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Contents: August 2001, Volume 183, Issue 16        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Cell Surfaces        Bacteriophages        Eukaryotic Cells        Enzymes and Proteins

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Minireviews:

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More Than One Way To Sense Chemicals Gladys Alexandre and Igor B. Zhulin J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4681-4686; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Xenorhabdus nematophilus as a Model for Host-Bacterium Interactions: rpoS Is Necessary for Mutualism with Nematodes Eugenio I. Vivas and Heidi Goodrich-Blair J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4687-4693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement of Novel Competence Genes pilT and pilU of Pseudomonas stutzeri for Natural Transformation and Suppression of pilT Deficiency by a Hexahistidine Tag on the Type IV Pilus Protein PilAI Stefan Graupner, Nicole Weger, Monika Sohni, and Wilfried Wackernagel J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4694-4701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fructose Uptake in Sinorhizobium meliloti Is Mediated by a High-Affinity ATP-Binding Cassette Transport System Annie Lambert, Magne Østerås, Karine Mandon, Marie-Christine Poggi, and Daniel Le Rudulier J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4709-4717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertion-Duplication Mutagenesis of Neisseria: Use in Characterization of DNA Transfer Genes in the Gonococcal Genetic Island Holly L. Hamilton, Kevin J. Schwartz, and Joseph P. Dillard J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4718-4726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in rRNA Levels during Stress Invalidates Results from mRNA Blotting: Fluorescence In Situ rRNA Hybridization Permits Renormalization for Estimation of Cellular mRNA Levels Martin C. Hansen, Allan K. Nielsen, Søren Molin, Karin Hammer, and Mogens Kilstrup J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4747-4751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transduction by BB-1, a Bacteriophage of Borrelia burgdorferi Christian H. Eggers, Betsy J. Kimmel, James L. Bono, Abdallah F. Elias, Patricia Rosa, and D. Scott Samuels J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4771-4778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Studies of mrp, a Locus Essential for Cellular Aggregation and Sporulation of Myxococcus xanthus Hong Sun and Wenyuan Shi J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4786-4795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Mutagenesis by Allelic Exchange of choE, Encoding a Cholesterol Oxidase from the Intracellular Pathogen Rhodococcus equi Jesús Navas, Bruno González-Zorn, Néstor Ladrón, Patricia Garrido, and José A. Vázquez-Boland J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4796-4805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Developmental Gene Expression in Bacillus subtilis crsA47 Mutants Reveals Glucose-Activated Control of the Gene for the Minor Sigma Factor H Laurie G. Dixon, Steve Seredick, Martin Richer, and George B. Spiegelman J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4814-4822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Sequence and Comparative Analysis of the Solvent-Producing Bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum Jörk Nölling, Gary Breton, Marina V. Omelchenko, Kira S. Makarova, Qiandong Zeng, Rene Gibson, Hong Mei Lee, JoAnn Dubois, Dayong Qiu, Joseph Hitti, GTC Sequencing Center Production, Finishing, and Bioinformatics Teams, Yuri I. Wolf, Roman L. Tatusov, Fabrice Sabathe, Lynn Doucette-Stamm, Philippe Soucaille, Michael J. Daly, George N. Bennett, Eugene V. Koonin, and Douglas R. Smith J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4823-4838; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conserved Promoter Motif Is Required for Cell Cycle Timing of dnaX Transcription in Caulobacter Kenneth C. Keiler and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4860-4865; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The HilA Box and Sequences outside It Determine the Magnitude of HilA-Dependent Activation of PprgH from Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 C. Phoebe Lostroh and Catherine A. Lee J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4876-4885; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Requirements for Induction of Germination of Spores of Bacillus subtilis by Ca2+-Dipicolinate Madan Paidhungat, Katerina Ragkousi, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4886-4893; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of Spores of Bacillus subtilis Blocked at an Intermediate Stage in Spore Germination Barbara Setlow, Elizabeth Melly, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4894-4899; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of a Family of Phosphatase Regulatory Genes (phr) by the Alternate Sigma Factor Sigma-H of Bacillus subtilis Ryan S. McQuade, Natalia Comella, and Alan D. Grossman J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4905-4909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoamplification of a Two-Component Regulatory System Results in "Learning" Behavior Sally M. Hoffer, Hans V. Westerhoff, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Pieter W. Postma, and Jan Tommassen J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4914-4917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Shewanella putrefaciens MR-1 Electron Transport Regulator etrA Mutant: Reassessment of the Role of EtrA Tamara M. Maier and Charles R. Myers J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4918-4926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iron-Dependent Transcription of the frpB Gene of Helicobacter pylori Is Controlled by the Fur Repressor Protein Isabel Delany, Ana Beatriz F. Pacheco, Gunther Spohn, Rino Rappuoli, and Vincenzo Scarlato J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4932-4937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Treponema pallidum 3-Phosphoglycerate Mutase Is a Heat-Labile Enzyme That May Limit the Maximum Growth Temperature for the Spirochete Stéphane Benoit, James E. Posey, Matthew R. Chenoweth, and Frank C. Gherardini J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4702-4708; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Repression by Fe2+-Fur and Mn2+-MntR of the mntH Gene, Encoding an NRAMP-Like Mn2+ Transporter in Escherichia coli Silke I. Patzer and Klaus Hantke J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4806-4813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity and Topology of the Escherichia coli Xanthosine Permease, a Representative of the NHS Subfamily of the Major Facilitator Superfamily Morten H. H. Nørholm and Gert Dandanell J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4900-4904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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matB, a Common Fimbrillin Gene of Escherichia coli, Expressed in a Genetically Conserved, Virulent Clonal Group Riitta Pouttu, Benita Westerlund-Wikström, Hannu Lång, Krista Alsti, Ritva Virkola, Ulla Saarela, Anja Siitonen, Nisse Kalkkinen, and Timo K. Korhonen J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4727-4736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Topology of the Streptomyces lividans Type I Signal Peptidases Nick Geukens, Elke Lammertyn, Lieve Van Mellaert, Sabine Schacht, Kristien Schaerlaekens, Victor Parro, Sierd Bron, Yves Engelborghs, Rafael P. Mellado, and Jozef Anné J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4752-4760; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Monofunctional Glycosyltransferase from Staphylococcus aureus Q. May Wang, Robert B. Peery, Robert B. Johnson, William E. Alborn, Wu-Kuang Yeh, and Paul L. Skatrud J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4779-4785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular, Antigenic, and Functional Analyses of Omp2b Porin Size Variants of Brucella spp. Jean-Yves Paquet, Maria A. Diaz, Stephanie Genevrois, Maggy Grayon, Jean-Michel Verger, Xavier De Bolle, Jeremy H. Lakey, Jean-Jacques Letesson, and Axel Cloeckaert J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4839-4847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure-Function Analysis of BfpB, a Secretin-Like Protein Encoded by the Bundle-Forming-Pilus Operon of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Sarah A. Schmidt, David Bieber, Sandra W. Ramer, Jaiweon Hwang, Cheng-Yen Wu, and Gary Schoolnik J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4848-4859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The licC Gene of Streptococcus pneumoniae Encodes a CTP:Phosphocholine Cytidylyltransferase Charles O. Rock, Richard J. Heath, Hee-Won Park, and Suzanne Jackowski J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4927-4931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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Characterization of VPI Pathogenicity Island and CTX Prophage in Environmental Strains of Vibrio cholerae Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Soumen Chakraborty, Yoshifumi Takeda, G. Balakrish Nair, and Douglas E. Berg J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4737-4746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Domain Interactions in the Yeast ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Ycf1p: Intragenic Suppressor Analysis of Mutations in the Nucleotide Binding Domains Juan M. Falcón-Pérez, Mónica Martínez-Burgos, Jesús Molano, María J. Mazón, and Pilar Eraso J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4761-4770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YLR209c Encodes Saccharomyces cerevisiae Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase K. Lecoq, I. Belloc, C. Desgranges, M. Konrad, and B. Daignan-Fornier J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4910-4913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Oxidation of Phenolate Siderophores by the Multicopper Oxidase Encoded by the Escherichia coli yacK Gene Chulhwan Kim, W. Walter Lorenz, J. Todd Hoopes, and Jeffrey F. D. Dean J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4866-4875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Hiroshi Ohkawa, Masatoshi Sonoda, Mari Shibata, and Teruo Ogawa J. Bacteriol. August 2001 183: 4938-4939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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