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Contents: June 2009, Volume 191, Issue 12        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Microbial Cell Biology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Computational Biology        Author's Correction

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Inhibition of Transcription in Staphylococcus aureus by a Primary Sigma Factor-Binding Polypeptide from Phage G1 Mohammed Dehbi, Gregory Moeck, Francis F. Arhin, Pascale Bauda, Dominique Bergeron, Tony Kwan, Jing Liu, John McCarty, Michael DuBow, and Jerry Pelletier J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3763-3771; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00241-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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ATP-Binding Site Lesions in FtsE Impair Cell Division S. J. Ryan Arends, Ryan J. Kustusch, and David S. Weiss J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3772-3784; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00179-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Functional Characterization of Excision Repair and RecA-Dependent Recombinational DNA Repair in Campylobacter jejuni Esther J. Gaasbeek, Fimme J. van der Wal, Jos P. M. van Putten, Paulo de Boer, Linda van der Graaf-van Bloois, Albert G. de Boer, Bart J. Vermaning, and Jaap A. Wagenaar J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3785-3793; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01817-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N-Terminal Penultimate Residue of 20S Proteasome 1 Influences its N Acetylation and Protein Levels as Well as Growth Rate and Stress Responses of Haloferax volcanii Matthew A. Humbard, Guangyin Zhou, and Julie A. Maupin-Furlow J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3794-3803; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00090-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in Flk, FlgG, FlhA, and FlhE That Affect the Flagellar Type III Secretion Specificity Switch in Salmonella enterica Takanori Hirano, Shino Mizuno, Shin-Ichi Aizawa, and Kelly T. Hughes J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3938-3949; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01811-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Inactivation of Sigma Factors B and D Interferes with Light Acclimation of the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Maija Pollari, Virpi Ruotsalainen, Susanne Rantamäki, Esa Tyystjärvi, and Taina Tyystjärvi J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3992-4001; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00132-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli Mismatch Repair Protein MutL Recruits the Vsr and MutH Endonucleases in Response to DNA Damage Yaroslava Y. Polosina, Justin Mui, Photini Pitsikas, and Claire G. Cupples J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4041-4043; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00066-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VirB Alleviates H-NS Repression of the icsP Promoter in Shigella flexneri from Sites More Than One Kilobase Upstream of the Transcription Start Site Maria I. Castellanos, Dustin J. Harrison, Jennifer M. Smith, Stephanie K. Labahn, Karen M. Levy, and Helen J. Wing J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4047-4050; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00313-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase and Glutamate Dehydrogenase Work in Tandem To Modulate the Antioxidant -Ketoglutarate during Oxidative Stress in Pseudomonas fluorescens Ryan J. Mailloux, Ranji Singh, Guy Brewer, Christopher Auger, Joseph Lemire, and Vasu D. Appanna J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3804-3810; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00046-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GerO, a Putative Na+/H+-K+ Antiporter, Is Essential for Normal Germination of Spores of the Pathogenic Bacterium Clostridium perfringens Daniel Paredes-Sabja, Peter Setlow, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3822-3831; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00158-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Analysis of Cobinamide Salvaging in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Strain 2.4.1 Michael J. Gray and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3842-3851; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00230-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphate-Dependent Behavior of the Archaeon Halobacterium salinarum Strain R1 Andy Wende, Katarina Furtwängler, and Dieter Oesterhelt J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3852-3860; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01642-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Citrate Utilization by Corynebacterium glutamicum Is Controlled by the CitAB Two-Component System through Positive Regulation of the Citrate Transport Genes citH and tctCBA Melanie Brocker, Steffen Schaffer, Christina Mack, and Michael Bott J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3869-3880; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00113-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The N-Acetylmannosamine Transferase Catalyzes the First Committed Step of Teichoic Acid Assembly in Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus Michael A. D'Elia, James A. Henderson, Terry J. Beveridge, David E. Heinrichs, and Eric D. Brown J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4030-4034; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00611-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Selenium Metabolism in the Oral Pathogen Treponema denticola Sarah Jackson-Rosario and William T. Self J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4035-4040; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00164-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Functional Domains of ExsA, the Transcriptional Activator of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion System Evan D. Brutinel, Christopher A. Vakulskas, and Timothy L. Yahr J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3811-3821; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00002-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recruitment of the ParG Segregation Protein to Different