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Contents: December 2008, Volume 190, Issue 24        Guest Commentaries        Meeting Review        Physiology and Metabolism        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Signal Transduction        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Errata

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Guest Commentaries:

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Tracking Dynamic Interactions during Plaque Formation Mary Ellen Davey J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7869-7870; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01344-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Review:

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The 52nd Annual Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology—2008 E. Mann, M. A Zaunbrecher, K. Hitz, and G. Churchward J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7871-7875; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01125-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Biosynthesis of 7-Deazaguanosine-Modified tRNA Nucleosides: a New Role for GTP Cyclohydrolase I Gabriella Phillips, Basma El Yacoubi, Benjamin Lyons, Sophie Alvarez, Dirk Iwata-Reuyl, and Valérie de Crécy-Lagard J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7876-7884; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00874-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of the Galactose Enzymes in Escherichia coli Is Independent of the C-1-Hydroxyl Optical Configuration of the Inducer D-Galactose Sang Jun Lee, Dale E. A. Lewis, and Sankar Adhya J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7932-7938; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01008-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Unique Combination of Genetic Systems for the Synthesis of Trehalose in Rubrobacter xylanophilus: Properties of a Rare Actinobacterial TreT Ana Nobre, Susana Alarico, Chantal Fernandes, Nuno Empadinhas, and Milton S. da Costa J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7939-7946; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01055-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defining the Topology of the N-Glycosylation Pathway in the Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii Noa Plavner and Jerry Eichler J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8045-8052; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01200-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Multicopper Oxidase (Cj1516) and a CopA Homologue (Cj1161) Are Major Components of the Copper Homeostasis System of Campylobacter jejuni Stephen J. Hall, Andrew Hitchcock, Clive S. Butler, and David J. Kelly J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8075-8085; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00821-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteasomal Components Required for Cell Growth and Stress Responses in the Haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii Guangyin Zhou, David Kowalczyk, Matthew A. Humbard, Sunil Rohatgi, and Julie A. Maupin-Furlow J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8096-8105; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01180-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Fructose Transport and Its Effect on Fructose Toxicity in Anabaena spp. Justin L. Ungerer, Brenda S. Pratte, and Teresa Thiel J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8115-8125; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00886-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorus Deprivation Responses and Phosphonate Utilization in a Thermophilic Synechococcus sp. from Microbial Mats Melissa M. Adams, María R. Gómez-García, Arthur R. Grossman, and Devaki Bhaya J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8171-8184; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01011-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100 Bd0714 as a Nudix dGTPase Susan R. Steyert, Simon A. J. Messing, L. Mario Amzel, Sandra B. Gabelli, and Silvia A. Piñeiro J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8215-8219; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01009-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two Genes, sll0804 and slr1306, as Putative Components of the CO2-Concentrating Mechanism in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Shulu Zhang, Kevin W. Spann, Laurie K. Frankel, James V. Moroney, and Terry M. Bricker J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8234-8237; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01126-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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In Vitro CpG Methylation Increases the Transformation Efficiency of Borrelia burgdorferi Strains Harboring the Endogenous Linear Plasmid lp56 Qiang Chen, Joshua R. Fischer, Vivian M. Benoit, Nicholas P. Dufour, Philip Youderian, and John M. Leong J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7885-7891; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00324-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Observation of Staphylococcus aureus Cell Wall Digestion by Lysostaphin Grégory Francius, Oscar Domenech, Marie Paule Mingeot-Leclercq, and Yves F. Dufrêne J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7904-7909; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01116-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Is Catalyzed by Hypermutation A. Mena, E. E. Smith, J. L. Burns, D. P. Speert, S. M. Moskowitz, J. L. Perez, and A. Oliver J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7910-7917; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01147-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mycobacterium avium Complex gtfTB Gene Encodes a Glucosyltransferase Required for the Biosynthesis of Serovar 8-Specific Glycopeptidolipid Yuji Miyamoto, Tetsu Mukai, Yumi Maeda, Masanori Kai, Takashi Naka, Ikuya Yano, and Masahiko Makino