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Contents: April 2002, Volume 184, Issue 8        Guest Commentary        Minireviews        Genomics and Proteomics        Physiology and Metabolism        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Gene Regulation        Plant Microbiology        Structural Biology        Errata

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Guest Commentary:

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How Spiroplasma Might Swim Howard C. Berg J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2063-2064; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Thanks, Charley Michael D. Manson J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2065-2071; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Inferring Genome Trees by Using a Filter To Eliminate Phylogenetically Discordant Sequences and a Distance Matrix Based on Mean Normalized BLASTP Scores G. D. Paul Clarke, Robert G. Beiko, Mark A. Ragan, and Robert L. Charlebois J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2072-2080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Caulobacter crescentus Genome Sequence To Develop a Method for Systematic Genetic Mapping Lisandra West, Desiree Yang, and Craig Stephens J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2155-2166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolutionary Analysis by Whole-Genome Comparisons Arvind K. Bansal and Terrance E. Meyer J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2260-2272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Anaerobic Respiration Using Fe3+, S0, and H2 in the Chemolithoautotrophic Bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Naoya Ohmura, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Norio Matsumoto, and Hiroshi Saiki J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2081-2087; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of the Glucose-6-Phosphate Transporter from Chlamydia pneumoniae (HPTcp) and the Glucose-6-Phosphate Sensor from Escherichia coli (UhpC) Christian Schwöppe, Herbert H. Winkler, and H. Ekkehard Neuhaus J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2108-2115; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Pyrazinamide on Fatty Acid Synthesis by Whole Mycobacterial Cells and Purified Fatty Acid Synthase I Helena I. Boshoff, Valerie Mizrahi, and Clifton E. Barry, III J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2167-2172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of aniA (Carbon Flux Regulator) and phaC (Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate Synthase) Mutations on Pyruvate Metabolism in Rhizobium etli Michael F. Dunn, Gisela Araíza, Sergio Encarnación, María del Carmen Vargas, and Jaime Mora J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2296-2299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Xis Protein Binding to the Left Arm Stimulates Excision of Conjugative Transposon Tn916 Kevin M. Connolly, Mizuho Iwahara, and Robert T. Clubb J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2088-2099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional and Mutational Analysis of Conjugative Transfer Region 1 (Tra1) from the IncHI1 Plasmid R27 Trevor D. Lawley, Matthew W. Gilmour, James E. Gunton, Leah J. Standeven, and Diane E. Taylor J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2173-2180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Origin Binding Activity of the Mycobacterial Plasmid pAL5000 Replication Protein RepB Is Stimulated through Interactions with Host Factors and Coupled Expression of repA Abhijit Basu, Mamta Chawla-Sarkar, Santanu Chakrabarti, and Sujoy K. Das Gupta J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2204-2214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Characterization of the Campylobacter jejuni Heptosyltransferase II Gene, waaF, Provides Genetic Evidence that Extracellular Polysaccharide Is Lipid A Core Independent Neil J. Oldfield, Anthony P. Moran, Lorna A. Millar, Martina M. Prendergast, and Julian M. Ketley J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2100-2107; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Further Evidence that a Cell Wall Precursor [C55-MurNAc-(Peptide)-GlcNAc] Serves as an Acceptor in a Sorting Reaction Alexey Ruzin, Anatoly Severin, Frank Ritacco, Keiko Tabei, Guy Singh, Patricia A. Bradford, Marshall M. Siegel, Steven J. Projan, and David M. Shlaes J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2141-2147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the C-Terminal End of SecY in Protein Translocation and Viability of Escherichia coli Kazuhiko Chiba, Hiroyuki Mori, and Koreaki Ito J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2243-2250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type 4 Pilus Biogenesis and Type II-Mediated Protein Secretion by Vibrio cholerae Occur Independently of the TonB-Facilitated Proton Motive Force Niranjan Bose, Shelley M. Payne, and Ronald K. Taylor J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2305-2309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

