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Contents: September 2002, Volume 184, Issue 17        Dialog        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Structural Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Cell Biology        Errata

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Dialog:

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Processing Endoribonucleases and mRNA Degradation in Bacteria David Kennell J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4645-4657; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

mRNA Decay in Escherichia coli Comes of Age Sidney R. Kushner J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4658-4665; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Biosynthesis of the Cyanobacterial Light-Harvesting Polypeptide Phycoerythrocyanin Holo- Subunit in a Heterologous Host Aaron J. Tooley and Alexander N. Glazer J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4666-4671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Protein Degradation by FtsH Can Be Initiated from Either End Shinobu Chiba, Yoshinori Akiyama, and Koreaki Ito J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4775-4782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification by Heterologous Expression and Gene Disruption of VisA as L-Lysine 2-Aminotransferase Essential for Virginiamycin S Biosynthesis in Streptomyces virginiae Wises Namwat, Hiroshi Kinoshita, and Takuya Nihira J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4811-4818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Membrane-Bound -Glucuronidase from Pseudomonas cellulosa Hydrolyzes 4-O-Methyl-D-Glucuronoxylooligosaccharides but Not 4-O-Methyl-D-Glucuronoxylan Tibor Nagy, Kaveh Emami, Carlos M. G. A. Fontes, Luis M. A. Ferreira, David R. Humphry, and Harry J. Gilbert J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4925-4929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Organization and Regulation of Pentachlorophenol-Degrading Genes in Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723 Mian Cai and Luying Xun J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4672-4680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Variability of O Islands Encoding Tellurite Resistance in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates Diane E. Taylor, Michelle Rooker, Monika Keelan, Lai-King Ng, Irene Martin, Nicole T. Perna, N. T. Valerie Burland, and Fredrick R. Blattner J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4690-4698; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of RecJ, RecO, and RecR in RecET-Mediated Illegitimate Recombination in Escherichia coli Kouya Shiraishi, Katsuhiro Hanada, Yoichiro Iwakura, and Hideo Ikeda J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4715-4721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Factors Affecting Start Site Selection at the Escherichia coli fis Promoter Kimberly A. Walker and Robert Osuna J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4783-4791; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Phase-Dependent Regulation of Target Gene Promoters for Binding of the Essential Orphan Response Regulator HP1043 of Helicobacter pylori Isabel Delany, Gunther Spohn, Rino Rappuoli, and Vincenzo Scarlato J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4800-4810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Association and Kinase-Like Motifs of the RamC Protein of Streptomyces coelicolor Michael E. Hudson, Dachuan Zhang, and Justin R. Nodwell J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4920-4924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Spectrum of Spontaneous Rifampin Resistance Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Bacillus subtilis 168 Spores Differs from That of Vegetative Cells and Resembles That of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Wayne L. Nicholson and Heather Maughan J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4936-4940; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Identification of Bacillus subtilis CysL, a Regulator of the cysJI Operon, Which Encodes Sulfite Reductase Isabelle Guillouard, Sandrine Auger, Marie-Françoise Hullo, Farid Chetouani, Antoine Danchin, and Isabelle Martin-Verstraete J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4681-4689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SoxRS Down-Regulation of rob Transcription Carmen Michán, Manuel Manchado, and Carmen Pueyo J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4733-4738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis Mutant LicT Antiterminators Exhibiting Enzyme I- and HPr-Independent Antitermination Affect Catabolite Repression of the bglPH Operon Cordula Lindner, Michael Hecker, Dominique Le Coq, and Josef Deutscher J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4819-4828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LasR, a Transcriptional Activator of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Genes, Functions as a Multimer Pattarachai Kiratisin, Kenneth D. Tucker, and Luciano Passador J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4912-4919; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Salmonella Type III Secretion-Associated Protein InvE Controls Translocation of Effector Proteins into Host Cells Tomoko Kubori and Jorge E. Galán J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4699-4708; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Palindromic Unit-Independent