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Contents: November 2004, Volume 186, Issue 21        Guest Commentaries        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Structural Biology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Signal Transduction        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Guest Commentaries:

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Bacteriophage P1 in Retrospect and in Prospect Michael B. Yarmolinsky J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7025-7028; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phage Taxonomy: We Agree To Disagree Daniel Nelson J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7029-7031; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Genome of Bacteriophage P1 Malgorzata B. Lobocka, Debra J. Rose, Guy Plunkett, III, Marek Rusin, Arkadiusz Samojedny, Hansjörg Lehnherr, Michael B. Yarmolinsky, and Frederick R. Blattner J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7032-7068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactobacillus plantarum Bacteriophage LP65: a New Member of the SPO1-Like Genus of the Family Myoviridae Sandra Chibani-Chennoufi, Marie-Lise Dillmann, Laure Marvin-Guy, Sabrina Rami-Shojaei, and Harald Brüssow J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7069-7083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Completely Sequenced Plasmid pEST4011 Contains a Novel IncP1 Backbone and a Catabolic Transposon Harboring tfd Genes for 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degradation Eve Vedler, Merle Vahter, and Ain Heinaru J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7161-7174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ModA and ModB, Two ADP-Ribosyltransferases Encoded by Bacteriophage T4: Catalytic Properties and Mutation Analysis Bernd Tiemann, Reinhard Depping, Egle Gineikiene, Laura Kaliniene, Rimas Nivinskas, and Wolfgang Rüger J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7262-7272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of an Enterococcus faecalis Tn917-Mediated-Gene-Disruption Library Offers Insight into Tn917 Insertion Patterns Danielle A. Garsin, Jonathan Urbach, Jose C. Huguet-Tapia, Joseph E. Peters, and Frederick M. Ausubel J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7280-7289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Multicopy Plasmids Affect Replisome Positioning in Bacillus subtilis Jue D. Wang, Megan E. Rokop, Melanie M. Barker, Nathaniel R. Hanson, and Alan D. Grossman J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7084-7090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N Terminus of MinD Contains Determinants Which Affect Its Dynamic Localization and Enzymatic Activity Jason Szeto, Sudeep Acharya, Nelson F. Eng, and Jo-Anne R. Dillon J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7175-7185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MorA Defines a New Class of Regulators Affecting Flagellar Development and Biofilm Formation in Diverse Pseudomonas Species Weng-Keong Choy, Lian Zhou, Chris Kiu-Choong Syn, Lian-Hui Zhang, and Sanjay Swarup J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7221-7228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Nutrient-Induced Dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm K. Sauer, M. C. Cullen, A. H. Rickard, L. A. H. Zeef, D. G. Davies, and P. Gilbert J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7312-7326; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Analysis of Coxiella burnetii Morphological Differentiation Sherry A. Coleman, Elizabeth R. Fischer, Dale Howe, David J. Mead, and Robert A. Heinzen J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7344-7352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Rgg Regulates Growth Phase-Dependent Expression of Proteins Associated with Secondary Metabolism and Stress in Streptococcus pyogenes Michelle A. Chaussee, Eduardo A. Callegari, and Michael S. Chaussee J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7091-7099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Classification and Strength Measurement of Stationary-Phase Promoters by Use of a Newly Developed Promoter Cloning Vector Tomohiro Shimada, Hideki Makinoshima, Yoshito Ogawa, Takeyoshi Miki, Michihisa Maeda, and Akira Ishihama J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7112-7122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genome Sequence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Strain 232, the Agent of Swine Mycoplasmosis F. Chris Minion, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Melissa L. Madsen, Barbara J. Cleary, Steven M. Swartzell, and Gregory G. Mahairas J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7123-7133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Four Proteins Encoded in the gspB-secY2A2 Operon of Streptococcus gordonii Mediate the Intracellular Glycosylation of the Platelet-Binding Protein GspB Daisuke Takamatsu, Barbara A. Bensing, and Paul M. Sullam J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7100-7111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane Topology Analysis of Cyclic Glucan Synthase, a Virulence Determinant of Brucella abortus Andrés E. Ciocchini, Mara S. Roset, Nora Iñón de Iannino, and Rodolfo A. Ugalde J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7205-7213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Cryptic Lipopolysaccharide Glycoforms in Haemophilus influenzae Involves a Mechanism Similar to That Required for O-Antigen Synthesis Derek W. Hood, Gaynor Randle, Andrew D. Cox, Katherine Makepeace, Jianjun Li, Elke K. H. Schweda, James C. Richards, and E. Richard Moxon J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7429-7439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystal Structure of the YgfZ Protein from Escherichia coli Suggests a Folate-Dependent Regulatory Role in One-Carbon Metabolism Alexey Teplyakov, Galina Obmolova, Elif Sarikaya, Sadhana Pullalarevu, Wojciech Krajewski, Andrey Galkin, Andrew J. Howard, Osnat Herzberg, and Gary L. Gilliland J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7134-7140; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tertiary Structure of Staphylococcus aureus Cell Wall Murein Boris A. Dmitriev, Filip V. Toukach, O. Holst, E. T. Rietschel, and S. Ehlers J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7141-7148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Isolation of SOS Constitutive Mutants of Escherichia coli Erin K. O'Reilly and Kenneth N. Kreuzer J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7149-7160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Escherichia coli AaeAB Efflux Pump: a Metabolic Relief Valve? Tina K. Van Dyk, Lori J. Templeton, Keith A. Cantera, Pamela L. Sharpe, and F. Sima Sariaslani J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7196-7204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli DjlA and CbpA Proteins Can Substitute for DnaJ in DnaK-Mediated Protein Disaggregation Eyal Gur, Dvora Biran, Nelia Shechter, Pierre Genevaux, Costa