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Contents: August 2007, Volume 189, Issue 16        Guest Commentaries        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Genomics and Proteomics        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction

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Guest Commentaries:

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Evolution, Adaptation, and Supercoiling Arkady B. Khodursky J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5789-5791; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00669-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Genomic Characterization of the Filamentous Integrative Bacteriophages RSS1 and RSM1, Which Infect Ralstonia solanacearum Takeru Kawasaki, Shoko Nagata, Akiko Fujiwara, Hideki Satsuma, Makoto Fujie, Shoji Usami, and Takashi Yamada J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5792-5802; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00540-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Transcriptional Responses of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strain R in Association with Eukaryotic Cells Katharine R. Cecchini, Timothy S. Gorton, and Steven J. Geary J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5803-5807; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00667-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Complementation Analysis of the Cold-Sensitive Phenotype of the Escherichia coli csdA Deletion Strain Naoki Awano, Chunying Xu, Haiping Ke, Koichi Inoue, Masayori Inouye, and Sangita Phadtare J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5808-5815; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00655-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Rate Toxicity Phenotypes and Homeostatic Supercoil Control Differentiate Escherichia coli from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Keith Champion and N. Patrick Higgins J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5839-5849; published ahead of print March 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00083-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Filamentous Morphology in GroE-Depleted Escherichia coli Induced by Impaired Folding of FtsE Kei Fujiwara and Hideki Taguchi J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5860-5866; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00493-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GroEL Plays a Central Role in Stress-Induced Negative Regulation of Bacterial Conjugation by Promoting Proteolytic Degradation of the Activator Protein TraJ Doris Zahrl, Andrea Wagner, Michael Tscherner, and Günther Koraimann J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5885-5894; published ahead of print June 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00005-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the RsmG Methyltransferase Target as 16S rRNA Nucleotide G527 and Characterization of Bacillus subtilis rsmG Mutants Kenji Nishimura, Shanna K. Johansen, Takashi Inaoka, Takeshi Hosaka, Shinji Tokuyama, Yasutaka Tahara, Susumu Okamoto, Fujio Kawamura, Stephen Douthwaite, and Kozo Ochi J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6068-6073; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00558-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Second Large Plasmid Encodes Conjugative Transfer and Antimicrobial Resistance in O119:H2 and Some Typical O111 Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Adaobi I. Nwaneshiudu, Tania Mucci, Derek J. Pickard, and Iruka N. Okeke J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6074-6079; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00349-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Coupling of Fatty Acid and Phospholipid Synthesis in Bacillus subtilis Luciana Paoletti, Ying-Jie Lu, Gustavo E. Schujman, Diego de Mendoza, and Charles O. Rock J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5816-5824; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00602-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of Two Oligogalacturonate Outer Membrane Channels, KdgN and KdgM, of Dickeya dadantii (Erwinia chrysanthemi) Guy Condemine and Alexandre Ghazi J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5955-5962; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00218-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of the Regulation of rovA from the Pathogenic Yersiniae Matthew B. Lawrenz and Virginia L. Miller J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5963-5975; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00528-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus ArcR Controls Expression of the Arginine Deiminase Operon Julia Makhlin, Tzili Kofman, Ilya Borovok, Christian Kohler, Susanne Engelmann, Gerald Cohen, and Yair Aharonowitz J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5976-5986; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00592-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

SpoIVB and CtpB Are Both Forespore Signals in the Activation of the Sporulation Transcription Factor K in Bacillus subtilis Nathalie Campo and David Z. Rudner J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6021-6027; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00399-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Two-Component Response Regulators of Vibrio fischeri: Identification, Mutagenesis, and Characterization Elizabeth A. Hussa, Therese M. O'Shea, Cynthia L. Darnell, Edward G. Ruby, and Karen L. Visick J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5825-5838; published ahead of print June 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00242-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing in Escherichia coli Is Signaled by AI-2/LsrR: Effects on Small RNA and Biofilm Architecture Jun Li, Can Attila, Liang Wang, Thomas K. Wood, James J. Valdes, and William E. Bentley J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6011-6020; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00014-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Membrane Sequestration of PII Proteins and Nitrogenase Regulation in the Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus Pier-Luc Tremblay, Thomas Drepper, Bernd Masepohl, and Patrick C. Hallenbeck J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5850-5859; published ahead of print June 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00680-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pcd Mutants of Streptomyces clavuligerus Still Produce Cephamycin C Dylan C. Alexander, Cecilia L. Anders, Linda Lee, and Susan E. Jensen J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5867-5874; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00712-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Characterization of the Sinorhizobium meliloti Acetate Metabolism Genes aceA, SMc00767, and glcB J. A. Ramírez-Trujillo, S. Encarnación, E. Salazar, A. García de los Santos, M. F. Dunn, D. W. Emerich, E. Calva, and I. Hernández-Lucas J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5875-5884; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00385-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Genomic View of Sugar Transport in Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Fritz Titgemeyer, Johannes Amon, Stephan Parche, Maysa Mahfoud, Johannes Bail, Maximilian Schlicht, Nadine Rehm, Dietmar Hillmann, Joachim Stephan, Britta Walter, Andreas Burkovski, and Michael Niederweis J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5903-5915; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00257-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell-Wide Responses to Low-Oxygen Exposure in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Alyssa M. Redding, Marcin P. Joachimiak, Adam P. Arkin, Sharon E. Borglin, Paramvir S. Dehal, Romy Chakraborty, Jil T. Geller, Terry C. Hazen, Qiang He, Dominique C. Joyner, Vincent J. J. Martin, Judy D. Wall, Zamin Koo Yang, Jizhong Zhou, and Jay D. Keasling J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5996-6010; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00368-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

