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Contents: March 1999, Volume 181, Issue 5        Guest Commentary        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Eukaryotic Cells        Plant Microbiology        Cell Surfaces        Bacteriophages

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Guest Commentary:

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The Thioredoxin Superfamily: Redundancy, Specificity, and Gray-Area Genomics Fredrik Åslund and Jon Beckwith J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1375-1379; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Transcription of the Stationary-Phase-Associated hspX Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Inversely Related to Synthesis of the 16-Kilodalton Protein Yanmin Hu and Anthony R. M. Coates J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1380-1387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Competence for DNA Transformation by Legionella pneumophila and Its Association with Expression of Type IV Pili Barbara J. Stone and Yousef Abu Kwaik J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1395-1402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of 4-Phosphopantetheinylation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Synthase from Ralstonia eutropha: Generation of -Alanine Auxotrophic Tn5 Mutants and Cloning of the panD Gene Region Astrid Hoppensack, Bernd H. A. Rehm, and Alexander Steinbüchel J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1429-1435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of SirA, an Iron-Regulated Protein from Staphylococcus aureus Jon H. Heinrichs, LaVette E. Gatlin, Charles Kunsch, Gil H. Choi, and Mark S. Hanson J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1436-1443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Lrp-Like Protein of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Which Binds to Its Own Promoter Alessandra Napoli, John van der Oost, Christoph W. Sensen, Robert L. Charlebois, Mosé Rossi, and Maria Ciaramella J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1474-1480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the Nitrite-Reducing System of Staphylococcus carnosus H. Neubauer, I. Pantel, and F. Götz J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1481-1488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Environmental Signals Modulate ToxT-Dependent Virulence Factor Expression in Vibrio cholerae Darren A. Schuhmacher and Karl E. Klose J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1508-1514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SOS and UVM Pathways Have Lesion-Specific Additive and Competing Effects on Mutation Fixation at Replication-Blocking DNA Lesions M. Sayeedur Rahman and M. Zafri Humayun J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1515-1523; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli Ada Protein Can Interact with Two Distinct Determinants in the 70 Subunit of RNA Polymerase According to Promoter Architecture: Identification of the Target of Ada Activation at the alkA Promoter Paolo Landini and Stephen J. W. Busby J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1524-1529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Ribosome Release in Regulation of tna Operon Expression in Escherichia coli Kouacou Vincent Konan and Charles Yanofsky J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1530-1536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Selection for Mutators in Escherichia coli Jeffrey H. Miller, Anjali Suthar, Jennifer Tai, Annie Yeung, Cindy Truong, and Jean Lee Stewart J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1576-1584; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Sequence of a 184-Kilobase Catabolic Plasmid from Sphingomonas aromaticivorans F199 Margaret F. Romine, Lisa C. Stillwell, Kwong-Kwok Wong, Sarah J. Thurston, Ellen C. Sisk, Christoph Sensen, Terry Gaasterland, Jim K. Fredrickson, and Jeffrey D. Saffer J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1585-1602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CspI, the Ninth Member of the CspA Family of Escherichia coli, Is Induced upon Cold Shock Nan Wang, Kunitoshi Yamanaka, and Masayori Inouye J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1603-1609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The PalkBFGHJKL Promoter Is under Carbon Catabolite Repression Control in Pseudomonas oleovorans but Not in Escherichia coli alk+ Recombinants Ivo E. Staijen, Rosanna Marcionelli, and Bernard Witholt J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1610-1616; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Translation and Cell Growth by Minigene Expression Tanel Tenson, Jesús Vega Herrera, Patricia Kloss, Gabriel Guarneros, and Alexander S. Mankin J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1617-1622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretion, Localization, and Antibacterial Activity of TasA, a Bacillus subtilis Spore-Associated Protein Axel G. Stöver and Adam Driks J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1664-1672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Complexity among Strains of the Facultative Photoheterotrophic Bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides Kirsten Siedenburg Nereng and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1684-1688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Components of the Salmonella Flagellar Export Apparatus and Classification of Export Substrates Tohru Minamino and Robert M. Macnab J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1388-1394; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ferritin Mutants of Escherichia coli Are Iron Deficient and Growth Impaired, and fur Mutants are Iron Deficient Hossein Abdul-Tehrani, Aaron J. Hudson, Yung-Sheng Chang, Andrew R. Timms, Chris Hawkins, John M. Williams, Pauline M. Harrison, John R. Guest, and Simon C. Andrews J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1415-1428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of Citrate Metabolism in Lactococcus lactis: Resistance against Lactate Toxicity at Low pH Christian Magni, Diego de Mendoza, Wil N. Konings, and Juke S. Lolkema J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1451-1457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrate-Dependent Regulation of Acetate Biosynthesis and Nitrate Respiration by Clostridium thermoaceticum Alexander F. Arendsen, Mohsin Q. Soliman, and Stephen W. Ragsdale J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1489-1495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulated Exopolysaccharide Production in Myxococcus xanthus Sang-Hoon Kim, Srinivas Ramaswamy, and John Downard J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1496-1507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein ProQ Influences Osmotic Activation of Compatible Solute Transporter ProP in Escherichia coli K-12 H. Jörg Kunte, Rebecca A. Crane, Doreen E. Culham, Deborah Richmond, and Janet M. Wood J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1537-1543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa las and rhl Quorum-Sensing Systems in Control of Twitching Motility Alex Glessner, Roger S. Smith, Barbara H. Iglewski, and Jayne B. Robinson J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1623-1629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation of Activity Regulation and Substrate Recognition of the ADP-Ribosyltransferase That Regulates Nitrogenase Activity in Rhodospirillum rubrum Kitai Kim, Yaoping Zhang, and Gary P. Roberts J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1698-1702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Mutational Analysis of Bacillus subtilis Glutamine Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate Amidotransferase Propeptide Processing Songtao Li, Janet L. Smith, and Howard Zalkin J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1403-1408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of the algL Gene, Encoding the Azotobacter chroococcum Alginate Lyase: Purification and Characterization of the Enzyme Ana Peciña, Alberto Pascual, and Antonio Paneque J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1409-1414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

