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Contents: January 2005, Volume 187, Issue 2        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Maturation of Nitrogenase: a Biochemical Puzzle Luis M. Rubio and Paul W. Ludden J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 405-414; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Evolutionarily Divergent Extradiol Dioxygenases Possess Higher Specificities for Polychlorinated Biphenyl Metabolites Pascal D. Fortin, Andy T.-F. Lo, María-Amparo Haro, Stefan R. Kaschabek, Walter Reineke, and Lindsay D. Eltis J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 415-421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutation Analysis of the Histidine Residues in the Glycylglycine Endopeptidase ALE-1 Tamaki Fujiwara, Shin Aoki, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Tetsuya Nishida, Masaru Ohara, Hidekazu Suginaka, and Motoyuki Sugai J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 480-487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Dissection of a Conserved Motif within the Pilus Retraction Protein PilT Kelly G. Aukema, Erin M. Kron, Timothy J. Herdendorf, and Katrina T. Forest J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 611-618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of nocK and nocL in the Nocardicin A Producer Nocardia uniformis Wendy L. Kelly and Craig A. Townsend J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 739-746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Purification, and Enzymatic Properties of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV from the Swine Pathogen Streptococcus suis Marie-Claude Jobin, Gabriela Martinez, Julie Motard, Marcelo Gottschalk, and Daniel Grenier J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 795-799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Analysis of a DtxR-Regulated Iron Transport and Siderophore Biosynthesis Gene Cluster in Corynebacterium diphtheriae Carey A. Kunkle and Michael P. Schmitt J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 422-433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Starvation for Different Nutrients in Escherichia coli Results in Differential Modulation of RpoS Levels and Stability Mark J. Mandel and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 434-442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posttranslational Regulation of Nitrate Assimilation in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Masaki Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Takatani, Mari Tanigawa, and Tatsuo Omata J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 498-506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of Thioredoxin Reductase during the Aerobic Life of Lactococcus lactis Karin Vido, Hélène Diemer, Alain Van Dorsselaer, Emmanuelle Leize, Vincent Juillard, Alexandra Gruss, and Philippe Gaudu J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 601-610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Periplasmic -Carbonic Anhydrase Activity of Helicobacter pylori Is Essential for Acid Acclimation Elizabeth A. Marcus, Amiel P. Moshfegh, George Sachs, and David R. Scott J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 729-738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Purine Efflux Pump PbuE in Bacillus subtilis Modulates Expression of the PurR and G-Box (XptR) Regulons by Adjusting the Purine Base Pool Size Per Nygaard and Hans H. Saxild J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 791-794; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis Genomic Sequences Recognized by Chlamydial Divalent Cation-Dependent Regulator A (DcrA) Annette Rau, Susan Wyllie, Judy Whittimore, and Jane E. Raulston J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 443-448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N5-Glutamine S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine-Dependent Methyltransferase PrmC/HemK in Chlamydia trachomatis Methylates Class 1 Release Factors Yvonne Pannekoek, Valérie Heurgué-Hamard, Ankie A. J. Langerak, Dave Speijer, Richard H. Buckingham, and Arie van der Ende J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 507-511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intimin-Mediated Export of Passenger Proteins Requires Maintenance of a Translocation-Competent Conformation Thorsten M. Adams, Alexander Wentzel, and Harald Kolmar J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 522-533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Serves as an Iron Source for Pseudomonas aeruginosa during In Vivo Coculture Lauren M. Mashburn, Amy M. Jett, Darrin R. Akins, and Marvin Whiteley J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 554-566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Introns in the Cytolethal Distending Toxin Gene of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Kai Soo Tan, Grace Ong, and Keang Peng Song J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 567-575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Cpx Envelope Stress Response Affects Expression of the Type IV Bundle-Forming Pili of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Anna Z. Nevesinjac and Tracy L. Raivio J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 672-686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Synonymous Mutation in Yersinia enterocolitica yopE Affects the Function of the YopE Type III Secretion Signal Kumaran S. Ramamurthi and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 707-715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Complementation of a Mutation Associated with Loss of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Virulence-Specific Proteins B and C Robert H. Waldo, III, Jarrat L. Jordan, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 747-751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Genetic Characterization of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 O Antigen and Development of an O145 Serogroup-Specific PCR Assay Lu Feng, Sof'ya N. Senchenkova, Jiang Tao, Alexander S. Shashkov, Bin Liu, Sergei D. Shevelev, Peter R. Reeves, Jianguo Xu, Yuriy A. Knirel, and Lei Wang J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 758-764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The BpsIR Quorum-Sensing System of Burkholderia pseudomallei Yan Song, Chao Xie, Yong-Mei Ong, Yunn-Hwen Gan, and Kim-Lee Chua J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 785-790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Error-Prone DNA Polymerase IV Is Regulated by the Heat Shock Chaperone GroE in Escherichia coli Jill C. Layton and Patricia L. Foster J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 449-457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of MinD Mutations Reveals Residues Required for MinE Stimulation of the MinD ATPase and Residues Required for MinC Interaction Huaijin Zhou, Ryan Schulze, Sandra Cox, Cristian Saez, Zonglin Hu, and Joe Lutkenhaus J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 