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Contents: February 2004, Volume 186, Issue 3        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Plant Microbiology        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions

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Guest Commentaries:

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Lysogeny at Mid-Twentieth Century: P1, P2, and Other Experimental Systems Giuseppe Bertani J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 595-600; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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The NifL-NifA System: a Multidomain Transcriptional Regulatory Complex That Integrates Environmental Signals Isabel Martinez-Argudo, Richard Little, Neil Shearer, Philip Johnson, and Ray Dixon J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 601-610; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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In Vivo Expression of the Mannose-Resistant Fimbriae of Photorhabdus temperata K122 during Insect Infection L. M. Meslet-Cladiere, A. Pimenta, E. Duchaud, I. B. Holland, and M. A. Blight J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 611-622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Predicted ABC Transporter, FtsEX, Is Needed for Cell Division in Escherichia coli Kari L. Schmidt, Nicholas D. Peterson, Ryan J. Kustusch, Mark C. Wissel, Becky Graham, Gregory J. Phillips, and David S. Weiss J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 785-793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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A Novel Evolutionary Lineage of Carbonic Anhydrase ( Class) Is a Component of the Carboxysome Shell Anthony K.-C. So, George S. Espie, Eric B. Williams, Jessup M. Shively, Sabine Heinhorst, and Gordon C. Cannon J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 623-630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The NeuC Protein of Escherichia coli K1 Is a UDP N-Acetylglucosamine 2-Epimerase Willie F. Vann, Dayle A. Daines, Andrew S. Murkin, Martin E. Tanner, Donald O. Chaffin, Craig E. Rubens, Justine Vionnet, and Richard P. Silver J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 706-712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The trans-Acting Protein Interacting with the DNA Motif Proximal to the Transcriptional Start Site of Plant L-Asparaginase Is Bacterial Sarcosine Oxidase William T. Jones, Taha Al-Samarrai, Janice M. Reeves, Gordon B. Ryan, Christopher A. Kirk, Eva Vincze, Dawn Harvey, Marie McCambridge, David Greenwood, and Paul H. S. Reynolds J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 811-817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Reversible Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Binding to Purified Vibrio fischeri LuxR Protein M. L. Urbanowski, C. P. Lostroh, and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 631-637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus 4400 Promoter Region Provides Insight into Developmental Gene Regulation by C Signaling Deborah R. Yoder and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 661-671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of IcsP, the Outer Membrane Protease of the Shigella Actin Tail Assembly Protein IcsA, by Virulence Plasmid Regulators VirF and VirB Helen J. Wing, Arthur W. Yan, Seth R. Goldman, and Marcia B. Goldberg J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 699-705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhodobacter capsulatus nifA1 Promoter: High-GC -10 Regions in High-GC Bacteria and the Basis for Their Transcription Cynthia L. Richard, Animesh Tandon, and Robert G. Kranz J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 740-749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Tryptophan Biosynthetic Genes in Bacillus halodurans: Common Elements but Different Strategies than Those Used by Bacillus subtilis Reka Szigeti, Mirela Milescu, and Paul Gollnick J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 818-828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Streptococcus gordonii Platelet Binding Protein GspB Undergoes Glycosylation Independently of Export Barbara A. Bensing, Bradford W. Gibson, and Paul M. Sullam J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 638-645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Putative Enterococcal Pathogenicity Island Linked to the esp Virulence Gene of Enterococcus faecium and Associated with Epidemicity Helen Leavis, Janetta Top, Nathan Shankar, Katrine Borgen, Marc Bonten, Jan van Embden, and Rob J. L. Willems J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 672-682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Glucose- and NaCl-Induced Biofilm Formation by rbf in Staphylococcus aureus Yong Lim, Malabendu Jana, Thanh T. Luong, and Chia Y. Lee J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 722-729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mutant Form of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae Pilus Secretin Protein PilQ Allows Increased Entry of Heme and Antimicrobial Compounds Ching-ju Chen, Deborah M. Tobiason, Christopher E. Thomas, William M. Shafer, H. Steven Seifert, and P. Frederick Sparling J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 730-739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The RecA Protein of Helicobacter pylori Requires a Posttranslational Modification for Full Activity Wolfgang Fischer and Rainer Haas J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 777-784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Transcription of Compatible Solute Transporters by the General Stress Sigma Factor, B, in Listeria monocytogenes Mehmet Sevket Cetin, Chaomei Zhang, Robert W. Hutkins, and Andrew K. Benson J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 794-802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of SycH Chaperone to YscM1 and YscM2 Activates Effector yop