Contents: March 1998, Volume 180, Issue 5        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plasmids and Transposons        Eukaryotic Cells        Physiology and Metabolism        Bacteriophages        Population Genetics and Evolution        Cell Surfaces        Structure and Function Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction Michael D. Manson, Judith P. Armitage, James A. Hoch, and Robert M. Macnab J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1009-1022; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Subforms and In Vitro Reconstitution of the NAD-Reducing Hydrogenase of Alcaligenes eutrophus Christian Massanz, Silke Schmidt, and Bärbel Friedrich J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1023-1029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Protocatechuate Catabolic Gene Cluster from Rhodococcus opacus 1CP: Evidence for a Merged Enzyme with 4-Carboxymuconolactone-Decarboxylating and 3-Oxoadipate Enol-Lactone-Hydrolyzing Activity Dirk Eulberg, Silvia Lakner, Ludmila A. Golovleva, and Michael Schlömann J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1072-1081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolutionary Relationship between Chlorocatechol Catabolic Enzymes from Rhodococcus opacus 1CP and Their Counterparts in Proteobacteria: Sequence Divergence and Functional Convergence Dirk Eulberg, Elena M. Kourbatova, Ludmila A. Golovleva, and Michael Schlömann J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1082-1094; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori porCDAB and oorDABC Genes Encode Distinct Pyruvate:Flavodoxin and 2-Oxoglutarate:Acceptor Oxidoreductases Which Mediate Electron Transport to NADP Nicky J. Hughes, Chris L. Clayton, Peter A. Chalk, and David J. Kelly J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1119-1128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Essential Glutamates in the Acetate Kinase from Methanosarcina thermophila Kavita Singh-Wissmann, Cheryl Ingram-Smith, Rebecca D. Miles, and James G. Ferry J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1129-1134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzyme Specificity of 2-Nitrotoluene 2,3-Dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain JS42 Is Determined by the C-Terminal Region of the  Subunit of the Oxygenase Component Juanito V. Parales, Rebecca E. Parales, Sol M. Resnick, and David T. Gibson J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1194-1199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the -Glucosidase Gene (malA) from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Michael Rolfsmeier, Cynthia Haseltine, Elisabetta Bini, Amy Clark, and Paul Blum J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1287-1295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of 1-Kestose in Transgenic Yeast Expressing a Fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus foetidus Jochen Rehm, Lothar Willmitzer, and Arnd G. Heyer J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1305-1310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Diversity, Predicted Two-Dimensional Protein Structure, and Epitope Mapping of Neisserial Opa Proteins Burkhard Malorny, Giovanna Morelli, Barica Kusecek, Jan Kolberg, and Mark Achtman J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1323-1330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Importance of RpoS and Dps in Survival of Exposure of Both Exponential- and Stationary-Phase Escherichia coli Cells to the Electrophile N-Ethylmaleimide G. P. Ferguson, R. I. Creighton, Y. Nikolaev, and I. R. Booth J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1030-1036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Functional Analysis of the Styrene Catabolic Cluster of Pseudomonas sp. Strain Y2 Ana Velasco, Sergio Alonso, José L. García, J. Perera, and Eduardo Díaz J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1063-1071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Regions on the Escherichia coli Heat Shock Transcription Factor 32 Determine Core RNA Polymerase Binding Specificity Daniel M. Joo, Audrey Nolte, Richard Calendar, Yan Ning Zhou, and Ding Jun Jin J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1095-1102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of Transcription of the xylAB Operon in Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus Milutin Erbeznik, Karl A. Dawson, and Herbert J. Strobel J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1103-1109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in Flagellin Genes and Proteins of Burkholderia cepacia Barbara A. Hales, J. Alun W. Morgan, C. Anthony Hart, and Craig Winstanley J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1110-1118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Proteolysis of the Stationary-Phase Sigma Factor RpoS Yanning Zhou and Susan Gottesman J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1154-1158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The nac (Nitrogen Assimilation Control) Gene from Escherichia coli Wilson B. Muse and Robert A. Bender J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1166-1173; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the nuo Locus, Which Encodes the Proton-Translocating NADH Dehydrogenase in Escherichia coli Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski and Alan J. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1174-1184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella typhimurium Encodes an SdiA Homolog, a Putative Quorum Sensor of the LuxR Family, That Regulates Genes on the Virulence Plasmid Brian M. M. Ahmer, Jeroen van Reeuwijk, Cynthia D. Timmers, Peter J. Valentine, and Fred Heffron J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1185-1193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Two-Color Genetic Screen To Identify a Domain of the Global Regulator Lrp That Is Specifically Required for pap Phase Variation Linda Kaltenbach, Bruce Braaten, Julie Tucker, Margareta Krabbe, and David Low J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1224-1231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of dnaX as a High-Copy Suppressor of the Conditional Lethal and Partition Phenotypes of the parE10 Allele Cindy Levine and Kenneth J. Marians J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1232-1240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

