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Contents: October 2008, Volume 190, Issue 20        Guest Commentaries        Gene Regulation        Plant Microbiology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction        Genomics and Proteomics        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

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Guest Commentaries:

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Unexpected Interaction of a Siderophore with Aluminum and Its Receptor Pierre Cornelis J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6541-6543; published ahead of print July 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00954-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Tie That Binds the Dynamic Duo: the Connector between AS1 and AS2 in the HAMP Domain of the Escherichia coli Tsr Chemoreceptor Michael D. Manson J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6544-6547; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00943-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The Metal Dependence of Pyoverdine Interactions with Its Outer Membrane Receptor FpvA Jason Greenwald, Gabrielle Zeder-Lutz, Agnès Hagege, Hervé Celia, and Franc Pattus J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6548-6558; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00784-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Two-Component System PhoPR of Clostridium acetobutylicum Is Involved in Phosphate-Dependent Gene Regulation Tomas Fiedler, Maren Mix, Uta Meyer, Stefan Mikkat, Michael O. Glocker, Hubert Bahl, and Ralf-Jörg Fischer J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6559-6567; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00574-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Transcriptional Factors MurR and Catabolite Activator Protein Regulate N-Acetylmuramic Acid Catabolism in Escherichia coli Tina Jaeger and Christoph Mayer J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6598-6608; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00642-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

32-Mediated Negative Regulation of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Expression Mari Matsui, Akiko Takaya, and Tomoko Yamamoto J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6636-6645; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00744-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 hemA Gene by PrrA and FnrL Britton Ranson-Olson and Jill H. Zeilstra-Ryalls J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6769-6778; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00828-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Comprehensive Assessment of the Regulons Controlled by the FixLJ-FixK2-FixK1 Cascade in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Socorro Mesa, Felix Hauser, Markus Friberg, Emmanuelle Malaguti, Hans-Martin Fischer, and Hauke Hennecke J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6568-6579; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00748-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sinorhizobium meliloti Mutants Deficient in Phosphatidylserine Decarboxylase Accumulate Phosphatidylserine and Are Strongly Affected during Symbiosis with Alfalfa Miguel Angel Vences-Guzmán, Otto Geiger, and Christian Sohlenkamp J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6846-6856; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00610-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Characterization of the Putative Type III Secretion ATPase CdsN (Cpn0707) of Chlamydophila pneumoniae Chris B. Stone, Dustin L. Johnson, David C. Bulir, Jodi D. Gilchrist, and James B. Mahony J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6580-6588; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00761-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Epp, the Secreted Processing Protease for the Vibrio anguillarum EmpA Metalloprotease Maureen Varina, Steven M. Denkin, Andrew M. Staroscik, and David R. Nelson J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6589-6597; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00535-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trade-Off between Iron Uptake and Protection against Oxidative Stress: Deletion of cueO Promotes Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence in a Mouse Model of Urinary Tract Infection Jai J. Tree, Glen C. Ulett, Cheryl-Lynn Y. Ong, Darren J. Trott, Alastair G. McEwan, and Mark A. Schembri J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6909-6912; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00451-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Paerucumarin, a New Metabolite Produced by the pvc Gene Cluster from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Michael F. Clarke-Pearson and Sean F. Brady J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6927-6930; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00801-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Carbonylated Proteins Are Detectable Only in a Degradation-Resistant Aggregate State in Escherichia coli Etienne Maisonneuve, Laetitia Fraysse, Sabrina Lignon, Laure Capron, and Sam Dukan J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6609-6614; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00588-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Inactivation of the Mycobacterial Integral Membrane Stearoyl Coenzyme A Desaturase DesA3 by a C-Terminus-Specific Degradation Process Yong Chang, Gary E. Wesenberg, Craig A. Bingman, and Brian G. Fox J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6686-6696; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00585-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Specificities and Availability of Fucosyltransferase and β-Carotene Hydroxylase for Myxol 2'-Fucoside Synthesis in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Compared with Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Mari Mochimaru, Hajime Masukawa, Takashi Maoka, Hatem E. Mohamed, Wim F. J. Vermaas, and Shinichi Takaichi J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6726-6733; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01881-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

