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Contents: July 2002, Volume 184, Issue 14        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology        Errata

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Functional Analysis and Regulation of the Divergent spuABCDEFGH-spuI Operons for Polyamine Uptake and Utilization in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Chung-Dar Lu, Yoshifumi Itoh, Yuji Nakada, and Ying Jiang J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3765-3773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium hemA Mutant Is Highly Susceptible to Oxidative DNA Damage Maya Elgrably-Weiss, Sunny Park, Eliana Schlosser-Silverman, Ilan Rosenshine, James Imlay, and Shoshy Altuvia J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3774-3784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence from Terminal Recombination Gradients that FtsK Uses Replichore Polarity To Control Chromosome Terminus Positioning at Division in Escherichia coli Jacqueline Corre and Jean-Michel Louarn J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3801-3807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Network of Hydrogenase Maturation in Escherichia coli: Role of Accessory Proteins HypA and HybF Michaela Hube, Melanie Blokesch, and August Böck J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3879-3885; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacteriophage T4 Transcription Activator MotA Interacts with the Far-C-Terminal Region of the 70 Subunit of Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase Suchira Pande, Anna Makela, Simon L. Dove, Bryce E. Nickels, Ann Hochschild, and Deborah M. Hinton J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3957-3964; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Antibiotic Biosynthesis by Specified Mutations in the rpoB Gene (Encoding the RNA Polymerase ß Subunit) of Streptomyces lividans Haifeng Hu, Qin Zhang, and Kozo Ochi J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3984-3991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Spectrum of Mutations That Activate the Escherichia coli bgl Operon in an rpoS Genetic Background Sudha Moorthy and S. Mahadevan J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 4033-4038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Inactivation of Cytochrome o Ubiquinol Oxidase Relieves Catabolic Repression of the Pseudomonas putida GPo1 Alkane Degradation Pathway M. Alejandro Dinamarca, Ana Ruiz-Manzano, and Fernando Rojo J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3785-3793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The RNA Polymerase Subunit from Sinorhizobium meliloti Can Assemble with RNA Polymerase Subunits from Escherichia coli and Function in Basal and Activated Transcription both In Vivo and In Vitro Melicent C. Peck, Tamas Gaal, Robert F. Fisher, Richard L. Gourse, and Sharon R. Long J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3808-3814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FtsA Mutants of Bacillus subtilis Impaired in Sporulation Jennifer T. Kemp, Adam Driks, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3856-3863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RelA Protein Is Involved in Induction of Genetic Competence in Certain Bacillus subtilis Strains by Moderating the Level of Intracellular GTP Takashi Inaoka and Kozo Ochi J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3923-3930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel DNA-Binding Proteins in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Olga A. Koksharova and C. Peter Wolk J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3931-3940; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Family Shuffling of a Targeted bphA Region To Engineer Biphenyl Dioxygenase Diane Barriault, Marie-Michèle Plante, and Michel Sylvestre J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3794-3800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Resistance to Inhibitors of the Ubiquinol Cytochrome c Oxidoreductase of Rubrivivax gelatinosus: Sequence and Functional Analysis of the Cytochrome bc1 Complex Soufian Ouchane, Ileana Agalidis, and Chantal Astier J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3815-3822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Polymerases of Low-GC Gram-Positive Eubacteria: Identification of the Replication-Specific Enzyme Encoded by dnaE Marjorie H. Barnes, Shelley D. Miller, and Neal C. Brown J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3834-3838; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a New Class of Cytochrome P450 from a Rhodococcus sp. Gareth A. Roberts, Gideon Grogan, Andy Greter, Sabine L. Flitsch, and Nicholas J. Turner J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3898-3908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An AraC/XylS Family Member at a High Level in a Hierarchy of Regulators for Phenol-Metabolizing Enzymes in Comamonas testosteroni R5 Maki Teramoto, Kouhei Ohnishi, Shigeaki Harayama, and Kazuya Watanabe J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3941-3946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of 2-Oxoglutarate:Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase from Thauera aromatica and Its Role in Enzymatic Reduction of the Aromatic Ring Edith Dörner and Matthias