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Contents: August 2007, Volume 189, Issue 15        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Signal Transduction        Structural Biology        Plant Microbiology        Errata

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Bifunctional CTP:Inositol-1-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase/CDP-Inositol:Inositol-1-Phosphate Transferase, the Key Enzyme for Di-myo-Inositol-Phosphate Synthesis in Several (Hyper)thermophiles Marta V. Rodrigues, Nuno Borges, Mafalda Henriques, Pedro Lamosa, Rita Ventura, Chantal Fernandes, Nuno Empadinhas, Christopher Maycock, Milton S. da Costa, and Helena Santos J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5405-5412; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00465-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Incorporation of Chimeric b Subunits into F1Fo ATP Synthase Shane B. Claggett, Tammy Bohannon Grabar, Stanley D. Dunn, and Brian D. Cain J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5463-5471; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00191-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dominant Role of the cbb3 Oxidase in Regulation of Photosynthesis Gene Expression through the PrrBA System in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 Yong-Jin Kim, In-Jeong Ko, Jin-Mok Lee, Ho-Young Kang, Young Min Kim, Samuel Kaplan, and Jeong-Il Oh J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5617-5625; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00443-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cloning and Characterization of the Very Large NAD-Dependent L-Glutamate Dehydrogenase from the Psychrophile Janthinobacterium lividum, Isolated from Cold Soil Ryushi Kawakami, Haruhiko Sakuraba, and Toshihisa Ohshima J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5626-5633; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00496-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Biphenyl Dioxygenase of Pandoraea pnomenusa B-356 As a Potent Polychlorinated Biphenyl-Degrading Enzyme Leticia Gómez-Gil, Pravindra Kumar, Diane Barriault, Jeffrey T. Bolin, Michel Sylvestre, and Lindsay D. Eltis J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5705-5715; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01476-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure and Function of Cold Shock Proteins in Archaea Laura Giaquinto, Paul M. G. Curmi, Khawar S. Siddiqui, Anne Poljak, Ed DeLong, Shiladitya DasSarma, and Ricardo Cavicchioli J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5738-5748; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00395-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Membrane-Associated Soluble Serine Palmitoyltransferases from Sphingobacterium multivorum and Bdellovibrio stolpii Hiroko Ikushiro, Mohammad Mainul Islam, Hiromasa Tojo, and Hideyuki Hayashi J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5749-5761; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00194-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of Carbon and Nitrogen Utilization by CbrAB and NtrBC Two-Component Systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Wei Li and Chung-Dar Lu J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5413-5420; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00432-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of the DnaB Helicase Leads to the Collapse and Degradation of the Replication Fork: a Comparison to UV-Induced Arrest Jerilyn J. Belle, Andrew Casey, Charmain T. Courcelle, and Justin Courcelle J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5452-5462; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00408-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cysteine Scanning Mutagenesis and Topological Mapping of the Escherichia coli Twin-Arginine Translocase TatC Component Claire Punginelli, Bárbara Maldonado, Sabine Grahl, Rachael Jack, Meriem Alami, Juliane Schröder, Ben C. Berks, and Tracy Palmer J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5482-5494; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00647-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxidative DNA Damage Defense Systems in Avoidance of Stationary-Phase Mutagenesis in Pseudomonas putida Signe Saumaa, Andres Tover, Mariliis Tark, Radi Tegova, and Maia Kivisaar J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5504-5514; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00518-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Staphylococcal Phage and SaPI Integrase in Intra- and Interspecies SaPI Transfer Elisa Maiques, Carles Úbeda, María Ángeles Tormo, María Desamparados Ferrer, Íñigo Lasa, Richard P. Novick, and José R. Penadés J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5608-5616; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00619-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Polymerases BI and D from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Both Bind to Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen with Their C-Terminal PIP-Box Motifs Kazuo Tori, Megumi Kimizu, Sonoko Ishino, and Yoshizumi Ishino J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5652-5657; published ahead of print May 11, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00073-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the parA (soj) Homologue in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Causes ParB Instability