O2- and NO-Sensing Mechanism through the DevSR Two-Component System in Mycobacterium smegmatis Jin-Mok Lee, Ha Yeon Cho, Hyo Je Cho, In-Jeong Ko, Sae Woong Park, Hyung-Suk Baik, Jee-Hyun Oh, Chi-Yong Eom, Young Min Kim, Beom Sik Kang, and Jeong-Il Oh J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6795-6804; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00401-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Penicillin-Binding Protein 2 with Soluble Lytic Transglycosylase B1 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Blaine A. Legaree and Anthony J. Clarke J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6922-6926; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00934-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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The yiaKLX1X2PQRS and ulaABCDEFG Gene Systems Are Required for the Aerobic Utilization of L-Ascorbate in Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain 13882 with L-Ascorbate-6-Phosphate as the Inducer Evangelina Campos, Lucia de la Riva, Fernando Garces, Rosa Giménez, Juan Aguilar, Laura Baldoma, and Josefa Badia J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6615-6624; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00815-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Spreading Motility Shown by a Group of Phylogenetically Related, Rapidly Growing Pigmented Mycobacteria Suggests that Motility Is a Common Property of Mycobacterial Species but Is Restricted to Smooth Colonies Gemma Agustí, Oihane Astola, Elisabeth Rodríguez-Güell, Esther Julián, and Marina Luquin J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6894-6902; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00572-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Growth-Promoting and Stress Response Activities of the Bacillus subtilis GTP Binding Protein Obg Are Separable by Mutation Shrin Kuo, Borries Demeler, and W. G. Haldenwang J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6625-6635; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00799-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Residues Important for Cleavage of the Extracellular Signaling Peptide CSF of Bacillus subtilis from Its Precursor Protein Sara Lanigan-Gerdes, Geraldine Briceno, Alek N. Dooley, Kym F. Faull, and Beth A. Lazazzera J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6668-6675; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00910-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptation of Aerobically Growing Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Copper Starvation Emanuela Frangipani, Vera I. Slaveykova, Cornelia Reimmann, and Dieter Haas J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6706-6717; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00450-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Premature Stop Codons in Bacterial Evolution Tit-Yee Wong, Sanjit Fernandes, Naby Sankhon, Patrick P. Leong, Jimmy Kuo, and Jong-Kang Liu J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6718-6725; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00682-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Spores of Bacillus subtilis That Lack Most Coat Layers Sonali Ghosh, Barbara Setlow, Paul G. Wahome, Ann E. Cowan, Marco Plomp, Alexander J. Malkin, and Peter Setlow J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6741-6748; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00896-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polar Localization and Compartmentalization of ClpP Proteases during Growth and Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis James Kain, Gina G. He, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6749-6757; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00589-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clp and Lon Proteases Occupy Distinct Subcellular Positions in Bacillus subtilis Lyle A. Simmons, Alan D. Grossman, and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6758-6768; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00590-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Use of Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Define PpsR Binding Activity in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 Patrice Bruscella, Jesus M. Eraso, Jung Hyeob Roh, and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6817-6828; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00719-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Gene all2874 Encodes a Diguanylate Cyclase and Is Required for Normal Heterocyst Development under High-Light Growth Conditions M. Ramona Neunuebel and James W. Golden J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6829-6836; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00701-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stygiolobus Rod-Shaped Virus and the Interplay of Crenarchaeal Rudiviruses with the CRISPR Antiviral System Gisle Vestergaard, Shiraz A. Shah, Ariane Bize, Werner Reitberger, Monika Reuter, Hien Phan, Ariane Briegel, Reinhard Rachel, Roger A. Garrett, and David Prangishvili J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6837-6845; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00795-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Genes in Antibiotic Production by Streptomyces coelicolor Ya-Wen Lu, Adrianna K. San Roman, and Amy M. Gehring J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6903-6908; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00865-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Interplay between Cyclic AMP-Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein and Cyclic di-GMP Signaling in Vibrio cholerae Biofilm Formation Jiunn C. N. Fong and Fitnat H. Yildiz J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6646-6659; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00466-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Suppressor Analysis of the MotB(D33E) Mutation To Probe Bacterial Flagellar Motor Dynamics Coupled with Proton Translocation Yong-Suk Che, Shuichi Nakamura, Seiji Kojima, Nobunori Kami-ike, Keiichi Namba, and Tohru Minamino J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6660-6667; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00503-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemoreceptors in Caulobacter crescentus: Trimers of Receptor Dimers in a Partially Ordered Hexagonally Packed Array Cezar M. Khursigara, Xiongwu Wu, and Sriram Subramaniam J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6805-6810; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00640-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

SpoT Regulates DnaA Stability and Initiation of DNA Replication in Carbon-Starved Caulobacter crescentus Joseph A. Lesley and Lucy Shapiro J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6867-6880; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00700-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Mutational Analysis of the Connector Segment in the HAMP Domain of Tsr, the Escherichia coli Serine Chemoreceptor Peter Ames, Qin Zhou, and John S. Parkinson J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6676-6685; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00750-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemotaxis as an Emergent Property of a Swarm Rion G. Taylor and Roy D. Welch J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6811-6816; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00662-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Whole-Genome Transcriptional Profiling of Bradyrhizobium japonicum during Chemoautotrophic Growth William L. Franck, Woo-Suk Chang, Jing Qiu, Masayuki Sugawara, Michael J. Sadowsky, Stephanie A. Smith, and Gary Stacey J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6697-6705; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00543-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insights into the Environmental Resistance Gene Pool from the Genome Sequence of the Multidrug-Resistant Environmental Isolate Escherichia coli SMS-3-5 W. Florian Fricke, Meredith S. Wright, Angela H. Lindell, Derek M. Harkins, Craig Baker-Austin, Jacques Ravel, and Ramunas Stepanauskas J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6779-6794; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00661-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pangenome Structure of Escherichia coli: Comparative Genomic Analysis of E. coli Commensal and Pathogenic Isolates David A. Rasko, M. J. Rosovitz, Garry S. A. Myers, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, W. Florian Fricke, Pawel Gajer, Jonathan Crabtree, Mohammed Sebaihia, Nicholas R. Thomson, Roy Chaudhuri, Ian R. Henderson, Vanessa Sperandio, and Jacques Ravel J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6881-6893; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00619-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integrative Conjugative Elements and Related Elements Are Major Contributors to the Genome Diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae Mathieu Brochet, Elisabeth Couvé, Philippe Glaser, Gérard Guédon, and Sophie Payot J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6913-6917; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00824-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Molecular Characterization of a Clostridium difficile Bacteriophage and Its Cloned Biologically Active Endolysin Melinda J. Mayer, Arjan Narbad, and Michael J. Gasson J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6734-6740; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00686-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Singular Case of Prophage Complementation in Mutational Activation of recET Orthologs in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Sebastien Lemire, Nara Figueroa-Bossi, and Lionello Bossi J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6857-6866; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00769-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the N-Terminal Domain of C31 Integrase in attB-attP Synapsis Paul A. Rowley and Margaret C. M. Smith J. Bacteriol. October 2008 190: 6918-6921; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00612-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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