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Contents: September 2005, Volume 187, Issue 18        Guest Commentaries        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Cell Biology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Population Genetics and Evolution        Enzymes and Proteins        Signal Transduction        Plant Microbiology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Errata

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Guest Commentaries:

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Universal Stress Proteins in Escherichia coli Deborah A. Siegele J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6253-6254; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Updating Prokaryotic Taxonomy Ramon Rosselló-Mora J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6255-6257; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Towards a Genome-Based Taxonomy for Prokaryotes Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis and James M. Tiedje J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6258-6264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Partial Restoration of Antibacterial Activity of the Protein Encoded by a Cryptic Open Reading Frame (cyt1Ca) from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis by Site-Directed Mutagenesis Mark Itsko, Robert Manasherob, and Arieh Zaritsky J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6379-6385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola 1448A Reveals Divergence among Pathovars in Genes Involved in Virulence and Transposition Vinita Joardar, Magdalen Lindeberg, Robert W. Jackson, Jeremy Selengut, Robert Dodson, Lauren M. Brinkac, Sean C. Daugherty, Robert DeBoy, A. Scott Durkin, Michelle Gwinn Giglio, Ramana Madupu, William C. Nelson, M. J. Rosovitz, Steven Sullivan, Jonathan Crabtree, Todd Creasy, Tanja Davidsen, Dan H. Haft, Nikhat Zafar, Liwei Zhou, Rebecca Halpin, Tara Holley, Hoda Khouri, Tamara Feldblyum, Owen White, Claire M. Fraser, Arun K. Chatterjee, Sam Cartinhour, David J. Schneider, John Mansfield, Alan Collmer, and C. Robin Buell J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6488-6498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Gene Content between Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Isolates and Comparison to Closely Related Serovars Gallinarum and Dublin S. Porwollik, C. A. Santiviago, P. Cheng, L. Florea, and M. McClelland J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6545-6555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Growth: Comparison of Gene Expression in Planktonic Cultures and Developing and Mature Biofilms Richard D. Waite, Anastasia Papakonstantinopoulou, Eddie Littler, and Michael A. Curtis J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6571-6576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Differential Roles of the Universal Stress Proteins of Escherichia coli in Oxidative Stress Resistance, Adhesion, and Motility Laurence Nachin, Ulf Nannmark, and Thomas Nyström J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6265-6272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutant Analysis Reveals a Specific Requirement for Protein P30 in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Gliding Motility Benjamin M. Hasselbring, Jarrat L. Jordan, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6281-6289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Drug-Lipid A Interactions on the Escherichia coli ABC Transporter MsbA Barbara Woebking, Galya Reuter, Richard A. Shilling, Saroj Velamakanni, Sanjay Shahi, Henrietta Venter, Lekshmy Balakrishnan, and Hendrik W. van Veen J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6363-6369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of the N-Terminal Domain of ExeA: a Novel ATPase Involved in the Type II Secretion Pathway of Aeromonas hydrophila Ian C. Schoenhofen, Gang Li, Timothy G. Strozen, and S. Peter Howard J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6370-6378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modeling the Effects of prl Mutations on the Escherichia coli SecY Complex Margaret A. Smith, William M. Clemons, Jr., Cathrine J. DeMars, and Ann M. Flower J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6454-6465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Modulation of the Sensitivity of FimB Recombination to Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Alanine in Escherichia coli K-12 Maryam Lahooti, Paula L. Roesch, and Ian C. Blomfield J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6273-6280; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adenylate Cyclase Mutations Rescue the degP Temperature-Sensitive Phenotype and Induce the Sigma E and Cpx Extracytoplasmic Stress Regulons in Escherichia coli Timothy G. Strozen, Geoffrey R. Langen, and S. Peter Howard