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Contents: January 2001, Volume 183, Issue 1        Enzymes and Proteins        Cell Surfaces        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Eukaryotic Cells        Structure and Function        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Plasmids and Transposons        General Microbiology        Bacteriophages        Errata

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Synthase, the Gene Product of Open Reading Frame (ORF) 2816 and ORF 2895 in Rhodobacter capsulatus Frederick M. Hahn, Lisa M. Eubanks, Charles A. Testa, Brian S. J. Blagg, Jonathan A. Baker, and C. Dale Poulter J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 1-11; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Residues Involved in Catalytic Activity of the Inverting Glycosyl Transferase WbbE from Salmonella enterica Serovar Borreze Wendy J. Keenleyside, Anthony J. Clarke, and Chris Whitfield J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 77-85; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of an Intracellular Poly[D()-3-Hydroxybutyrate] Depolymerase Gene from Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Characterization of the Gene Product Haruhisa Saegusa, Mari Shiraki, Chie Kanai, and Terumi Saito J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 94-100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Evolution of Anthranilate 1,2-Dioxygenase from Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 D. Matthew Eby, Zanna M. Beharry, Eric D. Coulter, Donald M. Kurtz, Jr., and Ellen L. Neidle J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 109-118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeted Random Mutagenesis To Identify Functionally Important Residues in the D2 Protein of Photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Svetlana Ermakova-Gerdes, Zhenbao Yu, and Wim Vermaas J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 145-154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Conserved Glutamates in the Bacterial Nitric Oxide Reductase Are Essential for Activity but Not Assembly of the Enzyme Gareth Butland, Stephen Spiro, Nicholas J. Watmough, and David J. Richardson J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 189-199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Responses of Escherichia coli Cells Expressing Cytoplasmic Domain Mutants of Penicillin-Binding Protein 1b after Impairment of Penicillin-Binding Proteins 1a and 3 Christian Chalut, Xavier Charpentier, Marie-Hélène Remy, and Jean-Michel Masson J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 200-206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Dinitrogenase Reductase Arginine 101 Residue in Dinitrogenase Reductase ADP-Ribosyltransferase Binding, NAD Binding, and Cleavage Yan Ma and Paul W. Ludden J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 250-256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Some Lactobacillus L-Lactate Dehydrogenases Exhibit Comparable Catalytic Activities for Pyruvate and Oxaloacetate Kazuhito Arai, Takeo Kamata, Hiroyuki Uchikoba, Shinya Fushinobu, Hiroshi Matsuzawa, and Hayao Taguchi J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 397-400; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of cis-Polyprenyl Diphosphate Synthase from the Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius Hisashi Hemmi, Satoshi Yamashita, Takefumi Shimoyama, Toru Nakayama, and Tokuzo Nishino J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 401-404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Mutational Analysis of the OprM Outer Membrane Component of the MexA-MexB-OprM Multidrug Efflux System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Xian-Zhi Li and Keith Poole J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 12-27; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Strains Blocked in Tat-Dependent Protein Export Exhibit Pleiotropic Defects in the Cell Envelope Nicola R. Stanley, Kim Findlay, Ben C. Berks, and Tracy Palmer J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 139-144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intragenic Suppressors of an OmpF Assembly Mutant and Assessment of the Roles of Various OmpF Residues in Assembly through Informational Suppressors Andrew W. Kloser, Jared T. Reading, Tom McDermott, Rhesa Stidham, and Rajeev Misra J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 264-269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Structural Model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Protein OprM, an Efflux Component Involved in Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance Kendy K. Y. Wong, Fiona S. L. Brinkman, Roland S. Benz, and Robert E. W. Hancock J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 367-374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Transmembrane Segments 3, 4, and 5 of MalF by Mutational Analysis Angelika Steinke, Sandra Grau, Amy Davidson, Eckhard Hofmann, and Michael Ehrmann J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 375-381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Hin Recombinase Mutants Functionally Disrupted in Interactions with Fis Oliver Z. Nanassy and Kelly T. Hughes J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 28-35; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The chvH Locus of Agrobacterium Encodes a Homologue of an Elongation Factor Involved in Protein Synthesis Wen-Tao Peng, Lois M. Banta, Trevor C. Charles, and Eugene W. Nester J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 36-45; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Eikenella corrodens pilA Locus in Pilus Function and Phase Variation Maria T. Villar, Rona L. Hirschberg, and Michael R. Schaefer J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 55-62; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Putative Pathogenicity Island from Bovine Staphylococcus aureus Encoding Multiple Superantigens J. Ross Fitzgerald, Steven R. Monday, Timothy J. Foster, Gregory A. Bohach, Patrick J. Hartigan, William J. Meaney, and Cyril J. Smyth J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 63-70; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

