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Contents: October 2007, Volume 189, Issue 20

       Physiology and Metabolism

       Molecular Biology of Pathogens

       Gene Regulation

       Enzymes and Proteins

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Signal Transduction

       Microbial Cell Biology

       Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

       Microbial Communities and Interactions

       Genomics and Proteomics

       Structural Biology

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Physiology and Metabolism:

Biochemical and Genetic Investigation of Initial Reactions in Aerobic Degradation of the Bile Acid Cholate in Pseudomonas sp. Strain Chol1
Antoinette Birkenmaier, Johannes Holert, Henrike Erdbrink, Heiko M. Moeller, Anke Friemel, René Schoenenberger, Marc J.-F. Suter, Janosch Klebensberger, and Bodo Philipp
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7165-7173; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00665-07
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Characterization of Riboflavin (Vitamin B₂) Transport Proteins from Bacillus subtilis and Corynebacterium glutamicum
Christian Vogl, Simon Grill, Oliver Schilling, Jörg Stülke, Matthias Mack, and Jürgen Stolz
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7367-7375; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00590-07
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The Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene adhA in Corynebacterium glutamicum Is Subject to Carbon Catabolite Repression
Annette Arndt and Bernhard J. Eikmanns
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7408-7416; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00791-07
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Osmolality, Temperature, and Membrane Lipid Composition Modulate the Activity of Betaine Transporter BetP in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Nuran Özcan, Christer S. Ejsing, Andrej Shevchenko, Andrej Lipski, Susanne Morbach, and Reinhard Krämer
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7485-7496; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00986-07
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In Situ Analysis of Sulfur Species in Sulfur Globules Produced from Thiosulfate by Thermoanaerobacter sulfurigignens and Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes
Yong-Jin Lee, Alexander Prange, Henning Lichtenberg, Manfred Rohde, Mona Dashti, and Juergen Wiegel
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7525-7529; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00782-07
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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

Cwp84, a Surface-Associated Protein of Clostridium difficile, Is a Cysteine Protease with Degrading Activity on Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Claire Janoir, Séverine Péchiné, Charlotte Grosdidier, and Anne Collignon
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7174-7180; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00578-07
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Transcriptional Regulation of Stress Response and Motility Functions in Helicobacter pylori Is Mediated by HspR and HrcA
Davide Roncarati, Alberto Danielli, Gunther Spohn, Isabel Delany, and Vincenzo Scarlato
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7234-7243; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00626-07
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Characterization and Biological Role of the O-Polysaccharide Gene Cluster of Yersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:9
Mikael Skurnik, Marta Biedzka-Sarek, Peter S. Lübeck, Tea Blom, José Antonio Bengoechea, Camino Pérez-Gutiérrez, Peter Ahrens, and Jeffrey Hoorfar
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7244-7253; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00605-07
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Characterization of IsaA and SceD, Two Putative Lytic Transglycosylases of Staphylococcus aureus
Melanie R. Stapleton, Malcolm J. Horsburgh, Emma J. Hayhurst, Lynda Wright, Ing-Marie Jonsson, Andrej Tarkowski, John F. Kokai-Kun, James J. Mond, and Simon J. Foster
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7316-7325; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00734-07
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Decoration of Pasteurella multocida Lipopolysaccharide with Phosphocholine Is Important for Virulence
Marina Harper, Andrew Cox, Frank St. Michael, Henrietta Parnas, Ian Wilkie, P. J. Blackall, Ben Adler, and John D. Boyce
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7384-7391; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00948-07
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Host Protein Binding and Adhesive Properties of H6 and H7 Flagella of Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli
Aysen L. Erdem, Fabiola Avelino, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes, and Jorge A. Girón
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7426-7435; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00464-07
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Sequence Analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus srrAB Loci Reveals that Truncation of srrA Affects Growth and Virulence Factor Expression
Alexa A. Pragman, Lisa Herron-Olson, Laura C. Case, Sara M. Vetter, Evan E. Henke, Vivek Kapur, and Patrick M. Schlievert
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7515-7519; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00547-07
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Gene Regulation:

Essential Internal Promoter in the spoIIIA Locus of Bacillus subtilis
Chris Guillot and Charles P. Moran, Jr.
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7181-7189; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00915-07
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Binary Toxin Production in Clostridium difficile Is Regulated by CdtR, a LytTR Family Response Regulator
Glen P. Carter, Dena Lyras, David L. Allen, Kate E. Mackin, Pauline M. Howarth, Jennifer R. O'Connor, and Julian I. Rood
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7290-7301; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00731-07
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MarR-Like Transcriptional Regulator Involved in Detoxification of Aromatic Compounds in Sulfolobus solfataricus
Gabriella Fiorentino, Raffaele Ronca, Raffaele Cannio, Mosè Rossi, and Simonetta Bartolucci
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7351-7360; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00885-07
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Enzymes and Proteins:

Synergistic Interaction of Clostridium cellulovorans Cellulosomal Cellulases and HbpA
Satoshi Matsuoka, Hideaki Yukawa, Masayuki Inui, and Roy H. Doi
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7190-7194; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00842-07
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Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase from Methanococcus maripaludis
Myong-Ok Park, Taeko Mizutani, and Patrik R. Jones
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7281-7289; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00828-07
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The Thiamine Kinase (YcfN) Enzyme Plays a Minor but Significant Role in Cobinamide Salvaging in Salmonella enterica
Michele M. Otte, Jesse D. Woodson, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7310-7315; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00822-07
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Characterization of an Acid-Dependent Arginine Decarboxylase Enzyme from Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Teresa N. Giles and David E. Graham
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7376-7383; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00772-07
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Expression and Association of Group IV Nitrogenase NifD and NifH Homologs in the Non-Nitrogen-Fixing Archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
Christopher R. Staples, Surobhi Lahiri, Jason Raymond, Lindsay Von Herbulis, Biswarup Mukhophadhyay, and Robert E. Blankenship
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7392-7398; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00876-07
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The Archaeon Methanosarcina acetivorans Contains a Protein Disulfide Reductase with an Iron-Sulfur Cluster
Daniel J. Lessner and James G. Ferry
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7475-7484; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00891-07
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Complex Formation by the mrpABCDEFG Gene Products, Which Constitute a Principal Na⁺/H⁺ Antiporter in Bacillus subtilis
Yusuke Kajiyama, Masato Otagiri, Junichi Sekiguchi, Saori Kosono, and Toshiaki Kudo
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7511-7514; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00968-07
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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Quorum-Sensing Regulation of the Production of Blp Bacteriocins in Streptococcus thermophilus
Laetitia Fontaine, Céline Boutry, Eric Guédon, Alain Guillot, Mariam Ibrahim, Benoît Grossiord, and Pascal Hols
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7195-7205; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00966-07
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Identification of the Origin of Transfer (oriT) and DNA Relaxase Required for Conjugation of the Integrative and Conjugative Element ICEBs1 of Bacillus subtilis
Catherine A. Lee and Alan D. Grossman
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7254-7261; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00932-07
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Contribution of the FtsQ Transmembrane Segment to Localization to the Cell Division Site
Dirk-Jan Scheffers, Carine Robichon, Gert Jan Haan, Tanneke den Blaauwen, Gregory Koningstein, Edwin van Bloois, Jon Beckwith, and Joen Luirink
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7273-7280; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00723-07
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Maintaining the Transcription Factor SpoIIID Level Late during Sporulation Causes Spore Defects in Bacillus subtilis
Lijuan Wang, John Perpich, Adam Driks, and Lee Kroos
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7302-7309; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00839-07
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The sbcDC Locus Mediates Repression of Type 5 Capsule Production as Part of the SOS Response in Staphylococcus aureus
Zhongyi Chen, Thanh T. Luong, and Chia Y. Lee
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7343-7350; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01079-07
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Cj0011c, a Periplasmic Single- and Double-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein, Contributes to Natural Transformation in Campylobacter jejuni
Byeonghwa Jeon and Qijing Zhang
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7399-7407; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01012-07
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Changes in Nucleoid Morphology and Origin Localization upon Inhibition or Alteration of the Actin Homolog, MreB, of Vibrio cholerae
Preeti Srivastava, Gäelle Demarre, Tatiana S. Karpova, James McNally, and Dhruba K. Chattoraj
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7450-7463; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00362-07
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Signal Transduction:

Organization of the Aerotaxis Receptor Aer in the Membrane of Escherichia coli
Divya N. Amin, Barry L. Taylor, and Mark S. Johnson
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7206-7212; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00871-07
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The Extension of the Fourth Transmembrane Helix of the Sensor Kinase KdpD of Escherichia coli Is Involved in Sensing
Petra Zimmann, Anne Steinbrügge, Maren Schniederberend, Kirsten Jung, and Karlheinz Altendorf
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7326-7334; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00976-07
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Induction of RpoS Degradation by the Two-Component System Regulator RstA in Salmonella enterica
María L. Cabeza, Andrés Aguirre, Fernando C. Soncini, and Eleonora García Véscovi
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7335-7342; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00801-07
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Microbial Cell Biology:

PhoPQ-Mediated Regulation Produces a More Robust Permeability Barrier in the Outer Membrane of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Takeshi Murata, Will Tseng, Tina Guina, Samuel I. Miller, and Hiroshi Nikaido
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7213-7222; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00973-07
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Nanoscale Visualization of a Fibrillar Array in the Cell Wall of Filamentous Cyanobacteria and Its Implications for Gliding Motility
Nicholas Read, Simon Connell, and David G. Adams
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7361-7366; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00706-07
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Proteins P24 and P41 Function in the Regulation of Terminal-Organelle Development and Gliding Motility in Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Benjamin M. Hasselbring and Duncan C. Krause
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7442-7449; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00867-07
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Cell Surface Filaments of the Gliding Bacterium Flavobacterium johnsoniae Revealed by Cryo-Electron Tomography
Jun Liu, Mark J. McBride, and Sriram Subramaniam
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7503-7506; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00957-07
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Mutations in Type I and Type IV Pilus Biosynthetic Genes Affect Twitching Motility Rates in Xylella fastidiosa
Leonardo De La Fuente, Thomas J. Burr, and Harvey C. Hoch
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7507-7510; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00934-07
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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

Short-Tailed Stx Phages Exploit the Conserved YaeT Protein To Disseminate Shiga Toxin Genes among Enterobacteria
Darren L. Smith, Chloë E. James, Martin J. Sergeant, Yan Yaxian, Jon R. Saunders, Alan J. McCarthy, and Heather E. Allison
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7223-7233; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00824-07
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Plasmids pMOL28 and pMOL30 of Cupriavidus metallidurans Are Specialized in the Maximal Viable Response to Heavy Metals
Sébastien Monchy, Mohammed A. Benotmane, Paul Janssen, Tatiana Vallaeys, Safiyh Taghavi, Daniel van der Lelie, and Max Mergeay
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7417-7425; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00375-07
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Site-Directed Mutagenesis Studies of Tn5 Transposase Residues Involved in Synaptic Complex Formation
Soheila Vaezeslami, Rachel Sterling, and William S. Reznikoff
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7436-7441; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00524-07
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Transducing Particles of Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity Island SaPI1 Are Comprised of Helper Phage-Encoded Proteins
Sandra M. Tallent, Timothy B. Langston, Richard G. Moran, and Gail E. Christie
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7520-7524; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00738-07
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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

A Serratia marcescens OxyR Homolog Mediates Surface Attachment and Biofilm Formation
Robert M. Q. Shanks, Nicholas A. Stella, Eric J. Kalivoda, Megan R. Doe, Dawn M. O'Dee, Kira L. Lathrop, Feng Li Guo, and Gerard J. Nau
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7262-7272; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00859-07
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Genomics and Proteomics:

Proteomic Characterization of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 Photosynthetic Membrane: Identification of New Proteins
Xiaohua Zeng, Jung Hyeob Roh, Stephen J. Callister, Christine L. Tavano, Timothy J. Donohue, Mary S. Lipton, and Samuel Kaplan
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7464-7474; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00946-07
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Structural Biology:

Structure of the Haemophilus influenzae HMW1B Translocator Protein: Evidence for a Twin Pore
Huilin Li, Susan Grass, Tao Wang, Tianbo Liu, and Joseph W. St. Geme, III
J. Bacteriol. October 2007 189: 7497-7502; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00541-07
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