J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6309-6316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complex Transcriptional Control Links NikABCDE-Dependent Nickel Transport with Hydrogenase Expression in Escherichia coli Jessica L. Rowe, G. Lucas Starnes, and Peter T. Chivers J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6317-6323; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Independent and Interchangeable Multimerization Domains of the AbrB, Abh, and SpoVT Global Regulatory Proteins Fude Yao and Mark A. Strauch J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6354-6362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gene Encoding a Holin-Like Protein Involved in Spore Morphogenesis and Spore Germination in Bacillus subtilis Gonçalo Real, Sérgio M. Pinto, Ghislain Schyns, Teresa Costa, Adriano O. Henriques, and Charles P. Moran, Jr. J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6443-6453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Division in Bacillus subtilis: FtsZ and FtsA Association Is Z-Ring Independent, and FtsA Is Required for Efficient Midcell Z-Ring Assembly S. O. Jensen, L. S. Thompson, and E. J. Harry J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6536-6544; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The MutS C Terminus Is Essential for Mismatch Repair Activity In Vivo Melissa A. Calmann, Anetta Nowosielska, and M. G. Marinus J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6577-6579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Mode of Action of the Bordetella BvgA Protein: Transcriptional Activation and Repression of the Bordetella bronchiseptica bipA Promoter Meenu Mishra and Rajendar Deora J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6290-6299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the Regulatory Proteins FlhF and FlhG in the Vibrio cholerae Flagellar Transcription Hierarchy Nidia E. Correa, Fen Peng, and Karl E. Klose J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6324-6332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Putative Chlamydia trachomatis Chaperones Scc2 and Scc3 and Their Use in the Identification of Type III Secretion Substrates Kenneth A. Fields, Elizabeth R. Fischer, David J. Mead, and Ted Hackstadt J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6466-6478; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multinucleated Giant Cell Formation and Apoptosis in Infected Host Cells Is Mediated by Burkholderia pseudomallei Type III Secretion Protein BipB Supaporn Suparak, Wannapa Kespichayawattana, Ashraful Haque, Anna Easton, Suwat Damnin, Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai, Gregory J. Bancroft, and Sunee Korbsrisate J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6556-6560; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the Gene rpoZ, Encoding the Subunit of RNA Polymerase, in Mycobacterium smegmatis Results in Fragmentation of the ß' Subunit in the Enzyme Assembly Renjith Mathew, Madhugiri Ramakanth, and Dipankar Chatterji J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6565-6570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Yersinia pestis Is Viable with Endotoxin Composed of Only Lipid A Li Tan and Creg Darby J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6599-6600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Function of the Cytochrome bc1-aa3 Branch of the Respiratory Network in Mycobacteria and Network Adaptation Occurring in Response to Its Disruption Limenako G. Matsoso, Bavesh D. Kana, Paul K. Crellin, David J. Lea-Smith, Assunta Pelosi, David Powell, Stephanie S. Dawes, Harvey Rubin, Ross L. Coppel, and Valerie Mizrahi J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6300-6308; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iron Starvation Leads to Oxidative Stress in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Amel Latifi, Robert Jeanjean, Sylvain Lemeille, Michel Havaux, and Cheng-Cai Zhang J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6596-6598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Transcriptional Response of Escherichia coli to External Zinc Kaneyoshi Yamamoto and Akira Ishihama J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6333-6340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Chymotrypsin Genes Are Members of the AdpA Regulon in the A-Factor Regulatory Cascade in Streptomyces griseus Ayami Tomono, Yisan Tsai, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6341-6353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Homologies and Divergences in the Transcription Regulatory System of Two Related Bacillus subtilis Phages Laura Pérez-Lago, Margarita Salas, and Ana Camacho J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6403-6409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Tryptophan Operon Expression in the Archaeon Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus Yunwei Xie and John N. Reeve