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Contents: July 2006, Volume 188, Issue 13        Guest Commentaries        Meeting Review        Genomics and Proteomics        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Plant Microbiology        Signal Transduction        Microbial Cell Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions

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Guest Commentaries:

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General Pathway for Turning on Promoters Transcribed by RNA Polymerases Containing Alternative Factors Richard L. Gourse, Wilma Ross, and Steven T. Rutherford J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4589-4591; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Review:

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Vibrio2005: the First International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios Fabiano L. Thompson, Karl E. Klose the AVIB Group J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4592-4596; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Phage Meeting: Classical Venue, New Momentum Ry Young, Tina M. Henkin, and Charles L. Turnbough, Jr. J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4597-4600; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genomic Analysis of Carbon Source Metabolism of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: Predictions versus Experiments Margrethe H. Serres and Monica Riley J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4601-4609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein-Protein Interactions among Helicobacter pylori Cag Proteins Valerie J. Busler, Victor J. Torres, Mark S. McClain, Oscar Tirado, David B. Friedman, and Timothy L. Cover J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4787-4800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinctive Repertoire of Contingency Genes Conferring Mutation- Based Phase Variation and Combinatorial Expression of Surface Lipoproteins in Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum of the Mycoplasma mycoides Phylogenetic Cluster Kim S. Wise, Mark F. Foecking, Kerstin Röske, Young Jin Lee, Young Moo Lee, Anup Madan, and Michael J. Calcutt J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4926-4941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Involvement of Bacillus subtilis ClpE in CtsR Degradation and Protein Quality Control Marcus Miethke, Michael Hecker, and Ulf Gerth J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4610-4619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorylation of the Group A Streptococcal CovR Response Regulator Causes Dimerization and Promoter-Specific Recruitment by RNA Polymerase Asiya A. Gusa, Jinxin Gao, Virginia Stringer, Gordon Churchward, and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4620-4626; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Regulation of Biphenyl- and Salicylate-Catabolic Genes by Two Regulatory Systems in Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 Hidehiko Fujihara, Hideyuki Yoshida, Tetsuya Matsunaga, Masatoshi Goto, and Kensuke Furukawa J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4690-4697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Variation of the Translation Attenuation Model Can Explain the Inducible Regulation of the pBC16 Tetracycline Resistance Gene in Bacillus subtilis Patricia B. Lodato, Elizabeth J. Rogers, and Paul S. Lovett J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4749-4758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the RpoH-Dependent Regulon and General Stress Response in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Ishara C. Gunesekere, Charlene M. Kahler, David R. Powell, Lori A. S. Snyder, Nigel J. Saunders, Julian I. Rood, and John K. Davies J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4769-4776; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Type IV Fimbrial Biogenesis in Dichelobacter nodosus Dane Parker, Ruth M. Kennan, Garry S. Myers, Ian T. Paulsen, J. Glenn Songer, and Julian I. Rood J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4801-4811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coregulation by Phenylacetyl-Coenzyme A-Responsive PaaX Integrates Control of the Upper and Lower Pathways for Catabolism of Styrene by Pseudomonas sp. Strain Y2 Teresa del Peso-Santos, David Bartolomé-Martín, Cristina Fernández, Sergio Alonso, José Luis García, Eduardo Díaz, Victoria Shingler, and Julián Perera J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4812-4821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Pair of Iron-Responsive Genes Encoding Protein Kinases with a Ser/Thr Kinase Domain and a His Kinase Domain Are Regulated by NtcA in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Yong Cheng, Jian-Hong Li, Lei Shi, Li Wang, Amel Latifi, and Cheng-Cai Zhang J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4822-4829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GlnR-Mediated Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in Lactococcus lactis