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Contents: March 2007, Volume 189, Issue 5        Meeting Review        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Structural Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Plant Microbiology

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Meeting Review:

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Salmonella: from Pathogenesis to Therapeutics Erin C. Boyle, Jennifer L. Bishop, Guntram A. Grassl, and B. Brett Finlay J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1489-1495; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01730-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Probing the In Vivo Dynamics of Type I Protein Secretion Complex Association through Sensitivity to Detergents Sandra Cescau, Laurent Debarbieux, and Cécile Wandersman J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1496-1504; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01480-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Suppressor of Cell Death Caused by the Loss of E Downregulates Extracytoplasmic Stress Responses and Outer Membrane Vesicle Production in Escherichia coli Julie E. Button, Thomas J. Silhavy, and Natividad Ruiz J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1523-1530; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01534-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Dominant Mutations in the Bacillus subtilis Stressosome Components RsbR and RsbS Adam Reeves and W. G. Haldenwang J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1531-1541; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01649-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of SpoVA Proteins in Release of Dipicolinic Acid during Germination of Bacillus subtilis Spores Triggered by Dodecylamine or Lysozyme Venkata Ramana Vepachedu and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1565-1572; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01613-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of a Group II Intron without an Open Reading Frame in the Alpha-Toxin Gene of Clostridium perfringens Isolated from a Broiler Chicken Menglin Ma, Kaori Ohtani, Tohru Shimizu, and Naoaki Misawa J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1633-1640; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01210-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of PilT from the Toxic Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 Kenlee Nakasugi, Ralitza Alexova, Charles J. Svenson, and Brett A. Neilan J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1689-1697; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01640-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Transcriptional Activity of the Cryptic Plasmid pRN1 from Sulfolobus islandicus REN1H1 and Regulation of Its Replication Operon Silvia Berkner and Georg Lipps J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1711-1721; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01586-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Binding of D1 Protein Degradation Products to the psbAI Promoter in Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7942 Christian Stelljes and Friederike Koenig J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1722-1726; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01428-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Only One of Five groEL Genes Is Required for Viability and Successful Symbiosis in Sinorhizobium meliloti Alycia N. Bittner, Amanda Foltz, and Valerie Oke J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1884-1889; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01542-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loss of a Universal tRNA Feature Chunxia Wang, Bruno W. Sobral, and Kelly P. Williams J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1954-1962; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01203-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Other Mycolactone-Producing Mycobacteria from a Common Mycobacterium marinum Progenitor Marcus J. Yip, Jessica L. Porter, Janet A. M. Fyfe, Caroline J. Lavender, Françoise Portaels, Martha Rhodes, Howard Kator, Angelo Colorni, Grant A. Jenkin, and Tim Stinear J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2021-2029; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01442-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of IspC, an 86-Kilodalton Protein Target of Humoral Immune Response to Infection with Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b, as a Novel Surface Autolysin Linru Wang and Min Lin J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2046-2054; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01375-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Functional Identity for the DNA Uptake Sequence in Transformation and Its Presence in Transcriptional Terminators O. Herman Ambur, Stephan A. Frye, and Tone Tønjum J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2077-2085; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01408-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acid Residues Required for Maturation, Cell Uptake, and Processing of Translation Inhibitor Microcin C Teymur Kazakov, Anastasia Metlitskaya, and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2114-2118; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01609-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteroides fragilis Synthesizes a DNA Invertase Affecting both a Local and a Distant Region Hazeline Roche-Hakansson, Maria Chatzidaki-Livanis, Michael J. Coyne, and Laurie E. Comstock J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2119-2124; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01362-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Type IV Secretion System of Sinorhizobium meliloti Strain 1021 Is Required for Conjugation but Not for Intracellular Symbiosis Kathryn M. Jones, Javier Lloret, Joseph R. Daniele, and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2133-2138; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00116-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Active Nonautonomous Mobile Element in Sulfolobus islandicus