and Affects Growth Rate, Chromosome Segregation, and Motility Krzysztof Lasocki, Aneta A. Bartosik, Jolanta Mierzejewska, Christopher M. Thomas, and Grazyna Jagura-Burdzy J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5762-5772; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00371-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thermoregulation of Escherichia coli hchA Transcript Stability Aviram Rasouly, Yotam Shenhar, and Eliora Z. Ron J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5779-5781; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00453-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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AtlA Functions as a Peptidoglycan Lytic Transglycosylase in the Neisseria gonorrhoeae Type IV Secretion System Petra L. Kohler, Holly L. Hamilton, Karen Cloud-Hansen, and Joseph P. Dillard J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5421-5428; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00531-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complex Interplay between Type 1 Fimbrial Expression and Flagellum-Mediated Motility of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli M. Chelsea Lane, Amy N. Simms, and Harry L. T. Mobley J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5523-5533; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00434-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IcsA Surface Presentation in Shigella flexneri Requires the Periplasmic Chaperones DegP, Skp, and SurA Georgiana E. Purdy, Carolyn R. Fisher, and Shelley M. Payne J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5566-5573; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00483-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between the Lipoprotein PilP and the Secretin PilQ in Neisseria meningitidis Seetha V. Balasingham, Richard F. Collins, Reza Assalkhou, Håvard Homberset, Stephan A. Frye, Jeremy P. Derrick, and Tone Tønjum J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5716-5727; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00060-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Interactions of DNA Repair Pathways in the Pathogen Neisseria meningitidis Tonje Davidsen, Hanne K. Tuven, Magnar Bjørås, Einar A. Rødland, and Tone Tønjum J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5728-5737; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00161-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Human Body Temperature (37°C) Increases the Expression of Iron, Carbohydrate, and Amino Acid Utilization Genes in Escherichia coli K-12 Christine A. White-Ziegler, Amy J. Malhowski, and Sarah Young J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5429-5440; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01929-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Modulator of Multidrug Efflux Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Denis M. Daigle, Lily Cao, Sebastien Fraud, Mark S. Wilke, Angela Pacey, Rachael Klinoski, Natalie C. Strynadka, Charles R. Dean, and Keith Poole J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5441-5451; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00543-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CsrA Inhibits Translation Initiation of Escherichia coli hfq by Binding to a Single Site Overlapping the Shine-Dalgarno Sequence Carol S. Baker, Lél A. Eöry, Helen Yakhnin, Jeffrey Mercante, Tony Romeo, and Paul Babitzke J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5472-5481; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00529-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Two-Component Regulatory System senX3-regX3 Regulates Phosphate-Dependent Gene Expression in Mycobacterium smegmatis Robert T. Glover, Jordan Kriakov, Scott J. Garforth, Anthony D. Baughn, and William R. Jacobs, Jr. J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5495-5503; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00190-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PdhR (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Regulator) Controls the Respiratory Electron Transport System in Escherichia coli Hiroshi Ogasawara, Yuji Ishida, Kayoko Yamada, Kaneyoshi Yamamoto, and Akira Ishihama J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5534-5541; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00229-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator YofA Controls Cell Division through the Regulation of Expression of ftsW in Bacillus subtilis Zuolei Lu, Michio Takeuchi, and Tsutomu Sato J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5642-5651; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00467-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Characterization of the Fucosylation Pathway in the Biosynthesis of Glycopeptidolipids from Mycobacterium avium Complex Yuji Miyamoto, Tetsu Mukai, Yumi Maeda, Noboru Nakata, Masanori Kai, Takashi Naka, Ikuya Yano, and Masahiko Makino J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5515-5522; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00344-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FtsZ Directs a Second Mode of Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coli Archana Varma, Miguel A. de Pedro, and Kevin D. Young J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5692-5704; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00455-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The Phage 29 Membrane Protein p16.7, Involved