Transposition of IS1397 in Yersinia pestis Caroline Wilde, Sophie Bachellier, Maurice Hofnung, Elisabeth Carniel, and Jean-Marie Clément J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4739-4746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stochastic Assembly of Two-Component Staphylococcal -Hemolysin into Heteroheptameric Transmembrane Pores with Alternate Subunit Arrangements in Ratios of 3:4 and 4:3 Noriko Sugawara-Tomita, Toshio Tomita, and Yoshiyuki Kamio J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4747-4756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Synthesizes Phosphatidylcholine by Use of the Phosphatidylcholine Synthase Pathway Paula J. Wilderman, Adriana I. Vasil, Wesley E. Martin, Robert C. Murphy, and Michael L. Vasil J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4792-4799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a DtxR-Regulated Operon That Is Essential for Siderophore-Dependent Iron Uptake in Corynebacterium diphtheriae Yilei Qian, John H. Lee, and Randall K. Holmes J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4846-4856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Transposase-Dependent Formation of Circular IS256 Derivatives in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus Isabel Loessner, Katja Dietrich, Dorothea Dittrich, Jörg Hacker, and Wilma Ziebuhr J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4709-4714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Site-Specific Recombination System Encoded by Toluene Catabolic Transposon Tn4651 Hiroyuki Genka, Yuji Nagata, and Masataka Tsuda J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4757-4766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of an In Vitro Integration Assay for the Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon CTnDOT Qi Cheng, Neil Wesslund, Nadja B. Shoemaker, Abigail A. Salyers, and Jeffrey F. Gardner J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4829-4837; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of the P1 Plasmid Centromere on Expression of P1 Partition Genes Jian-Jiang Hao and Michael Yarmolinsky J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4857-4867; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Imbroglios of Viral Taxonomy: Genetic Exchange and Failings of Phenetic Approaches Jeffrey G. Lawrence, Graham F. Hatfull, and Roger W. Hendrix J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4891-4905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Filamentous Bacteriophages of Vibrios Are Integrated into the dif-Like Site of the Host Chromosome Tetsuya Iida, Kozo Makino, Hatsumi Nasu, Katsushi Yokoyama, Kenichi Tagomori, Akiko Hattori, Toshihiro Okuno, Hideo Shinagawa, and Takeshi Honda J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4933-4935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Tet(L) and Tet(K) Tetracycline-Divalent Metal/H+ Antiporters: Characterization of Multiple Catalytic Modes and a Mutagenesis Approach to Differences in Their Efflux Substrate and Coupling Ion Preferences Jie Jin, Arthur A. Guffanti, David H. Bechhofer, and Terry A. Krulwich J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4722-4732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hierarchy of Carbon Source Selection in Paracoccus pantotrophus: Strict Correlation between Reduction State of the Carbon Substrate and Aerobic Expression of the nap Operon M. J. K. Ellington, K. K. Bhakoo, G. Sawers, D. J. Richardson, and S. J. Ferguson J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4767-4774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SipY Is the Streptomyces lividans Type I Signal Peptidase Exerting a Major Effect on Protein Secretion Arantxa Palacín, Víctor Parro, Nick Geukens, Jozef Anné, and Rafael P. Mellado J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4875-4880; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The metD D-Methionine Transporter Locus of Escherichia coli Is an ABC Transporter Gene Cluster József Gál, Attila Szvetnik, Róbert Schnell, and Miklós Kálmán J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4930-4932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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A New Type IV Secretion System Promotes Conjugal Transfer in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Lishan Chen, Yuching Chen, Derek W. Wood, and Eugene W. Nester J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4838-4845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Structure and Function of Hib Pili from Haemophilus influenzae Type b Xiang-Qi Mu, Edward H. Egelman, and Esther Bullitt J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4868-4874; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genome-Wide Analysis of the Stationary-Phase Sigma Factor (Sigma-H) Regulon of Bacillus subtilis Robert A. Britton, Patrick Eichenberger, Jose Eduardo Gonzalez-Pastor, Paul Fawcett, Rita Monson, Richard Losick, and Alan D. Grossman J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4881-4890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Surface Loop Motion in FepA Daniel C. Scott, Salete M. C. Newton, and Phillip E. Klebba J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4906-4911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Volume 184, no. 14, 2002, Table of Contents (print version) J. Bacteriol. September 2002 184: 4941 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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