrence of Nephritis Plasmin Binding Protein (SPEB) in the Extracellular Products of Group C Nephritogenic Streptococcus zooepidemicus ....Pages 149-152
Anti-Nuclear Antibodies in Sydenham’s Chorea....Pages 153-156
Microbial Associations and Response to Antimicrobials Seen in a Psoriasis Clinic....Pages 157-159
Infective Endocarditis-Inducing Abilities of “ Streptococcus milleri ” Group....Pages 161-163
Isolation and Characterization of “ Streptococcus milleri ” Group Strains from Oral and Maxillofacial Infections....Pages 165-167
Serotypes of “ Streptococcus milleri ” Group....Pages 169-171
“ Streptococcus mutans ” Group in Human Saliva....Pages 173-175
Recognition of Mutans Streptococci by Monoclonal Antibodies....Pages 177-179
Transmission of “ Streptococcus mutans ” in Nursing Bottle Caries and Cleft Palate Patients....Pages 181-183
Changes in the Oral Streptococcal Flora Following Irradiation/Chemotherapy for Bone Marrow Transplantation....Pages 185-187
Canine Toxic-Shock Syndrome....Pages 189-192
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)....Pages 193-199
Invasive Infections Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in Denmark 1990–1994....Pages 201-205
Group A Streptococcal Invasive Disease in England and Wales....Pages 207-210
Group A Streptococcal Outbreak of Perianal Infection in a Day-Care Centre....Pages 211-215
Analysis of Active Surveillance and Passive Notification of Streptococcal Diseases in the Czech Republic....Pages 217-219
Restriction Enzyme Analysis (REA) of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) M-Serotypes 1, 3, and 28....Pages 221-223
Epidemiological Monitoring of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections....Pages 225-226
Distribution of the Serotypes of Group A Streptococci in Bulgaria from 1968 Till 1996....Pages 227-228
Group A Streptococcal Infections in France....Pages 229-231
Clinical Epidemiology of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Tropical Australia....Pages 233-236
Distribution of Group A Serotypes and Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin Gene Types Isolated from Blood in Canada....Pages 237-239
Serotype, Biotype, Pyrogenic Exotoxin, Streptolysin O and Exoenzyme Patterns of Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from Patients with Toxin Shock Syndrome, Bacteremia and Other Severe Infections....Pages 241-243
Cases of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in Germany Since 1989, Toxin (Mitogen) Expression, Content of Toxin Genes and Relation to M-Serotypes....Pages 245-248
Vaginal Colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae in Two Neighbouring Populations in Tuscany....Pages 249-250
Group B Streptococcal Infections in Neonates and its Carriage in Women....Pages 251-253
The Epidemiology of Beta-Haemolytic Streptococcal Infections in the Intensive Therapy Unit of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh 1991–1994....Pages 255-258
Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcal Infection in a Special Care Neonatal Unit....Pages 259-262
Obstetric Management and Group B Streptococcal Sepsis....Pages 263-265
Combined, Selective Chemoprophylaxis of Early Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease (GBS EOD)....Pages 267-268
Serotyping Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated in Brazil (1992–1996)....Pages 269-271
Serotype Distribution of Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from a Delhi Hospital....Pages 273-274
Dynamics of Enterococcus faecalis Colonization of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients....Pages 275-279
Characterization of Enterococci Isolated from Nosocomial and Community Infections in Brazil....Pages 281-283
Biotype Distribution of Enterococci and Group D Streptococci Recovered from Clinical Material....Pages 285-287
Isolation of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Supermarket Poultry....Pages 289-291
Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Infections in a Liver Transplant Unit....Pages 293-297
Taxonomy and Epidemiology....Pages 299-306
Application of emm Gene Sequencing and T Antigen Serology for Typing Group A Streptococcal Systemic Isolates....Pages 307-311
High-Resolution Genotyping of Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 313-316
Molecular Epidemiology of Group A Streptococcal Infection in the Northern Territory of Australia....Pages 317-321
A Novel Method for the Primary Diagnosis of Group A Streptococci from Clinical Specimens....Pages 323-325
A Novel Method for the Serodiagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Antibodies....Pages 327-329
Clonal Analysis of Five M Types Causing Most Disease in New Zealand....Pages 331-333
