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Contents: June 1999, Volume 181, Issue 11        Guest Commentary        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Eukaryotic Cells        Enzymes and Proteins        Plasmids and Transposons        Physiology and Metabolism        Population Genetics and Evolution        Cell Surfaces

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Guest Commentary:

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Anaerobic Lifea Centennial View Ralph S. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3317-3320; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Cell Cycle Expression and Transcriptional Regulation of DNA Topoisomerase IV Genes in Caulobacter Doyle V. Ward and Austin Newton J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3321-3329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Mutations in Bacillus subtilis That Allow Spore Germination in the Novel Germinant D-Alanine Madan Paidhungat and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3341-3350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutant Forms of Salmonella typhimurium 54 Defective in Transcription Initiation but Not Promoter Binding Activity Mary T. Kelly and Timothy R. Hoover J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3351-3357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Control of the Iron-Responsive fxbA Gene by the Mycobacterial Regulator IdeR Olivier Dussurget, Juliano Timm, Manuel Gomez, Benjamin Gold, Shengwei Yu, Sue Z. Sabol, Randall K. Holmes, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and Issar Smith J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3402-3408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the esp Genes of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Fabrizio Beltrametti, Andreas U. Kresse, and Carlos A. Guzmán J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3409-3418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of the Genes Encoding a Cytochrome P450 (PipA) Involved in Piperidine and Pyrrolidine Utilization and Its Regulatory Protein (PipR) in Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 Pascal Poupin, Véronique Ducrocq, Sylvie Hallier-Soulier, and Nicole Truffaut J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3419-3426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping an Interface of SecY (PrlA) and SecE (PrlG) by Using Synthetic Phenotypes and In Vivo Cross-Linking Chris R. Harris and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3438-3444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Functional 4-Hydroxysalicylate/Hydroxyquinol Degradative Pathway Gene Cluster Is Linked to the Initial Dibenzo-p-Dioxin Pathway Genes in Sphingomonas sp. Strain RW1 Jean Armengaud, Kenneth N. Timmis, and Rolf-Michael Wittich J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3452-3461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cd(II)-Responsive and Constitutive Mutants Implicate a Novel Domain in MerR Jonathan J. Caguiat, Alice L. Watson, and Anne O. Summers J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3462-3471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cells of Escherichia coli Contain a Protein-Tyrosine Kinase, Wzc, and a Phosphotyrosine-Protein Phosphatase, Wzb Carole Vincent, Patricia Doublet, Christophe Grangeasse, Elisabeth Vaganay, Alain J. Cozzone, and Bertrand Duclos J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3472-3477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Alginate Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Mohamed K. Fakhr, Alejandro Peñaloza-Vázquez, Ananda M. Chakrabarty, and Carol L. Bender J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3478-3485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of hmp Gene Transcription in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Effects of Oxygen Limitation and Nitrosative and Oxidative Stress Yanmin Hu, Philip D. Butcher, Joseph A. Mangan, Marie-Adele Rajandream, and Anthony R. M. Coates J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3486-3493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Physiological Contribution of Acinetobacter PcaK, a Transport System That Acts upon Protocatechuate, Can Be Masked by the Overlapping Specificity of VanK David A. D'Argenio, Ana Segura, Wayne M. Coco, Patricia V. Bünz, and L. Nicholas Ornston J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3505-3515; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

