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Contents: February 2005, Volume 187, Issue 4        Guest Commentaries        Enzymes and Proteins        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Authors' Corrections

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Guest Commentaries:

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Multiple Modes of Motility: a Second Flagellar System in Escherichia coli Linda L. McCarter J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1207-1209; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The High-Affinity Maltose/Trehalose ABC Transporter in the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 Also Recognizes Sucrose and Palatinose Zélia Silva, Maria-Manuel Sampaio, Anke Henne, Alex Böhm, Ruben Gutzat, Winfried Boos, Milton S. da Costa, and Helena Santos J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1210-1218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Polysaccharide Deacetylase Homologue, PdaA, in Bacillus subtilis Acts as an N-Acetylmuramic Acid Deacetylase In Vitro Tatsuya Fukushima, Toshihiko Kitajima, and Junichi Sekiguchi J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1287-1292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Wax Ester Synthase/Acyl Coenzyme A:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase from Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1: Characterization of a Novel Type of Acyltransferase Tim Stöveken, Rainer Kalscheuer, Ursula Malkus, Rudolf Reichelt, and Alexander Steinbüchel J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1369-1376; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Isoaspartate Methyltransferase Is a Multicopy Suppressor of Protein Aggregation in Escherichia coli Renée Kern, Abderrahim Malki, Jad Abdallah, Jean-Claude Liebart, Catherine Dubucs, Myeong Hee Yu, and Gilbert Richarme J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1377-1383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alpha-Subunit Positions Methionine 180 and Glutamate 214 of Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 Toluene-o-Xylene Monooxygenase Influence Catalysis Gönül Vardar and Thomas K. Wood J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1511-1514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Amino-Terminal Protein Fusions to the TraR Quorum-Sensing Transcription Factor Enhance Protein Stability and Autoinducer-Independent Activity Yunrong Chai and Stephen C. Winans J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1219-1226; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AU-Rich Sequences within 5' Untranslated Leaders Enhance Translation and Stabilize mRNA in Escherichia coli Anastassia V. Komarova, Ludmila S. Tchufistova, Marc Dreyfus, and Irina V. Boni J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1344-1349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hfq Homolog in Legionella pneumophila Demonstrates Regulation by LetA and RpoS and Interacts with the Global Regulator CsrA Tamara L McNealy, Vera Forsbach-Birk, Chunwei Shi, and Reinhard Marre J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1527-1532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa aer-2, One of Two Aerotaxis Transducer Genes, Is Controlled by RpoS Chang Soo Hong, Akio Kuroda, Noboru Takiguchi, Hisao Ohtake, and Junichi Kato J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1533-1535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Identification and Characterization of a Novel Allele of Escherichia coli dnaB Helicase That Compromises the Stability of Plasmid P1 Roderick A. Slavcev and Barbara E. Funnell J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1227-1237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonessential Genes of Phage YeO3-12 Include Genes Involved in Adaptation to Growth on Yersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:3 Saija Kiljunen, Heikki Vilen, Maria Pajunen, Harri Savilahti, and Mikael Skurnik J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1405-1414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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A Protein Secretion Pathway Critical for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence Is Conserved and Functional in Mycobacterium smegmatis Scott E. Converse and Jeffery S. Cox J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1238-1245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The BvgAS Signal Transduction System Regulates Biofilm Development in Bordetella Meenu Mishra, Gina Parise, Kara D. Jackson, Daniel J. Wozniak, and Rajendar Deora J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1474-1484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Mutations in PA2491 (mexS) Promote MexT-Dependent mexEF-oprN Expression and Multidrug Resistance in a Clinical Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mara L. Sobel, Shadi Neshat, and Keith Poole J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1246-1253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Piv Recombinase-Related Gene Family of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Eric P. Skaar, Brian LeCuyer, Anne G. Lenich, Matthew P. Lazio, Donna Perkins-Balding, H. Steven Seifert, and Anna C. Karls J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1276-1286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Putative Coiled-Coil Structural Elements of the BBA68 Protein of Lyme Disease Spirochetes Are Required for Formation of Its Factor H Binding Site John V. McDowell, Matthew E. Harlin, Elizabeth A. Rogers, and Richard T. Marconi J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1317-1323; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reconstitution of O-Specific Lipopolysaccharide Expression in Burkholderia cenocepacia Strain J2315, Which Is Associated with Transmissible Infections in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Ximena Ortega, Tracey A. Hunt, Slade Loutet, Arlene D. Vinion-Dubiel, Anup Datta, Biswa Choudhury, Joanna B. Goldberg, Russell Carlson, and Miguel A. Valvano J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1324-1333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression of the Multidrug Efflux Pumps MexCD-OprJ and MexEF-OprN Is Associated with a Reduction of Type III Secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Juan F. Linares, Juan A. López, Emilio Camafeita, Juan P. Albar, Fernando Rojo, and Jose L. Martínez J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1384-1391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Binding: a Novel Function of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pili Erin J. van Schaik, Carmen L. Giltner, Gerald F. Audette, David W. Keizer, Daisy L. Bautista, Carolyn M. Slupsky, Brian D. Sykes, and Randall T. Irvin J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1455-1464; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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GlnD Is Essential for NifA Activation, NtrB/NtrC-Regulated Gene Expression, and Posttranslational Regulation of Nitrogenase Activity in the Photosynthetic, Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum Yaoping Zhang, Edward L. Pohlmann, and Gary P. Roberts J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1254-1265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ectoine-Induced Proteins in Sinorhizobium meliloti Include an Ectoine ABC-Type Transporter Involved in Osmoprotection and Ectoine Catabolism Mohamed Jebbar, Linda Sohn-Bösser, Erhard Bremer, Théophile Bernard, and Carlos Blanco J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1293-1304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The PuhB Protein of Rhodobacter capsulatus Functions in Photosynthetic Reaction Center Assembly with a Secondary Effect on Light-Harvesting Complex 1 Muktak Aklujkar, Roger C. Prince, and J. Thomas Beatty J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1334-1343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Genes of the dsr Gene Cluster and Evidence for Close Interaction of Dsr Proteins during Sulfur Oxidation in the Phototrophic Sulfur Bacterium Allochromatium vinosum Christiane Dahl, Sabine Engels, Andrea S. Pott-Sperling, Andrea Schulte, Johannes Sander, Yvonne Lübbe, Oliver Deuster, and Daniel C. Brune J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1392-1404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