Anomalies in emm Typing of Group A Streptococci....Pages 335-337
Improvement of Biological Support for the Community Control of Rheumatic Fever in Algeria....Pages 339-342
DNA Restriction Profiles of Nontypable Group B Streptococcal Clinical Isolates....Pages 343-346
Rapid and Specific Diagnosis of Group B Streptococcal Infection by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)....Pages 347-349
Analysis of Pathogenic Group B Streptococci by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis....Pages 351-353
An Apparently New Strain-Variable Streptococcus agalactiae Protein....Pages 355-357
PCR for Detection of Streptococcus equi ....Pages 359-361
Human Isolates of Large Colony-Forming β Hemolytic Group G Streptococci form a Distinct Clade upon 16S rRNA Gene Analysis....Pages 363-365
Intra-Specific Diversity within Streptococcus anginosus ....Pages 367-369
Chromosomal Markers for the Molecular Typing of Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains....Pages 371-373
Molecular Typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Isolated in Romania....Pages 375-377
Reported Single Clone Multiple Antimicrobial-Resistant 23F Streptococcus pneumoniae Can Be Differentiated by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)....Pages 379-381
Use of a DNA Probe Test for Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Nontypable Strains....Pages 383-385
PCR Typing of Enterococcus faecium ....Pages 387-391
 Streptococcus infantarius sp. nov. Related to Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus equinus ....Pages 393-395
Recent Approaches on the Taxonomy of the Enterococci and Some Related Microorganisms....Pages 397-400
Molecular Analysis of Lactococcus garvieae and Enterococcus gallinarum Isolated from Water Buffalos with Subclinical Mastitis....Pages 401-404
Comparison of PCR with Phenotypic Methods for the Speciation of Enterococci....Pages 405-408
Investigation by Long PCR of the Genetic Elements Mediating Vana Glycopeptide Resistance in Enterococci from Uncooked Meat in South Manchester....Pages 409-412
Typing Methods for a Study of Gene Transfer in Enterococci....Pages 413-415
Identification of Enterococcal Strains Using an Inductive Learning Algorithm....Pages 417-418
Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococci and Enterococci....Pages 419-427
Genetic Studies of Cefotaxime Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae ....Pages 429-433
Clindamycin in Recurrent Group A Streptococcal Pharyngotonsillitis....Pages 435-437
Lack of Penicillin Tolerance in Group A Streptococci....Pages 439-441
Erythromycin Resistance Phenotypes in Swedish Clinical Isolates of Group A Streptococci....Pages 443-445
Group A Streptococci....Pages 447-449
Guidelines for Detection of Penicillin Tolerance in Streptococcus pyogenes by MIC-MBC Method....Pages 451-452
The Study of Penicillin Tolerance in Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 453-455
Penicillin Tolerance in Group A Streptococci....Pages 457-459
Differential Response to Benzylpenicillin-G in Tolerant and Nontolerant Strains of Streptococcus pyogenes in Human PMNL and Epithelial Cells in Vitro....Pages 461-465
Susceptibility of Beta-Haemolytic Streptococci to Penicillin....Pages 467-469
Study of Resistant Pneumococci in Romania Between 1973–1995....Pages 471-473
Association of Transposon Tn1545 with Multidrug Resistant Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated in Canada....Pages 475-478
Genetic and Molecular Characterization of High-Level Gentamicin Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Strains Isolated in Romania....Pages 479-482
The in-Vitro Activity of LY333328, a New Glycopeptide, against Clinical Isolates of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci....Pages 483-485
Study of Enterococcus faecium BM6226....Pages 487-489
Resistance to Lincosamides by Nucleotidylation Associated with Conjugative Transfer of a Large Chromosomal Element in Enterococcus faecium ....Pages 491-493
Analysis of Regulatory Region of ermAM Genes in Streptococci and Enterococci Highly Resistant to Macrolides and Lincosamides....Pages 495-498
Cell-to-Cell Signalling Between Group A Streptococci and Pharyngeal Cells....Pages 499-504
Human C4BP Binds to the Hypervariable N-Terminal Region of Many Members in the Streptococcal M Protein Family....Pages 505-510
Proteins M6 and F1 Are Required for Efficient Invasion of Group A Streptococci into Cultured Epithelial Cells....Pages 511-515
Hyaluronic Acid Capsule Modulates Interactions of Group A Streptococci with Human Epidermal Keratinocytes....Pages 517-523
Novel Superantigens from Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates....Pages 525-529
