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Contents: April 2000, Volume 182, Issue 7        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Cell Surfaces        Plant Microbiology        Physiology and Metabolism        Plasmids and Transposons        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Minireviews:

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An Exclusive Contract: Specificity in the Vibrio fischeri-Euprymna scolopes Partnership Karen L. Visick and Margaret J. McFall-Ngai J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1779-1787; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Flavodoxin Mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 Philippe Gaudu and Bernard Weiss J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1788-1793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Staphylococcus aureus lrgAB Operon Modulates Murein Hydrolase Activity and Penicillin Tolerance Kajetan H. Groicher, Brian A. Firek, David F. Fujimoto, and Kenneth W. Bayles J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1794-1801; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis iniBAC Promoter, a Promoter That Responds to Cell Wall Biosynthesis Inhibition David Alland, Andries J. Steyn, Torin Weisbrod, Kate Aldrich, and William R. Jacobs, Jr. J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1802-1811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

trp RNA-Binding Attenuation Protein-5' Stem-Loop RNA Interaction Is Required for Proper Transcription Attenuation Control of the Bacillus subtilis trpEDCFBA Operon Hansen Du, Alexander V. Yakhnin, Subramanian Dharmaraj, and Paul Babitzke J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1819-1827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Yersinia pestis YscY Protein Directly Binds YscX, a Secreted Component of the Type III Secretion Machinery James B. Day and Gregory V. Plano J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1834-1843; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Factors Independently Regulate hilA and Invasion Gene Expression in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Robin L. Lucas, C. Phoebe Lostroh, Concetta C. DiRusso, Michael P. Spector, Barry L. Wanner, and Catherine A. Lee J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1872-1882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis yabG Gene Is Transcribed by SigK RNA Polymerase during Sporulation, and yabG Mutant Spores Have Altered Coat Protein Composition Hiromu Takamatsu, Takeko Kodama, Atsuo Imamura, Kei Asai, Kazuo Kobayashi, Tatsuo Nakayama, Naotake Ogasawara, and Kazuhito Watabe J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1883-1888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Intervening Sequences in the Genes for 23S rRNA and rRNA Fragmentation among Strains of the Salmonella Reference Collection B (SARB) and SARC Sets Kanti Pabbaraju, Wayne L. Miller, and Kenneth E. Sanderson J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1923-1929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis HBsu Protein Modifies the Effects of /-Type, Small Acid-Soluble Spore Proteins on DNA Margery A. Ross and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1942-1948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 90-Kilobase Conjugative Chromosomal Element Coding for Biphenyl and Salicylate Catabolism in Pseudomonas putida KF715 Akito Nishi, Kiyomi Tominaga, and Kensuke Furukawa J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1949-1955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Gene Cluster Involved in Isoprene Metabolism in Rhodococcus sp. Strain AD45 Johan E. T. van Hylckama Vlieg, Hans Leemhuis, Jeffrey H. Lutje Spelberg, and Dick B. Janssen J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1956-1963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repair of DNA Lesions Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Iron Chelators in Escherichia coli: Participation of Endonuclease IV and Fpg Rodrigo S. Galhardo, Carlos E. B. Almeida, Alvaro C. Leitão, and Januário B. Cabral-Neto J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1964-1968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of rRNA Transcription Is Remarkably Robust: FIS Compensates for Altered Nucleoside Triphosphate Sensing by Mutant RNA Polymerases at Escherichia coli rrn P1 Promoters Michael S. Bartlett, Tamas Gaal, Wilma Ross, and Richard L. Gourse J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1969-1977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the gerP Locus of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus Affect Access of Germinants to Their Targets in Spores Javad Behravan, Haridasan Chirakkal, Anne Masson, and Anne Moir J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1987-1994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cooperative Action of the Catabolite Activator Protein and AraC In Vitro at the araFGH Promoter Casonya M. Johnson and Robert F. Schleif J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1995-2000; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

