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Contents: May 1999, Volume 181, Issue 9        Guest Commentary        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Cell Surfaces        Bacteriophages        Plasmids and Transposons        Eukaryotic Cells

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Guest Commentary:

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Quorum Sensing: the Explanation of a Curious Phenomenon Reveals a Common Characteristic of Bacteria J. W. Hastings and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2667-2668; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Function of Coenzyme F420 in Aerobic Catabolism of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol and 2,4-Dinitrophenol by Nocardioides simplex FJ2-1A Sybille Ebert, Paul-Gerhard Rieger, and Hans-Joachim Knackmuss J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2669-2674; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Benzene-Induced Uncoupling of Naphthalene Dioxygenase Activity and Enzyme Inactivation by Production of Hydrogen Peroxide Kyoung Lee J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2719-2725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for an Inducible Nucleotide-Dependent Acetone Carboxylase in Rhodococcus rhodochrous B276 Daniel D. Clark and Scott A. Ensign J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2752-2758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycosyltransferase Domain of Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a from Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Membrane Associated Anne Marie di Guilmi, Nicolas Mouz, Lydie Martin, JoAnn Hoskins, S. Richard Jaskunas, Otto Dideberg, and Thierry Vernet J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2773-2781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Metal Ligands in the Clostridium histolyticum ColH Collagenase Chang-Min Jung, Osamu Matsushita, Seiichi Katayama, Junzaburo Minami, Jun Sakurai, and Akinobu Okabe J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2816-2822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Thermotoga maritima Endonuclease IV, a Thermostable Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease and 3'-Repair Diesterase Brian J. Haas, Margarita Sandigursky, John A. Tainer, William A. Franklin, and Richard P. Cunningham J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2834-2839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Staphylococcus aureus rsbW (orf159) Gene Encodes an Anti-Sigma Factor of SigB Eishi Miyazaki, Jong-Min Chen, Chiew Ko, and William R. Bishai J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2846-2851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carboxy-Terminal Processing of the Large Subunit of [Fe] Hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 7757 E. Claude Hatchikian, Valérie Magro, Nicole Forget, Yvain Nicolet, and Juan C. Fontecilla-Camps J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2947-2952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adenosylcobalamin-Mediated Methyl Transfer by Toluate cis-Dihydrodiol Dehydrogenase of the TOL Plasmid pWW0 Jang-Young Lee, Hee-Sung Park, and Hak-Sung Kim J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2953-2957; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disulfide Bridges Are Not Involved in Penicillin-Binding Protein 1b Dimerization in Escherichia coli Christian Chalut, Marie-Hélène Remy, and Jean-Michel Masson J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2970-2972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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A Novel Aromatic-Ring-Hydroxylating Dioxygenase from the Diterpenoid-Degrading Bacterium Pseudomonas abietaniphila BKME-9 Vincent J. J. Martin and William W. Mohn J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2675-2682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Functional Characterization of the Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Gene Masayuki Inui, Kaori Nakata, Jung Hyeob Roh, Kenneth Zahn, and Hideaki Yukawa J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2689-2696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement of NifX and Other nif Proteins for In Vitro Biosynthesis of the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor of Nitrogenase Vinod K. Shah, Priya Rangaraj, Ranjini Chatterjee, Ronda M. Allen, Jon T. Roll, Gary P. Roberts, and Paul W. Ludden J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2797-2801; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Periplasmic Nitrate Reductase in Pseudomonas sp. Strain G-179 Catalyzes the First Step of Denitrification Laura Bedzyk, Tao Wang, and Rick W. Ye J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2802-2806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YscP of Yersinia pestis Is a Secreted Component of the Yop Secretion System Patricia L. Payne and Susan C. Straley J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2852-2862; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analyses of a Polyhydroxyalkanoic Acid Granule-Associated 16-Kilodalton Protein and Its Putative Regulator in the pha Locus of Paracoccus denitrificans Akira Maehara, Shunsaku Ueda, Hideo Nakano, and Tsuneo Yamane J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2914-2921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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DnaA Boxes Are Important Elements in Setting the Initiation Mass of Escherichia coli Bjarke Bak Christensen, Tove Atlung, and Flemming G. Hansen J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2683-2688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Global Nitrogen Regulator NtcA Regulates Transcription of the Signal Transducer PII (GlnB) and Influences Its Phosphorylation Level in Response to Nitrogen and Carbon Supplies in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942 Hyun-Mi Lee, María Félix Vázquez-Bermúdez, and Nicole Tandeau de Marsac J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2697-2702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane-Bound Division Proteins DivIB and DivIC of Bacillus subtilis Function Solely through Their External Domains in both Vegetative and Sporulation Division Vittorio L. Katis and R. Gerry Wake J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2710-2718; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of XDHC in Molybdenum Cofactor Insertion into Xanthine Dehydrogenase of Rhodobacter capsulatus Silke Leimkühler and Werner Klipp J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2745-2751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Transcription of the Escherichia coli oxyR Regulon as a Function of Growth Phase and in Response to Oxidative Stress Carmen Michán, Manuel Manchado, Gabriel Dorado, and Carmen Pueyo J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2759-2764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PhhB, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Homolog of Mammalian Pterin 4a-Carbinolamine Dehydratase/DCoH, Does Not Regulate Expression of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase at the Transcriptional Level Jian Song, Tianhui Xia, and Roy A. Jensen J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2789-2796; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Yersinia enterocolitica Motility Master Regulatory Operon, flhDC, Is Required for Flagellin Production, Swimming Motility, and Swarming Motility Glenn M. Young, Michael J. Smith, Scott A. Minnich, and Virginia L. Miller J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2823-2833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Expression of the Fructan Hydrolase Gene of Streptococcus mutans GS-5 by Induction and Carbon Catabolite Repression Robert A. Burne, Zezhang Thomas Wen, Yi-Ywan M. Chen, and Jana E. C. Penders J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2863-2871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isoaspartate in Ribosomal Protein S11 of Escherichia coli Cynthia L. David, John Keener, and Dana W. Aswad J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2872-2877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Polymerase II (polB) Is Involved in a New DNA Repair Pathway for DNA Interstrand Cross-Links in Escherichia coli Mark Berardini, Patricia L. Foster, and Edward L. Loechler J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2878-2882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