Rasmus Larsen, Tomas G. Kloosterman, Jan Kok, and Oscar P. Kuipers J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4978-4982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Growth Phase-Dependent Regulation of the Extracytoplasmic Stress Factor, E, by Guanosine 3',5'-Bispyrophosphate (ppGpp) Alessandra Costanzo and Sarah E. Ades J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4627-4634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Dissection of the Helicobacter pylori Fur Regulatory Circuit by Genome-Wide Location Analysis Alberto Danielli, Davide Roncarati, Isabel Delany, Valentina Chiarini, Rino Rappuoli, and Vincenzo Scarlato J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4654-4662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Identification of Conjugation and Replication Regions of the Tetracycline Resistance Plasmid pCW3 from Clostridium perfringens Trudi L. Bannam, Wee Lin Teng, Dieter Bulach, Dena Lyras, and Julian I. Rood J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4942-4951; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

EshA Accentuates ppGpp Accumulation and Is Conditionally Required for Antibiotic Production in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Natsumi Saito, Jun Xu, Takeshi Hosaka, Susumu Okamoto, Hiroyuki Aoki, Mervyn J. Bibb, and Kozo Ochi J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4952-4961; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Y-Family DNA Polymerases in Mutagenesis Caused by Oxidized Nucleotides in Escherichia coli Masami Yamada, Tatsuo Nunoshiba, Masatomi Shimizu, Petr Gruz, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Hideyoshi Harashima, and Takehiko Nohmi J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4992-4995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide-Dependent 4-Phospho-D-Erythronate Dehydrogenase Is Responsible for the 4-Phosphohydroxy-L-Threonine Pathway in Vitamin B6 Biosynthesis in Sinorhizobium meliloti Masaaki Tazoe, Keiko Ichikawa, and Tatsuo Hoshino J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4635-4645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Ribulose Monophosphate Pathway Substitutes for the Missing Pentose Phosphate Pathway in the Archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis Izumi Orita, Takaaki Sato, Hiroya Yurimoto, Nobuo Kato, Haruyuki Atomi, Tadayuki Imanaka, and Yasuyoshi Sakai J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4698-4704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YtsJ Has the Major Physiological Role of the Four Paralogous Malic Enzyme Isoforms in Bacillus subtilis Guillaume Lerondel, Thierry Doan, Nicola Zamboni, Uwe Sauer, and Stéphane Aymerich J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4727-4736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acyl Carrier Protein Synthases from Gram-Negative, Gram-Positive, and Atypical Bacterial Species: Biochemical and Structural Properties and Physiological Implications Kelly A. McAllister, Robert B. Peery, and Genshi Zhao J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4737-4748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Uracil Salvage Pathway in Lactobacillus plantarum: Transcription and Genetic Studies Florence Arsène-Ploetze, Hervé Nicoloff, Benoît Kammerer, Jan Martinussen, and Françoise Bringel J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4777-4786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Characterization of the StcE Protease Activity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Thomas E. Grys, Laura L. Walters, and Rodney A. Welch J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4646-4653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Primary Starch Utilization Operon in the Obligate Anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis: Regulation by Carbon Source and Oxygen Cheryl Spence, W. Greg Wells, and C. Jeffrey Smith J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4663-4672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Arginine Homeostasis in J774.1 Macrophages in the Context of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Infection Meliza T. Talaue, Vishwanath Venketaraman, Manzour Hernando Hazbón, Marcy Peteroy-Kelly, Anjali Seth, Roberto Colangeli, David Alland, and Nancy D. Connell J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4830-4840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spx Is a Global Effector Impacting Stress Tolerance and Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus Sünje Johanna Pamp, Dorte Frees, Susanne Engelmann, Michael Hecker, and Hanne Ingmer J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4861-4870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the Borrelia burgdorferi Antigenically Variable VlsE Surface Protein Tomasz Bykowski, Kelly Babb, Kate von Lackum, Sean P. Riley, Steven J. Norris, and Brian Stevenson J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4879-4889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Staphylococcus aureus Helicase but Not Escherichia coli