Circulating Anti-IgG and Glomerular Damage in Rabbits Immunized with IgG Fc-Receptor Positive Group A Streptococci....Pages 531-535
Molecular Markers for Throat and Skin Isolates of Group A Streptococci....Pages 537-543
The M6 Protein of Streptococcus pyogenes and its Potential as a Tool to Anchor Biologically Active Molecules at the Surface of Lactic Acid Bacteria....Pages 545-550
Effects of Environmental Factors on Streptococcal Erythrogenic Toxin A (SPE A) Production by Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 551-554
Superantigens of Group A Streptococci ( Streptococcus pyogenes )....Pages 555-557
Group A Streptococcal M Protein Binds to Several Human Cell Types but not via MHC Class II Molecules....Pages 559-561
Superantigenic Activity Produced by Group A Streptococcal Isolates is Neutralized by Plasma from IVIG-Treated Streptococcal Toxic Shock Snydrome Patients....Pages 563-566
Physicochemical Separation of Aβ Subtype from Aα Type Erythrogenic Toxin Produced by T1 Strain Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 567-570
A New Exocellular Mitogen from NY5 Strain Streptococcus pyogenes Antigenically Different from Erythrogenic Toxins A, B, and C....Pages 571-576
Mapping of Binding Sites for Human Serum Albumin and Fibrinogen on the M3-Protein....Pages 577-579
Binding of C1q to Group A Streptococcal M-Family Proteins....Pages 581-583
Antigenic Diversity of IgG Fc-Receptors in Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 585-587
Structure-Function and Pathogenesis Studies of Streptococcus pyogenes Extracellular Cysteine Protease....Pages 589-592
Streptococcal Recombinant Receptors as a Diagnostic Tool....Pages 593-596
A Novel Plasminogen/Plasmin Binding Protein on the Surface of Group A Streptococci....Pages 597-599
Studies on Streptococcal NAD-Glycohydrolase....Pages 601-603
Host Cell Specific Adhesins of Group A Streptococci....Pages 605-606
Studies on Variation in Lancefield Group A Type 50 Streptococcal Cell-Wall Carbohydrate....Pages 607-610
Clonal Invasion of the Equine Respiratory Tract by Streptococcus zooepidemicus ....Pages 611-613
Cloning and Expression in Escherichia coli of a Protective Surface Protein from Type V Group B Streptococci....Pages 615-618
The Rib and α Proteins Define a Family of Group B Streptococcal Surface Proteins that Confer Protective Immunity....Pages 619-622
Glycolipid Intermediates in Biosynthesis of Group B Streptococcal Capsular Polysaccharide....Pages 623-625
The Role of Group B Streptococci ß-Hemolysin Expression in Newborn Lung Injury....Pages 627-630
Epithelial Cell Invasion by Group B Streptococci Is Important to Virulence....Pages 631-634
Surface Protein Expression in Group B Streptococcal Invasive Isolates....Pages 635-637
 Streptococcus pneumoniae Choline Binding Proteins....Pages 639-642
Characterization of a Novel Plasminogen Activator from Streptococcus uberis ....Pages 643-645
The Auxotrophic Nature of Streptococcus uberis ....Pages 647-650
Virulence Markers of Streptococcus suis Type 1 and 2....Pages 651-655
Determination of the Transcript Size and Start Site of the Putative sca Operon of Streptococcus gordonii ATCC 51656 (Formerly Strain PK488)....Pages 657-660
Regulation of Streptococcus gordonii Glucosyltransferase....Pages 661-664
Modification of Sucrose Dependent Cell Adherence by Deletion and Reintroduction of the gtf Genes in Streptococcus mutans ....Pages 665-668
Induction of No Production by Polyosides from the Wall of Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 in the Rat Aorta....Pages 669-672
Genetic Analysis of the Surface Protein Antigen Gene Expression in Streptococcus mutans ....Pages 673-676
Chromosomal Deletions in Streptococcus mutans ....Pages 677-679
The Role of Hyaluronidase in Growth of Streptococcus intermedius on Hyaluronate....Pages 681-683
Possible Pathogenic Effect of Streptococcus mitis Superantigen on Oral Epithelial Cells....Pages 685-688
Purification and Partial Characterization of a Novel Human Platelet Aggregation Factor in the Extracellular Products of Streptococcus mitis , Strain Nm-65....Pages 689-693
Identification and Further Characterization of a Locus Coding for a Hypothetical 33.6-kDa Protein Involved in Intrageneric Coaggregation of Oral Streptococci....Pages 695-698
The N-Terminal Half Part of the Oral Streptococcal Antigen I/IIf Contains Two Distinct Functional Domains....Pages 699-701
Function and Immunogenicity of Cell-Wall-Anchored Polypeptide CshA in Oral Streptococci....Pages 703-705
The Glucan Binding Domain of the Streptococcus mutans Glucan Binding Protein....Pages 707-708
Cell-Adherent Glucan Does Not Protect Endocarditis-Causing Viridans Streptococci against Bactericidal Proteins from Human Blood Platelets....Pages 709-712
