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Contents: July 2004, Volume 186, Issue 14        Guest Commentaries        Meeting Reviews        Gene Regulation        Meeting Presentations        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Plant Microbiology

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Guest Commentaries:

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From Rings to Layers: Surprising Patterns of Protein Deposition during Bacterial Spore Assembly Adam Driks J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4423-4426; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Reviews:

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Biofilms 2003: Emerging Themes and Challenges in Studies of Surface-Associated Microbial Life Matthew R. Parsek and Clay Fuqua J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4427-4440; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Dynamic Patterns of Subcellular Protein Localization during Spore Coat Morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis Christiaan van Ooij, Patrick Eichenberger, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4441-4448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes Regulated by TorR, the Trimethylamine Oxide Response Regulator of Shewanella oneidensis Christophe Bordi, Mireille Ansaldi, Stéphanie Gon, Cécile Jourlin-Castelli, Chantal Iobbi-Nivol, and Vincent Méjean J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4502-4509; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori FlgR Is an Enhancer-Independent Activator of 54-RNA Polymerase Holoenzyme Priyanka Brahmachary, Mona G. Dashti, Jonathan W. Olson, and Timothy R. Hoover J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4535-4542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis YdiH Is a Direct Negative Regulator of the cydABCD Operon Matthew Schau, Yinghua Chen, and F. Marion Hulett J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4585-4595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delineation of Upstream Signaling Events in the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Transcriptional Activation Pathway Charles C. Kim and Stanley Falkow J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4694-4704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Presentations:

