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Contents: January 1999, Volume 181, Issue 1        Guest Commentary        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Population Genetics and Evolution        Plant Microbiology        Structure and Function        Bacteriophages        Eukaryotic Cells

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Guest Commentary:

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The Centennial before the Millennium: the Journal of Bacteriology as a World Voice for Microbiological Research Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 1-3; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microdermatology: Cell Surface in the Interaction of Microbes with the External World Hiroshi Nikaido J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 4-8; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Metabolic Alarms and Cell Division in Escherichia coli Danièle Joseleau-Petit, Daniel Vinella, and Richard D'Ari J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 9-14; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Pkg2, a Novel Transmembrane Protein Ser/Thr Kinase of Streptomyces granaticolor Richard Nádvorník, Zuzana Techniková, and Pavel Branny J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 15-23; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Myxococcus xanthus pilQ (sglA) Gene Encodes a Secretin Homolog Required for Type IV Pilus Biogenesis, Social Motility, and Development Daniel Wall, Paul E. Kolenbrander, and Dale Kaiser J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 24-33; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Analysis of a Streptococcus parasanguis recA Mutant: Homologous Recombination Is Not Required for Adhesion in an In Vitro Tooth Surface Model Eunice H. Froeliger, Mladen Tomich, and Paula Fives-Taylor J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 63-67; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thioredoxin Is Involved in Oxygen-Regulated Formation of the Photosynthetic Apparatus of Rhodobacter sphaeroides Cecile Pasternak, Kerstin Haberzettl, and Gabriele Klug J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 100-106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an Escherichia coli pepA Homolog and Its Involvement in Suppression of the algB Phenotype in Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Samuel C. Woolwine and Daniel J. Wozniak J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 107-116; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chromosome Map of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris 17 with Locations of Genes Involved in Xanthan Gum Synthesis and Yellow Pigmentation Yi-Hsiung Tseng, Ka-Tim Choy, Chih-Hsin Hung, Nien-Tsung Lin, Jane-Yu Liu, Chih-Hong Lou, Bih-Ying Yang, Fu-Shyan Wen, Shu-Fen Weng, and Jung-Rung Wu J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 117-125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of the Protein Template Controlling Biosynthesis of the Lipopeptide Lichenysin Dirk Konz, Sascha Doekel, and Mohamed A. Marahiel J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 133-140; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Azotobacter vinelandii Response Regulator AlgR Is Essential for Cyst Formation Cinthia Núñez, Soledad Moreno, Gloria Soberón-Chávez, and Guadalupe Espín J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 141-148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetics of nirS Expression (Cytochrome cd1 Nitrite Reductase) in Pseudomonas stutzeri during the Transition from Aerobic Respiration to Denitrification: Evidence for a Denitrification-Specific Nitrate- and Nitrite-Responsive Regulatory System Elisabeth Härtig and Walter G. Zumft J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 161-166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recruitment of ZipA to the Septal Ring of Escherichia coli Is Dependent on FtsZ and Independent of FtsA Cynthia A. Hale and Piet A. J. de Boer J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 167-176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations Affecting the Ability of the Escherichia coli UmuD' Protein To Participate in SOS Mutagenesis Toshihiro Ohta, Mark D. Sutton, Angelina Guzzo, Shannon Cole, Ann E. Ferentz, and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 177-185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Mobility in the Cytoplasm of Escherichia coli Michael B. Elowitz, Michael G. Surette, Pierre-Etienne Wolf, Jeffry B. Stock, and Stanislas Leibler J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 197-203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence that the Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor E Is Required for Normal Cell Wall Structure in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Mark S. B. Paget, Leony Chamberlin, Abdelmadjid Atrih, Simon J. Foster, and Mark J. Buttner J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 204-211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Properties of the Genes Encoding Microcin E492 and Its Immunity Protein Rosalba Lagos, Jorge E. Villanueva, and Octavio Monasterio J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 212-217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Function and Regulation of glnA in the Methanogenic Archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis Rachel Cohen-Kupiec, Christopher J. Marx, and John A. Leigh J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 256-261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification, Properties, and Characterization of Recombinant Streptomyces sp. Strain C5 DoxA, a Cytochrome P-450 Catalyzing Multiple Steps in Doxorubicin Biosynthesis Robbie J. Walczak, Michael L. Dickens, Nigel D. Priestley, and William R. Strohl J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 298-304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Doxorubicin Overproduction in Streptomyces peucetius: Cloning and Characterization of the dnrU Ketoreductase and dnrV Genes and the doxA Cytochrome P-450 Hydroxylase Gene Natalie Lomovskaya, Sharee L. Otten, Yukiko Doi-Katayama, Leonid Fonstein, Xiao-Chun Liu, Toshio Takatsu, Augusto Inventi-Solari, Silvia Filippini, Francesca Torti, Anna Luisa Colombo, and C. Richard Hutchinson J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 305-318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the sol Locus Genes for Butanol and Acetone Formation in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 by a Putative Transcriptional Repressor Ramesh V. Nair, Edward M. Green, David E. Watson, George N. Bennett, and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 319-330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Analyses of the tec Operon Suggest a Route for Evolution of Chlorobenzene Degradation Genes Stefan Beil, Kenneth N. Timmis, and Dietmar H. Pieper J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 341-346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Bacillus subtilis Gene, antE, Temporally Regulated and Convergent to and Overlapping dnaE Lin-Fa Wang, Sung-Soo Park, and Roy H. Doi J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 353-356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Roles of Chemosensory Pathways in Transient Changes in Swimming Speed of Rhodobacter sphaeroides Induced by Changes in Photosynthetic Electron Transport Simona Romagnoli and Judith P. Armitage J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 34-39; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for a Chemiosmotic Model of Dehalorespiration in Desulfomonile tiedjei DCB-1 Tai Man Louie and William W. Mohn J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 40-46; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Convergent Pathways for Utilization of the Amino Sugars N-Acetylglucosamine, N-Acetylmannosamine, and N-Acetylneuraminic Acid by Escherichia coli Jacqueline Plumbridge and Eric Vimr J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 47-54; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of Three New Azotobacter vinelandii Genes Closely Related to a Previously Described Gene Family Encoding Mannuronan C-5-Epimerases Britt Iren Glærum Svanem, Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk, Helga Ertesvåg, and Svein Valla J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 68-77; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Biosynthetic Enzymes for Ectoine as a Compatible Solute in a Moderately Halophilic Eubacterium, Halomonas elongata Hisayo Ono, Kazuhisa Sawada, Nonpanga Khunajakr, Tao Tao, Mihoko Yamamoto, Masayuki Hiramoto, Atsuhiko Shinmyo, Mitsuo Takano, and Yoshikatsu Murooka J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 91-99; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

