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Contents: February 2008, Volume 190, Issue 4        Guest Commentaries        Physiology and Metabolism        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Population Genetics and Evolution        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Signal Transduction        Genome Announcement

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Guest Commentaries:

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Pseudo-B12 Joins the Cofactor Family Michiko E. Taga and Graham C. Walker J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1157-1159; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01892-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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One Pathway Can Incorporate either Adenine or Dimethylbenzimidazole as an -Axial Ligand of B12 Cofactors in Salmonella enterica Peter J. Anderson, Jozsef Lango, Colleen Carkeet, Audrey Britten, Bernhard Kräutler, Bruce D. Hammock, and John R. Roth J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1160-1171; published ahead of print November 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01386-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Cytosolic Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase (UgpQ) Requires Mg2+, Co2+, or Mn2+ for Its Enzyme Activity Noriyasu Ohshima, Saori Yamashita, Naoko Takahashi, Chizu Kuroishi, Yoshitsugu Shiro, and Koji Takio J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1219-1223; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01223-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Combination of sbmA and tolC Mutations in Escherichia coli K-12 Tn10-Carrying Strains Results in Hypersusceptibility to Tetracycline Ricardo E. de Cristóbal, Paula A. Vincent, and Raúl A. Salomón J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1491-1494; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01844-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Characterization of the Sequence Specificity Determinants Required for Processing and Control of Sex Pheromone by the Intramembrane Protease Eep and the Plasmid-Encoded Protein PrgY Josephine R. Chandler and Gary M. Dunny J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1172-1183; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01327-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Class of Mutations of pilS Mutants, Encoding Plasmid R64 Type IV Prepilin: Interface of PilS-PilV Interactions Eriko Shimoda, Tatsuya Muto, Takayuki Horiuchi, Nobuhisa Furuya, and Teruya Komano J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1202-1208; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01204-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CotC-CotU Heterodimerization during Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat Rachele Isticato, Assunta Pelosi, Rita Zilhão, Loredana Baccigalupi, Adriano O. Henriques, Maurilio De Felice, and Ezio Ricca J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1267-1275; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01425-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Point Mutation in the Two-Component Regulator PhoP-PhoR Accounts for the Absence of Polyketide-Derived Acyltrehaloses but Not That of Phthiocerol Dimycocerosates in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra Marie-Laure Chesne-Seck, Nathalie Barilone, Frédéric Boudou, Jesús Gonzalo Asensio, Pappachan E. Kolattukudy, Carlos Martín, Stewart T. Cole, Brigitte Gicquel, Deshmukh N. Gopaul, and Mary Jackson J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1329-1334; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01465-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Influence of the spxB Gene on Competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae Patrick Bättig and Kathrin Mühlemann J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1184-1189; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01517-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium perfringens Spore Germination: Characterization of Germinants and Their Receptors Daniel Paredes-Sabja, J. Antonio Torres, Peter Setlow, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1190-1201; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01748-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization Reveals Similar Virulence Gene Content in Unrelated Clonal Groups of Escherichia coli of Serogroup O174 (OX3) Cheryl L. Tarr, Adam M. Nelson, Lothar Beutin, Katharina E. P. Olsen, and Thomas S. Whittam J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1344-1349; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01317-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Moraxella catarrhalis Synthesizes an Autotransporter That Is an Acid Phosphatase Todd C. Hoopman, Wei Wang, Chad A. Brautigam, Jennifer L. Sedillo, Thomas J. Reilly, and Eric J. Hansen J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1459-1472; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01688-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Characterization of the SOS Regulon of Caulobacter crescentus Raquel Paes da Rocha, Apuã César de Miranda Paquola, Marilis do Valle Marques, Carlos Frederico Martins Menck, and Rodrigo S. Galhardo J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1209-1218; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01419-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genome and Structural Proteome of YuA, a New Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage Resembling M6 Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, Vadim Mesyanzhinov, Nina Sykilinda, Yves Briers, Bart Roucourt, Rob Lavigne, Johan Robben, Artem Domashin, Konstantin Miroshnikov, Guido Volckaert, and Kirsten Hertveldt J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1429-1435; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01441-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Clp System in Stress Tolerance, Biofilm Formation, and Intracellular Invasion in Porphyromonas gingivalis Cindy A. Capestany, Gena D. Tribble, Kazuhiko Maeda, Donald R. Demuth, and Richard J. Lamont J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1436-1446; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01632-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of CodY-Binding Sites in Bacillus subtilis Boris R. Belitsky and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1224-1236; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01780-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding Site Determinants for the LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator PcaQ in the Legume Endosymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti Allyson M. MacLean, Michelle I. Anstey, and Turlough M. Finan J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1237-1246; published ahead of print November 30, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01456-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Multidrug Resistance Regulator MarA in Global Regulation of the hdeAB Acid Resistance Operon in Escherichia coli Cristian Ruiz, Laura M. McMurry, and Stuart B. Levy J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1290-1297; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01729-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

