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Contents: September 1999, Volume 181, Issue 18        Minireviews        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plasmids and Transposons        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Physiology and Metabolism        Eukaryotic Cells        Cell Surfaces        Bacteriophages        Structure and Function        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Holliday Junction Processing in Bacteria: Insights from the Evolutionary Conservation of RuvABC, RecG, and RusA Gary J. Sharples, Stuart M. Ingleston, and Robert G. Lloyd J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5543-5550; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Population Genetic and Evolutionary Approaches to Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Isolates Belonging to the ET-5 Complex J. A. Bygraves, R. Urwin, A. J. Fox, S. J. Gray, J. E. Russell, I. M. Feavers, and M. C. J. Maiden J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5551-5556; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Low-Temperature-Induced DnaA Protein Synthesis Does Not Change Initiation Mass in Escherichia coli K-12 T. Atlung and F. G. Hansen J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5557-5562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HP0333, a Member of the dprA Family, Is Involved in Natural Transformation in Helicobacter pylori Takafumi Ando, Dawn A. Israel, Kazuo Kusugami, and Martin J. Blaser J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5572-5580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity and Mosaicism at the por Locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Trevor C. Fudyk, Ian W. Maclean, J. Neil Simonsen, Ephantus N. Njagi, Joshua Kimani, Robert C. Brunham, and Francis A. Plummer J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5591-5599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertional Inactivation of Methylmalonyl Coenzyme A (CoA) Mutase and Isobutyryl-CoA Mutase Genes in Streptomyces cinnamonensis: Influence on Polyketide Antibiotic Biosynthesis Jan W. Vrijbloed, Katja Zerbe-Burkhardt, Ananda Ratnatilleke, Andreas Grubelnik-Leiser, and John A. Robinson J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5600-5605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Nonessential Signal Peptidase II (Lsp) of Myxococcus xanthus Might Be Involved in Biosynthesis of the Polyketide Antibiotic TA Yossi Paitan, Elisha Orr, Eliora Z. Ron, and Eugene Rosenberg J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5644-5651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Subtraction Identifies Salmonella typhimurium Prophages, F-Related Plasmid Sequences, and a Novel Fimbrial Operon, stf, Which Are Absent in Salmonella typhi Melanie Emmerth, Werner Goebel, Samuel I. Miller, and Christoph J. Hueck J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5652-5661; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Positive Transcriptional Feedback Controls Hydrogenase Expression in Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 Edward Schwartz, Thorsten Buhrke, Ulrike Gerischer, and Bärbel Friedrich J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5684-5692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase (ahpCF) Gene in Oxidative Stress Defense of the Obligate Anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis Edson R. Rocha and C. Jeffrey Smith J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5701-5710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Fusion Junctions of Circularized Chromosomes in Streptomyces griseus Daisuke Kameoka, Alexander Lezhava, Hiroyuki Zenitani, Keiichiro Hiratsu, Makoto Kawamoto, Kohei Goshi, Kuninobu Inada, Hidenori Shinkawa, and Haruyasu Kinashi J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5711-5717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of B-Dependent Genes in Bacillus subtilis Using a Promoter Consensus-Directed Search and Oligonucleotide Hybridization Anja Petersohn, Jörg Bernhardt, Ulf Gerth, Dirk Höper, Torsten Koburger, Uwe Völker, and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5718-5724; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 5' RNA Stem-Loop Participates in the Transcription Attenuation Mechanism That Controls Expression of the Bacillus subtilis trpEDCFBA Operon Subita Sudershana, Hansen Du, Madhumita Mahalanabis, and Paul Babitzke J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5742-5749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Mechanisms Are Used for Growth Rate and Stringent Control of leuV Transcriptional Initiation in Escherichia coli Dmitry K. Pokholok, Maria Redlak, Charles L. Turnbough, Jr., Sara Dylla, and Walter M. Holmes J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5771-5782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Enterococcus faecalis Alkaline Phosphatase and Use in Identifying Streptococcus agalactiae Secreted Proteins Martin H. Lee, Aphakorn Nittayajarn, R. Paul Ross, Cynthia B. Rothschild, Derek Parsonage, Al Claiborne, and Craig E. Rubens J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5790-5799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations Enhancing Amino Acid Catabolism Confer a Growth Advantage in Stationary Phase Erik R. Zinser and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5800-5807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Caulobacter crescentus CgtA Protein Displays Unusual Guanine Nucleotide Binding and Exchange Properties Bin Lin, Kelly L. Covalle, and Janine R. Maddock J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5825-5832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Functional fur Gene in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Iqbal Hamza, Richard Hassett, and Mark R. O'Brian J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5843-5846; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CS5 Pilus Biosynthesis Genes from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O115:H40 Thomas G. Duthy, Lothar H. Staendner, Paul A. Manning, and Michael W. Heuzenroeder J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5847-5851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Sequence Downstream of the Initiation Codon Is Essential for Cold Shock Induction of cspB of Escherichia coli Jean-Pierre Etchegaray and Masayori Inouye J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5852-5854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Study of the Interaction between Bacteriophage T4 asiA and Escherichia coli 70, Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid System: Neutralization of asiA Toxicity to E. coli Cells by Coexpression of a Truncated 70 Fragment Umender K. Sharma, Sudha Ravishankar, Radha Krishan Shandil, P. V. K. Praveen, and T. S. Balganesh J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5855-5859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthetic Lethal Phenotypes Caused by Mutations Affecting Chromosome Partitioning in Bacillus subtilis Robert A. Britton and Alan D. Grossman J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5860-5864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of CCAA Nucleotide Repeats in Regulation of Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin-Haptoglobin Binding Protein Genes of Haemophilus influenzae Zhen Ren, Hongfan Jin, Paul W. Whitby, Daniel