in DNA Replication, Is Required for Efficient Ejection of the Viral Genome Martín Alcorlo, Víctor González-Huici, José M. Hermoso, Wilfried J. J. Meijer, and Margarita Salas J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5542-5549; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00402-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FepA- and TonB-Dependent Bacteriophage H8: Receptor Binding and Genomic Sequence Wolfgang Rabsch, Li Ma, Graham Wiley, Fares Z. Najar, Wallace Kaserer, Daniel W. Schuerch, Joseph E. Klebba, Bruce A. Roe, Jenny A. Laverde Gomez, Marcus Schallmey, Salete M. C. Newton, and Phillip E. Klebba J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5658-5674; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00437-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Drug-Induced Conformational Changes in Multidrug Efflux Transporter AcrB from Haemophilus influenzae Vishakha Dastidar, Weimin Mao, Olga Lomovskaya, and Helen I. Zgurskaya J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5550-5558; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00471-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Expression Analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum Subjected to Long-Term Lactic Acid Adaptation Kinga Jakob, Peter Satorhelyi, Christian Lange, Volker F. Wendisch, Barbara Silakowski, Siegfried Scherer, and Klaus Neuhaus J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5582-5590; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00082-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

pH of the Cytoplasm and Periplasm of Escherichia coli: Rapid Measurement by Green Fluorescent Protein Fluorimetry Jessica C. Wilks and Joan L. Slonczewski J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5601-5607; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00615-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Anhydro-N-Acetylmuramyl-L-Alanine Amidase with Broad Specificity Tethered to the Outer Membrane of Escherichia coli Tsuyoshi Uehara and James T. Park J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5634-5641; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00446-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Double-Strand Break Generation under Deoxyribonucleotide Starvation in Escherichia coli Estrella Guarino, Israel Salguero, Alfonso Jiménez-Sánchez, and Elena C. Guzmán J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5782-5786; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00411-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Differential Interaction of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans LsrB and RbsB Proteins with Autoinducer 2 Hanjuan Shao, Deanna James, Richard J. Lamont, and Donald R. Demuth J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5559-5565; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00387-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicellular Development in Myxococcus xanthus Is Stimulated by Predator-Prey Interactions James E. Berleman and John R. Kirby J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5675-5682; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00544-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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The Intracellular Concentration of Acetyl Phosphate in Escherichia coli Is Sufficient for Direct Phosphorylation of Two-Component Response Regulators Adam H. Klein, Ana Shulla, Sylvia A. Reimann, David H. Keating, and Alan J. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5574-5581; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00564-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pneumococcal Two-Component Signal Transduction System RR/HK06 Regulates CbpA and PspA by Two Distinct Mechanisms Alistair J. Standish, Uwe H. Stroeher, and James C. Paton J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5591-5600; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00335-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystal Structure of the Vibrio cholerae Quorum-Sensing Regulatory Protein HapR Rukman S. De Silva, Gabriela Kovacikova, Wei Lin, Ronald K. Taylor, Karen Skorupski, and F. Jon Kull J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5683-5691; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01807-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae 61 Type III Secretion System Hrp Proteins That Can Travel the Type III Pathway and Contribute to the Translocation of Effector Proteins into Plant Cells Adela R. Ramos, Joanne E. Morello, Sandeep Ravindran, Wen-Ling Deng, Hsiou-Chen Huang, and Alan Collmer J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5773-5778; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00435-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Abortive Infection Mechanisms and Prophage Sequences Significantly Influence the Genetic Makeup of Emerging Lytic Lactococcal Phages Simon J. Labrie and Sylvain Moineau J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5787 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pH-Dependent Association of Enolase and Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase of Lactobacillus crispatus with the Cell Wall and Lipoteichoic Acids Jenni Antikainen, Veera Kuparinen, Kaarina Lähteenmäki, and Timo K. Korhonen J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5788 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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