Contents: May 1998, Volume 180, Issue 9        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Cell Surfaces        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Eukaryotic Cells        Population Genetics and Evolution        Plant Microbiology        Bacteriophages        General Microbiology Other Issues

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of Lactose Utilization Genes in Staphylococcus xylosus Joannis Bassias and Reinhold Brückner J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2273-2279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metalloadsorption by Escherichia coli Cells Displaying Yeast and Mammalian Metallothioneins Anchored to the Outer Membrane Protein LamB Carolina Sousa, Pavel Kotrba, Tomas Ruml, Angel Cebolla, and Víctor De Lorenzo J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2280-2284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Superoxide Dismutase in Spore Coat Assembly in Bacillus subtilis Adriano O. Henriques, Lawrence R. Melsen, and Charles P. Moran, Jr. J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2285-2291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pol -14 Dominant Negative Rat DNA Polymerase  Mutator Mutant Commits Errors during the Gap-Filling Step of Base Excision Repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Caroline A. Clairmont and Joann B. Sweasy J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2292-2297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleotide Sequence and Spatiotemporal Expression of the Vibrio cholerae vieSAB Genes during Infection Sang Ho Lee, Michael J. Angelichio, John J. Mekalanos, and Andrew Camilli J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2298-2305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The 102-Kilobase Unstable Region of Yersinia pestis Comprises a High-Pathogenicity Island Linked to a Pigmentation Segment Which Undergoes Internal Rearrangement Carmen Buchrieser, Michael Prentice, and Elisabeth Carniel J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2321-2329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Chlamydia trachomatis rRNA P1 Promoter Defines Four Regions Important for Transcription In Vitro Ming Tan, Tamas Gaal, Richard L. Gourse, and Joanne N. Engel J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2359-2366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Repression Mediated by LysR-Type Regulator CatR Bound at Multiple Binding Sites Sudha A. Chugani, Matthew R. Parsek, and A. M. Chakrabarty J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2367-2372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding the Major Surface Protein of the Bacterial Endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis Henk R. Braig, Weiguo Zhou, Stephen L. Dobson, and Scott L. O'Neill J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2373-2378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Streptomyces peucetius dpsY and dnrX Genes Govern Early and Late Steps of Daunorubicin and Doxorubicin Biosynthesis Natalia Lomovskaya, Yukiko Doi-Katayama, Sylvia Filippini, Cecilia Nastro, Leonid Fonstein, Mark Gallo, Anna Luisa Colombo, and C. Richard Hutchinson J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2379-2386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory Conservation and Divergence of 32 Homologs from Gram-Negative Bacteria: Serratia marcescens, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens Kenji Nakahigashi, Hideki Yanagi, and Takashi Yura J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2402-2408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of the Proprotein Transcription Factor Pro-E Is Associated with Its Progression through Three Patterns of Subcellular Localization during Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis Antje Hofmeister J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2426-2433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Prosequence of Pro-K Promotes Membrane Association and Inhibits RNA Polymerase Core Binding Bin Zhang, Antje Hofmeister, and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2434-2441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of an Escherichia coli K-12 Mutant Strain Able To Form Biofilms on Inert Surfaces: Involvement of a New ompR Allele That Increases Curli Expression Olivier Vidal, Robert Longin, Claire Prigent-Combaret, Corinne Dorel, Michel Hooreman, and Philippe Lejeune J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2442-2449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning of the Actinomycin Synthetase Gene Cluster from Streptomyces chrysomallus and Functional Heterologous Expression of the Gene Encoding Actinomycin Synthetase II Florian Schauwecker, Frank Pfennig, Werner Schröder, and Ullrich Keller J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2468-2474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Mechanism of Heat Shock-Provoked Disassembly of the Coliphage  Replication Complex Alicja Wegrzyn, Anna Herman-Antosiewicz, Karol Taylor, and Grzegorz Wegrzyn J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2475-2483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations Affecting the  Subunit of Bordetella pertussis RNA Polymerase Suppress Growth Inhibition Conferred by Short C-Terminal Deletions of the Response Regulator BvgA Scott Stibitz J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2484-2492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Benzoate Degradation in Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 by BenM, a LysR-Type Transcriptional Activator Lauren S. Collier, George L. Gaines, III, and Ellen L. Neidle J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2493-2501; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exploring the Role of Integral Membrane Proteins in ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters: Analysis of a Collection of MalG Insertion Mutants Bryn D. Nelson and Beth Traxler J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2507-2514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Developmental Regulation of Transcription of whiE, a Locus Specifying the Polyketide Spore Pigment in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Gabriella H. Kelemen, Paul Brian, Klas Flärdh, Leony Chamberlin, Keith F. Chater, and Mark J. Buttner J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2515-2521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gene Cluster Encoding Steps in Conversion of Naphthalene to Gentisate in Pseudomonas sp. Strain U2 Sergio L. Fuenmayor, Mark Wild, Alastair L. Boyes, and Peter A. Williams