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Contents: December 2005, Volume 187, Issue 24        Dialog        Minireviews        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Cell Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Population Genetics and Evolution        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Signal Transduction        Plant Microbiology        Structural Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

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Dialog:

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Conformational Changes of Spo0F along the Phosphotransfer Pathway Kottayil I. Varughese J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8221-8227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rebuttal: Conformational Changes of Spo0F along the Phosphotransfer Pathway David E. Wemmer and Dorothee Kern J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8228 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Beryllofluoride Binding Mimics Phosphorylation of Aspartate in Response Regulators David E. Wemmer and Dorothee Kern J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8229-8230; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rebuttal: Beryllofluoride Binding Mimics Phosphorylation of Aspartate in Response Regulators Kottayil I. Varughese J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8231 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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The Porinologist Phillip E. Klebba J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8232-8236; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Spatial Periodicity of Escherichia coli K-12 Biofilm Microstructure Initiates during a Reversible, Polar Attachment Phase of Development and Requires the Polysaccharide Adhesin PGA Konstantin Agladze, Xin Wang, and Tony Romeo J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8237-8246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Requirements for Potassium Ion-Dependent Colony Spreading in Bacillus subtilis Rebecca F. Kinsinger, Daniel B. Kearns, Marina Hale, and Ray Fall J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8462-8469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Distribution and Expression of the ZmpA Metalloprotease in the Burkholderia cepacia Complex S. Gingues, C. Kooi, M. B. Visser, B. Subsin, and P. A. Sokol J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8247-8255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ClgR Protein Regulates Transcription of the clpP Operon in Bifidobacterium breve UCC 2003 Marco Ventura, Ziding Zhang, Michelle Cronin, Carlos Canchaya, John G. Kenny, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8411-8426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression of the Hda DnaA-Related Protein in Escherichia coli Inhibits Multiplication, Affects Membrane Permeability, and Induces the SOS Response Trevor Banack, Natasha Clauson, Nneka Ogbaa, Julian Villar, Donald Oliver, and William Firshein J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8507-8510; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SigF, a New Sigma Factor Required for a Motility System of Myxococcus xanthus Toshiyuki Ueki, Chun-Ying Xu, and Sumiko Inouye J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8537-8541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Characterization of the Detachable Rho-Dependent Transcription Terminator of the fimE Gene in Escherichia coli K-12 Paul Hinde, Padraig Deighan, and Charles J. Dorman J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8256-8266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of Tetramer Formation by the Nitrogen Assimilation Control Protein for Strong Repression of Glutamate Dehydrogenase Formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae Christopher J. Rosario and Robert A. Bender J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8291-8299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

luxS-Dependent Gene Regulation in Escherichia coli K-12 Revealed by Genomic Expression Profiling Liang Wang, Jun Li, John C. March, James J. Valdes, and William E. Bentley J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8350-8360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation by hetC of Genes Required for Heterocyst Differentiation and Cell Division in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Yu Wang and Xudong Xu J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8489-8493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of a Development-Specific Gene, dofA, by FruA, an Essential Transcription Factor for Development of Myxococcus xanthus Toshiyuki Ueki and Sumiko Inouye J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8504-8506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coexpression Patterns of B Regulators in Bacillus subtilis Affect B Inducibility Shuyu Zhang, Adam Reeves, Robyn L. Woodbury, and W. G. Haldenwang J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8520-8525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Bacillus subtilis scoC Expression by Multicopy senS Eiji Kawachi, Sadanobu Abe, and Teruo Tanaka J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8526-8530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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F-Like Type IV Secretion Systems Encode Proteins with Thioredoxin Folds That Are Putative DsbC Homologues Trevor C. Elton, Samantha J. Holland, Laura S. Frost, and Bart Hazes J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8267-8277; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heme A Synthase Enzyme Functions Dissected by Mutagenesis of Bacillus subtilis CtaA Lars Hederstedt, Anna Lewin, and Mimmi Throne-Holst J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8361-8369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the DNA Gyrase from the Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum Kan Yamashiro and Akihiko Yamagishi J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8531-8536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Characterization of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Morphogenetic Coat Protein CotO D. C. McPherson, H. Kim, M. Hahn, R. Wang, P. Grabowski, P. Eichenberger, and A. Driks J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8278-8290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FpvA-Mediated Ferric Pyoverdine Uptake in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Identification of Aromatic Residues in FpvA Implicated in Ferric Pyoverdine Binding and Transport Jiang-Sheng Shen, Valérie Geoffroy, Shadi Neshat, Zongchao Jia, Allison Meldrum, Jean-Marie Meyer, and Keith Poole J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8511-8515; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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ExbBD-Dependent Transport of Maltodextrins through the Novel MalA Protein across the Outer Membrane of Caulobacter crescentus Heidi Neugebauer, Christina Herrmann, Winfried Kammer, Gerold Schwarz, Alfred Nordheim, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8300-8311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Maltodextrin System of Escherichia coli: Metabolism and Transport Renate Dippel and Winfried Boos J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8322-8331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Maltodextrin System of Escherichia coli: Glycogen-Derived Endogenous Induction and Osmoregulation Renate Dippel, Tobias Bergmiller, Alex Böhm, and Winfried Boos J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8332-8339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Pseudomonas fluorescens Alginate Lyase (AlgL) in Clearing the Periplasm of Alginates Not Exported to the Extracellular Environment Karianne Bakkevig, Håvard Sletta, Martin Gimmestad, Randi Aune, Helga Ertesvåg, Kristin Degnes, Bjørn Erik Christensen, Trond E. Ellingsen, and Svein Valla J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8375-8384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Genome Transcriptional Analysis of Heavy Metal Stresses in Caulobacter crescentus Ping Hu, Eoin L. Brodie, Yohey Suzuki, Harley H. McAdams, and Gary L. Andersen J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8437-8449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

