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Contents: February 2009, Volume 191, Issue 3        Guest Commentaries        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Gene Regulation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Structural Biology        Plant Microbiology        Physiology and Metabolism        Enzymes and Proteins        Population Genetics and Evolution        Microbial Cell Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Genome Announcements        Errata

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Guest Commentaries:

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A Unique Sensor Histidine Kinase Yih-Ling Tzeng J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 681-682; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01587-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Cyclic Di-GMP (c-Di-GMP) Goes in1593to Host Cells—c-Di-GMP Signaling in the Obligate Intracellular Pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum Ute Römling J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 683-686; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01593-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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A Unique GTP-Dependent Sporulation Sensor Histidine Kinase in Bacillus anthracis Francesca Scaramozzino, Andrea White, Marta Perego, and James A. Hoch J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 687-692; published ahead of print October 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01184-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Glycerol Metabolism Is Important for Cytotoxicity of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Claudine Hames, Sven Halbedel, Michael Hoppert, Joachim Frey, and Jörg Stülke J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 747-753; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01103-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of the Periplasmic Chaperone Skp to Efficient Presentation of the Autotransporter IcsA on the Surface of Shigella flexneri Jennifer K. Wagner, Jason E. Heindl, Andrew N. Gray, Sumita Jain, and Marcia B. Goldberg J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 815-821; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00989-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CcpC-Dependent Regulation of Citrate Synthase Gene Expression in Listeria monocytogenes Meghna Mittal, Silvia Picossi, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 862-872; published ahead of print November 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01384-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Function and Regulation of Class I Ribonucleotide Reductase-Encoding Genes in Mycobacteria Mohube B. Mowa, Digby F. Warner, Gilla Kaplan, Bavesh D. Kana, and Valerie Mizrahi J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 985-995; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01409-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcription of clpP Is Enhanced by a Unique Tandem Repeat Sequence in Streptococcus mutans Jiaqin Zhang, Anirban Banerjee, and Indranil Biswas J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1056-1065; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01436-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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The Anaplasma phagocytophilum PleC Histidine Kinase and PleD Diguanylate Cyclase Two-Component System and Role of Cyclic Di-GMP in Host Cell Infection Tzung-Huei Lai, Yumi Kumagai, Mamoru Hyodo, Yoshihiro Hayakawa, and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 693-700; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01218-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Protein A-Mediated Multicellular Behavior in Staphylococcus aureus Nekane Merino, Alejandro Toledo-Arana, Marta Vergara-Irigaray, Jaione Valle, Cristina Solano, Enrique Calvo, Juan Antonio Lopez, Timothy J. Foster, José R. Penadés, and Iñigo Lasa J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 832-843; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01222-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Glucose- and Glucokinase-Controlled mal Gene Expression in Escherichia coli Christina Lengsfeld, Stefan Schönert, Renate Dippel, and Winfried Boos J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 701-712; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00767-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Operator Site Geometry on Transcriptional Control by the YefM-YoeB Toxin-Antitoxin Complex Simon E. S. Bailey and Finbarr Hayes J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 762-772; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01331-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Dormant Bacterial Genes by Nonomuraea sp. Strain ATCC 39727 Mutant-Type RNA Polymerase Adelfia Talà, Guojun Wang, Martina Zemanova, Susumu Okamoto, Kozo Ochi, and Pietro Alifano J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 805-814; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01311-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis Late Competence Operon comE Is Transcriptionally Regulated by yutB and under Post-Transcription Initiation Control by comN (yrzD) Mitsuo Ogura and Teruo Tanaka J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 949-958; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01429-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of the LuxR-Type Transcriptional Regulator RamA in Regulation of Expression of the gapA Gene, Encoding Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase of Corynebacterium glutamicum Koichi Toyoda, Haruhiko Teramoto, Masayuki Inui, and Hideaki Yukawa J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 968-977; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01425-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of NocR as a Positive Transcriptional Regulator of the β-Lactam Nocardicin A in Nocardia uniformis Jeanne M. Davidsen and Craig A. Townsend J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1066-1077; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01833-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracytoplasmic Function Factors Regulate Expression of the Bacillus subtilis yabE Gene via a cis-Acting Antisense RNA Warawan Eiamphungporn and John D. Helmann J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1101-1105; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01530-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Identification of H-NS-Controlled, Temperature-Regulated Genes in Escherichia coli K-12 Christine A. White-Ziegler and Talya R. Davis J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1106-1110; published