J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2522-2530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of a New Cell Wall Hydrolase Gene, cwlF, Which Affects Cell Separation in Bacillus subtilis Shu Ishikawa, Yoshiko Hara, Ryo Ohnishi, and Junichi Sekiguchi J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2549-2555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Analysis of "Extended 10" Promoters from Mycobacteria Murali D. Bashyam and Anil K. Tyagi J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2568-2573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coordinated Repression In Vitro of the Divergent fepA-fes Promoters of Escherichia coli by the Iron Uptake Regulation (Fur) Protein Lucía Escolar, José Pérez-Martín, and Víctor de Lorenzo J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2579-2582; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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S-Layered Aneurinibacillus and Bacillus spp. Are Susceptible to the Lytic Action of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Membrane Vesicles J. L. Kadurugamuwa, A. Mayer, P. Messner, M. Sára, U. B. Sleytr, and T. J. Beveridge J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2306-2311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ferric Citrate Transport of Escherichia coli: Functional Regions of the FecR Transmembrane Regulatory Protein Dietrich Welz and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2387-2394; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Cloning, Sequence Analysis, and Characterization of the Genes Involved in Isoprimeverose Metabolism in Lactobacillus pentosus Stéphane Chaillou, B. Christien Lokman, Rob J. Leer, Clara Posthuma, Pieter W. Postma, and Peter H. Pouwels J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2312-2320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Low pH-Inducible, PhoPQ-Dependent Acid Tolerance Response Protects Salmonella typhimurium against Inorganic Acid Stress Bradley L. Bearson, Lee Wilson, and John W. Foster J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2409-2417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure and Expression of the FlaA Periplasmic Flagellar Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi Yigong Ge, Chunhao Li, Linda Corum, Clive A. Slaughter, and Nyles W. Charon J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2418-2425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gas Vesicle Genes Identified in Bacillus megaterium and Functional Expression in Escherichia coli Ning Li and Maura C. Cannon J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2450-2458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NADH Dehydrogenase Defects Confer Isoniazid Resistance and Conditional Lethality in Mycobacterium smegmatis Lynn Miesel, Torin R. Weisbrod, Jovita A. Marcinkeviciene, Robert Bittman, and William R. Jacobs, Jr. J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2459-2467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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2-Ketocyclohexanecarboxyl Coenzyme A Hydrolase, the Ring Cleavage Enzyme Required for Anaerobic Benzoate Degradation by Rhodopseudomonas palustris Dale A. Pelletier and Caroline S. Harwood J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2330-2336; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Specificities of Hybrid Naphthalene and 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Dioxygenase Enzyme Systems Rebecca E. Parales, Matthew D. Emig, Nancy A. Lynch, and David T. Gibson J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2337-2344; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel 2-Aminomuconate Deaminase in the Nitrobenzene Degradation Pathway of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes JS45 Zhongqi He and Jim C. Spain J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2502-2506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Small Abundant DNA Binding Proteins from the Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus shibatae Constrain Negative DNA Supercoils Viet Q. Mai, Xulin Chen, Ray Hong, and Li Huang J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2560-2563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Enzymatic Characterization of the Maltose-Inducible -Glucosidase MalL (Sucrase-Isomaltase-Maltase) of Bacillus subtilis Stefan Schönert, Thomas Buder, and Michael K. Dahl J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2574-2578; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Control of 5',5'-Dinucleoside Triphosphate Catabolism by APH1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Analog of Human FHIT Josiane Chen, Annie Brevet, Sylvain Blanquet, and Pierre Plateau J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2345-2349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae YCC5 (YCL025c) Gene Encodes an Amino Acid Permease, Agp1, Which Transports Asparagine and Glutamine James L. Schreve, Jennifer K. Sin, and Jinnie M. Garrett J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2556-2559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Molecular Evolution of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae Strains, Based on Polymorphisms in the 16S rRNA Genes Bertil Pettersson, Göran Bölske, François Thiaucourt, Mathias Uhlén, and Karl-Erik Johansson J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2350-2358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Promoter Selectivity of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum RpoH Transcription Factors In Vivo and In Vitro Franz Narberhaus, Michael Kowarik, Christoph Beck, and Hauke Hennecke J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2395-2401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Seven-Gene Locus for Synthesis of Phenazine-1-Carboxylic Acid by Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79 Dmitri V. Mavrodi, Vladimir N. Ksenzenko, Robert F. Bonsall, R. James Cook, Alexander M. Boronin, and Linda S. Thomashow J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2541-2548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Purification and Biochemical Characterization of the Lambda Holin David L. Smith, Douglas K. Struck, J. Martin Scholtz, and Ry Young J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2531-2540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbiology:

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Division Planes Alternate in Spherical Cells of Escherichia coli K. J. Begg and W. D. Donachie J. Bacteriol. May 1998 180: 2564-2567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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