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Contents: August 1999, Volume 181, Issue 16        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Eukaryotic Cells        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Enzymes and Proteins        Cell Surfaces        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Structures of Gram-Negative Cell Walls and Their Derived Membrane Vesicles Terry J. Beveridge J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4725-4733; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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An Unspliced Group I Intron in 23S rRNA Links Chlamydiales, Chloroplasts, and Mitochondria Karin D. E. Everett, Simona Kahane, Robin M. Bush, and Maureen G. Friedman J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4734-4740; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of a Putative ECF Sigma Factor on Expression of the Major Outer Membrane Protein, OprF, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescens Fiona S. L. Brinkman, Geert Schoofs, Robert E. W. Hancock, and René De Mot J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4746-4754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The icfG Gene Cluster of Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Encodes an Rsb/Spo-Like Protein Kinase, Protein Phosphatase, and Two Phosphoproteins Liang Shi, Kenneth M. Bischoff, and Peter J. Kennelly J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4761-4767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Construction of Unmarked Deletion Mutations in Mycobacterium smegmatis, Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by Allelic Exchange Martin S. Pavelka, Jr. and William R. Jacobs, Jr. J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4780-4789; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigen-43-Mediated Autoaggregation of Escherichia coli Is Blocked by Fimbriation Henrik Hasman, Trinad Chakraborty, and Per Klemm J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4834-4841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RpoS Synthesis Is Growth Rate Regulated in Salmonella typhimurium, but Its Turnover Is Not Dependent on Acetyl Phosphate Synthesis or PTS Function Christofer Cunning and Thomas Elliott J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4853-4862; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A Regulatory Gene, ptxS: Evidence for Negative Autoregulation Britta L. Swanson, Jane A. Colmer, and Abdul N. Hamood J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4890-4895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Frequency RecA-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms of Congo Red Binding Mutations in Yersinia pestis Janelle M. Hare and Kathleen A. McDonough J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4896-4904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Megaplasmid-Borne Anaerobic Ribonucleotide Reductase in Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 Anja Siedow, Rainer Cramm, Roman A. Siddiqui, and Bärbel Friedrich J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4919-4928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Gene in Staphylococcus xylosus Encoding a Novel Glucose Uptake Protein Heike Fiegler, Joannis Bassias, Ivana Jankovic, and Reinhold Brückner J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4929-4936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Excision of IS492 Requires Flanking Target Sequences and Results in Circle Formation in Pseudoalteromonas atlantica Donna Perkins-Balding, Guy Duval-Valentin, and Anna C. Glasgow J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4937-4948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

InvF Is Required for Expression of Genes Encoding Proteins Secreted by the SPI1 Type III Secretion Apparatus in Salmonella typhimurium K. Heran Darwin and Virginia L. Miller J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4949-4954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcript Cleavage, Attenuation, and an Internal Promoter in the Rhodobacter capsulatus puc Operon H. LeBlanc, A. S. Lang, and J. T. Beatty J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4955-4960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Scanning in Haemophilus influenzae for Identification of Essential Genes Karl A. Reich, Linda Chovan, and Paul Hessler J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4961-4968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sigma Factor Displacement from RNA Polymerase during Bacillus subtilis Sporulation Jingliang Ju, Theresa Mitchell, Howard Peters, III, and W. G. Haldenwang J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4969-4977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of the hmw Gene Cluster of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Robert H. Waldo, III, Phillip L. Popham, Cynthia E. Romero-Arroyo, Elizabeth A. Mothershed, Kyungok K. Lee, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4978-4985; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the yrbA Gene of Bacillus subtilis, Involved in Resistance and Germination of Spores Hiromu Takamatsu, Takeko Kodama, Tatsuo Nakayama, and Kazuhito Watabe J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4986-4994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the lic Operon of Bacillus subtilis and Characterization of Potential Phosphorylation Sites of the LicR Regulator Protein by Site-Directed Mutagenesis Steffen Tobisch, Jörg Stülke, and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4995-5003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a New Regulator in Streptococcus pneumoniae Linking Quorum Sensing to Competence for Genetic Transformation Myeong S. Lee and Donald A. Morrison J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5004-5016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The bvr Locus of Listeria monocytogenes Mediates Virulence Gene Repression by -Glucosides Klaus Brehm, María-Teresa Ripio, Jürgen Kreft, and José-Antonio Vázquez-Boland J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5024-5032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essential Components of the Ti Plasmid trb System, a Type IV Macromolecular