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Contents: February 2002, Volume 184, Issue 4        Meeting Reviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Plant Microbiology        Meeting Presentations        Structural Biology

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Meeting Reviews:

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Mob Psychology Stephen C. Winans and Bonnie L. Bassler J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 873-883; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cell-Surface-Anchoring Role of N-Terminal Surface Layer Homology Domains of Clostridium cellulovorans EngE Akihiko Kosugi, Koichiro Murashima, Yutaka Tamaru, and Roy H. Doi J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 884-888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Tetracycline Induces Stabilization of mRNA in Bacillus subtilis Yi Wei and David H. Bechhofer J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 889-894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation and Adaptive Evolution of Lactose Operon Expression in Lactobacillus delbrueckii Luciane Lapierre, Beat Mollet, and Jacques-Edouard Germond J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 928-935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Turquoise Mutant Genetically Separates Expression of Genes Encoding Phycoerythrin and Its Associated Linker Peptides Laura Ort Seib and David M. Kehoe J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 962-970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FimZ Is a Molecular Link between Sticking and Swimming in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Steven Clegg and Kelly T. Hughes J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1209-1213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Aerobic-Type Ribonucleotide Reductase in the Anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis Darren Smalley, Edson R. Rocha, and C. Jeffrey Smith J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 895-903; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the recJ and recN Genes in Homologous Recombination and DNA Repair Pathways of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Eric P. Skaar, Matthew P. Lazio, and H. Steven Seifert J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 919-927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two myo-Inositol Transporter Genes of Bacillus subtilis Ken-Ichi Yoshida, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Kaoru Omae, Mami Yamamoto, and Yasutaro Fujita J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 983-991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Evidence that the uvsE Gene Product of Deinococcus radiodurans R1 Is a UV Damage Endonuclease Ashlee M. Earl, Sara K. Rankin, Kwang-Pyo Kim, Oleana N. Lamendola, and John R. Battista J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1003-1009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of GlnK1 from Methanosarcina mazei Strain Gö1: Complementation of an Escherichia coli glnK Mutant Strain by GlnK1 Claudia Ehlers, Roman Grabbe, Katharina Veit, and Ruth A. Schmitz J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1028-1040; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory RNA as Mediator in GacA/RsmA-Dependent Global Control of Exoproduct Formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Stephan Heeb, Caroline Blumer, and Dieter Haas J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1046-1056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an rRNA Operon (rrnB) of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Other Mycobacterial Species: Implications for the Classification of Mycobacteria M. C. Menendez, M. J. Garcia, M. C. Navarro, J. A. Gonzalez-y-Merchand, S. Rivera-Gutierrez, L. Garcia-Sanchez, and R. A. Cox J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1078-1088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the parB-Like yyaA Gene of Bacillus subtilis Jörg Sievers, Brian Raether, Marta Perego, and Jeff Errington J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1102-1111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Synchronization of dnaA Temperature-Sensitive Mutants of Streptomyces Li-Fong Lee, Shun-Hua Yeh, and Carton W. Chen J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1214-1218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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The Escherichia coli Cell Division Protein FtsW Is Required To Recruit Its Cognate Transpeptidase, FtsI (PBP3), to the Division Site Keri L. N. Mercer and David S. Weiss J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 904-912; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ClpXP Protease Regulates the Signal Peptide Cleavage of Secretory Preproteins in Bacillus subtilis with a Mechanism Distinct from That of the Ecs ABC Transporter Tiina Pummi, Soile Leskelä, Eva Wahlström, Ulf Gerth, Harold Tjalsma, Michael Hecker, Matti Sarvas, and Vesa P. Kontinen J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1010-1018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Assembly Proteins of CS5 Pili from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Thomas G. Duthy, Paul A. Manning, and Michael W. Heuzenroeder J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1065-1077; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of the Cortex Lytic Enzyme CwlJ in Spores of Bacillus subtilis Irina Bagyan and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1219-1224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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A Bacterial Signal Transduction System Controls Genetic Exchange and Motility Andrew S. Lang and J. Thomas Beatty J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 913-918; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the RcsC Sensor Kinase from Escherichia coli K-12 D. J. Clarke, S. A. Joyce, C. M. Toutain, A. Jacq, and I. B. Holland J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1204-1208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Identification and Characterization of pvuA, a Gene Encoding the Ferric Vibrioferrin Receptor Protein in Vibrio parahaemolyticus Tatsuya Funahashi, Kaoru Moriya, Sachi Uemura, Shin-ichi Miyoshi, Sumio Shinoda, Shizuo Narimatsu, and Shigeo Yamamoto J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 936-946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Transfer in Mycoplasma pulmonis Amy M. Teachman, C. Todd French, Huilan Yu, Warren L. Simmons, and Kevin Dybvig J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 947-951; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Virulence Genes in a Pathogenic Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Representational Difference Analysis Ji Young Choi, Costi D. Sifri, Boyan C. Goumnerov, Laurence G. Rahme, Frederick M. Ausubel, and Stephen B. Calderwood J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 952-961; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Streptococcus suis Genes Encoding Proteins Homologous to Sortase of Gram-Positive Bacteria Makoto Osaki, Daisuke Takamatsu, Yoshihiro Shimoji, and Tsutomu Sekizaki J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 971-982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Variability of Yersinia pestis Isolates as Predicted by PCR-Based IS100 Genotyping and Analysis of Structural Genes Encoding Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (glpD) Vladimir L. Motin, Anca M. Georgescu, Jeffrey M. Elliott, Ping Hu, Patricia L. Worsham, Linda L. Ott, Tomas R. Slezak, Bahrad A. Sokhansanj, Warren M. Regala, Robert R. Brubaker, and Emilio Garcia J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1019-1027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Genomic Analysis of AlgU (E)-Dependent Promoters (Sigmulon) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Implications for Inflammatory Processes in Cystic Fibrosis Aaron M. Firoved, J. Cliff Boucher, and Vojo Deretic J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1057-1064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repression of the Staphylococcus aureus Accessory Gene Regulator in Serum and In Vivo Jeremy M. Yarwood, John K. McCormick, Michael L. Paustian, Vivek Kapur, and Patrick M. Schlievert J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1095-1101; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Identification of Rns-Regulated Genes George P. Munson, Lisa G. Holcomb, Heather L. Alexander, and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1196-1199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Transposable Element ISHp608 of Helicobacter pylori: Nonrandom Geographic Distribution, Functional Organization, and Insertion Specificity Dangeruta Kersulyte, Billie Velapatiño, Giedrius Dailide, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Yoshiyuki Ito, Lizbeth Cahuayme, Alan J. Parkinson, Robert H. Gilman, and Douglas E. Berg J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 992-1002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microviridae, a Family Divided: Isolation, Characterization, and Genome Sequence of MH2K, a Bacteriophage of the Obligate Intracellular Parasitic Bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Karie L. Brentlinger, Susan Hafenstein, Christopher R. Novak, Bentley A. Fane, Robert Borgon, Robert McKenna, and Mavis Agbandje-McKenna J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1089-1094; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Speed versus Efficiency in Microbial Growth and the Role of Parallel Pathways Robert B. Helling J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1041-1045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Chromosomal Locus That Affects Pathogenicity of Rhodococcus fascians Danny Vereecke, Karen Cornelis, Wim Temmerman, Mondher Jaziri, Marc Van Montagu, Marcelle Holsters, and Koen Goethals J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1112-1120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Presentations:

