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Contents: November 2000, Volume 182, Issue 21        Guest Commentary        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Cell Surfaces        Bacteriophages        Physiology and Metabolism        Structure and Function        Enzymes and Proteins        Plasmids and Transposons        Population Genetics and Evolution        Eukaryotic Cells        Plant Microbiology        Errata

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Guest Commentary:

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Gene Fusions Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5935-5938; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Role of TnrA in Nitrogen Source-Dependent Repression of Bacillus subtilis Glutamate Synthase Gene Expression Boris R. Belitsky, Lewis V. Wray, Jr., Susan H. Fisher, Dian E. Bohannon, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5939-5947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Ferritin-Mediated Cytoplasmic Iron Storage by the Ferric Uptake Regulator Homolog (Fur) of Helicobacter pylori Stefan Bereswill, Stefan Greiner, Arnoud H. M. van Vliet, Barbara Waidner, Frank Fassbinder, Emile Schiltz, Johannes G. Kusters, and Manfred Kist J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5948-5953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Lactose Transport, -Galactosidase Activity, and Glycolysis by CcpA in Streptococcus thermophilus: Evidence for Carbon Catabolite Repression by a Non-Phosphoenolpyruvate-Dependent Phosphotransferase System Sugar Patrick T. C. van den Bogaard, Michiel Kleerebezem, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Willem M. de Vos J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5982-5989; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RNA Polymerases from Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli Differ in Recognition of Regulatory Signals In Vitro Irina Artsimovitch, Vladimir Svetlov, Larry Anthony, Richard R. Burgess, and Robert Landick J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6027-6035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mre11 and Rad50 from Pyrococcus furiosus: Cloning and Biochemical Characterization Reveal an Evolutionarily Conserved Multiprotein Machine Karl-Peter Hopfner, Annette Karcher, David Shin, Cecilia Fairley, John A. Tainer, and James P. Carney J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6036-6041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase III - and -Subunit Conserved Residues Required for Activity In Vivo and In Vitro James R. Walker, Christine Hervas, Julie D. Ross, Alexandra Blinkova, Michael J. Walbridge, Emilynn J. Pumarega, Mi-Oak Park, and Harold R. Neely J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6106-6113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of the str Operon and Elongation Factor Tu Expression in Bacillus stearothermophilus Libor Krásny, Tomás Vacík, Vladimír Fucík, and Jirí Jonák J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6114-6122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the rulAB Mutagenic DNA Repair Operon of Pseudomonas syringae by UV-B (290 to 320 Nanometers) Radiation and Analysis of rulAB-Mediated Mutability In Vitro and In Planta Jae J. Kim and George W. Sundin J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6137-6144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Positive Selection for Mutations Affecting Bioconversion of Aromatic Compounds in Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Analysis of Spontaneous Mutations in the Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase Gene Donna Parke J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6145-6153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing: Listeria innocua Strains with Teichoic Acid-Associated Surface Antigens and Genes Characteristic of Listeria monocytogenes Serogroup 4 Zheng Lan, Franz Fiedler, and Sophia Kathariou J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6161-6168; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonspecific Adherence by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Requires Genes Widespread in Bacteria and Archaea Scott C. Kachlany, Paul J. Planet, Mrinal K. Bhattacharjee, Evyenia Kollia, Rob DeSalle, Daniel H. Fine, and David H. Figurski J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6169-6176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Genetic Mechanism for Deletion of the ser2 Gene Cluster and Formation of Rough Morphological Variants of Mycobacterium avium Torsten M. Eckstein, Julia M. Inamine, Markus L. Lambert, and John T. Belisle J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6177-6182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Expression Analysis of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Competence Regulons by Use of DNA Microarrays Scott Peterson, Robin T. Cline, Hervé Tettelin, Vasily Sharov, and Donald A. Morrison J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6192-6202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the