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Contents: May 1999, Volume 181, Issue 10        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Cell Surfaces        Physiology and Metabolism        Eukaryotic Cells        Enzymes and Proteins        Plasmids and Transposons        Structure and Function

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Minireviews:

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Repression of Transcription Initiation in Bacteria Fernando Rojo J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2987-2991; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Transduction-Like Gene Transfer in the Methanogen Methanococcus voltae Giuseppe Bertani J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2992-3002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphate Control of Oxytetracycline Production by Streptomyces rimosus Is at the Level of Transcription from Promoters Overlapped by Tandem Repeats Similar to Those of the DNA-Binding Sites of the OmpR Family Kenneth J. McDowall, Arinthip Thamchaipenet, and Iain S. Hunter J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3025-3032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Transcriptional Control of the Genes Encoding the Caulobacter crescentus ClpXP Protease Magne Østerås, Agathe Stotz, Stefanie Schmid Nuoffer, and Urs Jenal J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3039-3050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A HilA-Independent Pathway to Salmonella typhimurium Invasion Gene Transcription Jennifer L. Rakeman, Heather R. Bonifield, and Samuel I. Miller J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3096-3104; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage T4 rnh (RNase H) Null Mutations: Effects on Spontaneous Mutation and Epistatic Interaction with rII Mutations Anna Bebenek, Leslie A. Smith, and John W. Drake J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3123-3128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of the Streptococcal Competence (com) Gene Locus Adrian M. Whatmore, Victoria A. Barcus, and Christopher G. Dowson J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3144-3154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Gene Cluster for Synthesis of the Polyketide Antibiotic 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol from Pseudomonas fluorescens Q2-87 M. Gita Bangera and Linda S. Thomashow J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3155-3163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptidoglycan Hydrolase LytF Plays a Role in Cell Separation with CwlF during Vegetative Growth of Bacillus subtilis Ryo Ohnishi, Shu Ishikawa, and Junichi Sekiguchi J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3178-3184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genetic Determinants for the Hemolytic Activity of Streptococcus agalactiae by ISS1 Transposition Barbara Spellerberg, Barbara Pohl, Gerhard Haase, Simone Martin, Josephine Weber-Heynemann, and Rudolf Lütticken J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3212-3219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Selection of Integration Host Factor Binding Sites Steven D. Goodman, Nerissa J. Velten, Qian Gao, Scott Robinson, and Anca M. Segall J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3246-3255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Histidinol Phosphate Phosphatase, Catalyzing the Penultimate Step of the Histidine Biosynthesis Pathway, Is Encoded by ytvP (hisJ) in Bacillus subtilis Dominique le Coq, Sabine Fillinger, and Stéphane Aymerich J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3277-3280; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of -Galactosidase Expression in Bacillus megaterium DSM319 by a XylS/AraC-Type Transcriptional Activator Jan Strey, Klaus D. Wittchen, and Friedhelm Meinhardt J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3288-3292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and In Vivo Functional Analysis of a Virginiamycin S Resistance Gene (varS) from Streptomyces virginiae Chang-Kwon Lee, Yuka Kamitani, Takuya Nihira, and Yasuhiro Yamada J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3293-3297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Campylobacter jejuni Two-Component Regulatory System Important for Temperature-Dependent Growth and Colonization Ana M. Brás, Shimonti Chatterjee, Brendan W. Wren, Diane G. Newell, and Julian M. Ketley J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3298-3302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of MarR Superrepressor Mutants Michael N. Alekshun and Stuart B. Levy J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3303-3306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Growth of Azospirillum irakense KBC1 on the Aryl -Glucoside Salicin Requires either salA or salB Denis Faure, Jos Desair, Veerle Keijers, My Ali Bekri, Paul Proost, Bernard Henrissat, and Jos Vanderleyden J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3003-3009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Overproduction of SecA Suppresses the Export Defect Caused by a Mutation in the Gene Encoding the Escherichia coli Export Chaperone SecB Heather A. Cook and Carol A. Kumamoto J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3010-3017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Wall-Anchored CshA Polypeptide (259 Kilodaltons) in Streptococcus gordonii Forms Surface Fibrils That Confer Hydrophobic and Adhesive Properties Roderick McNab, Helen Forbes, Pauline S. Handley, Diane M. Loach, Gerald W. Tannock, and Howard F. Jenkinson J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3087-3095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriocin Release Protein Triggers Dimerization of Outer Membrane Phospholipase A In Vivo Niek Dekker, Jan Tommassen, and Hubertus M. Verheij J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3281-3283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Alterations in Protein Expression Caused by the hha Mutation in Escherichia coli: Influence of Growth Medium Osmolarity Carlos Balsalobre, Jörgen Johansson, Bernt Eric Uhlin, Antonio Juárez, and Francisco J. Muñoa J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3018-3024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The A Modules of the Azotobacter vinelandii Mannuronan-C-5-Epimerase AlgE1 Are Sufficient for both Epimerization and Binding of Ca2+ Helga Ertesvåg and Svein Valla J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3033-3038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Quinolinate Phosphoribosyl Transferase in Degradation