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Contents: November 2007, Volume 189, Issue 21        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Cell Biology        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Plant Microbiology        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Epsilon-Toxin Plasmids of Clostridium perfringens Type D Are Conjugative Meredith L. Hughes, Rachael Poon, Vicki Adams, Sameera Sayeed, Juliann Saputo, Francisco A. Uzal, Bruce A. McClane, and Julian I. Rood J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7531-7538; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00767-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydophila pneumoniae PknD Exhibits Dual Amino Acid Specificity and Phosphorylates Cpn0712, a Putative Type III Secretion YscD Homolog Dustin L. Johnson and James B. Mahony J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7549-7555; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00893-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Perturbation of Cell Wall Synthesis Suppresses Autolysis in Staphylococcus aureus: Evidence for Coregulation of Cell Wall Synthetic and Hydrolytic Enzymes Aude Antignac, Krzysztof Sieradzki, and Alexander Tomasz J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7573-7580; published ahead of print September 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01048-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Roles of Individual Domains in Selection of Secretion Route of a Streptococcus parasanguinis Serine-Rich Adhesin, Fap1 Qiang Chen, Baiming Sun, Hui Wu, Zhixiang Peng, and Paula M. Fives-Taylor J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7610-7617; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00748-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombining Population Structure of Plesiomonas shigelloides (Enterobacteriaceae) Revealed by Multilocus Sequence Typing Anna Salerno, Alexis Delétoile, Martine Lefevre, Ivan Ciznar, Karel Krovacek, Patrick Grimont, and Sylvain Brisse J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7808-7818; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00796-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Activation of yeaR-yoaG Operon Transcription by the Nitrate-Responsive Regulator NarL Is Independent of Oxygen- Responsive Regulator Fnr in Escherichia coli K-12 Hsia-Yin Lin, Peggy J. Bledsoe, and Valley Stewart J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7539-7548; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00953-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Glucose Transport Causes Preferential Utilization of Aromatic Compounds in Pseudomonas putida CSV86 Aditya Basu, Rahul Shrivastava, Bhakti Basu, Shree K. Apte, and Prashant S. Phale J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7556-7562; published ahead of print September 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01235-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of the Detoxifying Enzyme Lactoylglutathione Lyase in Streptococcus mutans Aciduricity Bryan Korithoski, Céline M. Lévesque, and Dennis G. Cvitkovitch J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7586-7592; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00754-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cobalt Targets Multiple Metabolic Processes in Salmonella enterica Michael P. Thorgersen and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7774-7781; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00962-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The NtcA-Regulated amtB Gene Is Necessary for Full Methylammonium Uptake Activity in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus Javier Paz-Yepes, Antonia Herrero, and Enrique Flores J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7791-7798; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00404-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Deoxycytidine Pathway for Thymidylate Synthesis in Escherichia coli Bernard Weiss J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7922-7926; published ahead of print September 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00461-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cloning of a Gene Cluster Involved in the Catabolism of p-Nitrophenol by Arthrobacter sp. Strain JS443 and Characterization of the p-Nitrophenol Monooxygenase Lynda L. Perry and Gerben J. Zylstra J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7563-7572; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01849-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The CbiB Protein of Salmonella enterica Is an Integral Membrane Protein Involved in the Last Step of the De Novo Corrin Ring Biosynthetic Pathway Carmen L. Zayas, Kathy Claas, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7697-7708; published ahead of print September 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01090-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Identification and Characterization of a Channel-Forming Protein in the Cell Wall Bettina Schiffler, Enrico Barth, Mamadou Daffé, and Roland Benz J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7709-7719; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00864-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase Activity of SlyD Is Not Required for Maturation of Escherichia coli Hydrogenase Jie Wei Zhang, Michael R. Leach, and Deborah B. Zamble J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7942-7944; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00922-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Peptide Signals Encode Protein Localization Jay H. Russell and Kenneth C. Keiler J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7581-7585; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00981-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyocin S2 (Sa) Kills Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains via the FpvA Type I Ferripyoverdine Receptor Sarah Denayer, Sandra Matthijs, and Pierre Cornelis J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7663-7668; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00992-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A TolC-Like Protein Is Required for Heterocyst Development in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Suncana Moslavac, Kerstin Nicolaisen, Oliver Mirus, Fadi Al Dehni, Rafael Pernil, Enrique Flores, Iris Maldener, and Enrico Schleiff J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7887-7895; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00750-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigen 84, an Effector of Pleiomorphism in Mycobacterium smegmatis Liem Nguyen, Nicole Scherr, John Gatfield, Anne Walburger, Jean Pieters, and Charles J. Thompson J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7896-7910; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00726-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Motors Powering A-Motility in Myxococcus xanthus Are Distributed along the Cell Body Oleksii Sliusarenko, David R. Zusman, and George Oster J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7920-7921; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00923-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Complex Regulation of Urease Formation from the Two Promoters of the ure Operon of Klebsiella pneumoniae Qiong Liu and Robert A. Bender J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7593-7599; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01096-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence and Prodigiosin Antibiotic Biosynthesis in Serratia Are Regulated Pleiotropically by the GGDEF/EAL Domain Protein, PigX Peter C. Fineran, Neil R. Williamson, Kathryn S. Lilley, and George P. C. Salmond J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7653-7662; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00671-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Circadian Clock-Related Gene pex Regulates a Negative cis Element in the kaiA Promoter Region Shinsuke Kutsuna, Takao Kondo, Haruki Ikegami, Tatsuya Uzumaki, Mitsunori Katayama, and Masahiro Ishiura J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7690-7696; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00835-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abh and AbrB Control of Bacillus subtilis Antimicrobial Gene Expression Mark A. Strauch, Benjamin G. Bobay, John Cavanagh, Fude Yao, Angelo Wilson, and Yoann Le Breton J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7720-7732; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01081-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgR Represses the Rhl Quorum-Sensing System in a Biofilm-Specific Manner Lisa A. Morici, Alexander J. Carterson, Victoria E. Wagner, Anders Frisk, Jill R. Schurr, Kerstin Höner zu Bentrup, Daniel J. Hassett, Barbara H. Iglewski, Karin Sauer, and Michael J. Schurr J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7752-7764; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01797-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

