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Contents: July 2007, Volume 189, Issue 14        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Signal Transduction        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Cell Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genomics and Proteomics        Enzymes and Proteins        Structural Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Errata

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Overproduction of Penicillin-Binding Protein 2 and Its Inactive Variants Causes Morphological Changes and Lysis in Escherichia coli Blaine A. Legaree, Calvin B. Adams, and Anthony J. Clarke J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 4975-4983; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00207-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VapC-1 of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Is a Ribonuclease Dayle A. Daines, Mack H. Wu, and Sarah Y. Yuan J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5041-5048; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00290-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Transcriptional Analysis of Streptococcus mutans Sugar Transporters Using Microarrays Dragana Ajdic and Vi T. T. Pham J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5049-5059; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00338-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the virR Operon of the Intracellular Pathogen Rhodococcus equi Gavin A. Byrne, Dean A. Russell, Xiaoxiao Chen, and Wim G. Meijer J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5082-5089; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00431-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of a recD Mutation on DNA Damage Resistance and Transformation in Deinococcus radiodurans Matthew D. Servinsky and Douglas A. Julin J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5101-5107; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00409-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the ompA Promoter from Flavobacterium johnsoniae Shicheng Chen, Michael Bagdasarian, Michael G. Kaufman, Adam K. Bates, and Edward D. Walker J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5108-5118; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00401-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temperature-Hypersensitive Sites of the Flagellar Switch Component FliG in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Takuji Mashimo, Manami Hashimoto, Shigeru Yamaguchi, and Shin-Ichi Aizawa J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5153-5160; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00061-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis Regulon Comprising the lmrAB and yxaGH Operons and yxaF Gene by Two Transcriptional Repressors, LmrA and YxaF, in Response to Flavonoids Kazutake Hirooka, Satoshi Kunikane, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Ken-Ichi Yoshida, Kanako Kumamoto, Shigeo Tojo, and Yasutaro Fujita J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5170-5182; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00079-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identical, Independent, and Opposing Roles of ppGpp and DksA in Escherichia coli Lisa U. Magnusson, Bertil Gummesson, Predrag Joksimovic, Anne Farewell, and Thomas Nyström J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5193-5202; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00330-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Streptococcal Gene Cassette Mediating SOS Mutagenesis in Streptococcus uberis Emilia Varhimo, Kirsi Savijoki, Jari Jalava, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Pekka Varmanen J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5210-5222; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00473-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Copper-Inducible cin Operon Encodes an Unusual Methionine-Rich Azurin-Like Protein and a Pre-Q0 Reductase in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Davide Quaranta, Reid McCarty, Vahe Bandarian, and Christopher Rensing J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5361-5371; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00377-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Predicted Glycosyl Transferase Genes Located outside the HEP Island Are Required for Formation of Heterocyst Envelope Polysaccharide in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Yu Wang, Sigal Lechno-Yossef, Yangmin Gong, Qing Fan, C. Peter Wolk, and Xudong Xu J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5372-5378; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00343-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Transcription Activation by the DNA-Binding Domain of the AraC Family Protein RhaS in the Absence of Its Effector-Binding Domain Jason R. Wickstrum, Jeff M. Skredenske, Ana Kolin, Ding J. Jin, Jianwen Fang, and Susan M. Egan J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 4984-4993; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00530-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Target Genes and DNA-Binding Sites of the Response Regulator PhoR from Corynebacterium glutamicum Sarah Schaaf and Michael Bott J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5002-5011; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00121-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

