Contents: March 1998, Volume 180, Issue 6        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Cell Surfaces        Physiology and Metabolism        Structure and Function        Bacteriophages Other Issues

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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When an ATPase Is Not an ATPase: at Low Temperatures the C-Terminal Domain of the ABC Transporter CvaB Is a GTPase Xiaotian Zhong and Phang C. Tai J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1347-1353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Conserved Histidine Is Essential for Glycerolipid Acyltransferase Catalysis Richard J. Heath and Charles O. Rock J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1425-1430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

External Loops at the C Terminus of Erwinia chrysanthemi Pectate Lyase C Are Required for Species-Specific Secretion through the Out Type II Pathway Magdalen Lindeberg, Carol M. Boyd, Noel T. Keen, and Alan Collmer J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1431-1437; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unusual Organization of the Genes Coding for HydSL, the Stable [NiFe]Hydrogenase in the Photosynthetic Bacterium Thiocapsa roseopersicina BBS Gabor Rakhely, Annette Colbeau, Jerome Garin, Paulette M. Vignais, and Kornel L. Kovacs J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1460-1465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Characterization of the 20S Proteasome from the Methanoarchaeon Methanosarcina thermophila Julie A. Maupin-Furlow, Henry C. Aldrich, and James G. Ferry J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1480-1487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification of the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Multienzyme Complex of Zymomonas mobilis and Identification and Sequence Analysis of the Corresponding Genes Ute Neveling, Ralf Klasen, Stephanie Bringer-Meyer, and Hermann Sahm J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1540-1548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Protein Interactions within the Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase III Core Piotr Jonczyk, Adrianna Nowicka, and Roel M. Schaaper J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1563-1566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of the Genes Encoding the Two Essential Protein Components of Micrococcus luteus B-P 26 Hexaprenyl Diphosphate Synthase Naoto Shimizu, Tanetoshi Koyama, and Kyozo Ogura J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1578-1581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Sequencing of a Form II Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase from the Bacterial Symbiont of the Hydrothermal Vent Tubeworm Riftia pachyptila Jonathan J. Robinson, Jeffrey L. Stein, and Colleen M. Cavanaugh J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1596-1599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Cloning and Sequencing of a 2,5-Dichlorohydroquinone Reductive Dehalogenase Gene Whose Product Is Involved in Degradation of -Hexachlorocyclohexane by Sphingomonas paucimobilis Keisuke Miyauchi, Seug-Kyo Suh, Yuji Nagata, and Masamichi Takagi J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1354-1359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of the Disulfide Bond of the A Subunit to the Action of Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Keinosuke Okamoto, Tomohiko Nomura, Yoshio Fujii, and Hiroyasu Yamanaka J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1368-1374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation and Characterization of a Newly Deduced Cell Wall Hydrolase Gene (cwlJ) Which Affects Germination of Bacillus subtilis Spores Shu Ishikawa, Kunio Yamane, and Junichi Sekiguchi J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1375-1380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of IS1515, a Functional Insertion Sequence in Streptococcus pneumoniae Rosario Muñoz, Rubens López, and Ernesto García J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1381-1388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An rne-1 pnp-7 Double Mutation Suppresses the Temperature-Sensitive Defect of lacZ Gene Expression in a divE Mutant Toshiko Aiso and Reiko Ohki J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1389-1395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator CbbR Controlling Autotrophic CO2 Fixation by Xanthobacter flavus Is an NADPH Sensor G. van Keulen, L. Girbal, E. R. E. van den Bergh, L. Dijkhuizen, and W. G. Meijer J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1411-1417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altered srf Expression in Bacillus subtilis Resulting from Changes in Culture pH Is Dependent on the Spo0K Oligopeptide Permease and the ComQX System of Extracellular Control W. Mark Cosby, Dirk Vollenbroich, Oh Hyoung Lee, and Peter Zuber J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1438-1445; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori ribBA-Mediated Riboflavin Production Is Involved in Iron Acquisition Dennis J. Worst, Monique M. Gerrits, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Johannes G. Kusters J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1473-1479; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The nif Gene Operon of the Methanogenic Archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis Peter S. Kessler, Carrine Blank, and John A. Leigh J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1504-1511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PcaU, a Transcriptional Activator of Genes for Protocatechuate Utilization in Acinetobacter Ulrike Gerischer, Ana Segura, and L. Nicholas Ornston J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1512-1524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Escherichia coli rRNA Transcription by FIS during a Growth Cycle J. Alex Appleman, Wilma Ross, Julia Salomon, and Richard L. Gourse J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1525-1532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The bldD Gene