EvgA of the Two-Component Signal Transduction System Modulates Production of the YhiUV Multidrug Transporter in Escherichia coli Kunihiko Nishino and Akihito Yamaguchi J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2319-2323; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Enterococcus faecalis Acetoacetyl-Coenzyme A Thiolase/3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A Reductase, a Dual-Function Protein of Isopentenyl Diphosphate Biosynthesis Matija Hedl, Autumn Sutherlin, E. Imogen Wilding, Marie Mazzulla, Damien McDevitt, Pamela Lane, John W. Burgner, II, Kevin R. Lehnbeuter, Cynthia V. Stauffacher, Michael N. Gwynn, and Victor W. Rodwell J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2116-2122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Population Genetic Structure of Legionella pneumophila Inferred from RNA Polymerase Gene (rpoB) and DotA Gene (dotA) Sequences Kwan Soo Ko, Hae Kyung Lee, Mi-Yeoun Park, Man-Suk Park, Keun-Hwa Lee, So-Yon Woo, Yeo-Jun Yun, and Yoon-Hoh Kook J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2123-2130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Mutations in the 16S rRNA Genes of Helicobacter pylori Mediate Resistance to Tetracycline Catharine A. Trieber and Diane E. Taylor J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2131-2140; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis 168 Contains Two Differentially Regulated Genes Encoding L-Asparaginase Susan H. Fisher and Lewis V. Wray, Jr. J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2148-2154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Transfer between Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium inside Epithelial Cells Gayle C. Ferguson, Jack A. Heinemann, and Martin A. Kennedy J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2235-2242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AniA Regulates Reserve Polymer Accumulation and Global Protein Expression in Rhizobium etli Sergio Encarnación, María del Carmen Vargas, Michael F. Dunn, Araceli Dávalos, Guillermo Mendoza, Yolanda Mora, and Jaime Mora J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2287-2295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A MecA Paralog, YpbH, Binds ClpC, Affecting both Competence and Sporulation Marjan Persuh, Ines Mandic-Mulec, and David Dubnau J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2310-2313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prediction of Gene Function in Methylthioadenosine Recycling from Regulatory Signals Brooke A. Murphy, Frank J. Grundy, and Tina M. Henkin J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2314-2318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TetR Family Member PsrA Directly Binds the Pseudomonas rpoS and psrA Promoters Milan Kojic, Claudio Aguilar, and Vittorio Venturi J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2324-2330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Differential Recognition of Surface Proteins in Streptococcus pyogenes by Two Sortase Gene Homologs Timothy C. Barnett and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2181-2191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression, Autoregulation, and DNA Binding Properties of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis TrcR Response Regulator Shelley E. Haydel, William H. Benjamin, Jr., Nancy E. Dunlap, and Josephine E. Clark-Curtiss J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2192-2203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Extracellular Transport Signal of the Vibrio cholerae Endochitinase (ChiA) Is a Structural Motif Located between Amino Acids 75 and 555 Jason P. Folster and Terry D. Connell J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2225-2234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Role for Vitamin B12 in Light Induction of Gene Expression in the Bacterium Myxococcus xanthus María Cervantes and Francisco J. Murillo J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2215-2224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Roles of PII-Like Signal Transmitter Proteins and amtB in Regulation of nif Gene Expression, Nitrogenase Activity, and Posttranslational Modification of NifH in Azoarcus sp. Strain BH72 Dietmar E. Martin and Barbara Reinhold-Hurek J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2251-2259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determinants of the C-Terminal Domain of the Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase Subunit Important for Transcription at Class I Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein-Dependent Promoters Nigel J. Savery, Georgina S. Lloyd, Stephen J. W. Busby, Mark S. Thomas, Richard H. Ebright, and Richard L. Gourse J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2273-2280; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Global Regulation by gidA in Pseudomonas syringae Thomas G. Kinscherf and David K. Willis J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2281-2286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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The Crystal Structure of Zn(II)-Free Treponema pallidum TroA, a Periplasmic Metal-Binding Protein, Reveals a Closed Conformation Yong-Hwan Lee, Michael R. Dorwart, Karsten R. O. Hazlett, Ranjit K. Deka, Michael V. Norgard, Justin D. Radolf, and Charles A. Hasemann J. Bacteriol. April 2002 184: 2300-2304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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. April 2002 184: 2331 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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