Contents: November 1998, Volume 180, Issue 21        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Cell Surfaces        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Structure and Function        Models and Cell Growth        Plant Microbiology        Eukaryotic Cells        Author's Correction Other Issues

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[Index by Author]

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Minireviews:

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The Yersinia Deadly Kiss Guy R. Cornelis J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5495-5504; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Int-B13, an Unusual Site-Specific Recombinase of the Bacteriophage P4 Integrase Family, Is Responsible for Chromosomal Insertion of the 105-Kilobase clc Element of Pseudomonas sp. Strain B13 Roald Ravatn, Sonja Studer, Alexander J. B. Zehnder, and Jan Roelof van der Meer J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5505-5514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen-Insensitive Nitroreductases: Analysis of the Roles of nfsA and nfsB in Development of Resistance to 5-Nitrofuran Derivatives in Escherichia coli J. Whiteway, P. Koziarz, J. Veall, N. Sandhu, P. Kumar, B. Hoecher, and I. B. Lambert J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5529-5539; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Genetic Analysis of Phosphite and Hypophosphite Oxidation by Pseudomonas stutzeri WM88 William W. Metcalf and Ralph S. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5547-5558; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization and Regulation of an Operon Encoding a System for Transport of Arginine and Ornithine and the ArgR Regulatory Protein in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Takayuki Nishijyo, Seung-Moon Park, Chung-Dar Lu, Yoshifumi Itoh, and Ahmed T. Abdelal J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5559-5566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Recombinant Expression of a Mycobacterium avium Rhamnosyltransferase Gene (rtfA) Involved in Glycopeptidolipid Biosynthesis Torsten M. Eckstein, Fauzi S. Silbaq, Delphi Chatterjee, Nathan J. Kelly, Patrick J. Brennan, and John T. Belisle J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5567-5573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an N-Terminal Region of Sigma 54 Required for Enhancer Responsiveness Adeela Syed and Jay D. Gralla J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5619-5625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple In Vivo Roles for the 12-Region Elements of Sigma 54 Promoters Lei Wang and Jay D. Gralla J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5626-5631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of RecBCD Enzyme with DNA at Double-Strand Breaks Produced in UV-Irradiated Escherichia coli: Requirement for DNA End Processing Brigitte Thoms and Wilfried Wackernagel J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5639-5645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Motility Behavior in Myxococcus xanthus May Require an Extracytoplasmic-Function Sigma Factor Mandy J. Ward, Helen Lew, Anke Treuner-Lange, and David R. Zusman J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5668-5675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Circular Plasmid Dimers in Borrelia burgdorferi Kit Tilly, Lori Lubke, and Patricia Rosa J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5676-5681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Escherichia coli SurA Protein in Stationary-Phase Survival Sara W. Lazar, Marta Almirón, Antonio Tormo, and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5704-5711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Examination of the Role of DNA Polymerase Proofreading in the Mutator Effect of Miscoding tRNAs Malgorzata M. Slupska, Angela G. King, Louise I. Lu, Rose H. Lin, Emily F. Mao, Chantal A. Lackey, Ju-Huei Chiang, Claudia Baikalov, and Jeffrey H. Miller J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5712-5717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the Streptococcus mutans gal Operon by the GalR Repressor Joseph J. Ferretti J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5727-5732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subcellular Localization of Bacillus subtilis SMC, a Protein Involved in Chromosome Condensation and Segregation Peter L. Graumann, Richard Losick, and Alexander V. Strunnikov J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5749-5755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of Multiple Promoters in Transcription of Ribosomal DNA: Effects of Growth Conditions on Precursor rRNA Synthesis in Mycobacteria J. A. Gonzalez-y-Merchand, M. J. Colston, and R. A. Cox J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5756-5761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the 389 N-Terminal Residues of the Transcriptional Activator AREA Does Not Result in Nitrogen Metabolite Derepression in Aspergillus nidulans Mark X. Caddick and Herbert N. Arst, Jr. J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5762-5764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the Streptococcus salivarius 57.I Urease Operon Yi-Ywan M. Chen, Cheryl A. Weaver, David R. Mendelsohn, and Robert A. Burne J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5769-5775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

