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Contents: September 2005, Volume 187, Issue 17        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Genomics and Proteomics        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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The yliA, -B, -C, and -D Genes of Escherichia coli K-12 Encode a Novel Glutathione Importer with an ATP-Binding Cassette Hideyuki Suzuki, Takashi Koyanagi, Shunsuke Izuka, Akiko Onishi, and Hidehiko Kumagai J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5861-5867; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Exosporium Basal Layer Protein BxpB of Bacillus anthracis Christopher T. Steichen, John F. Kearney, and Charles L. Turnbough, Jr J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5868-5876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Heat Shock Genes dnaK, dnaJ, and grpE Are Involved in Regulation of Putisolvin Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas putida PCL1445 Jean-Frédéric Dubern, Ellen L. Lagendijk, Ben J. J. Lugtenberg, and Guido V. Bloemberg J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5967-5976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodiversity-Based Identification and Functional Characterization of the Mannose-Specific Adhesin of Lactobacillus plantarum Gabriele Pretzer, Johannes Snel, Douwe Molenaar, Anne Wiersma, Peter A. Bron, Jolanda Lambert, Willem M. de Vos, Roelof van der Meer, Mari A. Smits, and Michiel Kleerebezem J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6128-6136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of Multiple Sites Containing Polar Material in Spherical Escherichia coli Cells That Lack MreB Trine Nilsen, Arthur W. Yan, Gregory Gale, and Marcia B. Goldberg J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6187-6196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

OpsX from Haemophilus influenzae Represents a Novel Type of Heptosyltransferase I in Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis Sabine Gronow, Werner Brabetz, Buko Lindner, and Helmut Brade J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6242-6247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Protein Phosphatases of Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803: Open Reading Frames sll1033 and sll1387 Encode Enzymes That Exhibit both Protein-Serine and Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase Activity In Vitro Renhui Li, M. Ben Potters, Liang Shi, and Peter J. Kennelly J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5877-5884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel ß-Peptidyl Aminopeptidase (BapA) from Strain 3-2W4 Cleaves Peptide Bonds of Synthetic ß-Tri- and ß-Dipeptides Birgit Geueke, Kenji Namoto, Dieter Seebach, and Hans-Peter E. Kohler J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5910-5917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

E1 Enzyme of the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Molecular Analysis of the Gene and Phylogenetic Aspects Mark E. Schreiner, Diana Fiur, Jirí Holátko, Miroslav Pátek, and Bernhard J. Eikmanns J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6005-6018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MtdC, a Novel Class of Methylene Tetrahydromethanopterin Dehydrogenases Julia A. Vorholt, Marina G. Kalyuzhnaya, Christoph H. Hagemeier, Mary E. Lidstrom, and Ludmila Chistoserdova J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6069-6074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Active Site Is the Least Stable Structure in the Unfolding Pathway of a Multidomain Cold-Adapted -Amylase Khawar S. Siddiqui, Georges Feller, Salvino D'Amico, Charles Gerday, Laura Giaquinto, and Ricardo Cavicchioli J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6197-6205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Disulfide Bridges in the Activity and Stability of a Cold-Active -Amylase Khawar Sohail Siddiqui, Anne Poljak, Michael Guilhaus, Georges Feller, Salvino D'Amico, Charles Gerday, and Ricardo Cavicchioli J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6206-6212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Identification of Genes of VSH-1, a Prophage-Like Gene Transfer Agent of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Eric G. Matson, M. Greg Thompson, Samuel B. Humphrey, Richard L. Zuerner, and Thad B. Stanton J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5885-5892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Species and Incompatibility Determination within the P1par Family of Plasmid Partition Elements Alena Dabrazhynetskaya, Kirill Sergueev, and Stuart Austin J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5977-5983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Toxin-Antitoxin System of the Streptococcal Plasmid pSM19035 Urszula Zielenkiewicz and Piotr Ceglowski J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6094-6105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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A LysR-Type Regulator, CidR, Is Required for Induction of the Staphylococcus aureus cidABC Operon Soo-Jin Yang, Kelly C. Rice, Raquel J. Brown, Toni G. Patton, Linda E. Liou, Yong Ho Park, and Kenneth W. Bayles J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5893-5900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Residues Responsible for the Defective Virulence Gene Regulator Mga Produced by a Natural Mutant of Streptococcus pyogenes Cheryl M. Vahling and Kevin S. McIver J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5955-5966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytochrome c Maturation and the Physiological Role of c-Type Cytochromes in Vibrio cholerae Martin Braun and Linda Thöny-Meyer J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5996-6004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Amino-Terminal Secretion Signal Is Required for YplA Export by the Ysa, Ysc, and Flagellar Type III Secretion Systems of Yersinia enterocolitica Biovar 1B Sasha M. Warren and Glenn M. Young J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6075-6083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Organization and Transcriptional Analysis of the tprJ, tprI, tprG, and tprF Loci in Treponema pallidum Strains Nichols and Sea 81-4 Lorenzo Giacani, Karin Hevner, and Arturo Centurion-Lara J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6084-6093; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis SUF Machinery as the Exclusive Mycobacterial System of [Fe-S] Cluster Assembly: Evidence for Its Implication in the Pathogen's Survival Gaëlle Huet, Mamadou Daffé, and Isabelle Saves J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6137-6146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris Possesses a Single Gluconeogenic Pathway That Is Required for Virulence Dong-Jie Tang, Yong-Qiang He, Jia-Xun Feng, Bao-Ren He, Bo-Le Jiang, Guang-Tao Lu, Baoshan Chen, and Ji-Liang Tang J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6231-6237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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ABC Transporter for Corrinoids in Halobacterium sp. Strain NRC-1 Jesse D. Woodson, April A. Reynolds, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5901-5909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptation to Disruption of the Electron Transfer Pathway for Fe(III) Reduction in Geobacter sulfurreducens Ching Leang, L. A. Adams, K.