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Contents: January 2004, Volume 186, Issue 2        Guest Commentaries        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology        Authors' Corrections

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Guest Commentaries:

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Digging with Experimental Pick and Computational Shovel: a New Addition to the Histidine Kinase Superfamily Igor B. Zhulin J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 267-269; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Isolation and Characterization of Burkholderia cenocepacia Mutants Deficient in Pyochelin Production: Pyochelin Biosynthesis Is Sensitive to Sulfur Availability Kate L. Farmer and Mark S. Thomas J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 270-277; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the LIV-I/LS System as the Third Phenylalanine Transporter in Escherichia coli K-12 Takashi Koyanagi, Takane Katayama, Hideyuki Suzuki, and Hidehiko Kumagai J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 343-350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dihydropteridine Reductase as an Alternative to Dihydrofolate Reductase for Synthesis of Tetrahydrofolate in Thermus thermophilus Valérie Wilquet, Mark Van de Casteele, Daniel Gigot, Christianne Legrain, and Nicolas Glansdorff J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 351-355; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Participation of fad and mbt Genes in Synthesis of Mycobactin in Mycobacterium smegmatis B. Babbette D. LaMarca, Wenming Zhu, Jean E. L. Arceneaux, B. Rowe Byers, and Michael D. Lundrigan J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 374-382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Sorbitol Phosphotransferase System Is Responsible for Transport of 2-C-Methyl-D-Erythritol into Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Charles A. Testa, Rita M. Cornish, and C. Dale Poulter J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 473-480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression and Regulation of a Silent Operon, hyf, Coding for Hydrogenase 4 Isoenzyme in Escherichia coli William T. Self, Adnan Hasona, and K. T. Shanmugam J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 580-587; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The trp RNA-Binding Attenuation Protein of Bacillus subtilis Regulates Translation of the Tryptophan Transport Gene trpP (yhaG) by Blocking Ribosome Binding Helen Yakhnin, Hong Zhang, Alexander V. Yakhnin, and Paul Babitzke J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 278-286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Methyltransferase from the LlaDII Restriction-Modification System Influences the Level of Expression of Its Own Gene Lisa Lystbæk Christensen and Jytte Josephsen J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 287-295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Alternative Sigma Factor B of Bacillus cereus: Response to Stress and Role in Heat Adaptation Willem van Schaik, Marcel H. Tempelaars, Jeroen A. Wouters, Willem M. de Vos, and Tjakko Abee J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 316-325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Osmoregulatory Systems of Escherichia coli: Identification of Betaine-Carnitine-Choline Transporter Family Member BetU and Distributions of betU and trkG among Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Isolates Anh Ly, James Henderson, Annie Lu, Doreen E. Culham, and Janet M. Wood J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 296-306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

