Contents: May 1998, Volume 180, Issue 10        Enzymes and Proteins        Eukaryotic Cells        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Cell Surfaces        Plasmids and Transposons        Population Genetics and Evolution Other Issues

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cloning of Genes Coding for the Three Subunits of Thiocyanate Hydrolase of Thiobacillus thioparus THI 115 and Their Evolutionary Relationships to Nitrile Hydratase Yoko Katayama, Yasuhiko Matsushita, Miyuki Kaneko, Mai Kondo, Tadayoshi Mizuno, and Hiroshi Nyunoya J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2583-2589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Oxidation of Methionine Residues in Small, Acid-Soluble Spore Proteins from Bacillus Species Christopher S. Hayes, Berenice Illades-Aguiar, Lilliam Casillas-Martinez, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2694-2700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppressor Scanning at Positions 177 and 236 in the Escherichia coli Lactose/H+ Cotransporter and Stereotypical Effects of Acidic Substituents That Suggest a Favored Orientation of Transmembrane Segments Relative to the Lipid Bilayer Steven C. King and Suzhen Li J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2756-2758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquired Thermotolerance and Temperature-Induced Protein Accumulation in the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Rhodothermus obamensis Ken Takai, Takuro Nunoura, Yoshihiko Sako, and Aritsune Uchida J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2770-2774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Stimulation of Transcription by Mutations Affecting Conserved Regions of RNA Polymerase II Jacques Archambault, David B. Jansma, Jean H. Kawasoe, Kim T. Arndt, Jack Greenblatt, and James D. Friesen J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2590-2598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of the Carnitine Pathway in Escherichia coli: Investigation of the cai-fix Divergent Promoter Region Anne Buchet, Knut Eichler, and Marie-Andrée Mandrand-Berthelot J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2599-2608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Instability of the Global Regulator agr Explains the Phenotype of the xpr Mutation in Staphylococcus aureus KSI9051 Peter J. McNamara and John J. Iandolo J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2609-2615; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Two Closely Linked Genes That Encode, Respectively, a Protein Phosphatase 1/2A/2B Homolog and a Protein Kinase Homolog in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Cheng-Cai Zhang, Aline Friry, and Ling Peng J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2616-2622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The L-Isoaspartyl Protein Repair Methyltransferase Enhances Survival of Aging Escherichia coli Subjected to Secondary Environmental Stresses Jonathan E. Visick, Hui Cai, and Steven Clarke J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2623-2629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a New Organic Hydroperoxide Resistance (ohr) Gene with a Novel Pattern of Oxidative Stress Regulation from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli Skorn Mongkolsuk, Wipa Praituan, Suvit Loprasert, Mayuree Fuangthong, and Sangpen Chamnongpol J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2636-2643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Three Streptococcus pneumoniae Transformation-Specific Loci by Use of a lacZ Reporter Insertion Vector Ekaterina V. Pestova and Donald A. Morrison J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2701-2710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between the Promoter Regions of Nitrogenase Structural Genes (nifHDK2) and DNA-Binding Proteins from N2- and Ammonium-Grown Cells of the Archaeon Methanosarcina barkeri 227 Yueh-tyng Chien, John D. Helmann, and Stephen H. Zinder J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2723-2728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Joint Transcriptional Control of xpsR, the Unusual Signal Integrator of the Ralstonia solanacearum Virulence Gene Regulatory Network, by a Response Regulator and a LysR-Type Transcriptional Activator Jianzhong Huang, Wandee Yindeeyoungyeon, Ram P. Garg, Timothy P. Denny, and Mark A. Schell J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2736-2743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An rRNA Fragment and Its Antisense Can Alter Decoding of Genetic Information Alexey L. Arkov, Alexander Mankin, and Emanuel J. Murgola J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2744-2748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oligoribonuclease Is Encoded by a Highly Conserved Gene in the 3'-5' Exonuclease Superfamily Xiaolan Zhang, Liuqin Zhu, and Murray P. Deutscher J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2779-2781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Phosphate-Binding Loop of Rhizobium meliloti DctD, a 54-Dependent Activator Yan Gao, Ying-Kai Wang, and Timothy R. Hoover J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2792-2795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The Periplasmic Cyclodextrin Binding Protein CymE from Klebsiella