Contents: December 1998, Volume 180, Issue 24        Cell Surfaces        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Eukaryotic Cells        Physiology and Metabolism        Plasmids and Transposons        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Cell Surfaces:

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Mutational Analysis of the Escherichia coli K-12 TolA N-Terminal Region and Characterization of Its TolQ-Interacting Domain by Genetic Suppression Pierre Germon, Thierry Clavel, Anne Vianney, Raymond Portalier, and Jean Claude Lazzaroni J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6433-6439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter fetus Surface Layer Proteins Are Transported by a Type I Secretion System Stuart A. Thompson, Omer L. Shedd, Kevin C. Ray, Michael H. Beins, Jesse P. Jorgensen, and Martin J. Blaser J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6450-6458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis Spores Lacking Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a Thomas Murray, David L. Popham, Christine B. Pearson, Arthur R. Hand, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6493-6502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Lantibiotic Nisin Induces Transmembrane Movement of a Fluorescent Phospholipid Gert N. Moll, Wil N. Konings, and Arnold J. M. Driessen J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6565-6570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selectivity of Ferric Enterobactin Binding and Cooperativity of Transport in Gram-Negative Bacteria Padmamalini Thulasiraman, Salete M. C. Newton, Jide Xu, Kenneth N. Raymond, Christine Mai, Angela Hall, Marjorie A. Montague, and Phillip E. Klebba J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6689-6696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertion Mutagenesis of the Ferric Pyoverdine Receptor FpvA of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Identification of Permissive Sites and a Region Important for Ligand Binding Laurie Kilburn, Keith Poole, Jean-Marie Meyer, and Shadi Neshat J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6753-6756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two Binding Domains, One for Peptidoglycan and Another for a Secondary Cell Wall Polymer, on the N-Terminal Part of the S-Layer Protein SbsB from Bacillus stearothermophilus PV72/p2 Margit Sára, Eva M. Egelseer, Christine Dekitsch, and Uwe B. Sleytr J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6780-6783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Cytochrome P460 Genes from the Methanotroph Methylococcus capsulatus Bath David J. Bergmann, James A. Zahn, Alan B. Hooper, and Alan A. DiSpirito J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6440-6445; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Divergence of Seryl-tRNA Synthetases in Archaea Hyun-soo Kim, Ute C. Vothknecht, Reiner Hedderich, Ivana Celic, and Dieter Söll J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6446-6449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Molecular Analysis of the Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyalkanoate) Biosynthesis Genes in Pseudomonas sp. Strain 61-3 Hiromi Matsusaki, Sumihide Manji, Kazunori Taguchi, Mikiya Kato, Toshiaki Fukui, and Yoshiharu Doi J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6459-6467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The arcABDC Gene Cluster, Encoding the Arginine Deiminase Pathway of Bacillus licheniformis, and Its Activation by the Arginine Repressor ArgR Abdelouahid Maghnouj, Tiago Franco de Sousa Cabral, Victor Stalon, and Corinne Vander Wauven J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6468-6475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The EIIGlc Protein Is Involved in Glucose-Mediated Activation of Escherichia coli gapA and gapB-pgk Transcription B. Charpentier, V. Bardey, N. Robas, and C. Branlant J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6476-6483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Studies of Regulation of Expression of the Propionate (prpBCDE) Operon Provide Insights into How Salmonella typhimurium LT2 Integrates Its 1,2-Propanediol and Propionate Catabolic Pathways Allen W. Tsang, Alexander R. Horswill, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6511-6518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Organization of the Genes for Phthalate Degradation from Burkholderia cepacia DBO1 Hung-Kuang Chang and Gerben J. Zylstra J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6529-6537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Diversity of the oprI Gene, Coding for Major Outer Membrane Lipoprotein I, among rRNA Group I Pseudomonads Daniel De Vos, Christiane Bouton, Alain Sarniguet, Paul De Vos, Marc Vauterin, and Pierre Cornelis J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6551-6556; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Organization and Transcription Analysis of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Glycogen (glg) Operon: Two Transcripts for the Single Phosphoglucomutase Gene Juan E. Ugalde, Viviana Lepek, Antonio Uttaro, Julia Estrella, Alberto Iglesias, and Rodolfo A. Ugalde J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6557-6564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation and Organization of the dcuA and dcuB Genes, Encoding Homologous Anaerobic C4-Dicarboxylate Transporters in Escherichia coli Paul Golby, David J. Kelly, John R. Guest, and Simon C. Andrews J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6586-6596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Topological