folA, a New Member of the TyrR Regulon in Escherichia coli K-12 Ji Yang, Yoshito Ogawa, Helen Camakaris, Tomohiro Shimada, Akira Ishihama, and A. J. Pittard J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6080-6084; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00482-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Oligomeric State of c Rings from Cyanobacterial F-ATP Synthases Varies from 13 to 15 Denys Pogoryelov, Christian Reichen, Adriana L. Klyszejko, René Brunisholz, Daniel J. Muller, Peter Dimroth, and Thomas Meier J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5895-5902; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00581-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Malic Enzymes: Two Isoforms with Substantial Differences in Kinetic Properties, Metabolic Regulation, and Structure Federico P. Bologna, Carlos S. Andreo, and María F. Drincovich J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5937-5946; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00428-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The First Agmatine/Cadaverine Aminopropyl Transferase: Biochemical and Structural Characterization of an Enzyme Involved in Polyamine Biosynthesis in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Giovanna Cacciapuoti, Marina Porcelli, Maria Angela Moretti, Francesca Sorrentino, Luigi Concilio, Vincenzo Zappia, Zhi-Jie Liu, Wolfram Tempel, Florian Schubot, John P. Rose, Bi-Cheng Wang, Phillip S. Brereton, Francis E. Jenney, and Michael W. W. Adams J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6057-6067; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00151-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Ler and H-NS, Regulators Controlling Expression of the Long Polar Fimbriae of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Alfredo G. Torres, Guillermo N. López-Sánchez, Lorena Milflores-Flores, Shilpa D. Patel, Maricarmen Rojas-López, Claudia F. Martínez de la Peña, Margarita M. P. Arenas-Hernández, and Ygnacio Martínez-Laguna J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5916-5928; published ahead of print June 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00245-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ESAT-6 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dissociates from Its Putative Chaperone CFP-10 under Acidic Conditions and Exhibits Membrane-Lysing Activity Marien I. de Jonge, Gérard Pehau-Arnaudet, Marjan M. Fretz, Felix Romain, Daria Bottai, Priscille Brodin, Nadine Honoré, Gilles Marchal, Wim Jiskoot, Patrick England, Stewart T. Cole, and Roland Brosch J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6028-6034; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00469-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations of the Quorum Sensing-Dependent Regulator VjbR Lead to Drastic Surface Modifications in Brucella melitensis Sophie Uzureau, Marie Godefroid, Chantal Deschamps, Julien Lemaire, Xavier De Bolle, and Jean-Jacques Letesson J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6035-6047; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00265-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones in Deceased Wild Chimpanzees Fang Chi, Michaela Leider, Fabian Leendertz, Carina Bergmann, Christophe Boesch, Svenja Schenk, Georg Pauli, Heinz Ellerbrok, and Regine Hakenbeck J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6085-6088; published ahead of print June 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00468-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Binding of Human Plasminogen to Bifidobacterium Marco Candela, Simone Bergmann, Manuela Vici, Beatrice Vitali, Silvia Turroni, Bernhard J. Eikmanns, Sven Hammerschmidt, and Patrizia Brigidi J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5929-5936; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00159-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Copper Induction of Lactate Oxidase of Lactococcus lactis: a Novel Metal Stress Response Olivier Barré, Frédéric Mourlane, and Marc Solioz J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5947-5954; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00576-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Crystal Structures of the Receiver Domain of the Response Regulator PhoP from Escherichia coli in the Absence and Presence of the Phosphoryl Analog Beryllofluoride Priti Bachhawat and Ann M. Stock J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 5987-5995; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00049-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integration of Rotation and Piston Motions in Coiled-Coil Signal Transduction Rong Gao and David G. Lynn J. Bacteriol. August 2007 189: 6048-6056; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00459-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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