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Contents: April 2008, Volume 190, Issue 7        Guest Commentaries        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Signal Transduction        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Population Genetics and Evolution        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Enzymes and Proteins        Genomics and Proteomics

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Guest Commentaries:

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Staphylococcus aureus—Probing for Host Weakness? Ilana L. B. C. Camargo and Michael S. Gilmore J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2253-2256; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00043-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Staphylococcus aureus CodY Negatively Regulates Virulence Gene Expression Charlotte D. Majerczyk, Marat R. Sadykov, Thanh T. Luong, Chia Lee, Greg A. Somerville, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2257-2265; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JB.01545-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Staphylococcus aureus Catalase in Niche Competition against Streptococcus pneumoniae Bonggoo Park, Victor Nizet, and George Y. Liu J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2275-2278; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00006-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Culture of Campylobacter jejuni with Sodium Deoxycholate Induces Virulence Gene Expression Preeti Malik-Kale, Craig T. Parker, and Michael E. Konkel J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2286-2297; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01736-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomics and an Insect Model Rapidly Identify Novel Virulence Genes of Burkholderia mallei Mark A. Schell, Lyla Lipscomb, and David DeShazer J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2306-2313; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01735-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anthrose Biosynthetic Operon of Bacillus anthracis Shengli Dong, Sylvia A. McPherson, Li Tan, Olga N. Chesnokova, Charles L. Turnbough, Jr., and David G. Pritchard J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2350-2359; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01899-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Expression and Secretion of NleH, a New Non-Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Encoded Effector in Citrobacter rodentium Víctor A. García-Angulo, Wanyin Deng, Nikhil A. Thomas, B. Brett Finlay, and Jose L. Puente J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2388-2399; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01602-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PilB and PilT Are ATPases Acting Antagonistically in Type IV Pilus Function in Myxococcus xanthus Vladimir Jakovljevic, Simone Leonardy, Michael Hoppert, and Lotte Søgaard-Andersen J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2411-2421; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01793-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Campylobacter jejuni FlgR Response Regulator Suggests Integration of Diverse Mechanisms To Activate an NtrC-Like Protein Stephanie N. Joslin and David R. Hendrixson J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2422-2433; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01827-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Overlap but Lack of Complete Cross-Complementation of Streptococcus mutans and Escherichia coli YidC Orthologs Yuxia Dong, Sara R. Palmer, Adnan Hasona, Shushi Nagamori, H. Ronald Kaback, Ross E. Dalbey, and L. Jeannine Brady J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2458-2469; published ahead of print January 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01366-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression of the Treponema pallidum Laminin-Binding Adhesin Tp0751 in the Culturable Spirochete Treponema phagedenis Caroline E. Cameron, Janelle M. Y. Kuroiwa, Mitsunori Yamada, Teresa Francescutti, Bo Chi, and Howard K. Kuramitsu J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2565-2571; published ahead of print February 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01537-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Elucidation of an Alternate Isoleucine Biosynthesis Pathway in Geobacter sulfurreducens Carla Risso, Stephen J. Van Dien, Amber Orloff, Derek R. Lovley, and Maddalena V. Coppi J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2266-2274; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01841-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Physiological Role of the Trehalose-Hydrolyzing -Glucosidase from Thermus thermophilus HB27 Susana Alarico, Milton S. da Costa, and Nuno Empadinhas J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2298-2305; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01794-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyclic AMP-Dependent Catabolite Repression Is the Dominant Control Mechanism of Metabolic Fluxes under Glucose Limitation in Escherichia coli Annik Nanchen, Alexander Schicker, Olga Revelles, and Uwe Sauer J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2323-2330; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01353-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Set of Activators and Repressors Control Peripheral Glucose Pathways in Pseudomonas putida To Yield a Common Central Intermediate Teresa del Castillo, Estrella Duque, and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2331-2339; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01726-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Nitric Oxide (NO)-Sensing Repressor NsrR of Neisseria meningitidis Has a Compact Regulon of Genes Involved in NO Synthesis and Detoxification Karin Heurlier, Melanie J. Thomson, Naveed Aziz, and James