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Contents: August 2008, Volume 190, Issue 15        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Enzymes and Proteins        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genome Announcement

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Major Facilitator Superfamily-Type Transporter YmfE and the Multidrug-Efflux Activator Mta Mediate Bacillibactin Secretion in Bacillus subtilis Marcus Miethke, Sarah Schmidt, and Mohamed A. Marahiel J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5143-5152; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00464-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complex Regulation of the DnaJ Homolog CbpA by the Global Regulators S and Lrp, by the Specific Inhibitor CbpM, and by the Proteolytic Degradation of CbpM Matthew R. Chenoweth and Sue Wickner J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5153-5161; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00437-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rad50 Is Not Essential for the Mre11-Dependent Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Halobacterium sp. Strain NRC-1 A. Kish and J. DiRuggiero J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5210-5216; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00292-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Subunit of DNA Polymerase III Is Involved in the Nalidixic Acid-Induced SOS Response in Escherichia coli Jennifer Reineke Pohlhaus, David T. Long, Erin O'Reilly, and Kenneth N. Kreuzer J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5239-5247; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00173-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Regulation by (p)ppGpp and CodY in Streptococcus mutans José A. Lemos, Marcelle M. Nascimento, Vanessa K. Lin, Jacqueline Abranches, and Robert A. Burne J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5291-5299; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00288-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Origin of Transfer (oriT) and a New Gene Required for Mobilization of the SXT/R391 Family of Integrating Conjugative Elements Daniela Ceccarelli, Aurélie Daccord, Mélissa René, and Vincent Burrus J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5328-5338; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00150-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modes of Overinitiation, dnaA Gene Expression, and Inhibition of Cell Division in a Novel Cold-Sensitive hda Mutant of Escherichia coli Kazuyuki Fujimitsu, Masayuki Su'etsugu, Yoko Yamaguchi, Kensaku Mazda, Nisi Fu, Hironori Kawakami, and Tsutomu Katayama J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5368-5381; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00044-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Production In Vivo of Microcin E492 with Antibacterial Activity Depends on Salmochelin and EntF Gabriela Mercado, Mario Tello, Macarena Marín, Octavio Monasterio, and Rosalba Lagos J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5464-5471; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00351-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Involvement of Nitrogen Regulation in Bacillus subtilis degU Expression Ayako Yasumura, Sadanobu Abe, and Teruo Tanaka J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5162-5171; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00368-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bradyrhizobium japonicum Irr Protein Is a Transcriptional Repressor with High-Affinity DNA-Binding Activity Indu Sangwan, Sandra K. Small, and Mark R. O'Brian J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5172-5177; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00495-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lysine Represses Transcription of the Escherichia coli dapB Gene by Preventing Its Activation by the ArgP Activator Jean Bouvier, Patrick Stragier, Violette Morales, Elisabeth Rémy, and Claude Gutierrez J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5224-5229; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01782-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Competitive and Cooperative Effects in Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Galactoglucan Biosynthesis in Sinorhizobium meliloti Matthew McIntosh, Elizaveta Krol, and Anke Becker J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5308-5317; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00063-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of DevR with Multiple Binding Sites Synergistically Activates Divergent Transcription of narK2-Rv1738 Genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Santosh Chauhan and Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5394-5403; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00488-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoregulation of AbsB (RNase III) Expression in Streptomyces coelicolor by Endoribonucleolytic Cleavage of absB Operon Transcripts Weijing Xu, Jianqiang Huang, and Stanley N. Cohen J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5526-5530; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00558-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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A Staphylococcal GGDEF Domain Protein Regulates Biofilm Formation Independently of Cyclic Dimeric GMP Linda M. Holland, Sinéad T. O'Donnell, Dmitri A. Ryjenkov, Larissa Gomelsky, Shawn R. Slater, Paul D. Fey, Mark Gomelsky, and James P. O'Gara J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5178-5189; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00375-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydrogen Peroxide Linked