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Contents: January 2006, Volume 188, Issue 2        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Cell Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Enzymes and Proteins        Gene Regulation        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genomics and Proteomics        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Signal Transduction        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Recruitment of Bacillus subtilis RecN to DNA Double-Strand Breaks in the Absence of DNA End Processing Humberto Sanchez, Dawit Kidane, M. Castillo Cozar, Peter L. Graumann, and Juan C. Alonso J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 353-360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus 4406 Promoter Region Reveals an Upstream Negative Regulatory Element That Mediates C-Signal Dependence Kartik Viswanathan, Poorna Viswanathan, and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 515-524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes for Small, Noncoding RNAs under Sporulation Control in Bacillus subtilis Jessica M. Silvaggi, John B. Perkins, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 532-541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of the Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases PdeA and PdeB to Adaptation of Myxococcus xanthus Cells to Osmotic or High-Temperature Stress Yoshio Kimura, Hiromi Nakatuma, Naoko Sato, and Mika Ohtani J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 823-828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Structure, Regulation, and Putative Function of the Arginine Deiminase System of Streptococcus suis Petra Gruening, Marcus Fulde, Peter Valentin-Weigand, and Ralph Goethe J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 361-369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of a Single Bifunctional Enzyme for Fumarate Reduction and Succinate Oxidation in Geobacter sulfurreducens and Engineering of Fumarate Reduction in Geobacter metallireducens Jessica E. Butler, Richard H. Glaven, Abraham Esteve-Núñez, Cinthia Núñez, Evgenya S. Shelobolina, Daniel R. Bond, and Derek R. Lovley J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 450-455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Affinity Vanadate Transport System in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413 Brenda S. Pratte and Teresa Thiel J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 464-468; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Dissimilatory Fe(III) versus NO3– Reduction in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum Lawrence F. Feinberg and James F. Holden J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 525-531; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polar Flagellum Biogenesis in Aeromonas hydrophila Rocío Canals, Silvia Ramirez, Silvia Vilches, Gavin Horsburgh, Jonathan G. Shaw, Juan M. Tomás, and Susana Merino J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 542-555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ß-Oxidation Systems of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica Are Not Functionally Equivalent Surtaj Hussain Iram and John E. Cronan J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 599-608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accumulation of Homolanthionine and Activation of a Novel Pathway for Isoleucine Biosynthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum McbR Deletion Strains Jens Olaf Krömer, Elmar Heinzle, Hartwig Schröder, and Christoph Wittmann J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 609-618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Survival of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Pyruvate Fermentation Requires an Usp-Type Stress Protein Kerstin Schreiber, Nelli Boes, Martin Eschbach, Lothar Jaensch, Juergen Wehland, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Michael Givskov, Morten Hentzer, and Max Schobert J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 659-668; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Electron Transport in the Pathway of Acetate Conversion to Methane in the Marine Archaeon Methanosarcina acetivorans Qingbo Li, Lingyun Li, Tomas Rejtar, Daniel J. Lessner, Barry L. Karger, and James G. Ferry J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 702-710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of hemF Gene Function and Expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 Jill H. Zeilstra-Ryalls and Kathryn L. Schornberg J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 801-804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Nanoscale Characterization and Determination of Adhesion Forces of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pili by Using Atomic Force Microscopy Ahmed Touhami, Manfred H. Jericho, Jessica M. Boyd, and Terry J. Beveridge J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 370-377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Scc Spirochetal Coiled-Coil Protein Forms Helix-Like Filaments and Binds to Nucleic Acids Generating Nucleoprotein Structures Khalil Mazouni, Gérard Pehau-Arnaudet, Patrick England, Pascale Bourhy, Isabelle Saint Girons, and Mathieu Picardeau J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 469-476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of Lsr2 in Colony Morphology and Biofilm Formation of Mycobacterium smegmatis Jeffrey M. Chen, Greg J. German, David C. Alexander, Huiping Ren, Tracy Tan, and Jun Liu J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 