trans-Complementation of a Staphylococcus aureus agr Mutant by Staphylococcus lugdunensis agr RNAIII Yvonne Benito, Gerard Lina, Timothy Greenland, Jerome Etienne, and François Vandenesch J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5780-5783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of ermAMR from a Clinical Strain of Enterococcus faecalis by 16-Membered-Ring Macrolide Antibiotics Tae-Gwon Oh, Ae-Ran Kwon, and Eung-Chil Choi J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5788-5791; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleotide Excision Repair in the Third Kingdom Müge Ögrünç, Donald F. Becker, Stephen W. Ragsdale, and Aziz Sancar J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5796-5798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CHR, a Novel Family of Prokaryotic Proton Motive Force-Driven Transporters Probably Containing Chromate/Sulfate Antiporters Dietrich H. Nies, Sandra Koch, Shinichiro Wachi, Nicola Peitzsch, and Milton H. Saier, Jr. J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5799-5802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Functional Consequences of Changing Proline Residues in the Phenylalanine-Specific Permease of Escherichia coli Jing Pi, C. Dogovski, and A. J. Pittard J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5515-5519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The SecA Subunit of Escherichia coli Preprotein Translocase Is Exposed to the Periplasm Jerry Eichler and William Wickner J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5776-5779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Topological Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis L2 Outer Membrane Protein 2 Per Mygind, Gunna Christiansen, and Svend Birkelund J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5784-5787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes Involved in Cell Wall Localization and Side Chain Formation of Rhamnose-Glucose Polysaccharide in Streptococcus mutans Yoshihisa Yamashita, Yuichi Tsukioka, Kiyotaka Tomihisa, Yoshio Nakano, and Toshihiko Koga J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5803-5807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Identification of Chlorobenzene Dioxygenase Sequence Elements Involved in Dechlorination of 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene Stefan Beil, Jeremy R. Mason, Kenneth N. Timmis, and Dietmar H. Pieper J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5520-5528; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regio- and Stereospecific Conversion of 4-Alkylphenols by the Covalent Flavoprotein Vanillyl-Alcohol Oxidase Robert H. H. van den Heuvel, Marco W. Fraaije, Colja Laane, and Willem J. H. van Berkel J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5646-5651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification, Purification, and Characterization of Transpeptidase and Glycosyltransferase Domains of Streptococcus pneumoniae Penicillin-Binding Protein 1a Anne Marie Di Guilmi, Nicolas Mouz, Jean-Pierre Andrieu, JoAnn Hoskins, S. Richard Jaskunas, Jean Gagnon, Otto Dideberg, and Thierry Vernet J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5652-5659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DdlN from Vancomycin-Producing Amycolatopsis orientalis C329.2 Is a VanA Homologue with D-Alanyl-D-Lactate Ligase Activity C. Gary Marshall and Gerard D. Wright J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5792-5795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Mechanism of Osmotic Activation of the Quaternary Ammonium Compound Transporter (QacT) of Lactobacillus plantarum Erwin Glaasker, Esther H. M. L. Heuberger, Wil N. Konings, and Bert Poolman J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5540-5546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Mechanism for Resistance to the Antimetabolite N-Phosphonoacetyl-L-Aspartate by Helicobacter pylori Brendan P. Burns, George L. Mendz, and Stuart L. Hazell J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5574-5579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Endochitinase Is Transported to the Extracellular Milieu by the eps-Encoded General Secretory Pathway of Vibrio cholerae Terry D. Connell, Daniel J. Metzger, Jennifer Lynch, and Jason P. Folster J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5591-5600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Redox-Dependent Gene Regulation in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1T: Effects on Dimethyl Sulfoxide Reductase (dor) Gene Expression Nigel J. Mouncey and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5612-5618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Cytochrome cbb3 (Cytochrome c) Terminal Oxidase in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 Supports Microaerobic Growth Kathleen Marchal, Jun Sun, Veerle Keijers, Huub Haaker, and Jos Vanderleyden J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5689-5696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An ABC Transporter Plays a Developmental Aggregation Role in Myxococcus xanthus Mandy J. Ward, Kenny C. Mok, David P. Astling, Helen Lew, and David R. Zusman J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5697-5703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methylation of FrzCD Defines a Discrete Step in the Developmental Program of Myxococcus xanthus Yongzhi Geng, Zhaomin Yang, John Downard, David Zusman, and Wenyuan Shi J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5765-5768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Domain Analysis of the FliM Protein of Escherichia coli Michael A. A. Mathews, Hua Lucy Tang, and David F. Blair J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5580-5590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Models and Cell Growth:

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Gigantism in a Bacterium, Epulopiscium fishelsoni, Correlates with Complex Patterns in Arrangement, Quantity, and Segregation of DNA V. Bresler, W. L. Montgomery, L. Fishelson, and P. E. Pollak J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5601-5611; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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The Phenolic Recognition Profiles of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens VirA Protein Are Broadened by a High Level of the Sugar Binding Protein ChvE Wen-Tao Peng, Yong-Woog Lee, and Eugene W. Nester J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5632-5638; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Wound-Released Chemical Signals May Elicit Multiple Responses from an Agrobacterium tumefaciens Strain Containing an Octopine-Type Ti Plasmid Virginia S. Kalogeraki and Stephen C. Winans J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5660-5667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

-Galactoside Uptake in Rhizobium meliloti: Isolation and Characterization of agpA, a Gene Encoding a Periplasmic Binding Protein Required for Melibiose and Raffinose Utilization Daniel J. Gage and Sharon R. Long J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5739-5748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae GATA Factors Dal80p and Deh1p Can Form Homo- and Heterodimeric Complexes Vladimir V. Svetlov and Terrance G. Cooper J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5682-5688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Highly Conserved, Coregulated SNO and SNZ Gene Families in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Respond to Nutrient Limitation Pamela A. Padilla, Edwina K. Fuge, Matthew E. Crawford, Allison Errett, and Margaret Werner-Washburne J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5718-5726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posttranscriptional Control Mediates Cell Type-Specific Localization of Catalase A during Aspergillus nidulans Development Rosa E. Navarro and Jesús Aguirre J. Bacteriol. November 1998 180: 5733-5738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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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. November 1998 180: 5808 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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