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Contents: May 2006, Volume 188, Issue 10        Guest Commentaries        Meeting Review        Microbial Cell Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Gene Regulation        Signal Transduction        Enzymes and Proteins        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Structural Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Population Genetics and Evolution        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Guest Commentaries:

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The Difficult Road from Sequence to Function Robert H. White J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3431-3432; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Review:

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The International Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis Conference, "Bacillus-ACT05" Paul Keim, Michèle Mock, John Young, and Theresa M. Koehler J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3433-3441; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Diffusion of Green Fluorescent Protein in Three Cell Environments in Escherichia Coli Conrad W. Mullineaux, Anja Nenninger, Nicola Ray, and Colin Robinson J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3442-3448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Persistence in Escherichia coli Caused by Controlled Expression of Toxins or Other Unrelated Proteins Nora Vázquez-Laslop, Hyunwoo Lee, and Alexander A. Neyfakh J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3494-3497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Visualization of Red Fluorescent Lipoproteins Indicates Conservation of the Membrane Sorting Rules in the Family Enterobacteriaceae Shawn Lewenza, Dominique Vidal-Ingigliardi, and Anthony P. Pugsley J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3516-3524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Yersinia enterocolitica Type III Secretion ATPase YscN and Its Regulator, YscL Bill Blaylock, Kelly E. Riordan, Dominique M. Missiakas, and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3525-3534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