Sialic Acid Utilisation by Viridans Streptococci....Pages 713-716
Protein I/II from Oral Viridans Streptococci Modulates Expression of E-Selectin, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, and Promotes Transendothelial Migration of Neutrophils in Vitro ....Pages 717-720
Binding of Enterococci to Extracellular Matrix Proteins....Pages 721-723
M Protein Expression Is Not Required for Resistance to Phagocytosis of Type 18 Group A Streptococci....Pages 725-727
Detection of the Erythrogenic Toxin A, B, and C Genes in Group A Streptococci Isolated from Clinical Specimens....Pages 729-731
Cloning of a Chromosomal Region Responsible for Streptolysin S Production in Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 733-736
Identification and Characterization of a New Protein from Streptococcus pyogenes Having Homology with Fibronectin and Fibrinogen Binding Proteins....Pages 737-739
Dual Affinity of Streptococcal Protein F for Fibronectin and Fibrinogen....Pages 741-743
M Proteins of Streptococcus equisimilis Strains Isolated from Pharyngitis Patients....Pages 745-748
Genetic Mosaic Upstream of scpG in Human Group G Streptococci Contains Sequences from Group A Streptococcal Virulence Regulon....Pages 749-751
Albumin Receptor Protein of Group G Streptococcus ....Pages 753-755
Structural and Functional Similarity of C5a-ase Enzymes from Group A and B Streptococci....Pages 757-759
Sequence Heterogeneity in the Capsule Production Locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae ....Pages 761-763
Selection System for the Isolation of in Vivo Activated Promoters from Endocarditis-Causing Viridans Streptococci....Pages 765-767
A Conserved Region of a Hyaluronidase Gene from Streptococcus intermedius ....Pages 769-772
Intermedilysin....Pages 773-775
Identification of Virulence Genes in Enterococcus faecalis by Differential Display Polymerase Chain Reaction....Pages 777-779
 In Vivo Survival of Enterococcus faecalis IS Enhanced by Extracellular Superoxide Production....Pages 781-784
Regulation of Aggregation Substance Expression by Bacterial and Host Factors....Pages 785-787
Aggregation and Binding Substances Enhance Pathogenicity in a Rabbit Model of Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis....Pages 789-791
Virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes for Chicken Embryos after Isogenic Inactivation of Different Streptococcal Pathogenicity Factors....Pages 793-795
A Critical Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) α in Experimental Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Bacteremia....Pages 797-800
Expression of Activational Markers on Circulating Leukocytes from Baboons with Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Bacteremia....Pages 801-804
Erythrogenic Toxin-Induced Arteritis in a Rabbit Ear Model....Pages 805-807
An Experimental Model for Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis in Mice....Pages 809-811
An Experimental Model of Group G Streptococcal Soft-Tissue Infections....Pages 813-815
Group B Streptococci....Pages 817-818
Virulence of Strains of New Types and Type Candidates of Group B Streptococci ( Streptococcus agalactiae )....Pages 819-821
Virulence Mechanisms of Streptococcus suis ....Pages 823-825
Murine and Pig Models of Streptococcus suis Type 2 Infections Are Incompatible....Pages 827-829
Assessment of Bacterial Physiology in the Digestive Tract by Use of Luciferase Gene as Promoter Probe....Pages 831-832
Protection against Infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Type B in a Population of Splenectomized Individuals with Varying Vaccination Status....Pages 833-835
Immune Response to the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine in Lymphoma Patients and Patients with Chronic Renal Diseases....Pages 837-839
Bactericidal Activity Elicited by the Beta C Protein of Group B Streptococci Contrasted with Capsular Polysaccharides....Pages 841-845
Combination Conjugate Vaccines against Multiple Serotypes of Group B Streptococci....Pages 847-850
Vaccination with Highly Purified Cell Surface Proteins Confers Protection against Experimental Group B Streptococcal Infection....Pages 851-853
Immunization with A Single-Repeat Alpha C Protein May Prevent Escape of Lower Repeat Mutants of Group B Streptococcus ....Pages 855-857
Intranasal Immunisation of Mice with A Streptococcal Peptide-Based Vaccine....Pages 859-861
Group A and Group B Streptococcal Vaccine Development....Pages 863-868
Cytokines in Streptococcal Infections....Pages 869-879
Salivary Natural Antibodies as a Basic Immune Barrier against Group A Streptococci....Pages 881-885
