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Contents: December 2000, Volume 182, Issue 23        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Plasmids and Transposons        Eukaryotic Cells        Cell Surfaces        Errata        Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

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Regulatory Responses of the Adaptive Response to Alkylation Damage: a Simple Regulon with Complex Regulatory Features Paolo Landini and Michael R. Volkert J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6543-6549; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Role of Azotobacter vinelandii mucA and mucC Gene Products in Alginate Production Cinthia Núñez, Renato León, Josefina Guzmán, Guadalupe Espín, and Gloria Soberón-Chávez J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6550-6556; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Unphosphorylated Receiver Domain of PhoB Silences the Activity of Its Output Domain Damon W. Ellison and William R. McCleary J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6592-6597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Responses to a Single DNA Adduct Gagan A. Pandya, In-Young Yang, Arthur P. Grollman, and Masaaki Moriya J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6598-6604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of asgE Expression during Growth and Development of Myxococcus xanthus Anthony G. Garza, Baruch Z. Harris, Brandon M. Greenberg, and Mitchell Singer J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6622-6629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Different-Size Transcripts from the clpP-clpX Operon of Escherichia coli during Carbon Deprivation Chin Li, Yi Ping Tao, and Lee D. Simon J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6630-6637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

InvB Is a Type III Secretion Chaperone Specific for SspA Philip A. Bronstein, Edward A. Miao, and Samuel I. Miller J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6638-6644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicomponent Transcriptional Regulation at the Complex Promoter of the Exopolysaccharide I Biosynthetic Operon of Ralstonia solanacearum Ram P. Garg, Jianzhong Huang, Wandee Yindeeyoungyeon, Timothy P. Denny, and Mark A. Schell J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6659-6666; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catalase-Peroxidases of Legionella pneumophila: Cloning of the katA Gene and Studies of KatA Function Purnima Bandyopadhyay and Howard M. Steinman J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6679-6686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Spirochete FlaA Periplasmic Flagellar Sheath Protein Impacts Flagellar Helicity Chunhao Li, Linda Corum, David Morgan, Everett L. Rosey, Thaddeus B. Stanton, and Nyles W. Charon J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6698-6706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Combination of Different 10 Hexamers and Downstream Sequences on Stationary-Phase-Specific Sigma Factor S-Dependent Transcription in Pseudomonas putida Eve-Ly Ojangu, Andres Tover, Riho Teras, and Maia Kivisaar J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6707-6713; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Multifunctional Bacteriophage P2 Cox Protein Requires Oligomerization for Biological Activity Jesper M. Eriksson and Elisabeth Haggård-Ljungquist J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6714-6723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inducible Metabolism of Phenolic Acids in Pediococcus pentosaceus Is Encoded by an Autoregulated Operon Which Involves a New Class of Negative Transcriptional Regulator Lise Barthelmebs, Bruno Lecomte, Charles Divies, and Jean-François Cavin J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6724-6731; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the dinB Gene Product in Spontaneous Mutation in Escherichia coli with an Impaired Replicative Polymerase B. S. Strauss, R. Roberts, L. Francis, and P. Pouryazdanparast J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6742-6750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Overlapping angB and angG Genes Are Encoded within the trans-Acting Factor Region of the Virulence Plasmid in Vibrio anguillarum: Essential Role in Siderophore Biosynthesis Timothy J. Welch, Sunghee Chai, and Jorge H. Crosa J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6762-6773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interdependence of Activation at rhaSR by Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein, the RNA Polymerase Alpha Subunit C-Terminal Domain, and RhaR Carolyn C. Holcroft and Susan M. Egan J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6774-6782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi BlyA and BlyB Proteins: a Prophage-Encoded Holin-Like System Christopher J. Damman, Christian H. Eggers, D. Scott Samuels, and Donald B. Oliver J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6791-6797; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YsxC, a Putative GTP-Binding Protein Essential for Growth of Bacillus subtilis 168 Zoltán Prágai and Colin R. Harwood J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6819-6823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alternative Transcription Factor B Is Involved in Regulation of Biofilm Expression in a Staphylococcus aureus Mucosal Isolate Shwan Rachid, Knut Ohlsen, Ursula Wallner, Jörg Hacker, Michael Hecker, and Wilma Ziebuhr J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6824-6826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interspecies Complementation of Escherichia coli ccm Mutants: CcmE (CycJ) from Bradyrhizobium japonicum Acts as a Heme Chaperone during Cytochrome c Maturation Henk Schulz and Linda Thöny-Meyer J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6831-6833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydrogen Peroxide Activates the SoxRS Regulon In Vivo Manuel Manchado, Carmen Michán, and Carmen Pueyo J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6842-6844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Xanthomonas Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase Subunit C (ahpC) Mutant Showed an Altered Peroxide Stress Response and Complex Regulation of the Compensatory Response of Peroxide Detoxification Enzymes Skorn Mongkolsuk, Wirongrong Whangsuk, Paiboon Vattanaviboon, Suvit Loprasert, and Mayuree Fuangthong J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6845-6849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Terminal Oxidases of Bacillus subtilis Strain 168: One Quinol Oxidase, Cytochrome aa3 or Cytochrome bd, Is Required for Aerobic Growth Lena Winstedt and Claes von Wachenfeldt J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6557-6564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inorganic Polyphosphate in Vibrio cholerae: Genetic, Biochemical, and Physiologic Features Nobuo Ogawa, Chi-Meng Tzeng, Cresson D. Fraley, and Arthur Kornberg J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6687-6693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Heme in Gram-Negative Bacteria: the Product of the hemO Gene of Neisseriae Is a Heme Oxygenase Wenming Zhu, Angela Wilks, and Igor Stojiljkovic J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6783-6790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Genetic