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Contents: April 1999, Volume 181, Issue 8        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Population Genetics and Evolution        Cell Surfaces        Bacteriophages        Eukaryotic Cells        Plasmids and Transposons        Plant Microbiology

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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NahW, a Novel, Inducible Salicylate Hydroxylase Involved in Mineralization of Naphthalene by Pseudomonas stutzeri AN10 Rafael Bosch, Edward R. B. Moore, Elena García-Valdés, and Dietmar H. Pieper J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2315-2322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Blue Copper-Containing Nitrite Reductase from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans: Cloning of the nirA Gene and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme Miguel Prudêncio, Robert R. Eady, and Gary Sawers J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2323-2329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Investigation of Two Evolutionarily Unrelated Halocarboxylic Acid Dehalogenase Gene Families Katja E. Hill, Julian R. Marchesi, and Andrew J. Weightman J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2535-2547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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RecD Function Is Required for High-Pressure Growth of a Deep-Sea Bacterium Kelly A. Bidle and Douglas H. Bartlett J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2330-2337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Contacts between Residues in the DNA-Binding Domain of the TyrR Protein and Bases in the Operator of the tyrP Gene of Escherichia coli J. S. Hwang, J. Yang, and A. J. Pittard J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2338-2345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Replacement of Vegetative A by Sporulation-Specific F as a Component of the RNA Polymerase Holoenzyme in Sporulating Bacillus subtilis Matthew Lord, Daniela Barillà, and Michael D. Yudkin J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2346-2350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a Germination-Specific Amidase, SleB, of Bacilli in the Forespore Compartment of Sporulating Cells and Its Localization on the Exterior Side of the Cortex in Dormant Spores Ryuichi Moriyama, Hideyuki Fukuoka, Shigeru Miyata, Sachio Kudoh, Atsuhiko Hattori, Satoshi Kozuka, Yoko Yasuda, Kunio Tochikubo, and Shio Makino J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2373-2378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inducing Effect of Diamines on Transcription of the Cephamycin C Genes from the lat and pcbAB Promoters in Nocardia lactamdurans Ana Lucia Leitão, Francisco J. Enguita, Juan Luis De La Fuente, Paloma Liras, and Juan F. Martin J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2379-2384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Organization of the czc Heavy-Metal Homeostasis Determinant from Alcaligenes eutrophus Cornelia Große, Gregor Grass, Andreas Anton, Sylvia Franke, Alexander Navarrete Santos, Blair Lawley, Nigel L. Brown, and Dietrich H. Nies J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2385-2393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

kdgREcc Negatively Regulates Genes for Pectinases, Cellulase, Protease, HarpinEcc, and a Global RNA Regulator in Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora Yang Liu, Guoqiao Jiang, Yaya Cui, Asita Mukherjee, Wei Lei Ma, and Arun K. Chatterjee J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2411-2421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The CtrA Response Regulator Mediates Temporal Control of Gene Expression during the Caulobacter Cell Cycle Ann Reisenauer, Kim Quon, and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2430-2439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Plasmid-Encoded Signal Peptidase SipP Can Functionally Replace the Major Signal Peptidases SipS and SipT of Bacillus subtilis Harold Tjalsma, Juliëtte van den Dolder, Wilfried J. J. Meijer, Gerard Venema, Sierd Bron, and Jan Maarten van Dijl J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2448-2454; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ArgR Regulatory Protein, a Helper to the Anaerobic Regulator ANR during Transcriptional Activation of the arcD Promoter in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chung-Dar Lu, Harald Winteler, Ahmed Abdelal, and Dieter Haas J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2459-2464; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Helicobacter pylori Genes That Modulate Urease Activity David J. McGee, Carrie A. May, Rachel M. Garner, Janette M. Himpsl, and Harry L. T. Mobley J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2477-2484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Promoter Analysis of the cap8 Operon, Involved in Type 8 Capsular Polysaccharide Production in Staphylococcus aureus Shu Ouyang, Subrata Sau, and Chia Y. Lee J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2492-2500; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Saturation Mutagenesis of the TATA Box and Upstream Activator Sequence in the Haloarchaeal bop Gene Promoter Nitin S. Baliga and Shiladitya DasSarma