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Contents: February 2007, Volume 189, Issue 3        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Genomics and Proteomics        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Errata

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Guest Commentaries:

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New Insights into Acetone Metabolism Robert P. Hausinger J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 671-673; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01578-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Evolution of Catabolic Pathways: Genomic Insights into Microbial s-Triazine Metabolism N. Shapir, E. F. Mongodin, M. J. Sadowsky, S. C. Daugherty, K. E. Nelson, and L. P. Wackett J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 674-682; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01257-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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The Complete Genome Sequence of Roseobacter denitrificans Reveals a Mixotrophic Rather than Photosynthetic Metabolism Wesley D. Swingley, Sumedha Sadekar, Stephen D. Mastrian, Heather J. Matthies, Jicheng Hao, Hector Ramos, Chaitanya R. Acharya, Amber L. Conrad, Heather L. Taylor, Liza C. Dejesa, Maulik K. Shah, Maeve E. O'Huallachain, Michael T. Lince, Robert E. Blankenship, J. Thomas Beatty, and Jeffrey W. Touchman J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 683-690; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01390-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Vibrio Polysaccharide Synthesis and Virulence Factor Production by CdgC, a GGDEF-EAL Domain Protein, in Vibrio cholerae Bentley Lim, Sinem Beyhan, and Fitnat H. Yildiz J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 717-729; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00834-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Analysis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Zur (FurB) Regulon Anna Maciag, Elisa Dainese, G. Marcela Rodriguez, Anna Milano, Roberta Provvedi, Maria R. Pasca, Issar Smith, Giorgio Palù, Giovanna Riccardi, and Riccardo Manganelli J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 730-740; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01190-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Diverse Archaeal Proteins with Class III Signal Peptides Cleaved by Distinct Archaeal Prepilin Peptidases Zalán Szabó, Adriana Oliveira Stahl, Sonja-V. Albers, Jessica C. Kissinger, Arnold J. M. Driessen, and Mechthild Pohlschröder J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 772-778; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01547-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Self-Splicing of the Bacteriophage T4 Group I Introns Requires Efficient Translation of the Pre-mRNA In Vivo and Correlates with the Growth State of the Infected Bacterium Linus Sandegren and Britt-Marie Sjöberg J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 980-990; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01287-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteome and Differential Expression Analysis of Membrane and Cytosolic Proteins from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Strains K-10 and 187 Thomas J. Radosevich, Timothy A. Reinhardt, John D. Lippolis, John P. Bannantine, and Judith R. Stabel J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1109-1117; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01420-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus subtilis Genome Diversity Ashlee M. Earl, Richard Losick, and Roberto Kolter J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1163-1170; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01343-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Morphogenesis of the Bacillus anthracis Spore Rebecca Giorno, Joel Bozue, Christopher Cote, Theresa Wenzel, Krishna-Sulayman Moody, Michael Mallozzi, Matthew Ryan, Rong Wang, Ryszard Zielke, Janine R. Maddock, Arthur Friedlander, Susan Welkos, and Adam Driks J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 691-705; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00921-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of a Putative Polysaccharide Locus in Bordetella Biofilm Development Gina Parise, Meenu Mishra, Yoshikane Itoh, Tony Romeo, and Rajendar Deora J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 750-760; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00953-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anionic Lipids Enriched at the ExPortal of Streptococcus pyogenes Jason W. Rosch, Fong Fu Hsu, and Michael G. Caparon J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 801-806; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01549-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Relevance of Colony Morphology and Phenotypic Switching by Burkholderia pseudomallei Narisara Chantratita, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Khaemaporn Boonbumrung, Rachaneeporn Tiyawisutsri, Mongkol Vesaratchavest, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Wirongrong Chierakul, Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin, Sasithorn Pukritiyakamee, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 807-817; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01258-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AccD6, a Member of the Fas II Locus, Is a Functional Carboxyltransferase Subunit of the Acyl-Coenzyme A Carboxylase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Jaiyanth Daniel, Tae-Jin Oh, Chang-Muk Lee, and Pappachan E. Kolattukudy J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 