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Contents: July 2004, Volume 186, Issue 13        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Genomics and Proteomics        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymes and Proteins        Population Genetics and Evolution        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction        Microbial Communities and Interactions

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Characterization of Mycobacterium smegmatis Expressing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Fatty Acid Synthase I (fas1) Gene Oren Zimhony, Catherine Vilchèze, and William R. Jacobs, Jr. J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4051-4055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Free and Hemophore-Bound Heme Acquisitions through the Outer Membrane Receptor HasR Have Different Requirements for the TonB-ExbB-ExbD Complex Sylvie Létoffé, Philippe Delepelaire, and Cécile Wandersman J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4067-4074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gene from the Mesophilic Bacterium Dehalococcoides ethenogenes Encodes a Novel Mannosylglycerate Synthase Nuno Empadinhas, Luciana Albuquerque, Joana Costa, Stephen H. Zinder, Manuel A. S. Santos, Helena Santos, and Milton S. da Costa J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4075-4084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HutZ Is Required for Efficient Heme Utilization in Vibrio cholerae Elizabeth E. Wyckoff, Michael Schmitt, Angela Wilks, and Shelley M. Payne J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4142-4151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of a Novel Phosphopentomutase and a 2-Deoxyribose 5-Phosphate Aldolase Reveals a Metabolic Link between Pentoses and Central Carbon Metabolism in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis Naeem Rashid, Hiroyuki Imanaka, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, and Tadayuki Imanaka J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4185-4191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Paths for Nonphysiological Transport of K+ in Escherichia coli Ed T. Buurman, Debbie McLaggan, Josef Naprstek, and Wolfgang Epstein J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4238-4245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrosomonas europaea Expresses a Nitric Oxide Reductase during Nitrification Hubertus J. E. Beaumont, Bas van Schooten, Sylvia I. Lens, Hans V. Westerhoff, and Rob J. M. van Spanning J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4417-4421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Regulation of the Ysa Type III Secretion System of Yersinia enterocolitica by YsaE/SycB and YsrS/YsrR Kimberly A. Walker and Virginia L. Miller J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4056-4066; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of B-Dependent Genes in Bacillus cereus by Proteome and In Vitro Transcription Analysis Willem van Schaik, Marcel H. Zwietering, Willem M. de Vos, and Tjakko Abee J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4100-4109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracellular Proteolytic Activity Plays a Central Role in Swarming Motility in Bacillus subtilis Mariah Bindel Connelly, Glenn M. Young, and Alan Sloma J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4159-4167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Inducers of the Yersinia enterocolitica Phage Shock Protein System and Comparison to the Regulation of the RpoE and Cpx Extracytoplasmic Stress Responses Michelle E. Maxson and Andrew J. Darwin J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4199-4208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoinduction of Bacillus subtilis phoPR Operon Transcription Results from Enhanced Transcription from EA- and EE-Responsive Promoters by Phosphorylated PhoP Salbi Paul, Stephanie Birkey, Wei Liu, and F. Marion Hulett J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4262-4275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insulation of the F Regulatory System in Bacillus subtilis Karen Carniol, Tae-Jong Kim, Chester W. Price, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4390-4394; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Independent Regulation of Two Genes in Escherichia coli by Tetracyclines and Tet Repressor Variants Annette Kamionka, Miriam Sehnal, Oliver Scholz, and Wolfgang Hillen J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4399-4401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Microarray-Based Analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus B Regulon Markus Bischoff, Paul Dunman, Jan Kormanec, Daphne Macapagal, Ellen Murphy, William Mounts, Brigitte Berger-Bächi, and Steven Projan J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4085-4099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic DNA Microarray Analysis: Identification of New Genes Regulated by Light Color in the Cyanobacterium Fremyella diplosiphon Emily L. Stowe-Evans, James Ford, and David M. Kehoe J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4338-4349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in the Effectors of the Type III Secretion System among Photorhabdus Species as Revealed by Genomic Analysis Karine Brugirard-Ricaud, Alain Givaudan, Julian Parkhill, Noel Boemare, Frank Kunst, Robert Zumbihl, and Eric Duchaud J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4376-4381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The YopD Translocator of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Is a Multifunctional Protein Comprised of Discrete Domains Jan Olsson, Petra J. Edqvist, Jeanette E. Bröms, Åke Forsberg, Hans Wolf-Watz, and Matthew S. Francis J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4110-4123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The PmrA-Regulated pmrC Gene Mediates Phosphoethanolamine Modification of Lipid A and Polymyxin Resistance in Salmonella enterica Hyunwoo Lee, Fong-Fu Hsu, John Turk, and Eduardo A. Groisman J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4124-4133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolutionary and Functional Relationships among the Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae HMW Family of Adhesins Amy Z. Buscher, Katie Burmeister, Stephen J. Barenkamp, and Joseph W. St. Geme, III J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4209-4217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Streptococcus gordonii Beta-Glucoside Metabolism Systems in Adhesion, Biofilm Formation, and In Vivo Gene Expression Ali O. Kiliç, Lin Tao, Yongshu Zhang, Yu Lei, Ali Khammanivong, and Mark C. Herzberg J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4246-4253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Haemophilus somnus Possesses Two Systems for Acquisition of Transferrin-Bound Iron Andrew Ekins, Fariborz Bahrami, Ada Sijercic, Deborah Maret, and Donald F. Niven J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4407-4411; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Telomere Exchange between Linear Replicons of Borrelia burgdorferi Wai Mun Huang, Margaret Robertson, John Aron, and Sherwood Casjens J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4134-4141; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Group I Intron Homing in Bacillus Phages SPO1 and SP82: a Gene Conversion Event Initiated by a Nicking Homing Endonuclease Markus Landthaler, Nelson C. Lau, and David. A. Shub J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4307-4314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Displacements of Prohead Protease Genes in the Late Operons of Double-Stranded-DNA Bacteriophages Jing Liu and Arcady Mushegian J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4369-4375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Tn916S, a Tn916-Like Element Containing the Tetracycline Resistance Determinant tet(S) Holli Lancaster, Adam P. Roberts, Raman Bedi, Michael Wilson, and Peter Mullany J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4395-4398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The fabM Gene Product of Streptococcus mutans Is Responsible for the Synthesis of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Is Necessary for Survival at Low pH Elizabeth M. Fozo and Robert G. Quivey, Jr. J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4152-4158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dps Protects Cells against Multiple Stresses during Stationary Phase Sudha Nair and Steven E. Finkel J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4192-4198; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Expression of Cellulosomes and Noncellulosomal (Hemi)Cellulolytic Enzymes in Clostridium cellulovorans during Growth on Different Carbon Sources Sung Ok Han, Hee-Yeon Cho, Hideaki Yukawa, Masayuki Inui, and Roy H. Doi J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4218-4227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombination in the Genome of Chlamydia trachomatis Involving the Polymorphic Membrane Protein C Gene Relative to ompA and Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer João P. Gomes, William J. Bruno, Maria J. Borrego, and Deborah Dean J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4295-4306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

