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Contents: December 2000, Volume 182, Issue 24        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Eukaryotic Cells        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Bacteriophages        Plasmids and Transposons        Plant Microbiology        Errata

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Minireviews:

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How Signals Are Heard during Bacterial Chemotaxis: Protein-Protein Interactions in Sensory Signal Propagation Anat Bren and Michael Eisenbach J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6865-6873; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cloning and Characterization of Sialidases with 2-6' and 2-3' Sialyl Lactose Specificity from Pasteurella multocida Shaikh Mizan, Adam Henk, Amy Stallings, Marie Maier, and Margie D. Lee J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6874-6883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The 4-Oxalomesaconate Hydratase Gene, Involved in the Protocatechuate 4,5-Cleavage Pathway, Is Essential to Vanillate and Syringate Degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 Hirofumi Hara, Eiji Masai, Yoshihiro Katayama, and Masao Fukuda J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6950-6957; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Expression and Characterization of the Two Cyclic Amidohydrolase Enzymes, Allantoinase and a Novel Phenylhydantoinase, from Escherichia coli Geun Joong Kim, Dong Eun Lee, and Hak-Sung Kim J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7021-7028; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of GTPase Activity of TrmE, a Member of a Novel GTPase Superfamily, from Thermotoga maritima Kunitoshi Yamanaka, Jihwan Hwang, and Masayori Inouye J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7078-7082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Truncated Form of the Bacterial Heat Shock Protein ClpB/HSP100 Contributes to Development of Thermotolerance in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942 Adrian K. Clarke and Mats-Jerry Eriksson J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7092-7096; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Functions of the Membrane-Associated and Cytoplasmic Malate Dehydrogenases in the Citric Acid Cycle of Corynebacterium glutamicum Douwe Molenaar, Michel E. van der Rest, André Drysch, and Raif Yücel J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6884-6891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functions of the Membrane-Associated and Cytoplasmic Malate Dehydrogenases in the Citric Acid Cycle of Escherichia coli Michel E. van der Rest, Christian Frank, and Douwe Molenaar J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6892-6899; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Quorum-Sensing Signals by Variovorax paradoxus Jared R. Leadbetter and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6921-6926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

