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Contents: August 2009, Volume 191, Issue 15        Commentaries        Minireviews        Enzymes and Proteins        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Gene Regulation        Microbial Cell Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Genome Announcement

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Commentaries:

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Rationalizing the Evolution of EAL Domain-Based Cyclic di-GMP-Specific Phosphodiesterases Ute Römling J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4697-4700; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00651-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Grasping at Shadows: Revealing the Elusive Nature of Essential Genes Tarek Msadek J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4701-4704; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00572-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Minireviews:

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Escherichia coli DegP: a Structure-Driven Functional Model Joaquin Ortega, Jack Iwanczyk, and Ahmad Jomaa J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4705-4713; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00472-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Omar H. Vandal, Carl F. Nathan, and Sabine Ehrt J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4714-4721; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00305-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The Functional Role of a Conserved Loop in EAL Domain-Based Cyclic di-GMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase Feng Rao, Yaning Qi, Hui Shan Chong, Masayo Kotaka, Bin Li, Jinming Li, Julien Lescar, Kai Tang, and Zhao-Xun Liang J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4722-4731; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00327-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Characterization of Three New Azotobacter vinelandii Alginate Lyases, One of Which Is Involved in Cyst Germination Martin Gimmestad, Helga Ertesvåg, Tonje Marita Bjerkan Heggeset, Olav Aarstad, Britt Iren Glærum Svanem, and Svein Valla J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4845-4853; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00455-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Self-Sufficient Styrene Monooxygenase from Rhodococcus opacus 1CP Dirk Tischler, Dirk Eulberg, Silvia Lakner, Stefan R. Kaschabek, Willem J. H. van Berkel, and Michael Schlömann J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4996-5009; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00307-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oleate Hydratase Catalyzes the Hydration of a Nonactivated Carbon-Carbon Bond Loes E. Bevers, Martijn W. H. Pinkse, Peter D. E. M. Verhaert, and Wilfred R. Hagen J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 5010-5012; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00306-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Conserved Network of Proteins Essential for Bacterial Viability Jennifer I. Handford, Bérengère Ize, Grant Buchanan, Gareth P. Butland, Jack Greenblatt, Andrew Emili, and Tracy Palmer J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4732-4749; published ahead of print April 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00136-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Steric Gate Variants of UmuC Confer UV Hypersensitivity on Escherichia coli Brenna W. Shurtleff, Jaylene N. Ollivierre, Mohammad Tehrani, Graham C. Walker, and Penny J. Beuning J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4815-4823; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01742-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Terminal Rhamnopyranosyltransferase (RptA) Involved in Corynebacterium glutamicum Cell Wall Biosynthesis Helen L. Birch, Luke J. Alderwick, Doris Rittmann, Karin Krumbach, Helga Etterich, Anna Grzegorzewicz, Michael R. McNeil, Lothar Eggeling, and Gurdyal S. Besra J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4879-4887; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00296-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

