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Contents: June 1999, Volume 181, Issue 12        Guest Commentary        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Cell Surfaces        Enzymes and Proteins        Structure and Function        Physiology and Metabolism        Eukaryotic Cells        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Guest Commentary:

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Archaebacteria Then ... Archaes Now (Are There Really No Archaeal Pathogens?) John N. Reeve J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3613-3617; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A High Incidence of Prophage Carriage among Natural Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Mario Ramirez, Elena Severina, and Alexander Tomasz J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3618-3625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the vanD Glycopeptide Resistance Gene Cluster from Enterococcus faecium BM4339 Barbara Casadewall and Patrice Courvalin J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3644-3648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Response Regulator That Represses Transcription of Several Virulence Operons in the Group A Streptococcus Michael J. Federle, Kevin S. McIver, and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3649-3657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrate and Nitrite Control of Respiratory Nitrate Reduction in Denitrifying Pseudomonas stutzeri by a Two-Component Regulatory System Homologous to NarXL of Escherichia coli Elisabeth Härtig, Ulrike Schiek, Kai-Uwe Vollack, and Walter G. Zumft J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3658-3665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role in Cell Permeability of an Essential Two-Component System in Staphylococcus aureus Patrick K. Martin, Tong Li, DongXu Sun, Donald P. Biek, and Molly B. Schmid J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3666-3673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ATP-Dependent HslVU/ClpQY Protease Participates in Turnover of Cell Division Inhibitor SulA in Escherichia coli Masaaki Kanemori, Hideki Yanagi, and Takashi Yura J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3674-3680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Redundant In Vivo Proteolytic Activities of Escherichia coli Lon and the ClpYQ (HslUV) Protease Whi-Fin Wu, YanNing Zhou, and Susan Gottesman J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3681-3687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Glucuronic Acid Utilization Gene Cluster from Bacillus stearothermophilus T-6 Smadar Shulami, Orit Gat, Abraham L. Sonenshein, and Yuval Shoham J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3695-3704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertional Inactivation of Treponema denticola tap1 Results in a Nonmotile Mutant with Elongated Flagellar Hooks Ronald J. Limberger, Linda L. Slivienski, Jacques Izard, and William A. Samsonoff J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3743-3750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mutant Escherichia coli Primase Defective in Elongation of Primer RNA Chains Wuliang Sun, Jerzy Schoneich, and G. Nigel Godson J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3761-3767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Organization and In Vivo Role of the Escherichia coli rsd Gene, Encoding the Regulator of RNA Polymerase Sigma D Miki Jishage and Akira Ishihama J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3768-3776; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus: Coordinated Expression of Divergently Oriented Genes in Response to -Linked Glucose Polymers Wilfried G. B. Voorhorst, Yannick Gueguen, Ans C. M. Geerling, Gerti Schut, Isabell Dahlke, Michael Thomm, John van der Oost, and Willem M. de Vos J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3777-3783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Initial Characterization of Escherichia coli Strains with Few or No Intact Chromosomal rRNA Operons Tsuneaki Asai, Ciarán Condon, Justina Voulgaris, Dmitry Zaporojets, Binghua Shen, Michaal Al-Omar, Craig Squires, and Catherine L. Squires J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3803-3809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Role for a Highly Conserved Protein of Unknown Function in Regulation of Bacillus subtilis purA by the Purine Repressor Pekka Rappu, Byung Sik Shin, Howard Zalkin, and Pekka Mäntsälä J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3810-3815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Quorum-Sensing-Dependent Control of Rhizosphere-Expressed (rhi) Genes in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae Belen Rodelas, James K. Lithgow, Florence Wisniewski-Dye, Andrea Hardman, Adam Wilkinson, Anastassios Economou, Paul Williams, and J. Allan Downie J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3816-3823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

relA Is Required for Actinomycin Production in Streptomyces antibioticus Shannan Hoyt and George H. Jones J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3824-3829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for the oxyS Gene in Regulation of Intracellular Hydrogen Peroxide in Escherichia coli Beatriz González-Flecha and Bruce Demple J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3833-3836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of the Gene Encoding Pasteurella haemolytica FnrP, a Regulator of the Escherichia coli Silent Hemolysin SheA Gaylen A. Uhlich, Peter J. McNamara, John J. Iandolo, and Derek A. Mosier J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3845-3848; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotype, Phenotype, and Protein Structure in a Regulator of Sporulation: Effects of Mutations in the spoIIAA Gene of Bacillus subtilis Daniela Barillà, Isabelle Lucet, Anne Kuhlmann, and Michael D. Yudkin