oxytoca and Its Role in Maltodextrin and Cyclodextrin Transport Markus Pajatsch, Maria Gerhart, Ralf Peist, Reinhold Horlacher, Winfried Boos, and August Böck J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2630-2635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Evidence that S-Adenosylmethionine and Fatty Acid Synthesis Intermediates Are the Substrates for the LuxI Family of Autoinducer Synthases Dale L. Val and John E. Cronan, Jr. J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2644-2651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum H Mutants Unable To Grow under Hydrogen-Deprived Conditions Jeroen L. A. Pennings, Jan T. Keltjens, and Godfried D. Vogels J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2676-2681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of a Periplasmic Molecular Chaperone-Like Protein of Rhodobacter sphaeroides f. sp. denitrificans That Is Homologous to the Dipeptide Transport Protein DppA of Escherichia coli Masahiro Matsuzaki, Yuso Kiso, Isamu Yamamoto, and Toshio Satoh J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2718-2722; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Function of Protonatable Residues in the Flagellar Motor of Escherichia coli: a Critical Role for Asp 32 of MotB Jiadong Zhou, Leslie L. Sharp, H. Lucy Tang, Scott A. Lloyd, Stephanie Billings, Timothy F. Braun, and David F. Blair J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2729-2735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Alternative  Factor AlgU in Encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii Soledad Moreno, Rebeca Nájera, Josefina Guzmán, Gloria Soberón-Chávez, and Guadalupe Espín J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2766-2769; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Menaquinone (Vitamin K2) Biosynthesis: Localization and Characterization of the menA Gene from Escherichia coli K. Suvarna, D. Stevenson, R. Meganathan, and M. E. S. Hudspeth J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2782-2787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Similarity between Archaeal and Bacterial CorA Magnesium Transporters Ronald L. Smith, Erik Gottlieb, Lisa M. Kucharski, and Michael E. Maguire J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2788-2791; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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(Methyl)ammonium Transport in the Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Anne Van Dommelen, Veerle Keijers, Jos Vanderleyden, and Miklos de Zamaroczy J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2652-2659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of DctA and DctB in Signal Detection by the Dicarboxylic Acid Transport System of Rhizobium leguminosarum Colm J. Reid and Philip S. Poole J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2660-2669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Processed VirB2 Is the Major Subunit of the Promiscuous Pilus of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Erh-Min Lai and Clarence I. Kado J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2711-2717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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The Wzz (Cld) Protein in Escherichia coli: Amino Acid Sequence Variation Determines O-Antigen Chain Length Specificity Agustin V. Franco, Dan Liu, and Peter R. Reeves J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2670-2675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an Na+-Dependent Malonate Transporter of Malonomonas rubra and Its Dependence on Two Separate Genes Christiane Schaffitzel, Michael Berg, Peter Dimroth, and Klaas M. Pos J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2689-2693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penicillin-Binding Protein 1 of Staphylococcus aureus Is Essential for Growth Akihito Wada and Haruo Watanabe J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2759-2765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation of Escherichia coli O9a Serotype, a Subtype of E. coli O9, by Transfer of the wb* Gene Cluster of Klebsiella O3 into E. coli via Recombination Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, Nobuo Kido, Yutaka Kato, Naoki Koide, Tomoaki Yoshida, and Takashi Yokochi J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2775-2778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Negative Regulation of IS2 Transposition by the Cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP Receptor Protein Complex Shiau-Ting Hu, Hsuan-Chen Wang, Guang-Sheng Lei, and Shao-Hung Wang J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2682-2688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Physical Mapping of the EcoRI Fragments of the Giant Linear Plasmid SCP1 Matthias Redenbach, Kazuya Ikeda, Masayuki Yamasaki, and Haruyasu Kinashi J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2796-2799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Unconventional Genomic Organization in the Alpha Subgroup of the Proteobacteria Estelle Jumas-Bilak, Sylvie Michaux-Charachon, Gisele Bourg, Michel Ramuz, and Annick Allardet-Servent J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2749-2755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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