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Contents: September 2003, Volume 185, Issue 17        Genomics and Proteomics        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Cell Biology        Structural Biology        Signal Transduction

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Proteomic Analysis of Wild-Type Sinorhizobium meliloti Responses to N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Quorum-Sensing Signals and the Transition to Stationary Phase Hancai Chen, Max Teplitski, Jayne B. Robinson, Barry G. Rolfe, and Wolfgang D. Bauer J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5029-5036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Composition, Acquisition, and Distribution of the Vi Exopolysaccharide-Encoding Salmonella enterica Pathogenicity Island SPI-7 Derek Pickard, John Wain, Stephen Baker, Alexandra Line, Sonia Chohan, Maria Fookes, Andrew Barron, Peadar Ó Gaora, José A. Chabalgoity, Niren Thanky, Christoph Scholes, Nicholas Thomson, Michael Quail, Julian Parkhill, and Gordon Dougan J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5055-5065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Localization of Motility, Signaling, and Polyketide Synthetase Proteins in Myxococcus xanthus Vesna Simunovic, Frank C. Gherardini, and Lawrence J. Shimkets J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5066-5075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Nucleotide Sequence and Genetic Organization of the 210-Kilobase Linear Plasmid of Rhodococcus erythropolis BD2 Christiane Stecker, Andre Johann, Christina Herzberg, Beate Averhoff, and Gerhard Gottschalk J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5269-5274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Open Reading Frame all0601 from Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Represents a Novel Gene, cnaT, Required for Expression of the Nitrate Assimilation nir Operon José E. Frías, Antonia Herrero, and Enrique Flores J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5037-5044; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein-Dependent Activation of the Escherichia coli acsP2 Promoter by a Synergistic Class III Mechanism Christine M. Beatty, Douglas F. Browning, Stephen J. W. Busby, and Alan J. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5148-5157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of RopB in Growth Phase Expression of the SpeB Cysteine Protease of Streptococcus pyogenes Melody N. Neely, William R. Lyon, Donna L. Runft, and Michael Caparon J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5166-5174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FNR-Mediated Oxygen-Responsive Regulation of the nrdDG Operon of Escherichia coli T. Boston and T. Atlung J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5310-5313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Control of SXT Integration and Excision Vincent Burrus and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5045-5054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The SopE Phage Integrates into the ssrA Gene of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium A36 and Is Closely Related to the Fels-2 Prophage Cosima Pelludat, Susanne Mirold, and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5182-5191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Genome Sequence of the Broad-Host-Range Vibriophage KVP40: Comparative Genomics of a T4-Related Bacteriophage Eric S. Miller, John F. Heidelberg, Jonathan A. Eisen, William C. Nelson, A. Scott Durkin, Ann Ciecko, Tamara V. Feldblyum, Owen White, Ian T. Paulsen, William C. Nierman, Jong Lee, Bridget Szczypinski, and Claire M. Fraser J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5220-5233; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genome Sequence of Yersinia pestis Bacteriophage A1122 Reveals an Intimate History with the Coliphage T3 and T7 Genomes Emilio Garcia, Jeffrey M. Elliott, Erlan Ramanculov, Patrick S. G. Chain, May C. Chu, and Ian J. Molineux J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5248-5262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IS1999 Increases Expression of the Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase VEB-1 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Daniel Aubert, Thierry Naas, and Patrice Nordmann J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5314-5319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integration Site for Streptomyces Phage BT1 and Development of Site-Specific Integrating Vectors Matthew A. Gregory, Rob Till, and Margaret C. M. Smith J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5320-5323; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Coordinate Regulation of the Escherichia coli Formate Dehydrogenase fdnGHI and fdhF Genes in Response to Nitrate, Nitrite, and Formate: Roles for NarL and NarP Henian Wang and Robert P. Gunsalus J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5076-5085; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Content of Polyhedral Organelles Involved in Coenzyme B12-Dependent Degradation of 1,2-Propanediol in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT2 Gregory D. Havemann and Thomas A. Bobik J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5086-5095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anthranilate Synthase Can Generate Sufficient Phosphoribosyl Amine for Thiamine Synthesis in Salmonella enterica I. Ramos and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5125-5132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Loss of a K+ and NH4+ Transporter Affects the Growth and Endospore Formation of Alkaliphilic Bacillus pseudofirmus OF4 Yi Wei, Thomas W. Southworth, Hilde Kloster, Masahiro Ito, Arthur A. Guffanti, Anne Moir, and Terry A. Krulwich J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5133-5147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of the Gene for a Novel Protein from