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Contents: February 2001, Volume 183, Issue 4        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Cell Surfaces        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Plasmids and Transposons        Population Genetics and Evolution        Eukaryotic Cells        Bacteriophages        Errata

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Identification of a Novel Two-Component Regulatory System That Acts in Global Regulation of Virulence Factors of Staphylococcus aureus Jeremy M. Yarwood, John K. McCormick, and Patrick M. Schlievert J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1113-1123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formation of Chromosomal Tandem Arrays of the SXT Element and R391, Two Conjugative Chromosomally Integrating Elements That Share an Attachment Site Bianca Hochhut, John W. Beaber, Roger Woodgate, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1124-1132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Serotype-Specific Gene Cassette (gltA-gltB) Is Required for Expression of Teichoic Acid-Associated Surface Antigens in Listeria monocytogenes of Serotype 4b Xiang-He Lei, Franz Fiedler, Zheng Lan, and Sophia Kathariou J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1133-1139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Myxococcus xanthus mokA Encodes a Histidine Kinase-Response Regulator Hybrid Sensor Required for Development and Osmotic Tolerance Yoshio Kimura, Hiromi Nakano, Hideaki Terasaka, and Kaoru Takegawa J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1140-1146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oversynthesis of a New Escherichia coli Small RNA Suppresses Export Toxicity of DsbA'-PhoA Unfoldable Periplasmic Proteins Agnès Guigueno, Janie Dassa, Pascal Belin, and Paul Louis Boquet J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1147-1158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Plasmid-Encoded Gene from Haemophilus ducreyi Which Confers NAD Independence Paul R. Martin, Robin J. Shea, and Martha H. Mulks J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1168-1174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Silent gal Genes in the lac-gal Regulon of Streptococcus thermophilus Elaine E. Vaughan, Patrick T. C. van den Bogaard, Pasquale Catzeddu, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Willem M. de Vos J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1184-1194; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of CspC and CspE in Regulation of Expression of RpoS and UspA, the Stress Response Proteins in Escherichia coli Sangita Phadtare and Masayori Inouye J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1205-1214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

