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Contents: December 2007, Volume 189, Issue 24        Guest Commentaries        Gene Regulation        Genomics and Proteomics        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Cell Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Population Genetics and Evolution        Errata

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Guest Commentaries:

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Gene-Specific Regulation by a Transcript Cleavage Factor: Facilitating Promoter Escape Ann Hochschild J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8769-8771; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01611-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Analysis of Promoter Targets for Escherichia coli Transcription Elongation Factor GreA In Vivo and In Vitro Ekaterina Stepanova, Jookyung Lee, Maria Ozerova, Ekaterina Semenova, Kirill Datsenko, Barry L. Wanner, Konstantin Severinov, and Sergei Borukhov J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8772-8785; published ahead of print August 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00911-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of D-Xylose Metabolism in Caulobacter crescentus by a LacI-Type Repressor Craig Stephens, Beat Christen, Kelly Watanabe, Thomas Fuchs, and Urs Jenal J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8828-8834; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01342-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of MazFSa, an Endoribonuclease from Staphylococcus aureus Zhibiao Fu, Niles P. Donegan, Guido Memmi, and Ambrose L. Cheung J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8871-8879; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01272-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Genomic Hybridization Detects Secondary Chromosomal Deletions in Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 Mutants and Highlights Instability in the flhDC Region Jon L. Hobman, Mala D. Patel, G. Aida Hidalgo-Arroyo, S. James L. Cariss, Matthew B. Avison, Charles W. Penn, and Chrystala Constantinidou J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8786-8792; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00977-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy of Mycobacterial Adhesin-Adhesin Interactions Claire Verbelen, Dominique Raze, Frédérique Dewitte, Camille Locht, and Yves F. Dufrêne J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8801-8806; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01299-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Response of Desulfovibrio vulgaris to Alkaline Stress Sergey Stolyar, Qiang He, Marcin P. Joachimiak, Zhili He, Zamin Koo Yang, Sharon E. Borglin, Dominique C. Joyner, Katherine Huang, Eric Alm, Terry C. Hazen, Jizhong Zhou, Judy D. Wall, Adam P. Arkin, and David A. Stahl J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8944-8952; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00284-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Horizontal Gene Transfer Event Defines Two Distinct Groups within Burkholderia pseudomallei That Have Dissimilar Geographic Distributions Apichai Tuanyok, Raymond K. Auerbach, Thomas S. Brettin, David C. Bruce, A. Christine Munk, J. Chris Detter, Talima Pearson, Heidie Hornstra, Rasana W. Sermswan, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Sharon J. Peacock, Bart J. Currie, Paul Keim, and David M. Wagner J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9044-9049; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01264-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution and Functional Characterization of the RH50 Gene from the Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterium Nitrosomonas europaea Baya Cherif-Zahar, Anne Durand, Ingo Schmidt, Nabila Hamdaoui, Ivan Matic, Mike Merrick, and Giorgio Matassi J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9090-9100; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01089-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Myxococcus xanthus Developmental Program Can Be Delayed by Inhibition of DNA Replication Christopher J. Rosario and Mitchell Singer J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8793-8800; published ahead of print September 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01361-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Basis of the Defective Heat Stress Response in Mycobacterium leprae Diana L. Williams, Tana L. Pittman, Mike Deshotel, Sandra Oby-Robinson, Issar Smith, and Robert Husson J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8818-8827; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00601-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of the Transcription of a Short Gene Encoding a Cyclic Peptide in Streptococcus thermophilus: a New Quorum-Sensing System? Mariam Ibrahim, Alain Guillot, Francoise Wessner, Florence Algaron, Colette Besset, Pascal Courtin, Rozenn Gardan, and Véronique Monnet J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8844-8854; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01057-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cohabitation of Two Different lexA Regulons in Pseudomonas putida Marc Abella, Susana Campoy, Ivan Erill, Fernando Rojo, and Jordi Barbé J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8855-8862; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01213-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of the dps Promoter of Mycobacterium smegmatis: Promoter Recognition by Stress-Specific Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factors H and F Rakhi Pait Chowdhury, Surbhi Gupta, and Dipankar Chatterji J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8973-8981; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01222-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transient Erythromycin Resistance Phenotype Associated with Peptidyl-tRNA Drop-Off on Early UGG and GGG