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Contents: July 1999, Volume 181, Issue 14        Guest Commentary        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Bacteriophages        Physiology and Metabolism        Eukaryotic Cells        Cell Surfaces        Errata        Author's Correction

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Guest Commentary:

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Changing Views on the Nature of the Bacterial Cell: from Biochemistry to Cytology Richard Losick and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4143-4145; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Overexpression of Methanococcus voltae Flagellin Subunits in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a Source of Archaeal Preflagellin Douglas P. Bayley and Ken F. Jarrell J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4146-4153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression of Correctly Assembled Methylamine Dehydrogenase in Rhodobacter sphaeroides M. Elizabeth Graichen, Limei H. Jones, Bethel V. Sharma, Rob J. M. van Spanning, Jonathan P. Hosler, and Victor L. Davidson J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4216-4222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Unique Chaperone Operon of Thermotoga maritima: Cloning and Initial Characterization of a Functional Hsp70 and Small Heat Shock Protein Edward T. Michelini and Gregory C. Flynn J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4237-4244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Mutations in the Escherichia coli Regulatory Protein XapR Casper Jørgensen and Gert Dandanell J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4397-4403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physicochemical Evidence that Treponema pallidum TroA Is a Zinc-Containing Metalloprotein That Lacks Porin-Like Structure Ranjit K. Deka, Yong-Hwan Lee, Kayla E. Hagman, Dmitriy Shevchenko, Clifford A. Lingwood, Charles A. Hasemann, Michael V. Norgard, and Justin D. Radolf J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4420-4423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Eikenella corrodens Phase Variation Involves a Posttranslational Event in Pilus Formation Maria T. Villar, Jennifer T. Helber, Becky Hood, Michael R. Schaefer, and Rona L. Hirschberg J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4154-4160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Chromosomal Restriction Map of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Localization of Putative Virulence-Associated Genes Winfried Oswald, Denis V. Konine, Judith Rohde, and Gerald-F. Gerlach J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4161-4169; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased rrn Gene Dosage Causes Intermittent Transcription of rRNA in Escherichia coli Justina Voulgaris, Sarah French, Richard L. Gourse, Craig Squires, and Catherine L. Squires J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4170-4175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Yersinia enterocolitica pYV Virulence Plasmid Contains Multiple Intrinsic DNA Bends Which Melt at 37°C John R. Rohde, Xing-she Luan, Harold Rohde, James M. Fox, and S. A. Minnich J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4198-4204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Functional Analyses of Photosynthetic Regulatory Genes regA and regB from Rhodovulum sulfidophilum, Roseobacter denitrificans, and Rhodobacter capsulatus Shinji Masuda, Yumi Matsumoto, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, Keizo Shimada, Kazuhito Inoue, Carl E. Bauer, and Katsumi Matsuura J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4205-4215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genes Encoding Formamidopyrimidine and MutY DNA Glycosylases in Escherichia coli Are Transcribed as Part of Complex Operons Christine M. Gifford and Susan S. Wallace J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4223-4236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mycobacterial Extracytoplasmic Sigma Factor Involved in Survival following Heat Shock and Oxidative Stress Norvin D. Fernandes, Qi-long Wu, Dequan Kong, Xiaoling Puyang, Sumeet Garg, and Robert N. Husson J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4266-4274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Bacillus subtilis Fur (Ferric Uptake Repressor) with the dhb Operator In Vitro and In Vivo Nada Bsat and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4299-4307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulated Expression of a Highly Conserved Regulatory Gene Cluster Is Necessary for Controlling Photosynthesis Gene Expression in Response to Anaerobiosis in Rhodobacter capsulatus Shouying Du, Jean-Louis K. Kouadio, and Carl E. Bauer J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4334-4341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Additional Regulatory Gene for Actinorhodin Production in Streptomyces lividans Involves a LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator Oscar H. Martínez-Costa, Angel J. Martín-Triana, Eduardo Martínez, Miguel A. Fernández-Moreno, and Francisco Malpartida J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4353-4364; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Region of K Involved in Promoter Activation by GerE in Bacillus subtilis Kathryn H. Wade, Ghislain Schyns, Jason A. Opdyke, and Charles P. Moran, Jr. J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4365-4373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the cbb Operon (CO2 Assimilation) Promoter of Ralstonia eutropha Thomas Jeffke, Niels-Holger Gropp, Claudia Kaiser, Claudia Grzeszik, Bernhard Kusian, and Botho Bowien J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4374-4380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Molecular Analysis of cglB, a Gene Essential for Single-Cell Gliding in Myxococcus xanthus Ana M. Rodriguez and Alfred M. Spormann J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4381-4390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Complementation of Frameshift Mutations Associated with Loss of Cytadherence in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Makda Fisseha, Hinrich W. H. Göhlmann, Richard Herrmann, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4404-4410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Organization of the citCDEF Locus and Identification of mae and clyR Genes from Leuconostoc mesenteroides Sadjia Bekal-Si Ali, Charles