D-Alanyl Ester Depletion of Teichoic Acids in Lactobacillus plantarum Results in a Major Modification of Lipoteichoic Acid Composition and Cell Wall Perforations at the Septum Mediated by the Acm2 Autolysin Emmanuelle Palumbo, Marie Deghorain, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Michiel Kleerebezem, Armin Geyer, Thomas Hartung, Siegfried Morath, and Pascal Hols J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3709-3715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Characterization of the ArsRS Regulon of Helicobacter pylori, Involved in Acid Adaptation Michael Pflock, Nadja Finsterer, Biju Joseph, Hans Mollenkopf, Thomas F. Meyer, and Dagmar Beier J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3449-3462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Proteomic Analysis of the Bacillus anthracis Secretome: Distinct Plasmid and Chromosome CO2-Dependent Cross Talk Mechanisms Modulate Extracellular Proteolytic Activities Theodor Chitlaru, Orit Gat, Yael Gozlan, Naomi Ariel, and Avigdor Shafferman J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3551-3571; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome and Phenotypic Responses of Vibrio cholerae to Increased Cyclic di-GMP Level Sinem Beyhan, Anna D. Tischler, Andrew Camilli, and Fitnat H. Yildiz J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3600-3613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Living with Genome Instability: the Adaptation of Phytoplasmas to Diverse Environments of Their Insect and Plant Hosts Xiaodong Bai, Jianhua Zhang, Adam Ewing, Sally A. Miller, Agnes Jancso Radek, Dmitriy V. Shevchenko, Kiryl Tsukerman, Theresa Walunas, Alla Lapidus, John W. Campbell, and Saskia A. Hogenhout J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3682-3696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Ecf, an Alternative Sigma Factor from Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Controls Expression of msrAB, Which Encodes Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase Ishara C. Gunesekere, Charlene M. Kahler, Catherine S. Ryan, Lori A. S. Snyder, Nigel J. Saunders, Julian I. Rood, and John K. Davies J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3463-3469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of the Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase ß' Subunit Residue Phosphorylated by Bacteriophage T7 Kinase Gp0.7 Elena Severinova and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3470-3476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Ornibactin Biosynthesis and Transport Genes of Burkholderia cenocepacia Are Regulated by an Extracytoplasmic Function Factor Which Is a Part of the Fur Regulon Kirsty Agnoli, Carolyn A. Lowe, Kate L. Farmer, Seyyed I. Husnain, and Mark S. Thomas J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3631-3644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Mutation in the Bacillus subtilis S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase Gene That Results in Derepression of S-Box Gene Expression Brooke A. McDaniel, Frank J. Grundy, Vineeta P. Kurlekar, Jerneja Tomsic, and Tina M. Henkin J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3674-3681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Loss- and Gain-of-Function Mutations in the F1-HAMP Region of the Escherichia coli Aerotaxis Transducer Aer Maria del Carmen Burón-Barral, Khoosheh K. Gosink, and John S. Parkinson J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3477-3486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signaling Interactions between the Aerotaxis Transducer Aer and Heterologous Chemoreceptors in Escherichia coli Khoosheh K. Gosink, Maria del Carmen Burón-Barral, and John S. Parkinson J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3487-3493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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WrbA from Escherichia coli and Archaeoglobus fulgidus Is an NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase Eric V. Patridge and James G. Ferry J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3498-3506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Hemolysin-Like Protein, Sll1951, a Nontoxic Member of the RTX Protein Family from the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Tetsushi Sakiyama, Hironori Ueno, Hideya Homma, Osamu Numata, and Tomohiko Kuwabara J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3535-3542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Studies of the CobA-Type ATP:Co(I)rrinoid Adenosyltransferase Enzyme of Methanosarcina mazei Strain Gö1 Nicole R. Buan, Kimberly Rehfeld, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3543-3550; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Conserved Amino Acids in the Catalytic Activity of Escherichia coli Primase Anna Rodina and G. Nigel Godson J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3614-3621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Multiple groESL Operons Are Not Key Targets of RpoH1 and RpoH2 in Sinorhizobium meliloti Alycia N. Bittner and Valerie Oke J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3507-3515; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flavonoid-Inducible Modifications to Rhamnan O Antigens Are Necessary for Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234-Legume Symbioses W. J. Broughton, M. Hanin, B. Relic, J. Kopciñska, W. Golinowski, S. Simsek, T. Ojanen-Reuhs, B. Reuhs, C. Marie, H. Kobayashi, B. Bordogna, A. Le Quéré, S. Jabbouri, R. Fellay, X. Perret, and W. J. Deakin J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3654-3663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemotaxis Is Required for Virulence and Competitive Fitness of the Bacterial Wilt Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum Jian Yao and Caitilyn Allen J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3697-3708; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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In Vitro Biofilm Formation of Commensal and Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains: Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors Andreas Reisner, Karen A. Krogfelt, Bjarke M. Klein, Ellen L. Zechner, and Søren Molin J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3572-3581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergistic Effects in Mixed Escherichia coli Biofilms: Conjugative Plasmid Transfer Drives Biofilm Expansion Andreas Reisner, Brigitte M. Höller, Søren Molin, and Ellen L. Zechner J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3582-3588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Structural and Functional Analysis of Rv3214 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a Protein with Conflicting Functional Annotations, Leads to Its Characterization as a Phosphatase Harriet A. Watkins and Edward N. Baker J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3589-3599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Cation-Induced Transcriptional Regulation of the dlt Operon of Staphylococcus aureus Tomaz Koprivnjak, Vid Mlakar, Lindsey Swanson, Benedicte Fournier, Andreas Peschel, and Jerrold P. Weiss J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3622-3630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variable Expression Patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS Genes: Evidence that PE_PGRS16 and PE_PGRS26 Are Inversely Regulated In Vivo Veerabadran Dheenadhayalan, Giovanni Delogu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giovanni Fadda, and Michael J. Brennan J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3721-3725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Application of Comparative Phylogenomics To Study the Evolution of Yersinia enterocolitica and To Identify Genetic Differences Relating to Pathogenicity Sarah L. Howard, Michael W. Gaunt, Jason Hinds, Adam A. Witney, Richard Stabler, and Brendan W. Wren J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3645-3653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Role of the Fur Regulon in Iron Transport in Bacillus subtilis Juliane Ollinger, Kyung-Bok Song, Haike Antelmann, Michael Hecker, and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3664-3673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori Initiates the Stringent Response upon Nutrient and pH Downshift Derek H. Wells and Erin C. Gaynor J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3726-3729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Evidence that Clostridium difficile TcdC Is a Membrane-Associated Protein Revathi Govind, Govindsamy Vediyappan, Rial D. Rolfe, and Joe A. Fralick J. Bacteriol. May 2006 188: 3716-3720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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