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Guest Commentaries:

Andreas Podbielski

Flexible Architecture of the Streptococcus pyogenes FCT Genome Region: Finally the Clue for Understanding Purulent Skin Diseases and Long-Term Persistence?
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1181-1184. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miguel Vicente and Marta García-Ovalle

Making a Point: the Role of DivIVA in Streptococcal Polar Anatomy
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1185-1188. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minireviews:

Ingolf F. Nes, Dzung B. Diep, and Helge Holo

Bacteriocin Diversity in Streptococcus and Enterococcus
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1189-1198. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kira S. Makarova and Eugene V. Koonin

Evolutionary Genomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1199-1208. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meeting Review:

Robert A. Burne, Debra E. Bessen, Jeffery R. Broadbent, and Jean-Pierre Claverys

The Seventh International Conference on the Genetics of Streptococci, Lactococci, and Enterococci
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1209-1218. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meeting Presentations:

Adnan Hasona, Kheir Zuobi-Hasona, Paula J. Crowley, Jacqueline Abranches, Michael A. Ruelf, Arnold S. Bleiweis, and L. Jeannine Brady

Membrane Composition Changes and Physiological Adaptation by Streptococcus mutans Signal Recognition Particle Pathway Mutants
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1219-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aaron F. Carlin, Amanda L. Lewis, Ajit Varki, and Victor Nizet

Group B Streptococcal Capsular Sialic Acids Interact with Siglecs (Immunoglobulin-Like Lectins) on Human Leukocytes
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1231-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Page W. Caufield, Deepak Saxena, David Fitch, and Yihong Li

Population Structure of Plasmid-Containing Strains of Streptococcus mutans, a Member of the Human Indigenous Biota
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1238-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophie Brinster, Sylviane Furlan, and Pascale Serror

C-Terminal WxL Domain Mediates Cell Wall Binding in Enterococcus faecalis and Other Gram-Positive Bacteria
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1244-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José L. Llácer, Luis Mariano Polo, Sandra Tavárez, Benito Alarcón, Rebeca Hilario, and Vicente Rubio

The Gene Cluster for Agmatine Catabolism of Enterococcus faecalis: Study of Recombinant Putrescine Transcarbamylase and Agmatine Deiminase and a Snapshot of Agmatine Deiminase Catalyzing Its Reaction
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1254-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Concha Nieto, Izhack Cherny, Seok Kooi Khoo, Mario García de Lacoba, Wai Ting Chan, Chew Chieng Yeo, Ehud Gazit, and Manuel Espinosa

The yefM-yoeB Toxin-Antitoxin Systems of Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pneumoniae: Functional and Structural Correlation
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1266-1278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey B. Locke, Kelly M. Colvin, Anup K. Datta, Silpa K. Patel, Nandita N. Naidu, Melody N. Neely, Victor Nizet, and John T. Buchanan

Streptococcus iniae Capsule Impairs Phagocytic Clearance and Contributes to Virulence in Fish
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1279-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Fadda, Antonella Santona, Valeria D'Ulisse, Patrizia Ghelardini, Maria Grazia Ennas, Michael B. Whalen, and Orietta Massidda

Streptococcus pneumoniae DivIVA: Localization and Interactions in a MinCD-Free Context
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1288-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Zerina Kratovac, Anand Manoharan, Feng Luo, Sergio Lizano, and Debra E. Bessen

Population Genetics and Linkage Analysis of Loci within the FCT Region of Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1299-1310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Bernard Berger, R. David Pridmore, Caroline Barretto, Françoise Delmas-Julien, Kerstin Schreiber, Fabrizio Arigoni, and Harald Brüssow

Similarity and Differences in the Lactobacillus acidophilus Group Identified by Polyphasic Analysis and Comparative Genomics
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1311-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Laura A. Kwinn, Arya Khosravi, Ramy K. Aziz, Anjuli M. Timmer, Kelly S. Doran, Malak Kotb, and Victor Nizet

Genetic Characterization and Virulence Role of the RALP3/LSA Locus Upstream of the Streptolysin S Operon in Invasive M1T1 Group A Streptococcus
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1322-1329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Delorme, Claire Poyart, S. Dusko Ehrlich, and Pierre Renault

Extent of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Evolution of Streptococci of the Salivarius Group
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1330-1341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Stuart J. McKessar and Regine Hakenbeck

The Two-Component Regulatory System TCS08 Is Involved in Cellobiose Metabolism of Streptococcus pneumoniae R6
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1342-1350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zoran Minic, Corinne Marie, Christine Delorme, Jean-Michel Faurie, Gérald Mercier, Dusko Ehrlich, and Pierre Renault

Control of EpsE, the Phosphoglycosyltransferase Initiating Exopolysaccharide Synthesis in Streptococcus thermophilus, by EpsD Tyrosine Kinase
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1351-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jiro Nakayama, Emi Tanaka, Reiko Kariyama, Koji Nagata, Kenzo Nishiguchi, Ritsuko Mitsuhata, Yumi Uemura, Masaru Tanokura, Hiromi Kumon, and Kenji Sonomoto

