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Contents: October 2006, Volume 188, Issue 19        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Signal Transduction        Structural Biology

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Minireviews:

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NAD+ Utilization in Pasteurellaceae: Simplification of a Complex Pathway Gabriele Gerlach and Joachim Reidl J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6719-6727; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Differential Dependence of StpA on H-NS in Autoregulation of stpA and in Regulation of bgl Tinka Wolf, Wiebke Janzen, Corinna Blum, and Karin Schnetz J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6728-6738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli GTPase CgtAE Is Involved in Late Steps of Large Ribosome Assembly Mengxi Jiang, Kaustuv Datta, Angela Walker, John Strahler, Pia Bagamasbad, Philip C. Andrews, and Janine R. Maddock J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6757-6770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A recA Null Mutation May Be Generated in Streptomyces coelicolor Tzu-Wen Huang and Carton W. Chen J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6771-6779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of RNase P Protein (rnpA) Expression in Bacillus subtilis Utilizing Strains with Suppressible rnpA Expression Markus Gößringer, Rosel Kretschmer-Kazemi Far, and Roland K. Hartmann J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6816-6823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Genetic Components of Streptomyces lividans Linear Plasmid SLP2 for Replication in Circular and Linear Modes Mingxuan Xu, Yingmin Zhu, Ran Zhang, Meijuan Shen, Weihong Jiang, Guoping Zhao, and Zhongjun Qin J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6851-6857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The atlA Operon of Streptococcus mutans: Role in Autolysin Maturation and Cell Surface Biogenesis Sang-Joon Ahn and Robert A. Burne J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6877-6888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipoprotein PssN of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii: Subcellular Localization and Possible Involvement in Exopolysaccharide Export Malgorzata Marczak, Andrzej Mazur, Jaroslaw E. Król, Wieslaw I. Gruszecki, and Anna Skorupska J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6943-6952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping Essential Domains of Mycobacterium smegmatis WhmD: Insights into WhiB Structure and Function Tirumalai R. Raghunand and William R. Bishai J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6966-6976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Major Zn(II) Resistance Determinant of Mycobacterium smegmatis Amit Grover and Rakesh Sharma J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 7026-7032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Characterization of the Staphylococcus aureus Heat Shock, Cold Shock, Stringent, and SOS Responses and Their Effects on Log-Phase mRNA Turnover Kelsi L. Anderson, Corbette Roberts, Terrence Disz, Veronika Vonstein, Kaitlyn Hwang, Ross Overbeek, Patrick D. Olson, Steven J. Projan, and Paul M. Dunman J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6739-6756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Adhesion Threads of Deinococcus geothermalis as Type IV Pili C. Saarimaa, M. Peltola, M. Raulio, T. R. Neu, M. S. Salkinoja-Salonen, and P. Neubauer J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 7016-7021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Loss of Expression of cspC, a Cold Shock Family Gene, Confers a Gain of Fitness in Escherichia coli K-12 Strains Devashish Rath and Narendra Jawali J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6780-6785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PurF-Independent Phosphoribosyl Amine Formation in yjgF Mutants of Salmonella enterica Utilizes the Tryptophan Biosynthetic Enzyme Complex Anthranilate Synthase-Phosphoribosyltransferase Beth Ann Browne, A. Itzel Ramos, and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6786-6792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of the Biosynthesis of Glutamine and Glutamate, Two Major Compatible Solutes in the Moderately Halophilic Bacterium Halobacillus halophilus Stephan H. Saum, Jasmin F. Sydow, Peter Palm, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Dieter Oesterhelt, and Volker Müller J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6808-6815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alterations of Cellular Physiology in Escherichia coli in Response to Oxidative Phosphorylation Impaired by Defective F1-ATPase Sakiko Noda, Yuji Takezawa, Tomohiko Mizutani, Tomoaki Asakura, Eiichiro Nishiumi, Kazunori Onoe, Masaru Wada, Fusao Tomita, Kazunobu Matsushita, and Atsushi Yokota J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6869-6876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Molecular and Population Analyses of a Recombination Event in the Catabolic Plasmid pJP4 Juanita Larraín-Linton, Rodrigo De la Iglesia, Francisco Melo, and Bernardo González J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6793-6801; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of an RNase III Binding Site in Transcription Termination at nutL by HK022 Nun Protein Robert S. Washburn, Donald L. Court, and Max E. Gottesman J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6824-6831; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phages LKD16 and LKA1: Establishment of the KMV Subgroup within the T7 Supergroup Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, Rob Lavigne, Wesley Mattheus, Andrew Chibeu, Kirsten Hertveldt, Jan Mast, Johan Robben, and Guido Volckaert J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6924-6931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Colocation of Genes Encoding a tRNA-mRNA Hybrid and a Putative Signaling Peptide on Complementary Strands in the Genome of the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima Clemente I. Montero, Derrick L. Lewis, Matthew R. Johnson, Shannon B. Conners, Elizabeth A. Nance, Jason D. Nichols, and Robert M. Kelly J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6802-6807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