629-638; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Erwinia chrysanthemi Type III Secretion System Is Required for Multicellular Behavior Mee-Ngan Yap, Ching-Hong Yang, Jeri D. Barak, Courtney E. Jahn, and Amy O. Charkowski J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 639-648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The F-Plasmid TraI Protein Contains Three Functional Domains Required for Conjugative DNA Strand Transfer Steven W. Matson and Heather Ragonese J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 697-706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The bldC Developmental Locus of Streptomyces coelicolor Encodes a Member of a Family of Small DNA-Binding Proteins Related to the DNA-Binding Domains of the MerR Family Alison C. Hunt, Luis Servín-González, Gabriella H. Kelemen, and Mark J. Buttner J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 716-728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vibrios Commonly Possess Two Chromosomes Kazuhisa Okada, Tetsuya Iida, Kumiko Kita-Tsukamoto, and Takeshi Honda J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 752-757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conjugational Genetic Exchange in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius: Intragenic Recombination with Minimal Dependence on Marker Separation Josh E. Hansen, Amy C. Dill, and Dennis W. Grogan J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 805-809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The LEE1 Promoters from both Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Can Be Activated by PerC-Like Proteins from Either Organism Megan E. Porter, Paul Mitchell, Andrew Free, David G. E. Smith, and David L. Gally J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 458-472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nature of the Promoter Activated by C.PvuII, an Unusual Regulatory Protein Conserved among Restriction-Modification Systems Dieter Knowle, Robert E. Lintner, Yara M. Touma, and Robert M. Blumenthal J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 488-497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probing Direct Interactions between CodY and the oppD Promoter of Lactococcus lactis Chris D. den Hengst, Peter Curley, Rasmus Larsen, Girbe Buist, Arjen Nauta, Douwe van Sinderen, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Jan Kok J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 512-521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Precursor rRNA Fractions of Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria: Quantification by Methods That Include the Use of a Promoter (rrnA P1) as a Novel Standard María del Carmen Menéndez, María José Rebollo, María del Carmen Núñez, Robert A. Cox, and María Jesús García J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 534-543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The bkdR Gene of Streptomyces coelicolor Is Required for Morphogenesis and Antibiotic Production and Encodes a Transcriptional Regulator of a Branched-Chain Amino Acid Dehydrogenase Complex Ondrej Sprusansky, Karen Stirrett, Deborah Skinner, Claudio Denoya, and Janet Westpheling J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 664-671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Activities of the absA Two-Component System of Streptomyces coelicolor Nancy L. Sheeler, Susan V. MacMillan, and Justin R. Nodwell J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 687-696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SigB-Dependent In Vitro Transcription of prfA and Some Newly Identified Genes of Listeria monocytogenes Whose Expression Is Affected by PrfA In Vivo Marcus Rauch, Qin Luo, Stefanie Müller-Altrock, and Werner Goebel J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 800-804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Interaction between Components of the Type III Secretion System of Chlamydiaceae Anatoly Slepenkin, Luis M. de la Maza, and Ellena M. Peterson J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 473-479; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caulobacter crescentus Requires RodA and MreB for Stalk Synthesis and Prevention of Ectopic Pole Formation Jennifer K. Wagner, Cheryl D. Galvani, and Yves V. Brun J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 544-553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Two Flagellar Stators and Their Role in the Motility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Christine M. Toutain, Michael E. Zegans, and George A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 771-777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion Analysis of the Carboxyl-Terminal Region of the PomB Component of the Vibrio alginolyticus Polar Flagellar Motor Toshiharu Yakushi, Naoko Hattori, and Michio Homma J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 778-784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Musculoskeletal Isolates James E. Cassat, Paul M. Dunman, Fionnuala McAleese, Ellen Murphy, Steven J. Projan, and Mark S. Smeltzer J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 576-592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Molecular Nature of Spontaneous Modifications in gacS Which Cause Colony Phase Variation in Pseudomonas sp. Strain PCL1171 Daan van den Broek, Thomas F. C. Chin-A-Woeng, Guido V. Bloemberg, and Ben J. J. Lugtenberg J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 593-600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The hrpK Operon of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Encodes Two Proteins Secreted by the Type III (Hrp) Protein Secretion System: HopB1 and HrpK, a Putative Type III Translocator Tanja Petnicki-Ocwieja, Karin van Dijk, and James R. Alfano J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 649-663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Evolutionary Genetics of a New Pathogenic Escherichia Species: Escherichia albertii and Related Shigella boydii Strains Katie E. Hyma, David W. Lacher, Adam M. Nelson, Alyssa C. Bumbaugh, J. Michael Janda, Nancy A. Strockbine, Vincent B. Young, and Thomas S. Whittam J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 619-628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Characterization of the Phd Repressor-Antitoxin Boundary James Estle McKinley and Roy David Magnuson J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 765-770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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A Self-Splicing Group I Intron in DNA Polymerase Genes of T7-Like Bacteriophages Richard P. Bonocora and David A. Shub J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 810 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ligand-Specific Activation of Escherichia coli Chemoreceptor Transmethylation Frances M. Antommattei, Jennifer B. Munzner, and Robert M. Weis J. Bacteriol. January 2005 187: 811 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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