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Contents: July 2005, Volume 187, Issue 13        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Cell Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genomics and Proteomics

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Guest Commentaries:

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Facultative Methanotrophs Revisited Andreas R. Theisen and J. Colin Murrell J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4303-4305; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Mechanisms of Protein Export across the Bacterial Outer Membrane Maria Kostakioti, Cheryl L. Newman, David G. Thanassi, and Christos Stathopoulos J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4306-4314; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Characterization of the Replication Region of Plasmid pLS32 from the Natto Strain of Bacillus subtilis Teruo Tanaka, Hirofumi Ishida, and Tomoko Maehara J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4315-4326; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Llama Antibodies against a Lactococcal Protein Located at the Tip of the Phage Tail Prevent Phage Infection Hans J. W. De Haard, Sandra Bezemer, Aat M. Ledeboer, Wally H. Müller, Piet J. Boender, Sylvain Moineau, Marie-Cecile Coppelmans, Arie J. Verkleij, Leon G. J. Frenken, and C. Theo Verrips J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4531-4541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Evidence that GTP Is Required for Transposition of IS903 and Tn552 in Escherichia coli Abbie M. Coros, Erin Twiss, Norma P. Tavakoli, and Keith M. Derbyshire J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4598-4606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Calcium-Induced Virulence Factors Associated with the Extracellular Matrix of Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms S. Sarkisova, M. A. Patrauchan, D. Berglund, D. E. Nivens, and M. J. Franklin J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4327-4337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarray Analysis and Motif Detection Reveal New Targets of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium HilA Regulatory Protein, Including hilA Itself Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Kathleen Marchal, Tine L. A. Verhoeven, Kristof Engelen, Jos Vanderleyden, and Corrella S. Detweiler J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4381-4391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgZ to Sites Upstream of the algZ Promoter Leads to Repression of Transcription Deborah M. Ramsey, Patricia J. Baynham, and Daniel J. Wozniak J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4430-4443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus ClpC Is Required for Stress Resistance, Aconitase Activity, Growth Recovery, and Death Indranil Chatterjee, Petra Becker, Matthias Grundmeier, Markus Bischoff, Greg A. Somerville, Georg Peters, Bhanu Sinha, Niamh Harraghy, Richard A. Proctor, and Mathias Herrmann J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4488-4496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sialylation of Group B Streptococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Is Mediated by cpsK and Is Required for Optimal Capsule Polymerization and Expression D. O. Chaffin, L. M. Mentele, and C. E. Rubens J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4615-4626; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus anthracis Sortase A (SrtA) Anchors LPXTG Motif-Containing Surface Proteins to the Cell Wall Envelope Andrew H. Gaspar, Luciano A. Marraffini, Elizabeth M. Glass, Kristin L. DeBord, Hung Ton-That, and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4646-4655; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Architecture and Adhesive Activity of the Haemophilus influenzae Hsf Adhesin Shane E. Cotter, Hye-Jeong Yeo, Twyla Juehne, and Joseph W. St. Geme, III J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4656-4664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Helicobacter pylori CrdRS Two-Component Regulation System (HP1364/HP1365) Is Required for Copper-Mediated Induction of the Copper Resistance Determinant CrdA Barbara Waidner, Klaus Melchers, Frank Nils Stähler, Manfred Kist, and Stefan Bereswill J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4683-4688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Choline-Binding Protein D (CbpD) in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Essential for Competence-Induced Cell Lysis Louise Kausmally, Ola Johnsborg, Merete Lunde, Eivind Knutsen, and Leiv Sigve Håvarstein J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4338-4345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Dana S. Wade, M. Worth Calfee, Edson R. Rocha, Elizabeth A. Ling, Elana Engstrom, James P. Coleman, and Everett C. Pesci J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4372-4380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genomic Island SGI1, Containing the Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Region of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104 or Variants of It, Is Widely Distributed in Other S. enterica Serovars Renee S. Levings, Diane Lightfoot, Sally R. Partridge, Ruth M. Hall, and Steven P. Djordjevic J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4401-4409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon Mutagenesis in a Marine Synechococcus Strain: Isolation of Swimming Motility Mutants J. McCarren and B. Brahamsha J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4457-4462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stable Accumulation of 54 in Helicobacter pylori Requires the Novel Protein HP0958 Lara Pereira and Timothy R. Hoover J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4463-4469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Gene Islands Involved in Methanopterin-Linked C1 Transfer Reactions Reveals New Functions and Provides Evolutionary Insights Marina G. Kalyuzhnaya, Natalia Korotkova, Gregory Crowther, Christopher J. Marx, Mary E. Lidstrom, and Ludmila Chistoserdova J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4607-4614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Acetobacter aceti Possesses a Proton Motive Force-Dependent Efflux System for Acetic Acid Kazunobu Matsushita, Taketo Inoue, Osao Adachi, and Hirohide Toyama J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4346-4352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Homocysteine Toxicity in Escherichia coli Is Caused by a Perturbation of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Biosynthesis Nina L. Tuite, Katy R. Fraser, and Conor P. O'Byrne J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4362-4371; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transport and Metabolism of Citrate by Streptococcus mutans Bryan Korithoski, Kirsten Krastel, and Dennis G. Cvitkovitch J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4451-4456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pyd Genes of Rhizobium sp. Strain TAL1145 Are Required for Degradation of 3-Hydroxy-4-Pyridone, an Aromatic Intermediate in Mimosine Metabolism Jonathan D. Awaya, Paul M. Fox, and Dulal Borthakur J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4480-4487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenylacetate Catabolism in Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1: a Central Pathway for Degradation of Aromatic Compounds Juana María Navarro-Llorens, Marianna A. Patrauchan, Gordon R. Stewart, Julian E. Davies, Lindsay D. Eltis, and William W. Mohn J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4497-4504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

