Contents: June 2006, Volume 50, Issue 6        Analytical Procedures        Experimental Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Action        Pharmacology        Susceptibility        Mechanisms of Resistance        Clinical Therapeutics        Antiviral Agents        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Analytical Procedures:

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Detection of Live and Antibiotic-Killed Bacteria by Quantitative Real-Time PCR of Specific Fragments of rRNA Steve Aellen, Yok-Ai Que, Bertrand Guignard, Marisa Haenni, and Philippe Moreillon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1913-1920; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of Rifampin, Streptomycin, Amikacin, Moxifloxacin, R207910, Linezolid, and PA-824 against Mycobacterium ulcerans Baohong Ji, Sébastien Lefrançois, Jerome Robert, Aurélie Chauffour, Chantal Truffot, and Vincent Jarlier Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1921-1926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activity of Gatifloxacin in an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Model against Staphylococcus aureus Strains either Susceptible to Ciprofloxacin or Exhibiting Various Levels and Mechanisms of Ciprofloxacin Resistance Boubakar B. Ba, Corinne Arpin, Céline Vidaillac, Arnaud Chausse, Marie-Claude Saux, and Claudine Quentin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1931-1936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Conjugate of Moxifloxacin and Carboxymethylated Glucan with Enhanced Activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Y. S. Schwartz, M. I. Dushkin, V. A. Vavilin, E. V. Melnikova, O. M. Khoschenko, V. A. Kozlov, A. P. Agafonov, A. Y. Alekseev, Y. Rassadkin, A. M. Shestapalov, M. S. Azaev, D. V. Saraev, P. N. Filimonov, Y. Kurunov, A. V. Svistelnik, V. A. Krasnov, A. Pathak, S. C. Derrick, R. C. Reynolds, S. Morris, and V. M. Blinov Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1982-1988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Macrolides and Telithromycin against Leptospirosis in a Hamster Model James E. Moon, Michael C. Ellis, Matthew E. Griffith, Joshua S. Hawley, Robert G. Rivard, Suzanne McCall, Duane R. Hospenthal, and Clinton K. Murray Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1989-1992; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Efficacies, Toxicities, and Tissue Concentrations of Amphotericin B Lipid Formulations in a Murine Pulmonary Aspergillosis Model Jon A. Olson, Jill P. Adler-Moore, Julie Schwartz, Gerard M. Jensen, and Richard T. Proffitt Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2122-2131; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrosporidial Activities of Fumagillin, TNP-470, Ovalicin, and Ovalicin Derivatives In Vitro and In Vivo Peter J. Didier, Jennifer N. Phillips, Dorothy J. Kuebler, Mohamed Nasr, Paul J. Brindley, Mary E. Stovall, Lisa C. Bowers, and E. S. Didier Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2146-2155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Voriconazole in a Guinea Pig Model of Invasive Trichosporonosis Carolina Serena, Félix Gilgado, Marçal Mariné, F. Javier Pastor, and Josep Guarro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2240-2243; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Porins and Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamases on the Efficacy of ß-Lactams in Rat Pneumonia Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae Emma Padilla, Diana Alonso, Antonio Doménech-Sánchez, Cristina Gomez, José Luis Pérez, Sebastián Albertí, and Nuria Borrell Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2258-2260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microdialysis Study of Imipenem Distribution in Skeletal Muscle and Lung Extracellular Fluids of Acinetobacter baumannii-Infected Rats Claire Dahyot, Sandrine Marchand, Greisiele Lorena Pessini, Claudine Pariat, Bertrand Debaene, William Couet, and Olivier Mimoz Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2265-2267; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Transmission-Blocking Activities of Quinine, Primaquine, and Artesunate Kesinee Chotivanich, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Nicholas P. J. Day, Russell E. Coleman, and Nicholas J. White Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1927-1930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of Enhanced Activity of Liposome-Entrapped Aminoglycosides against Resistant Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clement Mugabe, Majed Halwani, Ali O. Azghani, Robert M. Lafrenie, and Abdelwahab Omri Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2016-2022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Mammalian Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis by Oxazolidinones E. E. McKee, M. Ferguson, A. T. Bentley, and T. A. Marks Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2042-2049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody-Guided Alpha Radiation Effectively Damages Fungal Biofilms L. R. Martinez, R. A. Bryan, C. Apostolidis, A. Morgenstern, A. Casadevall, and E. Dadachova Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2132-2136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional, Biophysical, and Structural Bases for Antibacterial Activity of Tigecycline Matthew W. Olson, Alexey Ruzin, Eric Feyfant, Thomas S. Rush, III, John O'Connell, and Patricia A. Bradford Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2156-2166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Validation