of Phthalate by Burkholderia cepacia DBO1 Hung-Kuang Chang and Gerben J. Zylstra J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3069-3075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Interaction of the EpsL and EpsM Proteins of the General Secretion Apparatus in Vibrio cholerae Maria Sandkvist, Lloyd P. Hough, Mira M. Bagdasarian, and Michael Bagdasarian J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3129-3135; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Function Conferred on Low-Abundance Chemoreceptor Trg by a Methyltransferase-Docking Site Xiuhong Feng, Angela A. Lilly, and Gerald L. Hazelbauer J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3164-3171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sodium-Dependent Glutamate Uptake by an Alkaliphilic, Thermophilic Bacillus Strain, TA2.A1 Catherine J. Peddie, Gregory M. Cook, and Hugh W. Morgan J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3172-3177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of Nonagglutinating Fimbriae and MR/P Pili in Swarming Colonies of Proteus mirabilis Roger K. Latta, Annic Grondin, Harold C. Jarrell, G. Rod Nicholls, and Luc R. Bérubé J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3220-3225; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acid Biosynthesis in the Halophilic Archaeon Haloarcula hispanica Michel Hochuli, Heiko Patzelt, Dieter Oesterhelt, Kurt Wüthrich, and Thomas Szyperski J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3226-3237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rickettsia prowazekii Transports UMP and GMP, but Not CMP, as Building Blocks for RNA Synthesis Herbert H. Winkler, Robin Daugherty, and Fuquan Hu J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3238-3241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbon and Electron Flow in Clostridium cellulolyticum Grown in Chemostat Culture on Synthetic Medium E. Guedon, S. Payot, M. Desvaux, and H. Petitdemange J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3262-3269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SufS Is a NifS-Like Protein, and SufD Is Necessary for Stability of the [2Fe-2S] FhuF Protein in Escherichia coli Silke I. Patzer and Klaus Hantke J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3307-3309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NahY, a Catabolic Plasmid-Encoded Receptor Required for Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas putida to the Aromatic Hydrocarbon Naphthalene Ann C. Grimm and Caroline S. Harwood J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3310-3316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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MHY1 Encodes a C2H2-Type Zinc Finger Protein That Promotes Dimorphic Transition in the Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Cleofe A. R. Hurtado and Richard A. Rachubinski J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3051-3057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Hog1p in Morphogenesis and Virulence of Candida albicans R. Alonso-Monge, F. Navarro-García, G. Molero, R. Diez-Orejas, M. Gustin, J. Pla, M. Sánchez, and C. Nombela J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3058-3068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of New Covalently Linked Cell Wall Glycoproteins Alters the Electrophoretic Mobility of Phosphorylated Wall Components of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Vladimir Mrsa, Margit Ecker, Sabine Strahl-Bolsinger, Manfred Nimtz, Ludwig Lehle, and Widmar Tanner J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3076-3086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SSB, Encoding a Ribosome-Associated Chaperone, Is Coordinately Regulated with Ribosomal Protein Genes Nelson Lopez, John Halladay, William Walter, and Elizabeth A. Craig J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3136-3143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Diverse Oxygenations Catalyzed by Carbazole 1,9a-Dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain CA10 Hideaki Nojiri, Jeong-Won Nam, Mikiko Kosaka, Ken-Ichi Morii, Tetsuo Takemura, Kazuo Furihata, Hisakazu Yamane, and Toshio Omori J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3105-3113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of KatY (Antigen 5), a Thermoregulated Chromosomally Encoded Catalase-Peroxidase of Yersinia pestis Emilio Garcia, Yuri A. Nedialkov, Jeffrey Elliott, Vladimir L. Motin, and Robert R. Brubaker J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3114-3122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification, Kinetic Properties, and Intracellular Concentration of SpoIIE, an Integral Membrane Protein That Regulates Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis Isabelle Lucet, Rainer Borriss, and Michael D. Yudkin J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3242-3245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of the cis-trans-Unsaturated Fatty Acid Isomerase of Pseudomonas oleovorans GPo12 Valerian Pedrotta and Bernard Witholt J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3256-3261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Surface Layer Homology Domains at the N Terminus of the Clostridium cellulovorans Major Cellulosomal Subunit EngE Yutaka Tamaru and Roy H. Doi J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3270-3276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Type II Pullulanase of Thermococcus hydrothermalis: Molecular Characterization of the Gene and Expression of the Catalytic Domain Marta Erra-Pujada, Philippe Debeire, Francis Duchiron, and Michael J. O'Donohue J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3284-3287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Escherichia coli DNA Topoisomerase I Copurifies with Tn5 Transposase, and Tn5 Transposase Inhibits Topoisomerase I Hesna Yigit and William S. Reznikoff J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3185-3192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Replication Mechanism and Sequence Analysis of the Replicon of pAW63, a Conjugative Plasmid from Bacillus thuringiensis Andrea Wilcks, Lasse Smidt, Ole Andreas Økstad, Anne-Brit Kolstø, Jacques Mahillon, and Lars Andrup J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3193-3200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Septal Localization of Penicillin-Binding Protein 1 in Bacillus subtilis Lotte B. Pedersen, Esther R. Angert, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 3201-3211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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