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Contents: May 2002, Volume 184, Issue 10        Guest Commentary        Meeting Reviews        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Cell Biology        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

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Guest Commentary:

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Early Activation of Quorum Sensing James P. Pearson J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2569-2571; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Reviews:

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Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages, 2001 Ry Young J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2572-2575; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Advancing the Quorum in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: MvaT and the Regulation of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone Production and Virulence Gene Expression Stephen P. Diggle, Klaus Winzer, Andrée Lazdunski, Paul Williams, and Miguel Cámara J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2576-2586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Quorum-Sensing Signaling System Essential for Genetic Competence in Streptococcus mutans Is Involved in Biofilm Formation Yung-Hua Li, Nan Tang, Marcelo B. Aspiras, Peter C. Y. Lau, Janet H. Lee, Richard P. Ellen, and Dennis G. Cvitkovitch J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2699-2708; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Proteome and Transcriptome Analysis of the Virulence Genes Regulated by the VirR/VirS System in Clostridium perfringens Takeshi Shimizu, Kensuke Shima, Ken-ichi Yoshino, Kazuyoshi Yonezawa, Tohru Shimizu, and Hideo Hayashi J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2587-2594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The secE Gene of Helicobacter pylori Claudine Médigue, Benjamin Chun-Yu Wong, Marie Chia-Mi Lin, Stéphanie Bocs, and Antoine Danchin J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2837-2840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Proteolytic Activity of YibP Protein in Escherichia coli Toshiharu Ichimura, Mitsuyoshi Yamazoe, Maki Maeda, Chieko Wada, and Sota Hiraga J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2595-2602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The O-Antigen Gene Cluster of Escherichia coli O55:H7 and Identification of a New UDP-GlcNAc C4 Epimerase Gene Lei Wang, Sandy Huskic, Adam Cisterne, Deborah Rothemund, and Peter R. Reeves J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2620-2625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the Signal Recognition Particle in Escherichia coli by Characterization of a Temperature-Sensitive ffh Mutant Sei-Kyoung Park, Fenglei Jiang, Ross E. Dalbey, and Gregory J. Phillips J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2642-2653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caulobacter crescentus Synthesizes an S-Layer-Editing Metalloprotease Possessing a Domain Sharing Sequence Similarity with Its Paracrystalline S-Layer Protein Elizabeth Umelo-Njaka, Wade H. Bingle, Faten Borchani, Khai D. Le, Peter Awram, Theo Blake, John F. Nomellini, and John Smit J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2709-2718; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Functional Characterization and Regulation of gadX, a Gene Encoding an AraC/XylS-Like Transcriptional Activator of the Escherichia coli Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase System Angela Tramonti, Paolo Visca, Michele De Canio, Maurizio Falconi, and Daniela De Biase J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2603-2613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Scanning and Affinity Cleavage Analysis of UhpA-Binding Sites in the Escherichia coli uhpT Promoter Igor N. Olekhnovich and Robert J. Kadner J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2682-2691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The E1ß and E2 Subunits of the Bacillus subtilis Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Are Involved in Regulation of Sporulation Haichun Gao, Xin Jiang, Kit Pogliano, and Arthur I. Aronson J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2780-2788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AerR, a Second Aerobic Repressor of Photosynthesis Gene Expression in Rhodobacter capsulatus Chen Dong, Sylvie Elsen, Lee R. Swem, and Carl E. Bauer J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2805-2814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coordination of Ubiquinol Oxidase and Cytochrome cbb3 Oxidase Expression by Multiple Regulators in Rhodobacter capsulatus Danielle L. Swem and Carl E. Bauer J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2815-2820; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ribonuclease M5 Has Few, If Any, mRNA Substrates in Bacillus subtilis Ciarán Condon, Jordi Rourera, Dominique Brechemier-Baey, and Harald Putzer J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2845-2849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Membrane-Associated Protein-Serine/Threonine Kinase from Sulfolobus solfataricus Is a Glycoprotein Brian H. Lower and Peter J. Kennelly J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2614-2619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TraG-Like Proteins of DNA Transfer Systems and of the Helicobacter pylori Type IV Secretion System: Inner Membrane Gate for Exported Substrates? Gunnar