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Contents: August 2002, Volume 184, Issue 15        Guest Commentary        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Cell Biology        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Errata

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Guest Commentary:

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Two Chlorocatechol Catabolic Gene Modules on Plasmid pJP4 Michael Schlömann J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4049-4053; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Importance of Different tfd Genes for Degradation of Chloroaromatics by Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 Iris Plumeier, Danilo Pérez-Pantoja, Sabina Heim, Bernardo González, and Dietmar H. Pieper J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4054-4064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterococcus faecalis 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Synthase, an Enzyme of Isopentenyl Diphosphate Biosynthesis Autumn Sutherlin, Matija Hedl, Barbara Sanchez-Neri, John W. Burgner, II, Cynthia V. Stauffacher, and Victor W. Rodwell J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4065-4070; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AmtB Is Necessary for NH4+-Induced Nitrogenase Switch-Off and ADP-Ribosylation in Rhodobacter capsulatus Alexander F. Yakunin and Patrick C. Hallenbeck J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4081-4088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reactivity of Toluate Dioxygenase with Substituted Benzoates and Dioxygen Yong Ge, Frédéric H. Vaillancourt, Nathalie Y. R. Agar, and Lindsay D. Eltis J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4096-4103; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The 2-Aminoethylphosphonate-Specific Transaminase of the 2-Aminoethylphosphonate Degradation Pathway Alexander D. Kim, Angela S. Baker, Debra Dunaway-Mariano, W. W. Metcalf, B. L. Wanner, and Brian M. Martin J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4134-4140; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the Conserved Aspartate and Arginine in the Catalytic Mechanism of an Archaeal ß-Class Carbonic Anhydrase Kerry S. Smith, Cheryl Ingram-Smith, and James G. Ferry J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4240-4245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutant Analysis Shows that Alanine Racemases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli Are Dimeric Ulrich Strych and Michael J. Benedik J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4321-4325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Rhizobium leguminosarum Has a Second General Amino Acid Permease with Unusually Broad Substrate Specificity and High Similarity to Branched-Chain Amino Acid Transporters (Bra/LIV) of the ABC Family A. H. F. Hosie, D. Allaway, C. S. Galloway, H. A. Dunsby, and P. S. Poole J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4071-4080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Campylobacter jejuni Supported by Respiration of Fumarate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Trimethylamine-N-Oxide, or Dimethyl Sulfoxide Requires Oxygen Michael J. Sellars, Stephen J. Hall, and David J. Kelly J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4187-4196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Murein Precursor UDP-N-Acetylmuramyl-L-Ala--D-Glu- meso-Diaminopimelic Acid-D-Ala-D-Ala in Repression of ß-Lactamase Induction in Cell Division Mutants Tsuyoshi Uehara and James T. Park J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4233-4239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycine Betaine Transmethylase Mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ana L. Serra, Javier F. Mariscotti, José L. Barra, Gloria I. Lucchesi, Carlos E. Domenech, and Angela T. Lisa J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4301-4303; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aquaporin Z of Escherichia coli: Reassessment of Its Regulation and Physiological Role Eric Soupene, Natalie King, Haidy Lee, and Sydney Kustu J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4304-4307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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RsmA and the Quorum-Sensing Signal, N-[3-Oxohexanoyl]- L-Homoserine Lactone, Control the Levels of rsmB RNA in Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora by Affecting Its Stability Asita Chatterjee, Yaya Cui, and Arun K. Chatterjee J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4089-4095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Vibrio cholerae vieSAB Locus Encodes a Pathway Contributing to Cholera Toxin Production Anna D. Tischler, Sang Ho Lee, and Andrew Camilli J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4104-4113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction, Characterization, and Use of Two Listeria monocytogenes Site-Specific Phage Integration Vectors Peter Lauer, Man Yin Nora Chow, Martin J. Loessner, Daniel A. Portnoy, and Richard Calendar J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4177-4186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Cloning and Characterization of the Phosphatidylserine Synthase Gene of Agrobacterium sp. Strain ATCC 31749 and Effect of Its Inactivation on Production of High-Molecular-Mass (13)-ß-D-Glucan (Curdlan) Tara Karnezis, Helen C. Fisher, Gregory M. Neumann, Bruce A. Stone, and Vilma A. Stanisich J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4114-4123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Putative Response Regulator BaeR Stimulates Multidrug Resistance of Escherichia coli via a Novel Multidrug Exporter System, MdtABC Satoshi Nagakubo, Kunihiko Nishino, Takahiro Hirata, and Akihito Yamaguchi J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4161-4167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The BaeSR Two-Component Regulatory