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Contents: October 2007, Volume 189, Issue 19        Genomics and Proteomics        Physiology and Metabolism        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Plant Microbiology        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Signal Transduction        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Structural Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution        Microbial Cell Biology

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Transcriptomic Analysis of the Sulfate Starvation Response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Tewes Tralau, Stéphane Vuilleumier, Christelle Thibault, Barry J. Campbell, C. Anthony Hart, and Michael A. Kertesz J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6743-6750; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00889-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome Analysis of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Harboring the Completely Sequenced IncP-7 Plasmid pCAR1 Masatoshi Miyakoshi, Masaki Shintani, Tsuguno Terabayashi, Satoshi Kai, Hisakazu Yamane, and Hideaki Nojiri J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6849-6860; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00684-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Analysis of mRNA Decay in Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1 at Single-Gene Resolution Using DNA Microarrays Sonja Hundt, Alexander Zaigler, Christian Lange, Jörg Soppa, and Gabriele Klug J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6936-6944; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00559-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Transcriptional and Physiological Responses of Bradyrhizobium japonicum to Desiccation-Induced Stress Eddie J. Cytryn, Dipen P. Sangurdekar, John G. Streeter, William L. Franck, Woo-suk Chang, Gary Stacey, David W. Emerich, Trupti Joshi, Dong Xu, and Michael J. Sadowsky J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6751-6762; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00533-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycothiol Import by Mycobacterium smegmatis and Function as a Resource for Metabolic Precursors and Energy Production Krzysztof P. Bzymek, Gerald L. Newton, Philong Ta, and Robert C. Fahey J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6796-6805; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00644-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Extremely Oligotrophic Bacterium, Rhodococcus erythropolis N9T-4, Isolated from Crude Oil Naoko Ohhata, Nobuyuki Yoshida, Hiroshi Egami, Tohoru Katsuragi, Yoshiki Tani, and Hiroshi Takagi J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6824-6831; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00872-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation between Growth Rates, EIIACrr Phosphorylation, and Intracellular Cyclic AMP Levels in Escherichia coli K-12 Katja Bettenbrock, Thomas Sauter, Knut Jahreis, Andreas Kremling, Joseph W. Lengeler, and Ernst-Dieter Gilles J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6891-6900; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00819-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salinity-Dependent Switching of Osmolyte Strategies in a Moderately Halophilic Bacterium: Glutamate Induces Proline Biosynthesis in Halobacillus halophilus Stephan H. Saum and Volker Müller J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6968-6975; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00775-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Essential tacF Gene Is Responsible for the Choline-Dependent Growth Phenotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae Marlen Damjanovic, Arun S. Kharat, Alice Eberhardt, Alexander Tomasz, and Waldemar Vollmer J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7105-7111; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00681-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell-to-Cell Heterogeneity in Growth Rate and Gene Expression in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Tim J. Strovas, Linda M. Sauter, Xiaofeng Guo, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7127-7133; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00746-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Identification of Aeromonas veronii Genes Required for Colonization of the Medicinal Leech, Hirudo verbana Adam C. Silver, Natasha M. Rabinowitz, Stefan Küffer, and Joerg Graf J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6763-6772; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00685-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellin Glycans from Two Pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae Contain Rhamnose in D and L Configurations in Different Ratios and Modified 4-Amino-4,6-Dideoxyglucose Kasumi Takeuchi, Hiroshi Ono, Mitsuru Yoshida, Tadashi Ishii, Etsuko Katoh, Fumiko Taguchi, Ryuji Miki, Katsuyoshi Murata, Hanae Kaku, and Yuki Ichinose J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6945-6956; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00500-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Regulation of Shigella flexneri Virulence: ArcA Regulates fur and Iron Acquisition Genes Megan L. Boulette and Shelley M. Payne J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6957-6967; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00621-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the Mycoplasma genitalium MG312 Protein Reveals a Specific Requirement of the MG312 N-Terminal Domain for Gliding Motility Raul Burgos, Oscar Q. Pich, Enrique Querol, and Jaume Piñol