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Guest Commentary:

Boris Magasanik

A Midcentury Watershed: the Transition from Microbial Biochemistry to Molecular Biology
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 357-358. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minireviews:

Robert A. Weisberg and Max E. Gottesman

Processive Antitermination
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 359-367. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology and Metabolism:

Michael G. Thomas, George A. O'Toole, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena

Molecular Characterization of eutF Mutants of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 Identifies eutF Lesions as Partial-Loss-of-Function tonB Alleles
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 368-374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Promadej, F. Fiedler, P. Cossart, S. Dramsi, and S. Kathariou

Cell Wall Teichoic Acid Glycosylation in Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Requires gtcA, a Novel, Serogroup-Specific Gene
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 418-425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark O. Clements, Sean P. Watson, Robert K. Poole, and Simon J. Foster

CtaA of Staphylococcus aureus Is Required for Starvation Survival, Recovery, and Cytochrome Biosynthesis
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 501-507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gian Luca Scoarughi, Carmen Cimmino, and Pierluigi Donini

Helicobacter pylori: a Eubacterium Lacking the Stringent Response
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 552-555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes Eichel, Ying-Ying Chang, Dieter Riesenberg, and John E. Cronan, Jr.

Effect of ppGpp on Escherichia coli Cyclopropane Fatty Acid Synthesis Is Mediated through the RpoS Sigma Factor (^S)
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 572-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neil H. Mendelson, Adrienne Bourque, Kathryn Wilkening, Kevin R. Anderson, and Joseph C. Watkins

Organized Cell Swimming Motions in Bacillus subtilis Colonies: Patterns of Short-Lived Whirls and Jets
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 600-609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marga G. W. Gunnewijk, Pieter W. Postma, and Bert Poolman

Phosphorylation and Functional Properties of the IIA Domain of the Lactose Transport Protein of Streptococcus thermophilus
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 632-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Thanbichler, Bernhard Neuhierl, and August Böck

S-Methylmethionine Metabolism in Escherichia coli
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 662-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

G. Potocki De Montalk, M. Remaud-Simeon, R. M. Willemot, V. Planchot, and P. Monsan

Sequence Analysis of the Gene Encoding Amylosucrase from Neisseria polysaccharea and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 375-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George F. Parker, Timothy P. Higgins, Timothy Hawkes, and Robert L. Robson

Rhizobium (Sinorhizobium) meliloti phn Genes: Characterization and Identification of Their Protein Products
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 389-395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miyo Morita, Masaaki Kanemori, Hideki Yanagi, and Takashi Yura

Heat-Induced Synthesis of ³² in Escherichia coli: Structural and Functional Dissection of rpoH mRNA Secondary Structure
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 401-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathleen R. Mekjian, Edward M. Bryan, Bernard W. Beall, and Charles P. Moran, Jr.

Regulation of Hexuronate Utilization in Bacillus subtilis
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 426-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yanmin Hu and Anthony R. M. Coates

Transcription of Two Sigma 70 Homologue Genes, sigA and sigB, in Stationary-Phase Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 469-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malgorzata Bzymek, Catherine J. Saveson, Vladimir V. Feschenko, and Susan T. Lovett

Slipped Misalignment Mechanisms of Deletion Formation: In Vivo Susceptibility to Nucleases
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 477-482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian M. Apfel, Béla Takács, Michael Fountoulakis, Martin Stieger, and Wolfgang Keck

Use of Genomics To Identify Bacterial Undecaprenyl Pyrophosphate Synthetase: Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of the Essential uppS Gene
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 483-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Herbort, Michael Klein, Erik H. Manting, Arnold J. M. Driessen, and Roland Freudl

Temporal Expression of the Bacillus subtilis secA Gene, Encoding a Central Component of the Preprotein Translocase
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 493-500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David S. Weiss, Joseph C. Chen, Jean-Marc Ghigo, Dana Boyd, and Jon Beckwith

Localization of FtsI (PBP3) to the Septal Ring Requires Its Membrane Anchor, the Z Ring, FtsA, FtsQ, and FtsL
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 508-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph C. Chen, David S. Weiss, Jean-Marc Ghigo, and Jon Beckwith

Septal Localization of FtsQ, an Essential Cell Division Protein in Escherichia coli
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 521-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew D. Laurie and Gareth Lloyd-Jones

The phn Genes of Burkholderia sp. Strain RP007 Constitute a Divergent Gene Cluster for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Catabolism
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 531-540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracey C. Householder, Wesley A. Belli, Sarah Lissenden, Jeffrey A. Cole, and Virginia L. Clark

cis- and trans-Acting Elements Involved in Regulation of aniA, the Gene Encoding the Major Anaerobically Induced Outer Membrane Protein in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 541-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irma Martínez-Flores, Roxana Cano, Víctor H. Bustamante, Edmundo Calva, and José Luis Puente

The ompB Operon Partially Determines Differential Expression of OmpC in Salmonella typhi and Escherichia coli
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 556-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine E. Gibson and Thomas J. Silhavy

The LysR Homolog LrhA Promotes RpoS Degradation by Modulating Activity of the Response Regulator SprE
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 563-571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolfgang Ebel and Janine E. Trempy

