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Contents: June 2004, Volume 186, Issue 12        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Signal Transduction        Microbial Cell Biology        Structural Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Population Genetics and Evolution        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genomics and Proteomics

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Guest Commentaries:

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An Alternative Strategy for Adaptation in Bacterial Behavior Barry L. Taylor J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3671-3673; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reciprocal Regulation of Bioluminescence and Type III Protein Secretion in Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Response to Diffusible Chemical Signals Stephen C. Winans J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3674-3676; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Phage-Host Interaction: an Ecological Perspective Sandra Chibani-Chennoufi, Anne Bruttin, Marie-Lise Dillmann, and Harald Brüssow J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3677-3686; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Cellular Stoichiometry of the Components of the Chemotaxis Signaling Complex Mingshan Li and Gerald L. Hazelbauer J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3687-3694; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methylation-Independent Aerotaxis Mediated by the Escherichia coli Aer Protein Sergei I. Bibikov, Andrew C. Miller, Khoosheh K. Gosink, and John S. Parkinson J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3730-3737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing Regulates Type III Secretion in Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Jennifer M. Henke and Bonnie L. Bassler J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3794-3805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of a Multicomponent Signal Transduction System Controlling the Expression of Cable Pili in Burkholderia cenocepacia Mladen Tomich and Christian D. Mohr J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3826-3836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Identification of mdoD, an mdoG Paralog Which Encodes a Twin-Arginine-Dependent Periplasmic Protein That Controls Osmoregulated Periplasmic Glucan Backbone Structures Yannick Lequette, Carmen Ödberg-Ferragut, Jean-Pierre Bohin, and Jean-Marie Lacroix J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3695-3702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Perturbing Nucleoid Structure on Nucleoid Occlusion-Mediated Toporegulation of FtsZ Ring Assembly Qin Sun and William Margolin J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3951-3959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of Transmembrane Regions 3 and 4 of SecY, a Central Component of Protein Translocase Hiroyuki Mori, Naomi Shimokawa, Yasunari Satoh, and Koreaki Ito J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3960-3969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Regulation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Compensatory Activation of Polar Flagellar Genes by the Lateral Flagellar Regulator LafK Yun-Kyeong Kim and Linda L. McCarter J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4014-4018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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The Decrease in FlaA Observed in a flaB Mutant of Borrelia burgdorferi Occurs Posttranscriptionally M. A. Motaleb, Melanie S. Sal, and Nyles W. Charon J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3703-3711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Restructuring by Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Toxin, a Member of the RTX Toxin Family César Martín, M.-Asunción Requero, Jiri Masin, Ivo Konopasek, Félix M. Goñi, Peter Sebo, and Helena Ostolaza J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3760-3765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Basis for Iron Binding and Release by a Novel Class of Periplasmic Iron-Binding Proteins Found in Gram-Negative Pathogens Stephen R. Shouldice, Robert J. Skene, Douglas R. Dougan, Gyorgy Snell, Duncan E. McRee, Anthony B. Schryvers, and Leslie W. Tari J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3903-3910; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The Type II Protein Secretion System of Legionella pneumophila Promotes Growth at Low Temperatures Maria A. Söderberg, Ombeline Rossier, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3712-3720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Functional Analysis of the poxB Gene, Which Encodes Pyruvate Oxidase in Lactobacillus plantarum Frédérique Lorquet, Philippe Goffin, Lidia Muscariello, Jean-Bernard Baudry, Victor Ladero, Margherita Sacco, Michiel Kleerebezem, and Pascal Hols J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3749-3759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of the SppA1 Peptidase in Acclimation to Saturating Light Intensities in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 E. Pojidaeva, V. Zinchenko, S. V. Shestakov, and A. Sokolenko J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3991-3999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mutant Allele of rpoD Results in Increased Conversion of Aminoimidazole Ribotide to Hydroxymethyl Pyrimidine in Salmonella enterica Michael J. Dougherty and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4034-4037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MacA, a Diheme c-Type Cytochrome Involved in Fe(III) Reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens Jessica E. Butler, Franz Kaufmann, Maddalena V. Coppi, Cinthia Núñez, and Derek R. Lovley J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4042-4045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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A Homologue of aliB Is Found in the Capsule Region of Nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae Lucy J. Hathaway, Patricia Stutzmann Meier, Patrick Bättig, Suzanne Aebi, and Kathrin Mühlemann J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3721-3729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intragenomic Heterogeneity and Intergenomic Recombination among Haloarchaeal rRNA Genes Yan Boucher, Christophe J. Douady, Adrian K. Sharma, Masahiro Kamekura, and W. Ford Doolittle J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3980-3990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Regulatory Elements of the Staphylococcus aureus Protein A (Spa) Promoter Jinxin Gao and George C. Stewart J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3738-3748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Hypercompetence