NrdR Controls Differential Expression of the Escherichia coli Ribonucleotide Reductase Genes Eduard Torrents, Inna Grinberg, Batia Gorovitz-Harris, Hanna Lundström, Ilya Borovok, Yair Aharonowitz, Britt-Marie Sjöberg, and Gerald Cohen J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5012-5021; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00440-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorylated AbsA2 Negatively Regulates Antibiotic Production in Streptomyces coelicolor through Interactions with Pathway-Specific Regulatory Gene Promoters Nancy L. McKenzie and Justin R. Nodwell J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5284-5292; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00305-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two ABC Transporter Operons and the Antimicrobial Resistance Gene mtrF Are pilT Responsive in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Alexandra Friedrich, Cindy G. Arvidson, William M. Shafer, Eun-Hee Lee, and Magdalene So J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5399-5402; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00300-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Histidine Auxotrophy in Commensal and Disease-Causing Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Patricia C. Juliao, Carl F. Marrs, Jingping Xie, and Janet R. Gilsdorf J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 4994-5001; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00146-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type IV Fimbrial Biogenesis Is Required for Protease Secretion and Natural Transformation in Dichelobacter nodosus Xiaoyan Han, Ruth M. Kennan, Dane Parker, John K. Davies, and Julian I. Rood J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5022-5033; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00138-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CfaD-Dependent Expression of a Novel Extracytoplasmic Protein from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli M. Carolina Pilonieta, Maria D. Bodero, and George P. Munson J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5060-5067; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00131-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CcpA-Dependent and -Independent Control of Beta-Galactosidase Expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae Occurs via Regulation of an Upstream Phosphotransferase System-Encoding Operon Greer E. Kaufman and Janet Yother J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5183-5192; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00449-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterial Nonhomologous End Joining Mediates Mutagenic Repair of Chromosomal Double-Strand DNA Breaks Nicolas C. Stephanou, Feng Gao, Paola Bongiorno, Sabine Ehrt, Dirk Schnappinger, Stewart Shuman, and Michael S. Glickman J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5237-5246; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00332-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptor Function of PapF Depends on Donor Strand Exchange in P-Pilus Biogenesis of Escherichia coli Yvonne M. Lee, Karen W. Dodson, and Scott J. Hultgren J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5276-5283; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01648-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Functional Homing Endonuclease in the Bacillus anthracis nrdE Group I Intron David Nord, Eduard Torrents, and Britt-Marie Sjöberg J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5293-5301; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00234-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low Concentrations of Bile Salts Induce Stress Responses and Reduce Motility in Bacillus cereus ATCC 14570 Simen M. Kristoffersen, Solveig Ravnum, Nicolas J. Tourasse, Ole Andreas Økstad, Anne-Brit Kolstø, and William Davies J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5302-5313; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00239-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vibrio cholerae Strains Possess Multiple Strategies for Abiotic and Biotic Surface Colonization Ryan S. Mueller, Diane McDougald, Danielle Cusumano, Nidhi Sodhi, Staffan Kjelleberg, Farooq Azam, and Douglas H. Bartlett J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5348-5360; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01867-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

QseA and GrlR/GrlA Regulation of the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement Genes in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Regan M. Russell, Faith C. Sharp, David A. Rasko, and Vanessa Sperandio J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5387-5392; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00553-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement for YaeT in the Outer Membrane Assembly of Autotransporter Proteins Sumita Jain and Marcia B. Goldberg J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5393-5398; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00228-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Octanoyl-Homoserine Lactone Is the Cognate Signal for Burkholderia mallei BmaR1-BmaI1 Quorum Sensing Breck A. Duerkop, Ricky L. Ulrich, and E. Peter Greenberg J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5034-5040; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00317-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Evidence for Modified Mechanisms of Chloroethene Oxidation in Pseudomonas butanovora Mutants Containing Single Amino Acid Substitutions in the Hydroxylase -Subunit of Butane Monooxygenase Kimberly H. Halsey, David M. Doughty, Luis A. Sayavedra-Soto, Peter J. Bottomley, and Daniel J. Arp J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5068-5074; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00189-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Only One of Four Oligopeptide Transport Systems Mediates Nitrogen Nutrition in Staphylococcus aureus Aurelia Hiron, Elise Borezée-Durant, Jean-Christophe Piard, and Vincent Juillard J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5119-5129; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00274-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Haemophilus influenzae hFbpABC Fe3+ Transporter: Analysis of the Membrane Permease and Development of a Gallium-Based Screen for Mutants Damon S. Anderson, Pratima Adhikari, Katherine D. Weaver, Alvin L. Crumbliss, and Timothy A. Mietzner J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5130-5141; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00145-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Convergent