sal Genes Determining the Catabolism of Salicylate Esters Are Part of a Supraoperonic Cluster of Catabolic Genes in Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 Rheinallt M. Jones, Vassilis Pagmantidis, and Peter A. Williams J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2018-2025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of vicH, Encoding a New Pleiotropic Regulator in Vibrio cholerae Christian Tendeng, Cyril Badaut, Evelyne Krin, Pierre Gounon, Saravuth Ngo, Antoine Danchin, Sylvie Rimsky, and Philippe Bertin J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2026-2032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of the Borrelia burgdorferi gac Gene, Encoding the Naturally Synthesized GyrA C-Terminal Domain Scott W. Knight, Betsy J. Kimmel, Christian H. Eggers, and D. Scott Samuels J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2048-2051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Sulfur-Regulated Arylsulfatase Gene Cluster of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a New Member of the cys Regulon Jörg Hummerjohann, Sascha Laudenbach, Julia Rétey, Thomas Leisinger, and Michael A. Kertesz J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2055-2058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Reinvestigation of the Proteolytic Activity of Neocarzinostatin Bernadette Heyd, Guilhem Lerat, Elisabeth Adjadj, Philippe Minard, and Michel Desmadril J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1812-1818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Hydrogenase II from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus and Assessment of Its Role in Sulfur Reduction Kesen Ma, Robert Weiss, and Michael W. W. Adams J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1864-1871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Catalase from the Facultatively Psychrophilic Bacterium Vibrio rumoiensis S-1T Exhibiting High Catalase Activity Isao Yumoto, Daisen Ichihashi, Hideaki Iwata, Anita Istokovics, Nobutoshi Ichise, Hidetoshi Matsuyama, Hidetoshi Okuyama, and Kosei Kawasaki J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1903-1909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CelE, a Multidomain Cellulase from Clostridium cellulolyticum: a Key Enzyme in the Cellulosome? Christian Gaudin, Anne Belaich, Stéphanie Champ, and Jean-Pierre Belaich J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1910-1915; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of the DeoR Repressor of Bacillus subtilis Xianmin Zeng, Hans H. Saxild, and Robert L. Switzer J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1916-1922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyruvate Kinase of the Hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeote Thermoproteus tenax: Physiological Role and Phylogenetic Aspects Alexander Schramm, Bettina Siebers, Britta Tjaden, Henner Brinkmann, and Reinhard Hensel J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2001-2009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dephosphorylation of the Escherichia coli Transcriptional Antiterminator BglG by the Sugar Sensor BglF Is the Reversal of Its Phosphorylation Qing Chen, Pieter W. Postma, and Orna Amster-Choder J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2033-2036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Properties of Ornithine Racemase from Clostridium sticklandii Hao-Ping Chen, Chin-Fen Lin, Ya-Jung Lee, San-San Tsay, and Shih-Hsiung Wu J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2052-2054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Morphogenetic Proteins SpoVID and SafA Form a Complex during Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat Amanda J. Ozin, Adriano O. Henriques, Hong Yi, and Charles P. Moran, Jr. J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1828-1833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Identification of Two Novel hrp-Associated Genes in the hrp Gene Cluster of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Weiguang Zhu, Mark M. MaGbanua, and Frank F. White J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1844-1853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sinorhizobium meliloti putA Gene Regulation: a New Model within the Family Rhizobiaceae María José Soto, José Ignacio Jiménez-Zurdo, Pieter van Dillewijn, and Nicolás Toro J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1935-1941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Capsule Biosynthesis and Basic Metabolism in Streptococcus pneumoniae Are Linked through the Cellular Phosphoglucomutase Gail G. Hardy, Melissa J. Caimano, and Janet Yother J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1854-1863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an HPr Kinase Mutant of Staphylococcus xylosus Phuong Lan Huynh, Ivana Jankovic, Norbert F. Schnell, and Reinhold Brückner J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1895-1902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spirochaeta aurantia Has Diacetyl Chloramphenicol Esterase Activity Charles D. Sohaskey and Alan G. Barbour J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1930-1934; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetic Analysis of Clostridium cellulolyticum Carbohydrate Metabolism: Importance of Glucose 1-Phosphate and Glucose 6-Phosphate Branch Points for Distribution of Carbon Fluxes Inside and Outside Cells as Revealed by Steady-State Continuous Culture Emmanuel Guedon, Mickaël Desvaux, and Henri Petitdemange J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2010-2017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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pTAR-Encoded Proteins in Plasmid Partitioning Kirill Kalnin, Svetlana Stegalkina, and Michael Yarmolinsky J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1889-1894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the uup Locus and Its Role in Transposon Excisions and Tandem Repeat Deletions in Escherichia coli Manjula Reddy and J. Gowrishankar J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 1978-1986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mobilization of Plasmids and Chromosomal DNA Mediated by the SXT Element, a Constin Found in Vibrio cholerae O139 Bianca Hochhut, Joeli Marrero, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2043-2047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Analysis of the bmp Gene Family in Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Victoria Y. Gorbacheva, Henry P. Godfrey, and Felipe C. Cabello J. Bacteriol. April 2000 182: 2037-2042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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