J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7014-7023; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00975-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Salicylic Acid, Yersiniabactin, and Pyoverdin Production by the Model Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000: Synthesis, Regulation, and Impact on Tomato and Arabidopsis Host Plants Alexander M. Jones, Steven E. Lindow, and Mary C. Wildermuth J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6773-6786; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00827-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Osmoprotectant Transporter OpuC from Pseudomonas syringae and Demonstration that Cystathionine-ß-Synthase Domains Are Required for Its Osmoregulatory Function Chiliang Chen and Gwyn A. Beattie J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6901-6912; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00763-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Erwinia chrysanthemi gan Locus, Involved in Galactan Catabolism Aurélie Delangle, Anne-France Prouvost, Virginie Cogez, Jean-Pierre Bohin, Jean-Marie Lacroix, and Nicole Hugouvieux Cotte-Pattat J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7053-7061; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00845-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ExpR/Sin Quorum-Sensing System Controls Succinoglycan Production in Sinorhizobium meliloti Sarah A. Glenn, Nataliya Gurich, Morgan A. Feeney, and Juan E. González J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7077-7088; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00906-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Global View of the Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome Revealed by Quantitative Proteomic Analysis Nicholas D. Gold and Vincent J. J. Martin J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6787-6795; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00882-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outer Membrane Proteins of Fibrobacter succinogenes with Potential Roles in Adhesion to Cellulose and in Cellulose Digestion Hyun-Sik Jun, Meng Qi, Joshua Gong, Emmanuel E. Egbosimba, and Cecil W. Forsberg J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6806-6815; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00560-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Amino Terminus of Bacillus subtilis TagB Possesses Separable Localization and Functional Properties Amit P. Bhavsar, Michael A. D'Elia, Tiffany D. Sahakian, and Eric D. Brown J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6816-6823; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00910-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N-Terminal Propeptide of Vibrio vulnificus Extracellular Metalloprotease Is both an Inhibitor of and a Substrate for the Enzyme Alan K. Chang, Jong Woo Park, Eun Hee Lee, and Jung Sup Lee J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6832-6838; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00396-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in Residues Involved in Zinc Binding in the Catalytic Site of Escherichia coli Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase Confer a Dominant Lethal Phenotype Joël Caillet, Monique Graffe, Flore Eyermann, Pascale Romby, and Mathias Springer J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6839-6848; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00439-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity and Regulation of Interaction between the PII and AmtB1 Proteins in Rhodospirillum rubrum David M. Wolfe, Yaoping Zhang, and Gary P. Roberts J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6861-6869; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00759-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydroxyatrazine N-Ethylaminohydrolase (AtzB): an Amidohydrolase Superfamily Enzyme Catalyzing Deamination and Dechlorination Jennifer L. Seffernick, Asma Aleem, Jeffrey P. Osborne, Gilbert Johnson, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6989-6997; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00630-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

4-Sulfomuconolactone Hydrolases from Hydrogenophaga intermedia S1 and Agrobacterium radiobacter S2 Sad Halak, Tamara Basta, Sibylle Bürger, Matthias Contzen, Victor Wray, Dietmar Helmut Pieper, and Andreas Stolz J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6998-7006; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00611-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hotdog Thioesterase EntH (YbdB) Plays a Role In Vivo in Optimal Enterobactin Biosynthesis by Interacting with the ArCP Domain of EntB Damien Leduc, Aurélia Battesti, and Emmanuelle Bouveret J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7112-7126; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00755-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis, an Enzyme Designed To Function at Suboptimal Growth Temperatures Eiji Fukushima, Yasuhiro Shinka, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, and Tadayuki Imanaka J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7134-7144; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00751-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Affinity Interaction between the S-Layer Protein SbsC and the Secondary Cell Wall Polymer of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980 Determined by Surface Plasmon Resonance Technology Judith Ferner-Ortner, Christoph Mader, Nicola Ilk, Uwe B. Sleytr, and Eva M. Egelseer J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7154-7158; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00294-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A Novel Indole Compound That Inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa Growth by Targeting