in Legionella pneumophila Jessica A. Sexton and Joseph P. Vogel J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3814-3825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Arginine Regulatory Protein Mediates Repression by Arginine of the Operons Encoding Glutamate Synthase and Anabolic Glutamate Dehydrogenase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Shehab Hashim, Dong-Hyeon Kwon, Ahmed Abdelal, and Chung-Dar Lu J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3848-3854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome Analysis of the ArgR Regulon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chung-Dar Lu, Zhe Yang, and Wei Li J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3855-3861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Photosynthetic and High-Light-Responsive Genes by the Histidine Kinase DspA: Negative and Positive Regulation and Interactions between Signal Transduction Pathways Hui-Yi Hsiao, Qingfang He, Lorraine G. van Waasbergen, and Arthur R. Grossman J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3882-3888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli tppB (ydgR) Gene Represents a New Class of OmpR-Regulated Genes Ee-Been Goh, Dominic F. Siino, and Michele M. Igo J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4019-4024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Mutational Analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus 4499 Promoter Region Reveals Shared and Unique Properties in Comparison with Other C-Signal-Dependent Promoters Deborah R. Yoder and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3766-3776; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Anti-Sigma Factor SpoIIAB in Regulation of G during Bacillus subtilis Sporulation Mónica Serrano, Alexandre Neves, Cláudio M. Soares, Charles P. Moran, Jr., and Adriano O. Henriques J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4000-4013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Last Gene of the fla/che Operon in Bacillus subtilis, ylxL, Is Required for Maximal D Function H. Werhane, P. Lopez, M. Mendel, M. Zimmer, G. W. Ordal, and L. M. Márquez-Magaña J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4025-4029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Functional Dissection of Escherichia coli Trigger Factor: Unraveling the Function of Individual Domains G. Kramer, A. Rutkowska, R. D. Wegrzyn, H. Patzelt, T. A. Kurz, F. Merz, T. Rauch, S. Vorderwülbecke, E. Deuerling, and B. Bukau J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3777-3784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Acidic Nature of the CcmG Redox-Active Center Is Important for Cytochrome c Maturation in Escherichia coli Melissa A. Edeling, Umesh Ahuja, Begoña Heras, Linda Thöny-Meyer, and Jennifer L. Martin J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4030-4033; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Role of RepA and DnaA Proteins in the Opening of the Origin of DNA Replication of an IncB Plasmid T. Betteridge, J. Yang, A. J. Pittard, and J. Praszkier J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3785-3793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Characterization of Conjugative Degradative Plasmids in Xenobiotic-Degrading Sphingomonas Strains Tamara Basta, Andreas Keck, Joachim Klein, and Andreas Stolz J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3862-3872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei Clinical Isolates: Subtractive Hybridization Reveals a Burkholderia mallei-Specific Prophage in B. pseudomallei 1026b David DeShazer J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3938-3950; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resuscitation of a Defective Prophage in Salmonella Cocultures Nara Figueroa-Bossi and Lionello Bossi J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4038-4041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Type III Secreted Protein BopD in Bordetella bronchiseptica Is Complexed with BopB for Pore Formation on the Host Plasma Membrane Hisashi Nogawa, Asaomi Kuwae, Takeshi Matsuzawa, and Akio Abe J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3806-3813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression Analysis of a Highly Adherent and Cytotoxic Small Colony Variant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from a Lung of a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis Franz von Götz, Susanne Häussler, Doris Jordan, Senthil Selvan Saravanamuthu, Dirk Wehmhöner, André Strüßmann, Joerg Lauber, Ina Attree, Jan Buer, Burkhard Tümmler, and Ivo Steinmetz J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3837-3847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spreading Factors of Mycoplasma alligatoris, a Flesh-Eating Mycoplasma D. R. Brown, L. A. Zacher, and W. G. Farmerie J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3922-3927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CovS Inactivates CovR and Is Required for Growth under Conditions of General Stress in Streptococcus pyogenes Tracy L. Dalton and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3928-3937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Vibrio fischeri LuxS and AinS: Comparative Study of Two Signal Synthases Claudia Lupp and Edward G. Ruby J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3873-3881; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes Involved in Formation of Structured Multicellular Communities by Bacillus subtilis Steven S. Branda, José Eduardo González-Pastor, Etienne Dervyn, S. Dusko Ehrlich, Richard Losick, and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3970-3979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Consequences of a Deletion in dspA on Transcript Accumulation in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC6803 Chao-Jung Tu, Jeffrey Shrager, Robert L. Burnap, Bradley L. Postier, and Arthur R. Grossman J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3889-3902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extensive Genomic Diversity in Pathogenic Escherichia coli and Shigella Strains Revealed by Comparative Genomic Hybridization Microarray Satoru Fukiya, Hiroshi Mizoguchi, Toru Tobe, and Hideo Mori J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 3911-3921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarray Analysis and Functional Characterization of the Nitrosative Stress Response in Nonmucoid and Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aaron M. Firoved, Simon R. Wood, Wojciech Ornatowski, Vojo Deretic, and Graham S. Timmins J. Bacteriol. June 2004 186: 4046-4050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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