Diviès, and Hervé Prévost J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4411-4416; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum RNA Polymerase and Transcription In Vitro Trevor J. Darcy, Winfried Hausner, Donald E. Awery, Aled M. Edwards, Michael Thomm, and John N. Reeve J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4424-4429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Genetic Evidence for Participation of DevR in a Phosphorelay Signal Transduction Pathway Essential for Heterocyst Maturation in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133 Kari D. Hagen and John C. Meeks J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4430-4434; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Phase-Dependent Regulation of Vsr Endonuclease May Contribute to 5-Methylcytosine Mutational Hot Spots in Escherichia coli Georgina Macintyre, Photini Pitsikas, and Claire G. Cupples J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4435-4436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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A Novel Sinorhizobium meliloti Operon Encodes an -Glucosidase and a Periplasmic-Binding-Protein-Dependent Transport System for -Glucosides Laura B. Willis and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4176-4184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutagenesis of the Agrobacterium VirE2 Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein Identifies Regions Required for Self-Association and Interaction with VirE1 and a Permissive Site for Hybrid Protein Construction Xue-Rong Zhou and Peter J. Christie J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4342-4352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Identification of Site-Specific Recombination Genes int and xis of the Rhizobium Temperate Phage 16-3 Szabolcs Semsey, IstvAn Papp, Zsuzsanna Buzas, Andras Patthy, Laszlo Orosz, and Peter P. Papp J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4185-4192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Site-Specific Recombination of Bacteriophage P22 Does Not Require Integration Host Factor Eun Hee Cho, Chan-Eun Nam, Renato Alcaraz, Jr., and Jeffrey F. Gardner J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4245-4249; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lysis and Lysis Inhibition in Bacteriophage T4: rV Mutations Reside in the Holin t Gene Holly Kloos Dressman and John W. Drake J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4391-4396; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Visualization of AqpZ-Mediated Water Permeability in Escherichia coli by Cryoelectron Microscopy Christian Delamarche, Daniel Thomas, Jean-Paul Rolland, Alexandrine Froger, Jean Gouranton, Maria Svelto, Peter Agre, and Giuseppe Calamita J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4193-4197; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Vibrio cholerae LysR Homolog, AphB, Cooperates with AphA at the tcpPH Promoter To Activate Expression of the ToxR Virulence Cascade Gabriela Kovacikova and Karen Skorupski J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4250-4256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Serogroup O11 O-Antigen Locus of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA103 C. R. Dean, C. V. Franklund, J. D. Retief, M. J. Coyne, Jr., K. Hatano, D. J. Evans, G. B. Pier, and J. B. Goldberg J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4275-4284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genes rubA and rubB for Alkane Degradation in Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 Are in an Operon with estB, Encoding an Esterase, and oxyR Walter Geißdörfer, Ruben G. Kok, Andreas Ratajczak, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, and Wolfgang Hillen J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4292-4298; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Chemotactic Response of Vibrio anguillarum to Fish Intestinal Mucus Is Mediated by a Combination of Multiple Mucus Components Ronan O'Toole, Susanne Lundberg, Sten-Åke Fredriksson, Anita Jansson, Bo Nilsson, and Hans Wolf-Watz J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4308-4317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis rrn Promoters: Differential Usage and Growth Rate-Dependent Control Anita Verma, Avinash K. Sampla, and Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4326-4333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Characterization and Submitochondrial Localization of the  Subunit of the Mitochondrial Processing Peptidase from the Aquatic Fungus Blastocladiella emersonii Cíntia Renata Costa Rocha and Suely Lopes Gomes J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4257-4265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Water Transport across Yeast Vacuolar and Plasma Membrane-Targeted Secretory Vesicles Occurs by Passive Diffusion Larry A. Coury, Mark Hiller, John C. Mathai, Elizabeth W. Jones, Mark L. Zeidel, and Jeffrey L. Brodsky J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4437-4440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Glucose Transport in the Extremely Thermoacidophilic Sulfolobus solfataricus Involves a High-Affinity Membrane-Integrated Binding Protein Sonja-V. Albers, Marieke G. L. Elferink, Robert L. Charlebois, Christoph W. Sensen, Arnold J. M. Driessen, and Wil N. Konings J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4285-4291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a New Lipoprotein, NlpI, in Escherichia coli K-12 Masaru Ohara, Henry C. Wu, Krishnan Sankaran, and Paul D. Rick J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4318-4325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Characterization of the Lactoferrin Receptor from Neisseria meningitidis Thorsten Prinz, Markus Meyer, Annika Pettersson, and Jan Tommassen J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4417-4419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Investigation of Two Evolutionarily Unrelated Halocarboxylic Acid Dehalogenase Gene Families Katja E. Hill, Julian R. Marchesi, and Andrew J. Weightman J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4441 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Intraspecific Diversity of the 23S rRNA Gene and the Spacer Region Downstream in Escherichia coli Ana I. Antón, Antonio J. Martínez-Murcia, and Francisco Rodríguez-Valera J. Bacteriol. July 1999 181: 4442 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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