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Contents: April 2003, Volume 185, Issue 7        Guest Commentaries        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Cell Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology

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Guest Commentaries:

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DNA Microarrays in Analysis of Quorum Sensing: Strengths and Limitations Michael L. Vasil J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2061-2065; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Identification, Timing, and Signal Specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Controlled Genes: a Transcriptome Analysis Martin Schuster, C. Phoebe Lostroh, Tomoo Ogi, and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2066-2079; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarray Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Regulons: Effects of Growth Phase and Environment Victoria E. Wagner, Daniel Bushnell, Luciano Passador, Andrew I. Brooks, and Barbara H. Iglewski J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2080-2095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biofilm Formation by Hyperpiliated Mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Poney Chiang and Lori L. Burrows J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2374-2378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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OmcB, a c-Type Polyheme Cytochrome, Involved in Fe(III) Reduction in Geobacter sulfurreducens Ching Leang, M. V. Coppi, and D. R. Lovley J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2096-2103; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Ascorbate Transporter of Escherichia coli Zhongge Zhang, Mohammad Aboulwafa, Meghan H. Smith, and Milton H. Saier, Jr. J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2243-2250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Bacillus subtilis ywtD Gene, Whose Product Is Involved in -Polyglutamic Acid Degradation Takao Suzuki and Yasutaka Tahara J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2379-2382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Synthetic lac Operator Substitutions for Studying the Nitrate- and Nitrite-Responsive NarX-NarL and NarQ-NarP Two-Component Regulatory Systems of Escherichia coli K-12 Valley Stewart and Peggy J. Bledsoe J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2104-2111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Architecture of a Fur Binding Site: a Comparative Analysis Jennifer L. Lavrrar and Mark A. McIntosh J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2194-2202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phase Variation of Ag43 Is Independent of the Oxidation State of OxyR Anu Wallecha, Jason Correnti, Vincent Munster, and Marjan van der Woude J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2203-2209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of the Multidomain Regulatory Protein XynR in Positive Control of Xylanase Gene Expression in the Ruminal Anaerobe Prevotella bryantii B14 Kohji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Derry K. Mercer, Tatsuaki Hirase, Jennifer C. Martin, Yoichi Kojima, and Harry J. Flint J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2219-2226; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterocyst-Specific Expression of patB, a Gene Required for Nitrogen Fixation in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Kathryn M. Jones, William J. Buikema, and Robert Haselkorn J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2306-2314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Ferric Citrate Transport Gene Promoter of Escherichia coli Sabine Enz, Susanne Mahren, Claudia Menzel, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2387-2391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Phosphoprotein with Phosphoglycerate Mutase Activity from the Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus M. Ben Potters, Barbara T. Solow, Kenneth M. Bischoff, David E. Graham, Brian H. Lower, Richard Helm, and Peter J. Kennelly J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2112-2121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Enzymes from Psychrophilic Bacteria: Challenge of Adaptation to Low Temperatures in Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase from Moritella abyssi Ying Xu, Georges Feller, Charles Gerday, and Nicolas Glansdorff J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2161-2168; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel Thermostable O-Acetylserine Sulfhydrylase from Aeropyrum pernix K1 Koshiki Mino and Kazuhiko Ishikawa J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2277-2284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VnfY Is Required for Full Activity of the Vanadium-Containing Dinitrogenase in Azotobacter vinelandii Carmen Rüttimann-Johnson, Luis M. Rubio, Dennis R. Dean, and Paul W. Ludden J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2383-2386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Identification of ZipA, a Signal Recognition Particle-Dependent Protein from Neisseria gonorrhoeae Ying Du and Cindy Grove Arvidson J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2122-2130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequences near the Active Site in Chimeric Penicillin Binding Proteins 5 and 6 Affect Uniform Morphology of Escherichia coli Anindya S. Ghosh and Kevin D. Young J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2178-2186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of the Escherichia coli Autoaggregation Factor Antigen 43 Mark A. Schembri, Louise Hjerrild, Morten Gjermansen, and Per Klemm J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2236-2242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Genomic Diversification among Archival Strains of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT7 