Evidence that Enterococcus faecium L50 Produces Enterocins L50A and L50B, the sec-Dependent Enterocin P, and a Novel Bacteriocin Secreted without an N-Terminal Extension Termed Enterocin Q Luis M. Cintas, Pilar Casaus, Carmen Herranz, Leiv Sigve Håvarstein, Helge Holo, Pablo E. Hernández, and Ingolf F. Nes J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6806-6814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Conversion of 4-Hydroxyacetophenone into 4-Phenyl Acetate by a Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide-Containing Baeyer-Villiger-Type Monooxygenase Adam Tanner and David J. Hopper J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6565-6569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vanadate-Induced Trapping of Nucleotides by Purified Maltose Transport Complex Requires ATP Hydrolysis Susan Sharma and Amy L. Davidson J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6570-6576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Kinetic Characterization of an Archaeal -Class Carbonic Anhydrase Kerry S. Smith, Nathaniel J. Cosper, Christina Stalhandske, Robert A. Scott, and James G. Ferry J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6605-6613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Developmental Aggregation of Myxococcus xanthus Requires frgA, an frz-Related Gene Kyungyun Cho, Anke Treuner-Lange, Kathleen A. O'Connor, and David R. Zusman J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6614-6621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Formaldehyde-Activating Enzyme in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Required for Growth on Methanol Julia A. Vorholt, Christopher J. Marx, Mary E. Lidstrom, and Rudolf K. Thauer J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6645-6650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of 4-Carboxy-2-Hydroxymuconate-6-Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase and Its Role in the Protocatechuate 4,5-Cleavage Pathway in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 Eiji Masai, Kiyotaka Momose, Hirofumi Hara, Seiji Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Katayama, and Masao Fukuda J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6651-6658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase from the Archaeon Methanococcus jannaschii: Identification of a Novel Family of Pyruvoyl Enzymes Alexander D. Kim, David E. Graham, Steven H. Seeholzer, and George D. Markham J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6667-6672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cloning and Molecular Characterization of Lysine Decarboxylase from Selenomonas ruminantium Delineate Its Evolutionary Relationship to Ornithine Decarboxylases from Eukaryotes Yumiko Takatsuka, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Minenobu Ono, and Yoshiyuki Kamio J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6732-6741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Maturation of IncP Pilin Precursors Resembles the Catalytic Dyad-Like Mechanism of Leader Peptidases Ralf Eisenbrandt, Markus Kalkum, Rudi Lurz, and Erich Lanka J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6751-6761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the UDP-N-Acetylmuramate:L-Alanine Ligase Enzymes from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae Sebabrata Mahapatra, Dean C. Crick, and Patrick J. Brennan J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6827-6830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretion of an Acid Phosphatase (SapM) by Mycobacterium tuberculosis That Is Similar to Eukaryotic Acid Phosphatases Mazen T. Saleh and John T. Belisle J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6850-6853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis in Mycobacteria: Characterization of a ddlA Mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis Aimee E. Belanger, Joelle C. Porter, and Graham F. Hatfull J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6854-6856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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The Large Resolvase TndX Is Required and Sufficient for Integration and Excision of Derivatives of the Novel Conjugative Transposon Tn5397 Hongmei Wang and Peter Mullany J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6577-6583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Minimal and Contributing Sequence Determinants of the cis-Acting Locus of Transfer (clt) of Streptomycete Plasmid pIJ101 Occur within an Intrinsically Curved Plasmid Region Matthew J. Ducote, Shubha Prakash, and Gregg S. Pettis J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6834-6841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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The Level of DAL80 Expression Down-Regulates GATA Factor-Mediated Transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Thomas S. Cunningham, Rajendra Rai, and Terrance G. Cooper J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6584-6591; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Role for an HPt Domain in Stabilizing the Phosphorylated State of a Response Regulator Domain Fabiola Janiak-Spens, David P. Sparling, and Ann H. West J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6673-6678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hexokinase Regulates Kinetics of Glucose Transport and Expression of Genes Encoding Hexose Transporters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Thomas Petit, Jasper A. Diderich, Arthur L. Kruckeberg, Carlos Gancedo, and Karel Van Dam J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6815-6818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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NorM of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Is an Na+-Driven Multidrug Efflux Pump Yuji Morita, Atsuko Kataoka, Sumiko Shiota, Tohru Mizushima, and Tomofusa Tsuchiya J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6694-6697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of the Mosaic Structured murM Genes among Natural Populations of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sergio R. Filipe, Elena Severina, and Alexander Tomasz J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6798-6805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of cbsA Encoding the Collagen-Binding S-Protein of Lactobacillus crispatus JCM5810 in Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393T Beatriz Martínez, Jouko Sillanpää, Egbert Smit, Timo K. Korhonen, and Peter H. Pouwels J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6857-6861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis Reveals Genetic Relationships within Bacillus anthracis P. Keim, L. B. Price, A. M. Klevytska, K. L. Smith, J. M. Schupp, R. Okinaka, P. J. Jackson, and M. E. Hugh-Jones J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6862 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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The Amino Terminus of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Protein OprF Forms Channels in Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Correlation with a Three-Dimensional Model Fiona S. L. Brinkman, Manjeet Bains, and Robert E. W. Hancock J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6863 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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