REN1H1 Silvia Berkner and Georg Lipps J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2145-2149; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01567-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rare Group I Intron with Insertion Sequence Element in a Bacterial Ribonucleotide Reductase Gene Qing Meng, Yi Zhang, and Xiang-Qin Liu J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2150-2154; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01424-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Analysis of Rates and Spectra of Mutations in a Polymorphic Region of the Rv0746 PE_PGRS Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Edith E. Machowski, Samantha Barichievy, Burkhard Springer, Steven I. Durbach, and Valerie Mizrahi J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2190-2195; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01647-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Identification of Mycobacterial Factor Binding Sites by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assays Sébastien Rodrigue, Joëlle Brodeur, Pierre-Étienne Jacques, Alain L. Gervais, Ryszard Brzezinski, and Luc Gaudreau J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1505-1513; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01371-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteomic Analysis and Identification of Streptococcus pyogenes Surface-Associated Proteins Anatoly Severin, Elliott Nickbarg, Joseph Wooters, Shakey A. Quazi, Yury V. Matsuka, Ellen Murphy, Ioannis K. Moutsatsos, Robert J. Zagursky, and Stephen B. Olmsted J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1514-1522; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01132-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altered Levels of Salmonella DNA Adenine Methylase Are Associated with Defects in Gene Expression, Motility, Flagellar Synthesis, and Bile Resistance in the Pathogenic Strain 14028 but Not in the Laboratory Strain LT2 Golnaz Badie, Douglas M. Heithoff, Robert L. Sinsheimer, and Michael J. Mahan J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1556-1564; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01580-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repression of the Inner Membrane Lipoprotein NlpA by Rns in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Maria D. Bodero, M. Carolina Pilonieta, and George P. Munson J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1627-1632; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01714-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Sulfur Assimilation Pathways in Burkholderia cenocepacia: Identification of Transcription Factors CysB and SsuR and Their Role in Control of Target Genes Roksana Iwanicka-Nowicka, Agata Zielak, Anne M. Cook, Mark S. Thomas, and Monika M. Hryniewicz J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1675-1688; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00592-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthetic Analysis of the Petrobactin Siderophore Pathway from Bacillus anthracis Jung Yeop Lee, Brian K. Janes, Karla D. Passalacqua, Brian F. Pfleger, Nicholas H. Bergman, Haichuan Liu, Kristina Håkansson, Ravindranadh V. Somu, Courtney C. Aldrich, Stephen Cendrowski, Philip C. Hanna, and David H. Sherman J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1698-1710; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01526-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Protein, TtpC, Is a Required Component of the TonB2 Complex for Specific Iron Transport in the Pathogens Vibrio anguillarum and Vibrio cholerae Michiel Stork, Ben R. Otto, and Jorge H. Crosa J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1803-1815; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00451-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Phase Regulation of Vibrio cholerae RTX Toxin Export Bethany Kay Boardman, Brian M. Meehan, and Karla J. Fullner Satchell J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1827-1835; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01766-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CapA, an Autotransporter Protein of Campylobacter jejuni, Mediates Association with Human Epithelial Cells and Colonization of the Chicken Gut Sami S. A. Ashgar, Neil J. Oldfield, Karl G. Wooldridge, Michael A. Jones, Greg J. Irving, David P. J. Turner, and Dlawer A. A. Ala'Aldeen J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1856-1865; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01427-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of mRNA Stability in Growth Phase Regulation of Gene Expression in the Group A Streptococcus Timothy C. Barnett, Julia V. Bugrysheva, and June R. Scott J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1866-1873; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01658-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Alternative Sigma Factor H Is Required for Toxin Gene Expression by Bacillus anthracis Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Yahua Chen, and Theresa M. Koehler J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1874-1883; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01333-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence that RpoS (S) in Borrelia burgdorferi Is Controlled Directly by RpoN (54/N) Alexandra H. Smith, Jon S. Blevins, Gulnaz N. Bachlani, Xiaofeng F. Yang, and Michael V. Norgard J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2139-2144; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01653-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Characterization of the Helicase Activity and Substrate Specificity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis UvrD Elena Curti, Stephen J. Smerdon, and Elaine O. Davis J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1542-1555; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01421-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PduL Is an Evolutionarily Distinct Phosphotransacylase Involved in B12-Dependent 1,2-Propanediol Degradation by Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT2 Yu Liu, Nicole A. Leal, Edith M. Sampson, Celeste