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Contents: June 2008, Volume 190, Issue 12        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Unusual, Virulence Plasmid-Dependent Growth Behavior of Yersinia enterocolitica in Three-Dimensional Collagen Gels Sandra Freund, Beate Czech, Konrad Trülzsch, Nikolaus Ackermann, and Jürgen Heesemann J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4111-4120; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00156-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Xenorhabdus nematophila nilABC Genes Confer the Ability of Xenorhabdus spp. To Colonize Steinernema carpocapsae Nematodes Charles E. Cowles and Heidi Goodrich-Blair J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4121-4128; published ahead of print April 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00123-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Mutations in the tacF Gene of Clinical Strains and Laboratory Transformants of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Impact on Choline Auxotrophy and Growth Rate Ana González, Daniel Llull, María Morales, Pedro García, and Ernesto García J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4129-4138; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01991-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

UpaG, a New Member of the Trimeric Autotransporter Family of Adhesins in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Jaione Valle, Amanda N. Mabbett, Glen C. Ulett, Alejandro Toledo-Arana, Karine Wecker, Makrina Totsika, Mark A. Schembri, Jean-Marc Ghigo, and Christophe Beloin J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4147-4161; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00122-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Aeromonas hydrophila wb*O34 Gene Cluster: Genetics and Temperature Regulation Natalia Jimenez, Rocío Canals, María Teresa Saló, Silvia Vilches, Susana Merino, and Juan M. Tomás J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4198-4209; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00153-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repair and Antirepair DNA Helicases in Helicobacter pylori Josephine Kang and Martin J. Blaser J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4218-4224; published ahead of print March 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01848-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formate Acts as a Diffusible Signal To Induce Salmonella Invasion Yanyan Huang, Mitsu Suyemoto, Cherilyn D. Garner, Kellie M. Cicconi, and Craig Altier J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4233-4241; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00205-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YscP and YscU Switch the Substrate Specificity of the Yersinia Type III Secretion System by Regulating Export of the Inner Rod Protein YscI Sarah E. Wood, Jin Jin, and Scott A. Lloyd J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4252-4262; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00328-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Trimeric Autotransporter Adhesin in the Cryptic Genospecies of Haemophilus Amanda J. Sheets, Susan A. Grass, Sara E. Miller, and Joseph W. St. Geme, III J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4313-4320; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01963-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Critical Role of embC in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Renan Goude, Anita G. Amin, Delphi Chatterjee, and Tanya Parish J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4335-4341; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01825-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Peptidoglycan of Stationary-Phase Mycobacterium tuberculosis Predominantly Contains Cross-Links Generated by L,D-Transpeptidation Marie Lavollay, Michel Arthur, Martine Fourgeaud, Lionel Dubost, Arul Marie, Nicolas Veziris, Didier Blanot, Laurent Gutmann, and Jean-Luc Mainardi J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4360-4366; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00239-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Differential Expression of Streptococcal Arginine Deiminase in Inhibition of fimA Expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis Xinghua Lin, Richard J. Lamont, Jie Wu, and Hua Xie J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4367-4371; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01898-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Complete Genome Sequence of the Soil Actinomycete Kocuria rhizophila Hiromi Takarada, Mitsuo Sekine, Hiroki Kosugi, Yasunori Matsuo, Takatomo Fujisawa, Seiha Omata, Emi Kishi, Ai Shimizu, Naofumi Tsukatani, Satoshi Tanikawa, Nobuyuki Fujita, and Shigeaki Harayama J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4139-4146; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01853-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Single Gene Deletions of mrpA to mrpG and mrpE Point Mutations Affect Activity of the Mrp Na+/H+ Antiporter of Alkaliphilic Bacillus and Formation of Hetero-Oligomeric Mrp Complexes Masato Morino, Shinsuke Natsui, Talia H. Swartz, Terry A. Krulwich, and Masahiro Ito J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4162-4172; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00294-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the Scaffoldin Gene, cipA, of Clostridium thermocellum with Impaired Cellulosome