-J. Chin, K. P. Nevin, B. A. Methé, J. Webster, M. L. Sharma, and D. R. Lovley J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5918-5926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Manganese-Containing Superoxide Dismutase Is Required for Acid Tolerance in Vibrio vulnificus Ju-Sim Kim, Moon-Hee Sung, Dhong-Hyo Kho, and Jeong K. Lee J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5984-5995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heat Shock Response of Archaeoglobus fulgidus Lars Rohlin, Jonathan D. Trent, Kirsty Salmon, Unmi Kim, Robert P. Gunsalus, and James C. Liao J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6046-6057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Nitrogen and Carbon Sources on Transcription of Soluble Methyltransferases in Methanosarcina mazei Strain Gö1 Katharina Veit, Claudia Ehlers, and Ruth A. Schmitz J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6147-6154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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A Phylogeny of Bacterial RNA Nucleotidyltransferases: Bacillus halodurans Contains Two tRNA Nucleotidyltransferases Patricia Bralley, Samantha A. Chang, and George H. Jones J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5927-5936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteomic Analysis Reveals the Participation of Energy- and Stress-Related Proteins in the Response of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E to Toluene Ana Segura, Patricia Godoy, Pieter van Dillewijn, Ana Hurtado, Nuria Arroyo, Simon Santacruz, and Juan-Luis Ramos J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5937-5945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exploring Lactobacillus plantarum Genome Diversity by Using Microarrays Douwe Molenaar, Françoise Bringel, Frank H. Schuren, Willem M. de Vos, Roland J. Siezen, and Michiel Kleerebezem J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6119-6127; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Genome Composition of Bartonella koehlerae by Microarray Comparative Genomic Hybridization Profiling Hillevi L. Lindroos, Alex Mira, Dirk Repsilber, Olga Vinnere, Kristina Näslund, Michaela Dehio, Christoph Dehio, and Siv G. E. Andersson J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6155-6165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immobilization of Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase and Location of Binding Sites by Use of Chromatin Immunoprecipitation and Microarrays Christopher D. Herring, Marni Raffaelle, Timothy E. Allen, Elenita I. Kanin, Robert Landick, Aseem Z. Ansari, and Bernhard Ø. Palsson J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6166-6174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Implications of Physiological Studies Based on Genomic Sequences: Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 Synthesizes a Functional LytC Lysozyme Miriam Moscoso, Elena López, Ernesto García, and Rubens López J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6238-6241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Transcriptional Termination Control of a Novel ABC Transporter Gene Involved in Antibiotic Resistance in Bacillus subtilis Reiko Ohki, Kozue Tateno, Teruaki Takizawa, Toshiko Aiso, and Makiko Murata J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 5946-5954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PtrB of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Suppresses the Type III Secretion System under the Stress of DNA Damage Weihui Wu and Shouguang Jin J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6058-6068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N-Terminal Domain of Enterococcal Surface Protein, Esp, Is Sufficient for Esp-Mediated Biofilm Enhancement in Enterococcus faecalis Preeti M. Tendolkar, Arto S. Baghdayan, and Nathan Shankar J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6213-6222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis ytmI Operon, Involved in Sulfur Metabolism Pierre Burguière, Juliette Fert, Isabelle Guillouard, Sandrine Auger, Antoine Danchin, and Isabelle Martin-Verstraete J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6019-6030; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterocyst-Specific Excision of the Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 hupL Element Requires xisC Claudio D. Carrasco, Scott D. Holliday, Alfred Hansel, Peter Lindblad, and James W. Golden J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6031-6038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discordant 16S and 23S rRNA Gene Phylogenies for the Genus Helicobacter: Implications for Phylogenetic Inference and Systematics Floyd E. Dewhirst, Zeli Shen, Michael S. Scimeca, Lauren N. Stokes, Tahani Boumenna, Tsute Chen, Bruce J. Paster, and James G. Fox J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6106-6118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Is an Acid-Induced, Chromosomally Encoded Virulence Factor in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Pu Liu, Derek Wood, and Eugene W. Nester J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6039-6045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Domain Structure of HrpE, the Hrp Pilus Subunit of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Ernst Weber and Ralf Koebnik J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6175-6186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Using Multilocus Sequence Data To Define the Pneumococcus William P. Hanage, Tarja Kaijalainen, Elja Herva, Annika Saukkoriipi, Ritva Syrjänen, and Brian G. Spratt J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6223-6230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquisition of Insertion Sequences and the GBSi1 Intron by Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates Correlates with the Evolution of the Species Geneviève Héry-Arnaud, Guillaume Bruant, Philippe Lanotte, Stella Brun, Agnès Rosenau, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Roland Quentin, and Laurent Mereghetti J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6248-6252; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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