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Contents: July 2009, Volume 191, Issue 13        Guest Commentaries        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genomics and Proteomics        Structural Biology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Author's Correction

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Guest Commentaries:

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OscR, a New Osmolarity-Responsive Regulator in Vibrio cholerae Paul V. Dunlap J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4053-4055; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00501-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Transcriptome and Functional Analysis of the Eukaryotic-Type Serine/Threonine Kinase PknB in Staphylococcus aureus Stefanie Donat, Karin Streker, Tanja Schirmeister, Sonja Rakette, Thilo Stehle, Manuel Liebeke, Michael Lalk, and Knut Ohlsen J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4056-4069; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00117-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Serine/Threonine Kinase Involved in Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus Michel Débarbouillé, Shaynoor Dramsi, Olivier Dussurget, Marie-Anne Nahori, Elisabeth Vaganay, Grégory Jouvion, Alain Cozzone, Tarek Msadek, and Bertrand Duclos J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4070-4081; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01813-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Overlap between the Control of Programmed Cell Death in Bacillus anthracis and Sporulation Lakshmi Chandramohan, Jong-Sam Ahn, Keith E. Weaver, and Kenneth W. Bayles J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4103-4110; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00314-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence, Plasticity, and Evolution of the vpma Gene Family, a Genetic System Devoted to High-Frequency Surface Variation in Mycoplasma agalactiae Laurent-Xavier Nouvel, Marc Marenda, Pascal Sirand-Pugnet, Eveline Sagné, Michelle Glew, Sophie Mangenot, Valérie Barbe, Aurélien Barré, Stéphane Claverol, and Christine Citti J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4111-4121; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00251-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Lipoproteins and Lipoprotein Processing to Endocarditis Virulence in Streptococcus sanguinis Sankar Das, Taisei Kanamoto, Xiuchun Ge, Ping Xu, Takeshi Unoki, Cindy L. Munro, and Todd Kitten J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4166-4179; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01739-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Dissection of the secA2 Locus of Group B Streptococcus Reveals that Glycosylation of the Srr1 LPXTG Protein Is Required for Full Virulence Michel-Yves Mistou, Shaynoor Dramsi, Sara Brega, Claire Poyart, and Patrick Trieu-Cuot J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4195-4206; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01673-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Coxiella burnetii Ankyrin Repeat Domain-Containing Protein Family Is Heterogeneous, with C-Terminal Truncations That Influence Dot/Icm-Mediated Secretion Daniel E. Voth, Dale Howe, Paul A. Beare, Joseph P. Vogel, Nathan Unsworth, James E. Samuel, and Robert A. Heinzen J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4232-4242; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01656-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoproteolysis of YscU of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Is Important for Regulation of Expression and Secretion of Yop Proteins Ann-Catrin Björnfot, Moa Lavander, Åke Forsberg, and Hans Wolf-Watz J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4259-4267; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01730-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Global Consequence of Disruption of the AcrAB-TolC Efflux Pump in Salmonella enterica Includes Reduced Expression of SPI-1 and Other Attributes Required To Infect the Host Mark A. Webber, Andrew M. Bailey, Jessica M. A. Blair, Eirwen Morgan, Mark P. Stevens, Jay C. D. Hinton, Al Ivens, John Wain, and Laura J. V. Piddock J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4276-4285; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00363-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

3'-Phosphoadenosine-5'-Phosphate Phosphatase Activity Is Required for Superoxide Stress Tolerance in Streptococcus mutans Jiaqin Zhang and Indranil Biswas J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4330-4340; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00184-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ResDE-Dependent Regulation of Enterotoxin Gene Expression in Bacillus cereus: Evidence for Multiple Modes of Binding for ResD and Interaction with Fnr Julia Esbelin, Jean Armengaud, Assia Zigha, and Catherine Duport J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4419-4426; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00321-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Wall Teichoic Acid Protects Staphylococcus aureus against Antimicrobial Fatty Acids from Human Skin Thomas Kohler, Christopher Weidenmaier, and Andreas Peschel J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4482-4484; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00221-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Identification and Characterization of OscR, a Transcriptional Regulator Involved in Osmolarity Adaptation in Vibrio cholerae Nicholas J. Shikuma and Fitnat H. Yildiz J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4082-4096; published ahead of print March 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01540-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Interactions of DNA with Biofilm-Derived Membrane Vesicles Sarah R. Schooling, Amanda Hubley, and Terry J. Beveridge J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4097-4102; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00717-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Quorum Sensing in Sinorhizobium meliloti-Alfalfa Symbiosis Nataliya Gurich and Juan E. González J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4372-4382; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00376-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Role