Contents: December 1998, Volume 180, Issue 23        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plasmids and Transposons        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Eukaryotic Cells        Plant Microbiology        Bacteriophages Other Issues

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Transcriptional Analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus Penicillin Binding Protein 2 Gene Mariana G. Pinho, Herminia de Lencastre, and Alexander Tomasz J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6077-6081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Staphylococcus aureus Alternative Sigma Factor B Controls the Environmental Stress Response but Not Starvation Survival or Pathogenicity in a Mouse Abscess Model Pan F. Chan, Simon J. Foster, Eileen Ingham, and Mark O. Clements J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6082-6089; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of lacZ from the Promoter of the Escherichia coli spc Operon Cloned into Vectors Carrying the W205 trp-lac Fusion Sung-Tzu Liang, Patrick P. Dennis, and Hans Bremer J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6090-6100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of Cell Division Protein FtsQ by Immunofluorescence Microscopy in Dividing and Nondividing Cells of Escherichia coli Nienke Buddelmeijer, Mirjam E. G. Aarsman, Arend H. J. Kolk, Miguel Vicente, and Nanne Nanninga J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6107-6116; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

H-NS and StpA Proteins Stimulate Expression of the Maltose Regulon in Escherichia coli Jörgen Johansson, Björn Dagberg, Evelyne Richet, and Bernt Eric Uhlin J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6117-6125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Proteus mirabilis Precocious Swarming Mutants: Identification of rsbA, Encoding a Regulator of Swarming Behavior Robert Belas, Rachel Schneider, and Michael Melch J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6126-6139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

uspB, a New S-Regulated Gene in Escherichia coli Which Is Required for Stationary-Phase Resistance to Ethanol Anne Farewell, Kristian Kvint, and Thomas Nyström J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6140-6147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a Stress-Inducible Gene from Lactobacillus helveticus Andrèas Smeds, Pekka Varmanen, and Airi Palva J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6148-6153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catabolite Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis ctaBCDEF Gene Cluster Xuemin Liu and Harry W. Taber J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6154-6163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Sequence Analysis of the pTiC58 trb Locus, Encoding a Mating-Pair Formation System Related to Members of the Type IV Secretion Family Pei-Li Li, Dawn M. Everhart, and Stephen K. Farrand J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6164-6172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integration Host Factor and Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein Are Required for TyrR-Mediated Activation of tpl in Citrobacter freundii Qing Bai and Ronald L. Somerville J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6173-6186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rpb4, a Subunit of RNA Polymerase II, Enables the Enzyme To Transcribe at Temperature Extremes In Vitro Sonia Rosenheck and Mordechai Choder J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6187-6192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Repair of Gaps in Bacteriophage T7 DNA Ying-Ta Lai and Warren Masker J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6193-6202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Myxococcus xanthus sasN Encodes a Regulator That Prevents Developmental Gene Expression during Growth Di Xu, Chun Yang, and Heidi B. Kaplan J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6215-6223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sister Chromatid Exchange Frequencies in Escherichia coli Analyzed by Recombination at the dif Resolvase Site Walter W. Steiner and Peter L. Kuempel J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6269-6275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis Nucleotidyltransferase Is a tRNA CCA-Adding Enzyme Lelia C. Raynal, Henry M. Krisch, and Agamemnon J. Carpousis J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6276-6282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Conserved, RpoS-Dependent Stationary-Phase Genes of Escherichia coli Herb E. Schellhorn, Jonathon P. Audia, Linda I. C. Wei, and Lily Chang J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6283-6291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shewanella putrefaciens mtrB Encodes an Outer Membrane Protein Required for Fe(III) and Mn(IV) Reduction Alexander S. Beliaev and Daad A. Saffarini J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6292-6297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Homolog of CcpA Mediates Catabolite Control in Listeria monocytogenes but Not Carbon Source Regulation of Virulence Genes Jaideep Behari and Philip Youngman J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6316-6324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Rhizobium etli recA Operator Angels Tapias and Jordi Barbé J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6325-6331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of an Osmoticum-Responsive Gene in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Steven H. Schwartz, Todd A. Black, Karin Jäger, Jean-Michel Panoff, and C. Peter Wolk J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6332-6337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined Physical and Genetic Map of the Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Chromosome M. Angeles Ramos-Díaz and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6352-6363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Two-Component Signal Transduction System Essential for Growth of Bacillus subtilis: Implications for Anti-Infective Therapy Céline Fabret and James A. Hoch J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6375-6383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of a Gene Encoding a Cell-Bound Esterase from Streptomyces chrysomallus Rico Berger, Matthias Hoffmann, and Ullrich Keller J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6396-6399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of C-Terminal Domains in Surface Attachment of the Fructosyltransferase of Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 25975 Catherine Rathsam and Nicholas A. Jacques J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6400-6403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Analysis of Tn10 Insertion Sites in a Collection of Escherichia coli Strains Used for Genetic Mapping and Strain Construction Brian P. Nichols, Obaid Shafiq, and Victoria Meiners J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6408-6411; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of the Myxococcus xanthus argE Gene Baruch Z. Harris and Mitchell Singer J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6412-6414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Family of Stability Determinants in Pathogenic Bacteria Finbarr Hayes J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6415-6418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

