Contents: April 1998, Volume 180, Issue 8        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Eukaryotic Cells        Physiology and Metabolism        Structure and Function        Cell Surfaces        Population Genetics and Evolution        Bacteriophages        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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[Index by Author]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Multiple -Ketothiolases Mediate Poly(-Hydroxyalkanoate) Copolymer Synthesis in Ralstonia eutropha Steven Slater, Kathryn L. Houmiel, Minhtien Tran, Timothy A. Mitsky, Nancy B. Taylor, Stephen R. Padgette, and Kenneth J. Gruys J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 1979-1987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Epoxide Carboxylase Activity in Cell Extracts of Nocardia corallina B276 Jeffrey R. Allen and Scott A. Ensign J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2072-2078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PPi-Dependent Phosphofructokinase from Thermoproteus tenax, an Archaeal Descendant of an Ancient Line in Phosphofructokinase Evolution Bettina Siebers, Hans-Peter Klenk, and Reinhard Hensel J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2137-2143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of the Gene Encoding F420-Dependent Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium smegmatis Endang Purwantini and Lacy Daniels J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2212-2219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Enterocins L50A and L50B, Two Novel Bacteriocins from Enterococcus faecium L50, Are Related to Staphylococcal Hemolysins Luis M. Cintas, Pilar Casaus, Helge Holo, Pablo E. Hernandez, Ingolf F. Nes, and Leiv Sigve Håvarstein J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 1988-1994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the 4400 Regulatory Region, a Developmental Promoter of Myxococcus xanthus Janine P. Brandner and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 1995-2004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Divergence of a DNA Replication Gene Cluster in the T4-Related Bacteriophage RB69 Lu-Shu Yeh, Tien Hsu, and Jim D. Karam J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2005-2013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression and Regulation of the sodF Gene Encoding Iron- and Zinc-Containing Superoxide Dismutase in Streptomyces coelicolor Müller Eun-Ja Kim, Hye-Jung Chung, Bumsu Suh, Yung Chil Hah, and Jung-Hye Roe J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2014-2020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppressor Mutation Analysis of the Sensory Rhodopsin I-Transducer Complex: Insights into the Color-Sensing Mechanism Kwang-Hwan Jung and John L. Spudich J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2033-2042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The katX Gene, Which Codes for the Catalase in Spores of Bacillus subtilis, Is a Forespore-Specific Gene Controlled by F, and KatX Is Essential for Hydrogen Peroxide Resistance of the Germinating Spore Irina Bagyan, Lilliam Casillas-Martinez, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2057-2062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Bacteriophage  Recombination Functions To Promote Gene Replacement in Escherichia coli Kenan C. Murphy J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2063-2071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Periplasmic, Group III Catalase of Vibrio fischeri Is Required for Normal Symbiotic Competence and Is Induced Both by Oxidative Stress and by Approach to Stationary Phase Karen L. Visick and Edward G. Ruby J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2087-2092; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transformation of Rickettsia prowazekii to Rifampin Resistance Lyudmila I. Rachek, Aimee M. Tucker, Herbert H. Winkler, and David O. Wood J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2118-2124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An AT-Rich Tract Containing an Integration Host Factor-Binding Domain and Two UP-Like Elements Enhances Transcription from the pilEp1 Promoter of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Janet A. M. Fyfe and John K. Davies J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2152-2159; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Native and Mutant MecI Repressors with Sequences That Regulate mecA, the Gene Encoding Penicillin Binding Protein 2a in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Vijay K. Sharma, Corinne J. Hackbarth, Tanja M. Dickinson, and Gordon L. Archer J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2160-2166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Period-Extender Gene, pex, That Extends the Period of the Circadian Clock in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942 Shinsuke Kutsuna, Takao Kondo, Setsuyuki Aoki, and Masahiro Ishiura J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2167-2174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Membrane-Associated Protein, FliX, Is Required for an Early Step in Caulobacter Flagellar Assembly Christian D. Mohr, Joanna K. MacKichan, and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2175-2185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis DinR Binding Site: Redefinition of the Consensus Sequence Kevin W. Winterling, David Chafin, Jeffery J. Hayes, Ji Sun, Arthur S. Levine, Ronald E. Yasbin, and Roger Woodgate J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2201-2211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mosaic Structure of the smpB-nrdE Intergenic Region of Salmonella enterica Andreas J. Bäumler and Fred Heffron J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2220-2223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen Regulation of the ccoN Gene Encoding a Component of the cbb3 Oxidase in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1T: Involvement of the FnrL Protein Nigel J. Mouncey and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2228-2231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel DNA Polymerase Family Found in Archaea Yoshizumi Ishino, Kayoko Komori, Isaac K. O. Cann, and Yosuke Koga J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2232-2236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Erwinia amylovora Secretes DspE, a Pathogenicity Factor and Functional AvrE