W. B. Moir J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2488-2495; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01869-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bile Salts and Glycine as Cogerminants for Clostridium difficile Spores Joseph A. Sorg and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2505-2512; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01765-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissection of Ammonium Uptake Systems in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Mechanism of Action and Energetics of AmtA and AmtB Britta Walter, Melanie Küspert, Daniel Ansorge, Reinhard Krämer, and Andreas Burkovski J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2611-2614; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01896-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Residues near the Amino Terminus of Rns Are Essential for Positive Autoregulation and DNA Binding Georgeta N. Basturea, Maria D. Bodero, Mario E. Moreno, and George P. Munson J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2279-2285; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01705-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CcpA Regulates Central Metabolism and Virulence Gene Expression in Streptococcus mutans Jacqueline Abranches, Marcelle M. Nascimento, Lin Zeng, Christopher M. Browngardt, Zezhang T. Wen, Mercedes F. Rivera, and Robert A. Burne J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2340-2349; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01237-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Iron Stimulon of Xylella fastidiosa Includes Genes for Type IV Pilus and Colicin V-Like Bacteriocins Paulo A. Zaini, Andréa C. Fogaça, Fernanda G. N. Lupo, Helder I. Nakaya, Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio, and Aline M. da Silva J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2368-2378; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01495-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The UP Element Is Necessary but Not Sufficient for Growth Rate-Dependent Control of the Escherichia coli guaB Promoter Seyyed I. Husnain and Mark S. Thomas J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2450-2457; published ahead of print January 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01732-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coordinated Regulation of Expression of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 and Flagellar Type III Secretion Systems by ATP-Dependent ClpXP Protease Hirokazu Kage, Akiko Takaya, Mai Ohya, and Tomoko Yamamoto J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2470-2478; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01385-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TrpY Regulation of trpB2 Transcription in Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus Elizabeth A. Karr, Kathleen Sandman, Rudi Lurz, and John N. Reeve J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2637-2641; published ahead of print February 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01926-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Signal Integration by the Two-Component Signal Transduction Response Regulator CpxR Alan J. Wolfe, Niyati Parikh, Bruno P. Lima, and Bozena Zemaitaitis J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2314-2322; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01906-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Reduction of Turgor Is Not the Stimulus for the Sensor Kinase KdpD of Escherichia coli Knut Hamann, Petra Zimmann, and Karlheinz Altendorf J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2360-2367; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01635-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Heat-Labile Toxin Expressed by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans M. A. Lasaro, J. F. Rodrigues, C. Mathias-Santos, B. E. C. Guth, A. Balan, M. E. Sbrogio-Almeida, and L. C. S. Ferreira J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2400-2410; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00988-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Tryptophan Residues in the Staphylococcal Multidrug Transporter QacA Reveals Long-Distance Functional Associations of Residues on Opposite Sides of the Membrane Karl A. Hassan, Talal Souhani, Ronald A. Skurray, and Melissa H. Brown J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2441-2449; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01864-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Interaction Screens with Ordered Overexpression and Deletion Clone Sets Implicate the Escherichia coli GTPase YjeQ in Late Ribosome Biogenesis Tracey L. Campbell and Eric D. Brown J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2537-2545; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01744-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Acetic Acid Fermentation by Quorum Sensing via N-Acylhomoserine Lactones in Gluconacetobacter intermedius Aya Iida, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2546-2555; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01698-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Peptidase A, B, or N Can Process Translation Inhibitor Microcin C Teymur Kazakov, Gaston H. Vondenhoff, Kirill A. Datsenko, Maria Novikova, Anastasia Metlitskaya, Barry L. Wanner, and Konstantin Severinov J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2607-2610; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01956-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RecO Is Essential for DNA Damage Repair in Deinococcus radiodurans Guangzhi Xu, Liangyan Wang, Huan Chen, Huiming Lu, Nanjiao Ying, Bing Tian, and Yuejin Hua J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2624-2628; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01851-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Viable Bacillus subtilis Strain without