About This Cover Other Issues

Contents: March 2007, Volume 189, Issue 6        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Structural Biology        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Errata        Author's Corrections

Table of Contents

[Index by Author]

To see an article, click its [Full Text], [Abstract] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.

---

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

---

Evidence for Type III Restriction and Modification Systems in Mycoplasma pulmonis Kevin Dybvig, Z. Cao, C. Todd French, and Huilan Yu J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2197-2202; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01669-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Microbial Cell Biology:

---

Presence or Absence of Lipopolysaccharide O Antigens Affects Type III Secretion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa D. K. Augustin, Y. Song, M. S. Baek, Y. Sawa, G. Singh, B. Taylor, A. Rubio-Mills, J. L. Flanagan, J. P. Wiener-Kronish, and S. V. Lynch J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2203-2209; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01839-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Changes to the Cell Surface during the Life Cycle of Streptomyces coelicolor: Atomic Force Microscopy of Living Cells Ricardo Del Sol, Ian Armstrong, Chris Wright, and Paul Dyson J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2219-2225; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01470-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutagenesis of hetR Reveals Amino Acids Necessary for HetR Function in the Heterocystous Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Douglas D. Risser and Sean M. Callahan J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2460-2467; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01241-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes Required for Glycolipid Synthesis and Lipoteichoic Acid Anchoring in Staphylococcus aureus Angelika Gründling and Olaf Schneewind J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2521-2530; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01683-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytological Analysis of the Mother Cell Death Process during Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis Shigeo Hosoya, Zuolei Lu, Yousuke Ozaki, Michio Takeuchi, and Tsutomu Sato J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2561-2565; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01738-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Physiology and Metabolism:

---

Reassessment of the Late Steps of Coenzyme B12 Synthesis in Salmonella enterica: Evidence that Dephosphorylation of Adenosylcobalamin-5'-Phosphate by the CobC Phosphatase Is the Last Step of the Pathway Carmen L. Zayas and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2210-2218; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01665-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Lysine Decarboxylase CadA Protects Escherichia coli Starved of Phosphate against Fermentation Acids Patrice L. Moreau J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2249-2261; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01306-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The cymA Gene, Encoding a Tetraheme c-Type Cytochrome, Is Required for Arsenate Respiration in Shewanella Species Julie N. Murphy and Chad W. Saltikov J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2283-2290; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01698-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of the Synthesis of RpoN, Cra, and H-NS by Polyamines at the Level of Translation in Escherichia coli Cultured with Glucose and Glutamate Yusuke Terui, Kyohei Higashi, Shiho Taniguchi, Ai Shigemasa, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Kaneyoshi Yamamoto, Keiko Kashiwagi, Akira Ishihama, and Kazuei Igarashi J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2359-2368; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01562-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Porins Are Required for Uptake of Phosphates by Mycobacterium smegmatis Frank Wolschendorf, Maysa Mahfoud, and Michael Niederweis J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2435-2442; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01600-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Colony Spreading in Staphylococcus aureus Chikara Kaito and Kazuhisa Sekimizu J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2553-2557; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01635-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Structural Biology:

---

S-Layer Anchoring and Localization of an S-Layer-Associated Protease in Caulobacter crescentus Matthew J. Ford, John F. Nomellini, and John Smit J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2226-2237; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01690-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Gene Regulation:

---

The Novel Transcription Factor SgrR Coordinates the Response to Glucose-Phosphate Stress Carin K. Vanderpool and Susan Gottesman J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2238-2248; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01689-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

FNR Is a Global Regulator of Virulence and Anaerobic Metabolism in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium (ATCC 14028s) Ryan C. Fink, Matthew R. Evans, Steffen Porwollik, Andres Vazquez-Torres, Jessica Jones-Carson, Bryan Troxell, Stephen J. Libby, Michael McClelland, and Hosni M. Hassan J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2262-2273; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00726-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Orphan Response Regulator HP1021 of Helicobacter pylori Regulates Transcription of a Gene Cluster Presumably Involved in Acetone Metabolism Michael Pflock, Melanie Bathon, Jennifer Schär, Stefanie Müller, Hans Mollenkopf, Thomas F. Meyer, and Dagmar Beier J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2339-2349; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01827-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Sugar Phosphotransferase System of Vibrio fischeri Inhibits both Motility and Bioluminescence Karen L. Visick, Therese M. O'Shea, Adam H. Klein, Kati Geszvain, and Alan J. Wolfe J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2571-2574; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01761-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Enzymes and Proteins:

---

The AppA and PpsR Proteins from Rhodobacter sphaeroides Can Establish a Redox-Dependent Signal Chain but Fail To Transmit Blue-Light Signals in Other Bacteria Andreas Jäger, Stephan Braatsch, Kerstin Haberzettl, Sebastian Metz, Lisa Osterloh, Yuchen Han, and Gabriele Klug J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2274-2282; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01699-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzyme Diversity of the Cellulolytic System Produced by Clostridium cellulolyticum Explored by Two-Dimensional Analysis: Identification of Seven Genes Encoding New Dockerin-Containing Proteins Jean-Charles Blouzard, Caroline Bourgeois, Pascale de Philip, Odile Valette, Anne Bélaïch, Chantal Tardif, Jean-Pierre Bélaïch, and Sandrine Pagès J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2300-2309; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00917-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Type IV-Secretion-Like System Is Required for Conjugative DNA Transport of Broad-Host-Range Plasmid pIP501 in Gram-Positive Bacteria Mohammad Y. Abajy, Jolanta Kopec, Katarzyna Schiwon, Michal Burzynski, Mike Döring, Christine Bohn, and Elisabeth Grohmann J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2487-2496; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01491-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Single Residue Change in Vibrio harveyi Hemolysin Results in the Loss of Phospholipase and Hemolytic Activities and Pathogenicity for Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) Boguang Sun, Xiao-Hua Zhang, Xuexi Tang, Shushan Wang, Yingbin Zhong, Jixiang Chen, and Brian Austin J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2575-2579; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01650-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

---

Amplification of lac Cannot Account for Adaptive Mutation to Lac+ in Escherichia coli Jeffrey D. Stumpf, Anthony R. Poteete, and Patricia L. Foster J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2291-2299; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01706-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of an FtsK-Like Protein in Genetic Stability in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Lei Wang, Yanfei Yu, Xinyi He, Xiufen Zhou, Zixin Deng, Keith F. Chater, and Meifeng Tao J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2310-2318; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01660-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The rbmBCDEF Gene Cluster Modulates Development of Rugose Colony Morphology and Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae Jiunn C. N. Fong and Fitnat H. Yildiz J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2319-2330; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01569-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Lipolytic Enzyme, YcsK (LipC), Located in the Spore Coat of Bacillus subtilis, Is Involved in Spore Germination Atsushi Masayama, Ritsuko Kuwana, Hiromu Takamatsu, Hisashi Hemmi, Tohru Yoshimura, Kazuhito Watabe, and Ryuichi Moriyama J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2369-2375; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01527-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extensive and Genome-Wide Changes in the Transcription Profile of Staphylococcus aureus Induced by Modulating the Transcription of the Cell Wall Synthesis Gene murF Rita G. Sobral, Alison E. Jones, Shelley G. Des Etages, Thomas J. Dougherty, Robert M. Peitzsch, Terry Gaasterland, Ana Madalena Ludovice, Hermínia de Lencastre, and Alexander Tomasz J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2376-2391; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01439-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Functions of the Two Specificity Determinants in Replication Initiation of Plasmids ColE2-P9 and ColE3-CA38 Kazuteru Aoki, Miki Shinohara, and Tateo Itoh J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2392-2400; published ahead of print January 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01695-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Timing of cotE Expression Affects Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat Morphology but Not Lysozyme Resistance Teresa Costa, Mónica Serrano, Leif Steil, Uwe Völker, Charles P. Moran, Jr., and Adriano O. Henriques J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2401-2410; published ahead of print December 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01353-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RR06 Activates Transcription of spr1996 and cbpA in Streptococcus pneumoniae Zhuo Ma and Jing-Ren Zhang J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2497-2509; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01429-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aeromonas salmonicida Toxin AexT Has a Rho Family GTPase-Activating Protein Domain Yael Litvak and Zvi Selinger J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2558-2560; published ahead of print January 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01358-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