Analysis of the Aerobic Membrane-Bound Formate Dehydrogenase of Escherichia coli Stéphane Benoit, Hafid Abaibou, and Marie-Andrée Mandrand-Berthelot J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6625-6634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Bacillus subtilis acsA Gene: Position and Sequence Context Affect cre-Mediated Carbon Catabolite Repression Jill M. Zalieckas, Lewis V. Wray, Jr., and Susan H. Fisher J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6649-6654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Similarities between the Listeria monocytogenes Virulence Regulator PrfA and Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein: the PrfA* (Gly145Ser) Mutation Increases Binding Affinity for Target DNA Yolanda Vega, Carmen Dickneite, María-Teresa Ripio, Regine Böckmann, Bruno González-Zorn, Susana Novella, Gustavo Domínguez-Bernal, Werner Goebel, and José A. Vázquez-Boland J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6655-6660; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The yvyD Gene of Bacillus subtilis Is under Dual Control of B and H Kathrin Drzewiecki, Christine Eymann, Gerhard Mittenhuber, and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6674-6680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The First Gene of the Bacillus subtilis clpC Operon, ctsR, Encodes a Negative Regulator of Its Own Operon and Other Class III Heat Shock Genes Elke Krüger and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6681-6688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Small, Acid-Soluble Proteins Unique to Spores of Bacillus subtilis: Identification of the Coding Genes and Regulation and Function of Two of These Genes Irina Bagyan, Barbara Setlow, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6704-6712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coupled Changes in Translation and Transcription during Cobalamin-Dependent Regulation of btuB Expression in Escherichia coli Xiangwu Nou and Robert J. Kadner J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6719-6728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the gerI Operon of Bacillus cereus 569 in the Response of Spores to Germinants Mark O. Clements and Anne Moir J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6729-6735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of PMR1, Encoding a Ca2+-ATPase Homolog in Yarrowia lipolytica, Affects Secretion and Processing of Homologous and Heterologous Proteins Young-Sun Sohn, Cheon Seok Park, Sun-Bok Lee, and Dewey D. Y. Ryu J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6736-6742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Superimposition of TyrR Protein-Mediated Regulation on Osmoresponsive Transcription of Escherichia coli proU In Vivo J. Gowrishankar and A. J. Pittard J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6743-6748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The aadA Gene of Plasmid R100 Confers Resistance to Spectinomycin and Streptomycin in Myxococcus xanthus Vincent Magrini, Chad Creighton, David White, Patricia L. Hartzell, and Philip Youderian J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6757-6760; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Fur-Regulated Gene Encoding the Alternative Sigma Factor PvdS Is Required for Iron-Dependent Expression of the LysR-Type Regulator PtxR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Michael L. Vasil, Urs A. Ochsner, Zaiga Johnson, Jane A. Colmer, and Abdul N. Hamood J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6784-6788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Suppression of an Hsp70 Mutant Phenotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through Loss of Function of the Chromatin Component Sin1p/Spt2p Bonnie K. Baxter and Elizabeth A. Craig J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6484-6492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Region of Flo1 Proteins Responsible for Sugar Recognition Osamu Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Ryota Kuroki, and Hidetaka Sone J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6503-6510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A MADS Box Protein Consensus Binding Site Is Necessary and Sufficient for Activation of the Opaque-Phase-Specific Gene OP4 of Candida albicans Shawn R. Lockhart, Mau Nguyen, Thyagarajan Srikantha, and David R. Soll J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6607-6616; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Size, Complexity, and Ploidy of the Pathogenic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum Jeanne Carr and Glenmore Shearer, Jr. J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6697-6703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Complex Metabolic Phenotypes Caused by a Mutation in yjgF, Encoding a Member of the Highly Conserved YER057c/YjgF Family of Proteins Jodi L. Enos-Berlage, Mark J. Langendorf, and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6519-6528; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Development of Myxococcus xanthus by Eukaryotic Protein Kinase Inhibitors Ritu Jain and Sumiko Inouye J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6544-6550; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytochrome bd Biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis: Characterization of the cydABCD Operon Lena Winstedt, Ken-Ichi Yoshida, Yasutaro Fujita, and Claes von Wachenfeldt J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6571-6580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Putative Multisubunit Na+/H+ Antiporter from