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Contents: September 2007, Volume 189, Issue 18        Guest Commentaries        Microbial Cell Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Signal Transduction        Gene Regulation        Errata        Author's Correction

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Guest Commentaries:

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Reforming L Forms: They Need Part of a Wall After All? Kevin D. Young J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6509-6511; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01035-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Unstable Escherichia coli L Forms Revisited: Growth Requires Peptidoglycan Synthesis Danièle Joseleau-Petit, Jean-Claude Liébart, Juan A. Ayala, and Richard D'Ari J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6512-6520; published ahead of print June 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00273-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VirB1* Promotes T-Pilus Formation in the vir-Type IV Secretion System of Agrobacterium tumefaciens John Zupan, Cheryl A. Hackworth, Julieta Aguilar, Doyle Ward, and Patricia Zambryski J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6551-6563; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00480-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Regulation of gbpC Expression in Streptococcus mutans Indranil Biswas, Laura Drake, and Saswati Biswas J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6521-6531; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00825-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SpxB Is a Suicide Gene of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Confers a Selective Advantage in an In Vivo Competitive Colonization Model Gili Regev-Yochay, Krzysztof Trzcinski, Claudette M. Thompson, Marc Lipsitch, and Richard Malley J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6532-6539; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00813-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MglA Regulates Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida (Francisella novicida) Response to Starvation and Oxidative Stress Tina Guina, Dragan Radulovic, Arya J. Bahrami, Diana L. Bolton, Laurence Rohmer, Kendan A. Jones-Isaac, Jinzy Chen, Larry A. Gallagher, Byron Gallis, Soyoung Ryu, Greg K. Taylor, Mitchell J. Brittnacher, Colin Manoil, and David R. Goodlett J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6580-6586; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00809-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertion Site Occupancy by stx2 Bacteriophages Depends on the Locus Availability of the Host Strain Chromosome Ruth Serra-Moreno, Juan Jofre, and Maite Muniesa J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6645-6654; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00466-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pilus Expression in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Effects of Pilin Subunit Composition on Function and Organelle Dynamics Hanne C. Winther-Larsen, Matthew C. Wolfgang, Jos P. M. van Putten, Norbert Roos, Finn Erik Aas, Wolfgang M. Egge-Jacobsen, Berenike Maier, and Michael Koomey J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6676-6685; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00407-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Autotransporter Esterase EstA of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Required for Rhamnolipid Production, Cell Motility, and Biofilm Formation Susanne Wilhelm, Aneta Gdynia, Petra Tielen, Frank Rosenau, and Karl-Erich Jaeger J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6695-6703; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00023-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The BclB Glycoprotein of Bacillus anthracis Is Involved in Exosporium Integrity Brian M. Thompson, Lashanda N. Waller, Karen F. Fox, Alvin Fox, and George C. Stewart J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6704-6713; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00762-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of In Vitro Chlamydial Cultures in Low-Oxygen Atmospheres Nicolai Juul, Helene Jensen, Malene Hvid, Gunna Christiansen, and Svend Birkelund J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6723-6726; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00279-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Glycosylation in Campylobacter jejuni: Partial Suppression of pglF by Mutation of pseC Patricia Guerry, Cheryl P. Ewing, Ian C. Schoenhofen, and Susan M. Logan J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6731-6733; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00642-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure-Function Analysis of the C-Terminal Domain of LcrV from Yersinia pestis Mohamad A. Hamad and Matthew L. Nilles J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6734-6739; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00539-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Search for Genes Essential for Pneumococcal Transformation: the RadA DNA Repair Protein Plays a Role in Genomic Recombination of Donor DNA Peter Burghout, Hester J. Bootsma, Tomas G. Kloosterman, Jetta J. E. Bijlsma, Christa E. de Jongh, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Peter W. M. Hermans J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6540-6550; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00573-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lon Protease Degrades Transfer-Messenger RNA-Tagged Proteins Jennifer S. Choy, Latt Latt Aung, and A. Wali Karzai