umuDC-Mediated Cold Sensitivity Is a Manifestation of Functions of the UmuD2C Complex Involved in a DNA Damage Checkpoint Control Mark D. Sutton and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1215-1224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Putatively Phase Variable Gene (dca) Required for Natural Competence in Neisseria gonorrhoeae but Not Neisseria meningitidis Is Located within the Division Cell Wall (dcw) Gene Cluster Lori A. S. Snyder, Nigel J. Saunders, and William M. Shafer J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1233-1241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Systematic Identification of Selective Essential Genes in Helicobacter pylori by Genome Prioritization and Allelic Replacement Mutagenesis Alison F. Chalker, Heather W. Minehart, Nicky J. Hughes, Kristin K. Koretke, Michael A. Lonetto, Kerry K. Brinkman, Patrick V. Warren, Andrei Lupas, Michael J. Stanhope, James R. Brown, and Paul S. Hoffman J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1259-1268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure-Function Analysis of the Shigella Virulence Factor IpaB Andrea Guichon, David Hersh, Mark R. Smith, and Arturo Zychlinsky J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1269-1276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Initiation Codon Affects Ribosome Binding and Translational Efficiency in Escherichia coli of cI mRNA with or without the 5' Untranslated Leader Sean M. O'Donnell and Gary R. Janssen J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1277-1283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the dnaK Multigene Family in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC7942 Kaori Nimura, Hideo Takahashi, and Hirofumi Yoshikawa J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1320-1328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Family of Regulators in the Environmental Signaling Pathway Which Activates the General Stress Transcription Factor B of Bacillus subtilis Samina Akbar, Tatiana A. Gaidenko, Choong Min Kang, Mary O'Reilly, Kevin M. Devine, and Chester W. Price J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1329-1338; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression Characteristics of the Transfer-Related kilB Gene Product of Streptomyces Plasmid pIJ101: Implications for the Plasmid Spread Function Gregg S. Pettis, Naomi Ward, and Kevin L. Schully J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1339-1345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein-Protein Interactions in the Complex between the Enhancer Binding Protein NIFA and the Sensor NIFL from Azotobacter vinelandii Tracy Money, Jason Barrett, Ray Dixon, and Sara Austin J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1359-1368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Metalloprotease Gene Expression in Vibrio vulnificus by a Vibrio harveyi LuxR Homologue Chung-Ping Shao and Lien-I Hor J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1369-1375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of the Nucleoid on Placement of FtsZ and MinE Rings in Escherichia coli Qin Sun and William Margolin J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1413-1422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SigE Is a Chaperone for the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Invasion Protein SigD K. Heran Darwin, Lloyd S. Robinson, and Virginia L. Miller J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1452-1454; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Putative Sigma Factor SigI (YkoZ) of Bacillus subtilis Is Induced by Heat Shock Ulrich Zuber, Kathrin Drzewiecki, and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1472-1475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Consequences of Directed Mutations Affecting the Hemin Receptor in Pathogenic Corynebacterium Species Michael P. Schmitt and E. Susan Drazek J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1476-1481; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of gsp65, an Organic Hydroperoxide Resistance (ohr) Gene Encoding a General Stress Protein in Enterococcus faecalis Alain Rincé, Jean-Christophe Giard, Vianney Pichereau, Sigrid Flahaut, and Yanick Auffray J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1482-1488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Regulatory Mechanisms Act on the 5' Untranslated Region of the S-Layer Gene from Thermus thermophilus HB8 Pablo Castán, Miguel A. de Pedro, Cristina Risco, Cristina Vallés, Luis A. Fernández, Heinz Schwarz, and José Berenguer J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1491-1494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Genetic Analysis of Assembly of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Type III Secretion-Associated Needle Complex Anand Sukhan, Tomoko Kubori, James Wilson, and Jorge E. Galán J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1159-1167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Molecular Analysis of PcsB, a Protein Required for Cell Wall Separation of Group B Streptococcus Dieter J. Reinscheid, Birgit Gottschalk, Axel Schubert, Bernhard J. Eikmanns, and Gursharan S. Chhatwal J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1175-1183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disulfide Bond Formation in Secreton Component PulK Provides a Possible Explanation for the Role of DsbA in Pullulanase Secretion Anthony P. Pugsley, Nicolas Bayan, and Nathalie Sauvonnet J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1312-1319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression of the Response Regulator evgA of the Two-Component Signal Transduction System Modulates Multidrug Resistance Conferred by Multidrug Resistance Transporters Kunihiko Nishino and Akihito Yamaguchi J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1455-1458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Initiation of Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 57RP Correlates with Emergence of Hyperpiliated and Highly Adherent Phenotypic Variants Deficient in Swimming, Swarming, and Twitching Motilities Eric Déziel, Yves Comeau, and Richard Villemur J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1195-1204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Genes Affecting Urease Activity in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Janine T. Bossé, Hali D. Gilmour, and Janet I. MacInnes J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1242-1247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of the sodA Gene from Corynebacterium melassecola and Role of Superoxide Dismutase in Cellular Viability Muriel Merkamm and Armel Guyonvarch J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1284-1295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subset of Hybrid Eukaryotic Proteins Is Exported by the Type I Secretion System of Erwinia chrysanthemi José Luis Palacios, Isabel Zaror, Patricio Martínez, Francisco Uribe, Patricio Opazo, Teresa Socías, Manuel Gidekel, and Alejandro Venegas J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1346-1358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Expression in Escherichia coli of Low-Affinity and High-Affinity Na+(Li+)/H+ Antiporters of Synechocystis Masami Inaba, Atsushi Sakamoto, and Norio Murata J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1376-1384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fnr Is Required for NifL-Dependent Oxygen Control of nif Gene Expression in Klebsiella pneumoniae Roman Grabbe, Kai Klopprogge, and Ruth A. Schmitz J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1385-1393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Network Identification and Flux Quantification in the Central Metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae under Different Conditions of Glucose Repression Andreas Karoly Gombert, Margarida Moreira dos Santos, Bjarke Christensen, and Jens Nielsen J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1441-1451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quinone Profiles of Thermoplasma acidophilum HO-62 Haruo Shimada, Yasuo Shida, Naoki Nemoto, Tairo Oshima, and Akihiko Yamagishi J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1462-1465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Drosophila as a Model Host for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection David A. D'Argenio, Larry A. Gallagher, Celeste A. Berg, and Colin Manoil J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1466-1471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cloning and Characterization of the pnb Genes, Encoding Enzymes for 4-Nitrobenzoate Catabolism in Pseudomonas putida TW3 Michelle A. Hughes and Peter A. Williams J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1225-1232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Proteus mirabilis Urease Apoenzyme and Accessory Proteins Identified with Yeast Two-Hybrid Technology Susan R. Heimer and Harry L. T. Mobley J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1423-1433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unexpected Presence of Defective glpR Alleles in Various Strains of Escherichia coli C. Kay Holtman, Richard Thurlkill, and Donald W. Pettigrew J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1459-1461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aminopeptidases A, B, and N and Dipeptidase D Are the Four Cysteinylglycinases of Escherichia coli K-12 Hideyuki Suzuki, Sachiko Kamatani, Eun-Soo Kim, and Hidehiko Kumagai J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1489-1490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Escherichia coli Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase by Acyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Mark S. Davis and John E. Cronan, Jr. J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1499-1503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Genetic Characterization of a Sinorhizobium meliloti Chromosomal Region Involved in Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis Antonio Lagares, Daniela F. Hozbor, Karsten Niehaus, Augusto J. L. Pich Otero, Jens Lorenzen, Walter Arnold, and Alfred Pühler J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1248-1258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One of Two hemN Genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Is Functional during Anaerobic Growth and in Symbiosis Hans-Martin Fischer, Leonardo Velasco, Maria J. Delgado, Eulogio J. Bedmar, Simon Schären, Daniel Zingg, Michael Göttfert, and Hauke Hennecke J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1300-1311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential Symbiosis-Specific Genes Uncovered by Sequencing a 410-Kilobase DNA Region of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum Chromosome Michael Göttfert, Sandra Röthlisberger, Christoph Kündig, Christoph Beck, Roger Marty, and Hauke Hennecke J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1405-1412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plasmids and Transposons:

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Demonstration that the Group II Intron from the Clostridial Conjugative Transposon Tn5397 Undergoes Splicing In Vivo Adam P. Roberts, Veit Braun, Christoph von Eichel-Streiber, and Peter Mullany J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1296-1299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Sequence Diversity and Molecular Evolution of the Leukotoxin (lktA) Gene in Bovine and Ovine Strains of Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica Robert L. Davies, Thomas S. Whittam, and Robert K. Selander J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1394-1404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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Multiple Catalase Genes Are Differentially Regulated in Aspergillus nidulans Laura Kawasaki and Jesús Aguirre J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1434-1440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages:

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OmpC Is the Receptor for Gifsy-1 and Gifsy-2 Bacteriophages of Salmonella Theresa D. Ho and James M. Slauch J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1495-1498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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RNA Polymerases from Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli Differ in Recognition of Regulatory Signals In Vitro Irina Artsimovitch, Vladimir Svetlov, Larry Anthony, Richard R. Burgess, and Robert Landick J. Bacteriol. February 2001 183: 1504 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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