633-641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intact Carboxysomes in a Cyanobacterial Cell Visualized by Hilbert Differential Contrast Transmission Electron Microscopy Yasuko Kaneko, Radostin Danev, Kuniaki Nagayama, and Hitoshi Nakamoto J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 805-808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AqpZ-Mediated Water Permeability in Escherichia coli Measured by Stopped-Flow Spectroscopy Rachael C. Mallo and Michael T. Ashby J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 820-822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Streptococcal Blr and Slr Proteins Define a Family of Surface Proteins with Leucine-Rich Repeats: Camouflaging by Other Surface Structures Johan Waldemarsson, Thomas Areschoug, Gunnar Lindahl, and Eskil Johnsson J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 378-388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of SpeB in Streptococcus pyogenes by pH and NaCl: a Model for In Vivo Gene Expression Jennifer A. Loughman and Michael Caparon J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 399-408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an ABC Transporter Required for Iron Acquisition and Virulence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis G. Marcela Rodriguez and Issar Smith J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 424-430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rap Phosphatase of Virulence Plasmid pXO1 Inhibits Bacillus anthracis Sporulation Cristina Bongiorni, Ricarda Stoessel, Dorinda Shoemaker, and Marta Perego J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 487-498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis, Stability, and Function of Cytadhesin P1 and Accessory Protein B/C Complex of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Robert H. Waldo, III and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 569-575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotype Microarray Profiling of Staphylococcus aureus menD and hemB Mutants with the Small-Colony-Variant Phenotype Christof von Eiff, Peter McNamara, Karsten Becker, Donna Bates, Xiang-He Lei, Michael Ziman, Barry R. Bochner, Georg Peters, and Richard A. Proctor J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 687-693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Vibrio cholerae Relaxed (relA) Mutant Expresses Major Virulence Factors, Exhibits Biofilm Formation and Motility, and Colonizes the Suckling Mouse Intestine Anisia J. Silva and Jorge A. Benitez J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 794-800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Purification and Characterization of LPXTGase from Staphylococcus aureus: the Amino Acid Composition Mirrors That Found in the Peptidoglycan Sung G. Lee and Vincent A. Fischetti J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 389-398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Structural Characterization of an Essential Acyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Gabriela Gago, Daniel Kurth, Lautaro Diacovich, Shiou-Chuan Tsai, and Hugo Gramajo J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 477-486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Bacterial Sulfite Oxidase with No Heme Binding Domain from Deinococcus radiodurans Giovanni D'Errico, Anna Di Salle, Francesco La Cara, Mosè Rossi, and Raffaele Cannio J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 694-701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Characterization and Use of Catabolite-Repressed Promoters from Gluconate Genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum Michal Letek, Noelia Valbuena, Angelina Ramos, Efrén Ordóñez, José A. Gil, and Luís M. Mateos J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 409-423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis mce1 Operon Nicola Casali, Amy M. White, and Lee W. Riley J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 441-449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Opposing Roles of H-NS and TraJ in Transcriptional Regulation of the F-Plasmid tra Operon William R. Will and Laura S. Frost J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 507-514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Mechanism of Escherichia coli Porin Regulation Maria Castillo-Keller, Phu Vuong, and Rajeev Misra J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 576-586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Studies and Regulatory Interactions between the phoR-phoP Operon and the phoU, mtpA, and ppk Genes of Streptomyces lividans TK24 Sofiane Ghorbel, Jan Kormanec, Alexandra Artus, and Marie-Joelle Virolle J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 677-686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Iron Control Element, Acting in Positive and Negative Control of Iron-Regulated Bradyrhizobium japonicum Genes, Is a Target for the Irr Protein Gesine Rudolph, Geo Semini, Felix Hauser, Andrea Lindemann, Markus Friberg, Hauke Hennecke, and Hans-Martin Fischer J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 733-744; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autorepression of RctB, an Initiator of Vibrio cholerae Chromosome II Replication Elizabeth S. Egan, Stephane Duigou, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 789-793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Quorum-Sensing Negative Regulator RsaL of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Binds to the lasI Promoter Giordano Rampioni, Iris Bertani, Elisabetta Zennaro, Fabio