Siamycin Attenuates fsr Quorum Sensing Mediated by a Gelatinase Biosynthesis-Activating Pheromone in Enterococcus faecalis
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1358-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aldert L. Zomer, Girbe Buist, Rasmus Larsen, Jan Kok, and Oscar P. Kuipers

Time-Resolved Determination of the CcpA Regulon of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris MG1363
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1366-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wouter T. Hendriksen, Nuno Silva, Hester J. Bootsma, Clare E. Blue, Gavin K. Paterson, Alison R. Kerr, Anne de Jong, Oscar P. Kuipers, Peter W. M. Hermans, and Tim J. Mitchell

Regulation of Gene Expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae by Response Regulator 09 Is Strain Dependent
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1382-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Hui Wu, Su Bu, Peter Newell, Qiang Chen, and Paula Fives-Taylor

Two Gene Determinants Are Differentially Involved in the Biogenesis of Fap1 Precursors in Streptococcus parasanguis
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1390-1398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathryn R. Fixen, Josephine R. Chandler, Thinh Le, Briana K. Kozlowicz, Dawn A. Manias, and Gary M. Dunny

Analysis of the Amino Acid Sequence Specificity Determinants of the Enterococcal cCF10 Sex Pheromone in Interactions with the Pheromone-Sensing Machinery
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1399-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asiya A. Gusa, Barbara J. Froehlich, Devak Desai, Virginia Stringer, and June R. Scott

CovR Activation of the Dipeptide Permease Promoter (PdppA) in Group A Streptococcus
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1407-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evelyn Durmaz and Todd R. Klaenhammer

Abortive Phage Resistance Mechanism AbiZ Speeds the Lysis Clock To Cause Premature Lysis of Phage-Infected Lactococcus lactis
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1417-1425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sergio Lizano, Feng Luo, and Debra E. Bessen

Role of Streptococcal T Antigens in Superficial Skin Infection
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1426-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martina L. Sanderson-Smith, Mark Dowton, Marie Ranson, and Mark J. Walker

The Plasminogen-Binding Group A Streptococcal M Protein-Related Protein Prp Binds Plasminogen via Arginine and Histidine Residues
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1435-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond T. Syvitski, Xiao-Lin Tian, Kamal Sampara, Alan Salman, Song F. Lee, David L. Jakeman, and Yung-Hua Li

Structure-Activity Analysis of Quorum-Sensing Signaling Peptides from Streptococcus mutans
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1441-1450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

M. Dilani Senadheera, Andrew W. C. Lee, David C. I. Hung, Grace A. Spatafora, Steven D. Goodman, and Dennis G. Cvitkovitch

The Streptococcus mutans vicX Gene Product Modulates gtfB/C Expression, Biofilm Formation, Genetic Competence, and Oxidative Stress Tolerance
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1451-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samantha A. Roberts, Gordon G. Churchward, and June R. Scott

Unraveling the Regulatory Network in Streptococcus pyogenes: the Global Response Regulator CovR Represses rivR Directly
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1459-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heather C. Maisey, Mary Hensler, Victor Nizet, and Kelly S. Doran

Group B Streptococcal Pilus Proteins Contribute to Adherence to and Invasion of Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1464-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicholas C. K. Heng, John R. Tagg, and Geoffrey R. Tompkins

Competence-Dependent Bacteriocin Production by Streptococcus gordonii DL1 (Challis)
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1468-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew T. G. Holden, Annabel Scott, Inna Cherevach, Tracey Chillingworth, Carol Churcher, Ann Cronin, Linda Dowd, Theresa Feltwell, Nancy Hamlin, Simon Holroyd, Kay Jagels, Sharon Moule, Karen Mungall, Michael A. Quail, Claire Price, Ester Rabbinowitsch, Sarah Sharp, Jason Skelton, Sally Whitehead, Bart G. Barrell, Michael Kehoe, and Julian Parkhill

Complete Genome of Acute Rheumatic Fever-Associated Serotype M5 Streptococcus pyogenes Strain Manfredo
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1473-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xavier Bellanger, Catherine Morel, Bernard Decaris, and Gérard Guédon

Derepression of Excision of Integrative and Potentially Conjugative Elements from Streptococcus thermophilus by DNA Damage Response: Implication of a cI-Related Repressor
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1478-1481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon J. Labrie and Sylvain Moineau

Abortive Infection Mechanisms and Prophage Sequences Significantly Influence the Genetic Makeup of Emerging Lytic Lactococcal Phages
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1482-1487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Dennis L. Maeder, Iain Anderson, Thomas S. Brettin, David C. Bruce, Paul Gilna, Cliff S. Han, Alla Lapidus, William W. Metcalf, Elizabeth Saunders, Roxanne Tapia, and Kevin R. Sowers

The Methanosarcina barkeri Genome: Comparative Analysis with Methanosarcina acetivorans and Methanosarcina mazei Reveals Extensive Rearrangement within Methanosarcinal Genomes
J. Bacteriol. 2007 189: 1488. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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