About This Cover Other Issues

Contents: June 2003, Volume 185, Issue 12        Enzymes and Proteins        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Signal Transduction        Microbial Cell Biology        Physiology and Metabolism

Table of Contents

[Index by Author]

To see an article, click its [Full Text], [Abstract] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.

---

Enzymes and Proteins:

---

Purification and Properties of an Intracellular 3-Hydroxybutyrate-Oligomer Hydrolase (PhaZ2) in Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Its Identification as a Novel Intracellular Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Depolymerase Teruyuki Kobayashi, Mari Shiraki, Tomoko Abe, Akinori Sugiyama, and Terumi Saito J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3485-3490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas fluorescens AlgG Protein, but Not Its Mannuronan C-5-Epimerase Activity, Is Needed for Alginate Polymer Formation Martin Gimmestad, Håvard Sletta, Helga Ertesvåg, Karianne Bakkevig, Sumita Jain, Sang-jin Suh, Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk, Trond E. Ellingsen, Dennis E. Ohman, and Svein Valla J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3515-3523; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Inulosucrase from Leuconostoc citreum: a Fructosyltransferase within a Glucosyltransferase Vanesa Olivares-Illana, Agustín López-Munguía, and Clarita Olvera J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3606-3612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trigger Factor-Mediated Prolyl Isomerization Influences Maturation of the Streptococcus pyogenes Cysteine Protease William R. Lyon and Michael G. Caparon J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3661-3667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Cyclic AMP (cAMP) and cAMP Receptor Protein in Anaerobic Respiration of Shewanella oneidensis Daad A. Saffarini, Ryan Schultz, and Alex Beliaev J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3668-3671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Gene Regulation:

---

SigM, an Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor of Bacillus subtilis, Is Activated in Response to Cell Wall Antibiotics, Ethanol, Heat, Acid, and Superoxide Stress Penny D. Thackray and Anne Moir J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3491-3498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PhoP-Responsive Expression of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium slyA Gene Valia A. Norte, Melanie R. Stapleton, and Jeffrey Green J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3508-3514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Stigmatella aurantiaca Homolog of Myxococcus xanthus High-Mobility-Group A-Type Transcription Factor CarD: Insights into the Functional Modules of CarD and Their Distribution in Bacteria María L. Cayuela, Montserrat Elías-Arnanz, Marcos Peñalver-Mellado, S. Padmanabhan, and Francisco J. Murillo J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3527-3537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellar Phase Variation in Salmonella enterica Is Mediated by a Posttranscriptional Control Mechanism Heather R. Bonifield and Kelly T. Hughes J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3567-3574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Second LysR-Type Regulator in the Biphenyl-Catabolic Gene Cluster of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 Takahito Watanabe, Hidehiko Fujihara, and Kensuke Furukawa J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3575-3582; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

---

The ttsA Gene Is Required for Low-Calcium-Induced Type III Secretion of Yop Proteins and Virulence of Yersinia enterocolitica W22703 Kristin L. DeBord, Nicholas S. Galanopoulos, and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3499-3507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posttranscriptional Control of Quorum-Sensing-Dependent Virulence Genes by DksA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Florence Jude, Thilo Köhler, Pavel Branny, Karl Perron, Matthias P. Mayer, Rachel Comte, and Christian van Delden J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3558-3566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophages: Integrations, Excisions, Truncations, and Evolutionary Implications Nurmohammad Shaikh and Phillip I. Tarr J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3596-3605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Enterococcus faecalis GelE Protease in Determination of Cellular Chain Length, Supernatant Pheromone Levels, and Degradation of Fibrin and Misfolded Surface Proteins Christopher M. Waters, Michelle H. Antiporta, Barbara E. Murray, and Gary M. Dunny J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3613-3623; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

---

Protein Synthesis in Escherichia coli with Mischarged tRNA Bokkee Min, Makoto Kitabatake, Carla Polycarpo, Joanne Pelaschier, Gregory Raczniak, Benfang Ruan, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Suk Namgoong, and Dieter Söll J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3524-3526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppression of Temperature-Sensitive Chromosome Replication of an Escherichia coli dnaX(Ts) Mutant by Reduction of Initiation Efficiency Alexandra Blinkova, Mary Jo Hermandson, and James R. Walker J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3583-3595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation between Pathogenic Serovars within Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands P. Amavisit, D. Lightfoot, G. F. Browning, and P. F. Markham J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3624-3635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antisense RNA Downregulation of Coenzyme A Transferase Combined with Alcohol-Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Overexpression Leads to Predominantly Alcohologenic Clostridium acetobutylicum Fermentations Seshu B. Tummala, Stefan G. Junne, and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3644-3653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Xenorhabdus nematophila Requires an Intact iscRSUA-hscBA-fdx Operon To Colonize Steinernema carpocapsae Nematodes Eric C. Martens, Joseph Gawronski-Salerno, Danielle L. Vokal, Molly C. Pellitteri, Megan L. Menard, and Heidi Goodrich-Blair J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3678-3682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

---

Relaxed Specificity of the R1162 Nickase: a Model for Evolution of a System for Conjugative Mobilization of Plasmids Eric C. Becker and Richard J. Meyer J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3538-3546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Microbial Communities and Interactions:

---

FlrA, a 54-Dependent Transcriptional Activator in Vibrio fischeri, Is Required for Motility and Symbiotic Light-Organ Colonization Deborah S. Millikan and Edward G. Ruby J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3547-3557; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Signal Transduction:

---

Electron Microscopic Analysis of Membrane Assemblies Formed by the Bacterial Chemotaxis Receptor Tsr Robert M. Weis, Teruhisa Hirai, Anas Chalah, Martin Kessel, Peter J. Peters, and Sriram Subramaniam J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3636-3643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Microbial Cell Biology:

---

Oxidative Stress in Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942: Various Mechanisms for H2O2 Detoxification with Different Physiological Roles Alexander Perelman, Avraham Uzan, Dalia Hacohen, and Rakefet Schwarz J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3654-3660; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Physiology and Metabolism:

---

Altered Substrate Selection of the Melibiose Transporter (MelY) of Enterobacter cloacae Involving Point Mutations in Leu-88, Leu-91, and Ala-182 That Confer Enhanced Maltose Transport Steven G. Shinnick, Stephanie A. Perez, and Manuel F. Varela J. Bacteriol. June 2003 185: 3672-3677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.