Helicase Stimulates S. aureus Primase Activity and Maintains Initiation Specificity Scott A. Koepsell, Marilynn A. Larson, Mark A. Griep, and Steven H. Hinrichs J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4673-4680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of a High-Affinity Functional Protein Complex between OmcA and MtrC: Two Outer Membrane Decaheme c-Type Cytochromes of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Liang Shi, Baowei Chen, Zheming Wang, Dwayne A. Elias, M. Uljana Mayer, Yuri A. Gorby, Shuison Ni, Brian H. Lower, David W. Kennedy, David S. Wunschel, Heather M. Mottaz, Matthew J. Marshall, Eric A. Hill, Alexander S. Beliaev, John M. Zachara, James K. Fredrickson, and Thomas C. Squier J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4705-4714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Site-Directed Amino Acid Substitutions in the Hydroxylase Subunit of Butane Monooxygenase from Pseudomonas butanovora: Implications for Substrates Knocking at the Gate Kimberly H. Halsey, Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto, Peter J. Bottomley, and Daniel J. Arp J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4962-4969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 1 Complex Protein Composition by Tandem Mass Spectrometry Henriette Macmillan, Kelly A. Brayton, Guy H. Palmer, Travis C. McGuire, Gerhard Munske, William F. Siems, and Wendy C. Brown J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4983-4991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Plasticity of the Pjunc Promoter of ISEc11, a New Insertion Sequence of the IS1111 Family Gianni Prosseda, Maria Carmela Latella, Mariassunta Casalino, Mauro Nicoletti, Stefano Michienzi, and Bianca Colonna J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4681-4689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Conjugative Transposon Tn5397 Has a Strong Preference for Integration into Its Clostridium difficile Target Site Hongmei Wang, Margaret C. M. Smith, and Peter Mullany J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4871-4878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Erwinia carotovora Subspecies Produce Duplicate Variants of ExpR, LuxR Homologs That Activate rsmA Transcription but Differ in Their Interactions with N-Acylhomoserine Lactone Signals Yaya Cui, Asita Chatterjee, Hiroaki Hasegawa, and Arun K. Chatterjee J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4715-4726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FixJ: a Major Regulator of the Oxygen Limitation Response and Late Symbiotic Functions of Sinorhizobium meliloti Christine Bobik, Eliane Meilhoc, and Jacques Batut J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4890-4902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PopF1 and PopF2, Two Proteins Secreted by the Type III Protein Secretion System of Ralstonia solanacearum, Are Translocators Belonging to the HrpF/NopX Family Damien Meyer, Sébastien Cunnac, Mareva Guéneron, Céline Declercq, Frédérique Van Gijsegem, Emmanuelle Lauber, Christian Boucher, and Matthieu Arlat J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4903-4917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Role of CheB and CheR in the Complex Chemotactic and Aerotactic Pathway of Azospirillum brasilense Bonnie B. Stephens, Star N. Loar, and Gladys Alexandre J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4759-4768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Crystal Structure of Beryllofluoride Spo0F in Complex with the Phosphotransferase Spo0B Represents a Phosphotransfer Pretransition State Kottayil I. Varughese, Igor Tsigelny, and Haiyan Zhao J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4970-4977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Polar Localization of the Autotransporter Family of Large Bacterial Virulence Proteins Sumita Jain, Peter van Ulsen, Inga Benz, M. Alexander Schmidt, Rachel Fernandez, Jan Tommassen, and Marcia B. Goldberg J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4841-4850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FppA, a Novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa Prepilin Peptidase Involved in Assembly of Type IVb Pili Sophie de Bentzmann, Marianne Aurouze, Geneviève Ball, and Alain Filloux J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4851-4860; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Interactions between Streptomyces coelicolor and Bacillus subtilis: Role of Surfactants in Raising Aerial Structures Paul D. Straight, Joanne M. Willey, and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4918-4925; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interference between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus: In Vitro Hydrogen Peroxide-Mediated Killing by Streptococcus pneumoniae Gili Regev-Yochay, Krzysztof Trzcinski, Claudette M. Thompson, Richard Malley, and Marc Lipsitch J. Bacteriol. July 2006 188: 4996-5001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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