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Contents: January 2007, Volume 189, Issue 2        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Communities and Interactions

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Guest Commentaries:

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From Oil to Bioplastics, a Dream Come True? María A. Prieto J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 289-290; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01576-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

How 34 Pegs Fit into 26 + 8 Holes in the Flagellar Motor Michael D. Manson J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 291-293; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01556-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Important Step in Listeria Lipoprotein Research Francisco García-del Portillo and Pascale Cossart J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 294-297; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01577-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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A New Look at Bacteriophage Genetic Networks Donald L. Court, Amos B. Oppenheim, and Sankar L. Adhya J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 298-304; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01215-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Mutational Analysis of the Flagellar Protein FliG: Sites of Interaction with FliM and Implications for Organization of the Switch Complex Perry N. Brown, Moises Terrazas, Koushik Paul, and David F. Blair J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 305-312; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01281-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphotransfer Reactions of the CbbRRS Three-Protein Two- Component System from Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA010 Appear To Be Controlled by an Internal Molecular Switch on the Sensor Kinase Simona Romagnoli and F. Robert Tabita J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 325-335; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01326-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Inactivation of Lgt Allows Systematic Characterization of Lipoproteins from Listeria monocytogenes Maja Baumgärtner, Uwe Kärst, Birgit Gerstel, Martin Loessner, Jürgen Wehland, and Lothar Jänsch J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 313-324; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00976-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The lspA Gene, Encoding the Type II Signal Peptidase of Rickettsia typhi: Transcriptional and Functional Analysis M. Sayeedur Rahman, Shane M. Ceraul, Sheila M. Dreher-Lesnick, Magda S. Beier, and Abdu F. Azad J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 336-341; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01397-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Helicobacter pylori Lytic Transglycosylases Slt and MltD Catherine Chaput, Agnès Labigne, and Ivo G. Boneca J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 422-429; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01270-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of an RTX Toxin in the Emerging Pathogen Kingella kingae Thomas E. Kehl-Fie and Joseph W. St. Geme, III J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 430-436; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01319-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Alters Its Gene Expression and Antigenic Profile in Response to CO2 Levels Jenny A. Hyde, Jerome P. Trzeciakowski, and Jonathan T. Skare J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 437-445; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01109-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interference of Components of the Phosphoenolpyruvate Phosphotransferase System with the Central Virulence Gene Regulator PrfA of Listeria monocytogenes Sonja Mertins, Biju Joseph, Monika Goetz, Regina Ecke, Gerald Seidel, Mareen Sprehe, Wolfgang Hillen, Werner Goebel, and Stefanie Müller-Altrock J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 473-490; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00972-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a higBA Toxin-Antitoxin Locus in Vibrio cholerae Priya Prakash Budde, Brigid M. Davis, Jie Yuan, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 491-500; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00909-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete and SOS-Mediated Response of Staphylococcus aureus to the Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin Ryan T. Cirz, Marcus B. Jones, Neill A. Gingles, Timothy D. Minogue, Behnam Jarrahi, Scott N. Peterson, and Floyd E. Romesberg J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 531-539; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01464-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Gne and GalE in the Virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila Serotype O34 Rocío Canals, Natalia Jiménez, Silvia Vilches, Miguel Regué, Susana Merino, and Juan M. Tomás J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 540-550; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01260-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Francisella tularensis Outer Membrane Proteins Jason F. Huntley, Patrick G. Conley, Kayla E. Hagman, and Michael V. Norgard J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 561-574; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01505-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of the Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora Gene Encoding the Low-Molecular-Weight Bacteriocin Carocin S1 Duen-yau Chuang, Yung-chei Chien, and Huang-Pin Wu J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 620-626; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01090-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Secreted Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin (Mitilysin) from Streptococcus mitis Johanna Jefferies, Leena Nieminen, Lea-Ann Kirkham, Calum Johnston, Andrew Smith, and Tim J. Mitchell J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 627-632; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01092-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Molecular Evolution of Typical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli: Clonal Analysis by Multilocus Sequence Typing and Virulence Gene Allelic Profiling David W. Lacher, Hans Steinsland, T. Eric Blank, Michael S. Donnenberg, and Thomas S. Whittam J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 342-350; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01472-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cys303 in the Histidine Kinase PhoR Is Crucial for the Phosphotransfer Reaction in the PhoPR Two-Component System in Bacillus subtilis Amr Eldakak and F. Marion Hulett J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 410-421; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01205-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Naturally Occurring Adenines within mRNA Coding Sequences Affect Ribosome Binding and Expression in Escherichia coli Jay E. Brock, Robert L. Paz, Patrick Cottle, and Gary R. Janssen J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 501-510; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01356-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Functional Initiation Codons of a Phase-Variable Gene of Haemophilus influenzae, lic2A, with the Potential for Differential Expression Kevin Dixon, Christopher D. Bayliss, Katherine Makepeace, E. Richard Moxon, and Derek W. Hood J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 