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Contents: November 2005, Volume 187, Issue 22        Minireviews        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Cell Biology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Enzymes and Proteins        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology

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Minireviews:

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Escherichia coli Starvation Diets: Essential Nutrients Weigh in Distinctly Celeste N. Peterson, Mark J. Mandel, and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7549-7553; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Contributions of ATP, GTP, and Redox State to Nutritional Stress Activation of the Bacillus subtilis B Transcription Factor Shuyu Zhang and W. G. Haldenwang J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7554-7560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis Cysteine Synthetase Is a Global Regulator of the Expression of Genes Involved in Sulfur Assimilation Daniela Albanesi, Maria Cecilia Mansilla, Gustavo E. Schujman, and Diego de Mendoza J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7631-7638; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv3676 (CRPMt), a Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein-Like DNA Binding Protein Guangchun Bai, Lee Ann McCue, and Kathleen A. McDonough J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7795-7804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CadC Activates pH-Dependent Expression of the Vibrio vulnificus cadBA Operon at a Distance through Direct Binding to an Upstream Region Jee Eun Rhee, Kun-Soo Kim, and Sang Ho Choi J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7870-7875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Adaptations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Environment Can Include Deregulation of zwf, Encoding Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Laura Silo-Suh, Sang-Jin Suh, Paul V. Phibbs, and Dennis E. Ohman J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7561-7568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adenylate Cyclase Toxin (ACT) from Bordetella hinzii: Characterization and Differences from ACT of Bordetella pertussis Gina M. Donato, Hung-Lun J. Hsia, Candace S. Green, and Erik L. Hewlett J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7579-7588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diverse Phenotypes Resulting from Polyphosphate Kinase Gene (ppk1) Inactivation in Different Strains of Helicobacter pylori Shumin Tan, Cresson D. Fraley, Maojun Zhang, Daiva Dailidiene, Arthur Kornberg, and Douglas E. Berg J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7687-7695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Acquisition of Legionella Type IV Secretion Substrates via Interdomain Horizontal Gene Transfer Karim Suwwan de Felipe, Sergey Pampou, Oliver S. Jovanovic, Christopher D. Pericone, Senna F. Ye, Sergey Kalachikov, and Howard A. Shuman J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7716-7726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Transfer-Related Regions of the Vancomycin Resistance Enterococcus Conjugative Plasmid pHTß: Identification of oriT and a Putative Relaxase Gene Haruyoshi Tomita and Yasuyoshi Ike J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7727-7737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping of a YscY Binding Domain within the LcrH Chaperone That Is Required for Regulation of Yersinia Type III Secretion Jeanette E. Bröms, Petra J. Edqvist, Katrin E. Carlsson, Åke Forsberg, and Matthew S. Francis J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7738-7752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CapE, a 47-Amino-Acid Peptide, Is Necessary for Bacillus anthracis Polyglutamate Capsule Synthesis Thomas Candela, Michèle Mock, and Agnès Fouet J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7765-7772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alternate Sigma Factor RpoS Is Required for the In Vivo-Specific Repression of Borrelia burgdorferi Plasmid lp54-Borne ospA and lp6.6 Genes Melissa J. Caimano, Christian H. Eggers, Cynthia A. Gonzalez, and Justin D. Radolf J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7845-7852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Chlamydia pneumoniae Type III Secretion-Related lcrH Gene Clusters Are Developmentally Expressed Operons Scot P. Ouellette, Yasser M. AbdelRahman, Robert J. Belland, and Gerald I. Byrne J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7853-7856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Actin-Binding Proteins from Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia thailandensis Can Functionally Compensate for the Actin-Based Motility Defect of a Burkholderia pseudomallei bimA Mutant Joanne M. Stevens, Ricky L. Ulrich, Lowrie A. Taylor, Michael W. Wood, David DeShazer, Mark P. Stevens, and Edouard E. Galyov J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7857-7862; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Unconventional Mode of Attachment of the Ruminococcus flavefaciens Cellulosome to the Cell Surface Marco T. Rincon, Tadej Cepeljnik, Jennifer C. Martin, Raphael Lamed, Yoav Barak, Edward A. Bayer, and Harry J. Flint J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7569-7578; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tryptophan Catabolism: Identification and Characterization of a New Degradative Pathway Keri L. Colabroy and Tadhg P. Begley J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7866-7869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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The Activity Profile of the NhaD-Type Na+(Li+)/H+ Antiporter from the Soda Lake Haloalkaliphile Alkalimonas amylolytica Is Adaptive for the Extreme Environment Jun Liu, Yanfen Xue, Quanhui Wang, Yi Wei, Talia H. Swartz, David B. Hicks, Masahiro Ito, Yanhe Ma, and Terry A. Krulwich J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7589-7595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Periplasmic