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Guest Commentaries:

Robert H. White

The Difficult Road from Sequence to Function
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3431-3432. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meeting Review:

Paul Keim, Michèle Mock, John Young, and Theresa M. Koehler

The International Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis Conference, "Bacillus-ACT05"
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3433-3441. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Cell Biology:

Conrad W. Mullineaux, Anja Nenninger, Nicola Ray, and Colin Robinson

Diffusion of Green Fluorescent Protein in Three Cell Environments in Escherichia Coli
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3442-3448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nora Vázquez-Laslop, Hyunwoo Lee, and Alexander A. Neyfakh

Increased Persistence in Escherichia coli Caused by Controlled Expression of Toxins or Other Unrelated Proteins
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3494-3497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shawn Lewenza, Dominique Vidal-Ingigliardi, and Anthony P. Pugsley

Direct Visualization of Red Fluorescent Lipoproteins Indicates Conservation of the Membrane Sorting Rules in the Family Enterobacteriaceae
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3516-3524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bill Blaylock, Kelly E. Riordan, Dominique M. Missiakas, and Olaf Schneewind

Characterization of the Yersinia enterocolitica Type III Secretion ATPase YscN and Its Regulator, YscL
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3525-3534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emmanuelle Palumbo, Marie Deghorain, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Michiel Kleerebezem, Armin Geyer, Thomas Hartung, Siegfried Morath, and Pascal Hols

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
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3709-3715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genomics and Proteomics:

Michael Pflock, Nadja Finsterer, Biju Joseph, Hans Mollenkopf, Thomas F. Meyer, and Dagmar Beier

Characterization of the ArsRS Regulon of Helicobacter pylori, Involved in Acid Adaptation
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3449-3462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Theodor Chitlaru, Orit Gat, Yael Gozlan, Naomi Ariel, and Avigdor Shafferman

Differential Proteomic Analysis of the Bacillus anthracis Secretome: Distinct Plasmid and Chromosome CO₂-Dependent Cross Talk Mechanisms Modulate Extracellular Proteolytic Activities
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3551-3571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Sinem Beyhan, Anna D. Tischler, Andrew Camilli, and Fitnat H. Yildiz

Transcriptome and Phenotypic Responses of Vibrio cholerae to Increased Cyclic di-GMP Level
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3600-3613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

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

Living with Genome Instability: the Adaptation of Phytoplasmas to Diverse Environments of Their Insect and Plant Hosts
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3682-3696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gene Regulation:

Ishara C. Gunesekere, Charlene M. Kahler, Catherine S. Ryan, Lori A. S. Snyder, Nigel J. Saunders, Julian I. Rood, and John K. Davies

Ecf, an Alternative Sigma Factor from Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Controls Expression of msrAB, Which Encodes Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3463-3469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elena Severinova and Konstantin Severinov

Localization of the Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase ß' Subunit Residue Phosphorylated by Bacteriophage T7 Kinase Gp0.7
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3470-3476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirsty Agnoli, Carolyn A. Lowe, Kate L. Farmer, Seyyed I. Husnain, and Mark S. Thomas

The Ornibactin Biosynthesis and Transport Genes of Burkholderia cenocepacia Are Regulated by an Extracytoplasmic Function Factor Which Is a Part of the Fur Regulon
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3631-3644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Brooke A. McDaniel, Frank J. Grundy, Vineeta P. Kurlekar, Jerneja Tomsic, and Tina M. Henkin

Identification of a Mutation in the Bacillus subtilis S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase Gene That Results in Derepression of S-Box Gene Expression
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3674-3681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Signal Transduction:

Maria del Carmen Burón-Barral, Khoosheh K. Gosink, and John S. Parkinson

Loss- and Gain-of-Function Mutations in the F1-HAMP Region of the Escherichia coli Aerotaxis Transducer Aer
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3477-3486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khoosheh K. Gosink, Maria del Carmen Burón-Barral, and John S. Parkinson

Signaling Interactions between the Aerotaxis Transducer Aer and Heterologous Chemoreceptors in Escherichia coli
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3487-3493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enzymes and Proteins:

Eric V. Patridge and James G. Ferry

WrbA from Escherichia coli and Archaeoglobus fulgidus Is an NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3498-3506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsushi Sakiyama, Hironori Ueno, Hideya Homma, Osamu Numata, and Tomohiko Kuwabara

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
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3535-3542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole R. Buan, Kimberly Rehfeld, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena

Studies of the CobA-Type ATP:Co(I)rrinoid Adenosyltransferase Enzyme of Methanosarcina mazei Strain Gö1
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3543-3550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Rodina and G. Nigel Godson

Role of Conserved Amino Acids in the Catalytic Activity of Escherichia coli Primase
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3614-3621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plant Microbiology:

Alycia N. Bittner and Valerie Oke

Multiple groESL Operons Are Not Key Targets of RpoH1 and RpoH2 in Sinorhizobium meliloti
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3507-3515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Flavonoid-Inducible Modifications to Rhamnan O Antigens Are Necessary for Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234-Legume Symbioses
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3654-3663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian Yao and Caitilyn Allen

Chemotaxis Is Required for Virulence and Competitive Fitness of the Bacterial Wilt Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3697-3708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Communities and Interactions:

Andreas Reisner, Karen A. Krogfelt, Bjarke M. Klein, Ellen L. Zechner, and Søren Molin

In Vitro Biofilm Formation of Commensal and Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains: Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3572-3581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Reisner, Brigitte M. Höller, Søren Molin, and Ellen L. Zechner

Synergistic Effects in Mixed Escherichia coli Biofilms: Conjugative Plasmid Transfer Drives Biofilm Expansion
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3582-3588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Structural Biology:

Harriet A. Watkins and Edward N. Baker

Structural and Functional Analysis of Rv3214 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a Protein with Conflicting Functional Annotations, Leads to Its Characterization as a Phosphatase
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3589-3599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Biology Of Pathogens:

Tomaz Koprivnjak, Vid Mlakar, Lindsey Swanson, Benedicte Fournier, Andreas Peschel, and Jerrold P. Weiss

Cation-Induced Transcriptional Regulation of the dlt Operon of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3622-3630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veerabadran Dheenadhayalan, Giovanni Delogu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giovanni Fadda, and Michael J. Brennan

Variable Expression Patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS Genes: Evidence that PE_PGRS16 and PE_PGRS26 Are Inversely Regulated In Vivo
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3721-3725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Population Genetics and Evolution:

Sarah L. Howard, Michael W. Gaunt, Jason Hinds, Adam A. Witney, Richard Stabler, and Brendan W. Wren

Application of Comparative Phylogenomics To Study the Evolution of Yersinia enterocolitica and To Identify Genetic Differences Relating to Pathogenicity
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3645-3653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology and Metabolism:

Juliane Ollinger, Kyung-Bok Song, Haike Antelmann, Michael Hecker, and John D. Helmann

Role of the Fur Regulon in Iron Transport in Bacillus subtilis
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3664-3673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Derek H. Wells and Erin C. Gaynor

Helicobacter pylori Initiates the Stringent Response upon Nutrient and pH Downshift
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3726-3729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Revathi Govind, Govindsamy Vediyappan, Rial D. Rolfe, and Joe A. Fralick

Evidence that Clostridium difficile TcdC Is a Membrane-Associated Protein
J. Bacteriol. 2006 188: 3716-3720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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