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Contents: November 2008, Volume 190, Issue 21

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Enzymes and Proteins

       Genomics and Proteomics

       Molecular Biology of Pathogens

       Gene Regulation

       Population Genetics and Evolution

       Microbial Cell Biology

       Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

       Physiology and Metabolism

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

A Novel Mutator of Escherichia coli Carrying a Defect in the dgt Gene, Encoding a dGTP Triphosphohydrolase
Damian Gawel, Michael D. Hamilton, and Roel M. Schaaper
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 6931-6939; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00935-08
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The Origins of 168, W23, and Other Bacillus subtilis Legacy Strains
Daniel R. Zeigler, Zoltán Prágai, Sabrina Rodriguez, Bastien Chevreux, Andrea Muffler, Thomas Albert, Renyuan Bai, Markus Wyss, and John B. Perkins
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 6983-6995; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00722-08
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The Chromate-Inducible chrBACF Operon from the Transposable Element TnOtChr Confers Resistance to Chromium(VI) and Superoxide
Rita Branco, Ana Paula Chung, Tatiana Johnston, Volkan Gurel, Paula Morais, and Anatoly Zhitkovich
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 6996-7003; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00289-08
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Novel Proteins That Modulate Type IV Pilus Retraction Dynamics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Miranda L. Asikyan, Julianne V. Kus, and Lori L. Burrows
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7022-7034; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00938-08
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Lsr2 of Mycobacterium Represents a Novel Class of H-NS-Like Proteins
Blair R. G. Gordon, Robin Imperial, Linru Wang, William Wiley Navarre, and Jun Liu
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7052-7059; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00733-08
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Box C/D RNA-Guided 2'-O Methylations and the Intron of tRNA^Trp Are Not Essential for the Viability of Haloferax volcanii
Archi Joardar, Priyatansh Gurha, Geena Skariah, and Ramesh Gupta
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7308-7313; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00820-08
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Enzymes and Proteins:

Use of CDP-Glycerol as an Alternate Acceptor for the Teichoic Acid Polymerase Reveals that Membrane Association Regulates Polymer Length
Jeffrey W. Schertzer and Eric D. Brown
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 6940-6947; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00851-08
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PilF Is an Outer Membrane Lipoprotein Required for Multimerization and Localization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV Pilus Secretin
Jason Koo, Stephanie Tammam, Shao-Yang Ku, Liliana M. Sampaleanu, Lori L. Burrows, and P. Lynne Howell
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 6961-6969; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00996-08
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Oms38 Is the First Identified Pore-Forming Protein in the Outer Membrane of Relapsing Fever Spirochetes
Marcus Thein, Ignas Bunikis, Katrin Denker, Christer Larsson, Sally Cutler, Michel Drancourt, Tom G. Schwan, Reinhard Mentele, Friedrich Lottspeich, Sven Bergström, and Roland Benz
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7035-7042; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00818-08
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Detection and Localization of Single LysM-Peptidoglycan Interactions
Guillaume Andre, Kees Leenhouts, Pascal Hols, and Yves F. Dufrêne
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7079-7086; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00519-08
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Functional Studies of Multiple Thioredoxins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mohd Akif, Garima Khare, Anil K. Tyagi, Shekhar C. Mande, and Abhijit A. Sardesai
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7087-7095; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00159-08
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Dual Role of FtsH in Regulating Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli
Chen Katz and Eliora Z. Ron
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7117-7122; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00871-08
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A Soluble NADH-Dependent Fumarate Reductase in the Reductive Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle of Hydrogenobacter thermophilus TK-6
Akane Miura, Masafumi Kameya, Hiroyuki Arai, Masaharu Ishii, and Yasuo Igarashi
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7170-7177; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00747-08
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Stabilization of the Pertussis Toxin Secretion Apparatus by the C Terminus of PtlD
Anita Verma, Anissa M. Cheung, and Drusilla L. Burns
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7285-7290; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01106-08
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Reexamination of the Role of the Amino Terminus of SecA in Promoting Its Dimerization and Functional State
Sanchaita Das, Elizabeth Stivison, Ewa Folta-Stogniew, and Donald Oliver
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7302-7307; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00593-08
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Genomics and Proteomics:

Systematic Identification and Sequence Analysis of the Genomic Islands of the Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain B171-8 by the Combined Use of Whole-Genome PCR Scanning and Fosmid Mapping
Yoshitoshi Ogura, Hiroyuki Abe, Keisuke Katsura, Ken Kurokawa, Md Asadulghani, Atsushi Iguchi, Tadasuke Ooka, Keisuke Nakayama, Atsushi Yamashita, Masahira Hattori, Toru Tobe, and Tetsuya Hayashi
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 6948-6960; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00625-08
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Genome Sequence of the Fish Pathogen Renibacterium salmoninarum Suggests Reductive Evolution away from an Environmental Arthrobacter Ancestor
Gregory D. Wiens, Daniel D. Rockey, Zaining Wu, Jean Chang, Ruth Levy, Samuel Crane, Donald S. Chen, Gina R. Capri, Jeffrey R. Burnett, Ponnerassery S. Sudheesh, Matthew J. Schipma, Henry Burd, Anamitra Bhattacharyya, Linda D. Rhodes, Rajinder Kaul, and Mark S. Strom
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 6970-6982; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00721-08
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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

ESAT-6-Like Protein Secretion in Bacillus anthracis
Gabriella Garufi, Emily Butler, and Dominique Missiakas
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7004-7011; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00458-08
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Deciphering the Unusual Acylation Pattern of Helicobacter pylori Lipid A
Christopher M. Stead, Ashley Beasley, Robert J. Cotter, and M. Stephen Trent
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7012-7021; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00667-08
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis phoPR Operon Is Positively Autoregulated in the Virulent Strain H37Rv
Jesús Gonzalo-Asensio, Carlos Y. Soto, Ainhoa Arbués, Javier Sancho, María del Carmen Menéndez, María J. García, Brigitte Gicquel, and Carlos Martín
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7068-7078; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00712-08
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NorB, an Efflux Pump in Staphylococcus aureus Strain MW2, Contributes to Bacterial Fitness in Abscesses
Yanpeng Ding, Yoshikuni Onodera, Jean C. Lee, and David C. Hooper
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7123-7129; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00655-08
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Hybrid Pathogenicity Island PAGI-5 Contributes to the Highly Virulent Phenotype of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate in Mammals
Scott E. Battle, Folker Meyer, Jordi Rello, Vanderlene L. Kung, and Alan R. Hauser
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7130-7140; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00785-08
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Purification and Characterization of the Bacterial UDP-GlcNAc:Undecaprenyl-Phosphate GlcNAc-1-Phosphate Transferase WecA
Bayan Al-Dabbagh, Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx, and Ahmed Bouhss
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7141-7146; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00676-08
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Ethanolamine Activates a Sensor Histidine Kinase Regulating Its Utilization in Enterococcus faecalis
María Florencia Del Papa and Marta Perego
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7147-7156; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00952-08
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Kingella kingae Expresses Type IV Pili That Mediate Adherence to Respiratory Epithelial and Synovial Cells
Thomas E. Kehl-Fie, Sara E. Miller, and Joseph W. St. Geme, III
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7157-7163; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00884-08
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A Functional Phenylacetic Acid Catabolic Pathway Is Required for Full Pathogenicity of Burkholderia cenocepacia in the Caenorhabditis elegans Host Model
Robyn J. Law, Jason N. R. Hamlin, Aida Sivro, Stuart J. McCorrister, Georgina A. Cardama, and Silvia T. Cardona
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7209-7218; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00481-08
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The Extracellular Nuclease Dns and Its Role in Natural Transformation of Vibrio cholerae
Melanie Blokesch and Gary K. Schoolnik
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7232-7240; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00959-08
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Characterization of irvR, a Novel Regulator of the irvA-Dependent Pathway Required for Genetic Competence and Dextran-Dependent Aggregation in Streptococcus mutans
Guoqing Niu, Toshinori Okinaga, Lin Zhu, Jeffrey Banas, Felicia Qi, and Justin Merritt
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7268-7274; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00967-08
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Roles and Interactions of Burkholderia pseudomallei BpsIR Quorum-Sensing System Determinants
Pattarachai Kiratisin and Sittinee Sanmee
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7291-7297; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00739-08
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Gene Regulation:

PqsE Functions Independently of PqsR-Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal and Enhances the rhl Quorum-Sensing System
John M. Farrow, III, Zoe M. Sund, Matthew L. Ellison, Dana S. Wade, James P. Coleman, and Everett C. Pesci
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7043-7051; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00753-08
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Nitrogen Control in Mycobacterium smegmatis: Nitrogen-Dependent Expression of Ammonium Transport and Assimilation Proteins Depends on the OmpR-Type Regulator GlnR
Johannes Amon, Tanja Bräu, Aletta Grimrath, Eva Hänβler, Kristin Hasselt, Martina Höller, Nadja Jeβberger, Lisa Ott, Juraj Szököl, Fritz Titgemeyer, and Andreas Burkovski
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7108-7116; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00855-08
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The Carboxyl-Terminal Domain of TraR, a Streptomyces HutC Family Repressor, Functions in Oligomerization
Masakazu Kataoka, Takeshi Tanaka, Toshiyuki Kohno, and Yusuke Kajiyama
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7164-7169; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00843-08
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Aromatic Amino Acid-Dependent Expression of Indole-3-Pyruvate Decarboxylase Is Regulated by TyrR in Enterobacter cloacae UW5
R. Julie Ryu and Cheryl L. Patten
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7200-7208; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00804-08
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Characterization of the Caulobacter crescentus Holdfast Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Pathway Reveals Significant Redundancy in the Initiating Glycosyltransferase and Polymerase Steps
Evelyn Toh, Harry D. Kurtz, Jr., and Yves V. Brun
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7219-7231; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01003-08
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Abundance Changes of the Response Regulator RcaC Require Specific Aspartate and Histidine Residues and Are Necessary for Normal Light Color Responsiveness
Lina Li and David M. Kehoe
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7241-7250; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00762-08
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Evolutionary Comparison of Ribosomal Operon Antitermination Function
Kristine B. Arnvig, Shirley Zeng, Selwyn Quan, Alexander Papageorge, Ning Zhang, Anuradha C. Villapakkam, and Catherine L. Squires
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7251-7257; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00760-08
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Regulation by Nucleoid-Associated Proteins at the Escherichia coli nir Operon Promoter
Douglas F. Browning, Jeffrey A. Cole, and Stephen J. W. Busby
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7258-7267; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01015-08
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Carbon Catabolite Repression in Bacillus subtilis: Quantitative Analysis of Repression Exerted by Different Carbon Sources
Kalpana D. Singh, Matthias H. Schmalisch, Jörg Stülke, and Boris Görke
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7275-7284; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00848-08
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Population Genetics and Evolution:

Molecular Phylogeny of the Salmonellae: Relationships among Salmonella Species and Subspecies Determined from Four Housekeeping Genes and Evidence of Lateral Gene Transfer Events
J. R. McQuiston, S. Herrera-Leon, B. C. Wertheim, J. Doyle, P. I. Fields, R. V. Tauxe, and J. M. Logsdon, Jr.
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7060-7067; published ahead of print August 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01552-07
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Microbial Cell Biology:

Cytological Characterization of YpsB, a Novel Component of the Bacillus subtilis Divisome
José Roberto Tavares, Robson F. de Souza, Guilherme Louzada Silva Meira, and Frederico J. Gueiros-Filho
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7096-7107; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00064-08
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Involvement of an Essential Gene, mviN, in Murein Synthesis in Escherichia coli
Azusa Inoue, Yoshimitsu Murata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Naoko Tsuji, Shingo Fujisaki, and Jun-ichi Kato
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7298-7301; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00551-08
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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

Sequencing and Diversity Analyses Reveal Extensive Similarities between Some Epsilon-Toxin-Encoding Plasmids and the pCPF5603 Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Plasmid
Kazuaki Miyamoto, Jihong Li, Sameera Sayeed, Shigeru Akimoto, and Bruce A. McClane
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7178-7188; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00939-08
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Physiology and Metabolism:

SpoT-Triggered Stringent Response Controls usp Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Nelli Boes, Kerstin Schreiber, and Max Schobert
J. Bacteriol. November 2008 190: 7189-7199; published ahead of print September 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00600-08
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