ahead of print November 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00599-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chenodeoxycholate Is an Inhibitor of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination Joseph A. Sorg and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1115-1117; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01260-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Transforming DNA Uptake Gene Orthologs Do Not Mediate Spontaneous Plasmid Transformation in Escherichia coli Dongchang Sun, Xuewu Zhang, Lingyu Wang, Marc Prudhomme, Zhixiong Xie, Bernard Martin, and Jean-Pierre Claverys J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 713-719; published ahead of print November 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01130-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The MalF P2 Loop of the ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter MalFGK2 from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Interacts with Maltose Binding Protein (MalE) throughout the Catalytic Cycle Martin L. Daus, Mathias Grote, and Erwin Schneider J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 754-761; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01439-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptomyces Telomeres Contain a Promoter Yuh-ru Lin, Mi-Young Hahn, Jung-Hye Roe, Tzu-Wen Huang, Hsiu-Hui Tsai, Yung-Feng Lin, Tsung-Sheng Su, Yu-Jiun Chan, and Carton W. Chen J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 773-781; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01299-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa pfpI Gene Plays an Antimutator Role and Provides General Stress Protection Alexandro Rodríguez-Rojas and Jesús Blázquez J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 844-850; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01081-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Secretin-Induced Stress in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Suggests Prevention Rather than Response and Identifies a Novel Protein Involved in Secretin Function Jin Seo, Anja Brencic, and Andrew J. Darwin J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 898-908; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01443-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the cpdA Gene, Encoding a 3',5'-Cyclic AMP (cAMP) Phosphodiesterase, Is Positively Regulated by the cAMP-cAMP Receptor Protein Complex Han-Suk Kim, Sung-Min Kim, Hyun-Jung Lee, Soon-Jung Park, and Kyu-Ho Lee J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 922-930; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01350-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The YvrI Alternative Factor Is Essential for Acid Stress Induction of Oxalate Decarboxylase in Bacillus subtilis Shawn R. MacLellan, John D. Helmann, and Haike Antelmann J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 931-939; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01435-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Bacterial Transport System for the Uptake of Pyruvate, Propionate, and Acetate in Corynebacterium glutamicum Elena Jolkver, Denise Emer, Stefan Ballan, Reinhard Krämer, Bernhard J. Eikmanns, and Kay Marin J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 940-948; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01155-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Lagging-Strand DNA Replication Origins Are Required for Conjugal Transfer of the Promiscuous Plasmid pMV158 Fabián Lorenzo-Díaz and Manuel Espinosa J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 720-727; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01257-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mycobacteriophage D29 Gene 65 Encodes an Early-Expressed Protein That Functions as a Structure-Specific Nuclease Nabanita Giri, Priyanka Bhowmik, Bidisha Bhattacharya, Mahashweta Mitra, and Sujoy K. Das Gupta J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 959-967; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00960-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Unexpected Effect of Tetracycline Concentration: Growth Phase-Associated Excision of the Bacteroides Mobilizable Transposon NBU1 Bo Song, Gui-Rong Wang, Nadja B. Shoemaker, and Abigail A. Salyers J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1078-1082; published ahead of print October 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00637-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystal Structure of ORF12 from Lactococcus lactis Phage p2 Identifies a Tape Measure Protein Chaperone Marina Siponen, Giuliano Sciara, Manuela Villion, Silvia Spinelli, Julie Lichière, Christian Cambillau, Sylvain Moineau, and Valérie Campanacci J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 728-734; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01363-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Y4lO of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234 Is a Symbiotic Determinant Required for Symbiosome Differentiation Feng-Juan Yang, Li-Li Cheng, Ling Zhang, Wei-Jun Dai, Zhe Liu, Nan Yao, Zhi-Ping Xie, and Christian Staehelin J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 735-746; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01404-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

OryR Is a LuxR-Family Protein Involved in Interkingdom Signaling between Pathogenic Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Rice Sara Ferluga and Vittorio Venturi J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 890-897; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01507-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Transcriptional Map of Respiratory Versatility in the Hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum Aaron E. Cozen, Matthew T. Weirauch, Katherine S. Pollard, David L. Bernick, Joshua M. Stuart, and Todd M. Lowe J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 782-794; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00965-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mevalonate Pathway of Staphylococcus aureus Carl J. Balibar, Xiaoyu Shen, and Jianshi Tao J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 851-861; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01357-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preferential Reduction of the Thermodynamically Less Favorable Electron Acceptor, Sulfate, by a Nitrate-Reducing Strain of the Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans 27774 Angeliki Marietou, Lesley Griffiths, and Jeff Cole J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 