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Contents: March 2001, Volume 183, Issue 5        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Eukaryotic Cells        Structure and Function        Cell Surfaces        Physiology and Metabolism        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A Eukaryotic-Type Protein Kinase, SpkA, Is Required for Normal Motility of the Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Ayako Kamei, Takashi Yuasa, Kumi Orikawa, Xiao Xing Geng, and Masahiko Ikeuchi J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1505-1510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Quorum Sensing by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa dksA Homologue Pavel Branny, James P. Pearson, Everett C. Pesci, Thilo Köhler, Barbara H. Iglewski, and Christian Van Delden J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1531-1539; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of hemA Expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1: Effect of a Transposon Insertion in the hbdA Gene Linda Fales, Luiza Kryszak, and Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1568-1576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Genomic, Biochemical, and Genetic Characterization of the Salmonella pduO Gene, an ATP:Cob(I)alamin Adenosyltransferase Gene Celeste L. V. Johnson, Edith Pechonick, Sanghee D. Park, Gregory D. Havemann, Nicole A. Leal, and Thomas A. Bobik J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1577-1584; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleotide Sequence and Analysis of Conjugative Plasmid pVT745 Dominique M. Galli, Jinbiao Chen, Karen F. Novak, and Donald J. Leblanc J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1585-1594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Gonococcal Piliation by Regulatable Transcription of pilE Cynthia D. Long, Stanley F. Hayes, Jos P. M. van Putten, Hillery A. Harvey, Michael A. Apicella, and H. Steven Seifert J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1600-1609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acids in the Bacillus subtilis Morphogenetic Protein SpoIVA with Roles in Spore Coat and Cortex Formation Francesca A. Catalano, Jennifer Meador-Parton, David L. Popham, and Adam Driks J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1645-1654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intergenic Suppression between the Flagellar MS Ring Protein FliF of Salmonella and FlhA, a Membrane Component of Its Export Apparatus May Kihara, Tohru Minamino, Shigeru Yamaguchi, and Robert M. Macnab J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1655-1662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

S-Layer Variation in Bacillus stearothermophilus PV72 Is Based on DNA Rearrangements between the Chromosome and the Naturally Occurring Megaplasmids Holger C. Scholz, Eva Riedmann, Angela Witte, Werner Lubitz, and Beatrix Kuen J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1672-1679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hook Gene (flgE) Is Expressed from the flgBCDEF Operon in Rhodobacter sphaeroides: Study of an flgE Mutant Teresa Ballado, Laura Camarena, Bertha González-Pedrajo, Eugenia Silva-Herzog, and Georges Dreyfus J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1680-1687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RNA Arbitrarily Primed PCR Survey of Genes Regulated by ToxR in the Deep-Sea Bacterium Photobacterium profundum Strain SS9 Kelly A. Bidle and Douglas H. Bartlett J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1688-1693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Footprinting in Bacteria Roberta S. Hare, Scott S. Walker, Thomas E. Dorman, Jonathan R. Greene, Luz-Maria Guzman, Teresa J. Kenney, Mark C. Sulavik, Khandan Baradaran, Chad Houseweart, Haiying Yu, Zuzana Foldes, Anna Motzer, Michael Walbridge, George H. Shimer, Jr., and Karen Joy Shaw J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1694-1706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VpsR, a Member of the Response Regulators of the Two-Component Regulatory Systems, Is Required for Expression of vps Biosynthesis Genes and EPSETr-Associated Phenotypes in Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Fitnat H. Yildiz, Nadia A. Dolganov, and Gary K. Schoolnik J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1716-1726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Elements of the Strong psbAI Promoter of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 Usha Nair, Colleen Thomas, and Susan S. Golden J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1740-1747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth-Phase-Dependent Expression of the Cyclopeptide Antibiotic Microcin J25 María J. Chiuchiolo, Mónica A. Delgado, Ricardo N. Farías, and Raúl A. Salomón J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1755-1764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The apeE Gene of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Is Induced by Phosphate Limitation and Regulated by phoBR Christopher A. Conlin, Seng L. Tan, Huajun Hu, and Todd Segar J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1784-1786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Host-Vector System for Thermus spp. Based on the Malate Dehydrogenase Gene Kevin J. Kayser and John J. Kilbane, II J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1792-1795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The miaA Mutator Phenotype of Escherichia coli K-12 Requires Recombination Functions Jingyong Zhao, Hon-Chiu Eastwood Leung, and Malcolm E. Winkler J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1796-1800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Constitutive Expression of Escherichia coli tat Genes Indicates an Important Role for the Twin-Arginine Translocase during Aerobic and Anaerobic Growth Rachael L. Jack, Frank Sargent, Ben C. Berks, Gary Sawers, and Tracy Palmer J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1801-1804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