System Activates Transcription of the yegMNOB (mdtABCD) Transporter Gene Cluster in Escherichia coli and Increases Its Resistance to Novobiocin and Deoxycholate Natalya Baranova and Hiroshi Nikaido J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4168-4176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigen 43-Mediated Autotransporter Display, a Versatile Bacterial Cell Surface Presentation System Kristian Kjærgaard, Henrik Hasman, Mark A. Schembri, and Per Klemm J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4197-4204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Characterization of Gne (UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine- 4-Epimerase), Wzz (Chain Length Determinant), and Wzy (O-Antigen Polymerase) of Yersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:8 José Antonio Bengoechea, Elise Pinta, Tiina Salminen, Clemens Oertelt, Otto Holst, Joanna Radziejewska-Lebrecht, Zofia Piotrowska-Seget, Reija Venho, and Mikael Skurnik J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4277-4287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Evidence that the P/Q Domain of ZipA Is an Unstructured, Flexible Tether between the Membrane and the C-Terminal FtsZ-Binding Domain Tomoo Ohashi, Cynthia A. Hale, Piet A. J. de Boer, and Harold P. Erickson J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4313-4315; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Bacillus subtilis Thermosensitive Teichoic Acid-Deficient Mutant: Gene mnaA (yvyH) Encodes the UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine 2-Epimerase Blazenka Soldo, Vladimir Lazarevic, Harold M. Pooley, and Dimitri Karamata J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4316-4320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Evidence for Temporal Regulation of the Two Pseudomonas cellulosa Xylanases Belonging to Glycoside Hydrolase Family 11 Kaveh Emami, Tibor Nagy, Carlos M. G. A. Fontes, Luis M. A. Ferreira, and Harry J. Gilbert J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4124-4133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA-Binding Activities of the HilC and HilD Virulence Regulatory Proteins of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Igor N. Olekhnovich and Robert J. Kadner J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4148-4160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Chloramphenicol-Inducible catB Gene in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Is Regulated by Translation Attenuation Elizabeth J. Rogers, M. Sayeedur Rahman, Russell T. Hill, and Paul S. Lovett J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4296-4300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The MexR Repressor of the mexAB-oprM Multidrug Efflux Operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Characterization of Mutations Compromising Activity Lateef Adewoye, Ainsley Sutherland, Ramakrishnan Srikumar, and Keith Poole J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4308-4312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The RuvABC Resolvase Is Indispensable for Recombinational Repair in sbcB15 Mutants of Escherichia coli Davor Zahradka, Ksenija Zahradka, Mirjana Petranovic, Damir Dermic, and Krunoslav Brcic-Kostic J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4141-4147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Unique tuf2 Gene from the Kirromycin Producer Streptomyces ramocissimus Encodes a Minor and Kirromycin-Sensitive Elongation Factor Tu Lian N. Olsthoorn-Tieleman, Sylvia E. J. Fischer, and Barend Kraal J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4211-4218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Origins of the 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Pathway Glenn R. Johnson, Rakesh K. Jain, and Jim C. Spain J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4219-4232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Genetic Analysis of the BldB Protein of Streptomyces coelicolor Marcus Eccleston, Reem Ahmed Ali, Richard Seyler, Janet Westpheling, and Justin Nodwell J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4270-4276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Cooperativity in Signal Transfer through the Uhp System of Escherichia coli Daniël T. Verhamme, Pieter W. Postma, Wim Crielaard, and Klaas J. Hellingwerf J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4205-4210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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pH-Dependent Expression of Periplasmic Proteins and Amino Acid Catabolism in Escherichia coli Lauren M. Stancik, Dawn M. Stancik, Brian Schmidt, D. Michael Barnhart, Yuliya N. Yoncheva, and Joan L. Slonczewski J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4246-4258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis of Bacillus subtilis Gene Expression Modulated by Amino Acid Availability Ulrike Mäder, Georg Homuth, Christian Scharf, Knut Büttner, Rüdiger Bode, and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4288-4295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Genomic and Functional Analyses of SXT, an Integrating Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transfer Element Derived from Vibrio cholerae John W. Beaber, Bianca Hochhut, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4259-4269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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ModE-Dependent Molybdate Regulation of the Molybdenum Cofactor Operon moa in Escherichia coli Lisa A. Anderson, Elizabeth McNairn, Torben Lubke, Richard N. Pau, and David H. Boxer J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4326 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thermoadaptation of -Galactosidase AgaB1 in Thermus thermophilus Olafur Fridjonsson, Hildegard Watzlawick, and Ralf Mattes J. Bacteriol. August 2002 184: 4326 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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