J. Morton, and Terrence L. Stull J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5865-5870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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TraC of IncN Plasmid pKM101 Associates with Membranes and Extracellular High-Molecular-Weight Structures in Escherichia coli Heike Schmidt-Eisenlohr, Natalie Domke, and Christian Baron J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5563-5571; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cloning and Molecular Characterization of the Genes for Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase and Localization of Molybdopterin, Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide, and Iron-Sulfur Centers in the Enzyme of Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava Beom S. Kang and Young M. Kim J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5581-5590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial 2,4-Dioxygenases: New Members of the / Hydrolase-Fold Superfamily of Enzymes Functionally Related to Serine Hydrolases Frank Fischer, Stefan Künne, and Susanne Fetzner J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5725-5733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Tetrahydromethanopterin-Dependent Enzymes in Methylotrophic Bacteria and Phylogeny of Methenyl Tetrahydromethanopterin Cyclohydrolases Julia A. Vorholt, Ludmila Chistoserdova, Sergei M. Stolyar, Rudolf K. Thauer, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5750-5757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acylhomoserine Lactone Synthase Activity of the Vibrio fischeri AinS Protein Brian L. Hanzelka, Matthew R. Parsek, Dale L. Val, Paul V. Dunlap, John E. Cronan, Jr., and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5766-5770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Halophilic 20S Proteasomes of the Archaeon Haloferax volcanii: Purification, Characterization, and Gene Sequence Analysis Heather L. Wilson, Henry C. Aldrich, and Julie Maupin-Furlow J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5814-5824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of a Sulfonate/-Ketoglutarate Dioxygenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Deborah A. Hogan, Thomas A. Auchtung, and Robert P. Hausinger J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5876-5879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthetase (ADP Forming) from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus: Identification, Cloning, Separate Expression of the Encoding Genes, acdAI and acdBI, in Escherichia coli, and In Vitro Reconstitution of the Active Heterotetrameric Enzyme from Its Recombinant Subunits Meike Musfeldt, Martina Selig, and Peter Schönheit J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5885-5888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Identification of a Plasmid-Borne Locus in Rhizobium etli KIM5s Involved in Lipopolysaccharide O-Chain Biosynthesis and Nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris Pablo Vinuesa, Bradley L. Reuhs, Christelle Breton, and Dietrich Werner J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5606-5614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Conjugation Protein MobA Mediates Integration of Complex DNA Structures into Plant Cells Ana María Bravo-Angel, Véronique Gloeckler, Barbara Hohn, and Bruno Tinland J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5758-5765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Salmonella typhimurium LT2 Catabolizes Propionate via the 2-Methylcitric Acid Cycle Alexander R. Horswill and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5615-5623; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation and Regulation of the Aerobic C4-Dicarboxylate Transport (dctA) Gene of Escherichia coli Suzanne J. Davies, Paul Golby, Davood Omrani, Susan A. Broad, Vikki L. Harrington, John R. Guest, David J. Kelly, and Simon C. Andrews J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5624-5635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Studies on the Initial Reactions of Anaerobic Ethylbenzene Mineralization Hope A. Johnson and Alfred M. Spormann J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5662-5668; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Cell Size and DNA Content in Sulfolobus Cultures during Dilution and Temperature Shift Experiments Karin Hjort and Rolf Bernander J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5669-5675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Methylation Sites and Effects of Phototaxis Stimuli on Transducer Methylation in Halobacterium salinarum Bastianella Perazzona and John L. Spudich J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5676-5683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of the cis/trans Isomerase Cti in Solvent Resistance of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E Frank Junker and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5693-5700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Hook Subunit Concentration on Assembly and Control of Length of the Flagellar Hook of Salmonella Kazumasa Muramoto, Shigeru Makishima, Shin-Ichi Aizawa, and Robert M. Macnab J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5808-5813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathways of Assimilative Sulfur Metabolism in Pseudomonas putida Paul Vermeij and Michael A. Kertesz J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5833-5837; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Archaeal Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Missing from Genomic Analysis Christian S. Hamann, Kevin R. Sowers, Richard S. A. Lipman, and Ya-Ming Hou J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5880-5884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Isolation, Characterization, and Localization of a Capsule-Associated Gene, CAP10, of Cryptococcus neoformans Y. C. Chang and K. J. Kwon-Chung J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5636-5643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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The vsp Locus of Mycoplasma bovis: Gene Organization and Structural Features Inessa Lysnyansky, Konrad Sachse, Ricardo Rosenbusch, Sharon Levisohn, and David Yogev J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5734-5741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Replacement of the Bacteriophage Mu Strong Gyrase Site and Effect on Mu DNA Replication M. L. Pato and M. Banerjee J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5783-5789; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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The C-Terminal Domain of the Bordetella pertussis Autotransporter BrkA Forms a Pore in Lipid Bilayer Membranes Jennifer L. Shannon and Rachel C. Fernandez J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5838-5842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Single-Ring Mitochondrial Chaperonin (Hsp60-Hsp10) Can Substitute for GroEL-GroES In Vivo Kåre L. Nielsen, Neil McLennan, Millicent Masters, and Nicholas J. Cowan J. Bacteriol. September 1999 181: 5871-5875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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. September 1999 181: 5889 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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