882-889; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01171-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catabolite Repression Control of napF (Periplasmic Nitrate Reductase) Operon Expression in Escherichia coli K-12 Valley Stewart, Peggy J. Bledsoe, Li-Ling Chen, and Amie Cai J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 996-1005; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00873-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purine Utilization by Klebsiella oxytoca M5al: Genes for Ring-Oxidizing and -Opening Enzymes Scott D. Pope, Li-Ling Chen, and Valley Stewart J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1006-1017; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01281-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of Three Sulfide:Quinone Oxidoreductase Homologs in Chlorobaculum tepidum Leong-Keat Chan, Rachael M. Morgan-Kiss, and Thomas E. Hanson J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1026-1034; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01154-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Roles of arcA, etrA, Cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP Receptor Protein, and cya in the Arsenate Respiration Pathway in Shewanella sp. Strain ANA-3 Julie N. Murphy, K. James Durbin, and Chad W. Saltikov J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1035-1043; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01293-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Continued Protein Synthesis at Low [ATP] and [GTP] Enables Cell Adaptation during Energy Limitation Michael C. Jewett, Mark L. Miller, Yvonne Chen, and James R. Swartz J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1083-1091; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00852-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Swimming Motility Mutants of Marine Synechococcus Affected in Production and Localization of the S-Layer Protein SwmA J. McCarren and B. Brahamsha J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1111-1114; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01401-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Erwinia chrysanthemi Iron Metabolism: the Unexpected Implication of the Inner Membrane Platform within the Type II Secretion System Vanessa Douet, Dominique Expert, Frédéric Barras, and Béatrice Py J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 795-804; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00845-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The D-2-Hydroxyacid Dehydrogenase Incorrectly Annotated PanE Is the Sole Reduction System for Branched-Chain 2-Keto Acids in Lactococcus lactis Emilie Chambellon, Liesbeth Rijnen, Frédérique Lorquet, Christophe Gitton, Johan E. T. van Hylckama Vlieg, Jeroen A. Wouters, and Mireille Yvon J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 873-881; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01114-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Maximal Efficiency of Coupling between ATP Hydrolysis and Translocation of Polypeptides Mediated by SecB Requires Two Protomers of SecA Chunfeng Mao, Simon J. S. Hardy, and Linda L. Randall J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 978-984; published ahead of print October 31, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01321-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nanoarchaeal Origin of Histone H3? Ulrike Friedrich-Jahn, Johanna Aigner, Gernot Längst, John N. Reeve, and Harald Huber J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1092-1096; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01431-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Delineation of the Species Haemophilus influenzae by Phenotype, Multilocus Sequence Phylogeny, and Detection of Marker Genes Niels Nørskov-Lauritsen, Merete D. Overballe, and Mogens Kilian J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 822-831; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00782-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertion and Deletion Events That Define the Pathogen Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis David C. Alexander, Christine Y. Turenne, and Marcel A. Behr J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1018-1025; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01340-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Evolution of Penicillin-Binding Protein 2 Concentration and Cell Shape during a Long-Term Experiment with Escherichia coli Nadège Philippe, Ludovic Pelosi, Richard E. Lenski, and Dominique Schneider J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 909-921; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01419-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Conditions Regulate the Requirements for Caulobacter Chromosome Segregation Conrad W. Shebelut, Rasmus B. Jensen, and Zemer Gitai J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1097-1100; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00862-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Response of Porphyromonas gingivalis to Heme Limitation in Continuous Culture Stuart G. Dashper, Ching-Seng Ang, Paul D. Veith, Helen L. Mitchell, Alvin W. H. Lo, Christine A. Seers, Katrina A. Walsh, Nada Slakeski, Dina Chen, J. Patricia Lissel, Catherine A. Butler, Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Ian G. Barr, and Eric C. Reynolds J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1044-1055; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01270-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcements:

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Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131 Si-Kyu Lim, Sang Jun Kim, Sun Ho Cha, You-Kwan Oh, Hae-Jin Rhee, Mi-Sun Kim, and Jeong K. Lee J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1118-1119; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01565-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Genome Sequence of the Extremophilic Bacillus cereus Strain Q1 with Industrial Applications Zhaohui Xiong, Yan Jiang, Danhua Qi, Huaibao Lu, Fan Yang, Jian Yang, Lihong Chen, Lilian Sun, Xingye Xu, Ying Xue, Yafang Zhu, and Qi Jin J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1120-1121; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01629-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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A Multicopper Oxidase (Cj1516) and a CopA Homologue (Cj1161) Are Major Components of the Copper Homeostasis System of Campylobacter jejuni Stephen J. Hall, Andrew Hitchcock, Clive S. Butler, and David J. Kelly J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1122 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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