L-Malyl-Coenzyme A/ß-Methylmalyl-Coenzyme A Lyase Is Involved in Acetate Assimilation of the Isocitrate Lyase-Negative Bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus Michael Meister, Stephan Saum, Birgit E. Alber, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1415-1425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Pathway for Long-Chain n-Alkane Synthesis via 1-Alcohol in Vibrio furnissii M1 Myong-Ok Park J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1426-1429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Escherichia coli glgX Gene in Glycogen Metabolism David Dauvillée, Isabelle S. Kinderf, Zhongyi Li, Behjat Kosar-Hashemi, Michael S. Samuel, Lynette Rampling, Steven Ball, and Matthew K. Morell J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1465-1473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate-Dependent Regulation of Anaerobic Degradation Pathways for Toluene and Ethylbenzene in a Denitrifying Bacterium, Strain EbN1 Simon Kühner, Lars Wöhlbrand, Ingo Fritz, Wasco Wruck, Claus Hultschig, Peter Hufnagel, Michael Kube, Richard Reinhardt, and Ralf Rabus J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1493-1503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes Involved in the Glyoxylate Regeneration Cycle in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1, Including Two New Genes, meaC and meaD Natalia Korotkova, Mary E. Lidstrom, and Ludmila Chistoserdova J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1523-1526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A Defect in the Acetyl Coenzyme AAcetate Pathway Poisons Recombinational Repair-Deficient Mutants of Escherichia coli Idina Y. Shi, John Stansbury, and Andrei Kuzminov J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1266-1275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of recJ, recQ, and recFOR Mutations on Recombination in Nuclease-Deficient recB recD Double Mutants of Escherichia coli Ivana Ivancic-Bace, Erika Salaj-Smic, and Krunoslav Brcic-Kostic J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1350-1356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High- and Low-Threshold Genes in the Spo0A Regulon of Bacillus subtilis Masaya Fujita, José Eduardo González-Pastor, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1357-1368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Disulfide Catalysts DsbA and DsbB Jacqueline Tan, Ying Lu, and James C. A. Bardwell J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1504-1510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SOS-Independent Induction of dinB Transcription by ß-Lactam-Mediated Inhibition of Cell Wall Synthesis in Escherichia coli Tatiana Pérez-Capilla, María-Rosario Baquero, José-María Gómez-Gómez, Alina Ionel, Soledad Martín, and Jesús Blázquez J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1515-1518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Alterations of the Key cis Proline Residue That Cause Accumulation of Enzymatic Reaction Intermediates of DsbA, a Member of the Thioredoxin Superfamily Hiroshi Kadokura, Lorenzo Nichols, II, and Jon Beckwith J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1519-1522; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of the ATP Binding Site of ParE to Susceptibility to Novobiocin and Quinolones in Streptococcus pneumoniae Philippe Dupont, Alexandra Aubry, Emmanuelle Cambau, and Laurent Gutmann J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1536-1540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Weighted Genome Trees: Refinements and Applications Uri Gophna, W. Ford Doolittle, and Robert L. Charlebois J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1305-1316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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The Flag-2 Locus, an Ancestral Gene Cluster, Is Potentially Associated with a Novel Flagellar System from Escherichia coli Chuan-Peng Ren, Scott A. Beatson, Julian Parkhill, and Mark J. Pallen J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1430-1440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Gene Expression Changes and DNA Amplification during Temperate Phage Induction Jonathan G. Frye, Steffen Porwollik, Felisa Blackmer, Pui Cheng, and Michael McClelland J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1485-1492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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A Three-Component Regulatory System Regulates Biofilm Maturation and Type III Secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sherry L. Kuchma, John P. Connolly, and George A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1441-1454; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Authors' Corrections:

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Proteomic Analysis of the Sarcosine-Insoluble Outer Membrane Fraction of Helicobacter pylori Strain 26695 Seung-Chul Baik, Kyung-Mi Kim, Su-Min Song, Do-Su Kim, Jin-Su Jun, Seung-Gyu Lee, Jae-Young Song, Jeong-Uck Park, Hyung-Lyun Kang, Woo-Kon Lee, Myung-Je Cho, Hee-Shang Youn, Gyung-Hyuck Ko, and Kwang-Ho Rhee J. Bacteriol. February 2005 187: 1541 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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