511-521; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00815-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutants, Suppressors, and Wrinkled Colonies: Mutant Alleles of the Cell Division Gene ftsQ Point to Functional Domains in FtsQ and a Role for Domain 1C of FtsA in Divisome Assembly Nathan W. Goehring, Ivana Petrovska, Dana Boyd, and Jon Beckwith J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 633-645; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00991-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Global Gene Expression and Phenotypic Analysis of a Vibrio cholerae rpoH Deletion Mutant Leyla Slamti, Jonathan Livny, and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 351-362; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01297-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coordinate Expression of the Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase Genes, accB and accC, Is Necessary for Normal Regulation of Biotin Synthesis in Escherichia coli Ahmed M. Abdel-Hamid and John E. Cronan J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 369-376; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01373-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Rugosity and Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae: Comparison of VpsT and VpsR Regulons and Epistasis Analysis of vpsT, vpsR, and hapR Sinem Beyhan, Kivanc Bilecen, Sofie R. Salama, Catharina Casper-Lindley, and Fitnat H. Yildiz J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 388-402; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00981-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Single Extracytoplasmic-Function Sigma Factor of Xylella fastidiosa Is Involved in the Heat Shock Response and Presents an Unusual Regulatory Mechanism José F. da Silva Neto, Tie Koide, Suely L. Gomes, and Marilis V. Marques J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 551-560; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00986-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Invariant Residues to the Function of Rgg Family Transcription Regulators Jennifer A. Loughman and Michael G. Caparon J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 650-655; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01437-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Iron-Activated nspA and secY Genes in Neisseria meningitidis Group B by Fur-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms Yazdani B. Shaik, Susan Grogan, Michael Davey, Shite Sebastian, Sulip Goswami, Borys Szmigielski, and Caroline A. Genco J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 663-669; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01638-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Minimum Length Requirement of the Flexible N-Terminal Translocation Subdomain of Colicin E3 Onkar Sharma and William A. Cramer J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 363-368; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01344-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetic Analysis of the Assembly of the Outer Membrane Protein LamB in Escherichia coli Mutants Each Lacking a Secretion or Targeting Factor in a Different Cellular Compartment Alejandro R. Ureta, Robert G. Endres, Ned S. Wingreen, and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 446-454; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01103-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for the Nonessential N Terminus of FtsN in Divisome Assembly Nathan W. Goehring, Carine Robichon, and Jon Beckwith J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 646-649; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00992-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genomic Structure and Phylogeny of the Plant Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum Inferred from Gene Distribution Analysis Alice Guidot, Philippe Prior, Jens Schoenfeld, Sébastien Carrère, Stéphane Genin, and Christian Boucher J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 377-387; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00999-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essential Bacterial Functions Encoded by Gene Pairs Helena B. Thomaides, Ella J. Davison, Lisa Burston, Hazel Johnson, David R. Brown, Alison C. Hunt, Jeffery Errington, and Lloyd Czaplewski J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 591-602; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01381-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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CC1, a Novel Crenarchaeal DNA Binding Protein Xiao Luo, Uli Schwarz-Linek, Catherine H. Botting, Reinhard Hensel, Bettina Siebers, and Malcolm F. White J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 403-409; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01246-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Specificity of the Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Protease OmpP Bum-Yeol Hwang, Navin Varadarajan, Haixin Li, Sarah Rodriguez, Brent L. Iverson, and George Georgiou J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 522-530; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01493-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the ß1 Subunit in the Function and Stability of the 20S Proteasome in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Lara S. Madding, Joshua K. Michel, Keith R. Shockley, Shannon B. Conners, Kevin L. Epting, Matthew R. Johnson, and Robert M. Kelly J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 583-590; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01382-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli HdeB Is an Acid Stress Chaperone Renée Kern, Abderrahim Malki, Jad Abdallah, Jihen Tagourti, and Gilbert Richarme J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 603-610; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01522-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Heme Concentration Dependence and Metalloporphyrin Inhibition of the System I and II Cytochrome c Assembly Pathways Cynthia L. Richard-Fogal, Elaine R. Frawley, Robert E. Feissner, and Robert G. Kranz J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 455-463; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01388-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete and Integrated Pyrene Degradation Pathway in Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1 Based on Systems Biology Seong-Jae Kim, Ohgew Kweon, Richard C. Jones, James P. Freeman, Ricky D. Edmondson, and Carl E. Cerniglia J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 464-472; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01310-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Phosphoserine in the Methanococcales Sunna Helgadóttir, Guillermina Rosas-Sandoval, Dieter Söll, and David E. Graham J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 575-582; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01269-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Respiratory Nitrate Ammonification by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Claribel Cruz-García, Alison E. Murray, Joel A. Klappenbach, Valley Stewart, and James M. Tiedje J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 656-662; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01194-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Aggregation during Fruiting Body Formation in Myxococcus xanthus Is Driven by Reducing Cell Movement Oleksii Sliusarenko, David R. Zusman, and George Oster J. Bacteriol. January 2007 189: 611-619; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01206-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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