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Contents: July 2002, Volume 184, Issue 13        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Microbial Cell Biology        Gene Regulation        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Molecular Characterization of the PceA Reductive Dehalogenase of Desulfitobacterium sp. Strain Y51 Akiko Suyama, Masaki Yamashita, Sadazo Yoshino, and Kensuke Furukawa J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3419-3425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Rhizobium etli cyaC Product: Characterization of a Novel Adenylate Cyclase Class Juan Téllez-Sosa, Nora Soberón, Alicia Vega-Segura, María E. Torres-Márquez, and Miguel A. Cevallos J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3560-3568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phage TP901-1 Site-Specific Integrase Functions in Human Cells Stephanie M. Stoll, Daniel S. Ginsburg, and Michele P. Calos J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3657-3663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alteration of Regiospecificity in Biphenyl Dioxygenase by Active-Site Engineering Hikaru Suenaga, Takahito Watanabe, Mika Sato, Ngadiman, and Kensuke Furukawa J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3682-3688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Membrane-Bound Archaeal Lon Protease Displays ATP-Independent Proteolytic Activity towards Unfolded Proteins and ATP-Dependent Activity for Folded Proteins Toshiaki Fukui, Tomohiro Eguchi, Haruyuki Atomi, and Tadayuki Imanaka J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3689-3698; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penicillin-Binding Proteins 1a and 1b Form Independent Dimers in Escherichia coli Xavier Charpentier, Christian Chalut, Marie-Hélène Rémy, and Jean-Michel Masson J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3749-3752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Competence without a Competence Pheromone in a Natural Isolate of Streptococcus infantis Ola Ween, Svanhild Teigen, Peter Gaustad, Mogens Kilian, and Leiv Sigve Håvarstein J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3426-3432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Transformation and DNA Uptake Signal Sequences in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Ying Wang, Steve D. Goodman, Rosemary J. Redfield, and Casey Chen J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3442-3449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide-Induced Homologous Recombination in Escherichia coli Is Promoted by DNA Glycosylases Erik J. Spek, Laurel N. Vuong, Tetsuya Matsuguchi, Martin G. Marinus, and Bevin P. Engelward J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3501-3507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of Multiple Proteins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by the Transcriptional Regulator SlyA Andrea Spory, Armin Bosserhoff, Christine von Rhein, Werner Goebel, and Albrecht Ludwig J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3549-3559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Northern, Morphological, and Fermentation Analysis of spo0A Inactivation and Overexpression in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 Latonia M. Harris, Neil E. Welker, and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3586-3597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Pathways of Spx (YjbD) Proteolysis in Bacillus subtilis Shunji Nakano, Guolu Zheng, Michiko M. Nakano, and Peter Zuber J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3664-3670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Spa32 Regulates a Switch in Substrate Specificity of the Type III Secreton of Shigella flexneri from Needle Components to Ipa Proteins Juana Magdalena, Abderrahman Hachani, Mustapha Chamekh, Noureddine Jouihri, Pierre Gounon, Ariel Blocker, and Abdelmounaaïm Allaoui J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3433-3441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Transcriptional Analysis of clpP Mutations of Type 2 Streptococcus pneumoniae and Their Effects on Physiology and Virulence Gregory T. Robertson, Wai-Leung Ng, Joseph Foley, Raymond Gilmour, and Malcolm E. Winkler J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3508-3520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type 1 Capsule Genes of Staphylococcus aureus Are Carried in a Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Genetic Element Thanh T. Luong, Shu Ouyang, Kelly Bush, and Chia Y. Lee J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3623-3629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variable Surface Protein Vmm of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small Colony Type Anja Persson, Karin Jacobsson, Lars Frykberg, Karl-Erik Johansson, and François Poumarat J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3712-3722; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yop Fusions to Tightly Folded Protein Domains and Their Effects on Yersinia enterocolitica Type III Secretion Vincent T. Lee and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3740-3745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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pfs-Dependent Regulation of Autoinducer 2 Production in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Anne L. Beeston and Michael G. Surette J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3450-3456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two Quorum-Sensing Systems in Sinorhizobium meliloti Melanie M. Marketon and Juan E. González J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3466-3475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing Is Not Required for Twitching Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Scott A. Beatson, Cynthia B. Whitchurch, Annalese B. T. Semmler, and John S. Mattick J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3598-3604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of Twitching Motility and Elastase Production by Vfr in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Scott A. Beatson, Cynthia B. Whitchurch, Jennifer L. Sargent, Roger C. Levesque, and John S. Mattick J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3605-3613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Antimicrobial Peptide Is Produced by Extracellular Processing of a Protein from Propionibacterium jensenii Therese Faye, Dag Anders Brede, Thor Langsrud, Ingolf F. Nes, and Helge