January 1997

ANIMALCULES

Conjectures and Realities
Bernard Dixon							p.4

There are often puzzling contrasts in attitudes regarding different 
populations of microbial organisms



CURRENT TOPICS
Problems, Progress in Dealing with Fungal Pathogens		p.6
S. maltophilia: Emerging Nosocomial Agent			p.7
Deadly Horse Virus Traced to Fruit Bats				p.8
Anti-Infective Seekers Try Combinatorial Syntheses		p.8
Hepatitis G, a Virus in Search of a Mission			p.9
Interest Revives in Vaccinating Women during Pregnancy		p.10




FEATURES

Peter Mitchell and His Chemiosmotic Theories
Milton H. Saier, Jr.						p.13

Ridiculed at first, Mitchell's ideas about proton motive force proved to
be visionary

Mucosal Immune Defenses and the Response of
Bordetella pertussis
Alison Weiss							p.22

Despite its adeptness at overcoming host defenses, new vaccines may someday
eradicate this pathogen

Education Seen as Key in Bringing Vaccines to Adults		p.29

Although improved influenza and pneumoccocal vaccines are coming, their
wide acceptance and full usage remain a challlenge




ASM NEWS

Communications Outreach Programs Score Successes		p.36

Two recent efforts of the Public Communications Committee, ASM's second
video news release about the search for extremophiles, and Operation Clean
Hands, have been extremely successful in conveying information about
microbiology to the general public.

ASM Fellowship Program Grows and Diversifies			p.37

Four important constituencies - students, educators, career 
microbiologists, and young scientists from Latin America - will benefit 
from funds made available by the ASM Fellowship Endowment

ASM Offers Fax-on-Demand Service				p.39

Beginning in February, ASM members can use their telephones and a fax
machine to gain access to a variety of ASM information any time of day

ASM Report							p.41
Education and Training						p.42
American Academy of Microbiology				p.43
Membership							p.45


DEPARTMENTS

Letters								p.1
Public Affairs Report						p.11
Journal Highlights						p.34
Reviews and Resources						p.47
Application Deadlines						p.49
Meetings and Conferences Calendar				p.53
Continuing Education Calendar					p.53
Employment							p.59

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