J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7918-7924; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00911-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Moraxella catarrhalis M35 Is a General Porin That Is Important for Growth under Nutrient-Limiting Conditions and in the Nasopharynges of Mice Donna M. Easton, Elke Maier, Roland Benz, A. Ruth Foxwell, Allan W. Cripps, and Jennelle M. Kyd J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7994-8002; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01039-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Genomes of a Diverse Collection of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Definitive Phage Type 104 Fiona J. Cooke, Derek J. Brown, Maria Fookes, Derek Pickard, Alasdair Ivens, John Wain, Mark Roberts, Robert A. Kingsley, Nicholas R. Thomson, and Gordon Dougan J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8155-8162; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00636-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loss of a Biofilm-Inhibiting Glycosyl Hydrolase during the Emergence of Yersinia pestis David L. Erickson, Clayton O. Jarrett, Julie A. Callison, Elizabeth R. Fischer, and B. Joseph Hinnebusch J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8163-8170; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01181-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphatidylethanolamine Synthesis Is Required for Optimal Virulence of Brucella abortus Lucas Bukata, Silvia Altabe, Diego de Mendoza, Rodolfo A. Ugalde, and Diego J. Comerci J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8197-8203; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01069-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The hpx Genetic System for Hypoxanthine Assimilation as a Nitrogen Source in Klebsiella pneumoniae: Gene Organization and Transcriptional Regulation Lucia de la Riva, Josefa Badia, Juan Aguilar, Robert A. Bender, and Laura Baldoma J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7892-7903; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01022-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flexibility of Vibrio cholerae ToxT in Transcription Activation of Genes Having Altered Promoter Spacing Michelle Bellair and Jeffrey H. Withey J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7925-7931; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00512-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Cell Growth during Serum Starvation and Bacterial Survival in Macrophages by the Bifunctional Enzyme SpoT in Helicobacter pylori Yan Ning Zhou, William G. Coleman, Jr., Zhaoxu Yang, Yi Yang, Nathaniel Hodgson, Fuxiang Chen, and Ding Jun Jin J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8025-8032; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01134-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Global Repressor SugR Controls Expression of Genes of Glycolysis and of the L-Lactate Dehydrogenase LdhA in Corynebacterium glutamicum Verena Engels, Steffen N. Lindner, and Volker F. Wendisch J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8033-8044; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00705-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hierarchical Regulation of Photosynthesis Gene Expression by the Oxygen-Responsive PrrBA and AppA-PpsR Systems of Rhodobacter sphaeroides Larissa Gomelsky, Oleg V. Moskvin, Rachel A. Stenzel, Denise F. Jones, Timothy J. Donohue, and Mark Gomelsky J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8106-8114; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01094-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loss of RNase R Induces Competence Development in Legionella pneumophila Xavier Charpentier, Sébastien P. Faucher, Sergey Kalachikov, and Howard A. Shuman J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8126-8136; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01035-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altered Oligomerization Properties of N316 Mutants of Escherichia coli TyrR Takashi Koyanagi, Takane Katayama, Hideyuki Suzuki, and Hidehiko Kumagai J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8238-8243; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00889-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxidant-Responsive Induction of the suf Operon, Encoding a Fe-S Assembly System, through Fur and IscR in Escherichia coli Kyung-Chang Lee, Won-Sik Yeo, and Jung-Hye Roe J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8244-8247; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01161-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Influence of the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal on Denitrification in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Masanori Toyofuku, Nobuhiko Nomura, Eriko Kuno, Yosuke Tashiro, Toshiaki Nakajima, and Hiroo Uchiyama J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7947-7956; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00968-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate-Dependent Demethylase (DmdA) from Pelagibacter ubique and Silicibacter pomeroyi Chris R. Reisch, Mary Ann Moran, and William B. Whitman J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8018-8024; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00770-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Thermostable Arylesterase from the Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus P1: Purification, Characterization, and Expression Young-Jun Park, Sung-Jin Yoon, and Hee-Bong Lee J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8086-8095; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00803-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure of L-Xylulose-5-Phosphate 3-Epimerase (UlaE) from the Anaerobic L-Ascorbate Utilization Pathway of Escherichia coli: Identification of a Novel Phosphate Binding Motif within a TIM Barrel Fold Rong Shi, Marco Pineda, Eunice Ajamian, Qizhi Cui, Allan Matte, and Miroslaw Cygler