of LpxC as an Antibacterial Drug Target in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Khisimuzi E. Mdluli, Pamela R. Witte, Toni Kline, Adam W. Barb, Alice L. Erwin, Bryce E. Mansfield, Amanda L. McClerren, Michael C. Pirrung, L. Nathan Tumey, Paul Warrener, Christian R. H. Raetz, and C. Kendall Stover Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2178-2184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accumulation and Intracellular Distribution of Antitrypanosomal Diamidine Compounds DB75 and DB820 in African Trypanosomes Amanda M. Mathis, Jacqueline L. Holman, Lisa M. Sturk, Mohamed A. Ismail, David W. Boykin, Richard R. Tidwell, and James Edwin Hall Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2185-2191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeting of Hematin by the Antimalarial Pyronaridine Saranya Auparakkitanon, Soebsakul Chapoomram, Kannika Kuaha, Thamrong Chirachariyavej, and Prapon Wilairat Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2197-2200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimalarial Effects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Inhibitors Differ from Those of the Aspartic Protease Inhibitor Pepstatin Sunil Parikh, Jun Liu, Puran Sijwali, Jiri Gut, Daniel E. Goldberg, and Philip J. Rosenthal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2207-2209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diminished Macrophage Inflammatory Response to Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Exposed to Daptomycin versus Vancomycin or Oxacillin B. Keith English, Erik M. Maryniw, Ajay J. Talati, and Elizabeth A. Meals Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2225-2227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Levofloxacin Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Patients with Severe Burn Injury Tyree H. Kiser, Dorie W. Hoody, Marilee D. Obritsch, Colleen O. Wegzyn, Paulus C. Bauling, and Douglas N. Fish Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1937-1945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Loading and Hydroxylation Steps in Lankamycin Biosynthesis in Streptomyces rochei Kenji Arakawa, Kazuya Kodama, Satoshi Tatsuno, Sayoko Ide, and Haruyasu Kinashi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1946-1952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Oral Posaconazole in Neutropenic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Paul O. Gubbins, Gopal Krishna, Angela Sansone-Parsons, Scott R. Penzak, Li Dong, Monika Martinho, and Elias J. Anaissie Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1993-1999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Colistin Methanesulfonate Is an Inactive Prodrug of Colistin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phillip J. Bergen, Jian Li, Craig R. Rayner, and Roger L. Nation Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1953-1958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Posaconazole, Fluconazole, Itraconazole, Voriconazole, and Amphotericin B against a Large Collection of Clinically Important Molds and Yeasts F. Sabatelli, R. Patel, P. A. Mann, C. A. Mendrick, C. C. Norris, R. Hare, D. Loebenberg, T. A. Black, and P. M. McNicholas Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2009-2015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Ceftobiprole, a Novel Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin, against Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis Tatiana Bogdanovich, Catherine Clark, Lois Ednie, Gengrong Lin, Kathy Smith, Stuart Shapiro, and Peter C. Appelbaum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2050-2057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessing Resistance to the Echinocandin Antifungal Drug Caspofungin in Candida albicans by Profiling Mutations in FKS1 Sergey V. Balashov, Steven Park, and David S. Perlin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2058-2063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antipneumococcal Activity of DW-224a, a New Quinolone, Compared to Those of Eight Other Agents Klaudia Kosowska-Shick, Kim Credito, Glenn A. Pankuch, Gengrong Lin, Bülent Bozdogan, Pamela McGhee, Bonifacio Dewasse, Dong-Rack Choi, Jei Man Ryu, and Peter C. Appelbaum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2064-2071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Portugal over an 11-Year Period Ricardo Dias, Deolinda Louro, the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program in Portugal, and Manuela Caniça Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2098-2105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Using Interrupted Time Series Analysis To Assess Associations of Fluoroquinolone Formulary Changes with Susceptibility of Gram-Negative Pathogens and Isolation Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus John A. Bosso and Patrick D. Mauldin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2106-2112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Effects of Levofloxacin and Ciprofloxacin on the Risk for Isolation of Quinolone-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keith S. Kaye, Zeina A. Kanafani, Ashley E. Dodds, John J. Engemann, Stephen G. Weber, and Yehuda Carmeli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2192-2196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caspofungin Susceptibility in Aspergillus and Non-Aspergillus Molds: Inhibition of Glucan Synthase and Reduction of ß-D-1,3 Glucan Levels in Culture Jennifer Nielsen Kahn, Ming-Jo Hsu, Fred Racine, Robert Giacobbe, and Mary