to Lysine Oxidase Activity Facilitates Biofilm Differentiation and Dispersal in Several Gram-Negative Bacteria Anne Mai-Prochnow, Patricia Lucas-Elio, Suhelen Egan, Torsten Thomas, Jeremy S. Webb, Antonio Sanchez-Amat, and Staffan Kjelleberg J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5493-5501; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00549-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Elucidation of the 4-Hydroxyacetophenone Catabolic Pathway in Pseudomonas fluorescens ACB Mariëlle J. H. Moonen, Nanne M. Kamerbeek, Adrie H. Westphal, Sjef A. Boeren, Dick B. Janssen, Marco W. Fraaije, and Willem J. H. van Berkel J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5190-5198; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01944-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydroquinone Dioxygenase from Pseudomonas fluorescens ACB: a Novel Member of the Family of Nonheme-Iron(II)-Dependent Dioxygenases Mariëlle J. H. Moonen, Silvia A. Synowsky, Willy A. M. van den Berg, Adrie H. Westphal, Albert J. R. Heck, Robert H. H. van den Heuvel, Marco W. Fraaije, and Willem J. H. van Berkel J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5199-5209; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01945-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ATPase Activity and Oligomeric State of TrwK, the VirB4 Homologue of the Plasmid R388 Type IV Secretion System Ignacio Arechaga, Alejandro Peña, Sandra Zunzunegui, María del Carmen Fernández-Alonso, Germán Rivas, and Fernando de la Cruz J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5472-5479; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00321-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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A Plasmid-Borne Shewanella algae Gene, qnrA3, and Its Possible Transfer In Vivo between Kluyvera ascorbata and Klebsiella pneumoniae Christine Lascols, Isabelle Podglajen, Charlotte Verdet, Valérie Gautier, Laurent Gutmann, Claude-James Soussy, Ekkehard Collatz, and Emmanuelle Cambau J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5217-5223; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00243-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transfer of the First Arabinofuranose Residue to Galactan Is Essential for Mycobacterium smegmatis Viability Libin Shi, Roukun Zhou, Zhentong Liu, Todd L. Lowary, Peter H. Seeberger, Bridget L. Stocker, Dean C. Crick, Kay-Hooi Khoo, and Delphi Chatterjee J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5248-5255; published ahead of print June 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00028-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Hexa-Acyl Pyrophosphate Lipid A Population under Escherichia coli Phosphate (Pho) Regulon Activation Martin G. Lamarche, Sang-Hyun Kim, Sébastien Crépin, Michael Mourez, Nicolas Bertrand, Russell E. Bishop, J. Daniel Dubreuil, and Josée Harel J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5256-5264; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01536-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Quantitative Comparisons of the Extracellular Protein Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus UAMS-1 and Its sarA, agr, and sarA agr Regulatory Mutants Using One-Dimensional Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis and Nanocapillary Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry Richard C. Jones, Joanna Deck, Ricky D. Edmondson, and Mark E. Hart J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5265-5278; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00383-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Campylobacter jejuni Thiol Peroxidases Tpx and Bcp Both Contribute to Aerotolerance and Peroxide-Mediated Stress Resistance but Have Distinct Substrate Specificities John M. Atack, Philippa Harvey, Michael A. Jones, and David J. Kelly J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5279-5290; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00100-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Class 1 Integron Present in a Human Commensal Has a Hybrid Transposition Module Compared to Tn402: Evidence of Interaction with Mobile DNA from Natural Environments M. Labbate, P. Roy Chowdhury, and H. W. Stokes J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5318-5327; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00199-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

fslE Is Necessary for Siderophore-Mediated Iron Acquisition in Francisella tularensis Schu S4 Girija Ramakrishnan, Alexis Meeker, and Bojan Dragulev J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5353-5361; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00181-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Opposite Effects of Mn2+ and Zn2+ on PsaR-Mediated Expression of the Virulence Genes pcpA, prtA, and psaBCA of Streptococcus pneumoniae Tomas G. Kloosterman, Robert M. Witwicki, Magdalena M. van der Kooi-Pol, Jetta J. E. Bijlsma, and Oscar P. Kuipers J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5382-5393; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00307-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycerol Metabolism and PrfA Activity in Listeria monocytogenes Biju Joseph, Sonja Mertins, Regina Stoll, Jennifer Schär, Kanasinakatte Rudrappa Umesha, Qin Luo, Stefanie Müller-Altrock, and Werner Goebel J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5412-5430; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00259-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Second Pilus Type in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Prevalent in Emerging Serotypes and Mediates Adhesion to Host Cells Fabio Bagnoli, Monica Moschioni, Claudio Donati, Valentina