J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8137-8144; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01049-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Surface Enzyme Attachment Is Mediated by Family 37 Carbohydrate-Binding Modules, Unique to Ruminococcus albus Anat Ezer, Erez Matalon, Sadanari Jindou, Ilya Borovok, Nof Atamna, Zhongtang Yu, Mark Morrison, Edward A. Bayer, and Raphael Lamed J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8220-8222; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00609-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Site-Directed Mutagenesis Reveals Putative Substrate Binding Residues in the Escherichia coli RND Efflux Pump AcrB Jürgen A. Bohnert, Sabine Schuster, Markus A. Seeger, Eva Fähnrich, Klaas M. Pos, and Winfried V. Kern J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8225-8229; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00912-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Alanylclavam Biosynthetic Genes Are Clustered Together with One Group of Clavulanic Acid Biosynthetic Genes in Streptomyces clavuligerus Nathan J. Zelyas, Hui Cai, Thomas Kwong, and Susan E. Jensen J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7957-7965; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00698-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Biosynthetic Pathway for Synechoxanthin, an Aromatic Carotenoid Synthesized by the Euryhaline, Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7002 Joel E. Graham and Donald A. Bryant J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7966-7974; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00985-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Repair of 8-Oxo-7,8-Dihydroguanine Lesions in Porphyromonas gingivalis Leroy G. Henry, Lawrence Sandberg, Kangling Zhang, and Hansel M. Fletcher J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7985-7993; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00919-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo DNA Protection by Relaxed-Specificity SinI DNA Methyltransferase Variants Edit Tímár, Pál Venetianer, and Antal Kiss J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8003-8008; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00754-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acid Substitutions in Transmembrane Domains 9 and 10 of GerVB That Affect the Germination Properties of Bacillus megaterium Spores Graham Christie and Christopher R. Lowe J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8009-8017; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01073-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissecting the Role of the N-Terminal Region of the Escherichia coli Global Transcription Factor FNR Aixin Yan and Patricia J. Kiley J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8230-8233; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01242-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Posttranscriptional Regulation of Flagellin Synthesis in Helicobacter pylori by the RpoN Chaperone HP0958 Francois P. Douillard, Kieran A. Ryan, Delphine L. Caly, Jason Hinds, Adam A. Witney, Sarah E. Husain, and Paul W. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 7975-7984; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00879-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of cgR_1596 and cgR_2070, Encoding NlpC/P60 Proteins, Causes a Defect in Cell Separation in Corynebacterium glutamicum R Yota Tsuge, Hidetaka Ogino, Haruhiko Teramoto, Masayuki Inui, and Hideaki Yukawa J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8204-8214; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00752-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Flagella Are Firmly Anchored Nicholas C. Darnton and Howard C. Berg J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8223-8224; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00908-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Genome Sequence Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Mark D. Adams, Karrie Goglin, Neil Molyneaux, Kristine M. Hujer, Heather Lavender, Jennifer J. Jamison, Ian J. MacDonald, Kristienna M. Martin, Thomas Russo, Anthony A. Campagnari, Andrea M. Hujer, Robert A. Bonomo, and Steven R. Gill J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8053-8064; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00834-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Different Signaling Roles of Two Conserved Residues in the Cytoplasmic Hairpin Tip of Tsr, the Escherichia coli Serine Chemoreceptor Patricia Mowery, Jeffery B. Ostler, and John S. Parkinson J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8065-8074; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01121-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Characterization of a Streptococcus sp.-Veillonella sp. Community Micromanipulated from Dental Plaque Natalia I. Chalmers, Robert J. Palmer, Jr., John O. Cisar, and Paul E. Kolenbrander J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8145-8154; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00983-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Vibrio cholerae Monolayer Formation Reveals a Key Role for in the Transition to Permanent Attachment Katrina L. Van Dellen, Laetitia Houot, and Paula I. Watnick J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8185-8196; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00948-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Interaction Network among Escherichia coli Membrane Proteins Involved in Cell Division as Revealed by Bacterial Two-Hybrid Analysis Gouzel Karimova, Nathalie Dautin, and Daniel Ladant J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8248 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Supercoiling-Dependent Gene Regulation in Chlamydia Eike Niehus, Eric Cheng, and Ming Tan J. Bacteriol. December 2008 190: 8249 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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