911-917; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01019-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of OpdH, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Porin Involved in the Uptake of Tricarboxylates Sandeep Tamber, Elke Maier, Roland Benz, and Robert E. W. Hancock J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 929-939; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01296-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lateral Gene Transfer In Vitro in the Intracellular Pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis Robert DeMars, Jason Weinfurter, Erin Guex, John Lin, and Yvonne Potucek J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 991-1003; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00845-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The OxyR Regulon in Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Alistair Harrison, William C. Ray, Beth D. Baker, David W. Armbruster, Lauren O. Bakaletz, and Robert S. Munson, Jr. J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1004-1012; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01040-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catalase (KatA) and Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase (AhpC) Have Compensatory Roles in Peroxide Stress Resistance and Are Required for Survival, Persistence, and Nasal Colonization in Staphylococcus aureus Kate Cosgrove, Graham Coutts, Ing-Marie Jonsson, Andrej Tarkowski, John F. Kokai-Kun, James J. Mond, and Simon J. Foster J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1025-1035; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01524-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Second Galacturonic Acid Transferase Is Required for Core Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis and Complete Capsule Association with the Cell Surface in Klebsiella pneumoniae Sandra Fresno, Natalia Jiménez, Rocío Canals, Susana Merino, Maria Michela Corsaro, Rosa Lanzetta, Michelangelo Parrilli, Giuseppina Pieretti, Miguel Regué, and Juan M. Tomás J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1128-1137; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01489-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Inner Cavity of Escherichia coli DegP Protein Is Not Essential for Molecular Chaperone and Proteolytic Activity Ahmad Jomaa, Daniela Damjanovic, Vivian Leong, Rodolfo Ghirlando, Jack Iwanczyk, and Joaquin Ortega J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 706-716; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01334-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Family Shuffling of Soil DNA To Change the Regiospecificity of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 Biphenyl Dioxygenase Julie Vézina, Diane Barriault, and Michel Sylvestre J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 779-788; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01267-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Membrane-Spanning and Periplasmic Segments of CcmI Have Distinct Functions during Cytochrome c Biogenesis in Rhodobacter capsulatus Carsten Sanders, Clémence Boulay, and Fevzi Daldal J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 789-800; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01441-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Does the Importance of the C-Terminal Residues in the Maturation of RgpB from Porphyromonas gingivalis Reveal a Novel Mechanism for Protein Export in a Subgroup of Gram-Negative Bacteria? Ky-Anh Nguyen, James Travis, and Jan Potempa J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 833-843; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01530-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Protein from a Parasitic Microorganism, Rickettsia prowazekii, Can Cleave the Signal Sequences of Proteins Targeting Mitochondria Sakae Kitada, Tsuneo Uchiyama, Tomoyuki Funatsu, Yumiko Kitada, Tadashi Ogishima, and Akio Ito J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 844-850; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01261-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Reconstitution of SdcS, a Na+-Coupled Dicarboxylate Carrier Protein from Staphylococcus aureus Jason A. Hall and Ana M. Pajor J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 880-885; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01452-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Acetone Metabolism in a Propane-Utilizing Bacterium, Gordonia sp. Strain TY-5 Tetsuya Kotani, Hiroya Yurimoto, Nobuo Kato, and Yasuyoshi Sakai J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 886-893; published ahead of print October 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01054-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physical and Functional Interactions between Escherichia coli MutY Glycosylase and Mismatch Repair Protein MutS Haibo Bai and A-Lien Lu J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 902-910; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01513-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Conserved Histidine in Cytochrome c Maturation Permease CcmB of Shewanella putrefaciens Is Required for Anaerobic Growth below a Threshold Standard Redox Potential Jason R. Dale, Roy Wade, Jr., and Thomas J. DiChristina J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1036-1043; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01249-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyclohexa-1,5-Diene-1-Carbonyl-Coenzyme A (CoA) Hydratases of Geobacter metallireducens and Syntrophus aciditrophicus: Evidence for a Common Benzoyl-CoA Degradation Pathway in Facultative and Strict Anaerobes Franziska Peters, Yoshifumi Shinoda, Michael J. McInerney, and