Staphylococcus aureus Toshiaki Hiramatsu, Kazuyo Kodama, Teruo Kuroda, Tohru Mizushima, and Tomofusa Tsuchiya J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6642-6648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological Role for the GlnK Protein of Enteric Bacteria: Relief of NifL Inhibition under Nitrogen-Limiting Conditions Luhong He, Eric Soupene, Alexander Ninfa, and Sydney Kustu J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6661-6667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Modified -Ketoadipate Pathway in Rhodococcus rhodochrous N75: Enzymology of 3-Methylmuconolactone Metabolism Chang-Jun Cha, Ronald B. Cain, and Neil C. Bruce J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6668-6673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison In Vitro of a High- and a Low-Abundance Chemoreceptor of Escherichia coli: Similar Kinase Activation but Different Methyl-Accepting Activities Alexander N. Barnakov, Ludmila A. Barnakova, and Gerald L. Hazelbauer J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6713-6718; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of the Gene for the Na+-Coupled Serine Transporter from Escherichia coli and Characteristics of the Transporter Wakano Ogawa, Young-Mog Kim, Tohru Mizushima, and Tomofusa Tsuchiya J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6749-6752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrite-Specific Active Transport System of the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942 Shin-ichi Maeda, Masato Okamura, Masaki Kobayashi, and Tatsuo Omata J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6761-6763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase Homologue of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Specifically Inducible within the Host Infection Site and Is Required for Full Virulence in Neutropenic Mice Jingyi Wang, Caihe Li, Hongjiang Yang, Arcady Mushegian, and Shouguang Jin J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6764-6768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Active Efflux of Organic Solvents by Pseudomonas putida S12 Is Induced by Solvents Jasper Kieboom, Jonathan J. Dennis, Gerben J. Zylstra, and Jan A. M. de Bont J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6769-6772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis Defective in Dipeptide Transport Achal Bhatt, Renee Green, Roswell Coles, Michael Condon, and Nancy D. Connell J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6773-6775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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IncP Plasmids Are Unusually Effective in Mediating Conjugation of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Involvement of the Tra2 Mating System Steven Bates, Annette M. Cashmore, and Brian M. Wilkins J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6538-6543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Involvement of Both Dockerin Subdomains in Assembly of the Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome Betsy Lytle and J. H. David Wu J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6581-6585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hsc66-Hsc20 Chaperone System in Escherichia coli: Chaperone Activity and Interactions with the DnaK-DnaJ-GrpE System Jonathan J. Silberg, Kevin G. Hoff, and Larry E. Vickery J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6617-6624; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sucrose-Phosphate Synthase from Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803: Identification of the spsA Gene and Characterization of the Enzyme Expressed in Escherichia coli Leonardo Curatti, Eduardo Folco, Paula Desplats, Gustavo Abratti, Verónica Limones, Luis Herrera-Estrella, and Graciela Salerno J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6776-6779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Stability of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens VirB10 Protein Is Modulated by Growth Temperature and Periplasmic Osmoadaption Lois M. Banta, Jutta Bohne, S. Dawn Lovejoy, and Kathleen Dostal J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6597-6606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Two-Component Regulators GacS and GacA Influence Accumulation of the Stationary-Phase Sigma Factor S and the Stress Response in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5 Cheryl A. Whistler, Nathan A. Corbell, Alain Sarniguet, Walter Ream, and Joyce E. Loper J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6635-6641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of the Erwinia amylovora rpoS Gene: RpoS Is Not Involved in Induction of Fireblight Disease Symptoms M. Anderson, C. E. Pollitt, I. S. Roberts, and J. A. Eastgate J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6789-6792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Impact of Culture-Independent Studies on the Emerging Phylogenetic View of Bacterial Diversity Philip Hugenholtz, Brett M. Goebel, and Norman R. Pace J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6793 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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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. December 1998 180: 6794 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Expresses a DNA Methyltransferase Specific for the Recognition Sequence of the Restriction Endonuclease PvuI Matthias Scharnagl, Stefan Richter, and Martin Hagemann J. Bacteriol. December 1998 180: 6794 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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