min Operon Results in Increased Thermosensitivity of an ftsZ84 Mutant and Abnormal FtsZ Ring Assembly, Placement, and Disassembly Xuan-Chuan Yu and William Margolin J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6203-6213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Circadian Class 2 Gene, opcA, Whose Product Is Important for Reductant Production at Night in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 Hongtao Min and Susan S. Golden J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6214-6221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Mapping of Sigma-54 Promoters in Chlamydia trachomatis Sarah A. Mathews and Peter Timms J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6239-6242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the ubiD Gene on the Escherichia coli Chromosome Haitao Zhang and George T. Javor J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6243-6246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fate of the SpoIIAB*-ADP Liberated after SpoIIAB Phosphorylates SpoIIAA of Bacillus subtilis Chung-Sheng Lee, Isabelle Lucet, and Michael D. Yudkin J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6250-6253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Second Allele of eppA in Borrelia burgdorferi Strain B31 Is Located on the Previously Undetected Circular Plasmid cp9-2 Jennifer C. Miller, James L. Bono, Kelly Babb, Nazira El-Hage, Sherwood Casjens, and Brian Stevenson J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6254-6258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification by Gene Deletion Analysis of a Regulator, VmsR, That Controls Virginiamycin Biosynthesis in Streptomyces virginiae Ryu Kawachi, Usamas Wangchaisoonthorn, Takuya Nihira, and Yasuhiro Yamada J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6259-6263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Sequence Changes in the Ton Box Region of BtuB Affect Its Transport Activities and Interaction with TonB Protein Nathalie Cadieux, Clive Bradbeer, and Robert J. Kadner J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5954-5961; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Haemophilus influenzae Hia Adhesin Is an Autotransporter Protein That Remains Uncleaved at the C Terminus and Fully Cell Associated Joseph W. St. Geme, III and David Cutter J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6005-6013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vancomycin Resistance Is Associated with Serine-Containing Peptidoglycan in Enterococcus gallinarum Patrick Grohs, Laurent Gutmann, Raymond Legrand, Bernard Schoot, and Jean Luc Mainardi J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6228-6232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Characterization of the Distal Tail Fiber Locus and Determination of the Receptor for Phage AR1, Which Specifically Infects Escherichia coli O157:H7 Sung-Liang Yu, Kai-Liang Ko, Chang-Shi Chen, Yu-Chung Chang, and Wan-Jr Syu J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5962-5968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence of the Genome of the Temperate, Serotype-Converting, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteriophage D3 Andrew M. Kropinski J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6066-6074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dimerization between the Holin and Holin Inhibitor of Phage Angelika Gründling, David L. Smith, Udo Bläsi, and Ry Young J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6075-6081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Dimer and Oligomer Interactions of the S Holin Angelika Gründling, Udo Bläsi, and Ry Young J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6082-6090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discovery, Purification, and Characterization of a Temperate Transducing Bacteriophage for Bordetella avium Celia B. Shelton, David R. Crosslin, Jennifer L. Casey, S. Ng, Louise M. Temple, and Paul E. Orndorff J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6130-6136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis Analyses of pH-Dependent Protein Expression in Facultatively Alkaliphilic Bacillus pseudofirmus OF4 Lead to Characterization of an S-Layer Protein with a Role in Alkaliphily Raymond Gilmour, Paul Messner, Arthur A. Guffanti, Rebecca Kent, Andrea Scheberl, Nancy Kendrick, and Terry Ann Krulwich J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5969-5981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Energy Taxis Is the Dominant Behavior in Azospirillum brasilense Gladys Alexandre, Suzanne E. Greer, and Igor B. Zhulin J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6042-6048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defects in D-Alanyl-Lipoteichoic Acid Synthesis in Streptococcus mutans Results in Acid Sensitivity David A. Boyd, Dennis G. Cvitkovitch, Arnold S. Bleiweis, Michael Y. Kiriukhin, Dmitri V. Debabov, Francis C. Neuhaus, and Ian R. Hamilton