Contents: August 1998, Volume 180, Issue 15        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Eukaryotic Cells        Plasmids and Transposons        Cell Surfaces        Plant Microbiology        Structure and Function        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Cell Wall Architecture in Yeast: New Structure and New Challenges Peter N. Lipke and Rafael Ovalle J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3735-3740; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Regulated Outer Membrane Protein Omp21 from Comamonas acidovorans Is Identified as a Member of a New Family of Eight-Stranded -Sheet Proteins by Its Sequence and Properties C. Baldermann, A. Lupas, J. Lubieniecki, and H. Engelhardt J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3741-3749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Properties and Substrate Specificities of a Recombinantly Produced Azotobacter vinelandii Alginate Lyase Helga Ertesvåg, Frode Erlien, Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk, Bernd H. A. Rehm, and Svein Valla J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3779-3784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of EDTA Monooxygenase from the EDTA-Degrading Bacterium BNC1 Jason W. Payne, Harvey Bolton, Jr., James A. Campbell, and Luying Xun J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3823-3827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Escherichia coli Strains Lacking Protein HU Are UV Sensitive due to a Role for HU in Homologous Recombination Shisheng Li and Raymond Waters J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3750-3756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Promoter Recognition by Bacillus subtilis W: Autoregulation and Partial Overlap with the X Regulon Xuejun Huang, Kurt L. Fredrick, and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3765-3770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physical and Genetic Map of the Obligate Intracellular Bacterium Coxiella burnetii H. Willems, Cornelie Jäger, and Georg Baljer J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3816-3822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of Different Promoters in the sar Locus in Staphylococcus aureus Adhar C. Manna, Manfred G. Bayer, and Ambrose L. Cheung J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3828-3836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation Control of pur Gene Expression in Lactococcus lactis: Proposal for a Consensus Activator Binding Sequence Based on Deletion Analysis and Site-Directed Mutagenesis of purC and purD Promoter Regions Mogens Kilstrup, Stine G. Jessing, Stephanie B. Wichmand-Jørgensen, Mette Madsen, and Dan Nilsson J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3900-3906; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Transcriptional Activator, Homologous to the Bacillus subtilis PurR Repressor, Is Required for Expression of Purine Biosynthetic Genes in Lactococcus lactis Mogens Kilstrup and Jan Martinussen J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3907-3916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an Intragenic Ribosome Binding Site That Affects Expression of the uncB Gene of the Escherichia coli Proton-Translocating ATPase (unc) Operon Sharlene R. Matten, Thomas D. Schneider, Steven Ringquist, and William S. A. Brusilow J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3940-3945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial SOS Checkpoint Protein SulA Inhibits Polymerization of Purified FtsZ Cell Division Protein Dorina Trusca, Solomon Scott, Chris Thompson, and David Bramhill J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3946-3953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Dioxin Dioxygenase of Sphingomonas sp. Strain RW1: Catabolic Genes Dispersed on the Genome Jean Armengaud, Birgitta Happe, and Kenneth N. Timmis J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3954-3966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Dual-Signaling Mechanism Mediated by the ArcB Hybrid Sensor Kinase Containing the Histidine-Containing Phosphotransfer Domain in Escherichia coli Akinori Matsushika and Takeshi Mizuno J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3973-3977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Flagellar Switch Genes fliM and fliN of Rhodobacter sphaeroides Are Contained in a Large Flagellar Gene Cluster Norma García, Andrés Campos, Aurora Osorio, Sebastian Poggio, Bertha González-Pedrajo, Laura Camarena, and Georges Dreyfus J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3978-3982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Oxygen on Translation and Posttranslational Steps in Expression of Photosynthesis Genes in Rhodobacter capsulatus Markus Hebermehl and Gabriele Klug J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3983-3987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Characterization, and Transcriptional Analysis of a Gene Encoding an -Crystallin-Related, Small Heat Shock Protein from the Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Synechococcus vulcanus Sanjit Kumer Roy and Hitoshi Nakamoto J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3997-4001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of PhoP~P in Transcriptional Regulation of Genes Involved in Cell Wall Anionic Polymer Biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis Ying Qi and F. Marion Hulett J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 4007-4010; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Expression in Lactobacillus plantarum of xylP Encoding the Isoprimeverose Transporter of Lactobacillus pentosus Stéphane Chaillou, Pieter W. Postma, and Peter H. Pouwels J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 4011-4014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Computer-Aided Resolution of an Experimental Paradox in Bacterial Chemotaxis Walid N. Abouhamad, Dennis Bray, Martin Schuster, Kristin C. Boesch, Ruth E. Silversmith, and Robert B. Bourret J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3757-3764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Di-myo-Inositol-1,1'-Phosphate, a Novel Osmolyte in Hyperthermophilic Archaea Liangjing Chen, Elias T. Spiliotis, and