3-Nitroadipate, a Metabolic Intermediate for Mineralization of 2,4-Dinitrophenol by a New Strain of a Rhodococcus Species Rafael Blasco, Edward Moore, Victor Wray, Dietmar Pieper, Kenneth Timmis, and Francisco Castillo J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 149-152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactobacillus casei 64H Contains a Phosphoenolpyruvate-Dependent Phosphotransferase System for Uptake of Galactose, as Confirmed by Analysis of ptsH and Different gal Mutants Katja Bettenbrock, Ulrike Siebers, Petra Ehrenreich, and Carl-Alfred Alpert J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 225-230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Membrane-Bound NAD(P)+-Reducing Hydrogenase Provides Reduced Pyridine Nucleotides during Citrate Fermentation by Klebsiella pneumoniae Julia Steuber, Walter Krebs, Michael Bott, and Peter Dimroth J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 241-245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptation of Mycobacterium smegmatis to Stationary Phase Marjan J. Smeulders, Jacquie Keer, Richard A. Speight, and Huw D. Williams J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 270-283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis in Lactococcus lactis NIZO B40: Functional Analysis of the Glycosyltransferase Genes Involved in Synthesis of the Polysaccharide Backbone Richard van Kranenburg, Iris I. van Swam, Joey D. Marugg, Michiel Kleerebezem, and Willem M. de Vos J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 338-340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid Hydrolase Involved in the Protocatechuate 4,5-Cleavage Pathway of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 Eiji Masai, Shouji Shinohara, Hirofumi Hara, Seiji Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Katayama, and Masao Fukuda J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 55-62; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of the Porphyromonas gingivalis PrtP Proteinase Determined by Construction of prtP-Deficient Mutants and Expression of the Gene in Bacteroides Species Genevieve A. Barkocy-Gallagher, Joseph W. Foley, and Marilyn S. Lantz J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 246-255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repair of Oxidized Bases in the Extremely Radiation-Resistant Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans Cécile Bauche and Jacques Laval J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 262-269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Endoglucanase, EglA, from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Hydrolyzes -1,4 Bonds in Mixed-Linkage (13),(14)--D-Glucans and Cellulose Michael W. Bauer, Lance E. Driskill, Walter Callen, Marjory A. Snead, Eric J. Mathur, and Robert M. Kelly J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 284-290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

(R)-Citramalate Synthase in Methanogenic Archaea David M. Howell, Huimin Xu, and Robert H. White J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 331-333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Two Distinct Mechanisms Cause Heterogeneity of 16S rRNA Kumiko Ueda, Tatsuji Seki, Takuji Kudo, Toshiomi Yoshida, and Masakazu Kataoka J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 78-82; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Diversity of Flagellin (fliC) Alleles in Pathogenic Escherichia coli Sean D. Reid, Robert K. Selander, and Thomas S. Whittam J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 153-160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Multiple Small Heat Shock Proteins in Rhizobia Martin Münchbach, Andreas Nocker, and Franz Narberhaus J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 83-90; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pSa Causes Oncogenic Suppression of Agrobacterium by Inhibiting VirE2 Protein Export Lan-Ying Lee, Stanton B. Gelvin, and Clarence I. Kado J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 186-196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Roles of Low-Molecular-Weight Penicillin-Binding Proteins in Bacillus subtilis Spore Peptidoglycan Synthesis and Spore Properties David L. Popham, Meghan E. Gilmore, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 126-132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptidoglycan Fine Structure of the Radiotolerant Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans Sark José Carlos Quintela, Francisco García-del Portillo, Ernst Pittenauer, Günter Allmaier, and Miguel A. de Pedro J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 334-337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Mutations That Extend the Specificity of the Endonuclease Activity of  Terminase Jean Sippy Arens, Qi Hang, Young Hwang, Bill Tuma, Sara Max, and Mike Feiss J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 218-224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Isolation of a Putative Candida albicans Transcriptional Regulator Involved in Pleiotropic Drug Resistance by Functional Complementation of a pdr1 pdr3 Mutation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Driss Talibi and Martine Raymond J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 231-240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Divalent Cation Block of Inward Currents and Low-Affinity K+ Uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Stephen K. Roberts, Marc Fischer, Graham K. Dixon, and Dale Sanders J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 291-297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

APT1, but Not APT2, Codes for a Functional Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Juan D. Alfonzo, Timothy R. Crother, Maria L. Guetsova, Bertrand Daignan-Fornier, and Milton W. Taylor J. Bacteriol. January 1999 181: 347-352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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