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Contents: June 2001, Volume 183, Issue 11        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plasmids and Transposons        Cell Surfaces        Physiology and Metabolism        Eukaryotic Cells        Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

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Polarity in Action: Asymmetric Protein Localization in Bacteria Suzanne R. Lybarger and Janine R. Maddock J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3261-3267; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Structural and Functional Analysis of the Phosphonoacetate Hydrolase (phnA) Gene Region in Pseudomonas fluorescens 23F Anna N. Kulakova, Leonid A. Kulakov, Natalya V. Akulenko, Vladimir N. Ksenzenko, John T. G. Hamilton, and John P. Quinn J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3268-3275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Three-Component Vanillate O-Demethylase from Moorella thermoacetica Devendra Naidu and Stephen W. Ragsdale J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3276-3281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Type of Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Thomas Hansen, Margitta Oehlmann, and Peter Schönheit J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3428-3435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Characterization and Mutational Analysis of Three Allelic lsc Genes Encoding Levansucrase in Pseudomonas syringae Hongqiao Li and Matthias S. Ullrich J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3282-3292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ChvD, a Chromosomally Encoded ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter-Homologous Protein Involved in Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Zhenying Liu, Mark Jacobs, Dennis A. Schaff, Colleen A. McCullen, and Andrew N. Binns J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3310-3317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhizobial NodL O-Acetyl Transferase and NodS N-Methyl Transferase Functionally Interfere in Production of Modified Nod Factors Isabel M. López-Lara, Dimitris Kafetzopoulos, Herman P. Spaink, and Jane E. Thomas-Oates J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3408-3416; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Functional Analysis of 14 Genes That Constitute the Purine Catabolic Pathway in Bacillus subtilis and Evidence for a Novel Regulon Controlled by the PucR Transcription Activator Anna C. Schultz, Per Nygaard, and Hans H. Saxild J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3293-3302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined, Functional Genomic-Biochemical Approach to Intermediary Metabolism: Interaction of Acivicin, a Glutamine Amidotransferase Inhibitor, with Escherichia coli K-12 Dana R. Smulski, Lixuan L. Huang, Michael P. McCluskey, Mary Jane Gladnick Reeve, Amy C. Vollmer, Tina K. Van Dyk, and Robert A. LaRossa J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3353-3364; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of fsr, a Regulator Controlling Expression of Gelatinase and Serine Protease in Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF Xiang Qin, Kavindra V. Singh, George M. Weinstock, and Barbara E. Murray J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3372-3382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory Functions of Serine-46-Phosphorylated HPr in Lactococcus lactis Vicente Monedero, Oscar P. Kuipers, Emmanuel Jamet, and Josef Deutscher J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3391-3398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Second Superoxide Dismutase Gene (sodM) from Staphylococcus aureus Michelle Wright Valderas and Mark E. Hart J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3399-3407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Expression of the vanD Glycopeptide Resistance Gene Cluster from Enterococcus faecium BM4339 Barbara Casadewall, Peter E. Reynolds, and Patrice Courvalin J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3436-3446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Analysis of the PikD Regulatory Factor in the Pikromycin Biosynthetic Pathway of Streptomyces venezuelae Daniel J. Wilson, Yongquan Xue, Kevin A. Reynolds, and David H. Sherman J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3468-3475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of relA and rshA, Two relA/spoT Homologues of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Jongho Sun, Andrew Hesketh, and Mervyn Bibb J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3488-3498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence against an Interaction between the mRNA Downstream Box and 16S rRNA in Translation Initiation Isabella Moll, Michael Huber, Sonja Grill, Pooneh Sairafi, Florian Mueller, Richard Brimacombe, Paola Londei, and Udo Bläsi J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3499-3505; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RegG, a CcpA Homolog, Participates in Regulation of Amylase-Binding Protein A Gene (abpA) Expression in Streptococcus gordonii Jeffrey D. Rogers and Frank A. Scannapieco J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3521-3525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