Mycobacterium smegmatis with Functional Similarity to Eukaryotic Calmodulin Prasad T. Reddy, C. Rama Prasad, P. Hemalatha Reddy, Dennis Reeder, Keith McKenney, Howard Jaffe, Mariana N. Dimitrova, Ann Ginsburg, Alan Peterkofsky, and P. Suryanarayana Murthy J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5263-5268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid DNA Supercoiling and Survival in Long-Term Cultures of Escherichia coli: Role of NaCl Annie Conter J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5324-5327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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RtsA and RtsB Coordinately Regulate Expression of the Invasion and Flagellar Genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Craig D. Ellermeier and James M. Slauch J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5096-5108; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of the InvE Binding Site Required for Expression of IpaB of the Shigella sonnei Virulence Plasmid: Involvement of a ParB BoxA-Like Sequence Takayuki Taniya, Jiro Mitobe, Shu-ichi Nakayama, Qi Mingshan, Kenji Okuda, and Haruo Watanabe J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5158-5165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Differentially Expressed Oligopeptide Binding Protein (OppA2) in Streptococcus uberis by Representational Difference Analysis of cDNA D. L. Taylor, P. N. Ward, C. D. Rapier, J. A. Leigh, and L. D. Bowler J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5210-5219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of ompR Promotes Precocious Swarming and flhDC Expression in Xenorhabdus nematophila Dong-jin Kim, Brian Boylan, Nicholas George, and Steven Forst J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5290-5294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Salmonella enterica Enterobacterial Common Antigen in Bile Resistance and Virulence Francisco Ramos-Morales, Ana I. Prieto, Carmen R. Beuzón, David W. Holden, and Josep Casadesús J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5328-5332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of Expression of Scaffoldin-Related Genes in Clostridium thermocellum Tali W. Dror, Adi Rolider, Edward A. Bayer, Raphael Lamed, and Yuval Shoham J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5109-5116; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ClpE from Lactococcus lactis Promotes Repression of CtsR-Dependent Gene Expression Pekka Varmanen, Finn K. Vogensen, Karin Hammer, Airi Palva, and Hanne Ingmer J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5117-5124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Definition of a Second Bacillus subtilis pur Regulon Comprising the pur and xpt-pbuX Operons plus pbuG, nupG (yxjA), and pbuE (ydhL) Lars Engholm Johansen, Per Nygaard, Catharina Lassen, Yvonne Agersø, and Hans H. Saxild J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5200-5209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unique Degradation Signal for ClpCP in Bacillus subtilis Qi Pan and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5275-5278; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polynucleotide Phosphorylase-Deficient Mutants of Pseudomonas putida Rebecca Favaro and Gianni Dehò J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5279-5286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Frequency Secondary Mutations after Suicide-Driven Allelic Exchange Mutagenesis in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli James R. Johnson, Hank A. Lockman, Krista Owens, Srdjan Jelacic, and Phillip I. Tarr J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5301-5305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis Diacylglycerol Kinase (DgkA) Enhances Efficient Sporulation Samuel Amiteye, Kazuo Kobayashi, Daisuke Imamura, Shigeo Hosoya, Naotake Ogasawara, and Tsutomu Sato J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5306-5309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Characterization of an Exo-ß-D-Glucosaminidase Involved in a Novel Chitinolytic Pathway from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 Takeshi Tanaka, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, and Tadayuki Imanaka J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5175-5181; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Thin Pilus PilV Adhesins of Plasmid R64 Recognize Specific Structures of the Lipopolysaccharide Molecules of Recipient Cells Akiko Ishiwa and Teruya Komano J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5192-5199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efflux of Cytoplasmically Acting Antibiotics from Gram-Negative Bacteria: Periplasmic Substrate Capture by Multicomponent Efflux Pumps Inferred from Their Cooperative Action with Single-Component Transporters Michael Palmer J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5287-5289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of the Flagellar Basal Body of Rhodobacter sphaeroides K. Kobayashi, T. Saitoh, D. S. H. Shah, K. Ohnishi, I. G. Goodfellow, R. E. Sockett, and S.-I. Aizawa J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5295-5300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Topology of RbsC, the Membrane Component of the Escherichia coli Ribose Transporter Jeffrey B. Stewart and Mark A. Hermodson J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5234-5239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Yeast Two-Hybrid Studies on Interaction of Proteins Involved in Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation in the Phototrophic Bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus Alice Pawlowski, Kai-Uwe Riedel, Werner Klipp, Petra Dreiskemper, Silke Groß, Holger Bierhoff, Thomas Drepper, and Bernd Masepohl J. Bacteriol. September 2003 185: 5240-5247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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