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Contents: December 2003, Volume 185, Issue 24        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Physiology and Metabolism        Signal Transduction        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Population Genetics and Evolution        Errata        Authors' Corrections

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Guest Commentaries:

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It Is All about Metabolic Fluxes Jens Nielsen J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7031-7035; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Learning from Nature's Drug Factories: Nonribosomal Synthesis of Macrocyclic Peptides Stephan A. Sieber and Mohamed A. Marahiel J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7036-7043; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The Growth Advantage in Stationary-Phase Phenotype Conferred by rpoS Mutations Is Dependent on the pH and Nutrient Environment Michael J. Farrell and Steven E. Finkel J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7044-7052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Responses of the Central Metabolism in Escherichia coli to Phosphoglucose Isomerase and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Knockouts Qiang Hua, Chen Yang, Tomoya Baba, Hirotada Mori, and Kazuyuki Shimizu J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7053-7067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formaldehyde-Detoxifying Role of the Tetrahydromethanopterin-Linked Pathway in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Christopher J. Marx, Ludmila Chistoserdova, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7160-7168; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Pathway for Salvaging the Coenzyme B12 Precursor Cobinamide in Archaea Requires Cobinamide-Phosphate Synthase (CbiB) Enzyme Activity Jesse D. Woodson, Carmen L. Zayas, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7193-7201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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FimX, a Multidomain Protein Connecting Environmental Signals to Twitching Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bixing Huang, Cynthia B. Whitchurch, and John S. Mattick J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7068-7076; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The CroRS Two-Component Regulatory System Is Required for Intrinsic ß-Lactam Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Yannick Comenge, Richard Quintiliani, Jr., Ling Li, Lionnel Dubost, Jean-Paul Brouard, Jean-Emmanuel Hugonnet, and Michel Arthur J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7184-7192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Development of a Physical and Genetic Map of the Virulent Wolbachia Strain wMelPop Ling V. Sun, Markus Riegler, and Scott L. O'Neill J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7077-7084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction between the H2 Sensor HupUV and the Histidine Kinase HupT Controls HupSL Hydrogenase Synthesis in Rhodobacter capsulatus Sylvie Elsen, Ophélie Duché, and Annette Colbeau J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7111-7119; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Competence-Induced Cells of Streptococcus pneumoniae Lyse Competence-Deficient Cells of the Same Strain during Cocultivation Hilde Steinmoen, Aina Teigen, and Leiv Sigve Håvarstein J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7176-7183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GacA Regulates Symbiotic Colonization Traits of Vibrio fischeri and Facilitates a Beneficial Association with an Animal Host Cheryl A. Whistler and Edward G. Ruby J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7202-7212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Genetic and Transcriptional Organization of the glpTQ Operons between Haemophilus influenzae Type b and Nontypeable Strains Xin-Ming Song and Håkan Janson J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7285-7290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Suppression of Factor-Dependent Transcription Termination by Antiterminator RNA Rodney A. King and Robert A. Weisberg J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7085-7091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Type of Specialized Transduction for CTX or Its Satellite Phage RS1 Mediated by Filamentous Phage VGJ in Vibrio cholerae Javier Campos, Eriel Martínez, Karen Marrero, Yussuan Silva, Boris L. Rodríguez, Edith Suzarte, Talena Ledón, and Rafael Fando J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7231-7240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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XopC and XopJ, Two Novel Type III Effector Proteins from Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Laurent Noël, Frank Thieme, Jana Gäbler, Daniela Büttner, and Ulla Bonas J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7092-7102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Legume Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation by ß-Proteobacteria Is Widespread in Nature Wen-Ming Chen, Lionel Moulin, Cyril Bontemps, Peter Vandamme, Gilles Béna, and Catherine Boivin-Masson J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7266-7272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Alterations of Cell Wall Structure and Metabolism Accompany Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin in an Isogenic Series of Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus K. Sieradzki and A. Tomasz J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7103-7110; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Klebsiella pneumoniae wabG Gene: Role in Biosynthesis of the Core Lipopolysaccharide and Virulence Luis Izquierdo, Núria Coderch, Nuria Piqué, Emiliano Bedini, Maria Michela Corsaro, Susana Merino, Sandra Fresno, Juan M. Tomás, and Miguel Regué J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7213-7221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Propane Monooxygenase and NAD+-Dependent Secondary Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Propane Metabolism by Gordonia sp. Strain TY-5 Tetsuya Kotani, Tazuko Yamamoto, Hiroya Yurimoto, Yasuyoshi Sakai, and Nobuo Kato J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7120-7128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Domains of the RhlR Transcriptional Regulator of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Janet R. Lamb, Hetal Patel, Timothy Montminy, Victoria E. Wagner, and Barbara H. Iglewski J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7129-7139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation and Posttranslational Activity of the Betaine Transporter BetL in Listeria monocytogenes Are Controlled by Environmental Salinity Roy D. Sleator, Janet M. Wood, and Colin Hill J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7140-7144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification of the Formate-Tetrahydrofolate Ligase from Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 and Demonstration of Its Requirement for Methylotrophic Growth Christopher J. Marx, Markus Laukel, Julia A. Vorholt, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7169-7175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Streptomyces coelicolor Polynucleotide Phosphorylase Homologue, and Not the Putative Poly(A) Polymerase, Can Polyadenylate RNA Björn Sohlberg, Jianqiang Huang, and Stanley N. Cohen J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7273-7278; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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FarR Regulates the farAB-Encoded Efflux Pump of Neisseria gonorrhoeae via an MtrR Regulatory Mechanism E.-H. Lee, C. Rouquette-Loughlin, J. P. Folster, and W. M. Shafer J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7145-7152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Colonial Differentiation in Streptomyces coelicolor Depends on Translation of a Specific Codon within the adpA Gene Kien T. Nguyen, Jennifer Tenor, Hansruedi Stettler, Lieu T. Nguyen, Liem D. Nguyen, and Charles J. Thompson J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7291-7296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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YmoA Negatively Regulates Expression of Invasin from Yersinia enterocolitica Damon W. Ellison, Briana Young, Kristin Nelson, and Virginia L. Miller J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7153-7159; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of narK2X and narGHJI in Hypoxic Upregulation of Nitrate Reduction by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Charles D. Sohaskey and Lawrence G. Wayne J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7247-7256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathways Leading from BarA/SirA to Motility and Virulence Gene Expression in Salmonella Max Teplitski, Robert I. Goodier, and Brian M. M. Ahmer J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7257-7265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