Peripheral Pathways Catalyze Initial Glucose Catabolism in Pseudomonas putida: Genomic and Flux Analysis Teresa del Castillo, Juan L. Ramos, José J. Rodríguez-Herva, Tobias Fuhrer, Uwe Sauer, and Estrella Duque J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5142-5152; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00203-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation of a Membrane Potential by Lactococcus lactis through Aerobic Electron Transport R. J. W. Brooijmans, B. Poolman, G. K. Schuurman-Wolters, W. M. de Vos, and J. Hugenholtz J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5203-5209; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00361-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Two Genes Encoding Protein Kinases of the HstK Family Are Involved in Synthesis of the Minor Heterocyst-Specific Glycolipid in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Lei Shi, Jian-Hong Li, Yong Cheng, Li Wang, Wen-Li Chen, and Cheng-Cai Zhang J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5075-5081; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00323-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two Mycobacterium smegmatis Lipoproteins Exported by a SecA2-Dependent Pathway Henry S. Gibbons, Frank Wolschendorf, Michelle Abshire, Michael Niederweis, and Miriam Braunstein J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5090-5100; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00163-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

PmrA(Con) Confers pmrHFIJKL-Dependent EGTA and Polymyxin Resistance on msbB Salmonella by Decorating Lipid A with Phosphoethanolamine Sean R. Murray, Robert K. Ernst, David Bermudes, Samuel I. Miller, and K. Brooks Low J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5161-5169; published ahead of print April 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01969-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Centromere-Like parS Sites on the Two Chromosomes of Vibrio spp. Yoshiharu Yamaichi, Michael A. Fogel, Sarah M. McLeod, Monica P. Hui, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5314-5324; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00416-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Peptidoglycan Amidases in the Development and Morphology of the Division Septum in Escherichia coli Richa Priyadarshini, Miguel A. de Pedro, and Kevin D. Young J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5334-5347; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00415-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Horizontal Gene Transfer and Homologous Recombination Drive the Evolution of the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbionts of Medicago Species Xavier Bailly, Isabelle Olivieri, Brigitte Brunel, Jean-Claude Cleyet-Marel, and Gilles Béna J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5223-5236; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00105-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Global Gene Expression Patterns of Nostoc punctiforme in Steady-State Dinitrogen-Grown Heterocyst-Containing Cultures and at Single Time Points during the Differentiation of Akinetes and Hormogonia Elsie L. Campbell, Michael L. Summers, Harry Christman, Miriam E. Martin, and John C. Meeks J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5247-5256; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00360-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Two Carboxylases of Corynebacterium glutamicum Essential for Fatty Acid and Mycolic Acid Synthesis Roland Gande, Lynn G. Dover, Karin Krumbach, Gurdyal S. Besra, Hermann Sahm, Tadao Oikawa, and Lothar Eggeling J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5257-5264; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00254-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Comparison of the Two Bacillus anthracis Glutamate Racemases Dylan Dodd, Joseph G. Reese, Craig R. Louer, Jimmy D. Ballard, M. Ashley Spies, and Steven R. Blanke J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5265-5275; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00352-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Regions Critically Affecting Kinetics and Allosteric Regulation of the Escherichia coli ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase by Modeling and Pentapeptide-Scanning Mutagenesis Miguel A. Ballicora, Esteban D. Erben, Terutaka Yazaki, Ana L. Bertolo, Ana M. Demonte, Jennifer R. Schmidt, Mabel Aleanzi, Clarisa M. Bejar, Carlos M. Figueroa, Corina M. Fusari, Alberto A. Iglesias, and Jack Preiss J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5325-5333; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00481-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Mutagenesis and Molecular Modeling Reveal Three Key Extracellular Loops of the Membrane Receptor HasR That Are Involved in Hemophore HasA Binding Clément Barjon, Karine Wecker, Nadia Izadi-Pruneyre, and Philippe Delepelaire J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5379-5382; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00251-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Quorum-Sensing Regulation of the Biofilm Matrix Genes (pel) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Yumiko Sakuragi and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5383-5386; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00137-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Bacillus subtilis Aconitase Is Required for Efficient Late-Sporulation Gene Expression Alisa W. Serio, Kieran B. Pechter, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5403 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytosolic Proteins Contribute to Surface Plasminogen Recruitment of Neisseria meningitidis Andreas Knaust, Martin V. R. Weber, Sven Hammerschmidt, Simone Bergmann, Matthias Frosch, and Oliver Kurzai J. Bacteriol. July 2007 189: 5404 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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