N-Acetyl-1-D-myo-Inosityl-2-Amino-2-Deoxy--D-Glucopyranoside Deacetylase (MshB) Is a Key Enzyme in Mycothiol Biosynthesis Gerald L. Newton, Yossef Av-gay, and Robert C. Fahey J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6958-6963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for a Role of rpoE in Stressed and Unstressed Cells of Marine Vibrio angustum Strain S14 Erika Hild, Kathy Takayama, Rose-Marie Olsson, and Staffan Kjelleberg J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6964-6974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteome Analysis of the Effect of Mucoid Conversion on Global Protein Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1 Shows Induction of the Disulfide Bond Isomerase, DsbA Sonal Malhotra, Laura A. Silo-Suh, Kalai Mathee, and Dennis E. Ohman J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6999-7006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intergeneric Communication in Dental Plaque Biofilms Hua Xie, Guy S. Cook, J. William Costerton, Greg Bruce, Timothy M. Rose, and Richard J. Lamont J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7067-7069; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of B in Adaptation of Listeria monocytogenes to Growth at Low Temperature Lynne A. Becker, Stefanie N. Evans, Robert W. Hutkins, and Andrew K. Benson J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7083-7087; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Calcium and Malate Are Sporulation-Promoting Factors of Physarum polycephalum Stefan Renzel, Sigrid Esselborn, Helmut W. Sauer, and Armin Hildebrandt J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6900-6905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypes of Fission Yeast Defective in Ubiquinone Production Due to Disruption of the Gene for p-Hydroxybenzoate Polyprenyl Diphosphate Transferase Naonori Uchida, Kengo Suzuki, Ryoichi Saiki, Tomohiro Kainou, Katsunori Tanaka, Hideyuki Matsuda, and Makoto Kawamukai J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6933-6939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ICL2 Gene Encodes a Mitochondrial 2-Methylisocitrate Lyase Involved in Propionyl-Coenzyme A Metabolism Marijke A. H. Luttik, Peter Kötter, Florian A. Salomons, Ida J. van der Klei, Johannes P. van Dijken, and Jack T. Pronk J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7007-7013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Effects of Major Spore-Specific DNA Binding Proteins on Bacillus subtilis Sporulation and Spore Properties Barbara Setlow, Kelly A. McGinnis, Katerina Ragkousi, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6906-6912; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pleiotropic Effect of Protein P6 on the Viral Cycle of Bacteriophage 29 Ana Camacho and Margarita Salas J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6927-6932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Control of the Hydrogen Cyanide Biosynthetic Genes hcnABC by the Anaerobic Regulator ANR and the Quorum-Sensing Regulators LasR and RhlR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Gabriella Pessi and Dieter Haas J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6940-6949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of Conserved Residues in the Putative DNA-Binding Domain of the Response Regulator Spo0A of Bacillus subtilis Janet K. Hatt and Philip Youngman J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6975-6982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the B Regulon in Staphylococcus aureus Silke Gertz, Susanne Engelmann, Roland Schmid, Anne-Kathrin Ziebandt, Karsten Tischer, Christian Scharf, Jörg Hacker, and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6983-6991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatable Arabinose-Inducible Gene Expression System with Consistent Control in All Cells of a Culture Artem Khlebnikov, Øystein Risa, Tove Skaug, Trent A. Carrier, and J. D. Keasling J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7029-7034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ModE-Dependent Molybdate Regulation of the Molybdenum Cofactor Operon moa in Escherichia coli Lisa A. Anderson, Elizabeth McNairn, Torben Leubke, Richard N. Pau, and David H. Boxer J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7035-7043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in catB, the Gene Encoding Muconate Cycloisomerase, Activate Transcription of the Distal ben Genes and Contribute to a Complex Regulatory Circuit in Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 Nathaniel J. Cosper, Lauren S. Collier, Todd J. Clark, Robert A. Scott, and Ellen L. Neidle J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7044-7052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitive Genetic Screen for Protease Activity Based on a Cyclic AMP Signaling Cascade in Escherichia coli Nathalie Dautin, Gouzel Karimova, Agnes Ullmann, and Daniel Ladant J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7060-7066; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Frequency Flp Recombinase-Mediated Inversions of the oriC-Containing Region of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Genome Nazir Barekzi, Kerry Beinlich, Tung T. Hoang, Xuan-Quynh Pham, RoxAnn Karkhoff-Schweizer, and Herbert P. Schweizer J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7070-7074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription Activation by a Variety of AraC/XylS Family Activators Does Not Depend on the Class II-Specific Activation Determinant in the N-Terminal Domain of the RNA Polymerase Alpha Subunit Susan M. Egan, Andrew J. Pease, Jeffrey Lang, Xiang Li, Vydehi Rao, William K. Gillette, Raquel Ruiz, Juan L. Ramos, and Richard E. Wolf, Jr. J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7075-7077; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer in Evolution of Elongation Factor Tu in Enterococci Danbing Ke, Maurice Boissinot, Ann Huletsky, François J. Picard, Johanne Frenette, Marc Ouellette, Paul H. Roy, and Michel G. Bergeron J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6913-6920; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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CTX Prophages in Classical Biotype Vibrio cholerae: Functional Phage Genes but Dysfunctional Phage Genomes Brigid M. Davis, Kathryn E. Moyer, E. Fidelma Boyd, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 6992-6998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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pING Family of Conjugative Plasmids from the Extremely Thermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus islandicus: Insights into Recombination and Conjugation in Crenarchaeota Kenneth M. Stedman, Qunxin She, Hien Phan, Ingelore Holz, Harpreet Singh, David Prangishvili, Roger Garrett, and Wolfram Zillig J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7014-7020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Molecular Evolution of Virulence in Natural Field Strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Walter Gassmann, Douglas Dahlbeck, Olga Chesnokova, Gerald V. Minsavage, Jeffrey B. Jones, and Brian J. Staskawicz J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7053-7059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Major Cluster of nif, fix, and Associated Genes in a Sugarcane Endophyte, Acetobacter diazotrophicus Sunhee Lee, Alexander Reth, Dietmar Meletzus, Myrna Sevilla, and Christina Kennedy J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7088-7091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Cloning and Characterization of the str Operon and Elongation Factor Tu Expression in Bacillus stearothermophilus Libor Krásný, Tomás Vacík, Vladimír Fucík, and Jirí Jonák J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7097 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Volume 182, no. 22, 2000, Table of Contents (print version) and Author Index J. Bacteriol. December 2000 182: 7097 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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