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Contents: May 2003, Volume 185, Issue 10        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Genomics and Proteomics        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Enzymes and Proteins

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Guest Commentaries:

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Roses by Other Names: Taxonomy of the Rhizobiaceae William J. Broughton J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 2975-2979; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Methylotrophy in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 from a Genomic Point of View Ludmila Chistoserdova, Sung-Wei Chen, Alla Lapidus, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 2980-2987; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Discordant Phylogenies within the rrn Loci of Rhizobia Peter van Berkum, Zewdu Terefework, Lars Paulin, Sini Suomalainen, Kristina Lindström, and Bertrand D. Eardly J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 2988-2998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Stage-Specific Gene Regulation during the Developmental Cycle of Chlamydia trachomatis Tracy L. Nicholson, Lynn Olinger, Kimberley Chong, Gary Schoolnik, and Richard S. Stephens J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3179-3189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes of the GadX-GadW Regulon in Escherichia coli Don L. Tucker, Nancy Tucker, Zhuo Ma, John W. Foster, Regina L. Miranda, Paul S. Cohen, and Tyrrell Conway J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3190-3201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Attenuation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Disruption of a mas-Like Gene or a Chalcone Synthase-Like Gene, Which Causes Deficiency in Dimycocerosyl Phthiocerol Synthesis Tatiana D. Sirakova, Vinod S. Dubey, Michael H. Cynamon, and Pappachan E. Kolattukudy J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 2999-3008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Carboxy-Terminal (YGX)4 Repeat Domain of CpsD, an Autophosphorylating Tyrosine Kinase Required for Capsule Biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae Judy K. Morona, Renato Morona, David C. Miller, and James C. Paton J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3009-3019; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of rocA, a Positive Regulator of covR Expression in the Group A Streptococcus Indranil Biswas and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3081-3090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Energy-Generating Enzymes of Burkholderia cepacia and Their Interactions with Macrophages Vasu Punj, Rachna Sharma, Olga Zaborina, and A. M. Chakrabarty J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3167-3178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Roles of DegP in Prevention of Protein Misfolding in the Periplasm upon Overexpression of Penicillin Acylase in Escherichia coli Kao-Lu Pan, Hsu-Chou Hsiao, Chiao-Ling Weng, Ming-Sheng Wu, and C. Perry Chou J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3020-3030; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Cellulosomal celS (cel48A) Gene of Clostridium thermocellum Is Growth Rate Dependent Tali W. Dror, Ely Morag, Adi Rolider, Edward A. Bayer, Raphael Lamed, and Yuval Shoham J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3042-3048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repair System for Noncanonical Purines in Escherichia coli Nicholas E. Burgis, Jason J. Brucker, and Richard P. Cunningham J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3101-3110; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Swarm-Cell Differentiation in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Results in Elevated Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics Wook Kim, Teresa Killam, Vandana Sood, and Michael G. Surette J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3111-3117; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CodY Is a Nutritional Repressor of Flagellar Gene Expression in Bacillus subtilis F. Bergara, C. Ibarra, J. Iwamasa, J. C. Patarroyo, R. Aguilera, and L. M. Márquez-Magaña J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3118-3126; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription Regulation Coupling of the Divergent argG and metY Promoters in Escherichia coli K-12 Evelyne Krin, Christine Laurent-Winter, Philippe N. Bertin, Antoine Danchin, and Annie Kolb J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3139-3146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alpha-Toxin Is Required for Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus Nicky C. Caiazza and G. A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3214-3217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the L-Aspartate Transporter in Bacillus subtilis Graciela Lorca, Brit Winnen, and Milton H. Saier, Jr. J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3218-3222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The yggH Gene of Escherichia coli Encodes a tRNA (m7G46) Methyltransferase Lara G. S. De Bie, Martine Roovers, Yamina Oudjama, Ruddy Wattiez, Catherine Tricot, Victor Stalon, Louis Droogmans, and Janusz M. Bujnicki J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3238-3243; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Controlled Initiation of Chromosomal Replication in Escherichia coli Requires Functional Hda Protein Johanna Eltz Camara, Kirsten Skarstad, and Elliott Crooke J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3244-3248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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S-Adenosylmethionine Transport in Rickettsia prowazekii Aimee M. Tucker, Herbert H. Winkler, Lonnie O. Driskell, and David O. Wood J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3031-3035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of Catalytically Active Form III Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase in Archaea Michael W. Finn and F. Robert Tabita J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3049-3059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Leucines 193 and 194 at the N-Terminal Domain of the XylS Protein, the Positive Transcriptional Regulator of the TOL meta-Cleavage Pathway, Are Involved in Dimerization Raquel Ruíz, Silvia Marqués, and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3036-3041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of NorR Protein, a Multifunctional Regulator of norA Expression in Staphylococcus aureus Que Chi Truong-Bolduc, Xiamei Zhang, and David C. Hooper J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3127-3138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of the Components of the Two Alkane Hydroxylases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mercedes M. Marín, Luis Yuste, and Fernando Rojo J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3232-3237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Characterization of the Double-Partitioning Modules of R27: Correlating Plasmid Stability with Plasmid Localization Trevor D. Lawley and Diane E. Taylor J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3060-3067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli Fis Protein Stimulates Bacteriophage Integrative Recombination In Vitro Dominic Esposito and Gary F. Gerard J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3076-3080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conservation of Plasmid Maintenance Functions between Linear and Circular Plasmids in Borrelia burgdorferi Philip E. Stewart, George Chaconas, and Patricia Rosa J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3202-3209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Cell-Cycle-Regulated Expression and Subcellular Localization of the Caulobacter crescentus SMC Chromosome Structural Protein Rasmus B. Jensen and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3068-3075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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PaeX, a Second Pectin Acetylesterase of Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937 Vladimir E. Shevchik and Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3091-3100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines Hrp Pathogenicity Island Jung-Gun Kim, Byoung Keun Park, Chang-Hyuk Yoo, Eunkyung Jeon, Jonghee Oh, and Ingyu Hwang J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3155-3166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Early Colonization Events in the Mutualistic Association between Steinernema carpocapsae Nematodes and Xenorhabdus nematophila Bacteria Eric C. Martens, Kurt Heungens, and Heidi Goodrich-Blair J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3147-3154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Characterization of the Chlorate Reductase from Pseudomonas chloritidismutans Arthur F. W. M. Wolterink, Emile Schiltz, Peter-Leon Hagedoorn, Wilfred R. Hagen, Servé W. M. Kengen, and Alfons J. M. Stams J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3210-3213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Single Superoxide Dismutase of Rhodobacter capsulatus Is a Cambialistic, Manganese-Containing Enzyme Leandro C. Tabares, Cristian Bittel, Néstor Carrillo, Ana Bortolotti, and Néstor Cortez J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3223-3227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis Acyl Lipid Desaturase Is a 5 Desaturase Silvia G. Altabe, Pablo Aguilar, Gerardo M. Caballero, and Diego de Mendoza J. Bacteriol. May 2003 185: 3228-3231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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