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Contents: January 2005, Volume 187, Issue 1        Guest Commentaries        Meeting Reviews        Meeting Presentations        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Plant Microbiology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Signal Transduction        Microbial Cell Biology        Structural Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Guest Commentaries:

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Specificity at the End of the Tunnel: Understanding Substrate Length Discrimination by the AlkB Alkane Hydroxylase Fernando Rojo J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 19-22; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Myriad Molecules in Motion: Simulated Diffusion as a New Tool To Study Molecular Movement and Interaction in a Living Cell Gerald L. Hazelbauer J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 23-25; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Reviews:

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"Neural Networks" in Bacteria: Making Connections Judith P. Armitage, I. Barry Holland, Urs Jenal, and Brendan Kenny J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 26-36; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Presentations:

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Timing and Localization of Rhamnolipid Synthesis Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Yannick Lequette and E. P. Greenberg J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 37-44; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simulated Diffusion of Phosphorylated CheY through the Cytoplasm of Escherichia coli Karen Lipkow, Steven S. Andrews, and Dennis Bray J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 45-53; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of MreB in Rhodobacter sphaeroides under Conditions Causing Changes in Cell Shape and Membrane Structure Peter M. Slovak, George H. Wadhams, and Judith P. Armitage J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 54-64; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of the Development of Swarming Communities of Bacillus subtilis 168 and a Natural Wild Type: Critical Effects of Surfactin and the Composition of the Medium Daria Julkowska, Michal Obuchowski, I. Barry Holland, and Simone. J. Séror J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 65-76; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The pbgPE operon in Photorhabdus luminescens Is Required for Pathogenicity and Symbiosis H. P. J. Bennett and D. J. Clarke J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 77-84; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Identification of an Amino Acid Position That Determines the Substrate Range of Integral Membrane Alkane Hydroxylases Jan B. van Beilen, Theo H. M. Smits, Franz F. Roos, Tobias Brunner, Stefanie B. Balada, Martina Röthlisberger, and Bernard Witholt J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 85-91; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methionine Sulfoxide Reduction and Assimilation in Escherichia coli: New Role for the Biotin Sulfoxide Reductase BisC Benjamin Ezraty, Julia Bos, Frédéric Barras, and Laurent Aussel J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 231-237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Two Catalytic Domains of DSR-E Dextransucrase and Their Involvement in the Formation of Highly -1,2 Branched Dextran Emeline Fabre, Sophie Bozonnet, Audrey Arcache, René-Marc Willemot, Michel Vignon, Pierre Monsan, and Magali Remaud-Simeon J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 296-303; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Identification of Two New Genes Involved in Diazotrophic Growth via the Alternative Fe-Only Nitrogenase in the Phototrophic Purple Bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus Christa Sicking, Margit Brusch, Andreas Lindackers, Kai-Uwe Riedel, Britta Schubert, Nazila Isakovic, Christiane Krall, Werner Klipp, Thomas Drepper, Klaus Schneider, and Bernd Masepohl J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 92-98; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Sensor of the Two-Component System CpxA Affects Expression of the Type III Secretion System through Posttranscriptional Processing of InvE Jiro Mitobe, Eiji Arakawa, and Haruo Watanabe J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 107-113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autolysis of Lactococcus lactis Is Increased upon D-Alanine Depletion of Peptidoglycan and Lipoteichoic Acids Anton Steen, Emmanuelle Palumbo, Marie Deghorain, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Jean Delcour, Oscar P. Kuipers, Jan Kok, Girbe Buist, and Pascal Hols J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 114-124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of mutS Inactivation on Foreign DNA Acquisition by Natural Transformation in Pseudomonas stutzeri Petra Meier and Wilfried Wackernagel J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 143-154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Control by A-Factor of Two Trypsin Genes in Streptomyces griseus Jun-ya Kato, Won-Jae Chi, Yasuo Ohnishi, Soon-Kwang Hong, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 286-295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Regulation of Cellulase Synthesis in Batch and Continuous Cultures of Clostridium thermocellum Yi-Heng Percival Zhang and Lee R. Lynd J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 99-106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mrp Na+/H+ Antiporter Increases the Activity of the Malate:Quinone Oxidoreductase of an Escherichia coli Respiratory Mutant Talia H. Swartz, Masahiro Ito, David B. Hicks, Mark Nuqui, Arthur A. Guffanti, and Terry A. Krulwich J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 388-391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assimilation of Nitrogen from Nitrite and Trinitrotoluene in Pseudomonas putida JLR11 Antonio Caballero, Abraham Esteve-Núñez, Gerben J. Zylstra, and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 396-399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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m-Xylene-Responsive Pu-PnifH Hybrid 54 Promoters That Overcome Physiological Control in Pseudomonas putida KT2442 Manuel Carmona, Silvia Fernández, María J. Rodríguez, and Víctor de Lorenzo J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 125-134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Transcriptional Control of amfTSBA, Which Regulates the Onset of Cellular Differentiation in Streptomyces griseus Kenji Ueda, Hideaki Takano, Madoka Nishimoto, Hiromi Inaba, and Teruhiko Beppu J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 135-142; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP Cyanuric Acid Degradation Operon Vicente García-González, Fernando Govantes, Odil Porrúa, and Eduardo Santero J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 155-167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Regulatory Sequence Recognized by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persistence Regulator MprA Hongjun He and Thomas C. Zahrt J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 202-212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posttranscriptional Repression of GacS/GacA-Controlled Genes by the RNA-Binding Protein RsmE Acting Together with RsmA in the Biocontrol Strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Cornelia Reimmann, Claudio Valverde, Elisabeth Kay, and Dieter Haas J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 276-285; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Glutathione Plays a Fundamental Role in Growth and Symbiotic Capacity of Sinorhizobium meliloti Judith Harrison, Alexandre Jamet, Cecilia I. Muglia, Ghislaine Van de Sype, O. Mario Aguilar, Alain Puppo, and Pierre Frendo J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 168-174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

