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Contents: August 2003, Volume 185, Issue 16        Microbial Cell Biology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Signal Transduction        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Structural Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Errata

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Polar Localization of CheA2 in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Requires Specific Che Homologs Angela C. Martin, Usha Nair, Judith P. Armitage, and Janine R. Maddock J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4667-4671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Pseudomonas putida tol-oprL Gene Products in Uptake of Solutes through the Cytoplasmic Membrane María A. Llamas, José J. Rodríguez-Herva, Robert E. W. Hancock, Wilbert Bitter, Jan Tommassen, and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4707-4716; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rod Shape Determination by the Bacillus subtilis Class B Penicillin-Binding Proteins Encoded by pbpA and pbpH Yuping Wei, Teresa Havasy, Derrell C. McPherson, and David L. Popham J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4717-4726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PorA Represents the Major Cell Wall Channel of the Gram-Positive Bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum Noelia Costa-Riu, Andreas Burkovski, Reinhard Krämer, and Roland Benz J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4779-4786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Characterization of Escherichia coli ftsZ Mutants: Effects on Z-Ring Structure and Function Jesse Stricker and Harold P. Erickson J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4796-4805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping the MinE Site Involved in Interaction with the MinD Division Site Selection Protein of Escherichia coli Lu-Yan Ma, Glenn King, and Lawrence Rothfield J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4948-4955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Product of the fimI Gene Is Necessary for Escherichia coli Type 1 Pilus Biosynthesis Mary L. Valenski, Sandra L. Harris, Patricia A. Spears, John R. Horton, and Paul E. Orndorff J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 5007-5011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Mutation in the relA Gene of Vibrio cholerae Affects In Vitro and In Vivo Expression of Virulence Factors Shruti Haralalka, Suvobroto Nandi, and Rupak K. Bhadra J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4672-4682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temperature-Dependent Hypermutational Phenotype in recA Mutants of Thermus thermophilus HB27 Pablo Castán, Lorena Casares, Jordi Barbé, and José Berenguer J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4901-4907; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotype MicroArray Analysis of Escherichia coli K-12 Mutants with Deletions of All Two-Component Systems Lu Zhou, Xiang-He Lei, Barry R. Bochner, and Barry L. Wanner J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4956-4972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Regulated Alkaline Phosphatase, a Cell Surface-Associated Lipoprotein, in Mycobacterium smegmatis Jordan Kriakov, Sun hee Lee, and William R. Jacobs, Jr. J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4983-4991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium avium Jean-Pierre Laurent, Kirsten Hauge, Kellie Burnside, and Gerard Cangelosi J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 5003-5006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulated Expression of the Escherichia coli dam Gene Melissa A. Calmann and M. G. Marinus J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 5012-5014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Cells Bearing a Ribosomal Ambiguity Mutation in rpsD Have a Mutator Phenotype That Correlates with Increased Mistranslation Sergey Balashov and M. Zafri Humayun J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 5015-5018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Mutant Analysis of the Escherichia coli FhuA Protein Reveals Sites of FhuA Activity Franziska Endriß, Michael Braun, Helmut Killmann, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4683-4692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Rhamnogalacturonan Lyase in the Clostridium cellulolyticum Cellulosome Sandrine Pagès, Odile Valette, Laetitia Abdou, Anne Bélaïch, and Jean-Pierre Bélaïch J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4727-4733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DapE Can Function as an Aspartyl Peptidase in the Presence of Mn2+ Daniel H. Broder and Charles G. Miller J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4748-4754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dependence of Helicobacter pylori Urease Activity on the Nickel-Sequestering Ability of the UreE Accessory Protein Stéphane Benoit and Robert J. Maier J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4787-4795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Residues C123 and D58 of the 2-Methylisocitrate Lyase (PrpB) Enzyme of Salmonella enterica Are Essential for Catalysis T. L. Grimek, H. Holden, I. Rayment, and J. C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4837-4843; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Allosteric Regulation of Bacillus subtilis NAD Kinase by Quinolinic Acid Silvia Garavaglia, Alessandro Galizzi, and Menico Rizzi J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4844-4850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Benzoate-Coenzyme A Ligase from Thauera aromatica: an Enzyme Acting in Anaerobic and Aerobic Pathways Karola Schühle, Johannes Gescher, Ulrich Feil, Michael Paul, Martina Jahn, Hermann Schägger, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4920-4929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conversion of Lactobacillus pentosus D-Lactate Dehydrogenase to a D-Hydroxyisocaproate Dehydrogenase through a Single Amino Acid Replacement Chizuka Tokuda, Yoshiro Ishikura, Mayu Shigematsu, Hiroyuki Mutoh, Shino Tsuzuki, Yusaku Nakahira, Yusuke Tamura, Takeshi Shinoda, Kazuhito Arai, O Takahashi, and Hayao Taguchi J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 5023-5026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Detachment of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Biofilm Cells by an Endogenous ß-Hexosaminidase Activity Jeffrey B. Kaplan, Chandran Ragunath, Narayanan Ramasubbu, and Daniel H. Fine J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4693-4698; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoinducer 2 Production by Streptococcus gordonii DL1 and the Biofilm Phenotype of a luxS Mutant Are Influenced by Nutritional Conditions David S. Blehert, Robert J. Palmer, Jr., Joao B. Xavier, Jonas S. Almeida, and Paul E. Kolenbrander J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4851-4860; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Performance of Standard Phenotypic Assays for TonB Activity, as Evaluated by Varying the Level of Functional, Wild-Type TonB Ray A. Larsen, Gregory J. Chen, and Kathleen Postle J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4699-4706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Haemophilus influenzae Rd Lacks a Stringently Conserved Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Enzyme and Thermal Control of Membrane Lipid Composition Haihong Wang and John E. Cronan J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4930-4937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Transcription Activation at Escherichia coli FNR-Dependent Promoters by the Gonococcal FNR Protein: Effects of a Novel S18F Substitution and Comparisons with the Corresponding Substitution in E. coli FNR Tim Overton, Eleanor G. F. Reid, Robin Foxall, Harry Smith, Stephen J. W. Busby, and Jeffrey A. Cole J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4734-4747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo and In Vitro Evidence that TtgV Is the Specific Regulator of the TtgGHI Multidrug and Solvent Efflux Pump of Pseudomonas putida Antonia Rojas, Ana Segura, María Eugenia Guazzaroni, Wilson Terán, Ana Hurtado, María Trinidad Gallegos, and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4755-4763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Pausing in the Bacillus subtilis pyr Operon In Vitro: a Role in Transcriptional Attenuation? Hesheng Zhang and Robert L. Switzer J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4764-4771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Pseudomonas putida OCT Plasmid Alkane Degradation Pathway Is Modulated by Two Different Global Control Signals: Evidence from Continuous Cultures M. Alejandro Dinamarca, Isabel Aranda-Olmedo, Antonio Puyet, and Fernando Rojo J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4772-4778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Sialic Acid Catabolism by the DNA Binding Protein NanR in Escherichia coli Kathryn A. Kalivoda, Susan M. Steenbergen, Eric R. Vimr, and Jacqueline Plumbridge J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4806-4815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mannitol-1-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (MtlD) Is Required for Mannitol and Glucitol Assimilation in Bacillus subtilis: Possible Cooperation of mtl and gut Operons Shouji Watanabe, Miyuki Hamano, Hiroshi Kakeshita, Keigo Bunai, Shigeo Tojo, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Yasutaro Fujita, Sui-Lam Wong, and Kunio Yamane J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4816-4824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis Extracytoplasmic Function Protein Y and Its Target Promoters Min Cao, Letal Salzberg, Ching Sung Tsai, Thorsten Mascher, Carla Bonilla, Tao Wang, Rick W. Ye, Leticia Márquez-Magaña, and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4883-4890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Profiling of Iron-Responsive Genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by High-Throughput Screening of a Random Promoter Library Jaime Bjarnason, Carolyn M. Southward, and Michael G. Surette J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4973-4982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The pst Operon of Bacillus subtilis Is Specifically Induced by Alkali Stress Akram Atalla and Wolfgang Schumann J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 5019-5022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Virulence Activator AphA Links Quorum Sensing to Pathogenesis and Physiology in Vibrio cholerae by Repressing the Expression of a Penicillin Amidase Gene on the Small Chromosome Gabriela Kovacikova, Wei Lin, and Karen Skorupski J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4825-4836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of CpxR as a Positive Regulator of icm and dot Virulence Genes of Legionella pneumophila Ohad Gal-Mor and Gil Segal J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4908-4919; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Burkholderia pseudomallei Type III Secreted Protein, BopE, Facilitates Bacterial Invasion of Epithelial Cells and Exhibits Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Activity Mark P. Stevens, Andrea Friebel, Lowrie A. Taylor, Michael W. Wood, Philip J. Brown, Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, and Edouard E. Galyov J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4992-4996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Molecular Analysis of Phr Peptide Processing in Bacillus subtilis Sophie Stephenson, Christian Mueller, Min Jiang, and Marta Perego J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4861-4871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probing Conservation of HAMP Linker Structure and Signal Transduction Mechanism through Analysis of Hybrid Sensor Kinases J. Alex Appleman, Li-Ling Chen, and Valley Stewart J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4872-4882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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A Novel IS Element, IS621, of the IS110/IS492 Family Transposes to a Specific Site in Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic Sequences in Escherichia coli Sunju Choi, Shinya Ohta, and Eiichi Ohtsubo J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4891-4900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Conformation of a Bactericidal Domain of Puroindoline a: Structure and Mechanism of Action of a 13-Residue Antimicrobial Peptide Weiguo Jing, Alistair R. Demcoe, and Hans J. Vogel J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4938-4947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Identification of Long Intergenic Repeat Sequences Associated with DNA Methylation Sites in Caulobacter crescentus and Other -Proteobacteria Swaine L. Chen and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 4997-5002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Structural Insight into the Antibiotic Action of Telithromycin against Resistant Mutants Rita Berisio, Joerg Harms, Frank Schluenzen, Raz Zarivach, Harly A. S. Hansen, Paola Fucini, and Ada Yonath J. Bacteriol. August 2003 185: 5027 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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