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Contents: February 2008, Volume 190, Issue 3        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Meeting Review        Meeting Presentations        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymes and Proteins        Genomics and Proteomics        Gene Regulation        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Plant Microbiology        Population Genetics and Evolution

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Guest Commentaries:

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Cyclic Dimeric GMP Signaling and Regulation of Surface-Associated Developmental Programs Fitnat H. Yildiz J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 781-783; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01852-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Energy Conservation via Electron-Transferring Flavoprotein in Anaerobic Bacteria Gloria Herrmann, Elamparithi Jayamani, Galina Mai, and Wolfgang Buckel J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 784-791; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01422-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Review:

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Bridges and Chasms: Summary of the IMAGE 2 Meeting in Montreal, Canada, 30 April to 3 May 2007 Robert A. Bender, Diana Downs, Patricia Kiley, Robert A. LaRossa, Abraham L. Sonenshein, and Gisela Storz J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 792-797; published ahead of print September 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01097-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Meeting Presentations:

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Interaction of Bacillus subtilis CodY with GTP Luke D. Handke, Robert P. Shivers, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 798-806; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01115-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Uncovering New Metabolic Capabilities of Bacillus subtilis Using Phenotype Profiling of Rifampin-Resistant rpoB Mutants Amy E. Perkins and Wayne L. Nicholson J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 807-814; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00901-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the Tryptophan Operon Allow PurF-Independent Thiamine Synthesis by Altering Flux In Vivo Itzel Ramos, E. I. Vivas, and D. M. Downs J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 815-822; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00582-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Variability in S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM)-Dependent Riboswitches: S-Box Elements in Bacillus subtilis Exhibit Differential Sensitivity to SAM In Vivo and In Vitro Jerneja Tomsic, Brooke A. McDaniel, Frank J. Grundy, and Tina M. Henkin J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 823-833; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01034-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Mutations of Thymidylate Synthase (Encoded by thyA) Are Responsible for Thymidine Dependency in Clinical Small-Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus Indranil Chatterjee, Andre Kriegeskorte, Andreas Fischer, Susanne Deiwick, Nadine Theimann, Richard A. Proctor, Georg Peters, Mathias Herrmann, and Barbara C. Kahl J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 834-842; published ahead of print September 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00912-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Coupled Ferredoxin and Crotonyl Coenzyme A (CoA) Reduction with NADH Catalyzed by the Butyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase/Etf Complex from Clostridium kluyveri Fuli Li, Julia Hinderberger, Henning Seedorf, Jin Zhang, Wolfgang Buckel, and Rudolf K. Thauer J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 843-850; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01417-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Study of Anoxic and Oxic Cholesterol Metabolism by Sterolibacterium denitrificans Yin-Ru Chiang, Wael Ismail, Dimitri Heintz, Christine Schaeffer, Alain Van Dorsselaer, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 905-914; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01525-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Multiprotein Bicarbonate Dehydration Complex Essential to Carboxysome Function in Cyanobacteria Swan S.-W. Cot, Anthony K.-C. So, and George S. Espie J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 936-945; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01283-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

RpoS Expression and the General Stress Response in Azotobacter vinelandii during Carbon and Nitrogen Diauxic Shifts James R. Sandercock and William J. Page J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 946-953; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01571-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a Uniquely Regulated Extracellular Polysaccharide Confers a Large-Capsule Phenotype to Bacteroides fragilis Maria Chatzidaki-Livanis, Michael J. Coyne, Hazeline Roche-Hakansson, and Laurie E. Comstock J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1020-1026; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01519-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus ScrC Modulates Cyclic Dimeric GMP Regulation of Gene Expression Relevant to Growth on Surfaces Rosana B. R. Ferreira, Luis Caetano M. Antunes, E. Peter Greenberg, and Linda L. McCarter J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 851-860; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01462-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of an Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm-Associated Protein Thomas W. Loehfelm, Nicole R. Luke, and Anthony A. Campagnari J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1036-1044; published ahead of print November 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01416-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter jejuni Biofilms Up-Regulated in the Absence of the Stringent Response Utilize a Calcofluor White-Reactive Polysaccharide Meghan K. McLennan, Danielle D. Ringoir, Emilisa Frirdich, Sarah L. Svensson, Derek H. Wells, Harold Jarrell, Christine M. Szymanski, and Erin C. Gaynor J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1097-1107; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00516-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Regulation of Motility by the ExpR/Sin Quorum-Sensing System in Sinorhizobium meliloti Hanh H. Hoang, Nataliya Gurich, and Juan E. González J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 861-871; published ahead of print November 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01310-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Spermidine Excretion Protein Complex (MdtJI) in Escherichia coli Kyohei Higashi, Hiroyuki Ishigure, Risa Demizu, Takeshi Uemura, Kunihiko Nishino, Akihito Yamaguchi, Keiko Kashiwagi, and Kazuei Igarashi J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 872-878; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01505-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Reduced Apo-Fumarate Nitrate Reductase Regulator (ApoFNR) as the Major Form of FNR in Aerobically Growing Escherichia coli F. Reinhart, S. Achebach, T. Koch, and G. Unden J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 879-886; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01374-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Campylobacter jejuni NADH:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase (Complex I) Utilizes Flavodoxin Rather than NADH Dilan R. Weerakoon and Jonathan W. Olson J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 915-925; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01647-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two Catalases in Azotobacter vinelandii: a KatG Homologue and a Novel Bacterial Cytochrome c Catalase, CCCAv James R. Sandercock and William J. Page J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 954-962; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01572-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