trans-Acting Mutations in Loci Other than kdpDE That Affect kdp Operon Regulation in Escherichia coli: Effects of Cytoplasmic Thiol Oxidation Status and Nucleoid Protein H-NS on kdp Expression Abhijit A. Sardesai and J. Gowrishankar J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 86-93; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinational Repair Is Critical for Survival of Escherichia coli Exposed to Nitric Oxide Erik J. Spek, Teresa L. Wright, Molly S. Stitt, Nazbeh R. Taghizadeh, Steven R. Tannenbaum, Martin G. Marinus, and Bevin P. Engelward J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 131-138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Renaturation of Bacillus thermoglucosidasius HrcA Repressor by DNA and Thermostability of the HrcA-DNA Complex In Vitro Kunihiko Watanabe, Takeshi Yamamoto, and Yuzuru Suzuki J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 155-161; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of the Ferric Citrate Transport System of Escherichia coli: Mutations in Region 2.1 of the FecI Extracytoplasmic-Function Sigma Factor Suppress Mutations in the FecR Transmembrane Regulatory Protein Alfred Stiefel, Susanne Mahren, Martina Ochs, Petra T. Schindler, Sabine Enz, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 162-170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Component of the Rhodospirillum centenum Photosensory Apparatus with Structural and Functional Similarity to Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Protein Chemoreceptors Ze-Yu Jiang and Carl E. Bauer J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 171-177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pepA, a Gene Mediating pH Regulation of Virulence Genes in Vibrio cholerae Jaideep Behari, Lisa Stagon, and Stephen B. Calderwood J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 178-188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Initiation Factor 2 of Myxococcus xanthus, a Large Version of Prokaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2 Emmanuelle Tiennault-Desbordes, Yves Cenatiempo, and Soumaya Laalami J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 207-213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Long T · A Tract in the upp Initially Transcribed Region Is Required for Regulation of upp Expression by UTP-Dependent Reiterative Transcription in Escherichia coli Yulin Cheng, Sara M. Dylla, and Charles L. Turnbough, Jr. J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 221-228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Organization and Dynamic Expression of the hbpCAD Genes, Which Encode the First Three Enzymes for 2-Hydroxybiphenyl Degradation in Pseudomonas azelaica HBP1 Marco C. M. Jaspers, Andreas Schmid, Mark H. J. Sturme, David A. M. Goslings, Hans-Peter E. Kohler, and Jan Roelof van der Meer J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 270-279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect on Heterocyst Differentiation of Nitrogen Fixation in Vegetative Cells of the Cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413 Teresa Thiel and Brenda Pratte J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 280-286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Archaeal Shikimate Kinase, a New Member of the GHMP-Kinase Family Matthew Daugherty, Veronika Vonstein, Ross Overbeek, and Andrei Osterman J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 292-300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel umuD Mutation: Insights into a Mechanism for UmuD Self-Cleavage Mark D. Sutton, Melanie Kim, and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 347-357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing in Vibrio fischeri: Analysis of the LuxR DNA Binding Region by Alanine-Scanning Mutagenesis Kristi A. Egland and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 382-386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acid Residues in LuxR Critical for Its Mechanism of Transcriptional Activation during Quorum Sensing in Vibrio fischeri Amy E. Trott and Ann M. Stevens J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 387-392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