L. V. Johnson, Gregory D. Havemann, and Thomas A. Bobik J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1589-1596; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01151-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel D-Lyxose Isomerase from Cohnella laevoribosii RI-39 sp. nov. Eun-Ah Cho, Dong-Woo Lee, Yun-Hwan Cha, Sang-Jae Lee, Heung-Chae Jung, Jae-Gu Pan, and Yu-Ryang Pyun J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1655-1663; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01568-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gene Cluster Involved in Degradation of Substituted Salicylates via ortho Cleavage in Pseudomonas sp. Strain MT1 Encodes Enzymes Specifically Adapted for Transformation of 4-Methylcatechol and 3-Methylmuconate Beatriz Cámara, Piotr Bielecki, Filip Kaminski, Vitor Martins dos Santos, Iris Plumeier, Patricia Nikodem, and Dietmar H. Pieper J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1664-1674; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01192-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porin Activity of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Outer Membrane Fraction and Purified P44 Haibin Huang, Xueqi Wang, Takane Kikuchi, Yumi Kumagai, and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1998-2006; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01548-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Actin Homolog of the Archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum That Retains the Ancient Characteristics of Eukaryotic Actin Futoshi Hara, Kan Yamashiro, Naoki Nemoto, Yoshinori Ohta, Shin-ichi Yokobori, Takuo Yasunaga, Shin-ichi Hisanaga, and Akihiko Yamagishi J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2039-2045; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01454-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi BBA74, a Periplasmic Protein Associated with the Outer Membrane, Lacks Porin-Like Properties Vishwaroop Mulay, Melissa J. Caimano, Dionysios Liveris, Daniel C. Desrosiers, Justin D. Radolf, and Ira Schwartz J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2063-2068; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01239-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase Responsible for Acetylation of 2-Aminophenols in Streptomyces griseus Hirokazu Suzuki, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2155-2159; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01708-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of a Conserved Membrane Glycine Residue in a Dicarboxylate Transporter from Sinorhizobium meliloti Maria A. Trainer, Svetlana N. Yurgel, and Michael L. Kahn J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2160-2163; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01247-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of the -Resorcylate (2,6-Dihydroxybenzoate) Catabolic Pathway in Rhizobium sp. Strain MTP-10005: Identification and Functional Analysis of Its Gene Cluster Masahiro Yoshida, Tadao Oikawa, Hitoshi Obata, Katsumasa Abe, Hisaaki Mihara, and Nobuyoshi Esaki J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1573-1581; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01675-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The L-Tartrate/Succinate Antiporter TtdT (YgjE) of L-Tartrate Fermentation in Escherichia coli Ok Bin Kim and Gottfried Unden J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1597-1603; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01402-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen Reactivity of Both Respiratory Oxidases in Campylobacter jejuni: the cydAB Genes Encode a Cyanide-Resistant, Low-Affinity Oxidase That Is Not of the Cytochrome bd Type Rachel J. Jackson, Karen T. Elvers, Lucy J. Lee, Mark D. Gidley, Laura M. Wainwright, James Lightfoot, Simon F. Park, and Robert K. Poole J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1604-1615; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00897-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Copper Does Not Catalyze the Formation of Oxidative DNA Damage in Escherichia coli Lee Macomber, Christopher Rensing, and James A. Imlay J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1616-1626; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01357-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals a Bifurcated Terephthalate Degradation Pathway in Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1 Hirofumi Hara, Lindsay D. Eltis, Julian E. Davies, and William W. Mohn J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1641-1647; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01322-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glucosylglycerate Biosynthesis in the Deepest Lineage of the Bacteria: Characterization of the Thermophilic Proteins GpgS and GpgP from Persephonella marina Joana Costa, Nuno Empadinhas, and Milton S. da Costa J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1648-1654; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00841-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The pio Operon Is Essential for Phototrophic Fe(II) Oxidation in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 Yongqin Jiao and Dianne K. Newman J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1765-1773; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00776-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The fox Operon from Rhodobacter Strain SW2 Promotes Phototrophic Fe(II) Oxidation in Rhodobacter capsulatus SB1003 Laura R. Croal, Yongqin Jiao, and Dianne K. Newman J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1774-1782; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01395-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide in Chemostat-Cultured Escherichia coli Is Sensed by Fnr and Other Global Regulators: Unaltered Methionine Biosynthesis Indicates Lack of S Nitrosation Steven T. Pullan, Mark D. Gidley, Richard A. Jones, Jason Barrett, Tania M. Stevanin, Robert C. Read, Jeffrey Green, and Robert K. Poole J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1845-1855; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01354-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of