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Two Opines Control Conjugal Transfer of an Agrobacterium Plasmid by Regulating Expression of Separate Copies of the Quorum-Sensing Activator Gene traR Philippe Oger and Stephen K. Farrand J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1121-1131; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Molecule N-(3-Oxododecanoyl)Homoserine Lactone Contributes to Virulence and Induces Inflammation In Vivo Roger S. Smith, Sarah G. Harris, Richard Phipps, and Barbara Iglewski J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1132-1139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Displays Multiple Phenotypes during Development as a Biofilm Karin Sauer, Anne K. Camper, Garth D. Ehrlich, J. William Costerton, and David G. Davies J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1140-1154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ccfA, the Genetic Determinant for the cCF10 Peptide Pheromone in Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF Michelle H. Antiporta and Gary M. Dunny J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1155-1162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonenzymatic Turnover of an Erwinia carotovora Quorum-Sensing Signaling Molecule Joseph T. Byers, Claire Lucas, George P. C. Salmond, and Martin Welch J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1163-1171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

act Operon Control of Developmental Gene Expression in Myxococcus xanthus Thomas M. A. Gronewold and Dale Kaiser J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1172-1179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Genetic Variability of the agr Locus in Staphylococcus Species Philippe Dufour, Sophie Jarraud, Francois Vandenesch, Timothy Greenland, Richard P. Novick, Michele Bes, Jerome Etienne, and Gerard Lina J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1180-1186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum-Sensing Signals and Quorum-Sensing Genes in Burkholderia vietnamiensis Barbara-Ann Conway and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1187-1191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Two "Wild-Type" Variants of Escherichia coli 70: Context-Dependent Effects of the Identity of Amino Acid 149 Nicole E. Baldwin, Andrea McCracken, and Alicia J. Dombroski J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1192-1195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the GTPase Center of Escherichia coli 23S rRNA Indicate Release Factor 2-Interactive Sites Wenbing Xu, Frances T. Pagel, and Emanuel J. Murgola J. Bacteriol. February 2002 184: 1200-1203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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