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Contents: February 2003, Volume 185, Issue 3        Guest Commentaries        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Signal Transduction        Gene Regulation        Plant Microbiology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genomics and Proteomics

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Guest Commentaries:

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Resident Parking Only: Rhamnolipids Maintain Fluid Channels in Biofilms Manuel Espinosa-Urgel J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 699-700; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Conversion of Corn Stalks to Riches Roy H. Doi J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 701-702; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Novel Organization and Divergent Dockerin Specificities in the Cellulosome System of Ruminococcus flavefaciens Marco T. Rincon, Shi-You Ding, Sheila I. McCrae, Jennifer C. Martin, Vincenzo Aurilia, Raphael Lamed, Yuval Shoham, Edward A. Bayer, and Harry J. Flint J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 703-713; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Helicobacter pylori Nickel Metabolism Accessory Proteins Needed for Maturation of both Urease and Hydrogenase Nalini Mehta, Jonathan W. Olson, and Robert J. Maier J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 726-734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirements for CuA and Cu-S Center Assembly of Nitrous Oxide Reductase Deduced from Complete Periplasmic Enzyme Maturation in the Nondenitrifier Pseudomonas putida Patrick Wunsch, Margitta Herb, Hagen Wieland, Ulrike M. Schiek, and Walter G. Zumft J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 887-896; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Bifunctional Archaeal Acyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase Songkran Chuakrut, Hiroyuki Arai, Masaharu Ishii, and Yasuo Igarashi J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 938-947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The VirB4 Family of Proposed Traffic Nucleoside Triphosphatases: Common Motifs in Plasmid RP4 TrbE Are Essential for Conjugation and Phage Adsorption Christian Rabel, A. Marika Grahn, Rudi Lurz, and Erich Lanka J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1045-1058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the CipA Scaffolding Protein and In Vivo Production of a Minicellulosome in Clostridium acetobutylicum Fabrice Sabathé and Philippe Soucaille J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1092-1096; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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ISCce1 and ISCce2, Two Novel Insertion Sequences in Clostridium cellulolyticum Hédia Maamar, Pascale de Philip, Jean-Pierre Bélaich, and Chantal Tardif J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 714-725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sizing the Holin Lesion with an Endolysin-ß-Galactosidase Fusion Ing-Nang Wang, John Deaton, and Ry Young J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 779-787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pIIICTX, a Predicted CTX Minor Coat Protein, Can Expand the Host Range of Coliphage fd To Include Vibrio cholerae Andrew J. Heilpern and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1037-1044; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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ATP-Dependent Interactions between Escherichia coli Min Proteins and the Phospholipid Membrane In Vitro Laura L. Lackner, David M. Raskin, and Piet A. J. de Boer J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 735-749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Agrobacterium tumefaciens Twin-Arginine-Dependent Translocation Is Important for Virulence, Flagellation, and Chemotaxis but Not Type IV Secretion Zhiyong Ding and Peter J. Christie J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 760-771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of SrgA, a Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence Plasmid-Encoded Paralogue of the Disulfide Oxidoreductase DsbA, Essential for Biogenesis of Plasmid-Encoded Fimbriae C. W. Bouwman, M. Kohli, A. Killoran, G. A. Touchie, R. J. Kadner, and N. L. Martin J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 991-1000; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attachment Organelle Formation Represented by Localization of Cytadherence Proteins and Formation of the Electron-Dense Core in Wild-Type and Mutant Strains of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Shintaro Seto and Makoto Miyata J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1082-1091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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1-Methylguanosine-Deficient tRNA of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Affects Thiamine Metabolism Glenn R. Björk and Kristina Nilsson J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 750-759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

