Visit the Academic Press stand at the 9th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, March 21-24 1999, Berlin, Germany. Microbial Pathogenesis publishes original contributions, mini-reviews, and notes on molecular and cellular mechanisms in infectious disease. The journal covers infectious agents of bacterial, fungal, viral, and protozoal origin, and aims for rapid publication of articles of high quality and significance in an international forum.