of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2): a Regulatory Gene Involved in Morphogenesis and Antibiotic Production Marie Elliot, Farzana Damji, Rosa Passantino, Keith Chater, and Brenda Leskiw J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1549-1555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The bldB Gene Encodes a Small Protein Required for Morphogenesis, Antibiotic Production, and Catabolite Control in Streptomyces coelicolor Margaret K. Pope, Brian Green, and Janet Westpheling J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1556-1562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hybrid Bordetella pertussis-Escherichia coli RNA Polymerases: Selectivity of Promoter Activation Pierre Steffen and Agnes Ullmann J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1567-1569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Purification of Two Novel Streptomycete RNase Inhibitors, SaI14 and SaI20, and Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression in Escherichia coli of the Gene Coding for SaI14 Daniela Krajcikova, Robert W. Hartley, and Jozef Sevcik J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1582-1585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Competence Gene, comC, Required for DNA Binding and Uptake in Acinetobacter sp. Strain BD413 Caroline Link, Sandra Eickernjäger, Dirk Porstendörfer, and Beate Averhoff J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1592-1595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Growth Phase and Temperature Influence Promoter Activity, Transcript Abundance, and Protein Stability during Biosynthesis of the Pseudomonas syringae Phytotoxin Coronatine Ina P. Budde, Bettina H. Rohde, Carol L. Bender, and Matthias S. Ullrich J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1360-1367; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Identification of a Sequence Motif That Confers SecB Dependence on a SecB-Independent Secretory Protein In Vivo Jinoh Kim and Debra A. Kendall J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1396-1401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loss of the Plasma Membrane-Bound Protein Gas1p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Results in the Release of 1,3-Glucan into the Medium and Induces a Compensation Mechanism To Ensure Cell Wall Integrity Arthur F. J. Ram, Johan C. Kapteyn, Roy C. Montijn, L. Heleen P. Caro, Jeroen E. Douwes, Walter Baginsky, Paul Mazur, Herman van den Ende, and Frans M. Klis J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1418-1424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IroN, a Novel Outer Membrane Siderophore Receptor Characteristic of Salmonella enterica Andreas J. Bäumler, Tracy L. Norris, Todd Lasco, Wolfgang Voigt, Rolf Reissbrodt, Wolfgang Rabsch, and Fred Heffron J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1446-1453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Gene Cassette Required for Biosynthesis of the (16)-Linked N-Acetyl-D-Mannosamine-1-Phosphate Capsule of Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis John S. Swartley, Li-Jun Liu, Yoon K. Miller, Larry E. Martin, Srilatha Edupuganti, and David S. Stephens J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1533-1539; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Balance between Endogenous Superoxide Stress and Antioxidant Defenses Amy Strohmeier Gort and James A. Imlay J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1402-1410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Import and Metabolism of Glutathione by Streptococcus mutans Christopher Sherrill and Robert C. Fahey J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1454-1459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological and Genetic Analyses Leading to Identification of a Biochemical Role for the moeA (Molybdate Metabolism) Gene Product in Escherichia coli Adnan Hasona, Ramesh M. Ray, and K. T. Shanmugam J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1466-1472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the fnrL Gene in Photosystem Gene Expression and Photosynthetic Growth of Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 Jill H. Zeilstra-Ryalls and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1496-1503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Melanin Biosynthesis in Cryptococcus neoformans Peter R. Williamson, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, and Shosuke Ito J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1570-1572; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Folate Branch of the Methionine Biosynthesis Pathway in Streptomyces lividans: Disruption of the 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Leads to Methionine Auxotrophy Jorge Blanco, Juan Jose R. Coque, and Juan F. Martin J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1586-1591; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensory Rhodopsin II Transducer HtrII Is Also Responsible for Serine Chemotaxis in the Archaeon Halobacterium salinarum Shaobin Hou, Alexei Brooun, Hyung Suk Yu, Tracey Freitas, and Maqsudul Alam J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1600-1602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trehalose Is Not Relevant for In Vivo Activity of S-Containing RNA Polymerase in Escherichia coli Jens Germer, Andrea Muffler, and Regine Hengge-Aronis J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1603-1606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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The S-Layer Proteins of Two Bacillus stearothermophilus Wild-Type Strains Are Bound via Their N-Terminal Region to a Secondary Cell Wall Polymer of Identical Chemical Composition Eva Maria Egelseer, Karl Leitner, Marina Jarosch, Christoph Hotzy, Sonja Zayni, Uwe B. Sleytr, and Margit Sára J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1488-1495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Lambda Xis Degradation In Vivo by Lon and FtsH Gerald G. Leffers, Jr. and Susan Gottesman J. Bacteriol. March 1998 180: 1573-1577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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