Codons Mirjana Macvanin, Ernesto I. Gonzalez de Valdivia, David H. Ardell, and Leif A. Isaksson J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8993-9000; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01004-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transmembrane Helix 12 of the Staphylococcus aureus Multidrug Transporter QacA Lines the Bivalent Cationic Drug Binding Pocket Karl A. Hassan, Ronald A. Skurray, and Melissa H. Brown J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9131-9134; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01492-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YhbO Protects Cells against Multiple Stresses Jad Abdallah, Teresa Caldas, Fatoum Kthiri, Renée Kern, and Gilbert Richarme J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9140-9144; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01208-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Multiple Superoxide Dismutases in Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Functional Analysis, Gene Regulation, and Influence on Tumorigenesis Panatda Saenkham, Warawan Eiamphungporn, Stephen K. Farrand, Paiboon Vattanaviboon, and Skorn Mongkolsuk J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8807-8817; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00960-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Target Genes Controlled by the Bradyrhizobium japonicum Two-Component Regulatory System RegSR Andrea Lindemann, Annina Moser, Gabriella Pessi, Felix Hauser, Markus Friberg, Hauke Hennecke, and Hans-Martin Fischer J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8928-8943; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01088-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of the Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate (PHB) Granule-Associated Proteins (PhaP1 and PhaP2) on PHB Accumulation and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm1021 Chunxia Wang, Xiaoyan Sheng, Raymie C. Equi, Maria A. Trainer, Trevor C. Charles, and Bruno W. S. Sobral J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9050-9056; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01190-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Full Activation of Enterococcus faecalis Gelatinase by a C-Terminal Proteolytic Cleavage Maria Florencia Del Papa, Lynn E. Hancock, Vinai C. Thomas, and Marta Perego J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8835-8843; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01311-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the M.HpyAIV DNA Methyltransferase of Helicobacter pylori Anna Skoglund, Britta Björkholm, Christina Nilsson, Anders F. Andersson, Cecilia Jernberg, Katja Schirwitz, Cristofer Enroth, Margareta Krabbe, and Lars Engstrand J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8914-8921; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00108-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Organization of the Autotransporter Adhesin Involved in Diffuse Adherence Marie-Ève Charbonneau and Michael Mourez J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9020-9029; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01238-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Orotate Phosphoribosyltransferase from Corynebacterium ammoniagenes Lacking a Conserved Lysine Xing Wang, Cuiqing Ma, Xiuwen Wang, and Ping Xu J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9030-9036; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01161-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Crystal Structure of the NADH:Quinone Oxidoreductase WrbA from Escherichia coli Susana L. A. Andrade, Eric V. Patridge, James G. Ferry, and Oliver Einsle J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9101-9107; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01336-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Aldouronate Utilization Gene Cluster from Paenibacillus sp. Strain JDR-2 Virginia Chow, Guang Nong, and James F. Preston J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8863-8870; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01141-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

O-Linked Glycosylation Ensures the Normal Conformation of the Autotransporter Adhesin Involved in Diffuse Adherence Marie-Ève Charbonneau, Victoria Girard, Anastasia Nikolakakis, Manuel Campos, Frédéric Berthiaume, France Dumas, François Lépine, and Michael Mourez J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8880-8889; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00969-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unusual Starch Degradation Pathway via Cyclodextrins in the Hyperthermophilic Sulfate-Reducing Archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus Strain 7324 Antje Labes and Peter Schönheit J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8901-8913; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01136-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cysteine Metabolism-Related Genes and Bacterial Resistance to Potassium Tellurite Derie E. Fuentes, Eugenia L. Fuentes, Miguel E. Castro, José M. Pérez, Manuel A. Araya, Thomas G. Chasteen, Sergio E. Pichuantes, and Claudio C. Vásquez J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8953-8960; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01252-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Multidrug Efflux Systems Involved in Multidrug and Metal Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Kunihiko Nishino, Eiji Nikaido, and Akihito Yamaguchi J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9066-9075; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01045-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Fourth Formate Dehydrogenase in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 and Confirmation of the Essential Role of Formate Oxidation in Methylotrophy Ludmila Chistoserdova, Gregory J. Crowther, Julia A. Vorholt, Elizabeth Skovran, Jean-Charles