areCBA Is an Operon in Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 and Is Controlled by AreR, a 54-Dependent Regulator Rheinallt M. Jones and Peter A. Williams J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 405-409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Divergence of Eukaryotic Secretory Components: the Candida albicans Homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sec20 Protein Is N Terminally Truncated, and Its Levels Determine Antifungal Drug Resistance and Growth Yvonne Weber, Uwe J. Santore, Joachim F. Ernst, and Rolf K. Swoboda J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 46-54; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The KlGpa1 Gene Encodes a G-Protein Subunit That Is a Positive Control Element in the Mating Pathway of the Budding Yeast Kluyveromyces lactis Alma L. Saviñón-Tejeda, Laura Ongay-Larios, Julián Valdés-Rodríguez, and Roberto Coria J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 229-234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Recombinant Thermus aquaticus RNA Polymerase, a New Tool for Structure-Based Analysis of Transcription Leonid Minakhin, Sergei Nechaev, Elizabeth A. Campbell, and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 71-76; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Rubrerythrin and Rubredoxin Oxidoreductase in Desulfovibrio vulgaris: a Novel Oxidative Stress Protection System Heather L. Lumppio, Neeta V. Shenvi, Anne O. Summers, Gerrit Voordouw, and Donald M. Kurtz, Jr. J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 101-108; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbon Flux Distribution and Kinetics of Cellulose Fermentation in Steady-State Continuous Cultures of Clostridium cellulolyticum on a Chemically Defined Medium Mickaël Desvaux, Emmanuel Guedon, and Henri Petitdemange J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 119-130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of ccdA in Paracoccus pantotrophus GB17: Disruption of ccdA Causes Complete Deficiency in c-Type Cytochromes Frank Bardischewsky and Cornelius G. Friedrich J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 257-263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secreted Euryarchaeal Microhalocins Kill Hyperthermophilic Crenarchaea Cynthia Haseltine, Tiffany Hill, Rafael Montalvo-Rodriguez, Samantha K. Kemper, Richard F. Shand, and Paul Blum J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 287-291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vibrio fischeri Genes hvnA and hvnB Encode Secreted NAD+-Glycohydrolases Eric V. Stabb, Karl A. Reich, and Edward G. Ruby J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 309-317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alternative Pathways for Siroheme Synthesis in Klebsiella aerogenes M. Miriam Kolko, Lori A. Kapetanovich, and Jeffrey G. Lawrence J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 328-335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methionine-to-Cysteine Recycling in Klebsiella aerogenes Thomas A. Seiflein and Jeffrey G. Lawrence J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 336-346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for hetC in the Transition to a Nondividing State during Heterocyst Differentiation in Anabaena sp. Xudong Xu and C. Peter Wolk J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 393-396; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Methylotrophic Methylobacterium Bacteria Nodulate and Fix Nitrogen in Symbiosis with Legumes Abdoulaye Sy, Eric Giraud, Philippe Jourand, Nelly Garcia, Anne Willems, Philippe de Lajudie, Yves Prin, Marc Neyra, Monique Gillis, Catherine Boivin-Masson, and Bernard Dreyfus J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 214-220; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

phzO, a Gene for Biosynthesis of 2-Hydroxylated Phenazine Compounds in Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 Shannon M. Delaney, Dmitri V. Mavrodi, Robert F. Bonsall, and Linda S. Thomashow J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 318-327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Characterization of In53, a Class 1 Plasmid- and Composite Transposon-Located Integron of Escherichia coli Which Carries an Unusual Array of Gene Cassettes Thierry Naas, Yuzuru Mikami, Tamae Imai, Laurent Poirel, and Patrice Nordmann J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 235-249; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbiology:

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Proteome Analysis of Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli Producing Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Mee-Jung Han, Sang Sun Yoon, and Sang Yup Lee J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 301-308; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Phylogeny of the Major Head and Tail Genes of the Wide-Ranging T4-Type Bacteriophages Françoise Tétart, Carine Desplats, Mzia Kutateladze, Caroline Monod, Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, and H. M. Krisch J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 358-366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Volume 182, no. 23, 2000, Table of Contents J. Bacteriol. January 2001 183: 410 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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