fbfB, a Gene Encoding a Putative Galactose Oxidase, Is Involved in Stigmatella aurantiaca Fruiting Body Formation Barbara Silakowski, Heidi Ehret, and Hans Ulrich Schairer J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1241-1247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Rhodospirillum centenum Mutants Defective in Phototactic Colony Motility by Transposon Mutagenesis Ze-Yu Jiang, Brenda G. Rushing, Yong Bai, Howard Gest, and Carl E. Bauer J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1248-1255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The spoIIE Locus Is Involved in the Spo0A-Dependent Switch in the Location of FtsZ Rings in Bacillus subtilis Anastasia Khvorova, Ling Zhang, Michael L. Higgins, and Patrick J. Piggot J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1256-1260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertional Inactivation of Genes Encoding the Crystalline Inclusion Proteins of Photorhabdus luminescens Results in Mutants with Pleiotropic Phenotypes Scott B. Bintrim and Jerald C. Ensign J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1261-1269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of New Methods for Construction of Tightly Regulated Arabinose and Rhamnose Promoter Fusions in Studies of the Escherichia coli Phosphate Regulon Andreas Haldimann, Larry L. Daniels, and Barry L. Wanner J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1277-1286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NasFED Proteins Mediate Assimilatory Nitrate and Nitrite Transport in Klebsiella oxytoca (pneumoniae) M5al Qitu Wu and Valley Stewart J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1311-1322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification of an Extracellular Signaling Molecule Involved in Production of Aerial Mycelium by Streptomyces coelicolor Justin R. Nodwell and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1334-1337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Fengycin Synthetase Gene fenB from Bacillus subtilis Guang-Huey Lin, Chyi-Liang Chen, Johannes Scheng-Ming Tschen, San-San Tsay, Yu-Sun Chang, and Shih-Tung Liu J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1338-1341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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IS1549 from Mycobacterium smegmatis Forms Long Direct Repeats upon Insertion Bonnie B. Plikaytis, Jack T. Crawford, and Thomas M. Shinnick J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1037-1043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Msn2p and Msn4p Control a Large Number of Genes Induced at the Diauxic Transition Which Are Repressed by Cyclic AMP in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Emmanuelle Boy-Marcotte, Michel Perrot, Françoise Bussereau, Hélian Boucherie, and Michel Jacquet J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1044-1052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Opposite Patterns of Expression of Two Aspergillus nidulans Xylanase Genes with Respect to Ambient pH A. P. Maccabe, M. Orejas, J. A. Pérez-González, and D. Ramón J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1331-1333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Mutants Devoid of Neutral Trehalase Activity in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe: Partial Protection from Heat Shock and High-Salt Stress Jose Cansado, Teresa Soto, Juana Fernandez, Jero Vicente-Soler, and Mariano Gacto J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1342-1345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Control of ftsZ Expression, Cell Division, and Glutamine Metabolism in Luria-Bertani Medium by the Alarmone ppGpp in Escherichia coli Bradford S. Powell and Donald L. Court J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1053-1062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An ABC Transporter System of Yersinia pestis Allows Utilization of Chelated Iron by Escherichia coli SAB11 Scott W. Bearden, Teanna M. Staggs, and Robert D. Perry J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1135-1147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The narA Locus of Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942 Consists of a Cluster of Molybdopterin Biosynthesis Genes Luis M. Rubio, Enrique Flores, and Antonia Herrero J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1200-1206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Assembly of Both the Head and Tail of Bacteriophage Mu Is Blocked in Escherichia coli groEL and groES Mutants Régis Grimaud and Ariane Toussaint J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1148-1153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Chromosomal Regions Specific to Pathogenic Isolates of Escherichia coli Have a Phylogenetically Clustered Distribution E. Fidelma Boyd and Daniel L. Hartl J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1159-1165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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The Yersinia Yop Virulon: LcrV Is Required for Extrusion of the Translocators YopB and YopD Mahfuzur R. Sarker, Cécile Neyt, Isabelle Stainier, and Guy R. Cornelis J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1207-1214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MppA, a Periplasmic Binding Protein Essential for Import of the Bacterial Cell Wall Peptide L-Alanyl--D-Glutamyl-meso-Diaminopimelate James T. Park, Debabrata Raychaudhuri, Hongshan Li, Staffan Normark, and Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1215-1223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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HMW1 Is Required for Cytadhesin P1 Trafficking to the Attachment Organelle in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Tae-Wook Hahn, Melisa J. Willby, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1270-1276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of Cell Division Protein FtsK to the Escherichia coli Septum and Identification of a Potential N-Terminal Targeting Domain Xuan-chuan Yu, Anthony H. Tran, Qin Sun, and William Margolin J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1296-1304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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