spr1630 Is Responsible for the Lethality of clpX Mutations in Streptococcus pneumoniae Andrew Piotrowski, Peter Burghout, and Donald A. Morrison J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4888-4895; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00285-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Gene Disruption of Small Noncoding RNAs in Streptomyces griseus Takeaki Tezuka, Hirofumi Hara, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4896-4904; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00087-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleotide Excision Repair Is a Predominant Mechanism for Processing Nitrofurazone-Induced DNA Damage in Escherichia coli Katherine R. Ona, Charmain T. Courcelle, and Justin Courcelle J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4959-4965; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00495-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Extent of Migration of the Holliday Junction Is a Crucial Factor for Gene Conversion in Rhizobium etli Mildred Castellanos and David Romero J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4987-4995; published ahead of print June 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00111-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Comparative Genomics of the IncA/C Multidrug Resistance Plasmid Family W. Florian Fricke, Timothy J. Welch, Patrick F. McDermott, Mark K. Mammel, J. Eugene LeClerc, David G. White, Thomas A. Cebula, and Jacques Ravel J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4750-4757; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00189-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Ten Streptococcus pneumoniae Temperate Bacteriophages Patricia Romero, Nicholas J. Croucher, N. Luisa Hiller, Fen Z. Hu, Garth D. Ehrlich, Stephen D. Bentley, Ernesto García, and Tim J. Mitchell J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4854-4862; published ahead of print June 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01272-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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The Single Substitution I259T, Conserved in the Plasminogen Activator Pla of Pandemic Yersinia pestis Branches, Enhances Fibrinolytic Activity Johanna Haiko, Maini Kukkonen, Janne J. Ravantti, Benita Westerlund-Wikström, and Timo K. Korhonen J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4758-4766; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00489-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Staphylococcus aureus LytSR Two-Component Regulatory System Affects Biofilm Formation Batu K. Sharma-Kuinkel, Ethan E. Mann, Jong-Sam Ahn, Lisa J. Kuechenmeister, Paul M. Dunman, and Kenneth W. Bayles J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4767-4775; published ahead of print June 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00348-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Citrulline Ureidase to Francisella tularensis Strain Schu S4 Pathogenesis Manish Mahawar, Girish S. Kirimanjeswara, Dennis W. Metzger, and Chandra Shekhar Bakshi J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4798-4806; published ahead of print June 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00212-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heat-Resistant Agglutinin 1 Is an Accessory Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Colonization Factor Samhita Bhargava, Brandon B. Johnson, Jennifer Hwang, Tamia A. Harris, Anu S. George, Amanda Muir, Justin Dorff, and Iruka N Okeke J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4934-4942; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01831-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Translational Control of the Antibiotic Inducibility of the PA5471 Gene Required for mexXY Multidrug Efflux Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Yuji Morita, Christie Gilmour, Devon Metcalf, and Keith Poole J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4966-4975; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00073-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Kingella kingae Type IV Pili Is Regulated by 54, PilS, and PilR Thomas E. Kehl-Fie, Eric A. Porsch, Sara E. Miller, and Joseph W. StGeme, III J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4976-4986; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00123-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intraspecies Signaling Involving the Diffusible Signal Factor BDSF (cis-2-Dodecenoic Acid) Influences Virulence in Burkholderia cenocepacia Robert P. Ryan, Yvonne McCarthy, Steven A. Watt, Karsten Niehaus, and J. Maxwell Dow J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 5013-5019; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00473-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Molecular Characterization and Lytic Activities of Streptococcus agalactiae Bacteriophages and Determination of Lysogenic-Strain Features Anne-Sophie Domelier, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Pierre-Yves Sizaret, Geneviève Héry-Arnaud, Marie-Frédérique Lartigue, Laurent Mereghetti, and Roland Quentin J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4776-4785; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00426-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Characterization of -Butyrolactone Autoregulatory Signaling Gene Homologs in the Angucyclinone Polyketide WS5995B Producer Streptomyces acidiscabies Frank G. Healy, Kevin P. Eaton, Prajit Limsirichai, Joel F. Aldrich, Alaina K. Plowman, and Russell R. King J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4786-4797; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00437-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations at pipX Suppress Lethality of PII-Deficient Mutants of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 Javier Espinosa, Miguel Angel Castells, Karim Boumediene Laichoubi, and Asunción Contreras J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4863-4869; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00557-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Evidence for ToxR and ToxJ Binding to the tox Operons of Burkholderia glumae and Mutational Analysis of ToxR Jinwoo Kim, Jonghee Oh, Okhee Choi, Yongsung Kang, Hongsup Kim, Eunhye Goo, Jun Ma, Tomohisa Nagamatsu, Jae Sun Moon, and Ingyu Hwang J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4870-4878; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01561-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracytoplasmic Function Factors with Overlapping Promoter Specificity Regulate Sublancin Production in Bacillus subtilis Yun Luo and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4951-4958; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00549-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Replication Initiator DnaA of Escherichia coli Changes Its Assembly Form on the Replication Origin during the Cell Cycle Shingo Nozaki, Hironori Niki, and Tohru Ogawa J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4807-4814; published ahead of print June 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00435-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Helicobacter pylori Anti-Sigma Factor FlgM Is Predominantly Cytoplasmic and Cooperates with the Flagellar Basal Body Protein FlhA Melanie Rust, Sophie Borchert, Eike Niehus, Sarah A. Kuehne, Eugenia Gripp, Afrodita Bajceta, Jonathan L. McMurry, Sebastian Suerbaum, Kelly T. Hughes, and Christine Josenhans J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4824-4834; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00018-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The StkP/PhpP Signaling Couple in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Cellular Organization and Physiological Characterization Makoto Osaki, Tania Arcondéguy, Amandine Bastide, Christian Touriol, Hervé Prats, and Marie-Claude Trombe J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4943-4950; published ahead of print June 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00196-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Role of Maltogenic Amylase and Pullulanase in Maltodextrin and Glycogen Metabolism of Bacillus subtilis 168 Jae-Hoon Shim, Jong-Tae Park, Jung-Sun Hong, Ki Woo Kim, Myo-Jeong Kim, Jung-Hyuk Auh, Young-Wan Kim, Cheon-Seok Park, Winfried Boos, Jung-Wan Kim, and Kwan-Hwa Park J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4835-4844; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00176-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Gene Cluster Involved in 4-Chlorocatechol Degradation by Pseudomonas reinekei MT1 Beatriz Cámara, Patricia Nikodem, Piotr Bielecki, Roberto Bobadilla, Howard Junca, and Dietmar H. Pieper J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4905-4915; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00331-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Aliphatic Polyketides by Type III Polyketide Synthase and Methyltransferase in Bacillus subtilis Chiaki Nakano, Hiroki Ozawa, Genki Akanuma, Nobutaka Funa, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4916-4923; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00407-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thioredoxin Is Involved in U(VI) and Cr(VI) Reduction in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 Xiangkai Li and Lee R. Krumholz J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 4924-4933; published ahead of print May 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00197-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcement:

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Complete Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum JDM1 Zhuo-Yang Zhang, Chang Liu, Yong-Zhang Zhu, Yi Zhong, Yong-Qiang Zhu, Hua-Jun Zheng, Guo-Ping Zhao, Sheng-Yue Wang, and Xiao-Kui Guo J. Bacteriol. August 2009 191: 5020-5021; published ahead of print May 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00587-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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