Georgopoulos, and Eliora Z. Ron J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7236-7242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase with a Novel Domain Organization Is Essential for Siderophore Biosynthesis in Vibrio anguillarum Manuela Di Lorenzo, Sophie Poppelaars, Michiel Stork, Maho Nagasawa, Marcelo E. Tolmasky, and Jorge H. Crosa J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7327-7336; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Promoter Elements Involved in the Transcriptional Initiation of RpoS-Dependent Borrelia burgdorferi Genes Christian H. Eggers, Melissa J. Caimano, and Justin D. Radolf J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7390-7402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of In Vivo Expression Technology To Identify Genes Important in Growth and Survival of Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 in Soil: Discovery of Expressed Sequences with Novel Genetic Organization Mark W. Silby and Stuart B. Levy J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7411-7419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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S-Dependent Gene Expression at the Onset of Stationary Phase in Escherichia coli: Function of S-Dependent Genes and Identification of Their Promoter Sequences Stephan Lacour and Paolo Landini J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7186-7195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of hha and ler in Transcriptional Regulation of the esp Operon of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Vijay K. Sharma and Richard L. Zuerner J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7290-7301; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The NtcA-Dependent P1 Promoter Is Utilized for glnA Expression in N2-Fixing Heterocysts of Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Ana Valladares, Alicia M. Muro-Pastor, Antonia Herrero, and Enrique Flores J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7337-7343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TouR-Mediated Effector-Independent Growth Phase-Dependent Activation of the 54 Ptou Promoter of Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 Dafne Solera, Fabio L. G. Arenghi, Tanja Woelk, Enrica Galli, and Paola Barbieri J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7353-7363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of EvgAS-YdeO-GadE Branched Regulatory Circuit Governing Glutamate-Dependent Acid Resistance in Escherichia coli Zhuo Ma, Nobuhisa Masuda, and John W. Foster J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7378-7389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Stability of bmr3 mRNA Results in a Multidrug-Resistant Phenotype in Bacillus subtilis Reiko Ohki and Kozue Tateno J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7450-7455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Role of -Methylacyl Coenzyme A Racemase in the Degradation of Methyl-Branched Alkanes by Mycobacterium sp. Strain P101 Yasuyoshi Sakai, Hironori Takahashi, Yuori Wakasa, Tetsuya Kotani, Hiroya Yurimoto, Nobuya Miyachi, Paul P. Van Veldhoven, and Nobuo Kato J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7214-7220; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ribose Utilization with an Excess of Mutarotase Causes Cell Death Due to Accumulation of Methylglyoxal Insook Kim, Eunjung Kim, Seokho Yoo, Daesung Shin, Bumchan Min, Jeeyeon Song, and Chankyu Park J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7229-7235; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine Kinase of Escherichia coli and Its Role in Murein Recycling Tsuyoshi Uehara and James T. Park J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7273-7279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversion of the Metabolic Flux from Pyruvate Dehydrogenase to Pyruvate Oxidase Decreases Oxidative Stress during Glucose Metabolism in Nongrowing Escherichia coli Cells Incubated under Aerobic, Phosphate Starvation Conditions Patrice L. Moreau J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7364-7368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The "Intracellular" Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) Depolymerase of Rhodospirillum rubrum Is a Periplasm-Located Protein with Specificity for Native PHB and with Structural Similarity to Extracellular PHB Depolymerases René Handrick, Simone Reinhardt, Philipp Kimmig, and Dieter Jendrossek J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7243-7253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AlgX Is a Periplasmic Protein Required for Alginate Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Antonette Robles-Price, Thiang Yian Wong, Håvard Sletta, Svein Valla, and Neal L. Schiller J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7369-7377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AplA, a Member of a New Class of Phycobiliproteins Lacking a Traditional Role in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting Beronda L. Montgomery, Elena Silva Casey, Arthur R. Grossman, and David M. Kehoe J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7420-7428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Osa Protein Constitutes a Strong Oncogenic Suppression System That Can Block vir-Dependent Transfer of IncQ Plasmids between Agrobacterium Cells and the Establishment of IncQ Plasmids in Plant Cells Lan-Ying Lee and Stanton B. Gelvin J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7254-7261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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The BfeR Regulator Mediates Enterobactin-Inducible Expression of Bordetella Enterobactin Utilization Genes Mark T. Anderson and Sandra K. Armstrong J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7302-7311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RpoS Proteolysis Is Regulated by a Mechanism That Does Not Require the SprE (RssB) Response Regulator Phosphorylation Site Celeste N. Peterson, Natividad Ruiz, and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7403-7410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between the PAS and HAMP Domains of the Escherichia coli Aerotaxis Receptor Aer Kylie J. Watts, Qinhong Ma, Mark S. Johnson, and Barry L. Taylor J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7440-7449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Aer Protein of Escherichia coli Forms a Homodimer Independent of the Signaling Domain and Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide Binding Qinhong Ma, Francis Roy, Sarah Herrmann, Barry L. Taylor, and Mark S. Johnson J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7456-7459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Molecular Basis of the Indole-Negative Reaction in Shigella Strains: Extensive Damages to the tna Operon by Insertion Sequences Ferdousi Rezwan, Ruiting Lan, and Peter R. Reeves J. Bacteriol. November 2004 186: 7460-7465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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