54 Enhancer Binding Proteins and Myxococcus xanthus Fruiting Body Development Jimmy S. Jakobsen, Lars Jelsbak, Lotte Jelsbak, Roy D. Welch, Craig Cummings, Barry Goldman, Elizabeth Stark, Steve Slater, and Dale Kaiser J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4361-4368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

tonB3 Is Required for Normal Twitching Motility and Extracellular Assembly of Type IV Pili Bixing Huang, Kelin Ru, Zheng Yuan, Cynthia B. Whitchurch, and John S. Mattick J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4387-4389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Sinorhizobium meliloti Sulfotransferase That Modifies Lipopolysaccharide Glen E. Cronan and David H. Keating J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4168-4176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Altering the Substrate Specificity of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase 1 Derived from Pseudomonas putida GPo1 by Localized Semirandom Mutagenesis Der-Shyan Sheu and Chia-Yin Lee J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4177-4184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression and Purification of Active Divercin V41, a Class IIa Bacteriocin Encoded by a Synthetic Gene in Escherichia coli Christelle Richard, Djamel Drider, Khalil Elmorjani, Didier Marion, and Hervé Prévost J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4276-4284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ponA Gene of Enterococcus faecalis JH2-2 Codes for a Low-Affinity Class A Penicillin-Binding Protein Colette Duez, Séverine Hallut, Noureddine Rhazi, Séverine Hubert, Ana Amoroso, Fabrice Bouillenne, André Piette, and Jacques Coyette J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4412-4416; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Populations Analyzed by Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Genotyping Gracia Morales, Lutz Wiehlmann, Peter Gudowius, Christian van Delden, Burkhard Tümmler, José Luis Martínez, and Fernando Rojo J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4228-4237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Streptococcus pyogenes Representing Most Known emm Types and Distinctions among Subpopulation Genetic Structures Karen F. McGregor, Brian G. Spratt, Awdhesh Kalia, Alicia Bennett, Nicole Bilek, Bernard Beall, and Debra E. Bessen J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4285-4294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Energetics of Gliding Motility in Mycoplasma mobile Jacob D. Jaffe, Makoto Miyata, and Howard C. Berg J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4254-4261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vibrio fischeri Flagellin A Is Essential for Normal Motility and for Symbiotic Competence during Initial Squid Light Organ Colonization Deborah S. Millikan and Edward G. Ruby J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4315-4325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spike Structure at the Interface between Gliding Mycoplasma mobile Cells and Glass Surfaces Visualized by Rapid-Freeze-and-Fracture Electron Microscopy Makoto Miyata and Jennifer D. Petersen J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4382-4386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Point Mutations in Transmembrane Helices 2 and 3 of ExbB and TolQ Affect Their Activities in Escherichia coli K-12 Volkmar Braun and Christina Herrmann J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4402-4406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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P Pilus Assembly Motif Necessary for Activation of the CpxRA Pathway by PapE in Escherichia coli Yvonne M. Lee, Patricia A. DiGiuseppe, Thomas J. Silhavy, and Scott J. Hultgren J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4326-4337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Mutational Analysis and Biochemical Characterization of the Burkholderia thailandensis DW503 Quorum-Sensing Network Ricky L. Ulrich, Harry B. Hines, N. Parthasarathy, and Jeffrey A. Jeddeloh J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4350-4360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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