Dimitrovska, Ilaria Ferlenghi, Claudia Facciotti, Alessandro Muzzi, Fabiola Giusti, Carla Emolo, Antonella Sinisi, Markus Hilleringmann, Werner Pansegrau, Stefano Censini, Rino Rappuoli, Antonello Covacci, Vega Masignani, and Michele A. Barocchi J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5480-5492; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00384-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Involvement of Type II Secretion System in Extracellular Translocation of Shewanella oneidensis Outer Membrane Cytochromes MtrC and OmcA Liang Shi, Shuang Deng, Matthew J. Marshall, Zheming Wang, David W. Kennedy, Alice C. Dohnalkova, Heather M. Mottaz, Eric A. Hill, Yuri A. Gorby, Alexander S. Beliaev, David J. Richardson, John M. Zachara, and James K. Fredrickson J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5512-5516; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00514-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence Gene Expression Is Independent of ResDE-Regulated Respiration Control in Bacillus anthracis Adam C. Wilson, James A. Hoch, and Marta Perego J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5522-5525; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00312-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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NagA-Dependent Uptake of N-Acetyl-Glucosamine and N-Acetyl-Chitin Oligosaccharides across the Outer Membrane of Caulobacter crescentus Simone Eisenbeis, Stefanie Lohmiller, Marianne Valdebenito, Stefan Leicht, and Volkmar Braun J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5230-5238; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00194-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of pH and Temperature on the Composition of Polar Lipids in Thermoplasma acidophilum HO-62 Haruo Shimada, Naoki Nemoto, Yasuo Shida, Tairo Oshima, and Akihiko Yamagishi J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5404-5411; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00415-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glutathione and Transition-Metal Homeostasis in Escherichia coli Kerstin Helbig, Corinna Bleuel, Gerd J. Krauss, and Dietrich H. Nies J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5431-5438; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00271-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cadmium Toxicity in Glutathione Mutants of Escherichia coli Kerstin Helbig, Cornelia Grosse, and Dietrich H. Nies J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5439-5454; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00272-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Identification of a Putative Acetyltransferase Gene, MMP0350, Which Affects Proper Assembly of both Flagella and Pili in the Archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis David J. VanDyke, John Wu, Sandy Y. M. Ng, Masaomi Kanbe, Bonnie Chaban, Shin-Ichi Aizawa, and Ken F. Jarrell J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5300-5307; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00474-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Cycle Characteristics of Crenarchaeota: Unity among Diversity Magnus Lundgren, Laurence Malandrin, Stefan Eriksson, Harald Huber, and Rolf Bernander J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5362-5367; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00330-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clusters of Charged Residues at the C Terminus of MotA and N Terminus of MotB Are Important for Function of the Escherichia coli Flagellar Motor Edan R. Hosking and Michael D. Manson J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5517-5521; published ahead of print May 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00407-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Burkholderia pseudomallei, B. thailandensis, and B. ambifaria Produce 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkylquinoline Analogues with a Methyl Group at the 3 Position That Is Required for Quorum-Sensing Regulation Ludovic Vial, François Lépine, Sylvain Milot, Marie-Christine Groleau, Valérie Dekimpe, Donald E. Woods, and Eric Déziel J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5339-5352; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00400-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Insights into Plant Cell Wall Degradation from the Genome Sequence of the Soil Bacterium Cellvibrio japonicus Robert T. DeBoy, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, Derrick E. Fouts, Louise E. Tailford, Hoda Khouri, Joanne B. Emerson, Yasmin Mohamoud, Kisha Watkins, Bernard Henrissat, Harry J. Gilbert, and Karen E. Nelson J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5455-5463; published ahead of print June 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01701-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Replacement of Adenylate Cyclase Toxin in a Lineage of Bordetella bronchiseptica Anne M. Buboltz, Tracy L. Nicholson, Mylisa R. Parette, Sara E. Hester, Julian Parkhill, and Eric T. Harvill J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5502-5511; published ahead of print June 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00226-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcement:

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Genome Sequence of the Chemolithoautotrophic Bacterium Oligotropha carboxidovorans OM5T Debarati Paul, Susan Bridges, Shane C. Burgess, Yoginder Dandass, and Mark L. Lawrence J. Bacteriol. August 2008 190: 5531-5532; published ahead of print June 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00614-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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