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Contents: June 2001, Volume 183, Issue 12        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Cell Surfaces        Eukaryotic Cells        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The LuxM Homologue VanM from Vibrio anguillarum Directs the Synthesis of N-(3-Hydroxyhexanoyl)homoserine Lactone and N-Hexanoylhomoserine Lactone Debra L. Milton, Victoria J. Chalker, David Kirke, Andrea Hardman, Miguel Cámara, and Paul Williams J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3537-3547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HreP, an In Vivo-Expressed Protease of Yersinia enterocolitica, Is a New Member of the Family of Subtilisin/Kexin-Like Proteases Gerhard Heusipp, Glenn M. Young, and Virginia L. Miller J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3556-3563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis Locus Encoding a Killer Protein and Its Antidote Elliot Adler, Imrich Barák, and Patrick Stragier J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3574-3581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Maximal Expression of Membrane-Bound Nitrate Reductase in Paracoccus Is Induced by Nitrate via a Third FNR-Like Regulator Named NarR Nicholas J. Wood, Tooba Alizadeh, Scott Bennett, Joanne Pearce, Stuart J. Ferguson, David J. Richardson, and James W. B. Moir J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3606-3613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Pattern of Genes Coding for the Proteolytic System of Lactococcus lactis and Evidence for Coordinated Regulation of Key Enzymes by Peptide Supply Eric Guédon, Pierre Renault, S. Dusko Ehrlich, and Christine Delorme J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3614-3622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Promoter Recognition In Vivo Directed by F of Bacillus subtilis by Using Random-Sequence Oligonucleotides Edward Amaya, Anastasia Khvorova, and Patrick J. Piggot J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3623-3630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Very-Short-Patch Repair in Escherichia coli Requires the dam Adenine Methylase Derek C. Bell and Claire G. Cupples J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3631-3635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization and Evolutionary Implications of a car Gene Cluster in the Carbazole Degrader Pseudomonas sp. Strain CA10 Hideaki Nojiri, Hiroyo Sekiguchi, Kana Maeda, Masaaki Urata, Sei-Ichiro Nakai, Takako Yoshida, Hiroshi Habe, and Toshio Omori J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3663-3679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of rpoS Gene Expression in Pseudomonas: Involvement of a TetR Family Regulator Milan Kojic and Vittorio Venturi J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3712-3720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of IS1409, an Insertion Element of 4-Chlorobenzoate-Degrading Arthrobacter sp. Strain TM1, and Development of a System for Transposon Mutagenesis Karl-Heinz Gartemann and Rudolf Eichenlaub J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3729-3736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amplification of Mutator Cells in a Population as a Result of Horizontal Transfer Pauline Funchain, Annie Yeung, Jean Stewart, Wendy M. Clendenin, and Jeffrey H. Miller J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3737-3741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of a Ferredoxin Gene Cotranscribed with the nifHDK Operon in N2 Fixation and Nitrogenase "Switch-Off" of Azoarcus sp. Strain BH72 Tanja Egener, Dietmar E. Martin, Abhijit Sarkar, and Barbara Reinhold-Hurek J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3752-3760; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NtcA-Dependent Expression of the devBCA Operon, Encoding a Heterocyst-Specific ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter in Anabaena spp. Gabriele Fiedler, Alicia M. Muro-Pastor, Enrique Flores, and Iris Maldener J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3795-3799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Dehalogenation, Denitration, Dehydroxylation, and Angular Attack on Substituted Biphenyls and Related Compounds by a Biphenyl Dioxygenase Michael Seeger, Beatriz Cámara, and Bernd Hofer J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3548-3555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid-Encoded Phthalate Catabolic Pathway in Arthrobacter keyseri 12B Richard W. Eaton J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3689-3703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxaloacetate Synthesis in the Methanarchaeon Methanosarcina barkeri: Pyruvate Carboxylase Genes and a Putative Escherichia coli-Type Bifunctional Biotin Protein Ligase Gene (bpl/birA) Exhibit a Unique Organization Biswarup Mukhopadhyay, Endang Purwantini, Cynthia L. Kreder, and Ralph S. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3804-3810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Genetic Characterization of the Klebsiella pneumoniae waa Gene Cluster, Involved in Core Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis Miguel Regué, Núria Climent, Nihal Abitiu, Núria Coderch, Susana Merino, Luis Izquierdo, Maria Altarriba, and Juan M. Tomás J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3564-3573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VirB7 Lipoprotein Is Exocellular and Associates with the Agrobacterium tumefaciens T Pilus Vitaliya Sagulenko, Evgeniy Sagulenko, Simon Jakubowski, Elena Spudich, and Peter J. Christie J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3642-3651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Role of the ToxR-Modulated Outer Membrane Porins OmpU and OmpT in Vibrio cholerae Virulence Daniele Provenzano, Crystal M. Lauriano, and Karl E. Klose J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3652-3662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stability of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Cytadherence-Accessory Protein HMW1 Correlates with Its Association with the Triton Shell Mitchell F. Balish, Tae-Wook Hahn, Phillip L. Popham, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3680-3688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertion Mutagenesis of wca Reduces Acid and Heat Tolerance of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Ying Mao, Michael P. Doyle, and Jinru Chen J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3811-3815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Cloning and Analysis of a Candida albicans Gene That Affects Cell Surface Hydrophobicity David R. Singleton, James Masuoka, and Kevin C. Hazen J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3582-3588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Phase-Specific Gene Expression at the Single-Cell Level in the White-Opaque Switching System of Candida albicans Anja Strauß, Sonja Michel, and Joachim Morschhäuser J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3761-3769; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Red Fluorescent Protein (DsRed) as a Reporter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fernando Rodrigues, Martijn van Hemert, H. Yde Steensma, Manuela Côrte-Real, and Cecíla Leão J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3791-3794; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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SdeK, a Histidine Kinase Required for Myxococcus xanthus Development Jeffrey S. Pollack and Mitchell Singer J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3589-3596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reconstitution of Acetosyringone-Mediated Agrobacterium tumefaciens Virulence Gene Expression in the Heterologous Host Escherichia coli Scott M. Lohrke, Hongjiang Yang, and Shouguang Jin J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3704-3711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Partial Characterization of an Enzyme Fraction with Protease Activity Which Converts the Spore Peptidoglycan Hydrolase (SleC) Precursor to an Active Enzyme during Germination of Clostridium perfringens S40 Spores and Analysis of a Gene Cluster Involved in the Activity Seiko Shimamoto, Ryuichi Moriyama, Kazuhiro Sugimoto, Shigeru Miyata, and Shio Makino J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3742-3751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellum-Independent Surface Migration of Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli Igor I. Brown and Claudia C. Häse J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3784-3790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cs+ Induces the kdp Operon of Escherichia coli by Lowering the Intracellular K+ Concentration Kirsten Jung, Mechthild Krabusch, and Karlheinz Altendorf J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3800-3803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Ralstonia solanacearum Needs Motility for Invasive Virulence on Tomato Julie Tans-Kersten, Huayu Huang, and Caitilyn Allen J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3597-3605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens T-DNA Transport Pore Protein VirB8 Renu B. Kumar and Anath Das J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3636-3641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unusual Methyl-Branched ,-Unsaturated Acyl Chain Substitutions in the Nod Factors of an Arctic Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium sp. Strain N33 (Oxytropis arctobia) Véréna Poinsot, Elaine Bélanger, Serge Laberge, Guo-Ping Yang, Hani Antoun, Jean Cloutier, Michel Treilhou, Jean Dénarié, Jean-Claude Promé, and Frédéric Debellé J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3721-3728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Bacterial Diversity in Human Subgingival Plaque Bruce J. Paster, Susan K. Boches, Jamie L. Galvin, Rebecca E. Ericson, Carol N. Lau, Valerie A. Levanos, Ashish Sahasrabudhe, and Floyd E. Dewhirst J. Bacteriol. June 2001 183: 3770-3783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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