PhoP-Induced Genes within Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Andrés Aguirre, María Laura Cabeza, Silvana V. Spinelli, Michael McClelland, Eleonora García Véscovi, and Fernando C. Soncini J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6889-6898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Role of the PhoPP Response Regulator: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB45 Phytase Gene Transcription Is Directed by Positive and Negative Interactions with the phyC Promoter Oliwia Makarewicz, Sarah Dubrac, Tarek Msadek, and Rainer Borriss J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6953-6965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modes of Regulation of RpoS by H-NS YanNing Zhou and Susan Gottesman J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 7022-7025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Characterization of ExsC and ExsD Self-Association and Heterocomplex Formation Guinevere L. Lykken, GuoZhou Chen, Evan D. Brutinel, Lingling Chen, and Timothy L. Yahr J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6832-6840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagella of Pyrococcus furiosus: Multifunctional Organelles, Made for Swimming, Adhesion to Various Surfaces, and Cell-Cell Contacts Daniela J. Näther, Reinhard Rachel, Gerhard Wanner, and Reinhard Wirth J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6915-6923; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

FlhF Is Required for Swimming and Swarming in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Thomas S. Murray and Barbara I. Kazmierczak J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6995-7004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Genomic Evidence for a Close Relationship between the Dimorphic Prosthecate Bacteria Hyphomonas neptunium and Caulobacter crescentus Jonathan H. Badger, Timothy R. Hoover, Yves V. Brun, Ronald M. Weiner, Michael T. Laub, Gladys Alexandre, Jan Mrázek, Qinghu Ren, Ian T. Paulsen, Karen E. Nelson, Hoda M. Khouri, Diana Radune, Julia Sosa, Robert J. Dodson, Steven A. Sullivan, M. J. Rosovitz, Ramana Madupu, Lauren M. Brinkac, A. Scott Durkin, Sean C. Daugherty, Sagar P. Kothari, Michelle Gwinn Giglio, Liwei Zhou, Daniel H. Haft, Jeremy D. Selengut, Tanja M. Davidsen, Qi Yang, Nikhat Zafar, and Naomi L. Ward J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6841-6850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomic Hybridization Analysis of Enterococcus faecalis: Identification of Genes Absent from Food Strains E. Lepage, S. Brinster, C. Caron, Céline Ducroix-Crepy, L. Rigottier-Gois, G. Dunny, C. Hennequet-Antier, and P. Serror J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6858-6868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chromosome Rearrangement and Diversification of Francisella tularensis Revealed by the Type B (OSU18) Genome Sequence Joseph F. Petrosino, Qin Xiang, Sandor E. Karpathy, Huaiyang Jiang, Shailaja Yerrapragada, Yamei Liu, Jason Gioia, Lisa Hemphill, Arely Gonzalez, T. M. Raghavan, Akif Uzman, George E. Fox, Sarah Highlander, Mason Reichard, Rebecca J. Morton, Kenneth D. Clinkenbeard, and George M. Weinstock J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6977-6985; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Genome Transcriptional Analysis of Chemolithoautotrophic Thiosulfate Oxidation by Thiobacillus denitrificans under Aerobic versus Denitrifying Conditions Harry R. Beller, Tracy E. Letain, Anu Chakicherla, Staci R. Kane, Tina C. Legler, and Matthew A. Coleman J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 7005-7015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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The TadV Protein of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Is a Novel Aspartic Acid Prepilin Peptidase Required for Maturation of the Flp1 Pilin and TadE and TadF Pseudopilins Mladen Tomich, Daniel H. Fine, and David H. Figurski J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6899-6914; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Rem, a New Transcriptional Activator of Motility and Chemotaxis in Sinorhizobium meliloti Christine Rotter, Susanne Mühlbacher, Daniel Salamon, Rüdiger Schmitt, and Birgit Scharf J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6932-6942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Structural Basis for Regioselectivity and Stereoselectivity of Product Formation by Naphthalene 1,2-Dioxygenase Daniel J. Ferraro, Adam L. Okerlund, Jonathan C. Mowers, and S. Ramaswamy J. Bacteriol. October 2006 188: 6986-6994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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