An AbrB-Like Protein Regulates the Expression of the Bidirectional Hydrogenase in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Paulo Oliveira and Peter Lindblad J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1011-1019; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01605-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Crystal Structure of PhnH: an Essential Component of Carbon-Phosphorus Lyase in Escherichia coli Melanie A. Adams, Yan Luo, Bjarne Hove-Jensen, Shu-Mei He, Laura M. van Staalduinen, David L. Zechel, and Zongchao Jia J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1072-1083; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01274-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Basis for Different Substrate Specificities of Two ADP-Ribose Pyrophosphatases from Thermus thermophilus HB8 Taisuke Wakamatsu, Noriko Nakagawa, Seiki Kuramitsu, and Ryoji Masui J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1108-1117; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01522-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of the Major, Small, Acid-Soluble Spore Proteins and Spore-Specific and Universal DNA Repair Mechanisms in Resistance of Bacillus subtilis Spores to Ionizing Radiation from X Rays and High-Energy Charged-Particle Bombardment Ralf Moeller, Peter Setlow, Gerda Horneck, Thomas Berger, Günther Reitz, Petra Rettberg, Aidan J. Doherty, Ryuichi Okayasu, and Wayne L. Nicholson J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1134-1140; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01644-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Galactosyl Transferases in Mycobacterial Cell Wall Synthesis Martina Belánová, Petronela Dianisková, Patrick J. Brennan, Gladys C. Completo, Natisha L. Rose, Todd L. Lowary, and Katarína Mikusová J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1141-1145; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01326-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Existence of Abnormal Protein Aggregates in Healthy Escherichia coli Cells Etienne Maisonneuve, Laetitia Fraysse, Danielle Moinier, and Sam Dukan J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 887-893; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01603-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Two Novel Methyltransferase Genes That Determine the Serotype 12-Specific Structure of Glycopeptidolipids of Mycobacterium intracellulare Noboru Nakata, Nagatoshi Fujiwara, Takashi Naka, Ikuya Yano, Kazuo Kobayashi, and Shinji Maeda J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1064-1071; published ahead of print November 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01370-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription Profiling of the Stringent Response in Escherichia coli Tim Durfee, Anne-Marie Hansen, Huijun Zhi, Frederick R. Blattner, and Ding Jun Jin J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1084-1096; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01092-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Secreted-Protein Response to U Activity in Streptomyces coelicolor Nadria D. Gordon, Geri L. Ottaviano, Sarah E. Connell, Gregory V. Tobkin, Crystal H. Son, Sebastian Shterental, and Amy M. Gehring J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 894-904; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01759-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the yjjQ-bglJ Operon, Encoding LuxR-Type Transcription Factors, and the Divergent yjjP Gene by H-NS and LeuO Thomas Stratmann, S. Madhusudan, and Karin Schnetz J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 926-935; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01447-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of L-Lactate Utilization by the FadR-Type Regulator LldR of Corynebacterium glutamicum Tobias Georgi, Verena Engels, and Volker F. Wendisch J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 963-971; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01147-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PhyR Is Involved in the General Stress Response of Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Benjamin Gourion, Anne Francez-Charlot, and Julia A. Vorholt J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1027-1035; published ahead of print November 16, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01483-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Horizontally Acquired Genes by the Hha-YdgT Proteins in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Aitziber Vivero, Rosa C. Baños, Javier F. Mariscotti, Juan Carlos Oliveros, Francisco García-del Portillo, Antonio Juárez, and Cristina Madrid J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1152-1156; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01206-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Chemotaxis of Escherichia coli to Pyrimidines: a New Role for the Signal Transducer Tap Xianxian Liu and Rebecca E. Parales J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 972-979; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01590-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Outer Membrane Components of the Tad (Tight Adherence) Secreton of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Sarah A. Clock, Paul J. Planet, Brenda A. Perez, and David H. Figurski J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 980-990; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01347-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Type 3 Fimbriae in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Reveals a Role in Biofilm Formation Cheryl-Lynn Y. Ong, Glen C. Ulett, Amanda N. Mabbett, Scott A. Beatson, Richard I. Webb, Wayne Monaghan, Graeme R. Nimmo, David F. Looke, Alastair G. McEwan, and Mark A. Schembri J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1054-1063; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01523-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Stress Response Sigma Factor SigG in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Jong-Hee Lee, Deborah E. Geiman, and William R. Bishai J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1128-1133; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.00511-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Protein Antigen (JHP940) from the Genomic Plasticity Region of Helicobacter pylori Induces Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin-8 Secretion by Human Macrophages Mohammed Rizwan, Ayesha Alvi, and Niyaz Ahmed J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1146-1151; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01309-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Genetic and Functional Properties of the Self-Transmissible Yersinia enterocolitica Plasmid pYE854, Which Mobilizes the Virulence Plasmid pYV Jens A. Hammerl, Iris Klein, Erich Lanka, Bernd Appel, and Stefan Hertwig J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 991-1010; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01467-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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The Acyl-Homoserine Lactone-Type Quorum-Sensing System Modulates Cell Motility and Virulence of Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae Mumtaz B. B. M. Hussain, Hai-Bao Zhang, Jin-Ling Xu, Qiongguang Liu, Zide Jiang, and Lian-Hui Zhang J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1045-1053; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01472-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Highly Conserved Protein of Unknown Function Is Required by Sinorhizobium meliloti for Symbiosis and Environmental Stress Protection Bryan W. Davies and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1118-1123; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01521-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Evolution of Acetoclastic Methanogenesis in Methanosarcina via Horizontal Gene Transfer from Cellulolytic Clostridia Gregory P. Fournier and J. Peter Gogarten J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1124-1127; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01382-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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