2,5-Dialkylresorcinol Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aurantiaca: Novel Head-to-Head Condensation of Two Fatty Acid-Derived Precursors Brian Nowak-Thompson, Philip E. Hammer, D. Steven Hill, Jill Stafford, Nancy Torkewitz, Thomas D. Gaffney, Stephen T. Lam, István Molnár, and James M. Ligon J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 860-869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Analysis of HPr Reveals a Fructose-Specific Phosphotransferase System That Confers High-Affinity Uptake in Streptomyces coelicolor Harald Nothaft, Stephan Parche, Annette Kamionka, and Fritz Titgemeyer J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 929-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Iron-Binding Protein Dps Confers Hydrogen Peroxide Stress Resistance to Campylobacter jejuni Takahiko Ishikawa, Yoshimitsu Mizunoe, Shun-ichiro Kawabata, Akemi Takade, Mine Harada, Sun Nyunt Wai, and Shin-ichi Yoshida J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1010-1017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The NorM Efflux Pump of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis Recognizes Antimicrobial Cationic Compounds Corinne Rouquette-Loughlin, Steven A. Dunham, Michael Kuhn, Jacqueline T. Balthazar, and William M. Shafer J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1101-1106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Development of a Gene Knockout System for the Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii by Use of the pyrE Gene Gili Bitan-Banin, Ron Ortenberg, and Moshe Mevarech J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 772-778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ß-Lactamase Genes of the Penicillin-Susceptible Bacillus anthracis Sterne Strain Yahua Chen, Janice Succi, Fred C. Tenover, and Theresa M. Koehler J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 823-830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization, Expression, and Mutation of the Lactococcus lactis galPMKTE Genes, Involved in Galactose Utilization via the Leloir Pathway Benoît P. Grossiord, Evert J. Luesink, Elaine E. Vaughan, Alain Arnaud, and Willem M. de Vos J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 870-878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postdivisional Synthesis of the Sporosarcina ureae DNA Translocase SpoIIIE either in the Mother Cell or in the Prespore Enables Bacillus subtilis To Translocate DNA from the Mother Cell to the Prespore Vasant K. Chary and Patrick J. Piggot J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 879-886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A SecE Mutation That Modulates SecY-SecE Translocase Assembly, Identified as a Specific Suppressor of SecY Defects Hiroyuki Mori, Yoshinori Akiyama, and Koreaki Ito J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 948-956; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rates and Consequences of Recombination between rRNA Operons Joel G. Hashimoto, Bradley S. Stevenson, and Thomas M. Schmidt J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 966-972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Absence of FtsH Metalloprotease Activity Causes Overexpression of the W-Controlled pbpE Gene, Resulting in Filamentous Growth of Bacillus subtilis Stephan Zellmeier, Ulrich Zuber, Wolfgang Schumann, and Thomas Wiegert J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 973-982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Endoribonucleases Involved in Cleavage of Bacteriophage T4 mRNAs Yuichi Otsuka, Hiroyuki Ueno, and Tetsuro Yonesaki J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 983-990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid DNA Supercoiling and Gyrase Activity in Escherichia coli Wild-Type and rpoS Stationary-Phase Cells Yazmid Reyes-Domínguez, Gabriel Contreras-Ferrat, Jesús Ramírez-Santos, Jorge Membrillo-Hernández, and M. Carmen Gómez-Eichelmann J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1097-1100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chromosomal Arm Replacement in Streptomyces griseus Tetsuya Uchida, Mariko Miyawaki, and Haruyasu Kinashi J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1120-1124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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RmpA2, an Activator of Capsule Biosynthesis in Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43, Regulates K2 cps Gene Expression at the Transcriptional Level Yi-Chyi Lai, Hwei-Ling Peng, and Hwan-You Chang J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 788-800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for both DNA and RNA in GTP Hydrolysis by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae Signal Recognition Particle Receptor Cody Frasz and Cindy Grove Arvidson J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 801-808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Stringent Response and relBbu Expression in Borrelia burgdorferi Julia Bugrysheva, Elena Y. Dobrikova, Marina L. Sartakova, Melissa J. Caimano, Thomas J. Daniels, Justin D. Radolf, Henry P. Godfrey, and Felipe C. Cabello J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 957-965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Quorum Sensing in Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234 Regulates Conjugal Transfer (tra) Gene Expression and Influences Growth Rate Xuesong He, William Chang, Deanne L. Pierce, Laura Ort Seib, Jennifer Wagner, and Clay Fuqua J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 809-822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elucidation of the Vibrio anguillarum Genetic Response to the Potential Fish Probiont Pseudomonas fluorescens AH2, Using RNA-Arbitrarily Primed PCR Kim Holmstrøm and Lone Gram J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 831-842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhamnolipid Surfactant Production Affects Biofilm Architecture in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Mary E. Davey, Nicky C. Caiazza, and George A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1027-1036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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The Escherichia coli BarA-UvrY Two-Component System Is Needed for Efficient Switching between Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Carbon Sources Anna-Karin Pernestig, Dimitris Georgellis, Tony Romeo, Kazushi Suzuki, Henrik Tomenius, Staffan Normark, and Öjar Melefors J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 843-853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of a Protein Tyrosine Kinase in Production of the Polymeric Bioemulsifier Emulsan from the Oil-Degrading Strain Acinetobacter lwoffii RAG-1 David Nakar and David L. Gutnick J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1001-1009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Phosphatase Activity of PhoR Daniel O. Carmany, Kristine Hollingsworth, and William R. McCleary J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1112-1115; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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CcpA-Independent Regulation of Expression of the Mg2+-Citrate Transporter Gene citM by Arginine Metabolism in Bacillus subtilis Jessica B. Warner, Christian Magni, and Juke S. Lolkema J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 854-859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heme-Responsive Transcriptional Activation of Bordetella bhu Genes Carin K. Vanderpool and Sandra K. Armstrong J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 909-917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Primary Sigma Factor (PSF) and PSF-Like Sigma Factors in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Ilona Tuominen, Esa Tyystjärvi, and Taina Tyystjärvi J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1116-1119; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Plant Lectin-Like Bacteriocin from a Rhizosphere-Colonizing Pseudomonas Isolate Annabel H. A. Parret, Geert Schoofs, Paul Proost, and René De Mot J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 897-908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Recombination Activity of a Distinctive Integron-Gene Cassette System Associated with Pseudomonas stutzeri Populations in Soil Andrew J. Holmes, Marita P. Holley, Andrew Mahon, Blair Nield, Michael Gillings, and H. W. Stokes J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 918-928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The High-Pathogenicity Island Is Absent in Human Pathogens of Salmonella enterica Subspecies I but Present in Isolates of Subspecies III and VI T. A. Oelschlaeger, D. Zhang, S. Schubert, E. Carniel, W. Rabsch, H. Karch, and J. Hacker J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1107-1111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Analyses of the Complete Genome Sequences of Pierce's Disease and Citrus Variegated Chlorosis Strains of Xylella fastidiosa M. A. Van Sluys, M. C. de Oliveira, C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello, C. Y. Miyaki, L. R. Furlan, L. E. A. Camargo, A. C. R. da Silva, D. H. Moon, M. A. Takita, E. G. M. Lemos, M. A. Machado, M. I. T. Ferro, F. R. da Silva, M. H. S. Goldman, G. H. Goldman, M. V. F. Lemos, H. El-Dorry, S. M. Tsai, H. Carrer, D. M. Carraro, R. C. de Oliveira, L. R. Nunes, W. J. Siqueira, L. L. Coutinho, E. T. Kimura, E. S. Ferro, R. Harakava, E. E. Kuramae, C. L. Marino, E. Giglioti, I. L. Abreu, L. M. C. Alves, A. M. do Amaral, G. S. Baia, S. R. Blanco, M. S. Brito, F. S. Cannavan, A. V. Celestino, A. F. da Cunha, R. C. Fenille, J. A. Ferro, E. F. Formighieri, L. T. Kishi, S. G. Leoni, A. R. Oliveira, V. E. Rosa, Jr., F. T. Sassaki, J. A. D. Sena, A. A. de Souza, D. Truffi, F. Tsukumo, G. M. Yanai, L. G. Zaros, E. L. Civerolo, A. J. G. Simpson, N. F. Almeida, Jr., J. C. Setubal, and J. P. Kitajima J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1018-1026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Traffic at the tmRNA Gene Kelly P. Williams J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1059-1070; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarray Analysis of Global Gene Expression in Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aaron M. Firoved and Vojo Deretic J. Bacteriol. February 2003 185: 1071-1081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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