secG and Temperature Modulate Expression of Azide-Resistant and Signal Sequence Suppressor Phenotypes of Escherichia coli secA Mutants Visvanathan Ramamurthy, Vesna Dapíc, and Donald Oliver J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6419-6423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the C Terminus of FtsK in Escherichia coli Chromosome Segregation Xuan-Chuan Yu, Elizabeth K. Weihe, and William Margolin J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6424-6428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

mraY Is an Essential Gene for Cell Growth in Escherichia coli David S. Boyle and William D. Donachie J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6429-6432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Structural and Functional Characterization of IS1358 from Vibrio cholerae Sandrine Dumontier, Patrick Trieu-Cuot, and Patrick Berche J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6101-6106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Corepression of the P1 Addiction Operon by Phd and Doc Roy Magnuson and Michael B. Yarmolinsky J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6342-6351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The General Stress Sigma Factor S of Escherichia coli Is Induced during Diauxic Shift from Glucose to Lactose Daniela Fischer, Antje Teich, Peter Neubauer, and Regine Hengge-Aronis J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6203-6206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of SpcU, a Chaperone Required for Efficient Secretion of the ExoU Cytotoxin Viviane Finck-Barbançon, Timothy L. Yahr, and Dara W. Frank J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6224-6231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of SarA in Virulence Determinant Production and Environmental Signal Transduction in Staphylococcus aureus Pan F. Chan and Simon J. Foster J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6232-6241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Mutations That Allow p-Aminobenzoyl-Glutamate Utilization by Escherichia coli Mouyassar J. Hussein, Jacalyn M. Green, and Brian P. Nichols J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6260-6268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role and Regulation of Bacillus subtilis Glutamate Dehydrogenase Genes Boris R. Belitsky and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6298-6305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Chromosome Underreplication on Cell Division in Escherichia coli Emilia Botello and Kurt Nordström J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6364-6374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

N-Acyl-L-Homoserine Lactone Autoinducers Control Production of an Extracellular Lipopeptide Biosurfactant Required for Swarming Motility of Serratia liquefaciens MG1 P. W. Lindum, U. Anthoni, C. Christophersen, L. Eberl, S. Molin, and M. Givskov J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6384-6388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Short-Term Regulation of Nitrogenase Activity by NH4+ in Rhodobacter capsulatus: Multiple In Vivo Nitrogenase Responses to NH4+ Addition Alexander F. Yakunin and Patrick C. Hallenbeck J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6392-6395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Gene Cloning and Characterization of Recombinant RNase HII from a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Mitsuru Haruki, Keiko Hayashi, Takayuki Kochi, Ayumu Muroya, Yuichi Koga, Masaaki Morikawa, Tadayuki Imanaka, and Shigenori Kanaya J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6207-6214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aspartate Transcarbamylase from the Hyperthermophilic Eubacterium Thermotoga maritima: Fused Catalytic and Regulatory Polypeptides Form an Allosteric Enzyme Pingguo Chen, Françoise Van Vliet, Mark Van De Casteele, Christianne Legrain, Raymond Cunin, and Nicolas Glansdorff J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6389-6391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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The facC Gene of Aspergillus nidulans Encodes an Acetate-Inducible Carnitine Acetyltransferase Christopher J. Stemple, Meryl A. Davis, and Michael J. Hynes J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6242-6251; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methionine Induces Sexual Development in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe via an ste11-Dependent Signalling Pathway Anne-Marie Schweingruber, Norma Hilti, Eleonore Edenharter, and M. Ernst Schweingruber J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6338-6341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PRS5, the Fifth Member of the Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate Synthetase Gene Family in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Is Essential for Cell Viability in the Absence of either PRS1 or PRS3 Yolanda Hernando, Adrian Parr, and Michael Schweizer J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6404-6407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Characterization of CorR, a Transcriptional Activator Which Is Required for Biosynthesis of the Phytotoxin Coronatine Alejandro Peñaloza-Vázquez and Carol L. Bender J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6252-6259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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RecA-Independent Pathways of Lambdoid Prophage Induction in Escherichia coli Dmitry V. Rozanov, Richard D'Ari, and Sergey P. Sineoky J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6306-6315; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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