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Contents: June 2005, Volume 187, Issue 11        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Guest Commentaries:

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Layers of Signaling in a Bacterium-Host Association Karen L. Visick J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3603-3606; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Neutral Lipid Bodies in Prokaryotes: Recent Insights into Structure, Formation, and Relationship to Eukaryotic Lipid Depots Marc Wältermann and Alexander Steinbüchel J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3607-3619; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Vibrio fischeri Uses Two Quorum-Sensing Systems for the Regulation of Early and Late Colonization Factors Claudia Lupp and Edward G. Ruby J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3620-3629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Biosynthetic Pathway of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkylquinolines Florian Bredenbruch, Manfred Nimtz, Victor Wray, Michael Morr, Rolf Müller, and Susanne Häussler J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3630-3635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recycling of the Anhydro-N-Acetylmuramic Acid Derived from Cell Wall Murein Involves a Two-Step Conversion to N-Acetylglucosamine-Phosphate Tsuyoshi Uehara, Kyoko Suefuji, Noelia Valbuena, Brian Meehan, Michael Donegan, and James T. Park J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3643-3649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Levels and Activity of the Pseudomonas putida Global Regulatory Protein Crc Vary According to Growth Conditions Ana Ruiz-Manzano, Luis Yuste, and Fernando Rojo J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3678-3686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Molecular Features of the Fibrolytic Intestinal Bacterium Fibrobacter intestinalis Not Shared with Fibrobacter succinogenes as Determined by Suppressive Subtractive Hybridization Meng Qi, Karen E. Nelson, Sean C. Daugherty, William C. Nelson, Ioana R. Hance, Mark Morrison, and Cecil W. Forsberg J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3739-3751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fructose Utilization in Lactococcus lactis as a Model for Low-GC Gram-Positive Bacteria: Its Regulator, Signal, and DNA-Binding Site Charlotte Barrière, Maria Veiga-da-Cunha, Nicolas Pons, Eric Guédon, Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum, Jan Kok, Oscar P. Kuipers, Dusko S. Ehrlich, and Pierre Renault J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3752-3761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism and Its Control in Lactococcus lactis IL1403 Brice Sperandio, Patrice Polard, Dusko S. Ehrlich, Pierre Renault, and Eric Guédon J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3762-3778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Methionine Export in Corynebacterium glutamicum Christian Trötschel, Dietrich Deutenberg, Brigitte Bathe, Andreas Burkovski, and Reinhard Krämer J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3786-3794; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methylotrophic Autotrophy in Beijerinckia mobilis Svetlana N. Dedysh, Ksenia V. Smirnova, Valentina N. Khmelenina, Natalia E. Suzina, Werner Liesack, and Yuri A. Trotsenko J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3884-3888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii Possesses a Bifunctional Enzyme for Formaldehyde Fixation via the Ribulose Monophosphate Pathway Izumi Orita, Hiroya Yurimoto, Reiko Hirai, Yutaka Kawarabayasi, Yasuyoshi Sakai, and Nobuo Kato J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3636-3642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Two New Aminopeptidases in Escherichia coli Yu Zheng, Richard J. Roberts, Simon Kasif, and Chudi Guan J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3671-3677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Allophanate Hydrolase (AtzF) from Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP Nir Shapir, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3731-3738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alteration of the Fatty Acid Profile of Streptomyces coelicolor by Replacement of the Initiation Enzyme 3-Ketoacyl Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III (FabH) Yongli Li, Galina Florova, and Kevin A. Reynolds J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3795-3799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure-Based Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the UDP-MurNAc-Pentapeptide-Binding Cavity of the FemX Alanyl Transferase from Weissella viridescens Antoine P. Maillard, Sabrina Biarrotte-Sorin, Régis Villet, Stéphane Mesnage, Ahmed Bouhss, Wladimir Sougakoff, Claudine Mayer, and Michel Arthur J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3833-3838; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structures of the Iron-Sulfur Flavoproteins from Methanosarcina thermophila and Archaeoglobus fulgidus Susana L. A. Andrade, Francisco Cruz, Catherine L. Drennan, Vijay Ramakrishnan, Douglas C. Rees, James G. Ferry, and Oliver Einsle J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3848-3854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gene Encoding L-Methionine -Lyase Is Present in Enterobacteriaceae Family Genomes: Identification and Characterization of Citrobacter freundii L-Methionine -Lyase Ilya V. Manukhov, Daria V. Mamaeva, Sergei M. Rastorguev, Nicolai G. Faleev, Elena A. Morozova, Tatyana V. Demidkina, and Gennadii B. Zavilgelsky J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3889-3893; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Bordetella AlcS Transporter Functions in Alcaligin Siderophore Export and Is Central to Inducer Sensing in Positive Regulation of Alcaligin System Gene Expression Timothy J. Brickman and Sandra K. Armstrong J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3650-3661; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Campylobacter jejuni Response Regulator, CbrR, Modulates Sodium Deoxycholate Resistance and Chicken Colonization Brian H. Raphael, Sonia Pereira, Gary A. Flom, Qijing Zhang, Julian M. Ketley, and Michael E. Konkel J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3662-3670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Comparison of Ten