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Contents: May 2007, Volume 189, Issue 9        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Microbial Cell Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Structural Biology        Signal Transduction        Genome Announcement        Author's Correction

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Escherichia coli abg Genes Enable Uptake and Cleavage of the Folate Catabolite p-Aminobenzoyl-Glutamate Eric L. Carter, Lindsey Jager, Lars Gardner, Christel C. Hall, Stacey Willis, and Jacalyn M. Green J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3329-3334; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01940-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Sinorhizobium meliloti Triose Phosphate Isomerase Genes Nathan J. Poysti and Ivan J. Oresnik J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3445-3451; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01707-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reconstitution of the Biochemical Activities of the AttJ Repressor and the AttK, AttL, and AttM Catabolic Enzymes of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Yunrong Chai, Ching Sung Tsai, Hongbaek Cho, and Stephen C. Winans J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3674-3679; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01274-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Transcriptional Regulation of the CO2-Concentrating Mechanism in a Euryhaline, Coastal Marine Cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7002: Role of NdhR/CcmR Fiona J. Woodger, Donald A. Bryant, and G. Dean Price J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3335-3347; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01745-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulators of the Bacillus subtilis cydABCD Operon: Identification of a Negative Regulator, CcpA, and a Positive Regulator, ResD Ankita Puri-Taneja, Matthew Schau, Yinghua Chen, and F. Marion Hulett J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3348-3358; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00050-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A-Factor and Phosphate Depletion Signals Are Transmitted to the Grixazone Biosynthesis Genes via the Pathway-Specific Transcriptional Activator GriR Tatsuichiro Higashi, Yuko Iwasaki, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3515-3524; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00055-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Separation of Chromosome Termini during Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis Depends on SpoIIIE Marina Bogush, Panagiotis Xenopoulos, and Patrick J. Piggot J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3564-3572; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01949-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elongation Factor Tu3 (EF-Tu3) from the Kirromycin Producer Streptomyces ramocissimus Is Resistant to Three Classes of EF-Tu-Specific Inhibitors Lian N. Olsthoorn-Tieleman, Robert-Jan T. S. Palstra, Gilles P. van Wezel, Mervyn J. Bibb, and Cornelis W. A. Pleij J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3581-3590; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01810-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Symbiosis Regulator CbrA Modulates a Complex Regulatory Network Affecting the Flagellar Apparatus and Cell Envelope Proteins Katherine E. Gibson, Melanie J. Barnett, Carol J. Toman, Sharon R. Long, and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3591-3602; published ahead of print January 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01834-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Riboswitch Regulates Expression of the Coenzyme B12-Independent Methionine Synthase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Implications for Differential Methionine Synthase Function in Strains H37Rv and CDC1551 Digby F. Warner, Suzana Savvi, Valerie Mizrahi, and Stephanie S. Dawes J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3655-3659; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00040-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

HpdR Is a Transcriptional Activator of Sinorhizobium meliloti hpdA, Which Encodes a Herbicide-Targeted 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Suvit Loprasert, Wirongrong Whangsuk, James M. Dubbs, Ratiboot Sallabhan, Kumpanart Somsongkul, and Skorn Mongkolsuk J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3660-3664; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01662-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Antisense RNA Modulation of Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase Levels in Helicobacter pylori Correlates with Organic Peroxide Toxicity but Not Infectivity Matthew A. Croxen, Peter B. Ernst, and Paul S. Hoffman J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3359-3368; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00012-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations Blocking Side Chain Assembly, Polymerization, or Transport of a Wzy-Dependent Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsule Are Lethal in the Absence of Suppressor Mutations and Can Affect Polymer Transfer to the Cell Wall Bobbi Xayarath and Janet Yother J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3369-3381; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01938-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Pair of Highly Conserved Two-Component Systems Participates in the Regulation of the Hypervariable FIR Proteins in Different Legionella Species Michal Feldman and Gil Segal J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3382-3391; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01742-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae mhp379 Is a Ca2+-Dependent, Sugar-Nonspecific Exonuclease Exposed on the Cell Surface Jonathan A. Schmidt, Glenn F. Browning, and Philip F. Markham J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3414-3424; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01835-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defective Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase Impairs Replication Fork Progression in Escherichia coli Estrella Guarino, Alfonso Jiménez-Sánchez, and Elena C. Guzmán J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3496-3501; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01632-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of PBP1 in Cell Division of Staphylococcus aureus S. F. F. Pereira, A. O. Henriques, M. G. Pinho, H. de Lencastre, and A. Tomasz J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3525-3531; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00044-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of the Mismatch Repair System in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Attenuates Virulence but Favors Persistence of Oropharyngeal Colonization in Cystic Fibrosis Mice Ana Mena, María D. Maciá, Nuria Borrell, Bartolomé Moya, Teresa de Francisco, José L. Pérez, and Antonio Oliver J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3665-3668; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00120-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repression of Intracellular Virulence Factors in Salmonella by the Hha and YdgT Nucleoid-Associated Proteins Umaporn Silphaduang, Mariola Mascarenhas, Mohamed Karmali, and Brian K. Coombes J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3669-3673; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00002-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Peptide Transport in Helicobacter pylori: Roles of Dpp and Opp Systems and Evidence for Additional Peptide Transporters Michael V. Weinberg and Robert J. Maier J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3392-3402; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01636-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defining Genomic Islands and Uropathogen-Specific Genes in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Amanda L. Lloyd, David A. Rasko, and Harry L. T. Mobley J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3532-3546; published ahead of print March 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01744-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Temporal Gene Expression during Bacillus subtilis Spore Germination and Outgrowth Bart J. F. Keijser, Alex Ter Beek, Han Rauwerda, Frank Schuren, Roy Montijn, Hans van der Spek, and Stanley Brul J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3624-3634; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01736-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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H-NS Antagonism in Shigella flexneri by VirB, a Virulence Gene Transcription Regulator That Is Closely Related to Plasmid Partition Factors Elizebeth C. Turner and Charles J. Dorman J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3403-3413; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01813-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel Escherichia coli Ribosome-Associated Proteins Using Isobaric Tags and Multidimensional Protein Identification Techniques M. Jiang, S. M. Sullivan, A. K. Walker, J. R. Strahler, P. C. Andrews, and J. R. Maddock J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3434-3444; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00090-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon Mutagenesis Identifies Sites Upstream of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae pilE Gene That Modulate Pilin Antigenic Variation Kimberly A. Kline, Alison K. Criss, Anne Wallace, and H. Steven Seifert J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3462-3470; published ahead of print February 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01911-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription Termination within the Iron Transport-Biosynthesis Operon of Vibrio anguillarum Requires an Antisense RNA Michiel Stork, Manuela Di Lorenzo, Timothy J. Welch, and Jorge H. Crosa J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3479-3488; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00619-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli Regulator of Sigma 70 Protein, Rsd, Can Up-Regulate Some Stress-Dependent Promoters by Sequestering Sigma 70 Jennie E. Mitchell, Taku Oshima, Sarah E. Piper, Christine L. Webster, Lars F. Westblade, Gouzel Karimova, Daniel Ladant, Annie Kolb, Jon L. Hobman, Stephen J. W. Busby, and David J. Lee J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3489-3495; published ahead of print March 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00019-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of hmuO Function and Expression in Corynebacterium Species Carey A. Kunkle and Michael P. Schmitt J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3650-3654; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00056-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Two Distinct Pathways Supply Anthranilate as a Precursor of the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal John M. Farrow, III and Everett C. Pesci J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3425-3433; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00209-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inverse Regulation of Biofilm Formation and Swarming Motility by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 