luxR Homolog avhR in Agrobacterium vitis Affects the Development of a Grape-Specific Necrosis and a Tobacco Hypersensitive Response Guixia Hao, Hongsheng Zhang, Desen Zheng, and Thomas J. Burr J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 185-192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The katA Catalase Gene Is Regulated by OxyR in both Free-Living and Symbiotic Sinorhizobium meliloti Alexandre Jamet, Ernö Kiss, Jacques Batut, Alain Puppo, and Didier Hérouart J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 376-381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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bdrF2 of Lyme Disease Spirochetes Is Coexpressed with a Series of Cytoplasmic Proteins and Is Produced Specifically during Early Infection Hongming Zhang, Abayami Raji, Michael Theisen, Paul R. Hansen, and Richard T. Marconi J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 175-184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of the Vibrio cholerae Type II Secretion ATPase EpsE Jodi L. Camberg and Maria Sandkvist J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 249-256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Diversity of a Putative Virulence Factor: Purification and Characterization of Isoforms of an Extracellular Serine Glutamyl Endopeptidase of Enterococcus faecalis with Different Enzymatic Activities Magdalena Kawalec, Jan Potempa, Jonathan L. Moon, James Travis, and Barbara E. Murray J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 266-275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ler Is a Negative Autoregulator of the LEE1 Operon in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Tatiana Berdichevsky, Devorah Friedberg, Chen Nadler, Assaf Rokney, Amos Oppenheim, and Ilan Rosenshine J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 349-357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteomics Analysis by Two-Dimensional Differential Gel Electrophoresis Reveals the Lack of a Broad Response of Neisseria meningitidis to In Vitro-Produced AI-2 Stephan Schauder, Lucia Penna, Adeline Ritton, Catherine Manin, Fabienne Parker, and Geneviève Renauld-Mongénie J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 392-395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Genetic Analysis of the HAMP Domain of the Aer Aerotaxis Sensor Localizes Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide-Binding Determinants to the AS-2 Helix Qinhong Ma, Mark S. Johnson, and Barry L. Taylor J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 193-201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intersubunit Complementation of Sugar Signal Transduction in VirA Heterodimers and Posttranslational Regulation of VirA Activity in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Arlene A. Wise, Luba Voinov, and Andrew N. Binns J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 213-223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Uptake and Processing of the Quorum-Sensing Autoinducer AI-2 in Escherichia coli Karina B. Xavier and Bonnie L. Bassler J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 238-248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Dichelobacter nodosus Ferric Uptake Regulator and Determination of Its Regulatory Targets Dane Parker, Ruth M. Kennan, Garry S. Myers, Ian T. Paulsen, and Julian I. Rood J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 366-375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Inactivation of swmA Results in the Loss of an Outer Cell Layer in a Swimming Synechococcus Strain J. McCarren, J. Heuser, R. Roth, N. Yamada, M. Martone, and B. Brahamsha J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 224-230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Transmembrane Helix of the Escherichia coli Division Protein FtsI Localizes to the Septal Ring Mark C. Wissel, Jennifer L. Wendt, Calista J. Mitchell, and David S. Weiss J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 320-328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fate of Predator and Prey Proteins during Growth of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas syringae Prey Gilli Barel, Alexandra Sirota, Hanne Volpin, and Edouard Jurkevitch J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 329-335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Temperature-Sensitive Alleles of ftsZ in Escherichia coli Stephen G. Addinall, Elaine Small, Duncan Whitaker, Shane Sturrock, William D. Donachie, and Medhat M. Khattar J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 358-365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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The Elastic Properties of the Caulobacter crescentus Adhesive Holdfast Are Dependent on Oligomers of N-Acetylglucosamine Guanglai Li, Christopher S. Smith, Yves V. Brun, and Jay X. Tang J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 257-265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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pH Regulates Genes for Flagellar Motility, Catabolism, and Oxidative Stress in Escherichia coli K-12 Lisa M. Maurer, Elizabeth Yohannes, Sandra S. Bondurant, Michael Radmacher, and Joan L. Slonczewski J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 304-319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cold Shock of a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon: Pyrococcus furiosus Exhibits Multiple Responses to a Suboptimal Growth Temperature with a Key Role for Membrane-Bound Glycoproteins Michael V. Weinberg, Gerrit J. Schut, Scott Brehm, Susmita Datta, and Michael W. W. Adams J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 336-348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Depolymerization of ß-1,6-N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine Disrupts the Integrity of Diverse Bacterial Biofilms Yoshikane Itoh, Xin Wang, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, James F. Preston, III, and Tony Romeo J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 382-387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Natural Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin Carry a Single nadA Missense Mutation Ulfar Bergthorsson and John R. Roth J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 400-403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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