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Contents: April 2006, Volume 188, Issue 7        Guest Commentaries        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Signal Transduction

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Guest Commentaries:

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Towards an Understanding of Chromosomally Mediated Penicillin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Evidence for a Porin-Efflux Pump Collaboration William M. Shafer and Jason P. Folster J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2297-2299; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Porin-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Ion, Solute, and Antibiotic Permeation through PIB Proteins with penB Mutations Melanie Olesky, Shuqing Zhao, Robert L. Rosenberg, and Robert A. Nicholas J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2300-2308; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Neisseria meningitidis Fur Mutations on Global Control of Gene Transcription Isabel Delany, Renata Grifantini, Erika Bartolini, Rino Rappuoli, and Vincenzo Scarlato J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2483-2492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterizing the Effect of the Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Factor Regulator, SarA, on Log-Phase mRNA Half-Lives Corbette Roberts, Kelsi L. Anderson, Ellen Murphy, Steven J. Projan, William Mounts, Barry Hurlburt, Mark Smeltzer, Ross Overbeek, Terrence Disz, and Paul M. Dunman J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2593-2603; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Helicobacter pylori Chemotaxis Receptor TlpB (HP0103) Is Required for pH Taxis and for Colonization of the Gastric Mucosa Matthew A. Croxen, Gary Sisson, Roberto Melano, and Paul S. Hoffman J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2656-2665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Physiological Effects of Mycobacterial oxyR Inactivation Eileen Pagán-Ramos, Sharon S. Master, Christopher L. Pritchett, Renate Reimschuessel, Michele Trucksis, Graham S. Timmins, and Vojo Deretic J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2674-2680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PlyPH, a Bacteriolytic Enzyme with a Broad pH Range of Activity and Lytic Action against Bacillus anthracis Pauline Yoong, Raymond Schuch, Daniel Nelson, and Vincent A. Fischetti J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2711-2714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ß-Lactam Antibiotics Induce the SOS Response and Horizontal Transfer of Virulence Factors in Staphylococcus aureus Elisa Maiques, Carles Úbeda, Susana Campoy, Noelia Salvador, Íñigo Lasa, Richard P. Novick, Jordi Barbé, and José R. Penadés J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2726-2729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altering the Length of the Lipopolysaccharide O Antigen Has an Impact on the Interaction of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium with Macrophages and Complement Gerald L. Murray, Stephen R. Attridge, and Renato Morona J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2735-2739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genetic Diversity of the Q Fever Agent, Coxiella burnetii, Assessed by Microarray-Based Whole-Genome Comparisons Paul A. Beare, James E. Samuel, Dale Howe, Kimmo Virtaneva, Stephen F. Porcella, and Robert A. Heinzen J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2309-2324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chromosome Evolution in the Thermotogales: Large-Scale Inversions and Strain Diversification of CRISPR Sequences Robert T. DeBoy, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, Joanne B. Emerson, and Karen E. Nelson J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2364-2374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Escherichia coli Global Gene Expression Profiles in Response to Overexpression and Deletion of CspC and CspE Sangita Phadtare, Vasisht Tadigotla, Weon-Hye Shin, Anirvan Sengupta, and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2521-2527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Three Strains of Ehrlichia ruminantium Reveals an Active Process of Genome Size Plasticity Roger Frutos, Alain Viari, Conchita Ferraz, Anne Morgat, Sophie Eychenié, Yane Kandassamy, Isabelle Chantal, Albert Bensaid, Eric Coissac, Nathalie Vachiery, Jacques Demaille, and Dominique Martinez J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2533-2542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarray Analysis of the Osmotic Stress Response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Arden Aspedon, Kelli Palmer, and Marvin Whiteley J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2721-2725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Phenotypic Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm Development Magee Allegrucci, F. Z. Hu, K. Shen, J. Hayes, Garth D. Ehrlich, J. Christopher Post, and Karin Sauer J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2325-2335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Culture Heterogeneity in Cell Surface Charge on Adhesion and Biofilm Formation by Enterococcus faecalis Annet E. J. van Merode, Henny C. van der Mei, Henk J. Busscher, and Bastiaan P. Krom J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2421-2426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Formation