J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6055-6065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mammalian Neuroendocrine Hormone Norepinephrine Supplies Iron for Bacterial Growth in the Presence of Transferrin or Lactoferrin Primrose P. E. Freestone, Mark Lyte, Christopher P. Neal, Anthony F. Maggs, Richard D. Haigh, and Peter H. Williams J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6091-6098; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catabolite Repression and Induction of the Mg2+-Citrate Transporter CitM of Bacillus subtilis Jessica B. Warner, Bastiaan P. Krom, Christian Magni, Wil N. Konings, and Juke S. Lolkema J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6099-6105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Genes for Two Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenases from the 4-Sulfocatechol-Degrading Bacterium Agrobacterium radiobacter Strain S2 Matthias Contzen and Andreas Stolz J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6123-6129; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polyamine Transport and Role of potE in Response to Osmotic Stress in Escherichia coli Dirk Schiller, Daniela Kruse, Helmut Kneifel, Reinhard Krämer, and Andreas Burkovski J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6247-6249; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Swarming of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Dependent on Cell-to-Cell Signaling and Requires Flagella and Pili Thilo Köhler, Lasta Kocjancic Curty, Francisco Barja, Christian van Delden, and Jean-Claude Pechère J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5990-5996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Characterization of the Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Activities of the Energy-Transducing HupSL Hydrogenase and H2-Signaling HupUV Hydrogenase in Rhodobacter capsulatus Paulette M. Vignais, Bernard Dimon, Nikolay A. Zorin, Masamitsu Tomiyama, and Annette Colbeau J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 5997-6004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic Activity of Escherichia coli Alcohol Dehydrogenase Is Determined by a Single Amino Acid Carol A. Holland-Staley, KangSeok Lee, David P. Clark, and Philip R. Cunningham J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6049-6054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibitory Effect of Heterologous Ribosome Recycling Factor on Growth of Escherichia coli Kenji Atarashi and Akira Kaji J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6154-6160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the DNA- and Metal-Binding Properties of Vibrio anguillarum Fur Reveals Conservation of a Structural Zn2+ Ion Ekaterina E. Zheleznova, Jorge H. Crosa, and Richard G. Brennan J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6264-6267; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Alginate Lyase from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Lori A. Preston, T. Y. Wong, Carol L. Bender, and Neal L. Schiller J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6268-6271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Incompatibility Protein IncC and Global Regulator KorB Interact in Active Partition of Promiscuous Plasmid RK2 Thomas M. Rosche, Azeem Siddique, Michelle H. Larsen, and David H. Figurski J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6014-6026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Acquisition of the rfb-gnd Cluster in Evolution of Escherichia coli O55 and O157 Phillip I. Tarr, Laura M. Schoening, Yoo-Lee Yea, Teresa R. Ward, Srdjan Jelacic, and Thomas S. Whittam J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6183-6191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Escherichia coli Reference Collection Group B2- and Uropathogen-Associated Polymorphism in the rpoS-mutS Region of the E. coli Chromosome Doreen E. Culham and Janet M. Wood J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6272-6276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Mapping of the Cryptococcus neoformans MAT Locus: Presence of Mating Type-Specific Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Homologs M. Karos, Y. C. Chang, C. M. McClelland, D. L. Clarke, J. Fu, B. L. Wickes, and K. J. Kwon-Chung J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6222-6227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Pseudobactin Biogenesis in the Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium Pseudomonas Strain B10: Identification and Functional Analysis of the L-Ornithine N5-Oxygenase (psbA) Gene C. Ambrosi, L. Leoni, L. Putignani, N. Orsi, and P. Visca J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6233-6238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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H-NS-Dependent Regulation of Flagellar Synthesis Is Mediated by a LysR Family Protein Minsu Ko and Chankyu Park J. Bacteriol. November 2000 182: 6277 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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