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Contents: April 2004, Volume 186, Issue 8        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Signal Transduction        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Errata

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Organization of lin Genes and IS6100 among Different Strains of Hexachlorocyclohexane-Degrading Sphingomonas paucimobilis: Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer Charu Dogra, Vishakha Raina, Rinku Pal, Mrutyunjay Suar, Sukanya Lal, Karl-Heinz Gartemann, Christof Holliger, Jan Roelof van der Meer, and Rup Lal J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2225-2235; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transgenic Expression of RecA of the Spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii in Escherichia coli Revealed Differences in DNA Repair and Recombination Phenotypes Adrienne D. Putteet-Driver, Jianmin Zhong, and Alan G. Barbour J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2266-2274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Gas Vesicle Gene Cluster from Microcystis aeruginosa and DNA Rearrangements That Lead to Loss of Cell Buoyancy Alyssa Mlouka, Katia Comte, Anne-Marie Castets, Christiane Bouchier, and Nicole Tandeau de Marsac J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2355-2365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conserved Target for Group II Intron Insertion in Relaxase Genes of Conjugative Elements of Gram-Positive Bacteria Jack H. Staddon, Edward M. Bryan, Dawn A. Manias, and Gary M. Dunny J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2393-2401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Major Bacillus anthracis Spore Coat Protein and Its Role in Spore Inactivation Ho-San Kim, D. Sherman, F. Johnson, and A. I. Aronson J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2413-2417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unraveling the Function of the Rhodospirillum rubrum Activator of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Degradation: the Activator Is a PHB-Granule-Bound Protein (Phasin) Rene Handrick, Simone Reinhardt, Daniel Schultheiss, Thomas Reichart, Dirk Schüler, Verena Jendrossek, and Dieter Jendrossek J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2466-2475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel rpoB Mutations Conferring Rifampin Resistance on Bacillus subtilis: Global Effects on Growth, Competence, Sporulation, and Germination Heather Maughan, Belinda Galeano, and Wayne L. Nicholson J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2481-2486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Expression of the Arginine Deiminase Operon of Streptococcus gordonii by CcpA and Flp Yiqian Dong, Yi-Ywan M. Chen, and R. A. Burne J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2511-2514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Metabolic Activity of Staphylococcus epidermidis Is High during Initial and Low during Late Experimental Foreign-Body Infection Stefaan Johan Vandecasteele, Willy Eduard Peetermans, An Carbonez, and Johan Van Eldere J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2236-2239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship of Critical Temperature to Macromolecular Synthesis and Growth Yield in Psychrobacter cryopegella Corien Bakermans and Kenneth H. Nealson J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2340-2345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Phosphotransferase System of Escherichia coli Required for Growth on N-Acetylmuramic Acid Ulrike Dahl, Tina Jaeger, Bao Trâm Nguyen, Julia M. Sattler, and Christoph Mayer J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2385-2392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Transcriptional Organization and Posttranscriptional Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis Branched-Chain Amino Acid Biosynthesis Genes Ulrike Mäder, Susanne Hennig, Michael Hecker, and Georg Homuth J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2240-2252; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Teicoplanin-Associated Locus Regulator (TcaR) and the Intercellular Adhesin Locus Regulator (IcaR) Are Transcriptional Inhibitors of the ica Locus in Staphylococcus aureus Kimberly K. Jefferson, Danielle B. Pier, Donald A. Goldmann, and Gerald B. Pier J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2449-2456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PhoP Can Activate Its Target Genes in a PhoQ-Independent Manner Sergio Lejona, María Eugenia Castelli, María Laura Cabeza, Linda J. Kenney, Eleonora García Véscovi, and Fernando C. Soncini J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2476-2480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Helicobacter pylori flaA1 and wbpB Genes Control Lipopolysaccharide and Flagellum Synthesis and Function A. Merkx-Jacques, R. K. Obhi, G. Bethune, and C. Creuzenet J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2253-2265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Properties of Borrelia burgdorferi recA Dionysios Liveris, Vishwaroop Mulay, and Ira Schwartz J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2275-2280; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The PmlI-PmlR Quorum-Sensing System in Burkholderia pseudomallei Plays a Key Role in Virulence and Modulates Production of the MprA Protease E. Valade, F. M. Thibault, Y. P. Gauthier, M. Palencia, M. Y. Popoff, and D. R. Vidal J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2288-2294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 12-Base-Pair Deletion in the Flagellar Master Control Gene flhC Causes Nonmotility of the Pathogenic German Sorbitol-Fermenting Escherichia coli O157:H- Strains Steven R. Monday, Scott A. Minnich, and Peter C. H. Feng J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2319-2327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the Salmonella enterica Type III Secretion-Associated ATPase InvC Defines Discrete Functional Domains Yukihiro Akeda and Jorge E. Galán J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2402-2412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Virulence Factor Regulation by SrrAB, a Two-Component System in Staphylococcus aureus Alexa