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Contents: April 2003, Volume 185, Issue 8        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Signal Transduction        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Plant Microbiology        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genomics and Proteomics        Structural Biology

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Subunit Oligomerization and Substrate Recognition of the Escherichia coli ClpYQ (HslUV) Protease Implicated by In Vivo Protein-Protein Interactions in the Yeast Two-Hybrid System Yi-Ying Lee, Chiung-Fang Chang, Chueh-Ling Kuo, Meng-Ching Chen, Chien Hung Yu, Pei-I Lin, and Whi Fin Wu J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2393-2401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genus-Specific Protein Binding to the Large Clusters of DNA Repeats (Short Regularly Spaced Repeats) Present in Sulfolobus Genomes Xu Peng, Kim Brügger, Biao Shen, Lanming Chen, Qunxin She, and Roger A. Garrett J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2410-2417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Mandelamide Hydrolase and an NAD(P)+-Dependent Benzaldehyde Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida ATCC 12633 Michael J. McLeish, Malea M. Kneen, Kota N. Gopalakrishna, Carolyn W. Koo, Patricia C. Babbitt, John A. Gerlt, and George L. Kenyon J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2451-2456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations at Residues 282, 286, and 293 of Phage Integrase Exert Pathway-Specific Effects on Synapsis and Catalysis in Recombination Troy M. Bankhead, Bernard J. Etzel, Felise Wolven, Sylvain Bordenave, Jeffrey L. Boldt, Teresa A. Larsen, and Anca M. Segall J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2653-2666; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Properties of RpoS (S) Mutants of Escherichia coli with Postulated N-Terminal Subregion 1.1 or C-Terminal Region 4 Deleted J. Gowrishankar, Kaneyoshi Yamamoto, P. R. Subbarayan, and Akira Ishihama J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2673-2679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydrogen-Oxidizing Capabilities of Helicobacter hepaticus and In Vivo Availability of the Substrate Robert J. Maier, Jonathan Olson, and Adriana Olczak J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2680-2682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Control of rep Gene Expression in Plasmid pGA1 from Corynebacterium glutamicum Tatiana Venkova-Canova, Miroslav Pátek, and Jan Nesvera J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2402-2409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mechanism of Bacterial Infection by Filamentous Phages Involves Molecular Interactions between TolA and Phage Protein 3 Domains Fredrik Karlsson, Carl A. K. Borrebaeck, Nina Nilsson, and Ann-Christin Malmborg-Hager J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2628-2634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Methionine Regeneration and Aminotransferases in Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus anthracis Bradley J. Berger, Shane English, Gene Chan, and Marvin H. Knodel J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2418-2431; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Overexpression of Nutrient Receptors on Germination of Spores of Bacillus subtilis Rosa-Martha Cabrera-Martinez, Federico Tovar-Rojo, Venkata Ramana Vepachedu, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2457-2464; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Signal Detection and Target Gene Induction by the CpxRA Two-Component System Patricia A. DiGiuseppe and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2432-2440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repression of Escherichia coli PhoP-PhoQ Signaling by Acetate Reveals a Regulatory Role for Acetyl Coenzyme A Joseph A. Lesley and Carey D. Waldburger J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2563-2570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Transcription-Defective soxR Mutants of Escherichia coli: Isolation and In Vivo Characterization Monica Chander, Laura Raducha-Grace, and Bruce Demple J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2441-2450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage SPP1 Chu Is an Alkaline Exonuclease in the SynExo Family of Viral Two-Component Recombinases Trina S. Vellani and Richard S. Myers J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2465-2474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the Acid-Inducible asr Gene of Escherichia coli and Its Role in Acid Stress Response Vaida Seputiene, Domantas Motiejunas, Kestutis Suziedelis, Henrik Tomenius, Staffan Normark, Öjar Melefors, and Edita Suziedeliene J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2475-2484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Geobacter sulfurreducens Has Two Autoregulated lexA Genes Whose Products Do Not Bind the recA Promoter: Differing Responses of lexA and recA to DNA Damage Mónica Jara, Cinthia Núñuz, Susana Campoy, Antonio R. Fernández de Henestrosa, Derek R. Lovley, and Jordi Barbé J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2493-2502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Alternative Sigma Factor E during Initiation, Adaptation, and Shutoff of the Extracytoplasmic Heat Shock Response in Escherichia coli