Immunological Crossreactivity Between the Class I Epitope of Streptococcal M Protein and Myosin....Pages 887-892
Cytokine Production in an ex Vivo Whole Blood Model Following Induction by Group B Streptococcal Polysaccharides and Lipoteichoic Acid....Pages 893-896
Activation of Granulocytes by Phorbol-12-Myristate-14-Acetate (PMA) Enhances Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 897-902
Neutralization of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxins and Staphylococcal Enterotoxins by Antiserum to Synthetic Peptides Representing Conserved Amino Acid Motifs....Pages 903-907
Immunoglobulins Inhibit Adherence and Internalization of Streptococcus pyogenes to Human Pharyngeal Cells....Pages 909-911
Human Secretory Immune Response to Streptococcal M Protein....Pages 913-915
Phagocytic, Serological, and Protective Properties of Streptococcal Group A Carbohydrate Antibodies....Pages 917-919
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease....Pages 921-922
Nonneutralizing Antibody to Erythrogenic Toxin Aα(NY5ETA) in Human Sera....Pages 923-924
Streptolysin O Modulates Cytokine Synthesis in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells....Pages 925-927
Cytokine Profile of Human Peripheral Blood Mononucleated Cells Stimulated with a Novel Streptococcal Superantigen, Spea, Spec and Group A Streptococcal Cells....Pages 929-931
Cytokine Networks in Sydenham’s Chorea and Pandas....Pages 933-935
Elisa for Detecting Proteinases Produced by Group A Streptococci....Pages 937-939
Role of Complement and Complement Receptor C1qR in the Antibody-Independent Killing of Group B Streptococcus ....Pages 941-943
Age-Related Sensitivity of Neonatal Mice to Toxicity Induced by Heat-Killed Group B Streptococci....Pages 945-947
Influenza A — Group B Streptococcal Mixed Infection....Pages 949-952
Effect of C5a and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α on Phagocytosis of Streptococcus agalactiae NT/X and IV/X by Bovine Neutrophils....Pages 953-955
Changes in Bovine Neutrophils Induced by the Capsule of Streptococcus uberis ....Pages 957-960
The Streptococcus pyogenes Genome Sequencing Project....Pages 961-963
Analysis of Hyaluronic Acid Capsule Expression in Group A Streptococci....Pages 965-969
Genetic Studies of Erythrogenic Toxin Carrying Temperate Bacteriophages of Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 971-973
Regulation of Hyaluronic Acid Capsule Production by the has Operon Promoter in Group A Streptococci....Pages 975-978
Chromosomal Analysis of Group A Streptococci by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis....Pages 979-981
Evidence for a Site Specific Genomic Rearrangement in the slo Region of Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 983-985
Biological Significance of the Genetic Linkage Between Streptolysin S Expression and Riboflavin Biosynthesis in Streptococcus pyogenes ....Pages 987-989
Elicitation of High (p)ppGpp Levels in Streptococcus equisimilis without Imposing Nutritional Deprivation....Pages 991-993
Analysis of the Capsule Synthesis Locus, A Virulence Factor in Group B Streptococci....Pages 995-997
Aberrations in Expression of the β Antigen of Streptococcus agalactiae ....Pages 999-1001
Development of a Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Cloning System....Pages 1003-1005
Characterization of the Stress Response in Streptococcus pneumoniae ....Pages 1007-1009
Molecular Characterization of a Gene Locus Encoding Biosynthesis Pathway of Streptococcus mutans Serotype C-Specific Antigen....Pages 1011-1014
Regulation of the Galactose Operon of Streptococcus mutans ....Pages 1015-1018
Competence-Pheromone in Streptococcus sanguis ....Pages 1019-1021
Genetic Analysis of Enterococcus faecalis Chromosome Carrying Mobile Elements....Pages 1023-1027
Tn 5252 : A Model for Complex Streptococcal Conjugative Transposons....Pages 1029-1032
Analysis of Pheromone Binding and Pheromone Reception by Enterococcus faecalis ....Pages 1033-1035
The pAD1 Sex Pheromone Response in Enterococcus faecalis ....Pages 1037-1040
Enterococcal Pheromone-Like Activity Derived from a Lipoprotein Signal Peptide Encoded by a Staphylococcus aureus Plasmid....Pages 1041-1044
Characterization of the Enterococcus faecalis Alpha C Protein Homolog....Pages 1045-1048
Identification of a Highly Conserved Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Modification Operon in Enterococcus faecalis ....Pages 1049-1050
Summary of the Round Table Discussion on Genome Structure and Regulation of Gene Expression in Streptococci and Enterococci....Pages 1051-1056
Summation of the XIII Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases....Pages 1057-1059
Back Matter....Pages 1061-1064