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Contents: October 2001, Volume 183, Issue 20        Minireviews        Cell Surfaces        Eukaryotic Cells        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Population Genetics and Evolution        Structure and Function        Plant Microbiology

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Minireviews:

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Posttranscription Initiation Control of Tryptophan Metabolism in Bacillus subtilis by the trp RNA-Binding Attenuation Protein (TRAP), anti-TRAP, and RNA Structure Paul Babitzke and Paul Gollnick J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5795-5802; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Analysis of a Complete Library of Putative Drug Transporter Genes in Escherichia coli Kunihiko Nishino and Akihito Yamaguchi J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5803-5812; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Agrobacterium VirB11 ATPase in T-Pilus Assembly and Substrate Selection Evgeniy Sagulenko, Vitaliya Sagulenko, Jun Chen, and Peter J. Christie J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5813-5825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Synthesis of the Periplasmic Domain of TonB Inhibits Transport through the FecA and FhuA Iron Siderophore Transporters of Escherichia coli S. Peter Howard, Christina Herrmann, Chad W. Stratilo, and V. Braun J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5885-5895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type II Secretion by Aeromonas salmonicida: Evidence for Two Periplasmic Pools of Proaerolysin Sarah E. Burr, Dzung B. Diep, and J. Thomas Buckley J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5956-5963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SseBCD Proteins Are Secreted by the Type III Secretion System of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 and Function as a Translocon Thomas Nikolaus, Jörg Deiwick, Catherine Rappl, Jeremy A. Freeman, Werner Schröder, Samuel I. Miller, and Michael Hensel J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6036-6045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Motility Mutants of Synechocystis Strain PCC 6803 Generated by In Vitro Transposon Mutagenesis Devaki Bhaya, Akiko Takahashi, Payam Shahi, and Arthur R. Grossman J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6140-6143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Minicell Membranes Are Enriched in Cardiolipin Cecile-Marie Koppelman, Tanneke Den Blaauwen, Marc C. Duursma, Ron M. A. Heeren, and Nanne Nanninga J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6144-6147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reconstruction of Escherichia coli mrcA (PBP 1a) Mutants Lacking Multiple Combinations of Penicillin Binding Proteins Bernadette M. Meberg, Frances C. Sailer, David E. Nelson, and Kevin D. Young J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6148-6149; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Role of Glutamine Synthetase in Nitrogen Metabolite Repression in Aspergillus nidulans Soula Margelis, Cletus D'Souza, Anna J. Small, Michael J. Hynes, Thomas H. Adams, and Meryl A. Davis J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5826-5833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aut5/Cvt17p, a Putative Lipase Essential for Disintegration of Autophagic Bodies inside the Vacuole Ulrike D. Epple, Ivet Suriapranata, Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen, and Michael Thumm J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5942-5955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Measuring Virulence Factor Expression by the Pathogenic Bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens in Culture and during Insect Infection Phillip J. Daborn, Nicholas Waterfield, Mark A. Blight, and Richard H. Ffrench-Constant J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5834-5839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis YxkJ Is a Secondary Transporter of the 2-Hydroxycarboxylate Transporter Family That Transports L-Malate and Citrate Bastiaan P. Krom, Ronald Aardema, and Juke S. Lolkema J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5862-5869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GerN, an Endospore Germination Protein of Bacillus cereus, Is an Na+/H+-K+ Antiporter Thomas W. Southworth, Arthur A. Guffanti, Anne Moir, and Terry A. Krulwich J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5896-5903; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