J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2513-2518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Region Near the C-Terminal End of Escherichia coli DNA Helicase II Is Required for Single-Stranded DNA Binding Leah E. Mechanic, Marcy E. Latta, and Steven W. Matson J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2519-2526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of an Autoregulatory Loop Controlling ToxT, Cholera Toxin, and Toxin-Coregulated Pilus Production in Vibrio cholerae Rosa R. Yu and Victor J. DiRita J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2584-2592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gliding Mutants of Myxococcus xanthus with High Reversal Frequencies and Small Displacements Alfred M. Spormann and Dale Kaiser J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2593-2601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assembly Requirements and Role of CotH during Spore Coat Formation in Bacillus subtilis R. Zilhão, G. Naclerio, A. O. Henriques, L. Baccigalupi, C. P. Moran, Jr., and E. Ricca J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2631-2633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Type 2 Capsule Locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae Francesco Iannelli, Barbara J. Pearce, and Gianni Pozzi J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2652-2654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Analysis of the Four Plasmid Genes Required To Produce the Circular Peptide Antibiotic Microcin J25 José O. Solbiati, Mirella Ciaccio, Ricardo N. Farías, José E. González-Pastor, Felipe Moreno, and Raúl A. Salomón J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2659-2662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of Escherichia coli rpoC Mutations That Affect RNA Polymerase Assembly and Activity at High Temperature Eduard C. Nedea, Dmitriy Markov, Tatyana Naryshkina, and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2663-2665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The Steady-State Internal Redox State (NADH/NAD) Reflects the External Redox State and Is Correlated with Catabolic Adaptation in Escherichia coli Mark R. de Graef, Svetlana Alexeeva, Jacky L. Snoep, and M. Joost Teixeira de Mattos J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2351-2357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulated Expression of the Streptococcus mutans dlt Genes Correlates with Intracellular Polysaccharide Accumulation Grace A. Spatafora, Megan Sheets, Rebecca June, David Luyimbazi, Katherine Howard, Robin Hulbert, Daron Barnard, Mariam El Janne, and Michael C. Hudson J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2363-2372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

mrp, a Multigene, Multifunctional Locus in Bacillus subtilis with Roles in Resistance to Cholate and to Na+ and in pH Homeostasis Masahiro Ito, Arthur A. Guffanti, Bauke Oudega, and Terry A. Krulwich J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2394-2402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utilization of Electrically Reduced Neutral Red by Actinobacillus succinogenes: Physiological Function of Neutral Red in Membrane-Driven Fumarate Reduction and Energy Conservation D. H. Park and J. G. Zeikus J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2403-2410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Azospirillum irakense Produces a Novel Type of Pectate Lyase My Ali Bekri, Jos Desair, Veerle Keijers, Paul Proost, Marjo Searle-van Leeuwen, Jos Vanderleyden, and Ann Vande Broek J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2440-2447; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mitomycin Resistance in Streptomyces lavendulae Includes a Novel Drug-Binding-Protein-Dependent Export System Paul J. Sheldon, Yingqing Mao, Min He, and David H. Sherman J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2507-2512; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

cis-Acting Elements Responsible for Low-Temperature-Inducible Expression of the Gene Coding for the Thermolabile Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Isozyme of a Psychrophilic Bacterium, Vibrio sp. Strain ABE-1 Takehiko Sahara, Masahiro Suzuki, Jun-Ichiro Tsuruha, Yasuhiro Takada, and Noriyuki Fukunaga J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2602-2611; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acarbose, a Pseudooligosaccharide, Is Transported but Not Metabolized by the Maltose-Maltodextrin System of Escherichia coli Claudia Brunkhorst, Christian Andersen, and Erwin Schneider J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2612-2619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation of 16S Ribosomal DNA Signature Sequences with Temperature-Dependent Growth Rates of Mesophilic and Psychrotolerant Strains of the Bacillus cereus Group Birgit M. Prüß, Kevin P. Francis, Felix von Stetten, and Siegfried Scherer J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2624-2630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Azorhizobium caulinodans PII and GlnK Proteins Control Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Assimilation Nathalie Michel-Reydellet and P. Alexandre Kaminski J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2655-2658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Genetic Diversity in the Protective Antigen Gene of Bacillus anthracis Lance B. Price, Martin