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Contents: January 2009, Volume 191, Issue 1        Instructions To Authors        Guest Commentaries        Minireviews        Computational Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Cell Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Enzymes and Proteins        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology        Signal Transduction        Population Genetics and Evolution        Genome Announcements

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Instructions To Authors:

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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY: 2009 INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 1-19; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Guest Commentaries:

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It Is Computation Time for Bacteriology! Igor B. Zhulin J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 20-22; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01491-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Bioinformatics Resources for the Study of Gene Regulation in Bacteria Julio Collado-Vides, Heladia Salgado, Enrique Morett, Socorro Gama-Castro, Verónica Jiménez-Jacinto, Irma Martínez-Flores, Alejandra Medina-Rivera, Luis Muñiz-Rascado, Martín Peralta-Gil, and Alberto Santos-Zavaleta J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 23-31; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01017-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Computational Biology:

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Discovering Functional Novelty in Metagenomes: Examples from Light-Mediated Processes Amoolya H. Singh, Tobias Doerks, Ivica Letunic, Jeroen Raes, and Peer Bork J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 32-41; published ahead of print October 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01084-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Class of Modular Transporters for Vitamins in Prokaryotes Dmitry A. Rodionov, Peter Hebbeln, Aymerick Eudes, Josy ter Beek, Irina A. Rodionova, Guus B. Erkens, Dirk J. Slotboom, Mikhail S. Gelfand, Andrei L. Osterman, Andrew D. Hanson, and Thomas Eitinger J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 42-51; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01208-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomics of Regulation of Fatty Acid and Branched-Chain Amino Acid Utilization in Proteobacteria Alexey E. Kazakov, Dmitry A. Rodionov, Eric Alm, Adam Paul Arkin, Inna Dubchak, and Mikhail S. Gelfand J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 52-64; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01175-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trends in Prokaryotic Evolution Revealed by Comparison of Closely Related Bacterial and Archaeal Genomes Pavel S. Novichkov, Yuri I. Wolf, Inna Dubchak, and Eugene V. Koonin J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 65-73; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01237-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Network Model of a Human Oral Pathogen Varun Mazumdar, Evan S. Snitkin, Salomon Amar, and Daniel Segrè J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 74-90; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01123-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Genomic Distance Based on MUM Indicates Discontinuity between Most Bacterial Species and Genera Marc Deloger, Meriem El Karoui, and Marie-Agnès Petit J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 91-99; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01202-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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DegU and Spo0A Jointly Control Transcription of Two Loci Required for Complex Colony Development by Bacillus subtilis Daniel T. Verhamme, Ewan J. Murray, and Nicola R. Stanley-Wall J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 100-108; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01236-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Sensory Pathways in Vibrio cholerae El Tor and Classical Biotypes Modulate Cyclic Dimeric GMP Levels To Control Biofilm Formation Brian K. Hammer and Bonnie L. Bassler J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 169-177; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01307-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Geobacter sulfurreducens Contains Separate C- and A-Adding tRNA Nucleotidyltransferases and a Poly(A) Polymerase Patricia Bralley, Madeline Cozad, and George H. Jones J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 109-114; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01166-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence and Analysis of a Plasmid-Encoded Mercury Resistance Operon from Mycobacterium marinum Identifies MerH, a New Mercuric Ion Transporter Mathieu Schué, Lynn G. Dover, Gurdyal. S. Besra, Julian Parkhill, and Nigel L. Brown J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 439-444; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01063-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Regulation of Hemin Binding Proteins by a Novel Transcriptional Activator in Porphyromonas gingivalis Jie Wu, Xinghua Lin, and Hua Xie J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 115-122; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00841-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The GAF-Like-Domain-Containing Transcriptional Regulator DfdR Is a Sensor Protein for Dibenzofuran and Several Hydrophobic Aromatic Compounds Toshiya Iida, Taro Waki, Kaoru Nakamura, Yuki Mukouzaka, and Toshiaki Kudo J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 123-134; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01112-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

