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Contents: December 2008, Volume 190, Issue 23        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Signal Transduction        Plant Microbiology        Enzymes and Proteins        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Gene Regulation        Genomics and Proteomics        Structural Biology        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Maintenance Role of a Glutathionyl-Hydroquinone Lyase (PcpF) in Pentachlorophenol Degradation by Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723 Yan Huang, Randy Xun, Guanjun Chen, and Luying Xun J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7595-7600; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00489-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of yggX and gshA Mutants Provides Insights into the Labile Iron Pool in Salmonella enterica Michael P. Thorgersen and Diana M. Downs J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7608-7613; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00639-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HetF and PatA Control Levels of HetR in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Douglas D. Risser and Sean M. Callahan J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7645-7654; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01110-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Bacillus anthracis SleL (YaaH) Protein Is an N-Acetylglucosaminidase Involved in Spore Cortex Depolymerization Emily A. Lambert and David L. Popham J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7601-7607; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01054-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppression of bipA Phenotypes in Escherichia coli by Abolishment of Pseudouridylation at Specific Sites on the 23S rRNA Karthik Krishnan and Ann M. Flower J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7675-7683; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00835-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Conserved Bases in 4.5S RNA of Escherichia coli by Construction of New F' Factors James M. Peterson and Gregory J. Phillips J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7709-7718; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00995-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in Conserved Helix 69 of 23S rRNA of Thermus thermophilus That Affect Capreomycin Resistance but Not Posttranscriptional Modifications Tanakarn Monshupanee, Steven T. Gregory, Stephen Douthwaite, Wipa Chungjatupornchai, and Albert E. Dahlberg J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7754-7761; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00984-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Characterization of Bacillus subtilis Mutants with Grossly Altered Membrane Composition Letal I. Salzberg and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7797-7807; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00720-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Dissection of the Francisella novicida Restriction Barrier Larry A. Gallagher, Matthew McKevitt, Elizabeth R. Ramage, and Colin Manoil J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7830-7837; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01188-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Interaction of the Mycobacterial Heparin-Binding Hemagglutinin with Actin, as Evidenced by Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Claire Verbelen, Vincent Dupres, Dominique Raze, Coralie Bompard, Camille Locht, and Yves F. Dufrêne J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7614-7620; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00974-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle-Dependent Regulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin Synthesis Marat R. Sadykov, Michael E. Olson, Steven Halouska, Yefei Zhu, Paul D. Fey, Robert Powers, and Greg A. Somerville J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7621-7632; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00806-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Fatty Acid Metabolism by FadR Is Essential for Vibrio vulnificus To Cause Infection of Mice Roslyn N. Brown and Paul A. Gulig J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7633-7644; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01016-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Passage through Tetrahymena tropicalis Triggers a Rapid Morphological Differentiation in Legionella pneumophila Gary Faulkner, Sharon G. Berk, Elizabeth Garduño, Marco A. Ortiz-Jiménez, and Rafael A. Garduño J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7728-7738; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00751-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Repressor of a Truncated Denitrification Pathway in Moraxella catarrhalis Wei Wang, Anthony R. Richardson, Willm Martens-Habbena, David A. Stahl, Ferric C. Fang, and Eric J. Hansen J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7762-7772; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01032-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Encoded Regulator (Ler) of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Gal Yerushalmi, Chen Nadler, Tatiana Berdichevski, and Ilan Rosenshine J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7808-7818; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00663-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Two Homologous Agr-Like Quorum-Sensing Systems Cooperatively Control Adherence, Cell Morphology, and Cell Viability Properties in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 Toshio Fujii, Colin Ingham, Jiro Nakayama, Marke Beerthuyzen, Ryoko Kunuki, Douwe Molenaar, Mark Sturme, Elaine Vaughan, Michiel Kleerebezem, and Willem de Vos J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7655-7665; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01489-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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A Two-Component Regulatory System Integrates Redox State and Population Density Sensing in Pseudomonas putida Regina Fernández-Piñar, Juan Luis Ramos, José Juan Rodríguez-Herva, and Manuel Espinosa-Urgel J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7666-7674; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00868-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Streptomyces scabies 87-22 Possesses a Functional Tomatinase Ryan F. Seipke and Rosemary Loria J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7684-7692; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01010-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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MacAB Is Involved in the Secretion of Escherichia coli Heat-Stable Enterotoxin II Hiroyasu Yamanaka, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Eizo Takahashi, and Keinosuke Okamoto J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7693-7698; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00853-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The RNA-Binding Domain of Bacteriophage P22 N Protein Is Highly Mutable, and a Single Mutation Relaxes Specificity toward Alexis I. Cocozaki, Ingrid R. Ghattas, and Colin A. Smith J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7699-7708; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00997-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of the Enterococcus Vancomycin Resistance Conjugative Plasmid pHTβ: Identification of the Region Involved in Cell Aggregation and traB, a Key Regulator Gene for Plasmid Transfer and Cell Aggregation Haruyoshi Tomita and Yasuyoshi Ike J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7739-7753; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00361-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Characterization of Genes Regulated Directly by the VirR/VirS System in Clostridium perfringens Kayo Okumura, Kaori Ohtani, Hideo Hayashi, and Tohru Shimizu J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7719-7727; published ahead of print September 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01573-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Processing of a Membrane Protein Required for Cell-to-Cell Signaling during Endospore Formation in Bacillus subtilis Mónica Serrano, Filipe Vieira, Charles P. Moran, Jr., and Adriano O. Henriques J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7786-7796; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00715-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Oxygen-Responsive NreABC Regulon of Staphylococcus aureus Steffen Schlag, Stephan Fuchs, Christiane Nerz, Rosmarie Gaupp, Susanne Engelmann, Manuel Liebeke, Michael Lalk, Michael Hecker, and Friedrich Götz J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7847-7858; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00905-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

SigF Controls Carotenoid Pigment Production and Affects Transformation Efficiency and Hydrogen Peroxide Sensitivity in Mycobacterium smegmatis Roberta Provvedi, Dana Kocíncová, Valentina Donà, Daniel Euphrasie, Mamadou Daffé, Gilles Etienne, Riccardo Manganelli, and Jean-Marc Reyrat J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7859-7863; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00714-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide and Oxygen Regulate Truncated Hemoglobin Gene Expression in Frankia Strain CcI3 James Niemann and Louis S. Tisa J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7864-7867; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01100-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Genome Sequence of a Nephritogenic and Highly Transformable M49 Strain of Streptococcus pyogenes W. Michael McShan, Joseph J. Ferretti, Tadahiro Karasawa, Alexander N. Suvorov, Shaoping Lin, Biafang Qin, Honggui Jia, Steve Kenton, Fares Najar, Hongmin Wu, Julie Scott, Bruce A. Roe, and Dragutin J. Savic J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7773-7785; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00672-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase IV from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Exhibits Activity against a Substrate Containing a 4-Hydroxyproline Residue Yoshitaka Nakajima, Kiyoshi Ito, Tsubasa Toshima, Takashi Egawa, Heng Zheng, Hiroshi Oyama, Yu-Fan Wu, Eiji Takahashi, Kiyoshi Kyono, and Tadashi Yoshimoto J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7819-7829; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.02010-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Frequent Homologous Recombination Events in Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE/PPE Multigene Families: Potential Role in Antigenic Variability Anis Karboul, Alberto Mazza, Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius, John L. Ho, Roland Brousseau, and Helmi Mardassi J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7838-7846; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00827-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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