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Contents: March 2003, Volume 185, Issue 6        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Structural Biology        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Domain Architectures of 54-Dependent Transcriptional Activators David J. Studholme and Ray Dixon J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1757-1767; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Roles of the Enantioselective Glutathione S-Transferases in Cleavage of ß-Aryl Ether Eiji Masai, Atsushi Ichimura, Yusuke Sato, Keisuke Miyauchi, Yoshihiro Katayama, and Masao Fukuda J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1768-1775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Uptake of N,N'-Diacetylchitobiose [(GlcNAc)2] via the Phosphotransferase System Is Essential for Chitinase Production by Serratia marcescens 2170 Taku Uchiyama, Ryousuke Kaneko, Junko Yamaguchi, Akane Inoue, Takahiro Yanagida, Naoki Nikaidou, Miguel Regue, and Takeshi Watanabe J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1776-1782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Levels of Intracellular Cysteine Promote Oxidative DNA Damage by Driving the Fenton Reaction Sunny Park and James A. Imlay J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1942-1950; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Biosynthesis of Cyclic Enterobacterial Common Antigen in Escherichia coli Paul J. A. Erbel, Kathleen Barr, Ninguo Gao, Gerrit J. Gerwig, Paul D. Rick, and Kevin H. Gardner J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1995-2004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Functional Characterization of Sphingomonas macrogolitabida Strain TFA Genes Involved in the First Two Steps of the Tetralin Catabolic Pathway Emilia Moreno-Ruiz, María José Hernáez, Olga Martínez-Pérez, and Eduardo Santero J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2026-2030; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The Activator of GntII Genes for Gluconate Metabolism, GntH, Exerts Negative Control of GntR-Regulated GntI Genes in Escherichia coli Ryouichi Tsunedomi, Hanae Izu, Takuya Kawai, Kazunobu Matsushita, Thomas Ferenci, and Mamoru Yamada J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1783-1795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The FecI Extracytoplasmic-Function Sigma Factor of Escherichia coli Interacts with the ß' Subunit of RNA Polymerase Susanne Mahren and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1796-1802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and In Vitro Characterization of the Serratia marcescens NucC Protein, a Zinc-Binding Transcription Factor Homologous to P2 Ogr Victor McAlister, Chao Zou, Robert H. Winslow, and Gail E. Christie J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1808-1816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leucine-Responsive Regulatory Protein-Mediated Repression of clp (Encoding CS31A) Expression by L-Leucine and L-Alanine in Escherichia coli Cécile Crost, Annie Garrivier, Josée Harel, and Christine Martin J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1886-1894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Additional Targets of the Bacillus subtilis Global Regulator CodY Identified by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation and Genome-Wide Transcript Analysis Virginie Molle, Yoshiko Nakaura, Robert P. Shivers, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Richard Losick, Yasutaro Fujita, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1911-1922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an Unknown Promoter, OUTIIp, within the IS10R Element Esteban Martínez-García, Juana María Navarro-Lloréns, and Antonio Tormo J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2046-2050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel Fucose-Regulated Promoter (PfcsK) Suitable for Gene Essentiality and Antibacterial Mode-of-Action Studies in Streptococcus pneumoniae Pan F. Chan, Karen M. O'Dwyer, Leslie M. Palmer, Jennifer D. Ambrad, Karen A. Ingraham, Chi So, Michael A. Lonetto, Sanjoy Biswas, Martin Rosenberg, David J. Holmes, and Magdalena Zalacain J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2051-2058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Escherichia coli mazEF Suicide Module Mediates Thymineless Death Boaz Sat, Myriam Reches, and Hanna Engelberg-Kulka J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1803-1807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Membrane-Associated Gene Product That Suppresses Toxicity of a TrfA Peptide from Plasmid RK2 and Its Relationship to the DnaA Host Initiation Protein Peter D. Kim, Trevor Banack, Daniel M. Lerman, Jeremiah C. Tracy, Johanna Eltz Camara, Elliot Crooke, Don Oliver, and William Firshein J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1817-1824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

