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Contents: September 2006, Volume 188, Issue 17        Dialog        Plant Microbiology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Structural Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Enzymes and Proteins        Genomics and Proteomics        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology

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Dialog:

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Ring-Like Nucleoids and DNA Repair through Error-Free Nonhomologous End Joining in Deinococcus radiodurans Abraham Minsky, Eyal Shimoni, and Joseph Englander J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6047-6051; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rebuttal: Ring-Like Nucleoids and DNA Repair in Deinococcus radiodurans Mikhail Eltsov and Jacques Dubochet J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6052 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Study of the Deinococcus radiodurans Nucleoid by Cryoelectron Microscopy of Vitreous Sections: Supplementary Comments Mikhail Eltsov and Jacques Dubochet J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6053-6058; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rebuttal: Study of the Deinococcus radiodurans Nucleoid Abraham Minsky, Eyal Shimoni, and Joseph Englander J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6059 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Pseudomonas syringae HrpJ Is a Type III Secreted Protein That Is Required for Plant Pathogenesis, Injection of Effectors, and Secretion of the HrpZ1 Harpin Zheng Qing Fu, Ming Guo, and James R. Alfano J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6060-6069; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exo-Oligosaccharides of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234 Are Required for Symbiosis with Various Legumes Christian Staehelin, Lennart S. Forsberg, Wim D'Haeze, Mu-Yun Gao, Russell W. Carlson, Zhi-Ping Xie, Brett J. Pellock, Kathryn M. Jones, Graham C. Walker, Wolfgang R. Streit, and William J. Broughton J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6168-6178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Investigations into B-Modulated Regulatory Pathways Governing Extracellular Virulence Determinant Production in Staphylococcus aureus Lindsey N. Shaw, Joanne Aish, Jessica E. Davenport, Melanie C. Brown, James K. Lithgow, Kay Simmonite, Howard Crossley, James Travis, Jan Potempa, and Simon J. Foster J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6070-6080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Profiling of the Bacillus anthracis Life Cycle In Vitro and an Implied Model for Regulation of Spore Formation Nicholas H. Bergman, Erica C. Anderson, Ellen E. Swenson, Matthew M. Niemeyer, Amy D. Miyoshi, and Philip C. Hanna J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6092-6100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Compensatory Functions of Two Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductases in the Oxidative Defense System of Legionella pneumophila Jason J. LeBlanc, Ross J. Davidson, and Paul S. Hoffman J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6235-6244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Study of the Five Rickettsia prowazekii Proteins Annotated as ATP/ADP Translocases (Tlc): Only Tlc1 Transports ATP/ADP, While Tlc4 and Tlc5 Transport Other Ribonucleotides Jonathon P. Audia and Herbert H. Winkler J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6261-6268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Mutants with Increased Lysostaphin Resistance Angelika Gründling, Dominique M. Missiakas, and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6286-6297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensor Domains Encoded in Bacillus anthracis Virulence Plasmids Prevent Sporulation by Hijacking a Sporulation Sensor Histidine Kinase Andrea K. White, James A. Hoch, Marcin Grynberg, Adam Godzik, and Marta Perego J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6354-6360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Superoxide Dismutase B Gene (sodB)-Deficient Mutants of Francisella tularensis Demonstrate Hypersensitivity to Oxidative Stress and Attenuated Virulence Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, Meenakshi Malik, Kevin Regan, J. Andres Melendez, Dennis W. Metzger, Vitaly M. Pavlov, and Timothy J. Sellati J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6443-6448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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The Structure of MbtI from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the First Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of the Siderophore Mycobactin, Reveals It To Be a Salicylate Synthase Anthony J. Harrison, Minmin Yu, Therés Gårdenborg, Martin Middleditch, Rochelle J. Ramsay, Edward N. Baker, and J. Shaun Lott J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6081-6091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Genome Sequence and Global Gene Expression of Q54, a New Phage Species Linking the 936 and c2 Phage Species of Lactococcus lactis Louis-Charles Fortier, Ali Bransi, and Sylvain Moineau J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6101-6114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