Polticelli, Vittorio Venturi, and Livia Leoni J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 815-819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Coordinated Regulation of Two Independent Cell-Cell Signaling Systems and Swarmer Differentiation in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Wook Kim and Michael G. Surette J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 431-440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YdgG (TqsA) Controls Biofilm Formation in Escherichia coli K-12 through Autoinducer 2 Transport Moshe Herzberg, Ian K. Kaye, Wolfgang Peti, and Thomas K. Wood J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 587-598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity of Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Synthases Examined by Mass Spectrometry Ty A. Gould, Jake Herman, Jessica Krank, Robert C. Murphy, and Mair E. A. Churchill J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 773-783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum-Sensing Signal Synthesis by the Yersinia pestis Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Synthase YspI J. Paul Kirwan, Ty A. Gould, Herbert P. Schweizer, Scott W. Bearden, Robert C. Murphy, and Mair E. A. Churchill J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 784-788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Expression Analysis of Up-Regulated Genes Responding to Plumbagin in Escherichia coli Jenn-Wei Chen, Chang-Ming Sun, Wei-Lun Sheng, Yu-Chen Wang, and Wan-Jr Syu J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 456-463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Listeria monocytogenes Genes Contributing to Intracellular Replication by Expression Profiling and Mutant Screening Biju Joseph, Karin Przybilla, Claudia Stühler, Kristina Schauer, Jörg Slaghuis, Thilo M. Fuchs, and Werner Goebel J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 556-568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genome Sequence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae Reveals Why This Human Intestinal Archaeon Is Restricted to Methanol and H2 for Methane Formation and ATP Synthesis Wolfgang F. Fricke, Henning Seedorf, Anke Henne, Markus Krüer, Heiko Liesegang, Reiner Hedderich, Gerhard Gottschalk, and Rudolf K. Thauer J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 642-658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarrays Reveal that Each of the Ten Dominant Lineages of Staphylococcus aureus Has a Unique Combination of Surface-Associated and Regulatory Genes Jodi A. Lindsay, Catrin E. Moore, Nicholas P. Day, Sharon J. Peacock, Adam A. Witney, Richard A. Stabler, Sarah E. Husain, Philip D. Butcher, and Jason Hinds J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 669-676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Genome Plasticity among Mycobacterium avium Subspecies: Insights from Comparative Genomic Hybridizations Chia-wei Wu, Jeremy Glasner, Michael Collins, Saleh Naser, and Adel M. Talaat J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 711-723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Sequence of a ColV Plasmid and Prevalence of Selected Plasmid-Encoded Virulence Genes among Avian Escherichia coli Strains Timothy J. Johnson, Kylie E. Siek, Sara J. Johnson, and Lisa K. Nolan J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 745-758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Genome Comparison between Photorhabdus Strains To Identify Genomic Regions Involved in the Specificity of Nematode Interaction S. Gaudriault, E. Duchaud, A. Lanois, A.-S. Canoy, S. Bourot, R. DeRose, F. Kunst, N. Boemare, and A. Givaudan J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 809-814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Stringent and Relaxed Recognition of oriT by Related Systems for Plasmid Mobilization: Implications for Horizontal Gene Transfer Sarah Jandle and Richard Meyer J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 499-506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissection of the Bacteriophage Mu Strong Gyrase Site (SGS): Significance of the SGS Right Arm in Mu Biology and DNA Gyrase Mechanism Mark Oram, Andrew A. Travers, Alison J. Howells, Anthony Maxwell, and Martin L. Pato J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 619-632; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Two-Component Systems of Corynebacterium glutamicum: Deletion Analysis and Involvement of the PhoS-PhoR System in the Phosphate Starvation Response Martina Kocan, Steffen Schaffer, Takeru Ishige, Ulrike Sorger-Herrmann, Volker F. Wendisch, and Michael Bott J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 724-732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Global Phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Analysis: Insights into Tuberculosis Evolution, Phylogenetic Accuracy of Other DNA Fingerprinting Systems, and Recommendations for a Minimal Standard SNP Set Ingrid Filliol, Alifiya S. Motiwala, Magali Cavatore, Weihong Qi, Manzour Hernando Hazbón, Miriam Bobadilla del Valle, Janet Fyfe, Lourdes García-García, Nalin Rastogi, Christophe Sola, Thierry Zozio, Marta Inírida Guerrero, Clara Inés León, Jonathan Crabtree, Sam Angiuoli, Kathleen D. Eisenach, Riza Durmaz, Moses L. Joloba, Adrian Rendón, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Alfredo Ponce de León, M. Donald Cave, Robert Fleischmann, Thomas S. Whittam, and David Alland J. Bacteriol. January 2006 188: 759-772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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