Transporter Pei-Li Li, Ingyu Hwang, Heather Miyagi, Heather True, and Stephen K. Farrand J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5033-5041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional and Transcriptional Analyses of a Fengycin Synthetase Gene, fenC, from Bacillus subtilis Tsuey-Pin Lin, Chyi-Liang Chen, Li-Kwan Chang, Johannes Scheng-Ming Tschen, and Shih-Tung Liu J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5060-5067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Binding Sequences for Butyrolactone Autoregulator Receptors in Streptomycetes Hiroshi Kinoshita, Tomohiro Tsuji, Hiroomi Ipposhi, Takuya Nihira, and Yasuhiro Yamada J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5075-5080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Analysis of the Butyrolactone Autoregulator Receptor Protein (FarA) of Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5 Reveals that FarA Acts as a DNA-Binding Transcriptional Regulator That Controls Its Own Synthesis Shigeru Kitani, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Takuya Nihira, and Yasuhiro Yamada J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5081-5084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of narG, the Gene Encoding the Catalytic Subunit of Respiratory Nitrate Reductase, Also Affects Nitrite Respiration in Pseudomonas fluorescens YT101 Jean-François Ghiglione, Laurent Philippot, Philippe Normand, Robert Lensi, and Patrick Potier J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5099-5102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Penicillin-Binding Protein from Helicobacter pylori Partha Krishnamurthy, Mary H. Parlow, John Schneider, Stephanie Burroughs, Catherine Wickland, Nimish B. Vakil, Bruce E. Dunn, and Suhas H. Phadnis J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5107-5110; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Analysis of the rnc-era-recO Operon from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bradford Powell, Howard K. Peters, III, Yoshikazu Nakamura, and Donald Court J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5111-5113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Gene ydeA Encodes a Major Facilitator Pump Which Exports L-Arabinose and Isopropyl--D-Thiogalactopyranoside Sandra Carolé, Sébastien Pichoff, and Jean-Pierre Bouché J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5123-5125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DsbA Is Required for Stable Expression of Outer Membrane Protein YscC and for Efficient Yop Secretion in Yersinia pestis Michael W. Jackson and Gregory V. Plano J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5126-5130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Identification of Two Mannoproteins Released from Cell Walls of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mnn1 mnn9 Double Mutant by Reducing Agents Ismaïl Moukadiri, Lahcen Jaafar, and Jesús Zueco J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4741-4745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Gene Expression by Glucose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a Role for ADA2 and ADA3/NGG1 Mei Wu, Laura Newcomb, and Warren Heideman J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4755-4760; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxicity of Copper, Cobalt, and Nickel Salts Is Dependent on Histidine Metabolism in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae David A. Pearce and Fred Sherman J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4774-4779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation and Adaptation of Glucose Metabolism of the Parasitic Protist Leishmania donovani at the Enzyme and mRNA Levels Benno H. ter Kuile J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4863-4872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Transport of D-Xylose in Lactobacillus pentosus, Lactobacillus casei, and Lactobacillus plantarum: Evidence for a Mechanism of Facilitated Diffusion via the Phosphoenolpyruvate:Mannose Phosphotransferase System Stéphane Chaillou, Peter H. Pouwels, and Pieter W. Postma J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4768-4773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Iron-Regulated Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase (AhpC) Confers Aerotolerance and Oxidative Stress Resistance to the Microaerophilic Pathogen Campylobacter jejuni Marie-Louise A. Baillon, Arnoud H. M. van Vliet, Julian M. Ketley, Chrystala Constantinidou, and Charles W. Penn J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4798-4804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transformations in Flagellar Structure of Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Possible Relationship to Changes in Swimming Speed Judith P. Armitage, Thomas P. Pitta, Margot A.-S. Vigeant, Helen L. Packer, and Roseanne M. Ford J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4825-4833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Periplasmic Murein Peptide-Binding Protein MppA Is a Negative Regulator of Multiple Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli HongShan Li and James T. Park J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4842-4847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complementary and Overlapping Selectivity of the Two-Peptide Bacteriocins Plantaricin EF and JK Gert N. Moll, Emile van den Akker, Håvard H. Hauge, Jon Nissen-Meyer, Ingolf F. Nes, Wil N. Konings, and Arnold J. M. Driessen J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4848-4852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Legionella pneumophila rpoS Gene Is Required for Growth within Acanthamoeba castellanii Laura M. Hales and Howard A. Shuman J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4879-4889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensing of Nitrogen Limitation by Bacillus subtilis: Comparison to Enteric Bacteria Ping Hu, Terrance Leighton, Galina Ishkhanova, and Sydney Kustu J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5042-5050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conserved Cytoplasmic Loops Are Important for both the Transport and Chemotaxis Functions of PcaK, a Protein from Pseudomonas putida with 12 