Matthias Boll J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1055-1060; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01467-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chloroplast SecA and Escherichia coli SecA Have Distinct Lipid and Signal Peptide Preferences Changqi Sun, Sharyn L. Rusch, Jinoh Kim, and Debra A. Kendall J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1171-1175; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01589-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Phosphoenolpyruvate in the NADP-Isocitrate Dehydrogenase and Isocitrate Lyase Reaction in Escherichia coli Tadashi Ogawa, Keiko Murakami, Hirotada Mori, Nobuyoshi Ishii, Masaru Tomita, and Masataka Yoshin J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1176-1178; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01628-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Phosphoinositides Are Involved in Control of the Glucose-Dependent Growth Resumption That Follows the Transition Phase in Streptomyces lividans H. Chouayekh, H. Nothaft, S. Delaunay, M. Linder, B. Payrastre, N. Seghezzi, F. Titgemeyer, and M. J. Virolle J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 741-749; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00891-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Thiol:Disulfide Oxidoreductase DsbB Mediates the Oxidizing Effects of the Toxic Metalloid Tellurite (TeO32–) on the Plasma Membrane Redox System of the Facultative Phototroph Rhodobacter capsulatus Francesca Borsetti, Francesco Francia, Raymond J. Turner, and Davide Zannoni J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 851-859; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01080-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Central Metabolic Pathways in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Reinterpreted in the Light of Isotopic Metabolite Labeling Yinjie J. Tang, Adam L. Meadows, James Kirby, and Jay D. Keasling J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 894-901; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00926-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Storage Lipid Accumulation in Alcanivorax borkumensis: Evidence for Alternative Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis Routes in Bacteria Rainer Kalscheuer, Tim Stöveken, Ursula Malkus, Rudolf Reichelt, Peter N. Golyshin, Julia S. Sabirova, Manuel Ferrer, Kenneth N. Timmis, and Alexander Steinbüchel J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 918-928; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01292-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathway Confirmation and Flux Analysis of Central Metabolic Pathways in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Fourier Transform-Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry Yinjie Tang, Francesco Pingitore, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Richard Phan, Terry C. Hazen, and Jay D. Keasling J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 940-949; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00948-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Screening of Genes Required for Swarming Motility in Escherichia coli K-12 Tetsuyoshi Inoue, Ryuji Shingaki, Shotaro Hirose, Kaori Waki, Hirotada Mori, and Kazuhiro Fukui J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 950-957; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01294-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of the cynABDS Operon and the CO2-Concentrating Mechanism in the Light-Dependent Transport and Metabolism of Cyanate by Cyanobacteria George S. Espie, Farid Jalali, Tommy Tong, Natalie J. Zacal, and Anthony K.-C. So J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1013-1024; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01328-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Novel Type IV Secretion System Involved in Propagation of Genomic Islands Mario Juhas, Derrick W. Crook, Ioanna D. Dimopoulou, Gerton Lunter, Rosalind M. Harding, David J. P. Ferguson, and Derek W. Hood J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 761-771; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01327-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity among Botulinum Neurotoxin-Producing Clostridial Strains K. K. Hill, T. J. Smith, C. H. Helma, L. O. Ticknor, B. T. Foley, R. T. Svensson, J. L. Brown, E. A. Johnson, L. A. Smith, R. T. Okinaka, P. J. Jackson, and J. D. Marks J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 818-832; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01180-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Translation Control of trpG from Transcripts Originating from the Folate Operon Promoter of Bacillus subtilis Is Influenced by Translation-Mediated Displacement of Bound TRAP, While Translation Control of Transcripts Originating from a Newly Identified trpG Promoter Is Not Helen Yakhnin, Alexander V. Yakhnin, and Paul Babitzke J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 872-879; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01398-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes Regulated by the cepIR Quorum-Sensing System in Burkholderia cenocepacia by High-Throughput Screening of a Random Promoter Library Benchamas Subsin, Catherine E. Chambers, Michelle B. Visser, and Pamela A. Sokol J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 968-979; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01201-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