Gui-Rong Liu, Kelly Edwards, Abraham Eisenstark, Ying-Mei Fu, Wei-Qiao Liu, Kenneth E. Sanderson, Randal N. Johnston, and Shu-Lin Liu J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2131-2142; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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A Single Gene on the Staphylococcal Multiresistance Plasmid pSK1 Encodes a Novel Partitioning System Alice E. Simpson, Ronald A. Skurray, and Neville Firth J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2143-2152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterococcus faecalis Plasmid pAD1-Encoded Fst Toxin Affects Membrane Permeability and Alters Cellular Responses to Lantibiotics Keith E. Weaver, Dariel M. Weaver, Carol L. Wells, Christopher M. Waters, Marshall E. Gardner, and Erik A. Ehli J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2169-2177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The IntP C-Terminal Segment Is Not Required for Excision of Bacteriophage Mx8 from the Myxococcus xanthus Chromosome Nobuki Tojo and Teruya Komano J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2187-2193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of the Initiator Protein of an IncB Plasmid with Its Origin of DNA Replication T. Betteridge, J. Yang, A. J. Pittard, and J. Praszkier J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2210-2218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Horizontal Transfer of the EcoT38I Restriction- Modification Gene to Chromosomal DNA by the P2 Phage and Diversity of Defective P2 Prophages in Escherichia coli TH38 Strains Keiko Kita, Hideaki Kawakami, and Hiroaki Tanaka J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2296-2305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Organization and Molecular Analysis of the Temperate Bacteriophage MM1 of Streptococcus pneumoniae Virginia Obregón, José L. García, Ernesto García, Rubens López, and Pedro García J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2362-2368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Roles of YqjH and YqjW, Homologs of the Escherichia coli UmuC/DinB or Y Superfamily of DNA Polymerases, in Stationary-Phase Mutagenesis and UV-Induced Mutagenesis of Bacillus subtilis Huang-Mo Sung, Gabriel Yeamans, Christian A. Ross, and Ronald E. Yasbin J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2153-2160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The src Homology 3-Like Domain of the Diphtheria Toxin Repressor (DtxR) Modulates Repressor Activation through Interaction with the Ancillary Metal Ion-Binding Site John F. Love, Johanna C. vanderSpek, and John R. Murphy J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2251-2258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations Which Uncouple Transport and Phosphorylation in the D-Mannitol Phosphotransferase System of Escherichia coli K-12 and Klebsiella pneumoniae 1033-5P14 Susanne Otte, Annette Scholle, Sevket Turgut, and Joseph W. Lengeler J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2267-2276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a New Gene Essential for Germination of Bacillus subtilis Spores with Ca2+-Dipicolinate Katerina Ragkousi, Patrick Eichenberger, Christiaan van Ooij, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2315-2329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Streptomyces coelicolor Developmental Transcription Factor BldN Is Synthesized as a Proprotein Maureen J. Bibb and Mark J. Buttner J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2338-2345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of rRNA Synthesis in Bacillus subtilis: Characterization of Loci Involved in Transcription Focus Formation Karen M. Davies and Peter J. Lewis J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2346-2353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Negative Control of Quorum Sensing by RpoN (54) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Karin Heurlier, Valerie Dénervaud, Gabriella Pessi, Cornelia Reimmann, and Dieter Haas J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2227-2235; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CheZ Phosphatase Localizes to Chemoreceptor Patches via CheA-Short Brian J. Cantwell, Roger R. Draheim, Richard B. Weart, Cameran Nguyen, Richard C. Stewart, and Michael D. Manson J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2354-2361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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YscP and YscU Regulate Substrate Specificity of the Yersinia Type III Secretion System Petra J. Edqvist, Jan Olsson, Moa Lavander, Lena Sundberg, Åke Forsberg, Hans Wolf-Watz, and Scott A. Lloyd J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2259-2266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Moraxella catarrhalis Immunoglobulin D-Binding Protein MID Has Conserved Sequences and Is Regulated by a Mechanism Corresponding to Phase Variation Andrea Möllenkvist, Therése Nordström, Christer Halldén, Jens Jørgen Christensen, Arne Forsgren, and Kristian Riesbeck J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2285-2295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Genomics of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Strains Ty2 and CT18 Wen Deng, Shian-Ren Liou, Guy Plunkett III, George F. Mayhew, Debra J. Rose, Valerie Burland, Voula Kodoyianni, David C. Schwartz, and Frederick R. Blattner J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2330-2337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Structural and Functional Analysis of a Putative Gene Cluster for Palatinose Transport on the Linear Chromosome of Agrobacterium tumefaciens MAFF301001 Devika M. De Costa, Katsunori Suzuki, and Kazuo Yoshida J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2369-2373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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