Serotypes of Staphylocoagulases in Staphylococcus aureus S. Watanabe, T. Ito, F. Takeuchi, M. Endo, E. Okuno, and K. Hiramatsu J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3698-3707; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of mtrF Expression in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Its Role in High-Level Antimicrobial Resistance Jason P. Folster and William M. Shafer J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3713-3720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Multidomain Fusion Protein in Listeria monocytogenes Catalyzes the Two Primary Activities for Glutathione Biosynthesis Shubha Gopal, Ilya Borovok, Amos Ofer, Michaela Yanku, Gerald Cohen, Werner Goebel, Jürgen Kreft, and Yair Aharonowitz J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3839-3847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Additional Components of the Accessory Sec System Mediating Export of the Streptococcus gordonii Platelet-Binding Protein GspB Daisuke Takamatsu, Barbara A. Bensing, and Paul M. Sullam J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3878-3883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Iron-Responsive Regulation of the Helicobacter pylori Iron-Cofactored Superoxide Dismutase SodB Is Mediated by Fur Florian D. Ernst, Georg Homuth, Jeroen Stoof, Ulrike Mäder, Barbara Waidner, Ernst J. Kuipers, Manfred Kist, Johannes G. Kusters, Stefan Bereswill, and Arnoud H. M. van Vliet J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3687-3692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Pathways Dependent on the uvsE, uvrA1, or uvrA2 Gene Product for UV Resistance in Deinococcus radiodurans Masashi Tanaka, Issay Narumi, Tomoo Funayama, Masahiro Kikuchi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tsukasa Matsunaga, Osamu Nikaido, and Kazuo Yamamoto J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3693-3697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

16S rRNA Mutations That Confer Tetracycline Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Decrease Drug Binding in Escherichia coli Ribosomes Lisa Nonaka, Sean R. Connell, and Diane E. Taylor J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3708-3712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure-Activity Analysis of Microcin J25: Distinct Parts of the Threaded Lasso Molecule Are Responsible for Interaction with Bacterial RNA Polymerase Ekaterina Semenova, Yulia Yuzenkova, Jean Peduzzi, Sylvie Rebuffat, and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3859-3863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alginate Lyase (AlgL) Activity Is Required for Alginate Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mark T. Albrecht and Neal L. Schiller J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3869-3872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing Negatively Controls Type III Secretion Regulon Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Sophie Bleves, Chantal Soscia, Patricia Nogueira-Orlandi, Andrée Lazdunski, and Alain Filloux J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3898-3902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Expression and Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the Lactococcal Abortive Phage Infection Protein AbiK Louis-Charles Fortier, Julie D. Bouchard, and Sylvain Moineau J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3721-3730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Dimers in Coupling ("Handcuffing") of Plasmid R6K's ori Iterons Selvi Kunnimalaiyaan, Ross B. Inman, Sheryl A. Rakowski, and Marcin Filutowicz J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3779-3785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure and Genome Organization of AFV2, a Novel Archaeal Lipothrixvirus with Unusual Terminal and Core Structures Monika Häring, Gisle Vestergaard, Kim Brügger, Reinhard Rachel, Roger A. Garrett, and David Prangishvili J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3855-3858; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The ExsA Protein of Bacillus cereus Is Required for Assembly of Coat and Exosporium onto the Spore Surface Karen Bailey-Smith, Sarah J. Todd, Thomas W. Southworth, John Proctor, and Anne Moir J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3800-3806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Turnover Element in Region 2.1 of Escherichia coli 32 by a Bacterial One-Hybrid Approach Markus Obrist and Franz Narberhaus J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3807-3813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Osmotic Regulation of the Escherichia coli bdm (Biofilm-Dependent Modulation) Gene by the RcsCDB His-Asp Phosphorelay Anne Francez-Charlot, Marie-Pierre Castanié-Cornet, Claude Gutierrez, and Kaymeuang Cam J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3873-3877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The eefABC Multidrug Efflux Pump Operon Is Repressed by H-NS in Enterobacter aerogenes Muriel Masi, Jean-Marie Pagès, Claude Villard, and Elizabeth Pradel J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3894-3897; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Kinetic Studies of Polyhydroxybutyrate Granule Formation in Wautersia eutropha H16 by Transmission Electron Microscopy Jiamin Tian, Anthony J. Sinskey, and JoAnne Stubbe J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3814-3824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Transient Polyhydroxybutyrate Production in Wautersia eutropha H16 by Quantitative Western Analysis and Transmission Electron Microscopy Jiamin Tian, Aimin He, Adam G. Lawrence, Pinghua Liu, Nicki Watson, Anthony J. Sinskey, and JoAnne Stubbe J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3825-3832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Structure and Nanomechanical Properties of Shewanella putrefaciens Bacteria at Two pH values (4 and 10) Determined by Atomic Force Microscopy Fabien Gaboriaud, Sidney Bailet, Etienne Dague, and Frédéric Jorand J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3864-3868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Evolution of Subspecies of Francisella tularensis Kerstin Svensson, Pär Larsson, Daniel Johansson, Mona Byström, Mats Forsman, and Anders Johansson J. Bacteriol. June 2005 187: 3903-3908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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