N-Acyl-L-Homoserine Lactone-Mediated Regulation of the Lip Secretion System in Serratia liquefaciens MG1 Kathrin Riedel, Thomas Ohnesorg, Karen A. Krogfelt, Thomas S. Hansen, Kenji Omori, Michael Givskov, and Leo Eberl J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1805-1809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Individual Copies of Methylococcus capsulatus Bath Particulate Methane Monooxygenase Genes Sergei Stolyar, Marion Franke, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1810-1812; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TFE, an Archaeal Transcription Factor in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Related to Eucaryal Transcription Factor TFIIE Brian L. Hanzelka, Trevor J. Darcy, and John N. Reeve J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1813-1818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conserved Gene Cluster at Replication Origins of the -Proteobacteria Caulobacter crescentus and Rickettsia prowazekii Ann Karen C. Brassinga, Rania Siam, and Gregory T. Marczynski J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1824-1829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VibD and VibH Are Required for Late Steps in Vibriobactin Biosynthesis in Vibrio cholerae Elizabeth E. Wyckoff, Stacey L. Smith, and Shelley M. Payne J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1830-1834; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Comparative Specificities of Two Evolutionarily Divergent Hydrolases Involved in Microbial Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Stephen Y. K. Seah, Geneviève Labbé, Stefan R. Kaschabek, Frank Reifenrath, Walter Reineke, and Lindsay D. Eltis J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1511-1516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties and Mutation Analysis of the CelK Cellulose-Binding Domain from the Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome Irina A. Kataeva, Ronald D. Seidel, III, Xin-Liang Li, and Lars G. Ljungdahl J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1552-1559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of PBP4a, a New Low-Molecular-Weight Penicillin-Binding Protein from Bacillus subtilis Colette Duez, Marc Vanhove, Xavier Gallet, Fabrice Bouillenne, Jean-Denis Docquier, Alain Brans, and Jean-Marie Frère J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1595-1599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Tat Transport System in Nitrous Oxide Reductase Translocation and Cytochrome cd1 Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas stutzeri Mari P. Heikkilä, Ulrike Honisch, Patrick Wunsch, and Walter G. Zumft J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1663-1671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissimilatory Sulfite Reductase (Desulfoviridin) of the Taurine-Degrading, Non-Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Bilophila wadsworthia RZATAU Contains a Fused DsrB-DsrD Subunit Heike Laue, Michael Friedrich, Jürgen Ruff, and Alasdair M. Cook J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1727-1733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Sequences, and Characterization of Two Chitinase Genes from the Antarctic Arthrobacter sp. Strain TAD20: Isolation and Partial Characterization of the Enzymes Thierry Lonhienne, Konstantinos Mavromatis, Constantin E. Vorgias, Laurent Buchon, Charles Gerday, and Vassilis Bouriotis J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1773-1779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Eukaryotic Cells:

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The Wide-Domain Carbon Catabolite Repressor CreA Indirectly Controls Expression of the Aspergillus nidulans xlnB Gene, Encoding the Acidic Endo--(1,4)-Xylanase X24 Margarita Orejas, Andrew P. MacCabe, José Antonio Pérez-González, Sudeep Kumar, and Daniel Ramón J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1517-1523; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structure and Function:

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Introduction of a Carboxyl Group in the First Transmembrane Helix of Escherichia coli F1Fo ATPase Subunit c and Cytoplasmic pH Regulation Phil C. Jones J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1524-1530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Essential Charged Residues in Transmembrane Segments of the Multidrug Transporter MexB of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lan Guan and Taiji Nakae J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1734-1739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Catalytic Activities of the PhoQ Histidine Protein Kinase of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Martin Montagne, Alexandre Martel, and Hervé Le Moual J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1787-1791; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cell Surfaces:

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Expression of the Moraxella catarrhalis UspA1 Protein Undergoes Phase Variation and Is Regulated at the Transcriptional Level Eric R. Lafontaine, Nikki J. Wagner, and Eric J. Hansen J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1540-1551; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Visualization of the Attachment Organelle and Cytadherence Proteins of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Immunofluorescence Microscopy Shintaro Seto, Gerlinde Layh-Schmitt, Tsuyoshi Kenri, and Makoto Miyata J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1621-1630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Five-Gene Cluster in Clostridium thermoaceticum Consisting of Two Divergent Operons Encoding Rubredoxin Oxidoreductase- Rubredoxin and Rubrerythrin-Type A Flavoprotein- High-Molecular-Weight Rubredoxin Amaresh Das, Eric D. Coulter, Donald M. Kurtz, Jr., and Lars G. Ljungdahl J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1560-1567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of PII and Its Homolog GlnK on Reversible ADP-Ribosylation of Dinitrogenase Reductase by Heterologous Expression of the Rhodospirillum rubrum Dinitrogenase Reductase ADP-Ribosyl Transferase-Dinitrogenase Reductase-Activating Glycohydrolase Regulatory System in Klebsiella pneumoniae Yaoping Zhang, Edward L. Pohlmann, Cale M. Halbleib, Paul W. Ludden, and Gary P. Roberts J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1610-1620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Initial Reaction of n-Alkanes in a Denitrifying Bacterium: Evidence for (1-Methylpentyl)succinate as Initial Product and for Involvement of an Organic Radical in n-Hexane Metabolism Ralf Rabus, Heinz Wilkes, Astrid Behrends, Antje Armstroff, Thomas Fischer, Antonio J. Pierik, and Friedrich Widdel J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1707-1715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Carbon and Electron Flow in Clostridium butyricum VPI 3266 Grown on Glucose-Glycerol Mixtures Sylvie Saint-Amans, Laurence Girbal, Jose Andrade, Kerstin Ahrens, and Philippe Soucaille J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1748-1754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeted Inactivation of the mecB Gene, Encoding Cystathionine--Lyase, Shows that the Reverse Transsulfuration Pathway Is Required for High-Level Cephalosporin Biosynthesis in Acremonium chrysogenum C10 but Not for Methionine Induction of the Cephalosporin Genes Gang Liu, Javier Casqueiro, Oscar Bañuelos, Rosa E. Cardoza, Santiago Gutiérrez, and Juan F. Martín J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1765-1772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for draTG and rnf Genes in Reduction of 2,4-Dinitrophenol by Rhodobacter capsulatus Lara P. Sáez, Patricia García, Manuel Martínez-Luque, Werner Klipp, Rafael Blasco, and Francisco Castillo J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1780-1783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Structures and Regulation of the Alkane Hydroxylase Complex in Acinetobacter sp. Strain M-1 Akio Tani, Takeru Ishige, Yasuyoshi Sakai, and Nobuo Kato J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1819-1823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Phylogenetic Evidence for Horizontal Transfer of mutS Alleles among Naturally Occurring Escherichia coli Strains Eric W. Brown, J. Eugene LeClerc, Baoguang Li, William L. Payne, and Thomas A. Cebula J. Bacteriol. March 2001 183: 1631-1644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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