General Mutagenesis of F Plasmid TraI Reveals Its Role in Conjugative Regulation Rembrandt J. F. Haft, Gilberto Palacios, Tran Nguyen, Manuela Mally, Eliora G. Gachelet, Ellen L. Zechner, and Beth Traxler J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6346-6353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Crowding and Confinement Effects on Protein Diffusion In Vivo Michael C. Konopka, Irina A. Shkel, Scott Cayley, M. Thomas Record, and James C. Weisshaar J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6115-6123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution of Vitamin B2 Biosynthesis: 6,7-Dimethyl-8-Ribityllumazine Synthases of Brucella Vanesa Zylberman, Sebastián Klinke, Ilka Haase, Adelbert Bacher, Markus Fischer, and Fernando Alberto Goldbaum J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6135-6142; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probing the Substrate Specificity of Aminopyrrolnitrin Oxygenase (PrnD) by Mutational Analysis Jung-Kul Lee, Ee-Lui Ang, and Huimin Zhao J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6179-6183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Genes Encoding New Carotenoid-Modifying Enzymes in the Green Sulfur Bacterium Chlorobium tepidum Julia A. Maresca and Donald A. Bryant J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6217-6223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Residues Involved in FecR Binding Are Localized on One Side of the FecA Signaling Domain in Escherichia coli Elena Breidenstein, Susanne Mahren, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6440-6442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Genome Hybridization Reveals Substantial Variation among Clinical Isolates of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto with Different Pathogenic Properties Darya Terekhova, Radha Iyer, Gary P. Wormser, and Ira Schwartz J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6124-6134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of Uptake Hydrogenase and Effects of Hydrogen Utilization on Gene Expression in Rhodopseudomonas palustris Federico E. Rey, Yasuhiro Oda, and Caroline S. Harwood J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6143-6152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methanosarcina acetivorans Flap Endonuclease 1 Activity Is Inhibited by a Cognate Single-Stranded-DNA-Binding Protein Yuyen Lin, Claudia E. Guzman, Mary C. McKinney, Satish K. Nair, Taekjip Ha, and Isaac K. O. Cann J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6153-6167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cluster of DnaA Boxes Involved in Regulation of Streptomyces Chromosome Replication: from In Silico to In Vivo Studies Aleksandra Smulczyk-Krawczyszyn, Dagmara Jakimowicz, Beata Ruban-Osmialowska, Anna Zawilak-Pawlik, Jerzy Majka, Keith Chater, and Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6184-6194; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimutator Role of the DNA Glycosylase mutY Gene in Helicobacter pylori Shuyan Huang, Josephine Kang, and Martin J. Blaser J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6224-6234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PBP5 Complementation of a PBP3 Deficiency in Enterococcus hirae S. Leimanis, N. Hoyez, S. Hubert, M. Laschet, Eric Sauvage, R. Brasseur, and J. Coyette J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6298-6307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the Requirement for flp-2, tadV, and rcpB in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Biofilm Formation B. A. Perez, P. J. Planet, S. C. Kachlany, M. Tomich, D. H. Fine, and D. H. Figurski J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6361-6375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis Aconitase Is Required for Efficient Late-Sporulation Gene Expression Alisa W. Serio, Kieran B. Pechter, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6396-6405; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Yeast Mitochondrial Aconitase in Bacillus subtilis Alisa W. Serio and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6406-6410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Independent Control of Replication Initiation of the Two Vibrio cholerae Chromosomes by DnaA and RctB Stéphane Duigou, Kristine G. Knudsen, Ole Skovgaard, Elizabeth S. Egan, Anders Løbner-Olesen, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6419-6424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Positive Selection in the ComC-ComD System of Streptococcal Species Hisako