-Ketoacyl Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III (FabH) Is Essential for Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) W. Peter Revill, Maureen J. Bibb, Ann-Karolin Scheu, Helen J. Kieser, and David A. Hopwood J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3526-3530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Mobile Promoter Regions for the Rare Carbapenem Resistance Gene of Bacteroides fragilis I. Podglajen, J. Breuil, A. Rohaut, C. Monsempes, and E. Collatz J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3531-3535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Isolation of a New Broad-Host-Range IncQ-Like Plasmid, pTC-F14, from the Acidophilic Bacterium Acidithiobacillus caldus and Analysis of the Plasmid Replicon Murray N. Gardner, Shelly M. Deane, and Douglas E. Rawlings J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3303-3309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mu and IS1 Transpositions Exhibit Strong Orientation Bias at the Escherichia coli bgl Locus Dipankar Manna, Xiuhua Wang, and N. Patrick Higgins J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3328-3335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Functional Analysis of the Galactosyltransferases Required for Biosynthesis of D-Galactan I, a Component of the Lipopolysaccharide O1 Antigen of Klebsiella pneumoniae Shukui Guan, Anthony J. Clarke, and Chris Whitfield J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3318-3327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FhuA Barrel-Cork Hybrids Are Active Transporters and Receptors Helmut Killmann, Michael Braun, Christina Herrmann, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3476-3487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Reverse Genetics of Escherichia coli Glycerol Kinase Allosteric Regulation and Glucose Control of Glycerol Utilization In Vivo C. Kay Holtman, Aaron C. Pawlyk, Norman D. Meadow, and Donald W. Pettigrew J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3336-3344; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adenylate Kinase as a Virulence Factor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Adam Markaryan, Olga Zaborina, Vasu Punj, and A. M. Chakrabarty J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3345-3352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Trehalose in Growth at High Temperature of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium David Cánovas, Susanne A. Fletcher, Mikachi Hayashi, and Laszlo N. Csonka J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3365-3371; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Functional Characterization of Arylamine N-Acetyltransferases in Eubacteria: Evidence for Highly Selective Acetylation of 5-Aminosalicylic Acid Claudine Deloménie, Sylvaine Fouix, Sandrine Longuemaux, Naïma Brahimi, Chantal Bizet, Bertrand Picard, Erick Denamur, and Jean-Marie Dupret J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3417-3427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Twofold Reduction of Phosphofructokinase Activity in Lactococcus lactis Results in Strong Decreases in Growth Rate and in Glycolytic Flux Heidi W. Andersen, Christian Solem, Karin Hammer, and Peter R. Jensen J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3458-3467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of the Glycolipid Anchor in Lipoteichoic Acid of Staphylococcus aureus RN4220: Role of YpfP, the Diglucosyldiacylglycerol Synthase Michael Y. Kiriukhin, Dmitri V. Debabov, Dean L. Shinabarger, and Francis C. Neuhaus J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3506-3514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improvement in K+-Limited Growth Rate Associated with Expression of the N-Terminal Fragment of One Subunit (KdpA) of the Multisubunit Kdp Transporter in Escherichia coli Abhijit A. Sardesai and J. Gowrishankar J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3515-3520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Isolation of PDX2, a Second Novel Gene in the Pyridoxine Biosynthesis Pathway of Eukaryotes, Archaebacteria, and a Subset of Eubacteria Marilyn Ehrenshaft and Margaret E. Daub J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3383-3390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The CDC42 Homolog of the Dimorphic Fungus Penicillium marneffei Is Required for Correct Cell Polarization during Growth but Not Development Kylie J. Boyce, Michael J. Hynes, and Alex Andrianopoulos J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3447-3457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Urkinase: Structure of Acetate Kinase, a Member of the ASKHA Superfamily of Phosphotransferases Kathryn A. Buss, David R. Cooper, Cheryl Ingram-Smith, James G. Ferry, David Avram Sanders, and Miriam S. Hasson J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3536 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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