Nicky C. Caiazza, Judith H. Merritt, Kimberly M. Brothers, and George A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3603-3612; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01685-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of EAL-Containing Proteins in Multicellular Behavior of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Roger Simm, Astrid Lusch, Abdul Kader, Mats Andersson, and Ute Römling J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3613-3623; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01719-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Characterization of a Novel Two-Partner Secretion System in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Peter S. Choi, Ashley J. Dawson, and Harris D. Bernstein J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3452-3461; published ahead of print February 23, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01751-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assembly of Fimbrial Structures in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Functionality and Specificity of Chaperone-Usher Machineries Ségolène Ruer, Silke Stender, Alain Filloux, and Sophie de Bentzmann J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3547-3555; published ahead of print February 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00093-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Putative Gene Cluster for Aminoarabinose Biosynthesis Is Essential for Burkholderia cenocepacia Viability Ximena P. Ortega, Silvia T. Cardona, Alan R. Brown, Slade A. Loutet, Ronald S. Flannagan, Dominic J. Campopiano, John R. W. Govan, and Miguel A. Valvano J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3639-3644; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00153-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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In Vitro Studies of the Uridylylation of the Three PII Protein Paralogs from Rhodospirillum rubrum: the Transferase Activity of R. rubrum GlnD Is Regulated by -Ketoglutarate and Divalent Cations but Not by Glutamine Anders Jonsson and Stefan Nordlund J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3471-3478; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01704-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Pseudomonad 2-Nitrobenzoate Nitroreductase and Its Catabolic Pathway-Associated 2-Hydroxylaminobenzoate Mutase and a Chemoreceptor Involved in 2-Nitrobenzoate Chemotaxis Hiroaki Iwaki, Takamichi Muraki, Shun Ishihara, Yoshie Hasegawa, Kathryn N. Rankin, Traian Sulea, Jason Boyd, and Peter C. K. Lau J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3502-3514; published ahead of print February 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01098-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probing the Essential Catalytic Residues and Substrate Affinity in the Thermoactive Bacillus stearothermophilus US100 L-Arabinose Isomerase by Site-Directed Mutagenesis Moez Rhimi, Michel Juy, Nushin Aghajari, Richard Haser, and Samir Bejar J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3556-3563; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01826-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Modulation of a DnaJ Homolog, CbpA, by CbpM Matthew R. Chenoweth, Nancy Trun, and Sue Wickner J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3635-3638; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01757-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystal Structure of Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase from Bacillus subtilis Jun Fan, Qun Liu, Quan Hao, Maikun Teng, and Liwen Niu J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3573-3580; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JB.01083-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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In Vitro Analysis of the Two-Component System MtrB-MtrA from Corynebacterium glutamicum Nina Möker, Jens Krämer, Gottfried Unden, Reinhard Krämer, and Susanne Morbach J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3645-3649; published ahead of print February 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01920-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcement:

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The Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis Al Hakam Jean F. Challacombe, Michael R. Altherr, Gary Xie, Smriti S. Bhotika, Nancy Brown, David Bruce, Connie S. Campbell, Mary L. Campbell, Jin Chen, Olga Chertkov, Cathy Cleland, Mira Dimitrijevic, Norman A. Doggett, John J. Fawcett, Tijana Glavina, Lynne A. Goodwin, Lance D. Green, Cliff S. Han, Karen K. Hill, Penny Hitchcock, Paul J. Jackson, Paul Keim, Avinash Ramesh Kewalramani, Jon Longmire, Susan Lucas, Stephanie Malfatti, Diego Martinez, Kim McMurry, Linda J. Meincke, Monica Misra, Bernice L. Moseman, Mark Mundt, A. Christine Munk, Richard T. Okinaka, B. Parson-Quintana, Lee Philip Reilly, Paul Richardson, Donna L. Robinson, Elizabeth Saunders, Roxanne Tapia, Judith G. Tesmer, Nina Thayer, Linda S. Thompson, Hope Tice, Lawrence O. Ticknor, Patti L. Wills, Paul Gilna, and Thomas S. Brettin J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3680-3681; published ahead of print March 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00241-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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The Seventh International Conference on the Genetics of Streptococci, Lactococci, and Enterococci Robert A. Burne, Debra E. Bessen, Jeffery R. Broadbent, and Jean-Pierre Claverys J. Bacteriol. May 2007 189: 3682 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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