Motyl Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2214-2216; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Culture Medium on the Disk Diffusion Method for Determining Antifungal Susceptibilities of Dermatophytes Belkys Fernández-Torres, Alfonso Carrillo-Muñoz, Isabel Inza, and Josep Guarro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2222-2224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutant Prevention Concentrations of Levofloxacin Alone and in Combination with Azithromycin, Ceftazidime, Colistin (Polymyxin E), Meropenem, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, and Tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa George G. Zhanel, Matthew Mayer, Nancy Laing, and Heather J. Adam Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2228-2230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Idebenone Acts against Growth of Helicobacter pylori by Inhibiting Its Respiration Sakiko Inatsu, Ayumi Ohsaki, and Kumiko Nagata Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2237-2239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of 10 Combinations of Antifungal Agents against the Multiresistant Pathogen Scopulariopsis brevicaulis Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Alicia Gomez-Lopez, Maria J. Buitrago, Emilia Mellado, Guillermo Garcia-Effron, and Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2248-2250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Urinary Isolates of Escherichia coli from Outpatients Are Frequently Multidrug Resistant: Results from the North American Urinary Tract Infection Collaborative Alliance-Quinolone Resistance Study James A. Karlowsky, Daryl J. Hoban, Melanie R. DeCorby, Nancy M. Laing, and George G. Zhanel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2251-2254; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of DX-619 and Comparison Quinolones against Gram-Positive Cocci Paul A. Wickman, Jennifer A. Black, Ellen Smith Moland, and Kenneth S. Thomson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2255-2257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Antibacterial Activities of DW-224a, a New Fluoronaphthyridone Hee-Soo Park, Hyun-Joo Kim, Min-Jung Seol, Dong-Rack Choi, Eung-Chil Choi, and Jin-Hwan Kwak Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2261-2264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Persistence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in Experimentally Infected Pigs after Marbofloxacin Treatment and Detection of Mutations in the parC Gene J. Le Carrou, M. Laurentie, M. Kobisch, and A. V. Gautier-Bouchardon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1959-1966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postgenomic Scan of Metallo-ß-Lactamase Homologues in Rhizobacteria: Identification and Characterization of BJP-1, a Subclass B3 Ortholog from Bradyrhizobium japonicum Magdalena Stoczko, Jean-Marie Frère, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Jean-Denis Docquier Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1973-1981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Model System To Evaluate the Effect of ampD Mutations on AmpC-Mediated ß-Lactam Resistance Amber J. Schmidtke and Nancy D. Hanson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2030-2037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Microarray for Detection of Macrolide Resistance Genes Marco Cassone, Marco M. D'Andrea, Francesco Iannelli, Marco R. Oggioni, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Gianni Pozzi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2038-2041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Mobile Variants of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in Staphylococcus aureus W. T. M. Jansen, M. M. Beitsma, C. J. Koeman, W. J. B. van Wamel, J. Verhoef, and A. C. Fluit Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2072-2078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Changes That Correlate with Reduced Susceptibility to Daptomycin in Staphylococcus aureus Lisa Friedman, Jeff D. Alder, and Jared A. Silverman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2137-2145; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VanG-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Strains Isolated in Canada David A. Boyd, Tim Du, Romeo Hizon, Brynn Kaplen, Travis Murphy, Shaun Tyler, Shirley Brown, Frances Jamieson, Karl Weiss, Michael R. Mulvey, and the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2217-2221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological, Biochemical, and Molecular Characterization of a New Clinical Trichophyton rubrum Isolate Resistant to Terbinafine Colin S. Osborne, Ingrid Leitner, Bettina Hofbauer, Ceri A. Fielding, Bertrand Favre, and Neil S. Ryder Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2234-2236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Effects of the Antifungals Voriconazole and Fluconazole on the Pharmacokinetics of S-(+)- and R-(–)-Ibuprofen Ville-Veikko Hynninen, Klaus T. Olkkola, Kari Leino, Stefan Lundgren, Pertti J. Neuvonen, Anders Rane, Mika Valtonen, Hanna Vyyryläinen, and Kari Laine Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 1967-1972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pregnancy-Related Effects on Nelfinavir-M8 Pharmacokinetics: a Population Study with 133 Women Déborah Hirt, Jean-Marc Treluyer, Vincent Jullien, Ghislaine Firtion, Hélène Chappuy, Elisabeth Rey, Gérard Pons, Laurent Mandelbrot, and Saïk