trans-Acting Factors Affecting Carbon Catabolite Repression of the hut Operon in Bacillus subtilis Jill M. Zalieckas, Lewis V. Wray, Jr., and Susan H. Fisher J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2883-2888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Transcriptional Studies of the bkd Operon of Pseudomonas putida: L-Branched-Chain Amino Acids and D-Leucine Are the Inducers Kunapuli T. Madhusudhan, Jinhe Luo, and John R. Sokatch J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2889-2894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ribosomal 1 Frameshifting during Decoding of Bacillus subtilis cdd Occurs at the Sequence CGA AAG Nina Mejlhede, John F. Atkins, and Jan Neuhard J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2930-2937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Histidine Operon Deattenuation in dnaA Mutants of Salmonella typhimurium Correlates with a Decrease in the Gene Dosage Ratio between tRNAHis and Histidine Biosynthetic Loci Anne-Beatrice Blanc-Potard, Nara Figueroa-Bossi, and Lionello Bossi J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2938-2941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of the D Protein Is Not Sufficient To Trigger Expression of Motility Functions in Bacillus subtilis Dong-Hui Yang, Johannes von Kalckreuth, and Rudolf Allmansberger J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2942-2946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The C-Terminal Domain of DnaQ Contains the Polymerase Binding Site Sharon A. Taft-Benz and Roel M. Schaaper J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2963-2965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorylation of HPr and Crh by HprK, Early Steps in the Catabolite Repression Signalling Pathway for the Bacillus subtilis Levanase Operon Isabelle Martin-Verstraete, Josef Deutscher, and Anne Galinier J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2966-2969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

tRNA Synthetase Mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 Are Resistant to the Gyrase Inhibitor Novobiocin Jovanovic Milija, Mirjana Lilic, Radmila Janjusevic, Goran Jovanovic, and Dragutin J. Savic J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2979-2983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Intraspecific Diversity of the 23S rRNA Gene and the Spacer Region Downstream in Escherichia coli Ana I. Antón, Antonio J. Martínez-Murcia, and Francisco Rodríguez-Valera J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2703-2709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Identification and Characterization of a New Porin Gene of Klebsiella pneumoniae: Its Role in -Lactam Antibiotic Resistance Antonio Doménech-Sánchez, Santiago Hernández-Allés, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Vicente J. Benedí, and Sebastián Albertí J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2726-2732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli Homologue of Yeast Rer2, a Key Enzyme of Dolichol Synthesis, Is Essential for Carrier Lipid Formation in Bacterial Cell Wall Synthesis Jun-ichi Kato, Shingo Fujisaki, Ken-ichi Nakajima, Yukinobu Nishimura, Miyuki Sato, and Akihiko Nakano J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2733-2738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adherence of Staphylococcus aureus Is Enhanced by an Endogenous Secreted Protein with Broad Binding Activity Marco Palma, Axana Haggar, and Jan-Ingmar Flock J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2840-2845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ferric Enterobactin Binding and Utilization by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Susan D. Biegel Carson, Philip E. Klebba, Salete M. C. Newton, and P. Frederick Sparling J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2895-2901; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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The C-Terminal Fragment of the Precursor Tail Lysozyme of Bacteriophage T4 Stays as a Structural Component of the Baseplate after Cleavage Shuji Kanamaru, Nadine C. Gassner, Nanzhang Ye, Shigeki Takeda, and Fumio Arisaka J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2739-2744; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Major Control Region of Vibrio cholerae Bacteriophage K139: Immunity, Exclusion, and Integration Jutta Nesper, Julia Blaß, Michael Fountoulakis, and Joachim Reidl J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2902-2913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The C-Terminal Sequence of the  Holin Constitutes a Cytoplasmic Regulatory Domain Udo Bläsi, Peter Fraisl, Chung-Yu Chang, Ning Zhang, and Ry Young J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2922-2929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Role of CIS in Replication of an IncB Plasmid J. Praszkier and A. J. Pittard J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2765-2772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Operon That Confers UV Resistance by Evoking the SOS Mutagenic Response in Streptococcal Conjugative Transposon Tn5252 Ursula Munoz-Najar and Moses N. Vijayakumar J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2782-2788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IncC of Broad-Host-Range Plasmid RK2 Modulates KorB Transcriptional Repressor Activity In Vivo and Operator Binding In Vitro Grazyna Jagura-Burdzy, Kalliope Kostelidou, Jessica Pole, Dheeraj Khare, Anthony Jones, D. Ross Williams, and Christopher M. Thomas J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2807-2815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The MobA-Linked Primase Is the Only Replication Protein of R1162 Required for Conjugal Mobilization Dorian Henderson and Richard Meyer J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2973-2978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Expression of Two Glutathione S-Transferase Genes in the Yeast Issatchenkia orientalis Is Induced by o-Dinitrobenzene during Cell Growth Arrest Hisanori Tamaki, Kenji Yamamoto, and Hidehiko Kumagai J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2958-2962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae XPT1 Gene Encoding Xanthine Phosphoribosyl Transferase M. L. Guetsova, T. R. Crother, M. W. Taylor, and B. Daignan-Fornier J. Bacteriol. May 1999 181: 2984-2986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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