M.SpyI, a DNA Methyltransferase Encoded on a mefA Chimeric Element, Modifies the Genome of Streptococcus pyogenes Chad W. Euler, Patricia A. Ryan, Judith M. Martin, and Vincent A. Fischetti J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1044-1054; published ahead of print November 3, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01411-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Interaction between the Initiator Protein (Rep) and Origin of Plasmid ColE2-P9 M. Han, M. Yagura, and T. Itoh J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1061-1071; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01455-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of GerD in Germination of Bacillus subtilis Spores Patricia L. Pelczar, Takao Igarashi, Barbara Setlow, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1090-1098; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01606-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Characterization of a Specific Glycopeptidolipid Containing a Novel N-Acyl-Deoxy Sugar from Mycobacterium intracellulare Serotype 7 and Genetic Analysis of Its Glycosylation Pathway Nagatoshi Fujiwara, Noboru Nakata, Shinji Maeda, Takashi Naka, Matsumi Doe, Ikuya Yano, and Kazuo Kobayashi J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1099-1108; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01471-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoregulator Protein PhaR for Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxybutyrate [P(3HB)] Possibly Has Two Separate Domains That Bind to the Target DNA and P(3HB): Functional Mapping of Amino Acid Residues Responsible for DNA Binding Miwa Yamada, Koichi Yamashita, Akiko Wakuda, Kazuyoshi Ichimura, Akira Maehara, Michihisa Maeda, and Seiichi Taguchi J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1118-1127; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01550-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of GapA with HPr and Its Homologue, Crh: Novel Levels of Regulation of a Key Step of Glycolysis in Bacillus subtilis? Frédérique Pompeo, Jennifer Luciano, and Anne Galinier J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1154-1157; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01575-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Functional Analysis of luxS in the Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Reveals a Central Metabolic Role Important for Growth and Biofilm Formation Sarah Lebeer, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Tine L. A. Verhoeven, Abeer A. Fadda, Kathleen Marchal, and Jos Vanderleyden J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 860-871; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01394-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Expression of the Major Porin Gene mspA Is Regulated in Mycobacterium smegmatis Dietmar Hillmann, Iris Eschenbacher, Anja Thiel, and Michael Niederweis J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 958-967; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01474-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Denitrification Genes in Neisseria meningitidis by Nitric Oxide and the Repressor NsrR Jonathan D. Rock, Melanie J. Thomson, Robert C. Read, and James W. B. Moir J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1138-1144; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01368-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RamB, the Transcriptional Regulator of Acetate Metabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum, Is Subject to Regulation by RamA and RamB Annette Cramer, Marc Auchter, Julia Frunzke, Michael Bott, and Bernhard J. Eikmanns J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1145-1149; published ahead of print November 17, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01061-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Evidence Suggests that the Intergenic Region between pstA and pstB Plays a Role in the Regulation of rpoS Translation during Phosphate Limitation Michael S. Schurdell, Garrett M. Woodbury, and William R. McCleary J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1150-1153; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01482-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Integration and Excision of a Newly Discovered Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon, CTnBST Neil A. Wesslund, Gui-Rong Wang, Bo Song, Nadja B. Shoemaker, and Abigail A. Salyers J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1072-1082; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01064-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Characterization of Two Sets of Subpolar Flagella in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Masaomi Kanbe, Jin Yagasaki, Susanne Zehner, Michael Göttfert, and Shin-Ichi Aizawa J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1083-1089; published ahead of print November 10, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01405-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SwmB, a 1.12-Megadalton Protein That Is Required for Nonflagellar Swimming Motility in Synechococcus J. McCarren and B. Brahamsha J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1158-1162; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01500-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Transposon Mutagenesis Identifies Genes Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Gliding Motility Benjamin M. Hasselbring, Clinton A. Page, Edward S. Sheppard, and Duncan C. Krause J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1179 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type III Restriction Is Alleviated by Bacteriophage (RecE) Homologous Recombination Function but Enhanced by Bacterial (RecBCD) Function Naofumi Handa and Ichizo Kobayashi J. Bacteriol. February 2007 189: 1180 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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