Schröder, Sabine Krause, Ellen L. Zechner, Beth Traxler, Hye-Jeong Yeo, Rudi Lurz, Gabriel Waksman, and Erich Lanka J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2767-2779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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The Evolving Genome of Salmonella enterica Serovar Pullorum Gui-Rong Liu, Andrea Rahn, Wei-Qiao Liu, Kenneth E. Sanderson, Randal N. Johnston, and Shu-Lin Liu J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2626-2633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rescue of Social Motility Lost during Evolution of Myxococcus xanthus in an Asocial Environment Gregory J. Velicer, Richard E. Lenski, and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2719-2727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Snapshot of the Genome of the Pseudo-T-Even Bacteriophage RB49 Carine Desplats, Christophe Dez, Françoise Tétart, Heïdy Eleaume, and H. M. Krisch J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2789-2804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Using Disulfide Bond Engineering To Study Conformational Changes in the ß'260-309 Coiled-Coil Region of Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase during 70 Binding Larry C. Anthony, Alan A. Dombkowski, and Richard R. Burgess J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2634-2641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase III Can Replicate Efficiently past a T-T cis-syn Cyclobutane Dimer if DNA Polymerase V and the 3' to 5' Exonuclease Proofreading Function Encoded by dnaQ Are Inactivated Angela Borden, Paul I. O'Grady, Dominique Vandewiele, Antonio R. Fernández de Henestrosa, Christopher W. Lawrence, and Roger Woodgate J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2674-2681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression of Two Different GTPases Rescues a Null Mutation in a Heat-Induced rRNA Methyltransferase Jacqueline Tan, Ursula Jakob, and James C. A. Bardwell J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2692-2698; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Antisense RNA-Mediated Transcriptional Attenuation Mechanism Functions in Escherichia coli Sabine Brantl and E. Gerhart H. Wagner J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2740-2747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of rodA and pbp2b Disruption on Cell Morphology and Oxidative Stress Response of Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ368 Annabelle Thibessard, Annabelle Fernandez, Brigitte Gintz, Nathalie Leblond-Bourget, and Bernard Decaris J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2821-2826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The RcsCB His-Asp Phosphorelay System Is Essential To Overcome Chlorpromazine-Induced Stress in Escherichia coli Annie Conter, Rachel Sturny, Claude Gutierrez, and Kaymeuang Cam J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2850-2853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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BetS Is a Major Glycine Betaine/Proline Betaine Transporter Required for Early Osmotic Adjustment in Sinorhizobium meliloti Alexandre Boscari, Karine Mandon, Laurence Dupont, Marie-Christine Poggi, and Daniel Le Rudulier J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2654-2663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two prpDBC Gene Clusters in Corynebacterium glutamicum and Their Involvement in Propionate Degradation via the 2-Methylcitrate Cycle Wilfried A. Claes, Alfred Pühler, and Jörn Kalinowski J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2728-2739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elevated Levels of Ketopantoate Hydroxymethyltransferase (PanB) Lead to a Physiologically Significant Coenzyme A Elevation in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Aileen Rubio and D. M. Downs J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2827-2832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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PehN, a Polygalacturonase Homologue with a Low Hydrolase Activity, Is Coregulated with the Other Erwinia chrysanthemi Polygalacturonases Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat, Vladimir E. Shevchik, and William Nasser J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2664-2673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Biological Properties and Cell Tropism of Chp2, a Bacteriophage of the Obligate Intracellular Bacterium Chlamydophila abortus J. S. Everson, S. A. Garner, B. Fane, B.-L. Liu, P. R. Lambden, and I. N. Clarke J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2748-2754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Two Cryptic Helicobacter pylori Plasmids: a Putative Source for Horizontal Gene Transfer and Gene Shuffling Dirk Hofreuter and Rainer Haas J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2755-2766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage SP6 Is Closely Related to Phages K1-5, K5, and K1E but Encodes a Tail Protein Very Similar to That of the Distantly Related P22 Dean Scholl, Sankar Adhya, and Carl R. Merril J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2833-2836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Linear Plasmid in the Genome of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus Susan E. Brown, Dennis L. Knudson, and Carol A. Ishimaru J. Bacteriol. May 2002 184: 2841-2844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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