tmRNA in Caulobacter crescentus Is Cell Cycle Regulated by Temporally Controlled Transcription and RNA Degradation Kenneth C. Keiler and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1825-1830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Genomic Rearrangement That Affects Expression of the Streptococcus pyogenes Streptolysin O (slo) Gene Dragutin J. Savic and Joseph J. Ferretti J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1857-1869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Operon Structure and Regulation of the nos Gene Region of Pseudomonas stutzeri, Encoding an ABC-Type ATPase for Maturation of Nitrous Oxide Reductase Ulrike Honisch and Walter G. Zumft J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1895-1902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design of Antisense RNA Constructs for Downregulation of the Acetone Formation Pathway of Clostridium acetobutylicum Seshu B. Tummala, Neil E. Welker, and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1923-1934; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of the Multiple GroEL Proteins of Chlamydiae Karuna P. Karunakaran, Yasuyuki Noguchi, Timothy D. Read, Artem Cherkasov, Jeffrey Kwee, Caixia Shen, Colleen C. Nelson, and Robert C. Brunham J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1958-1966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Characterization of Disulfide Stress in Bacillus subtilis Lars Ingo Ole Leichert, Christian Scharf, and Michael Hecker J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1967-1975; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Excision and Integration of Cassettes by an Integron Integrase of Nitrosomonas europaea Grégory Léon and Paul H. Roy J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2036-2041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of ISSo2 Insertions in Structural and Regulatory Genes of the Trimethylamine Oxide Reductase of Shewanella oneidensis Christophe Bordi, Chantal Iobbi-Nivol, Vincent Méjean, and Jean-Claude Patte J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2042-2045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Analysis of Genome Plasticity in Pathogenic and Commensal Escherichia coli Isolates by Use of DNA Arrays Ulrich Dobrindt, Franziska Agerer, Kai Michaelis, Andreas Janka, Carmen Buchrieser, Martin Samuelson, Catharina Svanborg, Gerhard Gottschalk, Helge Karch, and Jörg Hacker J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1831-1840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Catabolite Repression as a Physiological Regulator of Biofilm Formation by Bacillus subtilis by Use of DNA Microarrays Nicola R. Stanley, Robert A. Britton, Alan D. Grossman, and Beth A. Lazazzera J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1951-1957; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Expression Profile of Campylobacter jejuni in Response to Growth Temperature Variation Alain Stintzi J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2009-2016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Definition of the Escherichia coli MC4100 Genome by Use of a DNA Array Joseph E. Peters, Timothy E. Thate, and Nancy L. Craig J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2017-2021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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A Rhizobium leguminosarum AcpXL Mutant Produces Lipopolysaccharide Lacking 27-Hydroxyoctacosanoic Acid Vinata Vedam, Elmar L. Kannenberg, Janine G. Haynes, D. Janine Sherrier, Anup Datta, and Russell W. Carlson J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1841-1850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between the Outer Membrane Ferric Citrate Transporter FecA and TonB: Studies of the FecA TonB Box Monica Ogierman and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1870-1885; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Membrane Domain of SpoIIIE Is Required for Membrane Fusion during Bacillus subtilis Sporulation Marc D. Sharp and Kit Pogliano J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2005-2008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Measurement of Adhesive Forces between Individual Staphylococcus aureus MSCRAMMs and Protein-Coated Surfaces by Use of Optical Tweezers Kathryn H. Simpson, Gabriela Bowden, Magnus Höök, and Bahman Anvari J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2031-2035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Comprehensive Studies of Drug Resistance Mediated by Overexpression of Response Regulators of Two-Component Signal Transduction Systems in Escherichia coli Hidetada Hirakawa, Kunihiko Nishino, Takahiro Hirata, and Akihito Yamaguchi J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1851-1856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Residue at Position 48 in the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium PhoQ Sensor Kinase Sarah Sanowar, Alexandre Martel, and Hervé Le Moual J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1935-1941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Identification of the Immunodominant Protein and Other Proteins of the Bacillus anthracis Exosporium Christopher Steichen, Ping Chen, John F. Kearney, and Charles L. Turnbough, Jr. J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1903-1910; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Sequence of the 165-Kilobase Catabolic Plasmid pAO1 from Arthrobacter nicotinovorans and Identification of a pAO1-Dependent Nicotine Uptake System Gabor L. Igloi and Roderich Brandsch J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1976-1986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid R16 ArdA Protein Preferentially Targets Restriction Activity of the Type I Restriction-Modification System EcoKI Angela T. Thomas, William J. Brammar, and Brian M. Wilkins J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2022-2025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Mass Distribution and Spatial Organization of the Linear Bacterial Motor of Spiroplasma citri R8A2 Shlomo Trachtenberg, S. Brian Andrews, and Richard D. Leapman J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 1987-1994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Evolutionary History of hrgA, Which Replaces the Restriction Gene hpyIIIR in the hpyIII Locus of Helicobacter pylori T. Ando, R. A. Aras, K. Kusugami, M. J. Blaser, and T. M. Wassenaar J. Bacteriol. March 2003 185: 2059 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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