RegA Control of Bacteriochlorophyll and Carotenoid Synthesis in Rhodobacter capsulatus Jonathan Willett, James L. Smart, and Carl E. Bauer J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7765-7773; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00853-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Identification and Characterization of TriABC-OpmH, a Triclosan Efflux Pump of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Requiring Two Membrane Fusion Proteins Takehiko Mima, Swati Joshi, Margarita Gomez-Escalada, and Herbert P. Schweizer J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7600-7609; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00850-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement of the Zinc-Binding Domain of ClpX for Spx Proteolysis in Bacillus subtilis and Effects of Disulfide Stress on ClpXP Activity Ying Zhang and Peter Zuber J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7669-7680; published ahead of print September 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00745-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

gerT, a Newly Discovered Germination Gene under the Control of the Sporulation Transcription Factor K in Bacillus subtilis Caitlin C. Ferguson, Amy H. Camp, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7681-7689; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01053-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of a Small, Acid-Soluble Spore Protein from Clostridium perfringens on the Resistance Properties of Bacillus subtilis Spores Juan Francisco Leyva-Illades, Barbara Setlow, Mahfuzur R. Sarker, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7927-7931; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01179-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Locus Important for Myxococcus Social Motility and Development Cui-ying Zhang, Ke Cai, Hong Liu, Yong Zhang, Hong-wei Pan, Bing Wang, Zhi-hong Wu, Wei Hu, and Yue-zhong Li J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7937-7941; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00942-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The T4 RI Antiholin Has an N-Terminal Signal Anchor Release Domain That Targets It for Degradation by DegP Tram Anh T. Tran, Douglas K. Struck, and Ry Young J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7618-7625; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00854-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TcpA, an FtsK/SpoIIIE Homolog, Is Essential for Transfer of the Conjugative Plasmid pCW3 in Clostridium perfringens Jennifer A. Parsons, Trudi L. Bannam, Rodney J. Devenish, and Julian I. Rood J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7782-7790; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00783-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Characterization of Phenylpyruvate Decarboxylase, Involved in Auxin Production of Azospirillum brasilense Stijn Spaepen, Wim Versées, Dörte Gocke, Martina Pohl, Jan Steyaert, and Jos Vanderleyden J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7626-7633; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00830-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RelA-Dependent (p)ppGpp Production Controls Exoenzyme Synthesis in Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica Jinhong Wang, Noemie Gardiol, Tom Burr, George P. C. Salmond, and Martin Welch J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7643-7652; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00920-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain-Ecotype Specificity in Sinorhizobium meliloti-Medicago truncatula Symbiosis Is Correlated to Succinoglycan Oligosaccharide Structure Senay Simsek, Tuula Ojanen-Reuhs, Samuel B. Stephens, and Bradley L. Reuhs J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7733-7740; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00739-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Proteins Associated with the Myxococcus xanthus Extracellular Matrix Patrick D. Curtis, James Atwood, III, Ron Orlando, and Lawrence J. Shimkets J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7634-7642; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01007-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Transcriptional Changes in Streptococcus gordonii in Response to Competence Signaling Peptide M. M. Vickerman, S. Iobst, A. M. Jesionowski, and S. R. Gill J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7799-7807; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01023-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel Surface Proteins of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by Affinity Purification and Proteomics Yan Ge and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7819-7828; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00866-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Sigma Factors in Controlling Global Gene Expression in Light/Dark Transitions in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Tina C. Summerfield and Louis A. Sherman J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7829-7840; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01036-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Relatedness of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Biosynthetic Loci Angeliki Mavroidi, David M. Aanensen, Daniel Godoy, Ian C. Skovsted, Margit S. Kaltoft, Peter R. Reeves, Stephen D. Bentley, and Brian G. Spratt J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7841-7855; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00836-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Predicted Functions and Linkage Specificities of the Products of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Biosynthetic Loci David M. Aanensen, Angeliki Mavroidi, Stephen D. Bentley, Peter R. Reeves, and Brian G. Spratt J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7856-7876; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00837-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defining the Stressome of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis In Vitro and in Naturally Infected Cows Chia-wei Wu, Shelly K. Schmoller, Sung Jae Shin, and Adel M. Talaat J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7877-7886; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00780-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Diversity of Bacteriocins and Activity Spectrum in Streptococcus pneumoniae Thomas Lux, Michael Nuhn, Regine Hakenbeck, and Peter Reichmann J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7741-7751; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00474-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Staphylococcal Biofilm Formation by Nitrite Steffen Schlag, Christiane Nerz, Timo A. Birkenstock, Florian Altenberend, and Friedrich Götz J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7911-7919; published ahead of print August 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00598-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Inferring the Evolutionary History of Vibrios by Means of Multilocus Sequence Analysis Tomoo Sawabe, Kumiko Kita-Tsukamoto, and Fabiano L. Thompson J. Bacteriol. November 2007 189: 7932-7936; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00693-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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