J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6419-6429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Positive Autoregulation of cI Is a Dispensable Feature of the Phage Gene Regulatory Circuitry Christine B. Michalowski and John W. Little J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6430-6442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extended –10 Motif Is Critical for Activity of the cspA Promoter but Does Not Contribute to Low-Temperature Transcription Sangita Phadtare and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6584-6589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Revisiting the Evolution of Mycobacterium bovis Serge Mostowy, Jackie Inwald, Steve Gordon, Carlos Martin, Rob Warren, Kristin Kremer, Debby Cousins, and Marcel A. Behr J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6386-6395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolutionary and Diagnostic Implications of Intragenomic Heterogeneity in the 16S rRNA Gene in Aeromonas Strains Alessia Morandi, Olga Zhaxybayeva, J. Peter Gogarten, and Joerg Graf J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6561-6564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Bacterial Cyanide Oxygenase Is a Suite of Enzymes Catalyzing the Scavenging and Adventitious Utilization of Cyanide as a Nitrogenous Growth Substrate Ruby F. Fernandez and Daniel A. Kunz J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6396-6402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TP0453, a Concealed Outer Membrane Protein of Treponema pallidum, Enhances Membrane Permeability Karsten R. O. Hazlett, David L. Cox, Marc Decaffmeyer, Michael P. Bennett, Daniel C. Desrosiers, Carson J. La Vake, Morgan E. La Vake, Kenneth W. Bourell, Esther J. Robinson, Robert Brasseur, and Justin D. Radolf J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6499-6508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel Porin Protein from Moraxella catarrhalis and Identification of an Immunodominant Surface Loop Donna M. Easton, Adam Smith, Sara Gomez Gallego, A. Ruth Foxwell, Allan W. Cripps, and Jennelle M. Kyd J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6528-6535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirements for Heterologous Production of a Complex Metalloenzyme: the Membrane-Bound [NiFe] Hydrogenase Oliver Lenz, Andrea Gleiche, Angelika Strack, and Bärbel Friedrich J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6590-6595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Nitrate-Dependent Activation of the Dif Signaling Pathway of Myxococcus xanthus Mediated by a NarX-DifA Interspecies Chimera Qian Xu, Wesley P. Black, Scott M. Ward, and Zhaomin Yang J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6410-6418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Structural Characterization of a Flavonoid-Inducible Pseudomonas aeruginosa A-Band-Like O Antigen of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234, Required for the Formation of Nitrogen-Fixing Nodules Bradley L. Reuhs, Biserka Relic, L. Scott Forsberg, Corinne Marie, Tuula Ojanen-Reuhs, Samuel B. Stephens, Chee-Hoong Wong, Saïd Jabbouri, and William J. Broughton J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6479-6487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The pCoo Plasmid of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Is a Mosaic Cointegrate Barbara Froehlich, Julian Parkhill, Mandy Sanders, Michael A. Quail, and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6509-6516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Activation of the phz Operon of Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79 Requires the LuxR Homolog PhzR, N-(3-OH-Hexanoyl)-L-Homoserine Lactone Produced by the LuxI Homolog PhzI, and a cis-Acting phz Box Sharik R. Khan, Dmitri V. Mavrodi, Geetanjali J. Jog, Hiroaki Suga, Linda S. Thomashow, and Stephen K. Farrand J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6517-6527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Surface Swarming Behavior in Salmonella Wook Kim and Michael G. Surette J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6580-6583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Rapid Detection of Colicin E9-Induced DNA Damage Using Escherichia coli Cells Carrying SOS Promoter-lux Fusions Mireille Vankemmelbeke, Bryan Healy, Geoffrey R. Moore, Colin Kleanthous, Christopher N. Penfold, and Richard James J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6601 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acids in Positions 48, 52, and 73 Differentiate the Substrate Specificities of the Highly Homologous Chlorocatechol 1,2-Dioxygenases CbnA and TcbC Shenghao Liu, Naoto Ogawa, Toshiya Senda, Akira Hasebe, and Kiyotaka Miyashita J. Bacteriol. September 2005 187: 6602 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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