Urien Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2079-2086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Single-Dose Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Brecanavir, a Novel Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitor Susan L. Ford, Y. Sunila Reddy, Maggie T. Anderson, Sharon C. Murray, Pedro Fernandez, Daniel S. Stein, and Mark A. Johnson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2201-2206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Correlation of the CLSI Susceptibility Breakpoint for Piperacillin- Tazobactam against Extended-Spectrum-ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species Patrick J. Gavin, Mira T. Suseno, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., J. Michael Gaydos, Carl L. Pierson, Diane C. Halstead, Jaber Aslanzadeh, Stephen Brecher, Coleman Rotstein, Stephen E. Brossette, and Lance R. Peterson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2244-2247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Inhibition of Human Coronavirus NL63 Infection at Early Stages of the Replication Cycle Krzysztof Pyrc, Berend Jan Bosch, Ben Berkhout, Maarten F. Jebbink, Ronald Dijkman, Peter Rottier, and Lia van der Hoek Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2000-2008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Eimeria Protozoan Protein Elicits Resistance to Acute Phlebovirus Infection in Mice but Not Hamsters Brian B. Gowen, Donald F. Smee, Min-Hui Wong, John W. Judge, Kie-Hoon Jung, Kevin W. Bailey, Anne M. Pace, Barnett Rosenberg, and Robert W. Sidwell Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2023-2029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C on Drug Resistance Mutations in Patients from Botswana Failing a Nelfinavir-Containing Regimen Florence Doualla-Bell, Ava Avalos, Tendani Gaolathe, Madisa Mine, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Ndwapi Ndwapi, Vladimir A. Novitsky, Bluma Brenner, Maureen Oliveira, Daniella Moisi, Howard Moffat, Ibou Thior, Max Essex, and Mark A. Wainberg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2210-2213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergistic In Vitro Antiretroviral Activity of a Humanized Monoclonal Anti-CD4 Antibody (TNX-355) and Enfuvirtide (T-20) Xing-Quan Zhang, Meredith Sorensen, Michael Fung, and Robert T. Schooley Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2231-2233; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Targeting Antibacterial Agents by Using Drug-Carrying Filamentous Bacteriophages Iftach Yacoby, Marina Shamis, Hagit Bar, Doron Shabat, and Itai Benhar Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2087-2097; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthetic Gene Cluster for the Polyenoyltetramic Acid -Lipomycin C. Bihlmaier, E. Welle, C. Hofmann, K. Welzel, A. Vente, E. Breitling, M. Müller, S. Glaser, and A. Bechthold Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2113-2121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthetic Pathway for Mannopeptimycins, Lipoglycopeptide Antibiotics Active against Drug-Resistant Gram-Positive Pathogens Nathan A. Magarvey, Brad Haltli, Min He, Michael Greenstein, and John A. Hucul Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2167-2177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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First Report of the Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Oxacillinase OXA-58 in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates in Italy Alessia Bertini, Alessandra Giordano, Paola Varesi, Laura Villa, Carlo Mancini, and Alessandra Carattoli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2268-2269; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cassette Encoding a 3-N-Aminoglycoside Acetyltransferase in a Chromosomal Integron Liam D. H. Elbourne and Ruth M. Hall Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2270-2271; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Occurrence of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate in the United States Producing an IMP Metallo-ß-Lactamase, IMP-18 Nancy D. Hanson, Ashfaque Hossain, Larry Buck, Ellen Smith Moland, and Kenneth S. Thomson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2272-2273; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of International Units When Dosing Colistin Will Help Decrease Confusion Related to Various Formulations of the Drug around the World Matthew E. Falagas and Sofia K. Kasiakou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2274-2275; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ß-Lactam MICs Correlate Poorly with Mutant Prevention Concentrations for Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Juliana Gugel, Andrea dos Santos Pereira, Antônio C. C. Pignatari, and Ana C. Gales Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2276-2277; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Array of aacA4-catB3-dfrA1 Gene Cassettes and a Noncoding Cassette from a Class-1-Integron-Positive Clinical Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Xinhui Li, Lei Shi, Weiqing Yang, Lin Li, and Shinji Yamasaki Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2278-2279; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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OXA-24, a Novel Class D ß-Lactamase with Carbapenemase Activity in an Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Strain Germán Bou, Antonio Oliver, and Jesús Martínez-Beltrán Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2006 50: 2280 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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