Ichihara, Kei-ichi Kuma, and Hiroyuki Toh J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6429-6434; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Evidence for an Interaction of the UbiG O-Methyltransferase with UbiX in Escherichia coli Coenzyme Q Biosynthesis Melissa Gulmezian, Haitao Zhang, George T. Javor, and Catherine F. Clarke J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6435-6439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Separate Pathways for O Acetylation of Polymeric and Monomeric Sialic Acids and Identification of Sialyl O-Acetyl Esterase in Escherichia coli K1 Susan M. Steenbergen, Young-Choon Lee, Willie F. Vann, Justine Vionnet, Lori F. Wright, and Eric R. Vimr J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6195-6206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mycothiol Synthase Mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Has an Altered Thiol-Disulfide Content and Limited Tolerance to Stress Nancy A. Buchmeier, Gerald L. Newton, and Robert C. Fahey J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6245-6252; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rubredoxin:Oxygen Oxidoreductase Enhances Survival of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough under Microaerophilic Conditions Janine D. Wildschut, R. Michael Lang, Johanna K. Voordouw, and Gerrit Voordouw J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6253-6260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proline Betaine Uptake in Sinorhizobium meliloti: Characterization of Prb, an Opp-Like ABC Transporter Regulated by both Proline Betaine and Salinity Stress Geneviève Alloing, Isabelle Travers, Brice Sagot, Daniel Le Rudulier, and Laurence Dupont J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6308-6317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantification of Superoxide Formed within the Periplasm of Escherichia coli Sergei Korshunov and James A. Imlay J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6326-6334; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essential Role of Flavohemoglobin in Long-Term Anaerobic Survival of Bacillus subtilis Michiko M. Nakano J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6415-6418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Control of the Streptomyces Subtilisin Inhibitor Gene by AdpA in the A-Factor Regulatory Cascade in Streptomyces griseus Setsu Hirano, Jun-ya Kato, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6207-6216; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of ppk Expression and In Vivo Function of Ppk in Streptomyces lividans TK24 Sofiane Ghorbel, Aleksey Smirnov, Hichem Chouayekh, Brice Sperandio, Catherine Esnault, Jan Kormanec, and Marie-Joelle Virolle J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6269-6276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Highly Efficient Translation Initiation Region from the Escherichia coli rpsA Gene Lacks a Shine-Dalgarno Element Patricia Skorski, Prune Leroy, Olivier Fayet, Marc Dreyfus, and Sylvie Hermann-Le Denmat J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6277-6285; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Blue-Light Receptor YtvA Acts in the Environmental Stress Signaling Pathway of Bacillus subtilis Tatiana A. Gaidenko, Tae-Jong Kim, Andrea L. Weigel, Margaret S. Brody, and Chester W. Price J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6387-6395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Blue Light Activates the B-Dependent Stress Response of Bacillus subtilis via YtvA Marcela Ávila-Pérez, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, and Remco Kort J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6411-6414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ScoC and SinR Negatively Regulate epr by Corepression in Bacillus subtilis Prashant Kodgire, Madhulika Dixit, and K. Krishnamurthy Rao J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6425-6428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Type III Pilus of Corynebacteria: Pilus Length Is Determined by the Level of Its Major Pilin Subunit Arlene Swierczynski and Hung Ton-That J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6318-6325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon Mutagenesis Identifies Genes Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Gliding Motility Benjamin M. Hasselbring, Clinton A. Page, Edward S. Sheppard, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6335-6345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The RgpB C-Terminal Domain Has a Role in Attachment of RgpB to the Outer Membrane and Belongs to a Novel C-Terminal-Domain Family Found in Porphyromonas gingivalis Christine A. Seers, Nada Slakeski, Paul D. Veith, Todd Nikolof, Yu-Yen Chen, Stuart G. Dashper, and Eric C. Reynolds J. Bacteriol. September 2006 188: 6376-6386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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