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Contents: June 2009, Volume 191, Issue 11

       Minireviews

       Gene Regulation

       Molecular Biology of Pathogens

       Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

       Enzymes and Proteins

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Microbial Cell Biology

       Physiology and Metabolism

       Structural Biology

       Computational Biology

       Plant Microbiology

       Microbial Communities and Interactions

       Genome Announcements

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Minireviews:

FhuA (TonA), the Career of a Protein
Volkmar Braun
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3431-3436; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00106-09
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Gene Expression Profiling and the Use of Genome-Scale In Silico Models of Escherichia coli for Analysis: Providing Context for Content
Nathan E. Lewis, Byung-Kwan Cho, Eric M. Knight, and Bernhard O. Palsson
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3437-3444; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00034-09
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Gene Regulation:

23S rRNA Nucleotides in the Peptidyl Transferase Center Are Essential for Tryptophanase Operon Induction
Rui Yang, Luis R. Cruz-Vera, and Charles Yanofsky
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3445-3450; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00096-09
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Growth Phase and Metal-Dependent Transcriptional Regulation of the fecA Genes in Helicobacter pylori
Alberto Danielli, Simona Romagnoli, Davide Roncarati, Lorenzo Costantino, Isabel Delany, and Vincenzo Scarlato
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3717-3725; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01741-08
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Characterization of the DraT/DraG System for Posttranslational Regulation of Nitrogenase in the Endophytic Betaproteobacterium Azoarcus sp. Strain BH72
Janina Oetjen and Barbara Reinhold-Hurek
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3726-3735; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01720-08
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Promoter Characterization in the AT-Rich Genome of the Obligate Endosymbiont "Candidatus Blochmannia floridanus"
Sascha Stoll, Heike Feldhaar, and Roy Gross
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3747-3751; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00069-09
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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

The Escherichia coli Common Pilus and the Bundle-Forming Pilus Act in Concert during the Formation of Localized Adherence by Enteropathogenic E. coli
Zeus Saldaña, Aysen L. Erdem, Stephanie Schüller, Iruka N. Okeke, Mark Lucas, Arunon Sivananthan, Alan D. Phillips, James B. Kaper, José L. Puente, and Jorge A. Girón
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3451-3461; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01539-08
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Genomic Islands of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Contribute to Virulence
Amanda L. Lloyd, Tiffany A. Henderson, Patrick D. Vigil, and Harry L. T. Mobley
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3469-3481; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01717-08
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rugose Small-Colony Variants Have Adaptations That Likely Promote Persistence in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Melissa Starkey, Jason H. Hickman, Luyan Ma, Niu Zhang, Susan De Long, Aaron Hinz, Sergio Palacios, Colin Manoil, Mary Jo Kirisits, Timothy D. Starner, Daniel J. Wozniak, Caroline S. Harwood, and Matthew R. Parsek
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3492-3503; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00119-09
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Indole Acts as an Extracellular Cue Regulating Gene Expression in Vibrio cholerae
Ryan S. Mueller, Sinem Beyhan, Simran G. Saini, Fitnat H. Yildiz, and Douglas H. Bartlett
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3504-3516; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01240-08
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Genomic Instability in Regions Adjacent to a Highly Conserved pch Prophage in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Generates Diversity in Expression Patterns of the LEE Pathogenicity Island
Zhijie Yang, Jaehyoung Kim, Chaomei Zhang, Min Zhang, Joeseph Nietfeldt, Carolyn M. Southward, Michael G. Surette, Stephen D. Kachman, and Andrew K. Benson
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3553-3568; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01738-08
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The Propeptide of the Metalloprotease of Listeria monocytogenes Controls Compartmentalization of the Zymogen during Intracellular Infection
Heather S. O'Neil, Brian M. Forster, Kari L. Roberts, Andrew J. Chambers, Alan Pavinski Bitar, and Hélène Marquis
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3594-3603; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01168-08
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Roles of the Outer Membrane Protein AsmA of Salmonella enterica in the Control of marRAB Expression and Invasion of Epithelial Cells
Ana I. Prieto, Sara B. Hernández, Ignacio Cota, M. Graciela Pucciarelli, Yuri Orlov, Francisco Ramos-Morales, Francisco García-del Portillo, and Josep Casadesús
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3615-3622; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01592-08
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Human- and Plant-Pathogenic Pseudomonas Species Produce Bacteriocins Exhibiting Colicin M-Like Hydrolase Activity towards Peptidoglycan Precursors
Hélène Barreteau, Ahmed Bouhss, Martine Fourgeaud, Jean-Luc Mainardi, Thierry Touzé, Fabien Gérard, Didier Blanot, Michel Arthur, and Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3657-3664; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01824-08
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Genetic Mapping of Secretion and Functional Determinants of the Vibrio cholerae TcpF Colonization Factor
Shelly J. Krebs, Thomas J. Kirn, and Ronald K. Taylor
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3665-3676; published ahead of print March 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01724-08
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Identification and Characterization of Hemolysin-Like Proteins Similar to RTX Toxin in Pasteurella pneumotropica
Hiraku Sasaki, Eiichi Kawamoto, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Takuo Sawada, Satoshi Kunita, and Ken-ichi Yagami
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3698-3705; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01527-08
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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