J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3860-3863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Escherichia coli leuV Transcription by FIS Wilma Ross, Julia Salomon, Walter M. Holmes, and Richard L. Gourse J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3864-3868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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The mdoC Gene of Escherichia coli Encodes a Membrane Protein That Is Required for Succinylation of Osmoregulated Periplasmic Glucans Jean-Marie Lacroix, Eric Lanfroy, Virginie Cogez, Yannick Lequette, Anne Bohin, and Jean-Pierre Bohin J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3626-3631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Bacillus subtilis Secreted Protein with a Role in Endospore Coat Assembly and Function Mónica Serrano, Rita Zilhão, Ezio Ricca, Amanda J. Ozin, Charles P. Moran, Jr., and Adriano O. Henriques J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3632-3643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Functional Roles of the Surface-Exposed Loops of the -Barrel Membrane Protein OmpA from Escherichia coli Ralf Koebnik J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3688-3694; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Uptake of Pyocin S3 Occurs through the Outer Membrane Ferripyoverdine Type II Receptor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Christine Baysse, Jean-Marie Meyer, Patrick Plesiat, Valérie Geoffroy, Yvon Michel-Briand, and Pierre Cornelis J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3849-3851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Bimodular Class A Penicillin-Binding Proteins Johanna Paik, Iza Kern, Rudi Lurz, and Regine Hakenbeck J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3852-3856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Modes of Action of Five Different Endopectate Lyases from Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937 Caroline Roy, Harry Kester, Jaap Visser, Vladimir Shevchik, Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat, Jeanine Robert-Baudouy, and Jacques Benen J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3705-3709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porphyrin-Mediated Binding to Hemoglobin by the HA2 Domain of Cysteine Proteinases (Gingipains) and Hemagglutinins from the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis Arthur A. DeCarlo, Mayuri Paramaesvaran, Peter L. W. Yun, Charles Collyer, and Neil Hunter J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3784-3791; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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The Morphological Transition of Helicobacter pylori Cells from Spiral to Coccoid Is Preceded by a Substantial Modification of the Cell Wall Katyssulla Costa, Gerold Bacher, Günter Allmaier, María Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Lars Engstrand, Per Falk, Miguel A. de Pedro, and Francisco García-del Portillo J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3710-3715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two New Proteins in Spermidine Nucleoids Isolated from Escherichia coli Lizabeth D. Murphy, Judah L. Rosner, Steven B. Zimmerman, and Dominic Esposito J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3842-3844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Functioning of DcuC as the C4-Dicarboxylate Carrier during Glucose Fermentation by Escherichia coli Evelyn Zientz, Ingo G. Janausch, Stephan Six, and Gottfried Unden J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3716-3720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterioferritin A Modulates Catalase A (KatA) Activity and Resistance to Hydrogen Peroxide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ju-Fang Ma, Urs A. Ochsner, Martin G. Klotz, Vagira K. Nanayakkara, Michael L. Howell, Zaiga Johnson, James E. Posey, Michael L. Vasil, John J. Monaco, and Daniel J. Hassett J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3730-3742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of cis Determinants and Nitrogenase Activity in Regulated Stability of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Nitrogenase Structural Gene mRNA Holly M. Simon, Mark M. Gosink, and Gary P. Roberts J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3751-3760; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Intracellular Iron Chelator Pleiotropically Suppresses Enzymatic and Growth Defects of Superoxide Dismutase-Deficient Escherichia coli Sujatha Maringanti and James A. Imlay J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3792-3802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of the Bacillus subtilis Acetoin Catabolic Pathway Min Huang, Fred Bernd Oppermann-Sanio, and Alexander Steinbüchel J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3837-3841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Proliferation of Intrahyphal Hyphae Caused by Disruption of csmA, Which Encodes a Class V Chitin Synthase with a Myosin Motor-Like Domain in Aspergillus nidulans Hiroyuki Horiuchi, Makoto Fujiwara, Shuichi Yamashita, Akinori Ohta, and Masamichi Takagi J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3721-3729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AGT1, Encoding an -Glucoside Transporter Involved in Uptake and Intracellular Accumulation of Trehalose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Lucile Plourde-Owobi, Sophie Durner, Jean-Luc Parrou, Roman Wieczorke, Gerard Goma, and Jean François J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3830-3832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Fused and Overlapping rpoB and rpoC Genes in Helicobacters, Campylobacters, and Related Bacteria Natalya Zakharova, Bruce J. Paster, Irene Wesley, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Douglas E. Berg, and Konstantin V. Severinov J. Bacteriol. June 1999 181: 3857-3859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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