June, 2001
Table of Contents

Integrity of Archival Strain
Collections: the ECOR Collection p.288
James R. Johnson, Parissa Delavari, Adam L. Stell, Guillem Prats,
Ulrike Carlino, and Thomas A. Russo

Research on Improved
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccines Facing Challenges p.290
Combined Vaccine-Drug or -Cytokine Therapy
Strategy May Be Needed p.291
Antibody Product Eyed for Replacing Antibiotic
Supplements in Feed p.292
Virulence Factor Transfers among Enterococci
Suggest Risk for Probiotics p.293
Stem Cell Transplants for Granulomatous Disease
Entail Delicate Balancing p.294
Fearing BSE, USDA Seizes, Tests, and Destroys
Vermont Sheep p.295

Sensory Responses in Euglena
p.299 [PDF]
Michael Levandowsky
This representative of an early branch of the eukaryote domain displays a
fascinating motility repertoire and multifaceted sensory physiology
Better Antimicrobial
Resistance Surveillance Efforts Are Needed p.304 [PDF]
Hervé M. Richet
Surveys of global surveillance activities help explain why it is proving
so difficult to slow the expansion of antimicrobial resistance
Microbial Genome
Sequencing: a Window into Evolution and Physiology p.310 [PDF]
Karen E. Nelson, Ian T. Paulsen, and Claire M. Fraser
Surprises, such as the extent of lateral gene transfers, could be
overlooked if microbial genome sequencers opt not to complete their
analyses

What About the Other Bioterrorism Threats?
p.287
International Professorship Program in Brazil
p.287
Giving the Yeast Community Its Due p.287