---

Mutagenesis and Repair in Bacillus anthracis: the Effect of Mutators Krystle Zeibell, Sharon Aguila, Vivian Yan Shi, Andrea Chan, Hanjing Yang, and Jeffrey H. Miller J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2331-2338; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01656-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CadC Has a Global Translational Effect during Acid Adaptation in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Yong Heon Lee, Bae Hoon Kim, Ji Hye Kim, Won Suck Yoon, Seong Ho Bang, and Yong Keun Park J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2417-2425; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01277-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The HP0165-HP0166 Two-Component System (ArsRS) Regulates Acid-Induced Expression of HP1186 -Carbonic Anhydrase in Helicobacter pylori by Activating the pH-Dependent Promoter Yi Wen, Jing Feng, David R. Scott, Elizabeth A. Marcus, and George Sachs J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2426-2434; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01492-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Two-Component Signaling System That Activates Transcription of an Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Effector Involved in Remodeling of Host Actin Nicola C. Reading, Alfredo G. Torres, Melissa M. Kendall, David T. Hughes, Kaneyoshi Yamamoto, and Vanessa Sperandio J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2468-2476; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01848-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inferring a Population Structure for Staphylococcus epidermidis from Multilocus Sequence Typing Data M. Miragaia, J. C. Thomas, I. Couto, M. C. Enright, and H. de Lencastre J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2540-2552; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01484-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Population Genetics and Evolution:

---

Divergence and Redundancy of Transport and Metabolic Rate-Yield Strategies in a Single Escherichia coli Population Ram Prasad Maharjan, Shona Seeto, and Thomas Ferenci J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2350-2358; published ahead of print December 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01414-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Genomics and Proteomics:

---

Interrelationships between Colonies, Biofilms, and Planktonic Cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa H. Mikkelsen, Z. Duck, K. S. Lilley, and M. Welch J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2411-2416; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01687-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of the Abundant pKLC102/PAGI-2 Family of Genomic Islands in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Jens Klockgether, Dieco Würdemann, Oleg Reva, Lutz Wiehlmann, and Burkhard Tümmler J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2443-2459; published ahead of print December 28, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01688-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Sequence and Analysis of the Soil Cellulolytic Actinomycete Thermobifida fusca YX Athanasios Lykidis, Konstantinos Mavromatis, Natalia Ivanova, Iain Anderson, Miriam Land, Genevieve DiBartolo, Michele Martinez, Alla Lapidus, Susan Lucas, Alex Copeland, Paul Richardson, David B. Wilson, and Nikos Kyrpides J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2477-2486; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01899-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Plant Microbiology:

---

Sinorhizobium meliloti SyrA Mediates the Transcriptional Regulation of Genes Involved in Lipopolysaccharide Sulfation and Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis David H. Keating J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2510-2520; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01803-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Microbial Communities and Interactions:

---

Multiple Roles of Biosurfactants in Structural Biofilm Development by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sünje Johanna Pamp and Tim Tolker-Nielsen J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2531-2539; published ahead of print January 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01515-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Linoleic Acid by Human Gut Bacteria: Different Routes for Biosynthesis of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Estelle Devillard, Freda M. McIntosh, Sylvia H. Duncan, and R. John Wallace J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2566-2570; published ahead of print January 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01359-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Errata:

---

Cloning Serratia entomophila Antifeeding Genes—a Putative Defective Prophage Active against the Grass Grub Costelytra zealandica Mark R. H. Hurst, Travis R. Glare, and Trevor A. Jackson J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2580 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Author's Corrections:

---

Control of Enterotoxin Gene Expression in Bacillus cereus F4430/73 Involves the Redox-Sensitive ResDE Signal Transduction System Catherine Duport, Assia Zigha, Eric Rosenfeld, and Philippe Schmitt J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2581 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rv2358 and FurB: Two Transcriptional Regulators from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Which Respond to Zinc Fabio Canneva, Manuela Branzoni, Giovanna Riccardi, Roberta Provvedi, and Anna Milano J. Bacteriol. March 2007 189: 2582 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.