RpoHII Activates Oxidative-Stress Defense Systems and Is Controlled by RpoE in the Singlet Oxygen-Dependent Response in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Aaron M. Nuss, Jens Glaeser, and Gabriele Klug J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 220-230; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00925-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Small RNA GcvB Regulates sstT mRNA Expression in Escherichia coli Sarah C. Pulvermacher, Lorraine T. Stauffer, and George V. Stauffer J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 238-248; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00915-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Transport of Phage P22 DNA across the Cytoplasmic Membrane Gerardo L. Perez, Bao Huynh, Miranda Slater, and Stanley Maloy J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 135-140; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00778-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction between Bacteriophage DMS3 and Host CRISPR Region Inhibits Group Behaviors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Michael E. Zegans, Jeffrey C. Wagner, Kyle C. Cady, Daniel M. Murphy, John H. Hammond, and George A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 210-219; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00797-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum Phage RSB1, a T7-Like Wide-Host-Range Phage Takeru Kawasaki, Mio Shimizu, Hideki Satsuma, Akiko Fujiwara, Makoto Fujie, Shoji Usami, and Takashi Yamada J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 422-427; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01263-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Pleiotropic Roles of Polyglycerolphosphate Synthase of Lipoteichoic Acid in Growth of Staphylococcus aureus Cells Yusuke Oku, Kenji Kurokawa, Miki Matsuo, Sakuo Yamada, Bok-Luel Lee, and Kazuhisa Sekimizu J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 141-151; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01221-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macroamphiphilic Components of Thermophilic Actinomycetes: Identification of Lipoteichoic Acid in Thermobifida fusca Obaidur Rahman, Markus Pfitzenmaier, Oxana Pester, Siegfried Morath, Stephen P. Cummings, Thomas Hartung, and Iain C. Sutcliffe J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 152-160; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01105-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

AglC and AglK Are Involved in Biosynthesis and Attachment of Diacetylated Glucuronic Acid to the N-Glycan in Methanococcus voltae Bonnie Chaban, Susan M. Logan, John F. Kelly, and Ken F. Jarrell J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 187-195; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00885-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

HPrK Regulates Succinate-Mediated Catabolite Repression in the Gram-Negative Symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti Catalina Arango Pinedo and Daniel J. Gage J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 298-309; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01115-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression and Physiological Relevance of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis Genes Sonja Klüsener, Meriyem Aktas, Kai M. Thormann, Mirja Wessel, and Franz Narberhaus J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 365-374; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01183-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Genomic Island of an Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain Enables the Metabolism of Fructooligosaccharides, Which Improves Intestinal Colonization Catherine Schouler, Ahmed Taki, Iman Chouikha, Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur, and Philippe Gilot J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 388-393; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01052-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Type II Secretion System Secretin PulD Localizes in Clusters in the Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Nienke Buddelmeijer, Martin Krehenbrink, Frédéric Pecorari, and Anthony P. Pugsley J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 161-168; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01138-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relaxed Specificity of the Bacillus subtilis TatAdCd Translocase in Tat-Dependent Protein Secretion Robyn T. Eijlander, Jan D. H. Jongbloed, and Oscar P. Kuipers J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 196-202; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01264-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytoplasmic Protein Mobility in Osmotically Stressed Escherichia coli Michael C. Konopka, Kem A. Sochacki, Benjamin P. Bratton, Irina A. Shkel, M. Thomas Record, and James C. Weisshaar J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 231-237; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00536-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

SMC Protein-Dependent Chromosome Condensation during Aerial Hyphal Development in Streptomyces Agnieszka Kois, Magdalena Swiatek, Dagmara Jakimowicz, and Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwinska J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 310-319; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00513-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Interactions of smc, ftsK, and parB Genes in Streptomyces coelicolor and Their Developmental Genome Segregation Phenotypes Rebekah M. Dedrick, Hans Wildschutte, and Joseph R. McCormick J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 320-332; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00858-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of YmgF, a 72-Residue Inner Membrane Protein That Associates with the Escherichia coli Cell Division Machinery Gouzel Karimova, Carine Robichon, and Daniel Ladant J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 333-346; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00331-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Promotes Escherichia coli Adherence to Intestinal Epithelial Cells Amber M. Johnson, Radhey S. Kaushik, David H. Francis, James M. Fleckenstein, and Philip R. Hardwidge J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 178-186; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00822-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Essential DnaB Helicase of Bacillus anthracis: Identification, Characterization, and Mechanism of Action Esther E. Biswas, Marjorie H. Barnes, Donald T. Moir, and Subhasis B. Biswas J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 249-260; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01259-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Four VirB6 Paralogs and VirB9 Are Expressed and Interact in Ehrlichia chaffeensis-Containing Vacuoles Weichao Bao, Yumi Kumagai, Hua Niu, Mamoru Yamaguchi, Koshiro Miura, and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 278-286; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01031-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