Membrane-Spanning Regions Jayna L. Ditty and Caroline S. Harwood J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5068-5074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Interaction between PomA and PomB, the Na+-Driven Flagellar Motor Components of Vibrio alginolyticus Tomohiro Yorimitsu, Ken Sato, Yukako Asai, Ikuro Kawagishi, and Michio Homma J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5103-5106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Observation of Cell Division of Anaerobic Hyperthermophiles by Using a High-Intensity Dark-Field Microscope Christian Horn, Bernd Paulmann, Gertraude Kerlen, Norbert Junker, and Harald Huber J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5114-5118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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The Avr (Effector) Proteins HrmA (HopPsyA) and AvrPto Are Secreted in Culture from Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars via the Hrp (Type III) Protein Secretion System in a Temperature- and pH-Sensitive Manner Karin van Dijk, Derrick E. Fouts, Amos H. Rehm, Angela R. Hill, Alan Collmer, and James R. Alfano J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4790-4797; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of hupT, a Gene Involved in Negative Regulation of Hydrogen Oxidation in Bradyrhizobium japonicum C. Van Soom, I. Lerouge, J. Vanderleyden, T. Ruiz-Argüeso, and J. M. Palacios J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5085-5089; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Heterologous Expression and Characterization of the Purified Oxygenase Component of Rhodococcus globerulus P6 Biphenyl Dioxygenase and of Chimeras Derived from It Hervé Chebrou, Yves Hurtubise, Diane Barriault, and Michel Sylvestre J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4805-4811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catalytic Properties of the 3-Chlorocatechol-Oxidizing 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl 1,2-Dioxygenase from Sphingomonas sp. Strain BN6 Ulrich Riegert, Gesche Heiss, Andrea Elisabeth Kuhm, Claudia Müller, Matthias Contzen, Hans-Joachim Knackmuss, and Andreas Stolz J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4812-4817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus cap5P Encodes a UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine 2-Epimerase with Functional Redundancy Kevin B. Kiser, Navneet Bhasin, Lingyi Deng, and Jean C. Lee J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4818-4824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hemoglobinase Activity of the Lysine Gingipain Protease (Kgp) of Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 Janina P. Lewis, Janet A. Dawson, James C. Hannis, David Muddiman, and Francis L. Macrina J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4905-4913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The pur7 Gene from the Puromycin Biosynthetic pur Cluster of Streptomyces alboniger Encodes a Nudix Hydrolase J. C. Espinosa, J. A. Tercero, M. A. Rubio, and A. Jiménez J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4914-4918; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proton-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analyses of the Substrate Specificity of a -Ketolase from Pseudomonas putida, Acetopyruvate Hydrolase Diana Pokorny, Lothar Brecker, Mateja Pogorevc, Walter Steiner, Herfried Griengl, Thomas Kappe, and Douglas W. Ribbons J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5051-5059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Characterization, and Expression of a Novel Gene Encoding a Reversible 4-Hydroxybenzoate Decarboxylase from Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum Jianbin Huang, 2Hongqi He, and Juergen Wiegel J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5119-5122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Ligand Binding of EmrR, a Regulator of a Multidrug Transporter Alexei Brooun, John J. Tomashek, and Kim Lewis J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5131-5133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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The Adherence-Associated Lipoprotein P100, Encoded by an opp Operon Structure, Functions as the Oligopeptide-Binding Domain OppA of a Putative Oligopeptide Transport System in Mycoplasma hominis Birgit Henrich, Miriam Hopfe, Annette Kitzerow, and Ulrich Hadding J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 4873-4878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes EM1 S-Layer Homology Domains Do Not Attach to Peptidoglycan Elke Brechtel and Hubert Bahl J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5017-5023; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis BRO -Lactamase: a Lipoprotein of Gram-Positive Origin? Hester J. Bootsma, Piet C. Aerts, George Posthuma, Theo Harmsen, Jan Verhoef, Hans van Dijk, and Frits R. Mooi J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5090-5093; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Demonstration by Mass Spectrometry that Purified Native Treponema pallidum Rare Outer Membrane Protein 1 (Tromp1) Has a Cleaved Signal Peptide David R. Blanco, Julian P. Whitelegge, James N. Miller, and Michael A. Lovett J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5094-5098; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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cis-Acting Sequences Required for NtcB-Dependent, Nitrite-Responsive Positive Regulation of the Nitrate Assimilation Operon in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942 Shin-Ichi Maeda, Yuriko Kawaguchi, Taka-Aki Ohe, and Tatsuo Omata J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5134 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleotide Sequence and Characterization of cdrA, a Cell Division-Related Gene of Helicobacter pylori Hiroaki Takeuchi, Mutsunori Shirai, Junko K. Akada, Masataka Tsuda, and Teruko Nakazawa J. Bacteriol. August 1999 181: 5134 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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. August 1999 181: 5134 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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