-Butyrolactone-Dependent Expression of the Streptomyces Antibiotic Regulatory Protein Gene srrY Plays a Central Role in the Regulatory Cascade Leading to Lankacidin and Lankamycin Production in Streptomyces rochei Shouji Yamamoto, Yuxi He, Kenji Arakawa, and Haruyasu Kinashi J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1308-1316; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01383-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Regulation of High-Affinity Phosphate Transport Systems of Mycobacterium smegmatis: Identification of PhnF, a Repressor of the phnDCE Operon Susanne Gebhard and Gregory M. Cook J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1335-1343; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01764-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa PqsA Is an Anthranilate-Coenzyme A Ligase James P. Coleman, L. Lynn Hudson, Susan L. McKnight, John M. Farrow, III, M. Worth Calfee, Claire A. Lindsey, and Everett C. Pesci J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1247-1255; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01140-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Affinity Isolation and I-DIRT Mass Spectrometric Analysis of the Escherichia coli O157:H7 Sakai RNA Polymerase Complex David J. Lee, Stephen J. W. Busby, Lars F. Westblade, and Brian T. Chait J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1284-1289; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01599-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PhoP-PhoP Interaction at Adjacent PhoP Binding Sites Is Influenced by Protein Phosphorylation Akesh Sinha, Sankalp Gupta, Shweta Bhutani, Anuj Pathak, and Dibyendu Sarkar J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1317-1328; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01074-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Xylanase Attachment to the Cell Wall of the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima Wolfgang Liebl, Christoph Winterhalter, Wolfgang Baumeister, Martin Armbrecht, and Michael Valdez J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1350-1358; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01149-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Serine Racemase from a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon, Pyrobaculum islandicum Masato Ohnishi, Makoto Saito, Sadao Wakabayashi, Morio Ishizuka, Katsushi Nishimura, Yoko Nagata, and Sabu Kasai J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1359-1365; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01184-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mesaconyl-Coenzyme A Hydratase, a New Enzyme of Two Central Carbon Metabolic Pathways in Bacteria Jan Zarzycki, Ansgar Schlichting, Nina Strychalsky, Michael Müller, Birgit E. Alber, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1366-1374; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01621-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a New Rhamnogalacturonan Acetyl Esterase from Bacillus halodurans C-125 with a New Putative Carbohydrate Binding Domain José Navarro-Fernández, Irene Martínez-Martínez, Silvia Montoro-García, Francisco García-Carmona, Hideto Takami, and Álvaro Sánchez-Ferrer J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1375-1382; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01104-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

3-Hydroxypropionyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase from Metallosphaera sedula, an Enzyme Involved in Autotrophic CO2 Fixation Birgit E. Alber, Johannes W. Kung, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1383-1389; published ahead of print December 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01593-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Additional In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence for SecA Functioning as Dimers in the Membrane: Dissociation into Monomers Is Not Essential for Protein Translocation in Escherichia coli Hongyun Wang, Bing Na, Hsiuchin Yang, and Phang C. Tai J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1413-1418; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01633-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure of [NiFe] Hydrogenase Maturation Protein HypE from Escherichia coli and Its Interaction with HypF Erumbi S. Rangarajan, Abdalin Asinas, Ariane Proteau, Christine Munger, Jason Baardsnes, Pietro Iannuzzi, Allan Matte, and Miroslaw Cygler J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1447-1458; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01610-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Interaction between Two Putative Glycosyltransferases Is Required for Glycosylation of a Serine-Rich Streptococcal Adhesin Su Bu, Yirong Li, Meixian Zhou, Parastoo Azadin, Meiqin Zeng, Paula Fives-Taylor, and Hui Wu J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1256-1266; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01078-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Gene Acquisition at the Insertion Site for SCCmec, the Genomic Island Conferring Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Michael J. Noto, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Alastair B. Monk, and Gordon L. Archer J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1276-1283; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01128-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Genetic Relatedness of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates by Multilocus Sequence Typing Alice L. Erwin, Sara A. Sandstedt, Paul J. Bonthuis, Jennifer L. Geelhood, Kevin L. Nelson, William C. T. Unrath, Mathew A. Diggle, Mary J. Theodore, Cynthia R. Pleatman, Elizabeth A. Mothershed, Claudio T. Sacchi, Leonard W. Mayer, Janet R. Gilsdorf, and Arnold L. Smith J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1473-1483; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01207-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Genetics for Pseudoalteromonas Provides Tools To Manipulate Marine Bacterial Virus PM2 Hanna M. Kivelä, Stefania Madonna, Mart Krupovìc, M. Luisa Tutino, and Jaana K. H. Bamford J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1298-1307; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01639-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phage Response to CRISPR-Encoded Resistance in Streptococcus thermophilus Hélène Deveau, Rodolphe Barrangou, Josiane E. Garneau, Jessica Labonté, Christophe Fremaux, Patrick Boyaval, Dennis A. Romero, Philippe Horvath, and Sylvain Moineau J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1390-1400; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01412-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity, Activity, and Evolution of CRISPR Loci in Streptococcus thermophilus Philippe Horvath, Dennis A. Romero, Anne-Claire Coûté-Monvoisin, Melissa Richards, Hélène Deveau, Sylvain Moineau, Patrick Boyaval, Christophe Fremaux, and Rodolphe Barrangou J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1401-1412; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01415-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tn5 Synaptic Complex Formation: Role of Transposase Residue W450 Richard J. Gradman and William S. Reznikoff J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1484-1487; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01488-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Transposase-Independent Mechanism Gives Rise to Precise Excision of IS256 from Insertion Sites in Staphylococcus epidermidis Susanne Hennig and Wilma Ziebuhr J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1488-1490; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01290-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Interaction of CheY with the C-Terminal Peptide of CheZ Jayita Guhaniyogi, Ti Wu, Smita S. Patel, and Ann M. Stock J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1419-1428; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01414-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcement:

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The Complete Genome Sequence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae L20 (Serotype 5b) Simon J. Foote, Janine T. Bossé, Anne B. Bouevitch, Paul R. Langford, N. Martin Young, and John H. E. Nash J. Bacteriol. February 2008 190: 1495-1496; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01845-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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