Mary F. Roberts J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3785-3792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Photosynthetic Electron Transport Involved in PxcA-Dependent Proton Extrusion in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC6803: Effect of pxcA Inactivation on CO2, HCO3, and NO3 Uptake Masatoshi Sonoda, Hirokazu Katoh, Wim Vermaas, George Schmetterer, and Teruo Ogawa J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3799-3803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cofactor Engineering: a Novel Approach to Metabolic Engineering in Lactococcus lactis by Controlled Expression of NADH Oxidase Felix Lopez de Felipe, Michiel Kleerebezem, Willem M. de Vos, and Jeroen Hugenholtz J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3804-3808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induced Levels of Heat Shock Proteins in a dnaK Mutant of Lactococcus lactis Birgit Koch, Mogens Kilstrup, Finn K. Vogensen, and Karin Hammer J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3873-3881; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YscO of Yersinia pestis Is a Mobile Core Component of the Yop Secretion System Patricia L. Payne and Susan C. Straley J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3882-3890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Porin-Mediated Outer Membrane Permeability by Nutrient Limitation in Escherichia coli XueQiao Liu and Thomas Ferenci J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3917-3922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Physiological Analysis of a Xanthomonas Mutant To Examine the Role of the oxyR Gene in Oxidant-Induced Protection against Peroxide Killing Skorn Mongkolsuk, Rojana Sukchawalit, Suvit Loprasert, Wipa Praituan, and Apichat Upaichit J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3988-3991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Lack of Consistent Short Sequence Repeat Polymorphisms in Genetically Homologous Colonizing and Invasive Candida albicans Strains Frans Verduyn Lunel, Lidia Licciardello, Stefania Stefani, Henri A. Verbrugh, Willem J. G. Melchers, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Stewart Scherer, and Alex van Belkum J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3771-3778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of the Candida albicans TPS1 Gene Encoding Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase Impairs Formation of Hyphae and Decreases Infectivity Oscar Zaragoza, Miguel A. Blazquez, and Carlos Gancedo J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3809-3815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control by Nutrients of Growth and Cell Cycle Progression in Budding Yeast, Analyzed by Double-Tag Flow Cytometry Lilia Alberghina, Carla Smeraldi, Bianca Maria Ranzi, and Danilo Porro J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3864-3872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Characterization, and Expression of the Gene Encoding the  Subunit of the Mitochondrial Processing Peptidase from Blastocladiella emersonii Cíntia Renata Costa Rocha and Suely Lopes Gomes J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3967-3972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicellular Stalk-Like Structures in Saccharomyces cerevisiae David Engelberg, Avishai Mimran, Horacio Martinetto, Joel Otto, Giora Simchen, Michael Karin, and Gerald R. Fink J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3992-3996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Species-Dependent Phenotypes of Replication-Temperature-Sensitive trfA Mutants of Plasmid RK2: a Codon-Neutral Base Substitution Stimulates Temperature Sensitivity by Leading to Reduced Levels of trfA Expression Ponniah Karunakaran, Janet Martha Blatny, Helga Ertesvåg, and Svein Valla J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3793-3798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Dentilisin Activity Affects the Organization of the Outer Sheath of Treponema denticola Kazuyuki Ishihara, Howard K. Kuramitsu, Tadashi Miura, and Katsuji Okuda J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3837-3844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a New Site for Ferrichrome Transport by Comparison of the FhuA Proteins of Escherichia coli, Salmonella paratyphi B, Salmonella typhimurium, and Pantoea agglomerans Helmut Killmann, Christina Herrmann, Helga Wolff, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3845-3852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Biochemical Analysis of the Sheath of Phormidium uncinatum Egbert Hoiczyk J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3923-3932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of OmpT as the Protease That Hydrolyzes the Antimicrobial Peptide Protamine before It Enters Growing Cells of Escherichia coli Stefan Stumpe, Roland Schmid, Daren L. Stephens, George Georgiou, and Evert P. Bakker J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 4002-4006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Expression of the fixR-nifA Operon in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Depends on a New Response Regulator, RegR Evelyne Bauer, Thomas Kaspar, Hans-Martin Fischer, and Hauke Hennecke J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3853-3863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Conjugal Intermediate of Plasmid RSF1010 Inhibits Agrobacterium tumefaciens Virulence and VirB-Dependent Export of VirE2 Lisa E. Stahl, Amy Jacobs, and Andrew N. Binns J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3933-3939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Chemical Structure of Lipid A Isolated from Flavobacterium meningosepticum Lipopolysaccharide Hitomi Kato, Yuji Haishima, Takatoshi Iida, Akira Tanaka, and Ken-ichi Tanamoto J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 3891-3899; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Additions and Corrections to Transformation of Rickettsia prowazekii to Rifampin Resistance Lyudmila I. Rachek, Aimee M. Tucker, Herbert H. Winkler, and David O. Wood J. Bacteriol. August 1998 180: 4015 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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