and Cellular Detachment from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Biofilms by Cyclic di-GMP Kai M. Thormann, Stefanie Duttler, Renee M. Saville, Mamoru Hyodo, Soni Shukla, Yoshihiro Hayakawa, and Alfred M. Spormann J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2681-2691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Intestinal Life Cycle of Bacillus subtilis and Close Relatives Nguyen K. M. Tam, Nguyen Q. Uyen, Huynh A. Hong, Le H. Duc, Tran T. Hoa, Claudia R. Serra, Adriano O. Henriques, and Simon M. Cutting J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2692-2700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Single-Strand-Specific Exonucleases Prevent Frameshift Mutagenesis by Suppressing SOS Induction and the Action of DinB/DNA Polymerase IV in Growing Cells Megan N. Hersh, Liza D. Morales, Kimberly J. Ross, and Susan M. Rosenberg J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2336-2342; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Control of Quorum Sensing by Two TraM-Type Antiactivators in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Octopine Strain A6 Chao Wang, Hai-Bao Zhang, Guozhou Chen, Lingling Chen, and Lian-Hui Zhang J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2435-2445; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Transcriptional Regulator VqmA Increases Expression of the Quorum-Sensing Activator HapR in Vibrio cholerae Zhi Liu, Ansel Hsiao, Adam Joelsson, and Jun Zhu J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2446-2453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in DivL and CckA Rescue a divJ Null Mutant of Caulobacter crescentus by Reducing the Activity of CtrA Deanne L. Pierce, Danielle S. O'Donnol, Rebecca C. Allen, June W. Javens, Ellen M. Quardokus, and Yves V. Brun J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2473-2482; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Antimicrobial Activity of Marinocine, Synthesized by Marinomonas mediterranea, Is Due to Hydrogen Peroxide Generated by Its Lysine Oxidase Activity Patricia Lucas-Elío, Daniel Gómez, Francisco Solano, and Antonio Sanchez-Amat J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2493-2501; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of RamA, a Novel LuxR-Type Transcriptional Regulator of Genes Involved in Acetate Metabolism of Corynebacterium glutamicum Annette Cramer, Robert Gerstmeir, Steffen Schaffer, Michael Bott, and Bernhard J. Eikmanns J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2554-2567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes and Enzymes Involved in Caffeic Acid Biosynthesis in the Actinomycete Saccharothrix espanaensis Martin Berner, Daniel Krug, Corina Bihlmaier, Andreas Vente, Rolf Müller, and Andreas Bechthold J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2666-2673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the PixA Inclusion Body Protein of Xenorhabdus nematophila M. Goetsch, H. Owen, B. Goldman, and S. Forst J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2706-2710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Liberation of Zinc-Containing L31 (RpmE) from Ribosomes by Its Paralogous Gene Product, YtiA, in Bacillus subtilis Genki Akanuma, Hideaki Nanamiya, Yousuke Natori, Naofumi Nomura, and Fujio Kawamura J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2715-2720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Oxygen-Dependent Regulation of the Central Pathway for the Anaerobic Catabolism of Aromatic Compounds in Azoarcus sp. Strain CIB Gonzalo Durante-Rodríguez, María Teresa Zamarro, José Luis García, Eduardo Díaz, and Manuel Carmona J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2343-2354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of oxyR in the Oral Anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis Patricia I. Diaz, Nada Slakeski, Eric C. Reynolds, Renato Morona, Anthony H. Rogers, and Paul E. Kolenbrander J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2454-2462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coenzyme B12 Controls Transcription of the Streptomyces Class Ia Ribonucleotide Reductase nrdABS Operon via a Riboswitch Mechanism Ilya Borovok, Batia Gorovitz, Rachel Schreiber, Yair Aharonowitz, and Gerald Cohen J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2512-2520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis glnRA and tnrA Genes Provides Evidence for DNA Binding Site Discrimination by GlnR and TnrA Jill M. Zalieckas, Lewis V. Wray, Jr., and Susan H. Fisher J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2578-2585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of CprK1, a CRP/FNR-Type Transcriptional Regulator of Halorespiration from Desulfitobacterium hafniense Krisztina Gábor, Carla S. Veríssimo, Barbara C. Cyran, Paul ter Horst, Nienke P. Meijer, Hauke Smidt, Willem M. de Vos, and John van der Oost J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2604-2613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of the cip-cel Gene Cluster from Clostridium cellulolyticum Hédia Maamar, Laetitia Abdou, Céline Boileau, Odile Valette, and Chantal Tardif J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2614-2624; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Polyamines Are Essential for the Formation of Plague Biofilm Chandra N. Patel, Brian W. Wortham, J. Louise Lines, Jacqueline D. Fetherston, Robert D. Perry, and Marcos