Peptidyl Prolyl cis-trans Isomerases Are Not Essential for Viability, but SurA Is Required for Pilus Biogenesis in Escherichia coli Sheryl S. Justice, David A. Hunstad, Jill Reiss Harper, Amy R. Duguay, Jerome S. Pinkner, James Bann, Carl Frieden, Thomas J. Silhavy, and Scott J. Hultgren J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7680-7686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Division Defects in Escherichia coli Deficient in the Multidrug Efflux Transporter AcrEF-TolC Sze Yi Lau and Helen I. Zgurskaya J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7815-7825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Conditional Depletion of KasA, a Key Enzyme of Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis, Leads to Mycobacterial Cell Lysis Apoorva Bhatt, Laurent Kremer, Annie Z. Dai, James C. Sacchettini, and William R. Jacobs, Jr J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7596-7606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the Escherichia coli RecA Protein and the Global SOS Response in Effecting DNA Polymerase Selection In Vivo Robert W. Maul and Mark D. Sutton J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7607-7618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Composition of the Bacillus subtilis SOS System Nora Au, Elke Kuester-Schoeck, Veena Mandava, Laura E. Bothwell, Susan P. Canny, Karen Chachu, Sierra A. Colavito, Shakierah N. Fuller, Eli S. Groban, Laura A. Hensley, Theresa C. O'Brien, Amish Shah, Jessica T. Tierney, Louise L. Tomm, Thomas M. O'Gara, Alexi I. Goranov, Alan D. Grossman, and Charles M. Lovett J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7655-7666; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Twin-Arginine Translocation Pathway of Mycobacterium smegmatis Is Functional and Required for the Export of Mycobacterial ß-Lactamases Justin A. McDonough, Kari E. Hacker, Anthony R. Flores, Martin S. Pavelka, Jr, and Miriam Braunstein J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7667-7679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Analysis of Protein-Operator Interactions of the NikR and Fur Metal-Responsive Regulators of Coregulated Genes in Helicobacter pylori Isabel Delany, Raffaele Ieva, Alice Soragni, Markus Hilleringmann, Rino Rappuoli, and Vincenzo Scarlato J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7703-7715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assembly and Function of a Spore Coat-Associated Transglutaminase of Bacillus subtilis Rita Zilhão, Rachele Isticato, Lígia O. Martins, Leif Steil, Uwe Völker, Ezio Ricca, Charles P. Moran, Jr, and Adriano O. Henriques J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7753-7764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gyrase Mutant with Low Activity Disrupts Supercoiling at the Replication Terminus Zhenhua Pang, Ray Chen, Dipankar Manna, and N. Patrick Higgins J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7773-7783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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High-Resolution Visualization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilms by Freeze-Substitution Transmission Electron Microscopy Ryan C. Hunter and Terry J. Beveridge J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7619-7630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Functional Analysis of All Aminotransferase Proteins Inferred from the Genome Sequence of Corynebacterium glutamicum Jan Marienhagen, Nicole Kennerknecht, Hermann Sahm, and Lothar Eggeling J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7639-7646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of the xlnD-Encoded 3-Hydroxybenzoate 6-Hydroxylase Involved in the Degradation of 2,5-Xylenol via the Gentisate Pathway in Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867 Xiaoli Gao, Chew Ling Tan, Chew Chieng Yeo, and Chit Laa Poh J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7696-7702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus mutans Murein Hydrolase Diana M. Catt and Richard L. Gregory J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7863-7865; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Stabilization of Polar Localization of a Chemoreceptor via Its Covalent Modifications and Its Communication with a Different Chemoreceptor Daisuke Shiomi, Satomi Banno, Michio Homma, and Ikuro Kawagishi J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7647-7654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polar Localization of a Soluble Methyl-Accepting Protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sonia L. Bardy and Janine R. Maddock J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7840-7844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Essential Two-Component Signal Transduction System, YhcSR, in Staphylococcus aureus Junsong Sun, Li Zheng, Christina Landwehr, Junshu Yang, and Yinduo Ji J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7876-7880; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Functional Genomic Analysis of Three Nitrogenase Isozymes in the Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris Yasuhiro Oda, Sudip K. Samanta, Federico E. Rey, Liyou Wu, Xiudan Liu, Tingfen Yan, Jizhong Zhou, and Caroline S. Harwood J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7784-7794; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catabolite Repression and Activation in Bacillus subtilis: Dependency on CcpA, HPr, and HprK Graciela L. Lorca, Yong Joon Chung, Ravi D. Barabote, Walter Weyler, Christophe H. Schilling, and Milton H. Saier, Jr J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7826-7839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Novel Virulence Gene of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato Strain DC3000 Karen Preiter, David M. Brooks, Alejandro Penaloza-Vazquez, Aswathy Sreedharan, Carol L. Bender, and Barbara N. Kunkel J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7805-7814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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