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Contents: April 2004, Volume 186, Issue 7        Minireviews        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Structural Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Plant Microbiology        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Signal Transduction        Population Genetics and Evolution        Authors' Corrections

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Minireviews:

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Spx-RNA Polymerase Interaction and Global Transcriptional Control during Oxidative Stress Peter Zuber J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1911-1918; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unveiling Molecular Scaffolds of the Type IV Secretion System Hye-Jeong Yeo and Gabriel Waksman J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1919-1926; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Class II 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductases Matija Hedl, Lydia Tabernero, Cynthia V. Stauffacher, and Victor W. Rodwell J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1927-1932; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Complete Genomic Sequence of the Virulent Salmonella Bacteriophage SP6 Aleisha T. Dobbins, Matthew George, Jr., Daryl A. Basham, Michael E. Ford, Jennifer M. Houtz, Marisa L. Pedulla, Jeffrey G. Lawrence, Graham F. Hatfull, and Roger W. Hendrix J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1933-1944; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Role for H-NS Protein in IS1 Transposition Claudine Rouquette, Marie-Claude Serre, and David Lane J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2091-2098; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid Evolution and Interaction between the Plasmid Addiction Stability Systems of Two Related Broad-Host-Range IncQ-Like Plasmids Shelly M. Deane and Douglas E. Rawlings J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2123-2133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystallographic Comparison of Manganese- and Iron-Dependent Homoprotocatechuate 2,3-Dioxygenases Matthew W. Vetting, Lawrence P. Wackett, Lawrence Que, Jr., John D. Lipscomb, and Douglas H. Ohlendorf J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1945-1958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Transcriptional Analysis of spo0A Overexpression in Clostridium acetobutylicum and Its Effect on the Cell's Response to Butanol Stress Keith V. Alsaker, Thomas R. Spitzer, and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1959-1971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of Butanol Stress and Tolerance in Clostridium acetobutylicum Christopher A. Tomas, Jeffrey Beamish, and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2006-2018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Sequence Duplication in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1: Evidence of an Ancient Partnership between Chromosomes I and II Madhusudan Choudhary, Yun-Xin Fu, Chris Mackenzie, and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2019-2027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomics of Two Leptospira interrogans Serovars Reveals Novel Insights into Physiology and Pathogenesis A. L. T. O. Nascimento, A. I. Ko, E. A. L. Martins, C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello, P. L. Ho, D. A. Haake, S. Verjovski-Almeida, R. A. Hartskeerl, M. V. Marques, M. C. Oliveira, C. F. M. Menck, L. C. C. Leite, H. Carrer, L. L. Coutinho, W. M. Degrave, O. A. Dellagostin, H. El-Dorry, E. S. Ferro, M. I. T. Ferro, L. R. Furlan, M. Gamberini, E. A. Giglioti, A. Góes-Neto, G. H. Goldman, M. H. S. Goldman, R. Harakava, S. M. B Jerônimo, I. L. M. Junqueira-de-Azevedo, E. T. Kimura, E. E. Kuramae, E. G. M. Lemos, M. V. F. Lemos, C. L. Marino, L. R. Nunes, R. C. de Oliveira, G. G. Pereira, M. S. Reis, A. Schriefer, W. J. Siqueira, P. Sommer, S. M. Tsai, A. J. G. Simpson, J. A. Ferro, L. E. A. Camargo, J. P. Kitajima, J. C. Setubal, and M. A. Van Sluys J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2164-2172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Sortase B, a New Class of Sortase in Listeria monocytogenes Hélène Bierne, Caroline Garandeau, M. Graciela Pucciarelli, Christophe Sabet, Salete Newton, Francisco Garcia-del Portillo, Pascale Cossart, and Alain Charbit J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1972-1982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pleiotropic Effects of Inactivating a Carboxyl-Terminal Protease, CtpA, in Borrelia burgdorferi Yngve Östberg, James A. Carroll, Marija Pinne, Jonathan G. Krum, Patricia Rosa, and Sven Bergström J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2074-2084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Contrasting Effects of E on Compartmentalization of F Activity during Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis David W. Hilbert, Vasant K. Chary, and Patrick J. Piggot J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1983-1990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Conjugation-Based System for Genetic Analysis of Group II Intron Splicing in Lactococcus lactis Joanna R. Klein, Yuqing Chen, Dawn A. Manias, Jin Zhuo, Liang Zhou, Craig L. Peebles, and Gary M. Dunny J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1991-1998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A DNA Adenine Methyltransferase of Escherichia coli That Is Cell Cycle Regulated and Essential for Viability Valeri G. Kossykh and R. Stephen Lloyd J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2061-2067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Polymorphism in the Glycosylation Island and Flagellins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Shiwani K. Arora, Matthew C. Wolfgang, Stephen Lory, and Reuben Ramphal J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2115-2122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus PcrA Helicases Can Support DNA Unwinding and In Vitro Rolling-Circle Replication of Plasmid pT181 of Staphylococcus aureus Syam P. Anand, Poulami Mitra, Asma Naqvi, and Saleem A. Khan J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2195-2199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The