Functional Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Genes Kei Asai, Keisuke Ishiwata, Kunihiko Matsuzaki, and Yoshito Sadaie J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2633-2636; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01859-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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A New Model of Pneumococcal Lipoteichoic Acid Structure Resolves Biochemical, Biosynthetic, and Serologic Inconsistencies of the Current Model Ho Seong Seo, Robert T. Cartee, David G. Pritchard, and Moon H. Nahm J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2379-2387; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01795-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Swarming Motility and flhDCSm Expression by RssAB Signaling in Serratia marcescens Po-Chi Soo, Yu-Tze Horng, Jun-Rong Wei, Jwu-Ching Shu, Chia-Chen Lu, and Hsin-Chih Lai J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2496-2504; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01670-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Investigation of Regulation of FtsZ Assembly by SulA and Development of a Model for FtsZ Polymerization Alex Dajkovic, Amit Mukherjee, and Joe Lutkenhaus J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2513-2526; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01612-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three-Dimensional Imaging of the Highly Bent Architecture of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus by Using Cryo-Electron Tomography Mario J. Borgnia, Sriram Subramaniam, and Jacqueline L. S. Milne J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2588-2596; published ahead of print January 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01538-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellin and Outer Surface Proteins from Borrelia burgdorferi Are Not Glycosylated Ján Sterba, Marie Vancová, Nataliia Rudenko, Maryna Golovchenko, Tammy-Lynn Tremblay, John F. Kelly, C. Roger MacKenzie, Susan M. Logan, and Libor Grubhoffer J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2619-2623; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01885-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity Island DNA Is Packaged in Particles Composed of Phage Proteins María Ángeles Tormo, María Desamparados Ferrer, Elisa Maiques, Carles Úbeda, Laura Selva, Íñigo Lasa, Juan J. Calvete, Richard P. Novick, and José R. Penadés J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2434-2440; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01349-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Vi-Typing Bacteriophage E1 Derek Pickard, Nicholas R. Thomson, Stephen Baker, John Wain, Mercedes Pardo, David Goulding, Nancy Hamlin, Jyoti Choudhary, John Threfall, and Gordon Dougan J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2580-2587; published ahead of print January 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01654-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and M. avium subsp. avium Are Independently Evolved Pathogenic Clones of a Much Broader Group of M. avium Organisms Christine Y. Turenne, Desmond M. Collins, David C. Alexander, and Marcel A. Behr J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2479-2487; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01691-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Quorum Sensing Controls Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae through Modulation of Cyclic Di-GMP Levels and Repression of vpsT Christopher M. Waters, Wenyun Lu, Joshua D. Rabinowitz, and Bonnie L. Bassler J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2527-2536; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01756-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Differential Substrate Specificity and Kinetic Behavior of Escherichia coli YfdW and Oxalobacter formigenes Formyl Coenzyme A Transferase Cory G. Toyota, Catrine L. Berthold, Arnaud Gruez, Stefán Jónsson, Ylva Lindqvist, Christian Cambillau, and Nigel G. J. Richards J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2556-2564; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01823-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of an Archaeon-Specific Riboflavin Kinase Zahra Mashhadi, Hong Zhang, Huimin Xu, and Robert H. White J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2615-2618; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01900-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Monofunctional Histidinol-Phosphate Phosphatase of the DDDD Superfamily of Phosphohydrolases Hyun Sook Lee, Yona Cho, Jung-Hyun Lee, and Sung Gyun Kang J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2629-2632; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01722-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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"Candidatus Cloacamonas Acidaminovorans": Genome Sequence Reconstruction Provides a First Glimpse of a New Bacterial Division Eric Pelletier, Annett Kreimeyer, Stéphanie Bocs, Zoé Rouy, Gábor Gyapay, Rakia Chouari, Delphine Rivière, Akila Ganesan, Patrick Daegelen, Abdelghani Sghir, Georges N. Cohen, Claudine Médigue, Jean Weissenbach, and Denis Le Paslier J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2572-2579; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01248-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Complete Genome Sequence of Escherichia coli DH10B: Insights into the Biology of a Laboratory Workhorse Tim Durfee, Richard Nelson, Schuyler Baldwin, Guy Plunkett, III, Valerie Burland, Bob Mau, Joseph F. Petrosino, Xiang Qin, Donna M. Muzny, Mulu Ayele, Richard A. Gibbs, Bálint Csörgo, György Pósfai, George M. Weinstock, and Frederick R. Blattner J. Bacteriol. April 2008 190: 2597-2606; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01695-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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