OmcF, a Putative c-Type Monoheme Outer Membrane Cytochrome Required for the Expression of Other Outer Membrane Cytochromes in Geobacter sulfurreducens Byoung-Chan Kim, Ching Leang, Yan-Huai R. Ding, Richard H. Glaven, Maddalena V. Coppi, and Derek R. Lovley J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4505-4513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assimilation of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Requires Periplasmic AphA Phosphatase in Salmonella enterica Julianne H. Grose, Ulfar Bergthorsson, Yaping Xu, Jared Sterneckert, Behzad Khodaverdian, and John R. Roth J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4521-4530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methylocella Species Are Facultatively Methanotrophic Svetlana N. Dedysh, Claudia Knief, and Peter F. Dunfield J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4665-4670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Synergistic Regulation of Competence Development in Bacillus subtilis by Two Rap-Phr Systems Cristina Bongiorni, Shu Ishikawa, Sophie Stephenson, Naotake Ogasawara, and Marta Perego J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4353-4361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of the Conserved ftsZ Gene Cluster in Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Gwynedd A. Benders, Bradford C. Powell, and Clyde A. Hutchison, III J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4542-4551; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two New Sinorhizobium meliloti LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulators Required for Nodulation Li Luo, Shi-Yi Yao, Anke Becker, Silvia Rüberg, Guan-Qiao Yu, Jia-Bi Zhu, and Hai-Ping Cheng J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4562-4572; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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DNA Binding-Uptake System: a Link between Cell-to-Cell Communication and Biofilm Formation Fernanda C. Petersen, Lin Tao, and Anne A. Scheie J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4392-4400; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Coupling of NAD+ Biosynthesis and Nicotinamide Ribosyl Transport: Characterization of NadR Ribonucleotide Kinase Mutants of Haemophilus influenzae Melisa Merdanovic, Elizabeta Sauer, and Joachim Reidl J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4410-4420; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the Burkholderia cenocepacia ZmpA Metalloprotease C. Kooi, C. R. Corbett, and P. A. Sokol J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4421-4429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glutamyl-tRNA Reductase of Chlorobium vibrioforme Is a Dissociable Homodimer That Contains One Tightly Bound Heme per Subunit Alaka Srivastava and Samuel I. Beale J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4444-4450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epimerase Active Domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgG, a Protein That Contains a Right-Handed ß-Helix Stephanie A. Douthit, Mensur Dlakic, Dennis E. Ohman, and Michael J. Franklin J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4573-4583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Initiation and Synthesis of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 3 Capsule on a Phosphatidylglycerol Membrane Anchor Robert T. Cartee, W. Thomas Forsee, and Janet Yother J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4470-4479; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of a Bifunctional Ferrisiderophore Receptor and Signal-Transducing Protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa H. Ellen James, Paul A. Beare, Lois W. Martin, and Iain L. Lamont J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4514-4520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Six Lipoproteins in the E Regulon Christina Onufryk, Marie-Laure Crouch, Ferric C. Fang, and Carol A. Gross J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4552-4561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Second Collagen-Like Glycoprotein Produced by Bacillus anthracis and Demonstration of Associated Spore-Specific Sugars Lashanda N. Waller, Michael J. Stump, Karen F. Fox, William M. Harley, Alvin Fox, George C. Stewart, and Mona Shahgholi J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4592-4597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of the Serratia marcescens Heme Receptor HasR and Isolated Plug and ß-Barrel Domains: the ß-Barrel Forms a Heme-Specific Channel Sylvie Létoffé, Karine Wecker, Muriel Delepierre, Philippe Delepelaire, and Cécile Wandersman J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4637-4645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Host- and Tissue-Specific Pathogenic Traits of Staphylococcus aureus Willem B. van Leeuwen, Damian C. Melles, Alwaleed Alaidan, Mohammed Al-Ahdal, Hélène A. M. Boelens, Susan V. Snijders, Heiman Wertheim, Engeline van Duijkeren, Justine K. Peeters, Peter J. van der Spek, Roy Gorkink, Guus Simons, Henri A. Verbrugh, and Alex van Belkum J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4584-4591; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genomic Sequence of an Otitis Media Isolate of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: Comparative Study with H. influenzae Serotype d, Strain KW20 Alistair Harrison, David W. Dyer, Allison Gillaspy, William C. Ray, Rachna Mungur, Matthew B. Carson, Huachun Zhong, Jenny Gipson, Mandy Gipson, Linda S. Johnson, Lisa Lewis, Lauren O. Bakaletz, and Robert S. Munson, Jr. J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4627-4636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Genome Sequence and Analysis of the Multiresistant Nosocomial Pathogen Corynebacterium jeikeium K411, a Lipid-Requiring Bacterium of the Human Skin Flora Andreas Tauch, Olaf Kaiser, Torsten Hain, Alexander Goesmann, Bernd Weisshaar, Andreas Albersmeier, Thomas Bekel, Nicole Bischoff, Iris Brune, Trinad Chakraborty, Jörn Kalinowski, Folker Meyer, Oliver Rupp, Susanne Schneiker, Prisca Viehoever, and Alfred Pühler J. Bacteriol. July 2005 187: 4671-4682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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