atxA Controls Bacillus anthracis Capsule Synthesis via acpA and a Newly Discovered Regulator, acpB Melissa Drysdale, Agathe Bourgogne, Susan G. Hilsenbeck, and Theresa M. Koehler J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 307-315; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the Staphylococcus aureus Thioredoxin and Thioredoxin Reductase Genes in Response to Oxygen and Disulfide Stress Orit Uziel, Ilya Borovok, Rachel Schreiber, Gerald Cohen, and Yair Aharonowitz J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 326-334; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter acinonychis: Genetic and Rodent Infection Studies of a Helicobacter pylori-Like Gastric Pathogen of Cheetahs and Other Big Cats Daiva Dailidiene, Giedrius Dailide, Keiji Ogura, Maojun Zhang, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Kathryn A. Eaton, Giovanni Cattoli, Johannes G. Kusters, and Douglas E. Berg J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 356-365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Genetic Characterization of the Shigella boydii Type 13 O Antigen Lu Feng, Sof'ya N. Senchenkova, Jinghua Yang, Alexander S. Shashkov, Jiang Tao, Hongjie Guo, Guang Zhao, Yuriy A. Knirel, Peter Reeves, and Lei Wang J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 383-392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of NAD+ Synthetase from Streptococcus sobrinus as a B-Cell-Stimulatory Protein Isabel Veiga-Malta, Margarida Duarte, Márcia Dinis, Pedro Madureira, Paula Ferreira, and Arnaldo Videira J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 419-426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Layer Protein EA1 Is Not a Component of Bacillus anthracis Spores but Is a Persistent Contaminant in Spore Preparations David D. Williams and Charles L. Turnbough, Jr. J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 566-569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PmrAB, a Two-Component Regulatory System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa That Modulates Resistance to Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides and Addition of Aminoarabinose to Lipid A Samuel M. Moskowitz, Robert K. Ernst, and Samuel I. Miller J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 575-579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Translational Coupling to an Upstream Gene Promotes Folding of the Mycobacterial Plasmid pAL5000 Replication Protein RepB and Thereby Its Origin Binding Activity Abhijit Basu, Sujoy Chatterjee, and Sujoy K. Das Gupta J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 335-342; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Sequence and Evolutionary Genomic Analysis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Transposable Bacteriophage D3112 Pauline W. Wang, Linda Chu, and David S. Guttman J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 400-410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Multicomponent System Is Required for Tetracycline-Induced Excision of Tn4555 Anita C. Parker and C. Jeffrey Smith J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 438-444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Analysis of the Mobile Genome Island pKLC102 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa C Jens Klockgether, Oleg Reva, Karen Larbig, and Burkhard Tümmler J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 518-534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Phage Shock Protein PspA of Escherichia coli Relieves Saturation of Protein Export via the Tat Pathway Matthew P. DeLisa, Philip Lee, Tracy Palmer, and George Georgiou J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 366-373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the Cell Division Protein FtsI (PBP3): Amino Acid Substitutions That Impair Septal Localization of FtsI and Recruitment of FtsN Mark C. Wissel and David S. Weiss J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 490-502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The BH1999 Protein of Bacillus halodurans C-125 Is Gentisyl-Coenzyme A Thioesterase Zhihao Zhuang, Feng Song, Hideto Takami, and Debra Dunaway-Mariano J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 393-399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Functional Characterization of a Unique Sucrose Hydrolase from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines Hong-Suk Kim, Hyoung-Joon Park, Sunggi Heu, and Jin Jung J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 411-418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The acnD Genes of Shewenella oneidensis and Vibrio cholerae Encode a New Fe/S-Dependent 2-Methylcitrate Dehydratase Enzyme That Requires prpF Function In Vivo Tracey L. Grimek and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 454-462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Phosphoprotein from the Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus with Protein-Serine/Threonine Kinase Activity Brian H. Lower, M. Ben Potters, and Peter J. Kennelly J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 463-472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Caulobacter crescentus CgtAC Protein Cosediments with the Free 50S Ribosomal Subunit Bin Lin, Desiree A. Thayer, and Janine R. Maddock J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 481-489; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of Acetohydroxyacid Synthase from Bacillus stearothermophilus Iris Porat, Michael Vinogradov, Maria Vyazmensky, Chung-Dar Lu, David M. Chipman, Ahmed T. Abdelal, and Ze'ev Barak J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 570-574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Occurrence and Characterization of Mercury Resistance in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus by Use of Gene Disruption James Schelert, Vidula Dixit, Viet Hoang, Jessica Simbahan, Melissa Drozda, and Paul Blum J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 427-437; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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The HWE Histidine Kinases, a New Family of Bacterial Two-Component Sensor Kinases with Potentially Diverse Roles in Environmental Signaling Baruch Karniol and Richard D. Vierstra J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 445-453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biphasic Excitation by Leucine in Escherichia coli Chemotaxis Shahid Khan and David R. Trentham J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 588-592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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The Genome-Sequenced Variant of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168 and the Original Clonal Clinical Isolate Differ Markedly in Colonization, Gene Expression, and Virulence-Associated Phenotypes Erin C. Gaynor, Shaun Cawthraw, Georgina Manning, Joanna K. MacKichan, Stanley Falkow, and Diane G. Newell J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 503-517; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomics of Rickettsia prowazekii Madrid E and Breinl Strains Hong Ge, Yao-Yu Eric Chuang, Shuping Zhao, Min Tong, Mong-Hsun Tsai, Joseph J. Temenak, Allen L. Richards, and Wei-Mei Ching J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 556-565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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An Evolutionary Hot Spot: the pNGR234b Replicon of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234 W. R. Streit, R. A. Schmitz, X. Perret, C. Staehelin, W. J. Deakin, C. Raasch, H. Liesegang, and W. J. Broughton J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 535-542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas syringae Type III Secretion System Targeting Signals and Novel Effectors Studied with a Cya Translocation Reporter Lisa M. Schechter, Kathy A. Roberts, Yashitola Jamir, James R. Alfano, and Alan Collmer J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 543-555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Authors' Corrections:

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Complete Genome Sequence of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W83 Karen E. Nelson, Robert D. Fleischmann, Robert T. DeBoy, Ian T. Paulsen, Derrick E. Fouts, Jonathan A. Eisen, Sean C. Daugherty, Robert J. Dodson, A. Scott Durkin, Michelle Gwinn, Daniel H. Haft, James F. Kolonay, William C. Nelson, Tanya Mason, Luke Tallon, Jessica Gray, David Granger, Hervé Tettelin, Hong Dong, Jamie L. Galvin, Margaret J. Duncan, Floyd E. Dewhirst, and Claire M. Fraser J. Bacteriol. January 2004 186: 593 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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