uvrA Is an Acid-Inducible Gene Involved in the Adaptive Response to Low pH in Streptococcus mutans Michael N. Hanna, Ronald J. Ferguson, Yung-Hua Li, and Dennis G. Cvitkovitch J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5964-5973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytochrome Complex Essential for Photosynthetic Oxidation of both Thiosulfate and Sulfide in Rhodovulum sulfidophilum Corinne Appia-Ayme, Phillip J. Little, Yumi Matsumoto, Andrew P. Leech, and Ben C. Berks J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6107-6118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycerol 3-Phosphate Inhibits Swarming and Aggregation of Myxococcus xanthus Aurelio Moraleda-Muñoz, Juana Carrero-Lérida, Antonio L. Extremera, José M. Arias, and José Muñoz-Dorado J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6135-6139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Role of NtcB in Activation of Nitrate Assimilation Genes in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Makiko Aichi, Nobuyuki Takatani, and Tatsuo Omata J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5840-5847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Swarming Mutants with Altered Biofilm-Forming Abilities: Surfactin Inhibits Biofilm Formation Joe Robert Mireles, II, Adam Toguchi, and Rasika M. Harshey J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5848-5854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for the Contribution of Point Mutations to vlsE Variation and for Apparent Constraints on the Net Accumulation of Sequence Changes in vlsE during Infection with Lyme Disease Spirochetes Shian-Ying Sung, John V. McDowell, and Richard T. Marconi J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5855-5861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of osmC Gene Expression by the Two-Component System rcsB-rcsC in Escherichia coli Marcela Davalos-Garcia, Annie Conter, Isabelle Toesca, Claude Gutierrez, and Kaymeuang Cam J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5870-5876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Two Distinct Catabolite-Responsive Elements in Catabolite Repression of the Bacillus subtilis myo-Inositol (iol) Operon Yasuhiko Miwa and Yasutaro Fujita J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5877-5884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The C Terminus of 32 Is Not Essential for Degradation by FtsH Toshifumi Tomoyasu, Florence Arsène, Teru Ogura, and Bernd Bukau J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5911-5917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Bacillus subtilis trpEDCFBA Operon Is Influenced by Translational Coupling and Rho Termination Factor Helen Yakhnin, Joshua E. Babiarz, Alexander V. Yakhnin, and Paul Babitzke J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5918-5926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipase and Its Modulator from Pseudomonas sp. Strain KFCC 10818: Proline-to-Glutamine Substitution at Position 112 Induces Formation of Enzymatically Active Lipase in the Absence of the Modulator Eun Kyung Kim, Won Hee Jang, Jung Ho Ko, Jong Seok Kang, Moon Jong Noh, and Ook Joon Yoo J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5937-5941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RpoS-Dependent Transcriptional Control of sprE: Regulatory Feedback Loop Natividad Ruiz, Celeste N. Peterson, and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5974-5981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli FadR Positively Regulates Transcription of the fabB Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Gene John W. Campbell and John E. Cronan, Jr. J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5982-5990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor That Blocks Morphological Differentiation by Streptomyces coelicolor Amy M. Gehring, Narie J. Yoo, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5991-5996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Functional Analyses of the Gene (eshA) Encoding the 52-Kilodalton Protein of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Required for Antibiotic Production Shinichi Kawamoto, Masakatsu Watanabe, Natsumi Saito, Andrew Hesketh, Katerina Vachalova, Keiko Matsubara, and Kozo Ochi J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6009-6016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory Interactions of Csr Components: the RNA Binding Protein CsrA Activates csrB Transcription in Escherichia coli Seshagirirao Gudapaty, Kazushi Suzuki, Xin Wang, Paul Babitzke, and Tony Romeo J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6017-6027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Lateral Transfers of Dissimilatory Sulfite Reductase Genes between Major Lineages of Sulfate-Reducing Prokaryotes Michael Klein, Michael Friedrich, Andrew J. Roger, Philip Hugenholtz, Susan Fishbain, Heike Abicht, Linda L. Blackall, David A. Stahl, and Michael Wagner J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6028-6035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RecA-Mediated Rescue of Escherichia coli Strains with Replication Forks Arrested at the Terminus Sophie Maisnier-Patin, Kurt Nordström, and Santanu Dasgupta J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6065-6073; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Physiologic Analysis of the groE Operon and Role of the HrcA Repressor in Stress Gene Regulation and Acid Tolerance in Streptococcus mutans José A. C. Lemos, Yi-Ywan M. Chen, and Robert A. Burne J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6074-6084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eubacterial Diterpene Cyclase Genes Essential for Production of the Isoprenoid Antibiotic Terpentecin Tohru Dairi, Yoshimitsu Hamano, Tomohisa Kuzuyama, Nobuya Itoh, Kazuo Furihata, and Haruo Seto J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6085-6094; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Mutations in the metY-nusA-infB Operon That Suppress the Slow Growth of a rimM Mutant Göran O. Bylund, J. Mattias Lövgren, and P. Mikael Wikström J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6095-6106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Alternative Sigma Factor SigH Regulates Major Components of Oxidative and Heat Stress Responses in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Sahadevan Raman, Taeksun Song, Xiaoling Puyang, Stoyan Bardarov, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and Robert N. Husson J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6119-6125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Phase and Growth Rate Regulation of the rapA Gene, Encoding the RNA Polymerase-Associated Protein RapA in Escherichia coli Julio E. Cabrera and Ding Jun Jin J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6126-6134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Translocation-Specific Conformation of Adenylate Cyclase Toxin from Bordetella pertussis Inhibits Toxin-Mediated Hemolysis Mary C. Gray, Sang-Jin Lee, Lloyd S. Gray, Franca R. Zaretzky, Angela S. Otero, Gabor Szabo, and Erik L. Hewlett J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5904-5910; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonspecific Adherence and Fibril Biogenesis by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: TadA Protein Is an ATPase Mrinal K. Bhattacharjee, Scott C. Kachlany, Daniel H. Fine, and David H. Figurski J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5927-5936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Recombination in the ompA Gene but Not the omcB Gene of Chlamydia Contributes to Serovar-Specific Differences in Tissue Tropism, Immune Surveillance, and Persistence of the Organism Kim L. Millman, Simon Tavaré, and Deborah Dean J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 5997-6008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Two Class A High-Molecular-Weight Penicillin-Binding Proteins of Bacillus subtilis Play Redundant Roles in Sporulation Derrell C. McPherson, Adam Driks, and David L. Popham J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6046-6053; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Genetic Locus Required for Antigenic Maturation of Rhizobium etli CE3 Lipopolysaccharide Dominik M. Duelli, Andrea Tobin, Jodie M. Box, V. S. Kumar Kolli, Russell W. Carlson, and K. Dale Noel J. Bacteriol. October 2001 183: 6054-6064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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