Expression in Yersinia enterocolitica Eric D. Cambronne, Joseph A. Sorg, and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 829-841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transferrin-Binding Protein B of Neisseria meningitidis: Sequence-Based Identification of the Transferrin-Binding Site Confirmed by Site-Directed Mutagenesis Geneviève Renauld-Mongénie, Laurence Lins, Tino Krell, Laure Laffly, Michèle Mignon, Monique Dupuy, Rose-May Delrue, Françoise Guinet-Morlot, Robert Brasseur, and Ling Lissolo J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 850-857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Binding by the Meningococcal RdgC Protein, Associated with Pilin Antigenic Variation Timothy Moore, Gary J. Sharples, and Robert G. Lloyd J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 870-874; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Motility of Urease-Deficient Derivatives of Helicobacter pylori Shumin Tan and Douglas E. Berg J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 885-888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Nine Mutants of Chlorobium tepidum Each Unable To Synthesize a Different Chlorosome Protein Still Assemble Functional Chlorosomes Niels-Ulrik Frigaard, Hui Li, Kirstin J. Milks, and Donald A. Bryant J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 646-653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing-Controlled Biofilm Development in Serratia liquefaciens MG1 Maurizio Labbate, Shu Yeong Queck, Kai Shyang Koh, Scott A. Rice, Michael Givskov, and Staffan Kjelleberg J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 692-698; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Conserved Cys-X1-X2-Cys Motif Present in the TtcA Protein Is Required for the Thiolation of Cytidine in Position 32 of tRNA from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Gunilla Jäger, Ramune Leipuviene, Michael G. Pollard, Qiang Qian, and Glenn R. Björk J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 750-757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formation of Thiolated Nucleosides Present in tRNA from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Occurs in Two Principally Distinct Pathways Ramune Leipuviene, Qiang Qian, and Glenn R. Björk J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 758-766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduced Transaminase B (IlvE) Activity Caused by the Lack of yjgF Is Dependent on the Status of Threonine Deaminase (IlvA) in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium George Schmitz and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 803-810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Four Novel Genes Required for Optimal Photoautotrophic Growth of the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Identified by In Vitro Transposon Mutagenesis Shulu Zhang, Susan M. Laborde, Laurie K. Frankel, and Terry M. Bricker J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 875-879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Genetic Analysis of Disulfide Isomerization in Escherichia coli: Expression of DsbC Is Modulated by RNase E-Dependent mRNA Processing Xiaoming Zhan, Junjun Gao, Chaitanya Jain, Michael J. Cieslewicz, James R. Swartz, and George Georgiou J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 654-660; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Glutaminyl-tRNA Biosynthesis and Indirect Asparaginyl-tRNA Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Pierre-Marie Akochy, Dominic Bernard, Paul H. Roy, and Jacques Lapointe J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 767-776; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Profiling of Colicin-Induced Cell Death of Escherichia coli MG1655 Identifies Potential Mechanisms by Which Bacteriocins Promote Bacterial Diversity Daniel Walker, Matthew Rolfe, Arthur Thompson, Geoffrey R. Moore, Richard James, Jay C. D. Hinton, and Colin Kleanthous J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 866-869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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ATP/ADP Translocases: a Common Feature of Obligate Intracellular Amoebal Symbionts Related to Chlamydiae and Rickettsiae Stephan Schmitz-Esser, Nicole Linka, Astrid Collingro, Cora L. Beier, H. Ekkehard Neuhaus, Michael Wagner, and Matthias Horn J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 683-691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The Lactococcal Abortive Phage Infection System AbiP Prevents both Phage DNA Replication and Temporal Transcription Switch Susana Domingues, Alain Chopin, S. Dusko Ehrlich, and Marie-Christine Chopin J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 713-721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Left End of IS2: a Compromise between Transpositional Activity and an Essential Promoter Function That Regulates the Transposition Pathway Leslie A. Lewis, Edruge Cylin, Ho Kyung Lee, Robert Saby, Wilson Wong, and Nigel D. F. Grindley J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 858-865; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Regulation of L-Alanine Dehydrogenase in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae and Its Role in Pea Nodules Emma Lodwig, Shalini Kumar, David Allaway, Alex Bourdes, Jürgen Prell, Ursula Priefer, and Philip Poole J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 842-849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Inhibiting Cell Division in Escherichia coli Has Little If Any Effect on Gene Expression S. J. Ryan Arends and David S. Weiss J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 880-884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Expression of Vibrio vulnificus Capsular Polysaccharide Inhibits Biofilm Formation Lavin A. Joseph and Anita C. Wright J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 889-893; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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