Portais, and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9076-9081; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01229-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Direct Transcriptional Control of the Plasminogen Activator Gene of Yersinia pestis by the Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein Tae-Jong Kim, Sadhana Chauhan, Vladimir L. Motin, Ee-Been Goh, Michele M. Igo, and Glenn M. Young J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8890-8900; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00972-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4-Diphosphocytidyl-2-C-Methyl-D-Erythritol Synthase: Potential for Drug Development Hyungjin Eoh, Amanda C. Brown, Lori Buetow, William N. Hunter, Tanya Parish, Devinder Kaur, Patrick J. Brennan, and Dean C. Crick J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8922-8927; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00925-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Conserved Glycine Residue of Trimeric Autotransporter Domains Plays a Key Role in Yersinia Adhesin A Autotransport Ulrike Grosskinsky, Monika Schütz, Michaela Fritz, Yvonne Schmid, Marina C. Lamparter, Pawel Szczesny, Andrei N. Lupas, Ingo B. Autenrieth, and Dirk Linke J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9011-9019; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00985-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Burkholderia cenocepacia C5424 Produces a Pigment with Antioxidant Properties Using a Homogentisate Intermediate Karen E. Keith, Lauren Killip, Panqing He, Graham R. Moran, and Miguel A. Valvano J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9057-9065; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00436-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Isolation of Cold-Sensitive yidC Mutants Provides Insights into the Substrate Profile of the YidC Insertase and the Importance of Transmembrane 3 in YidC Function Jijun Yuan, Gregory J. Phillips, and Ross E. Dalbey J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8961-8972; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01365-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptomyces coelicolor Genes ftsL and divIC Play a Role in Cell Division but Are Dispensable for Colony Formation Jennifer A. Bennett, Rachel M. Aimino, and Joseph R. McCormick J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 8982-8992; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01303-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Division Inhibitor EzrA Contains a Seven-Residue Patch Required for Maintaining the Dynamic Nature of the Medial FtsZ Ring Daniel P. Haeusser, Anna Cristina Garza, Amy Z. Buscher, and Petra Anne Levin J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9001-9010; published ahead of print September 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01172-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping Critical Interactive Sites within the Periplasmic Domain of the Vibrio cholerae Type II Secretion Protein EpsM Tanya L. Johnson, Maria E. Scott, and Maria Sandkvist J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9082-9089; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01256-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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TrwC-Mediated Site-Specific Recombination Is Controlled by Host Factors Altering Local DNA Topology Carolina Elvira César and Matxalen Llosa J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9037-9043; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01152-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Introduction of the Foreign Transposon Tn4560 in Streptomyces coelicolor Leads to Genetic Instability near the Native Insertion Sequence IS1649 Elizabeth M. Widenbrant and Camilla M. Kao J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9108-9116; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00983-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptomyces coelicolor Undergoes Spontaneous Chromosomal End Replacement Elizabeth M. Widenbrant, Hsiu-Hui Tsai, Carton W. Chen, and Camilla M. Kao J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9117-9121; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01049-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon Tn7 Directs Transposition into the Genome of Filamentous Bacteriophage M13 Using the Element-Encoded TnsE Protein Jessica A. Finn, Adam R. Parks, and Joseph E. Peters J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9122-9125; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01451-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pinholin of Lambdoid Phage 21: Control of Lysis by Membrane Depolarization Taehyun Park, Douglas K. Struck, Chelsey A. Dankenbring, and Ry Young J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9135-9139; published ahead of print September 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00847-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Spatial Organization of Myxococcus xanthus during Fruiting Body Formation Patrick D. Curtis, Rion G. Taylor, Roy D. Welch, and Lawrence J. Shimkets J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9126-9130; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01008-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Genetic Diversity of the Gene Cluster Encoding Longus, a Type IV Pilus of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Oscar G. Gomez-Duarte, Sujay Chattopadhyay, Scott J. Weissman, Jorge A. Giron, James B. Kaper, and Evgeni V. Sokurenko J. Bacteriol. December 2007 189: 9145-9149; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00722-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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. December 2007 189: 9150 [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. December 2007 189: 9151 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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