Diversity of Prophages in Dominant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Lineages
Christiane Goerke, Roman Pantucek, Silva Holtfreter, Berit Schulte, Manuel Zink, Dorothee Grumann, Barbara M. Bröker, Jiri Doskar, and Christiane Wolz
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3462-3468; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01804-08
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In Vivo Interactions between Toxin-Antitoxin Proteins Epsilon and Zeta of Streptococcal Plasmid pSM19035 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Urszula Zielenkiewicz, Magdalena Kowalewska, Celina Kaczor, and Piotr Ceglowski
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3677-3684; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01763-08
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Enzymes and Proteins:

Characterization of Streptococcus gordonii SecA2 as a Paralogue of SecA
Barbara A. Bensing and Paul M. Sullam
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3482-3491; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00365-09
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Role of the AcsF Protein in Chloroflexus aurantiacus
Kuo-Hsiang Tang, Jianzhong Wen, Xianglu Li, and Robert E. Blankenship
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3580-3587; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00110-09
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An Orthologue of Bacteroides fragilis NanH Is the Principal Sialidase in Tannerella forsythia
Hayley Thompson, Karen A. Homer, Susmitha Rao, Veronica Booth, and Arthur H. F. Hosie
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3623-3628; published ahead of print March 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01618-08
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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pyochelin-Iron Uptake Pathway and Its Metal Specificity
Armelle Braud, Mélissa Hannauer, Gaëtan L. A. Mislin, and Isabelle J. Schalk
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3517-3525; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00010-09
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Elevated Mutation Frequency in Surviving Populations of Carbon-Starved rpoS-Deficient Pseudomonas putida Is Caused by Reduced Expression of Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase
Kairi Tarassova, Radi Tegova, Andres Tover, Riho Teras, Mariliis Tark, Signe Saumaa, and Maia Kivisaar
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3604-3614; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01803-08
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Role of Class A Penicillin-Binding Proteins in the Expression of β-Lactam Resistance in Enterococcus faecium
Louis B. Rice, Lenore L. Carias, Susan Rudin, Rebecca Hutton, Steven Marshall, Medhat Hassan, Nathalie Josseaume, Lionel Dubost, Arul Marie, and Michel Arthur
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3649-3656; published ahead of print March 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01834-08
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Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis Divergent yetL and yetM Genes by a Transcriptional Repressor, YetL, in Response to Flavonoids
Kazutake Hirooka, Yusuke Danjo, Yuki Hanano, Satoshi Kunikane, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Shigeo Tojo, and Yasutaro Fujita
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3685-3697; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00202-09
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A Role for Single-Stranded Exonucleases in the Use of DNA as a Nutrient
Vyacheslav Palchevskiy and Steven E. Finkel
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3712-3716; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01678-08
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The Conserved Sporulation Protein YneE Inhibits DNA Replication in Bacillus subtilis
Lilah Rahn-Lee, Boris Gorbatyuk, Ole Skovgaard, and Richard Losick
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3736-3739; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00216-09
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Varying Rate of RNA Chain Elongation during rrn Transcription in Escherichia coli
P. P. Dennis, M. Ehrenberg, D. Fange, and H. Bremer
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3740-3746; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00128-09
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Identification of the Asparagine Synthase Responsible for D-Asp Amidation in the Lactococcus lactis Peptidoglycan Interpeptide Crossbridge
Patrick Veiga, Michael Erkelenz, Elvis Bernard, Pascal Courtin, Saulius Kulakauskas, and Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3752-3757; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00126-09
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Microbial Cell Biology:

In Escherichia coli, MreB and FtsZ Direct the Synthesis of Lateral Cell Wall via Independent Pathways That Require PBP 2
Archana Varma and Kevin D. Young
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3526-3533; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01812-08
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Physiology and Metabolism:

The Glutathione/Glutaredoxin System Is Essential for Arsenate Reduction in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803
Luis López-Maury, Ana María Sánchez-Riego, José Carlos Reyes, and Francisco J. Florencio
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3534-3543; published ahead of print March 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01798-08
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Sialic Acid (N-Acetyl Neuraminic Acid) Utilization by Bacteroides fragilis Requires a Novel N-Acetyl Mannosamine Epimerase
Christopher Brigham, Ruth Caughlan, Rene Gallegos, Mary Beth Dallas, Veronica G. Godoy, and Michael H. Malamy
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3629-3638; published ahead of print March 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00811-08
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Structural Biology:

Group B Streptococcus Pullulanase Crystal Structures in the Context of a Novel Strategy for Vaccine Development
Louise J. Gourlay, Isabella Santi, Alfredo Pezzicoli, Guido Grandi, Marco Soriani, and Martino Bolognesi
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3544-3552; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01755-08
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Computational Biology:

Analysis of Ten Brucella Genomes Reveals Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer Despite a Preferred Intracellular Lifestyle
Alice R. Wattam, Kelly P. Williams, Eric E. Snyder, Nalvo F. Almeida, Jr., Maulik Shukla, A. W. Dickerman, O. R. Crasta, R. Kenyon, J. Lu, J. M. Shallom, H. Yoo, T. A. Ficht, R. M. Tsolis, C. Munk, R. Tapia, C. S. Han, J. C. Detter, D. Bruce, T. S. Brettin, Bruno W. Sobral, Stephen M. Boyle, and João C. Setubal
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3569-3579; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01767-08
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Diversifying and Stabilizing Selection of Sialidase and N-Acetylneuraminate Catabolism in Mycoplasma synoviae
Meghan May and Daniel R. Brown
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3588-3593; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00142-09
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Plant Microbiology:

An Adenosine Kinase Exists in Xanthomonas campestris Pathovar campestris and Is Involved in Extracellular Polysaccharide Production, Cell Motility, and Virulence
Guang-Tao Lu, Yong-Qin Tang, Cai-Yue Li, Rui-Fang Li, Shi-Qi An, Jia-Xun Feng, Yong-Qiang He, Bo-Le Jiang, Dong-Jie Tang, and Ji-Liang Tang
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3639-3648; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00009-09
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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

The Chaperone GroESL Enhances the Accumulation of Soluble, Active TraR Protein, a Quorum-Sensing Transcription Factor from Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Yunrong Chai and Stephen C. Winans
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3706-3711; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01434-08
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Genome Announcements:

Complete Genome Sequence of Burkholderia glumae BGR1
JaeYun Lim, Tae-Ho Lee, Baek Hie Nahm, Yang Do Choi, Minkyun Kim, and Ingyu Hwang
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3758-3759; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00349-09
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Genome Sequence of the Anaerobic, Thermophilic, and Cellulolytic Bacterium "Anaerocellum thermophilum" DSM 6725
Irina A. Kataeva, Sung-Jae Yang, Phuongan Dam, Farris L. Poole, II, Yanbin Yin, Fengfeng Zhou, Wen-chi Chou, Ying Xu, Lynne Goodwin, David R. Sims, John C. Detter, Loren J. Hauser, Janet Westpheling, and Michael W. W. Adams
J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3760-3761; published ahead of print April 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00256-09
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