of the Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor RpoE4 in Oxidative and Osmotic Stress Responses in Rhizobium etli Jaime M. Martínez-Salazar, Emmanuel Salazar, Sergio Encarnación, Miguel A. Ramírez-Romero, and Javier Rivera J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4122-4132; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01626-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Complete Genome Sequences of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DSM 10140 and Bl-04 Rodolphe Barrangou, Elizabeth P. Briczinski, Lindsay L. Traeger, Joseph R. Loquasto, Melissa Richards, Philippe Horvath, Anne-Claire Coûté-Monvoisin, Gregory Leyer, Snjezana Rendulic, James L. Steele, Jeffery R. Broadbent, Taylor Oberg, Edward G. Dudley, Stephan Schuster, Dennis A. Romero, and Robert F. Roberts J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4144-4151; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00155-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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The Crystal Structures of Substrate and Nucleotide Complexes of Enterococcus faecium Aminoglycoside-2''-Phosphotransferase-IIa [APH(2'')-IIa] Provide Insights into Substrate Selectivity in the APH(2'') Subfamily Paul G. Young, Rupa Walanj, Vendula Lakshmi, Laura J. Byrnes, Peter Metcalf, Edward N. Baker, Sergei B. Vakulenko, and Clyde A. Smith J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4133-4143; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00149-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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The Quorum Sensing-Dependent Gene katG of Burkholderia glumae Is Important for Protection from Visible Light Heejin Chun, Okhee Choi, Eunhye Goo, Nayeon Kim, Hongsup Kim, Yongsung Kang, Jinwoo Kim, Jae Sun Moon, and Ingyu Hwang J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4152-4157; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00227-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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6-Pyruvoyltetrahydropterin Synthase Paralogs Replace the Folate Synthesis Enzyme Dihydroneopterin Aldolase in Diverse Bacteria Anne Pribat, Linda Jeanguenin, Aurora Lara-Núñez, Michael J. Ziemak, John E. Hyde, Valérie de Crécy-Lagard, and Andrew D. Hanson J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4158-4165; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00416-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Escherichia coli ClpY (HslU) Substrate Recognition Site in the ClpYQ (HslUV) Protease Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid System Hsiang-Yun Lien, Ru-Shan Shy, Sheng-Shiang Peng, Yuei-Long Wu, Yu-Ting Weng, Hsuan-He Chen, Pin-Chih Su, Wei-Fu Ng, Yu-Chun Chen, Pei-Yi Chang, and Whei-Fen Wu J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4218-4231; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00089-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decarboxylating and Nondecarboxylating Glutaryl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenases in the Aromatic Metabolism of Obligately Anaerobic Bacteria Simon Wischgoll, Martin Taubert, Franziska Peters, Nico Jehmlich, Martin von Bergen, and Matthias Boll J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4401-4409; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00205-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Active Transcription of rRNA Operons Condenses the Nucleoid in Escherichia coli: Examining the Effect of Transcription on Nucleoid Structure in the Absence of Transertion Julio E. Cabrera, Cedric Cagliero, Selwyn Quan, Catherine L. Squires, and Ding Jun Jin J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4180-4185; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01707-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An IcmF Family Protein, ImpLM, Is an Integral Inner Membrane Protein Interacting with ImpKL, and Its Walker A Motif Is Required for Type VI Secretion System-Mediated Hcp Secretion in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Lay-Sun Ma, Jer-Sheng Lin, and Erh-Min Lai J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4316-4329; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00029-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The C-Terminal Domain of AcrA Is Essential for the Assembly and Function of the Multidrug Efflux Pump AcrAB-TolC Qiang Ge, Yoichi Yamada, and Helen Zgurskaya J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4365-4371; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00204-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Allele of kaiA Shortens the Circadian Period and Strengthens Interaction of Oscillator Components in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 You Chen, Yong-Ick Kim, Shannon R. Mackey, C. Kay Holtman, Andy LiWang, and Susan S. Golden J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4392-4400; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00334-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SoxRS-Mediated Lipopolysaccharide Modification Enhances Resistance against Multiple Drugs in Escherichia coli Joon-Hee Lee, Kang-Lok Lee, Won-Sik Yeo, Su-Jin Park, and Jung-Hye Roe J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4441-4450; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01474-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Corynebacterium glutamicum pimB' mgtA Double Deletion Mutant and the Role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Orthologues Rv2188c and Rv0557 in Glycolipid Biosynthesis Arun K. Mishra, Sarah Batt, Karin Krumbach, Lothar Eggeling, and Gurdyal S. Besra J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4465-4472; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01729-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Two-Step Assembly Dynamics of the Bacillus subtilis Divisome Pamela Gamba, Jan-Willem Veening, Nigel J. Saunders, Leendert W. Hamoen, and Richard A. Daniel J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4186-4194; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01758-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subcellular Localization of TatAd of Bacillus subtilis Depends on the Presence of TatCd or TatCy Anja N. J. A. Ridder, Esther J. de