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Contents: December 2004, Volume 186, Issue 23        Gene Regulation        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Cell Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Structural Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Authors' Corrections

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Gene Regulation:

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Genetic Characterization of the Bile Salt Response in Lactobacillus plantarum and Analysis of Responsive Promoters In Vitro and In Situ in the Gastrointestinal Tract Peter A. Bron, Maria Marco, Sally M. Hoffer, Esther Van Mullekom, Willem M. de Vos, and Michiel Kleerebezem J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7829-7835; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Dissection of the Light-Inducible carQRS Promoter Region of Myxococcus xanthus David E. Whitworth, Samantha J. Bryan, Andrew E. Berry, Simon J. McGowan, and David A. Hodgson J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7836-7846; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Activation of sclA by Mga Requires a Distal Binding Site in Streptococcus pyogenes Audry C. Almengor and Kevin S. McIver J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7847-7857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of the C-Terminal Domain of the Subunit of RNA Polymerase to the Phage Mu Middle Promoter Ji Ma and Martha M. Howe J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7858-7864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Positive and Negative Transcriptional Regulators of Glutathione-Dependent Formaldehyde Metabolism Jason W. Hickman, Vernon C. Witthuhn, Jr., Miguel Dominguez, and Timothy J. Donohue J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7914-7925; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Activity of Enzymatic and Regulatory Components of the Phosphoenolpyruvate:Sugar Phosphotransferase System in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Sven Halbedel, Claudine Hames, and Jörg Stülke J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7936-7943; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological and Gene Expression Analysis of Inhibition of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough by Nitrite Shelley A. Haveman, E. Anne Greene, Claire P. Stilwell, Johanna K. Voordouw, and Gerrit Voordouw J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7944-7950; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Systematic Inactivation and Phenotypic Characterization of Two-Component Signal Transduction Systems of Enterococcus faecalis V583 Lynn E. Hancock and Marta Perego J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7951-7958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A DNA Region Recognized by the Nitric Oxide-Responsive Transcriptional Activator NorR Is Conserved in ß- and -Proteobacteria Andrea Büsch, Anne Pohlmann, Bärbel Friedrich, and Rainer Cramm J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7980-7987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Tolerance of the Phage PRM Promoter: Implications for Evolution of Gene Regulatory Circuitry Christine B. Michalowski, Megan D. Short, and John W. Little J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7988-7999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effector-Mediated Interaction of CbbRI and CbbRII Regulators with Target Sequences in Rhodobacter capsulatus Padungsri Dubbs, James M. Dubbs, and F. Robert Tabita J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8026-8035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Teichoic Acid Is an Essential Polymer in Bacillus subtilis That Is Functionally Distinct from Teichuronic Acid Amit P. Bhavsar, Laura K. Erdman, Jeffrey W. Schertzer, and Eric D. Brown J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7865-7873; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