MreB Is a Substrate for MexAB-OprM Gregory T. Robertson, Timothy B. Doyle, Qun Du, Leonard Duncan, Khisimuzi E. Mdluli, and A. Simon Lynch J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6870-6881; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00805-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Nucleoid-Associated Proteins Hha and H-NS in Expression of Salmonella enterica Activators HilD, HilC, and RtsA Required for Cell Invasion Igor N. Olekhnovich and Robert J. Kadner J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6882-6890; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00905-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Docking of the Periplasmic FecB Binding Protein to the FecCD Transmembrane Proteins in the Ferric Citrate Transport System of Escherichia coli Volkmar Braun and Christina Herrmann J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6913-6918; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00884-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory Overlap and Functional Redundancy among Bacillus subtilis Extracytoplasmic Function Factors Thorsten Mascher, Anna-Barbara Hachmann, and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6919-6927; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00904-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The mutT Defect Does Not Elevate Chromosomal Fragmentation in Escherichia coli Because of the Surprisingly Low Levels of MutM/MutY-Recognized DNA Modifications Ella Rotman and Andrei Kuzminov J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6976-6988; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00776-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alterations in the Two Globular Domains or in the Connecting -Helix of Bacterial Ribosomal Protein L9 Induces +1 Frameshifts Ramune Leipuviene and Glenn R. Björk J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7024-7031; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00710-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Methionine Synthesis and Uptake by MetR and Homocysteine in Streptococcus mutans Brice Sperandio, Céline Gautier, Stephen McGovern, Dusko S. Ehrlich, Pierre Renault, Isabelle Martin-Verstraete, and Eric Guédon J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7032-7044; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00703-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MukEF Is Required for Stable Association of MukB with the Chromosome Weifeng She, Qinhong Wang, Elena A. Mordukhova, and Valentin V. Rybenkov J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7062-7068; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00770-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of Active Site Residues Essential for Sensing of Organic Hydroperoxides by Bacillus subtilis OhrR Sumarin Soonsanga, Mayuree Fuangthong, and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7069-7076; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00879-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Negative Regulation of the EcoRI Restriction Enzyme Gene Is Associated with Intragenic Reverse Promoters Yaoping Liu and Ichizo Kobayashi J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 6928-6935; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00127-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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CheX in the Three-Phosphatase System of Bacterial Chemotaxis Travis J. Muff, Richard M. Foster, Peter J. Y. Liu, and George W. Ordal J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7007-7013; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00896-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Two-Component Response Regulator RcsB Regulates Type 1 Piliation in Escherichia coli William R. Schwan, Satoshi Shibata, Shin-Ichi Aizawa, and Alan J. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7159-7163; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00705-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Evolution of Microcin V and Colicin Ia Plasmids in Escherichia coli Anne Jeziorowski and David M. Gordon J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7045-7052; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00243-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Filamentous Phage from the Deep-Sea Bacterium Shewanella piezotolerans WP3 Is Induced at Low Temperature Feng Wang, Fengping Wang, Qiang Li, and Xiang Xiao J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7151-7153; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00569-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Topology of AspT, the Aspartate:Alanine Antiporter of Tetragenococcus halophilus, Determined by Site-Directed Fluorescence Labeling Kei Nanatani, Takashi Fujiki, Kazuhiko Kanou, Mayuko Takeda-Shitaka, Hideaki Umeyama, Liwen Ye, Xicheng Wang, Tasuku Nakajima, Takafumi Uchida, Peter C. Maloney, and Keietsu Abe J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7089-7097; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00088-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Origins of Flagellar Gene Operons and Secondary Flagellar Systems Renyi Liu and Howard Ochman J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7098-7104; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00643-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Flavobacterium johnsoniae SprA Is a Cell Surface Protein Involved in Gliding Motility Shawn S. Nelson, Padden P. Glocka, Sarika Agarwal, David P. Grimm, and Mark J. McBride J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7145-7150; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00892-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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