Jong, Jan D. H. Jongbloed, and Oscar P. Kuipers J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4410-4418; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00215-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Identification of Genes Involved in Biofilm Formation and Respiration via Mini-Himar Transposon Mutagenesis of Geobacter sulfurreducens Janet B. Rollefson, Caleb E. Levar, and Daniel R. Bond J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4207-4217; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00057-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Accumulation of Form I RubisCO in Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA010 under Photoheterotrophic Growth Conditions with Reduced Carbon Sources Gauri S. Joshi, Simona Romagnoli, Nathan C. VerBerkmoes, Robert L. Hettich, Dale Pelletier, and F. Robert Tabita J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4243-4250; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01795-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autotrophic Carbon Dioxide Assimilation in Thermoproteales Revisited W. Hugo Ramos-Vera, Ivan A. Berg, and Georg Fuchs J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4286-4297; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00145-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycerol-Mediated Repression of Glucose Metabolism and Glycerol Kinase as the Sole Route of Glycerol Catabolism in the Haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii Katherine E. Sherwood, David José Cano, and Julie A. Maupin-Furlow J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4307-4315; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00131-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an Alcohol Dehydrogenase from the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 That Responds to Environmental Stress Conditions via the Hik34-Rre1 Two-Component System Rebeca Vidal, Luis López-Maury, Miguel G. Guerrero, and Francisco J. Florencio J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4383-4391; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00183-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Metabolic Operon in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Promotes Fitness under Stressful Conditions and Invasion of Eukaryotic Cells Géraldine Rouquet, Gaëlle Porcheron, Claire Barra, Maryline Répérant, Nathalie K. Chanteloup, Catherine Schouler, and Philippe Gilot J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4427-4440; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00103-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Iron-Hydrogenase of Thermotoga maritima Utilizes Ferredoxin and NADH Synergistically: a New Perspective on Anaerobic Hydrogen Production Gerrit J. Schut and Michael W. W. Adams J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4451-4457; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01582-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphate-Enhanced Stationary-Phase Fitness of Escherichia coli Is Related to Inorganic Polyphosphate Level Lici A. Schurig-Briccio, Ricardo N. Farías, María R. Rintoul, and Viviana A. Rapisarda J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4478-4481; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00082-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The ldhA Gene, Encoding Fermentative L-Lactate Dehydrogenase of Corynebacterium glutamicum, Is under the Control of Positive Feedback Regulation Mediated by LldR Koichi Toyoda, Haruhiko Teramoto, Masayuki Inui, and Hideaki Yukawa J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4251-4258; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00303-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correct Timing of dnaA Transcription and Initiation of DNA Replication Requires trans Translation Lin Cheng and Kenneth C. Keiler J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4268-4275; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00362-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of a Membrane-Bound Class III Adenylate Cyclase in Regulation of Anaerobic Respiration in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 M. A. Charania, K. L. Brockman, Y. Zhang, A. Banerjee, G. E. Pinchuk, J. K. Fredrickson, A. S. Beliaev, and D. A. Saffarini J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4298-4306; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01829-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Gene Expression by PrrA in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1: Role of Polyamines and DNA Topology Jesus M. Eraso and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4341-4352; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00243-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Half-Site DNA Sequence and Spacing Length Contributions to PrrA Binding to PrrA Site 2 of RSP3361 in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 Jesus M. Eraso and Samuel Kaplan J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4353-4364; published ahead of print May 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00244-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Sensitivity of Blue-Light-Dependent Signaling Mediated by AppA/PpsR or PrrB/PrrA in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Sebastian Metz, Andreas Jäger, and Gabriele Klug J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4473-4477; published ahead of print April 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00262-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Site-Specific Recombination in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 Catalyzed by the Integrase of Coliphage HK022 Olga Melnikov, Arieh Zaritsky, Aliza Zarka, Sammy Boussiba, Natalia Malchin, Ezra Yagil, and Mikhail Kolot J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4458-4464; published ahead of print May 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00368-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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The Biosynthetic Pathway for Myxol-2' Fucoside (Myxoxanthophyll) in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7002 Joel E. Graham and Donald A. Bryant J. Bacteriol. July 2009 191: 4485 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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