KatG Is the Primary Detoxifier of Hydrogen Peroxide Produced by Aerobic Metabolism in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Heather R. Panek and Mark R. O'Brian J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7874-7880; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Chromosomally Encoded Cation Diffusion Facilitator Proteins DmeF and FieF from Wautersia metallidurans CH34 Are Transporters of Broad Metal Specificity Doreen Munkelt, Gregor Grass, and Dietrich H. Nies J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8036-8043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Malic Enzyme Is Required for Optimal Photoautotrophic Growth of Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 under Continuous Light but Not under a Diurnal Light Regimen Terry M. Bricker, Shulu Zhang, Susan M. Laborde, Paul R. Mayer, III, Laurie K. Frankel, and James V. Moroney J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8144-8148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Purification and Initial Characterization of the Salmonella enterica PduO ATP:Cob(I)alamin Adenosyltransferase Celeste L. V. Johnson, Marian L. Buszko, and Thomas A. Bobik J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7881-7887; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rubrerythrin from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Is a Rubredoxin-Dependent, Iron-Containing Peroxidase Michael V. Weinberg, Francis E. Jenney, Jr., Xiaoyuan Cui, and Michael W. W. Adams J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7888-7895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetic Analysis of the Oxidative Conversion of the [4Fe-4S]2+ Cluster of FNR to a [2Fe-2S]2+ Cluster Victoria R. Sutton, Erin L. Mettert, Helmut Beinert, and Patricia J. Kiley J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8018-8025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenylphosphate Synthase: a New Phosphotransferase Catalyzing the First Step in Anaerobic Phenol Metabolism in Thauera aromatica Sirko Schmeling, Ariun Narmandakh, Oliver Schmitt, Nasser Gad'on, Karola Schühle, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8044-8057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type II Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase from Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Sam J. Barkley, Shrivallabh B. Desai, and C. Dale Poulter J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8156-8158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Ralstonia solanacearum Iron Scavenging by the Siderophore Staphyloferrin B Is Controlled by PhcA, the Global Virulence Regulator Garima Bhatt and Timothy P. Denny J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7896-7904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Recombination Genes addAB Are Not Restricted to Gram-Positive Bacteria: Genetic Analysis of the Recombination Initiation Enzymes RecF and AddAB in Rhizobium etli Jacobo Zuñiga-Castillo, David Romero, and Jaime M. Martínez-Salazar J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7905-7913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Structure and Evolution of the Bacillus cereus Group Fergus G. Priest, Margaret Barker, Les W. J. Baillie, Edward C. Holmes, and Martin C. J. Maiden J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7959-7970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Negative Transcriptional Regulation of the ilv-leu Operon for Biosynthesis of Branched-Chain Amino Acids through the Bacillus subtilis Global Regulator TnrA Shigeo Tojo, Takenori Satomura, Kaori Morisaki, Ken-Ichi Yoshida, Kazutake Hirooka, and Yasutaro Fujita J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7971-7979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unmasking Novel Sporulation Genes in Bacillus subtilis Jessica M. Silvaggi, David L. Popham, Adam Driks, Patrick Eichenberger, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8089-8095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Chemical Chaperone Proline Relieves the Thermosensitivity of a dnaK Deletion Mutant at 42°C Madhab K. Chattopadhyay, Renée Kern, Michel-Yves Mistou, Abhaya M. Dandekar, Sandra L. Uratsu, and Gilbert Richarme J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8149-8152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Global Transposon Mutagenesis and Essential Gene Analysis of Helicobacter pylori Nina R. Salama, Benjamin Shepherd, and Stanley Falkow J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 7926-7935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Two Outer Membrane Proteins Are Required for Maximal Type I Secretion of the Caulobacter crescentus S-Layer Protein Michael C. Toporowski, John F. Nomellini, Peter Awram, and John Smit J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8000-8009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Essentiality of the Early Transcript in the Replication Origin of the Lactococcal Prolate Phage c2 Anja H. Schiemann, Jasna Rakonjac, Michael Callanan, James Gordon, Kayla Polzin, Mark W. Lubbers, and Paul W. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8010-8017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Self-Splicing Group I Intron in DNA Polymerase Genes of T7-Like Bacteriophages Richard P. Bonocora and David A. Shub J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8153-8155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Novel Roles for the AIDA Adhesin from Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: Cell Aggregation and Biofilm Formation Orla Sherlock, Mark A. Schembri, Andreas Reisner, and Per Klemm J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8058-8065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage and Phenotypic Variation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development Jeremy S. Webb, Mathew Lau, and Staffan Kjelleberg J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8066-8073; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Initial Phases of Biofilm Formation in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Kai M. Thormann, Renée M. Saville, Soni Shukla, Dale A. Pelletier, and Alfred M. Spormann J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8096-8104; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystal Structure of the PdxY Protein from Escherichia coli Martin K. Safo, Faik N. Musayev, Sharyn Hunt, Martino L. di Salvo, Neel Scarsdale, and Verne Schirch J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8074-8082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Similarity of YbeD Protein from Escherichia coli to Allosteric Regulatory Domains Guennadi Kozlov, Demetra Elias, Anthony Semesi, Adelinda Yee, Miroslaw Cygler, and Kalle Gehring J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8083-8088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Crystal Structure of the 65-Kilodalton Heat Shock Protein, Chaperonin 60.2, of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rohini Qamra and Shekhar C. Mande J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8105-8113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Transferable Antibiotic Resistance Elements in Haemophilus influenzae Share a Common Evolutionary Origin with a Diverse Family of Syntenic Genomic Islands Zaini Mohd-Zain, Sarah L. Turner, Ana M. Cerdeño-Tárraga, Andrew K. Lilley, Thomas J. Inzana, A. Jane Duncan, Rosalind M. Harding, Derek W. Hood, Timothy E. Peto, and Derrick W. Crook J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8114-8122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Regulation of Iron Transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae by RitR, an Orphan Response Regulator Andrew T. Ulijasz, David R. Andes, Jeremy D. Glasner, and Bernard Weisblum J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8123-8136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Vibrio cholerae Strains with Mutations in an Atypical Type I Secretion System Accumulate RTX Toxin Intracellularly Bethany Kay Boardman and Karla J. Fullner Satchell J. Bacteriol. December 2004 186: 8137-8143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Authors' Corrections:

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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. December 2004 186: 8159 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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