J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6564-6571; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00860-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Unusual 23S rRNA Gene of Coxiella burnetii: Two Self-Splicing Group I Introns Flank a 34-Base-Pair Exon, and One Element Lacks the Canonical G Rahul Raghavan, Scott R. Miller, Linda D. Hicks, and Michael F. Minnick J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6572-6579; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00812-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integration Site Selection by the Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon CTnBST Bo Song, Nadja B. Shoemaker, Jeffrey F. Gardner, and Abigail A. Salyers J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6594-6601; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00668-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydial CT441 Is a PDZ Domain-Containing Tail-Specific Protease That Interferes with the NF-B Pathway of Immune Response Sonya P. Lad, Guang Yang, David A. Scott, Guizhen Wang, Priyanka Nair, John Mathison, Vijay S. Reddy, and Erguang Li J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6619-6625; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00429-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SbcCD Regulation and Localization in Escherichia coli Elise Darmon, Manuel A. Lopez-Vernaza, Anne C. Helness, Amanda Borking, Emily Wilson, Zubin Thacker, Laura Wardrope, and David R. F. Leach J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6686-6694; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00489-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfite Reduction in Mycobacteria Rachel Pinto, Joseph S. Harrison, Tsungda Hsu, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and Thomas S. Leyh J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6714-6722; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00487-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Molecular Characterization of a Novel ortho-Nitrophenol Catabolic Gene Cluster in Alcaligenes sp. Strain NyZ215 Yi Xiao, Jun-Jie Zhang, Hong Liu, and Ning-Yi Zhou J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6587-6593; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00654-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Catabolite Repression between Glucose and Toluene Metabolism in Pseudomonas putida Is Channeled through Different Signaling Pathways Teresa del Castillo and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6602-6610; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00679-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxidative Stress Evokes a Metabolic Adaptation That Favors Increased NADPH Synthesis and Decreased NADH Production in Pseudomonas fluorescens Ranji Singh, Ryan J. Mailloux, Simone Puiseux-Dao, and Vasu D. Appanna J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6665-6675; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00555-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The las Enzymes Control Pyruvate Metabolism in Lactococcus lactis during Growth on Maltose Christian Solem, Brian Koebmann, Fen Yang, and Peter R. Jensen J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6727-6730; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00902-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Serine Protease HhoA from Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803: Substrate Specificity and Formation of a Hexameric Complex Are Regulated by the PDZ Domain Pitter F. Huesgen, Philipp Scholz, and Iwona Adamska J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6611-6618; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00883-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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In Vivo Oligomerization of the F Conjugative Coupling Protein TraD Rembrandt J. F. Haft, Eliora G. Gachelet, Tran Nguyen, Luttrell Toussaint, Dylan Chivian, and Beth Traxler J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6626-6634; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00513-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Rcs and PhoPQ Regulatory Overlap in the Control of Salmonella enterica Virulence Clara B. García-Calderón, Josep Casadesús, and Francisco Ramos-Morales J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6635-6644; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00640-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Investigation of Transcription Repression and Small-Molecule Responsiveness by TetR-Like Transcription Factors Using a Heterologous Escherichia coli-Based Assay Sang Kyun Ahn, Kapil Tahlan, Zhou Yu, and Justin Nodwell J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6655-6664; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00717-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Proteomic Identification of a Novel Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA-Binding Protein That Regulates a Putative Transcription Factor Xueqi Wang, Takane Kikuchi, and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6740 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low Concentrations of Bile Salts Induce Stress Responses and Reduce Motility in Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 Simen M. Kristoffersen, Solveig Ravnum, Nicolas J. Tourasse, Ole Andreas Økstad, Anne-Brit Kolstø, and William Davies J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6741 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Role of Agrobacterium tumefaciens ChvA Protein in Export of ß-1,2-Glucan Gerard A. Cangelosi, Gladys Martinetti, John A. Leigh, Chi Chang Lee, Corty Thienes, and Eugene W. Nester J. Bacteriol. September 2007 189: 6742 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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