A. Oliveira J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2355-2363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The First 45 Amino Acids of SopA Are Necessary for InvB Binding and SPI-1 Secretion Wendy Higashide and Daoguo Zhou J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2411-2420; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of the N-Linked Glycan in Campylobacter jejuni and Addition onto Protein through Block Transfer John Kelly, Harold Jarrell, Lorna Millar, Luc Tessier, Laura M. Fiori, Peter C. Lau, Brenda Allan, and Christine M. Szymanski J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2427-2434; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Linked Peptidoglycan Mediates Lysostaphin Binding to the Cell Wall Envelope of Staphylococcus aureus Angelika Gründling and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2463-2472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Organization of FliN Subunits in the Flagellar Motor of Escherichia coli Koushik Paul and David F. Blair J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2502-2511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three New Regulators of Swarming in Vibrio parahaemolyticus Sandford Jaques and Linda L. McCarter J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2625-2635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Intergenic Stem-Loop Mutation in the Bacillus subtilis ccpA-motPS Operon Increases motPS Transcription and the MotPS Contribution to Motility Naoya Terahara, Makoto Fujisawa, Benjamin Powers, Tina M. Henkin, Terry A. Krulwich, and Masahiro Ito J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2701-2705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Significant Gene Order and Expression Differences in Bordetella pertussis Despite Limited Gene Content Variation Mary M. Brinig, Craig A. Cummings, Gary N. Sanden, Paola Stefanelli, Andrew Lawrence, and David A. Relman J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2375-2382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Nucleotide-Dependent Dimerization of the C-Terminal Domain of the ABC Transporter CvaB in Colicin V Secretion Xiangxue Guo, Robert W. Harrison, and Phang C. Tai J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2383-2391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel -Galactosidase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Stan J. J. Brouns, Nicole Smits, Hao Wu, Ambrosius P. L. Snijders, Phillip C. Wright, Willem M. de Vos, and John van der Oost J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2392-2399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetic Characterization of the Monofunctional Glycosyltransferase from Staphylococcus aureus Mohammed Terrak and Martine Nguyen-Distèche J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2528-2532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of Succinyl-Coenzyme A:L-Malate Coenzyme A Transferase and Its Role in the Autotrophic 3-Hydroxypropionate Cycle of Chloroflexus aurantiacus Silke Friedmann, Astrid Steindorf, Birgit E. Alber, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2646-2655; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The cobZ Gene of Methanosarcina mazei Gö1 Encodes the Nonorthologous Replacement of the -Ribazole-5'-Phosphate Phosphatase (CobC) Enzyme of Salmonella enterica Carmen L. Zayas, Jesse D. Woodson, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2740-2743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Receptor-Binding Protein of Lactococcus lactis Phages: Identification and Characterization of the Saccharide Receptor-Binding Site Denise M. Tremblay, Mariella Tegoni, Silvia Spinelli, Valérie Campanacci, Stéphanie Blangy, Céline Huyghe, Aline Desmyter, Steve Labrie, Sylvain Moineau, and Christian Cambillau J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2400-2410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Organization and Molecular Characterization of Clostridium difficile Bacteriophage CD119 Revathi Govind, Joe A. Fralick, and Rial D. Rolfe J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2568-2577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Role of murF in Cell Wall Biosynthesis: Isolation and Characterization of a murF Conditional Mutant of Staphylococcus aureus R. G. Sobral, A. M. Ludovice, H. de Lencastre, and A. Tomasz J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2543-2553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Product Repression of Alkane Monooxygenase Expression in Pseudomonas butanovora D. M. Doughty, L. A. Sayavedra-Soto, D. J. Arp, and P. J. Bottomley J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2586-2592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PII-Regulated Arginine Synthesis Controls Accumulation of Cyanophycin in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Mani Maheswaran, Karl Ziegler, Wolfgang Lockau, Martin Hagemann, and Karl Forchhammer J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2730-2734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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The Response Regulator CroR Modulates Expression of the Secreted Stress-Induced SalB Protein in Enterococcus faecalis Cécile Muller, Yoann Le Breton, Thierry Morin, Abdellah Benachour, Yanick Auffray, and Alain Rincé J. Bacteriol. April 2006 188: 2636-2645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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