Holo J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3649-3656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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The Type IV Pilus Assembly Complex: Biogenic Interactions among the Bundle-Forming Pilus Proteins of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Sandra W. Ramer, Gary K. Schoolnik, Cheng-Yen Wu, Jaiweon Hwang, Sarah A. Schmidt, and David Bieber J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3457-3465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Membrane-Binding and Enzymatic Domains of Penicillin Binding Protein 5 to Maintenance of Uniform Cellular Morphology of Escherichia coli David E. Nelson, Anindya S. Ghosh, Avery L. Paulson, and Kevin D. Young J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3630-3639; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assembly of Colicin A in the Outer Membrane of Producing Escherichia coli Cells Requires both Phospholipase A and One Porin, but Phospholipase A Is Sufficient for Secretion Daniele Cavard J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3723-3733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate Inhibition of Substrate Selectivity Mutants of UhpT, the Sugar 6-Phosphate Carrier of Escherichia coli Jason A. Hall and Peter C. Maloney J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3756-3758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Chloromethane-Induced Genes Define a Third C1 Utilization Pathway in Methylobacterium chloromethanicum CM4 Alex Studer, Craig McAnulla, Rainer Büchele, Thomas Leisinger, and Stéphane Vuilleumier J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3476-3484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of the PrrB/PrrA Two-Component System in Nitrite Respiration in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.3: Evidence for Transcriptional Regulation William P. Laratta, Peter S. Choi, Ivan E. Tosques, and James P. Shapleigh J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3521-3529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles for Sigma Factors in Global Circadian Regulation of the Cyanobacterial Genome Usha Nair, Jayna L. Ditty, Hongtao Min, and Susan S. Golden J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3530-3538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Interaction of Region 4 of the Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor FecI with the Cytoplasmic Portion of the FecR Transmembrane Protein of the Escherichia coli Ferric Citrate Transport System Susanne Mahren, Sabine Enz, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3704-3711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Hypoxic Response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Studied by Metabolic Labeling and Proteome Analysis of Cellular and Extracellular Proteins Ida Rosenkrands, Richard A. Slayden, Janne Crawford, Claus Aagaard, Clifton E., III Barry, and Peter Andersen J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3485-3491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol Degradation Pathway in Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 Tai Man Louie, Christopher M. Webster, and Luying Xun J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3492-3500; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Specificity of Nickel/Cobalt Permeases: Insights from Mutants Altered in Transmembrane Domains I and II Olaf Degen and Thomas Eitinger J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3569-3577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxic Waste Disposal in Escherichia coli Robert B. Helling, Brian K. Janes, Heather Kimball, Timothy Tran, Michael Bundesmann, Pietra Check, Darcy Phelan, and Charles Miller J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3699-3703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Enigmatic Escherichia coli fadE Gene Is yafH John W. Campbell and John E. Cronan, Jr. J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3759-3764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Genetic Locus Encoding Functions Involved in Biosynthesis and Outer Membrane Localization of Xanthomonadin in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Ajay Kumar Goel, Lakshmi Rajagopal, Narayana Nagesh, and Ramesh V. Sonti J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3539-3548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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An Adenylyl Cyclase, CyaA, of Myxococcus xanthus Functions in Signal Transduction during Osmotic Stress Yoshio Kimura, Yukako Mishima, Hiromi Nakano, and Kaoru Takegawa J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3578-3585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PII T-Loop Mutations Affecting Signal Transduction to NtrB Also Abolish Yeast Two-Hybrid Interactions Isabel Martínez-Argudo and Asunción Contreras J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3746-3748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genetic Variation at the O-Antigen Biosynthetic Locus in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Christopher K. Raymond, Elizabeth H. Sims, Arnold Kas, David H. Spencer, Tanya V. Kutyavin, Richard G. Ivey, Yang Zhou, Rajinder Kaul, James B. Clendenning, and Maynard V. Olson J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3614-3622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Dynamic Transcriptional Profiling of the Light-to-Dark Transition in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Ryan T. Gill, Eva Katsoulakis, William Schmitt, Gaspar Taroncher-Oldenburg, Jatin Misra, and Gregory Stephanopoulos J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3671-3681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Response of Pasteurella multocida to Nutrient Limitation Michael L. Paustian, Barbara J. May, and Vivek Kapur J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3734-3739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Activation of Prophage eib Genes for Immunoglobulin-Binding Proteins by Genes from the IbrAB Genetic Island of Escherichia coli ECOR-9 Carol H. Sandt, James E. Hopper, and Charles W. Hill J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3640-3648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phage Red-Mediated Adaptive Mutation Anthony R. Poteete, Hsinju R. Wang, and Patricia L. Foster J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3753-3755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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