Affinity DNA Sites Massimiliano Zampini, Andrew Derome, Simon E. S. Bailey, Daniela Barillà, and Finbarr Hayes J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3832-3841; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01630-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence Gene Regulation by the agr System in Clostridium perfringens Kaori Ohtani, Yonghui Yuan, Sufi Hassan, Ruoyu Wang, Yun Wang, and Tohru Shimizu J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3919-3927; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01455-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Endotoxin, Capsule, and Bacterial Attachment Contribute to Neisseria meningitidis Resistance to the Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Allison Jones, Miriam Geörg, Lisa Maudsdotter, and Ann-Beth Jonsson J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3861-3868; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01313-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Two Homologous Disulfide Bond Systems Involved in Virulence Factor Biogenesis in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073 Makrina Totsika, Begoña Heras, Daniël J. Wurpel, and Mark A. Schembri J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3901-3908; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00143-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum-Sensing Control of Antibiotic Synthesis in Burkholderia thailandensis Breck A. Duerkop, John Varga, Josephine R. Chandler, Snow Brook Peterson, Jake P. Herman, Mair E. A. Churchill, Matthew R. Parsek, William C. Nierman, and E. Peter Greenberg J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3909-3918; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00200-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a mariner-Based Transposon and Identification of Listeria monocytogenes Determinants, Including the Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase PrsA2, That Contribute to Its Hemolytic Phenotype Jason Zemansky, Benjamin C. Kline, Joshua J. Woodward, Jess H. Leber, Hélène Marquis, and Daniel A. Portnoy J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3950-3964; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00016-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Genomics Reveals Extended Roles of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stress Response Factor H Smriti Mehra and Deepak Kaushal J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3965-3980; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00064-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Unique Group I Intron in Coxiella burnetii Is a Natural Splice Mutant Rahul Raghavan, Linda D. Hicks, and Michael F. Minnick J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4044-4046; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00359-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Microarray Identification of Clostridium difficile Core Components and Divergent Regions Associated with Host Origin Tavan Janvilisri, Joy Scaria, Angela D. Thompson, Ainsley Nicholson, Brandi M. Limbago, Luis G. Arroyo, J. Glenn Songer, Yrjö T. Gröhn, and Yung-Fu Chang J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3881-3891; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00222-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptomic Analysis of Rhizobium leguminosarum Biovar viciae in Symbiosis with Host Plants Pisum sativum and Vicia cracca R. Karunakaran, V. K. Ramachandran, J. C. Seaman, A. K. East, B. Mouhsine, T. H. Mauchline, J. Prell, A. Skeffington, and P. S. Poole J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4002-4014; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00165-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Sequencing Reveals Regulatory Mutations and Recombinational Events in the Widely Used MC4100 Lineage of Escherichia coli K-12 Thomas Ferenci, Zhemin Zhou, Thu Betteridge, Yan Ren, Yu Liu, Lu Feng, Peter R. Reeves, and Lei Wang J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4025-4029; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00118-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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The Dienes Phenomenon: Competition and Territoriality in Swarming Proteus mirabilis A. E. Budding, C. J. Ingham, W. Bitter, C. M. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and P. M. Schneeberger J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3892-3900; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00975-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Role for the EAL-Like Protein STM1344 in Regulation of CsgD Expression and Motility in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Roger Simm, Uwe Remminghorst, Irfan Ahmad, Katherina Zakikhany, and Ute Römling J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3928-3937; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00290-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RemA (YlzA) and RemB (YaaB) Regulate Extracellular Matrix Operon Expression and Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis Jared T. Winkelman, Kris M. Blair, and Daniel B. Kearns J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 3981-3991; published ahead of print April 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00278-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Computational Biology:

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Comparative Genome-Scale Metabolic Reconstruction and Flux Balance Analysis of Multiple Staphylococcus aureus Genomes Identify Novel Antimicrobial Drug Targets Deok-Sun Lee, Henry Burd, Jiangxia Liu, Eivind Almaas, Olaf Wiest, Albert-László Barabási, Zoltán N. Oltvai, and Vinayak Kapatral J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4015-4024; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01743-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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ATPase Activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis SecA1 and SecA2 Proteins and Its Importance for SecA2 Function in Macrophages Jie M. Hou, Nadia G. D'Lima, Nathan W. Rigel, Henry S. Gibbons, Jessica R. McCann, Miriam Braunstein, and Carolyn M. Teschke J. Bacteriol. June 2009 191: 4051 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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