An /ß-Fold CC Bond Hydrolase Is Involved in a Central Step of Nicotine Catabolism by Arthrobacter nicotinovorans Paula Sachelaru, Emile Schiltz, Gabor L. Igloi, and Roderich Brandsch J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8516-8519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Evolutionary Genetics of the Accessory Gene Regulator (agr) Locus in Staphylococcus aureus D. Ashley Robinson, Alastair B. Monk, Jessica E. Cooper, Edward J. Feil, and Mark C. Enright J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8312-8321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Catabolite Control Protein A (CcpA) Contributes to Virulence and Regulation of Sugar Metabolism in Streptococcus pneumoniae Ramkumar Iyer, Nitin S. Baliga, and Andrew Camilli J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8340-8349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Deficiency of both MurA and p60 Proteins Generates a Rough Phenotype in Listeria monocytogenes Silke Machata, Torsten Hain, Manfred Rohde, and Trinad Chakraborty J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8385-8394; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase (IspC) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: towards Understanding Mycobacterial Resistance to Fosmidomycin Rakesh K. Dhiman, Merrill L. Schaeffer, Ann Marie Bailey, Charles A. Testa, Hataichanok Scherman, and Dean C. Crick J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8395-8402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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A Relative-Entropy Algorithm for Genomic Fingerprinting Captures Host-Phage Similarities Harlan Robins, Michael Krasnitz, Hagar Barak, and Arnold J. Levine J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8370-8374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Only One of the Five CheY Homologs in Vibrio cholerae Directly Switches Flagellar Rotation Akihiro Hyakutake, Michio Homma, Melissa J. Austin, Markus A. Boin, Claudia C. Häse, and Ikuro Kawagishi J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8403-8410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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L-Canavanine Made by Medicago sativa Interferes with Quorum Sensing in Sinorhizobium meliloti Neela D. Keshavan, Puneet K. Chowdhary, Donovan C. Haines, and Juan E. González J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8427-8436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Twin-Arginine Translocation System in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and Its Contribution to Pathogenicity and Fitness Philip A. Bronstein, Matthew Marrichi, Sam Cartinhour, David J. Schneider, and Matthew P. DeLisa J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8450-8461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 rsp Gene Expression in the Phytosphere and In Vitro Robert W. Jackson, Gail M. Preston, and Paul B. Rainey J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8477-8488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Stereoselective Esterase from Pseudomonas putida IFO12996 Reveals /ß Hydrolase Folds for D-ß-Acetylthioisobutyric Acid Synthesis Fatemeh Elmi, Hsin-Tai Lee, Jen-Yeng Huang, Yin-Cheng Hsieh, Yu-Ling Wang, Yu-Jen Chen, Shyh-Yu Shaw, and Chun-Jung Chen J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8470-8476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The Shiga Toxin 1-Converting Bacteriophage BP-4795 Encodes an NleA-Like Type III Effector Protein Kristina Creuzburg, Jürgen Recktenwald, Volker Kuhle, Sylvia Herold, Michael Hensel, and Herbert Schmidt J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8494-8498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genome of Bacteriophage K1F, a T7-Like Phage That Has Acquired the Ability To Replicate on K1 Strains of Escherichia coli Dean Scholl and Carl Merril J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8499-8503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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