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Contents: February 2004, Volume 186, Issue 4        Minireviews        Meeting Reviews        Gene Regulation        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Enzymes and Proteins        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Meeting Presentations        Physiology and Metabolism        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Factors and Global Gene Regulation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Riccardo Manganelli, Roberta Proveddi, Sebastien Rodrigue, Jocelyn Beaucher, Luc Gaudreau, and Issar Smith J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 895-902; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Reviews:

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Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms Marta Perego, James A. Hoch, and John F. Barrett J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 903-909; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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H-NS Represses Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium dsbA Expression during Exponential Growth C. V. Gallant, T. Ponnampalam, H. Spencer, J. C. D. Hinton, and N. L. Martin J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 910-918; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Roles of the Master Transcription Factors Spo0A and B for Survival and Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis at Low Growth Temperature Marcelo B. Méndez, Lelia M. Orsaria, Valeria Philippe, María Eugenia Pedrido, and Roberto R. Grau J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 989-1000; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Control of Cable Pilus Gene Expression in Burkholderia cenocepacia Mladen Tomich and Christian D. Mohr J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1009-1020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a High-Affinity Xylobiose Transporter of Streptomyces thermoviolaceus OPC-520 and Its Transcriptional Regulation Hiroshi Tsujibo, Mitsuo Kosaka, Sadao Ikenishi, Takaji Sato, Katsushiro Miyamoto, and Yoshihiko Inamori J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1029-1037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ytkD (mutTA) Gene of Bacillus subtilis Encodes a Functional Antimutator 8-Oxo-(dGTP/GTP)ase and Is under Dual Control of Sigma A and Sigma F RNA Polymerases Martha I. Ramírez, Francisco X. Castellanos-Juárez, Ronald E. Yasbin, and Mario Pedraza-Reyes J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1050-1059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Benzoate Decreases the Binding of cis,cis-Muconate to the BenM Regulator despite the Synergistic Effect of Both Compounds on Transcriptional Activation Todd J. Clark, Robert S. Phillips, Becky M. Bundy, Cory Momany, and Ellen L. Neidle J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1200-1204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Dynamics of Fruiting Body Morphogenesis Dale Kaiser and Roy Welch J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 919-927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Inhibition of Membrane-Bound Methane Monooxygenase and Ammonia Monooxygenase by Diphenyliodonium: Implications for Electron Transfer Andrew K. Shiemke, Daniel J. Arp, and Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 928-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Architecture of the Bacteroides cellulosolvens Cellulosome: Description of a Cell Surface-Anchoring Scaffoldin and a Family 48 Cellulase Qi Xu, Edward A. Bayer, Milana Goldman, Rina Kenig, Yuval Shoham, and Raphael Lamed J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 968-977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

OppA, the Substrate-Binding Subunit of the Oligopeptide Permease, Is the Major Ecto-ATPase of Mycoplasma hominis Miriam Hopfe and Birgit Henrich J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1021-1028; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Integration of Environmental Signals Controls Expression of Bordetella Heme Utilization Genes Carin K. Vanderpool and Sandra K. Armstrong J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 938-948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The lgtABCDE Gene Cluster, Involved in Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Contains Multiple Promoter Sequences Derek C. Braun and Daniel C. Stein J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1038-1049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

InvB Is Required for Type III-Dependent Secretion of SopA in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Kristin Ehrbar, Siegfried Hapfelmeier, Bärbel Stecher, and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1215-1219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Proteomic Analysis of the Sarcosine-Insoluble Outer Membrane Fraction of Helicobacter pylori Strain 26695 Seung-Chul Baik, Kyung-Mi Kim, Su-Min Song, Do-Su Kim, Jin-Su Jun, Seung-Gyu Lee, Jae-Young Song, Jeong-Uck Park, Hyung-Lyun Kang, Woo-Kon Lee, Myung-Je Cho, Hee-Shang Youn, Gyung-Hyuck Ko, and Kwang-Ho Rhee J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 949-955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The sufR Gene (sll0088 in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803) Functions as a Repressor of the sufBCDS Operon in Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis in Cyanobacteria Tao Wang, Gaozhong Shen, Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian, Lee McIntosh, Donald A. Bryant, and John H. Golbeck J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 956-967; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Myxococcus xanthus Chemotaxis Homologs DifD and DifG Negatively Regulate Fibril Polysaccharide Production Wesley P. Black and Zhaomin Yang J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1001-1008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PriA Is Essential for Viability of the Escherichia coli Topoisomerase IV parE10(Ts) Mutant Gianfranco Grompone, Vladimir Bidnenko, S. Dusko Ehrlich, and Bénédicte Michel J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1197-1199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Temperature-Sensitive Mutation in the dnaE Gene of Caulobacter crescentus That Prevents Initiation of DNA Replication but Not Ongoing Elongation of DNA Teresa Lo, Ellena van Der Schalie, Theresa Werner, Yves V. Brun, and Neena Din J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1205-1212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Genetic and Structural Characterization of the Core Region of the Lipopolysaccharide from Serratia marcescens N28b (Serovar O4) Núria Coderch, Núria Piqué, Buko Lindner, Nihal Abitiu, Susana Merino, Luis Izquierdo, Natalia Jimenez, Juan M. Tomás, Otto Holst, and Miguel Regué J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 978-988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Evolution of Staphylococcus aureus by Large Chromosomal Replacements D. Ashley Robinson and Mark C. Enright J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1060-1064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Presentations:

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Real-Time Monitoring of Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus Replication S. N. A. Qazi, S. E. Harrison, T. Self, P. Williams, and P. J. Hill J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1065-1077; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

-Helix E of Spo0A Is Required for A- but Not for H-Dependent Promoter Activation in Bacillus subtilis Amrita Kumar, James A. Brannigan, and Charles P. Moran, Jr. J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1078-1083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Functional Characterization of Gene Clusters Directing Nonribosomal Synthesis of Bioactive Cyclic Lipopeptides in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain FZB42 Alexandra Koumoutsi, Xiao-Hua Chen, Anke Henne, Heiko Liesegang, Gabriele Hitzeroth, Peter Franke, Joachim Vater, and Rainer Borriss J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1084-1096; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of Two Paralogous Genes of Bacillus subtilis Encoding Single-Stranded DNA Binding Protein Cordula Lindner, Reindert Nijland, Mariska van Hartskamp, Sierd Bron, Leendert W. Hamoen, and Oscar P. Kuipers J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1097-1105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ISSa4-Based Differentiation of Streptococcus agalactiae Strains and Identification of Multiple Target Sites for ISSa4 Insertions Alexander Dmitriev, Adong Shen, Xuzhuang Shen, and Yonghong Yang J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1106-1109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions among CotB, CotG, and CotH during Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat Rita Zilhão, Mónica Serrano, Rachele Isticato, Ezio Ricca, Charles P. Moran, Jr., and Adriano O. Henriques J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1110-1119; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of Transcription Activation at the comG Promoter by the Competence Transcription Factor ComK of Bacillus subtilis K. A. Susanna, A. F. van der Werff, C. D. den Hengst, B. Calles, M. Salas, G. Venema, L. W. Hamoen, and O. P. Kuipers J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1120-1128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assembly of Multiple CotC Forms into the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat Rachele Isticato, Giovanni Esposito, Rita Zilhão, Sofia Nolasco, Giuseppina Cangiano, Maurilio De Felice, Adriano O. Henriques, and Ezio Ricca J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1129-1135; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis Extracytoplasmic-Function X Factor Regulates Modification of the Cell Envelope and Resistance to Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Min Cao and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1136-1146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ArgR and AhrC Are Both Required for Regulation of Arginine Metabolism in Lactococcus lactis Rasmus Larsen, Girbe Buist, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Jan Kok J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1147-1157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface-Associated Flagellum Formation and Swarming Differentiation in Bacillus subtilis Are Controlled by the ifm Locus Sonia Senesi, Emilia Ghelardi, Francesco Celandroni, Sara Salvetti, Eva Parisio, and Alessandro Galizzi J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1158-1164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

clpB, a Novel Member of the Listeria monocytogenes CtsR Regulon, Is Involved in Virulence but Not in General Stress Tolerance Arnaud Chastanet, Isabelle Derre, Shamila Nair, and Tarek Msadek J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1165-1174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes Controlled by the Essential YycG/YycF Two-Component System of Staphylococcus aureus Sarah Dubrac and Tarek Msadek J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1175-1181; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the phoPR Operon in Bacillus subtilis Zoltán Prágai, Nicholas E. E. Allenby, Nicola O'Connor, Sarah Dubrac, Georges Rapoport, Tarek Msadek, and Colin R. Harwood J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1182-1190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physical and Enzymological Interaction of Bacillus subtilis Proteins Required for De Novo Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate Biosynthesis Boris R. Belitsky J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1191-1196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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-Glutamyltranspeptidase, but Not YwrD, Is Important in Utilization of Extracellular Glutathione as a Sulfur Source in Bacillus subtilis Hiromichi Minami, Hideyuki Suzuki, and Hidehiko Kumagai J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1213-1214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Identification and Biosynthesis of Cyclic Enterobacterial Common Antigen in Escherichia coli Paul J. A. Erbel, Kathleen Barr, Ninguo Gao, Gerrit J. Gerwig, Paul D. Rick, and Kevin H. Gardner J. Bacteriol. February 2004 186: 1220 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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