cpmA, a Gene Involved in an Output Pathway of the Cyanobacterial Circadian System Mitsunori Katayama, Nicholas F. Tsinoremas, Takao Kondo, and Susan S. Golden J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3516-3524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Function of Proline Residues of MotA in Torque Generation by the Flagellar Motor of Escherichia coli Timothy F. Braun, Susan Poulson, Jonathan B. Gully, J. Courtney Empey, Susan Van Way, Angélica Putnam, and David F. Blair J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3542-3551; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Region C in Regulation of the Heat Shock Gene-Specific Sigma Factor of Escherichia coli, 32 Florence Arsène, Toshifumi Tomoyasu, Axel Mogk, Christiane Schirra, Agnes Schulze-Specking, and Bernd Bukau J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3552-3561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of the Glutamyl-tRNA Synthetase (gltX) Gene from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clifton V. Franklund and Joanna B. Goldberg J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3582-3586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of a 5' Stem-Loop for Longevity of papA mRNA in Escherichia coli Angela L. Bricker and Joel G. Belasco J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3587-3590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the 5' Portion of the Type 19A Capsule Locus Identifies Two Classes of cpsC, cpsD, and cpsE Genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae Judy K. Morona, Renato Morona, and James C. Paton J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3599-3605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mid2p Is a Potential Cell Wall Stress Sensor and Upstream Activator of the PKC1-MPK1 Cell Integrity Pathway Troy Ketela, Robin Green, and Howard Bussey J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3330-3340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Organization and Differential Regulation of a Cluster of Lignin Peroxidase Genes of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Philip Stewart and Daniel Cullen J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3427-3432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Expression of the Calmodulin Gene, Which Precedes Appressorium Formation in Magnaporthe grisea, Is Inhibited by Self-Inhibitors and Requires Surface Attachment Zhi-Mei Liu and Pappachan E. Kolattukudy J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3571-3577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Maltose Metabolism in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus litoralis: Purification and Characterization of Key Enzymes Karina B. Xavier, Ralf Peist, Marina Kossmann, Winfried Boos, and Helena Santos J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3358-3367; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Topology of MntB, the Transmembrane Protein Component of an ABC Transporter System for Manganese in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Victor V. Bartsevich and Himadri B. Pakrasi J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3591-3593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Conjugative Mobilization of the Rolling-Circle Plasmid pIP823 from Listeria monocytogenes BM4293 among Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Emmanuelle Charpentier, Guy Gerbaud, and Patrice Courvalin J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3368-3374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Two Cryptic Plasmids in the Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterium Nitrosomonas sp. Strain ENI-11 Akira Yamagata, Junichi Kato, Ryuichi Hirota, Akio Kuroda, Tsukasa Ikeda, Noboru Takiguchi, and Hisao Ohtake J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3375-3381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Metabolic Imbalance and Sporulation in an Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutant of Bacillus subtilis Kiyoshi Matsuno, Tessa Blais, Alisa W. Serio, Tyrrell Conway, Tina M. Henkin, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3382-3391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of SpoVG in Asymmetric Septation in Bacillus subtilis Kiyoshi Matsuno and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3392-3401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Phase-Regulated Induction of Salmonella-Induced Macrophage Apoptosis Correlates with Transient Expression of SPI-1 Genes Urban Lundberg, Ursula Vinatzer, Daniela Berdnik, Alexander von Gabain, and Manuela Baccarini J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3433-3437; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of a Chromosomal Region Containing vanA and vanB, Genes Required for Conversion of Either Ferulate or Vanillate to Protocatechuate in Acinetobacter Ana Segura, Patricia V. Bünz, David A. D'Argenio, and L. Nicholas Ornston J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3494-3504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Acid Resistance in Escherichia coli Marie-Pierre Castanie-Cornet, Thomas A. Penfound, Dean Smith, John F. Elliott, and John W. Foster J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3525-3535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Metabolism of Propionate by Escherichia coli Robert E. London, Devon L. Allen, Scott A. Gabel, and Eugene F. DeRose J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3562-3570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Heme Iron Utilization Systems of Pathogenic Vibrios S. M. O'Malley, S. L. Mouton, D. A. Occhino, M. T. Deanda, J. R. Rashidi, K. L. Fuson, C. E. Rashidi, M. Y. Mora, S. M. Payne, and D. P. Henderson J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3594-3598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Role for the Mannose-Sensitive Hemagglutinin in Biofilm Formation by Vibrio cholerae El Tor Paula I. Watnick, Karla Jean Fullner, and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3606-3609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Complex Evolutionary Patterns of tRNAUAALeu Group I Introns in Cyanobacterial Radiation Knut Rudi and Kjetill S. Jakobsen J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3445-3451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Genomic Rearrangements in Producing New Ribotypes of Salmonella typhi Ivy Ng, Shu-Lin Liu, and Kenneth E. Sanderson J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3536-3541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Characterization of Colicin S4 and Its Receptor, OmpW, a Minor Protein of the Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Holger Pilsl, David Smajs, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3578-3581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella typhimurium IroN and FepA Proteins Mediate Uptake of Enterobactin but Differ in Their Specificity for Other Siderophores Wolfgang Rabsch, Wolfgang Voigt, Rolf Reissbrodt, Renée M. Tsolis, and Andreas J. Bäumler J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3610-3612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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