Formation and Cellulose Hydrolysis: Insertions of a New Transposable Element, IS1447, and Implications for Cellulase Synergism on Crystalline Cellulose Vladimir V. Zverlov, Martina Klupp, Jan Krauss, and Wolfgang H. Schwarz J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4321-4327; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00097-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of the Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Synthase in Haloferax mediterranei Qiuhe Lu, Jing Han, Ligang Zhou, Jian Zhou, and Hua Xiang J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4173-4180; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00134-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Negative Regulation of Quorum-Sensing Systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by ATP-Dependent Lon Protease Akiko Takaya, Fumiaki Tabuchi, Hiroko Tsuchiya, Emiko Isogai, and Tomoko Yamamoto J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4181-4188; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01873-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the Nitrile Hydratase Gene Cluster in Pseudomonas chlororaphis B23 Toshihide Sakashita, Yoshiteru Hashimoto, Ken-Ichi Oinuma, and Michihiko Kobayashi J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4210-4217; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00061-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ApoFnr Binds as a Monomer to Promoters Regulating the Expression of Enterotoxin Genes of Bacillus cereus Julia Esbelin, Yves Jouanneau, Jean Armengaud, and Catherine Duport J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4242-4251; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00336-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cooperative Binding of Phosphorylated DevR to Upstream Sites Is Necessary and Sufficient for Activation of the Rv3134c-devRS Operon in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Implication in the Induction of DevR Target Genes Santosh Chauhan and Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4301-4312; published ahead of print March 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01308-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ArgP Protein Stimulates the Klebsiella pneumoniae gdhA Promoter in a Lysine-Sensitive Manner Thomas J. Goss J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4351-4359; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00295-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Transcriptional Interference and Repression Modulate the Conjugative Ability of the Symbiotic Plasmid of Rhizobium etli Edgardo Sepúlveda, Daniel Pérez-Mendoza, Miguel A. Ramírez-Romero, María J. Soto, Isabel M. López-Lara, Otto Geiger, Juan Sanjuán, Susana Brom, and David Romero J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4189-4197; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00041-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage P22 Antitermination boxB Sequence Requirements Are Complex and Overlap with Those of Alexis I. Cocozaki, Ingrid R. Ghattas, and Colin A. Smith J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4263-4271; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00059-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Surface Viscoelasticity of Individual Gram-Negative Bacterial Cells Measured Using Atomic Force Microscopy Virginia Vadillo-Rodriguez, Terry J. Beveridge, and John R. Dutcher J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4225-4232; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00132-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glucosamine Found as a Substituent of Both Phosphate Groups in Bordetella Lipid A Backbones: Role of a BvgAS-Activated ArnT Ortholog Nico Marr, Alina Tirsoaga, Didier Blanot, Rachel Fernandez, and Martine Caroff J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4281-4290; published ahead of print April 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01875-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Characterization of abn2 (yxiA), Encoding a Bacillus subtilis GH43 Arabinanase, Abn2, and Its Role in Arabino-Polysaccharide Degradation José Manuel Inácio and Isabel de Sá-Nogueira J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4272-4280; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00162-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of lsr2 Results in a Hypermotile Phenotype in Mycobacterium smegmatis Kriti Arora, Danelle C. Whiteford, Dalia Lau-Bonilla, Christine M. Davitt, and John L. Dahl J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4291-4300; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00023-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Action of ppGpp in Microcin J25-Sensitive Strains María Fernanda Pomares, Paula A. Vincent, Ricardo N. Farías, and Raúl A. Salomón J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4328-4334; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00183-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Investigating Early Events in Receptor Binding and Translocation of Colicin E9 Using Synchronized Cell Killing and Proteolytic Cleavage Ying Zhang, Mireille N. Vankemmelbeke, Lisa E. Holland, David C. Walker, Richard James, and Christopher N. Penfold J. Bacteriol. June 2008 190: 4342-4350; published ahead of print April 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00047-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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