Hugh-Jones, Paul J. Jackson, and Paul Keim J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2358-2362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accessory DNA in the Genomes of Representatives of the Escherichia coli Reference Collection Ana Hurtado and Francisco Rodríguez-Valera J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2548-2554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Structural and Functional Significance of the FGL Sequence of the Periplasmic Chaperone Caf1M of Yersinia pestis David A.G. Chapman, Anton V. Zavialov, Tatiana V. Chernovskaya, Andrey V. Karlyshev, Galina A. Zav'yalova, Anatoly M. Vasiliev, Igor V. Dudich, Vyacheslav M. Abramov, Vladimir P. Zav'yalov, and Sheila MacIntyre J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2422-2429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Affinity of Binding Sites for S-Layer Homologous Domains in Clostridium thermocellum and Bacillus anthracis Cell Envelopes Sylvie Chauvaux, Markus Matuschek, and Pierre Beguin J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2455-2458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of fibA, Encoding an Immunogenic Subunit of the Fibril-Like Surface Structure of Peptostreptococcus micros B. H. A. Kremer, J. J. E. Bijlsma, J. G. Kusters, J. de Graaff, and T. J. M. van Steenbergen J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2485-2491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of Two Bistructural S-Layer-RTX Proteins from Campylobacter rectus Martin Braun, Peter Kuhnert, Jacques Nicolet, André P. Burnens, and Joachim Frey J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2501-2506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bordetella pertussis waaA Encodes a Monofunctional 2-Keto-3-Deoxy-D-manno-Octulosonic Acid Transferase That Can Complement an Escherichia coli waaA Mutation Tomoko Isobe, Kimberley A. White, Andrew G. Allen, Michael Peacock, Christian R. H. Raetz, and Duncan J. Maskell J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2648-2651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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The Adsorption Protein Genes of Xanthomonas campestris Filamentous Phages Determining Host Specificity Nien-Tsung Lin, Tzu-Jun Liu, Tze-Ching Lee, Bih-Yuh You, Ming-Haw Yang, Fu-Shyan Wen, and Yi-Hsiung Tseng J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2465-2471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Control of Nitrogen Catabolite Repression Is Not Affected by the tRNAGln-CUU Mutation, Which Results in Constitutive Pseudohyphal Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Alexander E. Beeser and Terrance G. Cooper J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2472-2476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Extracellular Domain of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sln1p Membrane Osmolarity Sensor Is Necessary for Kinase Activity Darin B. Ostrander and Jessica A. Gorman J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2527-2534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clathrin and Two Components of the COPII Complex, Sec23p and Sec24p, Could Be Involved in Endocytosis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Maltose Transporter Élida Peñalver, Pilar Lucero, Eulalia Moreno, and Rosario Lagunas J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2555-2563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Lactate-Proton Symport of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Encoded by JEN1 Margarida Casal, Sandra Paiva, Raquel P. Andrade, Carlos Gancedo, and Cecília Leão J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2620-2623; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyclic AMP Can Decrease Expression of Genes Subject to Catabolite Repression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Oscar Zaragoza, Chris Lindley, and Juana M. Gancedo J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2640-2642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Synthesis of Peptidoglycan Precursors Modified with N-Acetylputrescine by Cyanophora paradoxa Cyanelle Envelope Membranes Beatrix Pfanzagl and Wolfgang Löffelhardt J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2643-2647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Bacteroides fragilis Transfer Factor Tn5520: the Smallest Bacterial Mobilizable Transposon Containing Single Integrase and Mobilization Genes That Function in Escherichia coli Gayatri Vedantam, Thomas J. Novicki, and David W. Hecht J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2564-2571; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the Mobilization and Leading Regions of the IncN plasmids pKM101 and pCU1 E. Suzanne Paterson, Margret I. Moré, Gansen Pillay, Christina Cellini, Roger Woodgate, Graham C. Walker, V. N. Iyer, and Stephen C. Winans J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2572-2583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Differential Regulation of Two Divergent Sinorhizobium meliloti Genes for HPII-Like Catalases during Free-Living Growth and Protective Role of Both Catalases during Symbiosis Samuel Sigaud, Vanessa Becquet, Pierre Frendo, Alain Puppo, and Didier Hérouart J. Bacteriol. April 1999 181: 2634-2639; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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