Homolog, through the Hrp (Type III Secretion) Pathway Adam J. Bogdanove, David W. Bauer, and Steven V. Beer J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2244-2247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Binding of Escherichia coli Ribosomal Protein S1 to boxA Transcriptional Antiterminator RNA Jeremy Mogridge and Jack Greenblatt J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2248-2252; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The yhhP Gene Encoding a Small Ubiquitous Protein Is Fundamental for Normal Cell Growth of Escherichia coli Takafumi Yamashino, Mototoshi Isomura, Chiharu Ueguchi, and Takeshi Mizuno J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2257-2261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nuclease Overexpression Mutants of Serratia marcescens Linda J. Guynn, Wenping Dai, and Michael J. Benedik J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2262-2264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Iron Uptake in Ustilago maydis: Tracking the Iron Path Orly Ardon, Raphael Nudelman, Catherine Caris, Jacqueline Libman, Abraham Shanzer, Yona Chen, and Yitzhak Hadar J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2021-2026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of EPD1, an Essential Gene for Pseudohyphal Growth of a Dimorphic Yeast, Candida maltosa Takanobu Nakazawa, Hiroyuki Horiuchi, Akinori Ohta, and Masamichi Takagi J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2079-2086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological Regulation of the Derepressible Phosphate Transporter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Paula Martinez, Renata Zvyagilskaya, Peter Allard, and Bengt L. Persson J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2253-2256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Isolation and Characterization of Methanophenazine and Function of Phenazines in Membrane-Bound Electron Transport of Methanosarcina mazei Gö1 Hans-Jörg Abken, Mario Tietze, Jens Brodersen, Sebastian Bäumer, Uwe Beifuss, and Uwe Deppenmeier J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2027-2032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ntn Genes Determining the Early Steps in the Divergent Catabolism of 4-Nitrotoluene and Toluene in Pseudomonas sp. Strain TW3 Keith D. James and Peter A. Williams J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2043-2049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Availability of O2 as a Substrate in the Cytoplasm of Bacteria under Aerobic and Microaerobic Conditions Tanja Arras, Jan Schirawski, and Gottfried Unden J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2133-2136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inorganic Polyphosphate in Escherichia coli: the Phosphate Regulon and the Stringent Response Narayana N. Rao, Shengjiang Liu, and Arthur Kornberg J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2186-2193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temperature Sensitivity of Bacteriolysis Induced by -Lactam Antibiotics in Amino Acid-Deprived Escherichia coli Dmitrii G. Rodionov and Edward E. Ishiguro J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2224-2227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The tfdK Gene Product Facilitates Uptake of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetate by Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4) Johan H. J. Leveau, Alexander J. B. Zehnder, and Jan Roelof van der Meer J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2237-2243; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis galE Gene Is Essential in the Presence of Glucose and Galactose Oliver Krispin and Rudolf Allmansberger J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2265-2270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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FtsZ Dynamics during the Division Cycle of Live Escherichia coli Cells Qin Sun and William Margolin J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2050-2056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Visualization of Penicillin-Binding Proteins during Sporulation of Streptomyces griseus Jiang Hao and Kathleen E. Kendrick J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2125-2132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Generation and Properties of a Streptococcus pneumoniae Mutant Which Does Not Require Choline or Analogs for Growth Janet Yother, Klaus Leopold, Johanna White, and Werner Fischer J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2093-2101; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Bacillus subtilis Gene Induced by Cold Shock Encodes a Membrane Phospholipid Desaturase Pablo S. Aguilar, John E. Cronan, Jr., and Diego de Mendoza J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2194-2200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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IS6110 Transposition and Evolutionary Scenario of the Direct Repeat Locus in a Group of Closely Related Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Z. Fang, N. Morrison, B. Watt, C. Doig, and K. J. Forbes J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2102-2109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation of the Ribosomal Operon 16S-23S Gene Spacer Region in Representatives of Salmonella enterica Subspecies Sara Pérez Luz, Francisco Rodríguez-Valera, Ruiting Lan, and Peter R. Reeves J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2144-2151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Lysis Genes of the Bacillus subtilis Defective Prophage PBSX Susanne Krogh, Steen T. Jørgensen, and Kevin M. Devine J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2110-2117; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Escherichia coli Cells Expressing a Mutant glyV (Glycine tRNA) Gene Have a UVM-Constitutive Phenotype: Implications for Mechanisms Underlying the mutA or mutC Mutator Effect Holly S. Murphy and M. Zafri Humayun J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2271 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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The lytE Gene of Bacillus subtilis 168 Encodes a Cell Wall Hydrolase Philippe Margot, Michael Whalen, Ahmad Gholamhoseinian, Patrick Piggot, and Dimitri Karamata J. Bacteriol. April 1998 180: 2272 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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