PaaX Repressor, a Link between Penicillin G Acylase and the Phenylacetyl-Coenzyme A Catabolon of Escherichia coli W Beatriz Galán, José L. García, and María A. Prieto J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2215-2220; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Sporulation Phenotype of a Bacillus subtilis Mutant Expressing an Unprocessable but Active E Transcription Factor Shonna McBride and W. G. Haldenwang J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 1999-2005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Activation by Bacillus subtilis ResD: Tandem Binding to Target Elements and Phosphorylation-Dependent and -Independent Transcriptional Activation Hao Geng, Shunji Nakano, and Michiko M. Nakano J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2028-2037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Transcriptional Regulatory Genes for Biphenyl Degradation in Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1 Hisashi Takeda, Akihiro Yamada, Keisuke Miyauchi, Eiji Masai, and Masao Fukuda J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2134-2146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Multiple Levels of Regulation of Oenococcus oeni clpP-clpL Locus Expression in Response to Stress Charlotte Beltramo, Cosette Grandvalet, Fabrice Pierre, and Jean Guzzo J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2200-2205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Single Target Is Sufficient To Account for the Biological Effects of the A-Factor Receptor Protein of Streptomyces griseus Jun-ya Kato, Ikuo Miyahisa, Mari Mashiko, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2206-2211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Compartmentalization of Gene Expression during Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis Is Compromised in Mutants Blocked at Stage III of Sporulation Zusheng Li, Francis Di Donato, and Patrick J. Piggot J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2221-2223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Aspergillus awamori in the Absence of Full-Length VirD2, VirC2, or VirE2 Leads to Insertion of Aberrant T-DNA Structures Caroline B. Michielse, Arthur F. J. Ram, Paul J. J. Hooykaas, and Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2038-2045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Streptococcus pyogenes: Involvement of Lactate Oxidase and Coupling with Aerobic Utilization of Lactate Masanori Seki, Ken-ichiro Iida, Mitsumasa Saito, Hiroaki Nakayama, and Shin-ichi Yoshida J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2046-2051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Restricted Distribution of the Butyrate Kinase Pathway among Butyrate-Producing Bacteria from the Human Colon Petra Louis, Sylvia H. Duncan, Sheila I. McCrae, Jacqueline Millar, Michelle S. Jackson, and Harry J. Flint J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2099-2106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Death in Escherichia coli dnaE(Ts) Mutants Incubated at a Nonpermissive Temperature Is Prevented by Mutation in the cydA Gene Bernard Strauss, Kemba Kelly, Toros Dincman, Damian Ekiert, Theresa Biesieda, and Richard Song J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2147-2155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Formaldehyde Oxidation/Detoxification Pathways in Burkholderia fungorum LB400 Christopher J. Marx, Jonathan A. Miller, Ludmila Chistoserdova, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2173-2178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reconstruction of the Central Carbohydrate Metabolism of Thermoproteus tenax by Use of Genomic and Biochemical Data Bettina Siebers, Britta Tjaden, Klaus Michalke, Christine Dörr, Hatim Ahmed, Melanie Zaparty, Paul Gordon, Christoph W. Sensen, Arne Zibat, Hans-Peter Klenk, Stephan C. Schuster, and Reinhard Hensel J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2179-2194; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The fixABCX Genes in Rhodospirillum rubrum Encode a Putative Membrane Complex Participating in Electron Transfer to Nitrogenase Tomas Edgren and Stefan Nordlund J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2052-2060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Characterization of a Dihydromethanopterin Reductase Involved in Tetrahydromethanopterin Biosynthesis in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Marco A. Caccamo, Courtney S. Malone, and Madeline E. Rasche J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2068-2073; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Gene (narM) Required for Expression of Nitrate Reductase Activity in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus Strain PCC7942 Shin-ichi Maeda and Tatsuo Omata J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2107-2114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selenocysteine-Containing Proteins in Anaerobic Benzoate Metabolism of Desulfococcus multivorans Franziska Peters, Michael Rother, and Matthias Boll J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2156-2163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Effect of D-Lactate on the Physiological Activity of the ArcB Sensor Kinase in Escherichia coli Claudia Rodriguez, Ohsuk Kwon, and Dimitris Georgellis J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2085-2090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Stochastic Processes Influence Stationary-Phase Decisions in Bacillus subtilis Heather Maughan and Wayne L. Nicholson J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2212-2214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Authors' Corrections:

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Subunit Oligomerization and Substrate Recognition of the Escherichia coli ClpYQ (HslUV) Protease Implicated by In Vivo Protein-Protein Interactions in the Yeast Two-Hybrid System Yi-Ying Lee, Chiung-Fang Chang, Chueh-Ling Kuo, Meng-Ching Chen, Chien Hung Yu, Pei-I Lin, and Whi Fin Wu J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2224 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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