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Putative Exopolysaccharide Synthesis Genes Influence Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development Masanori Matsukawa and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4449-4456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Genetic Loci Produce Distinct Carbohydrate-Rich Structural Components of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Matrix Lisa Friedman and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4457-4465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of psl, a Locus Encoding a Potential Exopolysaccharide That Is Essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm Formation Kara D. Jackson, Melissa Starkey, Stefanie Kremer, Matthew R. Parsek, and Daniel J. Wozniak J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4466-4475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SadB Is Required for the Transition from Reversible to Irreversible Attachment during Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 Nicky C. Caiazza and George A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4476-4485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detachment Characteristics and Oxacillin Resistance of Staphyloccocus aureus Biofilm Emboli in an In Vitro Catheter Infection Model C. A. Fux, S. Wilson, and P. Stoodley J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4486-4491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorus Limitation Enhances Biofilm Formation of the Plant Pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens through the PhoR-PhoB Regulatory System Thomas Danhorn, Morten Hentzer, Michael Givskov, Matthew R. Parsek, and Clay Fuqua J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4492-4501; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Synthesis of the Heteropolysaccharide O Antigen of Escherichia coli O52 Requires an ABC Transporter: Structural and Genetic Evidence Lu Feng, Sof'ya N. Senchenkova, Jinghua Yang, Alexander S. Shashkov, Jiang Tao, Hongjie Guo, Jiansong Cheng, Yi Ren, Yuriy A. Knirel, Peter R. Reeves, and Lei Wang J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4510-4519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Vibrio cholerae FlgM Homologue Is an Anti-28 Factor That Is Secreted through the Sheathed Polar Flagellum Nidia E. Correa, Jeffrey R. Barker, and Karl E. Klose J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4613-4619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Membrane Fluidity and Fatty Acid Composition between Phenotypic Variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae Barak Aricha, Itzhak Fishov, Zvi Cohen, Noga Sikron, Stella Pesakhov, Inna Khozin-Goldberg, Ron Dagan, and Nurith Porat J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4638-4644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure and Electrophysiological Properties of the YscC Secretin from the Type III Secretion System of Yersinia enterocolitica Peter Burghout, Ria van Boxtel, Patrick Van Gelder, Philippe Ringler, Shirley A. Müller, Jan Tommassen, and Margot Koster J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4645-4654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loop Deletions Indicate Regions Important for FhuA Transport and Receptor Functions in Escherichia coli Franziska Endriß and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4818-4823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Flexibility in the Receptor-Binding Domain of the Enzymatic Colicin E9 Is Required for Toxicity against Escherichia coli Cells Christopher N. Penfold, Bryan Healy, Nicholas G. Housden, Ruth Boetzel, Mireille Vankemmelbeke, Geoffrey R. Moore, Colin Kleanthous, and Richard James J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4520-4527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The CorA Mg2+ Transporter Is a Homotetramer Mary Ann Warren, Lisa M. Kucharski, Alexander Veenstra, Liang Shi, Paul F. Grulich, and Michael E. Maguire J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4605-4612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Characterization of an Archaeal GTP-Dependent Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 Wakao Fukuda, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, and Tadayuki Imanaka J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4620-4627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altering Toluene 4-Monooxygenase by Active-Site Engineering for the Synthesis of 3-Methoxycatechol, Methoxyhydroquinone, and Methylhydroquinone Ying Tao, Ayelet Fishman, William E. Bentley, and Thomas K. Wood J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4705-4713; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reverse Gyrase Is Not a Prerequisite for Hyperthermophilic Life Haruyuki Atomi, Rie Matsumi, and Tadayuki Imanaka J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4829-4833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The Bacillus subtilis yqjI Gene Encodes the NADP+-Dependent 6-P-Gluconate Dehydrogenase in the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Nicola Zamboni, Eliane Fischer, Dietmar Laudert, Stéphane Aymerich, Hans-Peter Hohmann, and Uwe Sauer J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4528-4534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Lactobacillus casei ptsHI47T Mutation Causes Overexpression of a LevR-Regulated but RpoN-Independent Operon Encoding a Mannose Class Phosphotransferase System Alain Mazé, Grégory Boël, Sandrine Poncet, Ivan Mijakovic, Yoann Le Breton, Abdellah Benachour, Vicente Monedero, Josef Deutscher, and Axel Hartke J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4543-4555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenylphosphate Carboxylase: a New C-C Lyase Involved in Anaerobic Phenol Metabolism in Thauera aromatica Karola Schühle and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4556-4567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Term Anaerobic Survival of the Opportunistic Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa via Pyruvate Fermentation Martin Eschbach, Kerstin Schreiber, Katharina Trunk, Jan Buer, Dieter Jahn, and Max Schobert J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4596-4604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Response of Bacillus subtilis to Nitric Oxide and the Nitrosating Agent Sodium Nitroprusside Charles M. Moore, Michiko M. Nakano, Tao Wang, Rick W. Ye, and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4655-4664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of sll1556 in Synechocystis Strain PCC 6803 Impairs Isoprenoid Biosynthesis from Pentose Phosphate Cycle Substrates In Vitro Kelly Poliquin, Yuri V. Ershov, Francis X. Cunningham, Jr., Tinsay T. Woreta, R. Raymond Gantt, and Elisabeth Gantt J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4685-4693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Transposition of the Heat-Stable Toxin astA Gene into a Gifsy-2-Related Prophage of Salmonella enterica Serovar Abortusovis Donatella Bacciu, Giovanni Falchi, Alessandra Spazziani, Lionello Bossi, Gavino Marogna, Guido Sisinnio Leori, Salvatore Rubino, and Sergio Uzzau J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4568-4574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mu-Like Prophage Strong Gyrase Site Sequences: Analysis of Properties Required for Promoting Efficient Mu DNA Replication Mark Oram and Martin L. Pato J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4575-4584; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Broadly Active Phage Lytic Enzyme with Lethal Activity against Antibiotic-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Pauline Yoong, Raymond Schuch, Daniel Nelson, and Vincent A. Fischetti J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4808-4812; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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P2 Growth Restriction on an rpoC Mutant Is Suppressed by Alleles of the Rz1 Homolog lysC Dmitry Markov, Gail E. Christie, Brian Sauer, Richard Calendar, Taehyun Park, Ry Young, and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4628-4637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction between Protein Subunits of the Type IV Secretion System of Bartonella henselae Alireza Shamaei-Tousi, Rachel Cahill, and Gad Frankel J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4796-4801; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Global Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Karen E. Beenken, Paul M. Dunman, Fionnuala McAleese, Daphne Macapagal, Ellen Murphy, Steven J. Projan, Jon S. Blevins, and Mark S. Smeltzer J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4665-4684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iron Acquisition and Regulation in Campylobacter jejuni Kiran Palyada, Deborah Threadgill, and Alain Stintzi J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4714-4729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Validation of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 DNA Microarray: Transcriptome Flexibility at Diverse Growth Modes Christopher T. Pappas, Jakub Sram, Oleg V. Moskvin, Pavel S. Ivanov, R. Christopher Mackenzie, Madhusudan Choudhary, Miriam L. Land, Frank W. Larimer, Samuel Kaplan, and Mark Gomelsky J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4748-4758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Genome Expression Profiling of Thermotoga maritima in Response to Growth on Sugars in a Chemostat Tu N. Nguyen, Arvin D. Ejaz, Mark A. Brancieri, Amy M. Mikula, Karen E. Nelson, Steven R. Gill, and Kenneth M. Noll J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4824-4828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Two C—P Lyase Operons in Pseudomonas stutzeri and Their Roles in the Oxidation of Phosphonates, Phosphite, and Hypophosphite Andrea K. White and William W. Metcalf J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4730-4739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Campylobacter jejuni ATCC 43431-Specific Genes by Whole Microbial Genome Comparisons Frédéric Poly, Deborah Threadgill, and Alain Stintzi J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4781-4795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase IV in In Vivo Replication Fidelity Wojciech Kuban, Piotr Jonczyk, Damian Gawel, Karolina Malanowska, Roel M. Schaaper, and Iwona J. Fijalkowska J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4802-4807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of the groES-groEL1, groEL2, and dnaK genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Characterization of Heat Shock-Induced Promoters Carlos Barreiro, Eva González-Lavado, Miroslav Pátek, and Juan-Francisco Martín J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4813-4817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Distribution, Genetic Diversity, and Variable Expression of the Gene Encoding Hyaluronate Lyase within the Streptococcus suis Population Samantha J. King, Andrew G. Allen, Duncan J. Maskell, Christopher G. Dowson, and Adrian M. Whatmore J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4740-4747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence that the algI/algJ Gene Cassette, Required for O Acetylation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Alginate, Evolved by Lateral Gene Transfer Michael J. Franklin, Stephanie A. Douthit, and Marcella A. McClure J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4759-4773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Characterization of NopP, a Type III Secreted Effector of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234 Nora Ausmees, Hajime Kobayashi, William J. Deakin, Corinne Marie, Hari B. Krishnan, William J. Broughton, and Xavier Perret J. Bacteriol. July 2004 186: 4774-4780; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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