Boll J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3975-3983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Analysis of DNA Regulatory Elements Required for Expression of the Legionella pneumophila icm and dot Virulence Genes Ohad Gal-Mor, Tal Zusman, and Gil Segal J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3823-3833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the CCGTTCACA DnaA Box of Mycobacterium tuberculosis oriC That Abolish Replication of oriC Plasmids Are Tolerated on the Chromosome Jaroslaw Dziadek, Malini Rajagopalan, Tanya Parish, Natalia Kurepina, Rebecca Greendyke, Barry N. Kreiswirth, and Murty V. V. S. Madiraju J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3848-3855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cleavage of Treponema denticola PrcA Polypeptide To Yield Protease Complex-Associated Proteins Prca1 and Prca2 Is Dependent on PrtP Si Young Lee, Xue-Lin Bian, Grace W. K. Wong, Pauline M. Hannam, Barry C. McBride, and J. Christopher Fenno J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3864-3870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The PhlA Hemolysin from the Entomopathogenic Bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens Belongs to the Two-Partner Secretion Family of Hemolysins Julien Brillard, Eric Duchaud, Noël Boemare, Frank Kunst, and Alain Givaudan J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3871-3878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Patterns of Sequence Conservation in the S-Layer Proteins and Related Sequences in Clostridium difficile Emanuela Calabi and Neil Fairweather J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3886-3897; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Gonococcal Fur Regulon: Identification of Additional Genes Involved in Major Catabolic, Recombination, and Secretory Pathways Shite Sebastian, Sarika Agarwal, John R. Murphy, and Caroline Attardo Genco J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3965-3974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Characterization of Genes Involved in Modulation of Conjugal Transfer of the Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon CTnDOT Gabrielle Whittle, Nadja B. Shoemaker, and Abigail A. Salyers J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3839-3847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Group I Self-Splicing Intron in the recA Gene of Bacillus anthracis Minsu Ko, Hyang Choi, and Chankyu Park J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3917-3922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Burkholderia thailandensis E125 Harbors a Temperate Bacteriophage Specific for Burkholderia mallei Donald E. Woods, Jeffrey A. Jeddeloh, David L. Fritz, and David DeShazer J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 4003-4017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The Glycolytic Flux in Escherichia coli Is Controlled by the Demand for ATP Brian J. Koebmann, Hans V. Westerhoff, Jacky L. Snoep, Dan Nilsson, and Peter R. Jensen J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3909-3916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Export of L-Isoleucine from Corynebacterium glutamicum: a Two-Gene-Encoded Member of a New Translocator Family Nicole Kennerknecht, Hermann Sahm, Ming-Ren Yen, Miroslav Pátek, Milton H. Saier, Jr., and Lothar Eggeling J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3947-3956; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Repressor Protein, PhaR, Regulates Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Synthesis via Its Direct Interaction with PHA Akira Maehara, Seiichi Taguchi, Tatsuaki Nishiyama, Tsuneo Yamane, and Yoshiharu Doi J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 3992-4002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo and In Vitro Studies of Bacillus subtilis Ferrochelatase Mutants Suggest Substrate Channeling in the Heme Biosynthesis Pathway Ulf Olsson, Annika Billberg, Sara Sjövall, Salam Al-Karadaghi, and Mats Hansson J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 4018-4024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The fixA and fixB Genes Are Necessary for Anaerobic Carnitine Reduction in Escherichia coli Angelique Walt and Michael L. Kahn J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 4044-4047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Microarray Analysis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transcriptional Response to the Acidic Conditions Found in Phagosomes Mark A. Fisher, Bonnie B. Plikaytis, and Thomas M. Shinnick J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 4025-4032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Activity of Sinorhizobium meliloti NodAB and NodH Enzymes on Thiochitooligosaccharides Audrey M. Southwick, Lai-Xi Wang, Sharon R. Long, and Yuan C. Lee J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 4039-4043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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The ner Gene of Photorhabdus: Effects on Primary-Form-Specific Phenotypes and Outer Membrane Protein Composition Keith H. O'Neill, Declan M. Roche, David J. Clarke, and Barbara C. A. Dowds J. Bacteriol. July 2002 184: 4048 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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