Escherichia coli RcsA, a Positive Activator of Colanic Acid Capsular Polysaccharide Synthesis, Functions To Activate Its Own Expression
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 577-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriel J. McCool and Maura C. Cannon

Polyhydroxyalkanoate Inclusion Body-Associated Proteins and Coding Region in Bacillus megaterium
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 585-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gunther Spohn and Vincenzo Scarlato

Motility of Helicobacter pylori Is Coordinately Regulated by the Transcriptional Activator FlgR, an NtrC Homolog
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 593-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadia Dolganov and Arthur R. Grossman

A Polypeptide with Similarity to Phycocyanin -Subunit Phycocyanobilin Lyase Involved in Degradation of Phycobilisomes
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 610-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhao-Qing Luo and Stephen K. Farrand

Cloning and Characterization of a Tetracycline Resistance Determinant Present in Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 618-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew T. Ulijasz and Bernard Weisblum

Dissecting the VanRS Signal Transduction Pathway with Specific Inhibitors
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 627-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Felipe Lombó, Alfredo F. Braña, Carmen Méndez, and José A. Salas

The Mithramycin Gene Cluster of Streptomyces argillaceus Contains a Positive Regulatory Gene and Two Repeated DNA Sequences That Are Located at Both Ends of the Cluster
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 642-647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Penfound and John W. Foster

NAD-Dependent DNA-Binding Activity of the Bifunctional NadR Regulator of Salmonella typhimurium
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 648-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Marceau and Xavier Nassif

Role of Glycosylation at Ser63 in Production of Soluble Pilin in Pathogenic Neisseria
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 656-661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lye Meng Markillie, Susan M. Varnum, Preston Hradecky, and Kwong-Kwok Wong

Targeted Mutagenesis by Duplication Insertion in the Radioresistant Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans: Radiation Sensitivities of Catalase (katA) and Superoxide Dismutase (sodA) Mutants
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 666-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karinne De Pina, Valerie Desjardin, Marie-Andree Mandrand-Berthelot, Gerard Giordano, and Long-Fei Wu

Isolation and Characterization of the nikR Gene Encoding a Nickel-Responsive Regulator in Escherichia coli
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 670-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maite Iriarte and Guy R. Cornelis

Identification of SycN, YscX, and YscY, Three New Elements of the Yersinia Yop Virulon
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 675-680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. M. Souza, F. O. Pedrosa, M. Drummond, L. U. Rigo, and M. G. Yates

Control of Herbaspirillum seropedicae NifA Activity by Ammonium Ions and Oxygen
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 681-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyeong R. Park, Jean-Christophe Giard, Juno H. Eom, Shawn Bearson, and John W. Foster

Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein and TyrR Are Required for Acid pH and Anaerobic Induction of hyaB and aniC in Salmonella typhimurium
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 689-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cell Surfaces:

Geneviève Ball, Virginie Chapon-Hervé, Sophie Bleves, Gérard Michel, and Marc Bally

Assembly of XcpR in the Cytoplasmic Membrane Is Required for Extracellular Protein Secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 382-388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eukaryotic Cells:

H. H. W. Silljé, J. W. G. Paalman, E. G. ter Schure, S. Q. B. Olsthoorn, A. J. Verkleij, J. Boonstra, and C. T. Verrips

Function of Trehalose and Glycogen in Cell Cycle Progression and Cell Viability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 396-400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabiola Janiak-Spens, Jeffrey M. Sparling, Michael Gurfinkel, and Ann H. West

Differential Stabilities of Phosphorylated Response Regulator Domains Reflect Functional Roles of the Yeast Osmoregulatory SLN1 and SSK1 Proteins
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 411-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John R. Thompson, Cameron M. Douglas, Weili Li, Chong K. Jue, Barnali Pramanik, Xiling Yuan, Thomas H. Rude, Dena L. Toffaletti, John R. Perfect, and Myra Kurtz

A Glucan Synthase FKS1 Homolog in Cryptococcus neoformans Is Single Copy and Encodes an Essential Function
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 444-453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Population Genetics and Evolution:

Simonetta Gribaldo, Valentina Lumia, Roberta Creti, Everly Conway de Macario, Annamaria Sanangelantoni, and Piero Cammarano

Discontinuous Occurrence of the hsp70 (dnaK) Gene among Archaea and Sequence Features of HSP70 Suggest a Novel Outlook on Phylogenies Inferred from This Protein
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 434-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriophages:

Carol E. A. Peña, J. Michelle Kahlenberg, and Graham F. Hatfull

Protein-DNA Complexes in Mycobacteriophage L5 Integrative Recombination
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 454-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Structure and Function:

Qing Chen and Orna Amster-Choder

BglF, the Escherichia coli -Glucoside Permease and Sensor of the bgl System: Domain Requirements of the Different Catalytic Activities
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 462-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enzymes and Proteins:

Jenny Bengtsson, Harold Tjalsma, Carlo Rivolta, and Lars Hederstedt

Subunit II of Bacillus subtilis Cytochrome c Oxidase Is a Lipoprotein
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 685-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author's Correction:

Mervyn L. de Souza, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett

Atrazine Chlorohydrolase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP: Gene Sequence, Enzyme Purification, and Protein Characterization
J. Bacteriol. 1999 181: 695. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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