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Contents: February 2005, Volume 187, Issue 3        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Structural Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Genomics and Proteomics        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Plant Microbiology        Authors' Corrections

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Acetic Acid Induces Expression of the Staphylococcus aureus cidABC and lrgAB Murein Hydrolase Regulator Operons Kelly C. Rice, Jeremy B. Nelson, Toni G. Patton, Soo-Jin Yang, and Kenneth W. Bayles J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 813-821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Genes Involved in the Downstream Degradation Pathway of -Hexachlorocyclohexane in Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26 Ryo Endo, Mayuko Kamakura, Keisuke Miyauchi, Masao Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Masataka Tsuda, and Yuji Nagata J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 847-853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Kinetics of Extremely Halophilic Archaea (Family Halobacteriaceae) as Revealed by Arrhenius Plots Jessie L. Robinson, Brandy Pyzyna, Rachelle G. Atrasz, Christine A. Henderson, Kira L. Morrill, Anna Mae Burd, Erik DeSoucy, Rex E. Fogleman, III, John B. Naylor, Sarah M. Steele, Dawn R. Elliott, Kathryn J. Leyva, and Richard F. Shand J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 923-929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Markerless Mutagenesis in Methanococcus maripaludis Demonstrates Roles for Alanine Dehydrogenase, Alanine Racemase, and Alanine Permease Brian C. Moore and John A. Leigh J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 972-979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potassium Transport in a Halophilic Member of the Bacteria Domain: Identification and Characterization of the K+ Uptake Systems TrkH and TrkI from Halomonas elongata DSM 2581T Annette Kraegeloh, Birgit Amendt, and Hans Jörg Kunte J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1036-1043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Transcriptional Response of Chemostat-Cultured Escherichia coli to Zinc Lucy J. Lee, Jason A. Barrett, and Robert K. Poole J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1124-1134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Expression and Functional Analysis of the Subtilin Immunity Genes spaIFEG in the Subtilin-Sensitive Host Bacillus subtilis MO1099 Torsten Stein, Stefan Heinzmann, Stefanie Düsterhus, Stefan Borchert, and Karl-Dieter Entian J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 822-828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Integration Host Factor in the Transcriptional Activation of Flagellar Gene Expression in Caulobacter crescentus Rachel E. Muir and James W. Gober J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 949-960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Interactions between the Carbon and Iron Utilization Regulators, Crp and Fur, in Escherichia coli Zhongge Zhang, Guillermo Gosset, Ravi Barabote, Claudio S. Gonzalez, William A. Cuevas, and Milton H. Saier, Jr. J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 980-990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Regulators Control Expression of the Entner-Doudoroff Aldolase (Eda) of Escherichia coli Elizabeth L. Murray and Tyrrell Conway J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 991-1000; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Enterococcus faecalis SigV Protein Is an Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor Contributing to Survival following Heat, Acid, and Ethanol Treatments Abdellah Benachour, Cécile Muller, Monika Dabrowski-Coton, Yoann Le Breton, Jean-Christophe Giard, Alain Rincé, Yanick Auffray, and Axel Hartke J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1022-1035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity and Polymorphism of the PlcR-PapR Quorum-Sensing System in the Bacillus cereus Group Leyla Slamti and Didier Lereclus J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1182-1187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Disparate Subcellular Localization Patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pilus ATPases Involved in Twitching Motility Poney Chiang, Marc Habash, and Lori L. Burrows J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 829-839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trimeric Structure of Major Outer Membrane Proteins Homologous to OmpA in Porphyromonas gingivalis Keiji Nagano, Erik K. Read, Yukitaka Murakami, Takashi Masuda, Toshihide Noguchi, and Fuminobu Yoshimura J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 902-911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas-Saccharomyces Interactions: Influence of Fungal Metabolism on Bacterial Physiology and Survival Julia D. Romano and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 940-948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Rapid Detachment in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Biofilms Kai M. Thormann, Renée M. Saville, Soni Shukla, and Alfred M. Spormann J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1014-1021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Mutants with Temperature-Sensitive Defects in the Escherichia coli Mismatch Repair System: Sensitivity to Mispairs Generated In Vivo Esther S. Hong, Annie Yeung, Pauline Funchain, Malgorzata M. Slupska, and Jeffrey H. Miller J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 840-846; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Different Foreign Genes Incidentally Integrated into the Same Locus of the Streptococcus suis Genome Tsutomu Sekizaki, Daisuke Takamatsu, Makoto Osaki, and Yoshihiro Shimoji J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 872-883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Requirements for Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis of Bacillus subtilis Pro-K Heather Prince, Ruanbao Zhou, and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 961-971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined Inactivation and Expression Strategy To Study Gene Function under Physiological Conditions: Application to Identification of New Escherichia coli Adhesins Agnès Roux, Christophe Beloin, and Jean-Marc Ghigo J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1001-1013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clustered Genes Required for the Synthesis of Heterocyst Envelope Polysaccharide in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Guocun Huang, Qing Fan, Sigal Lechno-Yossef, Elizabeth Wojciuch, C. Peter Wolk, Takakazu Kaneko, and Satoshi Tabata J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1114-1123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Characterization of a Truncated Lipoarabinomannan from the Actinomycete Turicella otitidis Martine Gilleron, Natalie J. Garton, Jérôme Nigou, Thérèse Brando, Germain Puzo, and Iain C. Sutcliffe J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 854-861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Pyruvate:Quinone Oxidoreductase from Corynebacterium glutamicum: Purification and Biochemical Characterization Mark E. Schreiner and Bernhard J. Eikmanns J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 862-871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the RokA and HexA Broad-Substrate-Specificity Hexokinases from Bacteroides fragilis and Their Role in Hexose and N-Acetylglucosamine Utilization Christopher J. Brigham and Michael H. Malamy J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 890-901; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of an Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Encoded by the aldB Gene of Escherichia coli Kwok Ki Ho and Henry Weiner J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1067-1073; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Site-Directed Mutagenesis Analysis of Amino Acids Critical for Activity of the Type I Signal Peptidase of the Archaeon Methanococcus voltae Sonia L. Bardy, Sandy Y. M. Ng, David S. Carnegie, and Ken F. Jarrell J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1188-1191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Phospholipase Activity of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Cytotoxin, ExoU Hiromi Sato, Jimmy B. Feix, Cecilia J. Hillard, and Dara W. Frank J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1192-1195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Heat Shock Proteome Analysis of Wild-Type Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 and a Spontaneous Mutant Lacking GroEL1, a Dispensable Chaperone Carlos Barreiro, Eva González-Lavado, Sven Brand, Andreas Tauch, and Juan F. Martín J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 884-889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfur and Nitrogen Limitation in Escherichia coli K-12: Specific Homeostatic Responses Prasad Gyaneshwar, Oleg Paliy, Jon McAuliffe, David L. Popham, Michael I. Jordan, and Sydney Kustu J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1074-1090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Expression Analysis Indicates that FNR of Escherichia coli K-12 Regulates a Large Number of Genes of Unknown Function Yisheng Kang, K. Derek Weber, Yu Qiu, Patricia J. Kiley, and Frederick R. Blattner J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1135-1160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression Profiling of Virulence and Pathogenicity Genes of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri Gustavo Astua-Monge, Juliana Freitas-Astua, Gisele Bacocina, Juliana Roncoletta, Sérgio A. Carvalho, and Marcos A. Machado J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1201-1205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Transcriptional Regulation of sitABCD of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by MntR and Fur Jack S. Ikeda, Anuradha Janakiraman, David G. Kehres, Michael E. Maguire, and James M. Slauch J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 912-922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Virulence by a Two-Component System in Group B Streptococcus Sheng-Mei Jiang, Michael J. Cieslewicz, Dennis L. Kasper, and Michael R. Wessels J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1105-1113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Conjugative Transfer of the Lactococcus lactis Chromosomal Sex Factor Promotes Dissemination of the Ll.LtrB Group II Intron Kamila Belhocine, Karen K. Yam, and Benoit Cousineau J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 930-939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Pheromone Response of the Enterococcus faecalis Conjugative Plasmid pCF10: Complete Sequence and Comparative Analysis of the Transcriptional and Phenotypic Responses of pCF10-Containing Cells to Pheromone Induction Helmut Hirt, Dawn A. Manias, Edward M. Bryan, Joanna R. Klein, Jesper K. Marklund, Jack H. Staddon, Michael L. Paustian, Vivek Kapur, and Gary M. Dunny J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1044-1054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