Sarah E. Ades, Irina L. Grigorova, and Carol A. Gross J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2512-2519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Function and Regulation of the Formate Dehydrogenase Genes of the Methanogenic Archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis Gwendolyn E. Wood, Andrew K. Haydock, and John A. Leigh J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2548-2554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic Mutants of the Intracellular Actinomycete Rhodococcus equi Created by In Vivo Himar1 Transposon Mutagenesis Joseph Ashour and Mary K. Hondalus J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2644-2652; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Substrate Specificity Classes and the Recognition Signal for Salmonella Type III Flagellar Export Takanori Hirano, Tohru Minamino, Keiichi Namba, and Robert M. Macnab J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2485-2492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptide-Peptide Interactions between Human Transferrin and Transferrin-Binding Protein B from Moraxella catarrhalis Kurtis L. Sims and Anthony B. Schryvers J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2603-2610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Membrane Topology of PssT, the Transmembrane Protein Component of the Type I Exopolysaccharide Transport System in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii Strain TA1 Andrzej Mazur, Jaroslaw E. Król, Malgorzata Marczak, and Anna Skorupska J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2503-2511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas syringae Exchangeable Effector Loci: Sequence Diversity in Representative Pathovars and Virulence Function in P. syringae pv. syringae B728a Wen-Ling Deng, Amos H. Rehm, Amy O. Charkowski, Clemencia M. Rojas, and Alan Collmer J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2592-2602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Transcription of Clostridium cellulovorans Cellulosomal Cellulase and Hemicellulase Genes Sung Ok Han, Hideaki Yukawa, Masayuki Inui, and Roy H. Doi J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2520-2527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signal Transduction Protein PII Is Required for NtcA-Regulated Gene Expression during Nitrogen Deprivation in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus Strain PCC 7942 M. Fadi Aldehni, Jörg Sauer, Christian Spielhaupter, Roland Schmid, and Karl Forchhammer J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2582-2591; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Analysis of Genes Regulated by EvgA of the Two-Component Regulatory System in Escherichia coli Kunihiko Nishino, Yoshihiko Inazumi, and Akihito Yamaguchi J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2667-2672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Porphyrin-Mediated Cell Surface Heme Capture from Hemoglobin by Porphyromonas gingivalis Mayuri Paramaesvaran, Ky-Anh Nguyen, Elizabeth Caldon, James A. McDonald, Sherean Najdi, Graciel Gonzaga, David B. Langley, Arthur DeCarlo, Maxwell J. Crossley, Neil Hunter, and Charles A. Collyer J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2528-2537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Homologue of Macrophage-Activating Lipoprotein in Mycoplasma gallisepticum Is Not Essential for Growth and Pathogenicity in Tracheal Organ Cultures Philip F. Markham, Anna Kanci, György Czifra, Bo Sundquist, Peter Hains, and Glenn F. Browning J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2538-2547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Staphylococcus aureus cidAB Operon: Evaluation of Its Role in Regulation of Murein Hydrolase Activity and Penicillin Tolerance Kelly C. Rice, Brian A. Firek, Jeremy B. Nelson, Soo-Jin Yang, Toni G. Patton, and Kenneth W. Bayles J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2635-2643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Evolutionary Relationships among Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Few Copies of IS6110 Jeremy W. Dale, Hasan Al-Ghusein, Salim Al-Hashmi, Philip Butcher, Anne L. Dickens, Francis Drobniewski, Ken J. Forbes, Stephen H. Gillespie, Dianie Lamprecht, Timothy D. McHugh, Richard Pitman, Nalin Rastogi, Andrew T. Smith, Christophe Sola, and Hasan Yesilkaya J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2555-2562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genomic Diversity and Relatedness of Bifidobacteria Isolated from a Porcine Cecum P. J. Simpson, C. Stanton, G. F. Fitzgerald, and R. P. Ross J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2571-2581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The REP2 Repeats of the Genome of Neisseria meningitidis Are Associated with Genes Coordinately Regulated during Bacterial Cell Interaction Sandrine Morelle, Etienne Carbonnelle, and Xavier Nassif J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2618-2627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Three-Dimensional Structure of the Neisseria meningitidis Secretin PilQ Determined from Negative-Stain Transmission Electron Microscopy Richard F. Collins, Robert C. Ford, Ashraf Kitmitto, Ranveig O. Olsen, Tone Tønjum, and Jeremy P. Derrick J. Bacteriol. April 2003 185: 2611-2617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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