3-Hydroxylaminophenol Mutase from Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 Catalyzes a Bamberger Rearrangement Andreas Schenzle, Hiltrud Lenke, Jim C. Spain, and Hans-Joachim Knackmuss J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1444-1450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Reduced Flavin Mononucleotide-Dependent Methanesulfonate Sulfonatase Encoded by the Sulfur-Regulated msu Operon of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Michael A. Kertesz, Karen Schmidt-Larbig, and Thomas Wüest J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1464-1473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unusual Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase of Anoxic Archaea Gregory M. F. Watson, Jae-Pil Yu, and F. Robert Tabita J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1569-1575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metal-Catalyzed Oxidation of Phenylalanine-Sensitive 3-Deoxy-D-arabino-Heptulosonate-7-Phosphate Synthase from Escherichia coli: Inactivation and Destabilization by Oxidation of Active-Site Cysteines Ohkmae K. Park and Ronald Bauerle J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1636-1642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression of a Novel Multidomain Mannanase Gene from Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum Isaac K. O. Cann, Svetlana Kocherginskaya, Michael R. King, Bryan A. White, and Roderick I. Mackie J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1643-1651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Redundant Systems of Phosphatidic Acid Biosynthesis via Acylation of Glycerol-3-Phosphate or Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Karin Athenstaedt, Sabine Weys, Fritz Paltauf, and Günther Daum J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1458-1463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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The Bradyrhizobium japonicum nolA Gene Encodes Three Functionally Distinct Proteins John Loh, Minviluz G. Stacey, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Gary Stacey J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1544-1554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an Insertion Sequence Element Associated with Genetically Diverse Plant Pathogenic Streptomyces spp. Frank G. Healy, Raghida A. Bukhalid, and Rosemary Loria J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1562-1568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Exopolygalacturonate Lyase PelX of Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937 Vladimir E. Shevchik, Harry C. M. Kester, Jacques A. E. Benen, Jaap Visser, Janine Robert-Baudouy, and Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1652-1663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Peptidoglycan-Hydrolyzing Activity of the FlgJ Protein, Essential for Flagellar Rod Formation in Salmonella typhimurium Takayuki Nambu, Tohru Minamino, Robert M. Macnab, and Kazuhiro Kutsukake J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1555-1561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels in the Cytoplasmic Membrane of Corynebacterium glutamicum Susanne Ruffert, Catherine Berrier, Reinhard Krämer, and Alexandre Ghazi J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1673-1676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Importance and Local Environments of the Cysteines in the Tetracycline Resistance Protein Encoded by Plasmid pBR322 Jean E. Jewell, Jill Orwick, Jun Liu, and Kurt W. Miller J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1689-1693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Level of Expression of the Minor Pilin Subunit, CooD, Determines the Number of CS1 Pili Assembled on the Cell Surface of Escherichia coli Harry Sakellaris, Vikram R. Penumalli, and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1694-1697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Molecular Survey of the Salmonella Phage Typing System of Anderson Horst Schmieger J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1630-1635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Model for Bacteriophage T4 Development in Escherichia coli Avinoam Rabinovitch, Hilla Hadas, Monica Einav, Zeev Melamed, and Arieh Zaritsky J. Bacteriol. March 1999 181: 1677-1683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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