InvB Is a Type III Secretion-Associated Chaperone for the Salmonella enterica Effector Protein SopE Sang Ho Lee and Jorge E. Galán J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7279-7284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa algZ Expression by the Alternative Sigma Factor AlgT Daniel J. Wozniak, April B. Sprinkle, and Patricia J. Baynham J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7297-7300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Transcription of Quorum-Sensing System Genes in Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ségolène Cabrol, Anne Olliver, Gerald B. Pier, Antoine Andremont, and Raymond Ruimy J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7222-7230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Horizontal Transfer of Segments of the 16S rRNA Genes between Species of the Streptococcus anginosus Group Leo M. Schouls, Corrie S. Schot, and Jan A. Jacobs J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7241-7246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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The sloABCR Operon of Streptococcus mutans Encodes an Mn and Fe Transport System Required for Endocarditis Virulence and Its Mn-Dependent Repressor Sehmi Paik, Arunsri Brown, Cindy L. Munro, Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, and Todd Kitten J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7301 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Authors' Corrections:

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Mutations Affecting DNA-Binding Activity of the MexR Repressor of mexR-mexA-mexB-oprM Operon Expression Kohjiro Saito, Hiroyuki Akama, Eisaku Yoshihara, and Taiji Nakae J. Bacteriol. December 2003 185: 7302 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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