a Novel Pathway for D-Xylose Metabolism in Caulobacter crescentus Craig Stephens, Beat Christen, Thomas Fuchs, Vidyodhaya Sundaram, Kelly Watanabe, and Urs Jenal J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2181-2185; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01438-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YjjG, a dUMP Phosphatase, Is Critical for Thymine Utilization by Escherichia coli K-12 Bernard Weiss J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2186-2189; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01645-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Physiologic Effects of Forced Down-Regulation of dnaK and groEL Expression in Streptococcus mutans José A. Lemos, Yaima Luzardo, and Robert A. Burne J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1582-1588; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01655-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription from the P3 Promoter of the Bacillus subtilis spx Gene Is Induced in Response to Disulfide Stress Montira Leelakriangsak and Peter Zuber J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1727-1735; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01519-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Negative Control of spx Transcription Initiation from the P3 Promoter by Repressors PerR and YodB in Bacillus subtilis Montira Leelakriangsak, Kazuo Kobayashi, and Peter Zuber J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1736-1744; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01520-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of ResDE-Dependent fnr Transcription in Bacillus subtilis Hao Geng, Yi Zhu, Karl Mullen, Cole S. Zuber, and Michiko M. Nakano J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1745-1755; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01502-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations of the Act Promoter in Myxococcus xanthus Thomas M. A. Gronewold and Dale Kaiser J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1836-1844; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01618-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas Quorum-Sensing Regulator RsaL Belongs to the Tetrahelical Superclass of H-T-H Proteins Giordano Rampioni, Fabio Polticelli, Iris Bertani, Karima Righetti, Vittorio Venturi, Elisabetta Zennaro, and Livia Leoni J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1922-1930; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01552-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hfq Modulates the E-Mediated Envelope Stress Response and the 32-Mediated Cytoplasmic Stress Response in Escherichia coli Eric Guisbert, Virgil A. Rhodius, Nidhi Ahuja, Emily Witkin, and Carol A. Gross J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1963-1973; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01243-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoregulation Is Essential for Precise Temporal and Steady-State Regulation by the Bordetella BvgAS Phosphorelay Corinne L. Williams and Peggy A. Cotter J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1974-1982; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01684-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Cold-Sensitive" Mutants of the Lac Repressor Andrew Barker, Stefan Oehler, and Benno Müller-Hill J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2174-2175; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01462-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Number of G Residues in the Bacillus subtilis pyrG Initially Transcribed Region Governs Reiterative Transcription-Mediated Regulation Alexander K. W. Elsholz, Casper Møller Jørgensen, and Robert L. Switzer J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2176-2180; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01611-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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On Torque and Tumbling in Swimming Escherichia coli Nicholas C. Darnton, Linda Turner, Svetlana Rojevsky, and Howard C. Berg J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1756-1764; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01501-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signal Recognition Particle-Dependent Inner Membrane Targeting of the PulG Pseudopilin Component of a Type II Secretion System Olivera Francetic, Nienke Buddelmeijer, Shawn Lewenza, Carol A. Kumamoto, and Anthony P. Pugsley J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1783-1793; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01230-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Export of the Pseudopilin XcpT of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type II Secretion System via the Signal Recognition Particle-Sec Pathway Jorik Arts, Ria van Boxtel, Alain Filloux, Jan Tommassen, and Margot Koster J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2069-2076; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01236-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes Involved in Swarming Motility Using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Mini-Tn5-lux Mutant Library Joerg Overhage, Shawn Lewenza, Alexandra K. Marr, and Robert E. W. Hancock J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2164-2169; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01623-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Weak Rolling Adhesion Enhances Bacterial Surface Colonization Brett N. Anderson, Albert M. Ding, Lina M. Nilsson, Kaoru Kusuma, Veronika Tchesnokova, Viola Vogel, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, and Wendy E. Thomas J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1794-1802; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00899-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Stochastic Mechanism for Biofilm Formation by Mycoplasma pulmonis Warren L. Simmons, Jeffrey R. Bolland, James M. Daubenspeck, and Kevin Dybvig J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1905-1913; published ahead of print December 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01512-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Colony