gpwac of the T4-Type Bacteriophages: Structure, Function, and Evolution of a Segmented Coiled-Coil Protein That Controls Viral Infectivity A. Letarov, X. Manival, C. Desplats, and H. M. Krisch J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1055-1066; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Generalized Transducing Salmonella Bacteriophage ES18: Complete Genome Sequence and DNA Packaging Strategy Sherwood R. Casjens, Eddie B. Gilcrease, Danella A. Winn-Stapley, Petra Schicklmaier, Horst Schmieger, Marisa L. Pedulla, Michael E. Ford, Jennifer M. Houtz, Graham F. Hatfull, and Roger W. Hendrix J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1091-1104; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Methylation in Lysogens of Pathogenic Burkholderia spp. Requires Prophage Induction and Is Restricted to Excised Phage DNA M. J. Smith and J. A. Jeddeloh J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1196-1200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Sinorhizobium meliloti dctA Mutants with Partial Ability To Transport Dicarboxylic Acids Svetlana N. Yurgel and Michael L. Kahn J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1161-1172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NopB, a Type III Secreted Protein of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234, Is Associated with Pilus-Like Surface Appendages Maged M. Saad, Hajime Kobayashi, Corinne Marie, Ian R. Brown, John W. Mansfield, William J. Broughton, and William J. Deakin J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1173-1181; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Authors' Corrections:

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Replication of Enterococcus faecalis Pheromone-Responding Plasmid pAD1: Location of the Minimal Replicon and oriV Site and RepA Involvement in Initiation of Replication Maria Victoria Francia, Shuhei Fujimoto, Patricia M. Tille, Keith E. Weaver, and Don B. Clewell J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1206 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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