MtrR Modulates rpoH Expression and Levels of Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Jason P. Folster, Paul J. T. Johnson, Lydgia Jackson, Vijaya Dhulipali, David W. Dyer, and William M. Shafer J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 287-297; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01165-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The AsaP1 Peptidase of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes Is a Highly Conserved Deuterolysin Metalloprotease (Family M35) and a Major Virulence Factor Helga Arnadottir, Iris Hvanndal, Valgerdur Andresdottir, Sarah E. Burr, Joachim Frey, and Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 403-410; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00847-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Type 4 Pili of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Are Multipurpose Structures with Pathogenic Attributes Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes, Valério Monteiro-Neto, Zeus Saldaña, Maria A. Ledesma, Jose Luís Puente, and Jorge A. Girón J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 411-421; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01306-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Cellodextrin and Laminaribiose ABC Transporters in Clostridium thermocellum Yakir Nataf, Sima Yaron, Frank Stahl, Raphael Lamed, Edward A. Bayer, Thomas-Helmut Scheper, Abraham L. Sonenshein, and Yuval Shoham J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 203-209; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01190-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus mutans SMU.623c Codes for a Functional, Metal-Dependent Polysaccharide Deacetylase That Modulates Interactions with Salivary Agglutinin Dong Mei Deng, Jonathan E. Urch, Jacob M. ten Cate, Vincenzo A. Rao, Daan M. F. van Aalten, and Wim Crielaard J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 394-402; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00838-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The LuxR Family Quorum-Sensing Activator MrtR Requires Its Cognate Autoinducer for Dimerization and Activation but Not for Protein Folding Menghua Yang, Jennifer L. Giel, Tao Cai, Zengtao Zhong, and Jun Zhu J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 434-438; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01247-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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The Genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315, an Epidemic Pathogen of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Matthew T. G. Holden, Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, Lisa C. Crossman, Mohammed Sebaihia, Stephen D. Bentley, Ana M. Cerdeño-Tárraga, Nicholas R. Thomson, Nathalie Bason, Michael A. Quail, Sarah Sharp, Inna Cherevach, Carol Churcher, Ian Goodhead, Heidi Hauser, Nancy Holroyd, Karen Mungall, Paul Scott, Danielle Walker, Brian White, Helen Rose, Pernille Iversen, Dalila Mil-Homens, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, Arsenio M. Fialho, Adam Baldwin, Christopher Dowson, Bart G. Barrell, John R. Govan, Peter Vandamme, C. Anthony Hart, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, and Julian Parkhill J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 261-277; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01230-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Genome Analysis of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O127:H6 Strain E2348/69 Atsushi Iguchi, Nicholas R. Thomson, Yoshitoshi Ogura, David Saunders, Tadasuke Ooka, Ian R. Henderson, David Harris, M. Asadulghani, Ken Kurokawa, Paul Dean, Brendan Kenny, Michael A. Quail, Scott Thurston, Gordon Dougan, Tetsuya Hayashi, Julian Parkhill, and Gad Frankel J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 347-354; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01238-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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The Agrobacterium rhizogenes GALLS Gene Encodes Two Secreted Proteins Required for Genetic Transformation of Plants Larry D. Hodges, Lan-Ying Lee, Henry McNett, Stanton B. Gelvin, and Walt Ream J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 355-364; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01018-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Conserved Residues in the HAMP Domain Define a New Family of Proposed Bipartite Energy Taxis Receptors Kathryn T. Elliott, Igor B. Zhulin, Jeanne A. Stuckey, and Victor J. DiRita J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 375-387; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00578-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Transcriptome Divergence and the Loss of Plasticity in Bacillus subtilis after 6,000 Generations of Evolution under Relaxed Selection for Sporulation Heather Maughan, C. William Birky, Jr., and Wayne L. Nicholson J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 428-433; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01234-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcements:

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The Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames "Ancestor" Jacques Ravel, Lingxia Jiang, Scott T. Stanley, Mark R. Wilson, R. Scott Decker, Timothy D. Read, Patricia Worsham, Paul S. Keim, Steven L. Salzberg, Claire M. Fraser-Liggett, and David A. Rasko J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 445-446; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01347-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Complete Genome Sequence of Helicobacter pylori Strain G27 David A. Baltrus, Manuel R. Amieva, Antonello Covacci, Todd M. Lowe, D. Scott Merrell, Karen M. Ottemann, Markus Stein, Nina R. Salama, and Karen Guillemin J. Bacteriol. January 2009 191: 447-448; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01416-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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