A. Pragman, Jeremy M. Yarwood, Timothy J. Tripp, and Patrick M. Schlievert J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2430-2438; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population-Based Genetic and Evolutionary Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis Urogenital Strain Variation in the United States Kim Millman, Carolyn M. Black, Robert E. Johnson, Walter E. Stamm, Robert B. Jones, Edward W. Hook, David H. Martin, Gail Bolan, Simon Tavaré, and Deborah Dean J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2457-2465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein-Protein Interactions of Proteins from the ESAT-6 Family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Limei Meng Okkels and Peter Andersen J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2487-2491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Autoinducer Enters and Functions in Mammalian Cells Simon C. Williams, Erin K. Patterson, Nancy L. Carty, John A. Griswold, Abdul N. Hamood, and Kendra P. Rumbaugh J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2281-2287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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GldI Is a Lipoprotein That Is Required for Flavobacterium johnsoniae Gliding Motility and Chitin Utilization Mark J. McBride and Timothy F. Braun J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2295-2302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ZipA Is Required for Targeting of DMinC/DicB, but Not DMinC/MinD, Complexes to Septal Ring Assemblies in Escherichia coli Jay E. Johnson, Laura L. Lackner, Cynthia A. Hale, and Piet A. J. de Boer J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2418-2429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Core Escherichia coli Signal Recognition Particle Receptor Contains Only the N and G Domains of FtsY Asa Eitan and Eitan Bibi J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2492-2494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of an Engineered Salmonella Flagellar Fusion Protein, FliR-FlhB John S. Van Arnam, Jonathan L. McMurry, May Kihara, and Robert M. Macnab J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2495-2498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Tp38 (TpMglB-2) Lipoprotein Binds Glucose in a Manner Consistent with Receptor Function in Treponema pallidum Ranjit K. Deka, Martin S. Goldberg, Kayla E. Hagman, and Michael V. Norgard J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2303-2308; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Amidohydrolase from Bordetella or Alcaligenes Strain FB188 with Similarities to Histone Deacetylases Christian Hildmann, Milena Ninkovic, Rüdiger Dietrich, Dennis Wegener, Daniel Riester, Thomas Zimmermann, Olwen M. Birch, Christine Bernegger, Peter Loidl, and Andreas Schwienhorst J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2328-2339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae TrmD, a tRNA Methyltransferase Essential for Growth Karen O'Dwyer, Joseph M. Watts, Sanjoy Biswas, Jennifer Ambrad, Michael Barber, Hervé Brulé, Chantal Petit, David J. Holmes, Magdalena Zalacain, and Walter M. Holmes J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2346-2354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of Bacillus subtilis A Factors with Region 1.1 and the Conserved Arg-103 at the N Terminus of Region 1.2 Deleted Hsin-Hsien Hsu, Wei-Cheng Huang, Jia-Perng Chen, Liang-Yin Huang, Chai-Fong Wu, and Ban-Yang Chang J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2366-2375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Cfa1, a Monofunctional Acyl Carrier Protein Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Phytotoxin Coronatine Heather Seidle, Vidhya Rangaswamy, Robin Couch, Carol L. Bender, and Ronald J. Parry J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2499-2503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Characterization of the cis-Acting Regulatory Element Controlling HrpB-Mediated Activation of the Type III Secretion System and Effector Genes in Ralstonia solanacearum Sébastien Cunnac, Christian Boucher, and Stéphane Genin J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2309-2318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression Islands Clustered on the Symbiosis Island of the Mesorhizobium loti Genome Toshiki Uchiumi, Takuji Ohwada, Manabu Itakura, Hisayuki Mitsui, Noriyuki Nukui, Pramod Dawadi, Takakazu Kaneko, Satoshi Tabata, Tadashi Yokoyama, Kouhei Tejima, Kazuhiko Saeki, Hirofumi Omori, Makoto Hayashi, Takaki Maekawa, Rutchadaporn Sriprang, Yoshikatsu Murooka, Shigeyuki Tajima, Kenshiro Simomura, Mika Nomura, Akihiro Suzuki, Yoshikazu Shimoda, Kouki Sioya, Mikiko Abe, and Kiwamu Minamisawa J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2439-2448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Burkholderia spp. Alter Pseudomonas aeruginosa Physiology through Iron Sequestration Valerie B. Weaver and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2376-2384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Interplay between Plasmid Partition and Postsegregational Killing Systems Therese Brendler, Lucretia Reaves, and Stuart Austin J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2504-2507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium difficile IStron CdISt1: Discovery of a Variant Encoding Two Complete Transposase-Like Proteins Oliver Hasselmayer, Veit Braun, Claudia Nitsche, Michael Moos, Maja Rupnik, and Christoph von Eichel-Streiber J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2508-2510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Surfaces of Spo0A and RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor A That Interact at the spoIIG Promoter in Bacillus subtilis Amrita Kumar, Cindy Buckner Starke, Mark DeZalia, and Charles P. Moran, Jr. J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2515 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Factors and Global Gene Regulation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Riccardo Manganelli, Roberta Provvedi, Sebastien Rodrigue, Jocelyn Beaucher, Luc Gaudreau, and Issar Smith J. Bacteriol. April 2004 186: 2516 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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