Morphology Variants Isolated from Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilms Magee Allegrucci and Karin Sauer J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2030-2038; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01369-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Possible Nonconductive Role of Geobacter sulfurreducens Pilus Nanowires in Biofilm Formation Gemma Reguera, Rachael B. Pollina, Julie S. Nicoll, and Derek R. Lovley J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2125-2127; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01284-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Functional Analysis of Nine Putative Chemoreceptor Proteins in Sinorhizobium meliloti Veronika M. Meier, Paul Muschler, and Birgit E. Scharf J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1816-1826; published ahead of print December 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00883-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Complete Genome Sequence of Haemophilus somnus (Histophilus somni) Strain 129Pt and Comparison to Haemophilus ducreyi 35000HP and Haemophilus influenzae Rd Jean F. Challacombe, A. J. Duncan, Thomas S. Brettin, David Bruce, Olga Chertkov, J. Chris Detter, Cliff S. Han, Monica Misra, Paul Richardson, Roxanne Tapia, Nina Thayer, Gary Xie, and Thomas J. Inzana J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1890-1898; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01422-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Analyses of Three Strains of Rhodobacter sphaeroides: Evidence of Rapid Evolution of Chromosome II M. Choudhary, Xie Zanhua, Y. X. Fu, and S. Kaplan J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1914-1921; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01498-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Genome Analysis of the Methyl tert-Butyl Ether-Degrading Beta-Proteobacterium Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1 Staci R. Kane, Anu Y. Chakicherla, Patrick S. G. Chain, Radomir Schmidt, Maria W. Shin, Tina C. Legler, Kate M. Scow, Frank W. Larimer, Susan M. Lucas, Paul M. Richardson, and Krassimira R. Hristova J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1931-1945; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01259-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Plasticity of the rrn-nqrF Intergenic Segment in the Chlamydiaceae Zhi Liu, Roger Rank, Bernhard Kaltenboeck, Simone Magnino, Deborah Dean, Laurel Burall, Roger D. Plaut, Timothy D. Read, Garry Myers, and Patrik M. Bavoil J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2128-2132; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.00378-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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The Crystal Structure of Rv0813c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Reveals a New Family of Fatty Acid-Binding Protein-Like Proteins in Bacteria William Shepard, Ahmed Haouz, Martin Graña, Alejandro Buschiazzo, Jean-Michel Betton, Stewart T. Cole, and Pedro M. Alzari J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1899-1904; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01435-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Localization of the Naturally Occurring Plasmid ColE1 at the Cell Pole Shiyin Yao, Donald R. Helinski, and Aresa Toukdarian J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1946-1953; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01451-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The SXT Conjugative Element and Linear Prophage N15 Encode Toxin-Antitoxin-Stabilizing Systems Homologous to the tad-ata Module of the Paracoccus aminophilus Plasmid pAMI2 Lukasz Dziewit, Magdalena Jazurek, Lukasz Drewniak, Jadwiga Baj, and Dariusz Bartosik J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 1983-1997; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01610-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Sphingomonas Plasmid pCAR3 Is Involved in Complete Mineralization of Carbazole Masaki Shintani, Masaaki Urata, Kengo Inoue, Kaori Eto, Hiroshi Habe, Toshio Omori, Hisakazu Yamane, and Hideaki Nojiri J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2007-2020; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01486-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Complete Genome Sequence of Two Staphylococcus epidermidis Bacteriophages Anu Daniel, Penelope E. Bonnen, and Vincent A. Fischetti J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2086-2100; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01637-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon Tn7 Is Widespread in Diverse Bacteria and Forms Genomic Islands Adam R. Parks and Joseph E. Peters J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2170-2173; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01536-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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hpaR, a Putative marR Family Transcriptional Regulator, Is Positively Controlled by HrpG and HrpX and Involved in the Pathogenesis, Hypersensitive Response, and Extracellular Protease Production of Xanthomonas campestris Pathovar campestris Ke Wei, Dong-Jie Tang, Yong-Qiang He, Jia-Xun Feng, Bo-Le Jiang, Guang-Tao Lu, Baoshan Chen, and Ji-Liang Tang J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2055-2062; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01331-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of sitA Compromises Sinorhizobium meliloti for Manganese Uptake Required for Protection against Oxidative Stress Bryan W. Davies and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2101-2109; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01377-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel Sinorhizobium meliloti Mutants Compromised for Oxidative Stress Protection and Symbiosis Bryan W. Davies and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2110-2113; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01802-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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