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Contents: February 2009, Volume 191, Issue 4

       Guest Commentaries

       Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Enzymes and Proteins

       Gene Regulation

       Genomics and Proteomics

       Microbial Communities and Interactions

       Molecular Biology of Pathogens

       Physiology and Metabolism

       Genome Announcement

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Guest Commentaries:

Quorum Quenching in Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Chance or Necessity?
Catharine E. White and Turlough M. Finan
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1123-1125; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01681-08
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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

Switching Protein-DNA Recognition Specificity by Single-Amino-Acid Substitutions in the P1 par Family of Plasmid Partition Elements
Alena Dabrazhynetskaya, Therese Brendler, Xinhua Ji, and Stuart Austin
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1126-1131; published ahead of print November 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01358-08
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Conjugative Interaction Induces Transposition of ISPst9 in Pseudomonas stutzeri AN10
J. A. Christie-Oleza, M. P. Lanfranconi, B. Nogales, J. Lalucat, and R. Bosch
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1239-1247; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01071-08
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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Mycobacterium avium Genes MAV_5138 and MAV_3679 Are Transcriptional Regulators That Play a Role in Invasion of Epithelial Cells, in Part by Their Regulation of CipA, a Putative Surface Protein Interacting with Host Cell Signaling Pathways
Melanie J. Harriff, Lia Danelishvili, Martin Wu, Cara Wilder, Michael McNamara, Michael L. Kent, and Luiz E. Bermudez
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1132-1142; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01359-07
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Functional Analysis of the Streptomyces coelicolor NrdR ATP-Cone Domain: Role in Nucleotide Binding, Oligomerization, and DNA Interactions
Inna Grinberg, Tatyana Shteinberg, A. Quamrul Hassan, Yair Aharonowitz, Ilya Borovok, and Gerald Cohen
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1169-1179; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01145-08
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Expression of yeeK during Bacillus subtilis Sporulation and Localization of YeeK to the Inner Spore Coat using Fluorescence Microscopy
Hiromu Takamatsu, Daisuke Imamura, Ritsuko Kuwana, and Kazuhito Watabe
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1220-1229; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01269-08
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The YjbH Protein of Bacillus subtilis Enhances ClpXP-Catalyzed Proteolysis of Spx
Saurabh K. Garg, Sushma Kommineni, Luke Henslee, Ying Zhang, and Peter Zuber
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1268-1277; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01289-08
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The Leucine-Responsive Regulatory Protein, Lrp, Modulates Microcin J25 Intrinsic Resistance in Escherichia coli by Regulating Expression of the YojI Microcin Exporter
Sergio B. Socías, Paula A. Vincent, and Raúl A. Salomón
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1343-1348; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01074-08
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Enzymes and Proteins:

1,3-Propanediol Dehydrogenase from Klebsiella pneumoniae: Decameric Quaternary Structure and Possible Subunit Cooperativity
David Marçal, Ana Toste Rêgo, Maria Arménia Carrondo, and Francisco J. Enguita
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1143-1151; published ahead of print November 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01077-08
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Trigger Factor from the Psychrophilic Bacterium Psychrobacter frigidicola Is a Monomeric Chaperone
Sylvain Robin, Denisio M. Togashi, Alan G. Ryder, and J. Gerard Wall
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1162-1168; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01137-08
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Synthesis of CDP-Activated Ribitol for Teichoic Acid Precursors in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Stefanie Baur, Jon Marles-Wright, Stephan Buckenmaier, Richard J. Lewis, and Waldemar Vollmer
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1200-1210; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01120-08
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Crystal Structures of Cytochrome P450 105P1 from Streptomyces avermitilis: Conformational Flexibility and Histidine Ligation State
Lian-Hua Xu, Shinya Fushinobu, Haruo Ikeda, Takayoshi Wakagi, and Hirofumi Shoun
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1211-1219; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01276-08
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Functional Mapping of Brucella abortus Cyclic β-1,2-Glucan Synthase: Identification of the Protein Domain Required for Cyclization
L. Soledad Guidolin, Andrés E. Ciocchini, Nora Iñón de Iannino, and Rodolfo A. Ugalde
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1230-1238; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01108-08
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Gene Regulation:

Comparison of Responses to Double-Strand Breaks between Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis Reveals Different Requirements for SOS Induction
Lyle A. Simmons, Alexi I. Goranov, Hajime Kobayashi, Bryan W. Davies, Daniel S. Yuan, Alan D. Grossman, and Graham C. Walker
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1152-1161; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01292-08
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HicA of Escherichia coli Defines a Novel Family of Translation-Independent mRNA Interferases in Bacteria and Archaea
Mikkel G. Jørgensen, Deo P. Pandey, Milena Jaskolska, and Kenn Gerdes
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1191-1199; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01013-08
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The Hfq-Dependent Small Noncoding RNA NrrF Directly Mediates Fur-Dependent Positive Regulation of Succinate Dehydrogenase in Neisseria meningitidis
Matteo M. E. Metruccio, Laura Fantappiè, Davide Serruto, Alessandro Muzzi, Davide Roncarati, Claudio Donati, Vincenzo Scarlato, and Isabel Delany
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1330-1342; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00849-08
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Genomics and Proteomics:

Complete Genome Sequence of Macrococcus caseolyticus Strain JSCS5402, Reflecting the Ancestral Genome of the Human-Pathogenic Staphylococci
Tadashi Baba, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, Ikuo Uchiyama, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Teruyo Ito, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1180-1190; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01058-08
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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

IscR Controls Iron-Dependent Biofilm Formation in Escherichia coli by Regulating Type I Fimbria Expression
Yun Wu and F. Wayne Outten
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1248-1257; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01086-08
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Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Escherichia coli Influence Biofilm Formation through YjgK (TabA) and Fimbriae
Younghoon Kim, Xiaoxue Wang, Qun Ma, Xue-Song Zhang, and Thomas K. Wood
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1258-1267; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01465-08
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The BlcC (AttM) Lactonase of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Does Not Quench the Quorum-Sensing System That Regulates Ti Plasmid Conjugative Transfer
Sharik R. Khan and Stephen K. Farrand
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1320-1329; published ahead of print November 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01304-08
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Pyocin Production Affects Population Dynamics within Mixed-Culture Biofilms
Richard D. Waite and Michael A. Curtis
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1349-1354; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01458-08
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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

Leucine-Responsive Regulatory Protein (Lrp) Acts as a Virulence Repressor in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Chang-Ho Baek, Shifeng Wang, Kenneth L. Roland, and Roy Curtiss, III
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1278-1292; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01142-08
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The Spore-Specific Alanine Racemase of Bacillus anthracis and Its Role in Suppressing Germination during Spore Development
Olga N. Chesnokova, Sylvia A. McPherson, Christopher T. Steichen, and Charles L. Turnbough, Jr.
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1303-1310; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01098-08
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The Bacillus anthracis Protein MprF Is Required for Synthesis of Lysylphosphatidylglycerols and for Resistance to Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides
Shalaka Samant, Fong-Fu Hsu, Alexander A. Neyfakh, and Hyunwoo Lee
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1311-1319; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01345-08
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Physiology and Metabolism:

Growth Deficiencies of Neisseria meningitidis pfs and luxS Mutants Are Not Due to Inactivation of Quorum Sensing
Karin Heurlier, Agnès Vendeville, Nigel Halliday, Andrew Green, Klaus Winzer, Christoph M. Tang, and Kim R. Hardie
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1293-1302; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01170-08
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Control of Gluconate Utilization in Sinorhizobium meliloti
Tyler T. Steele, Christopher W. Fowler, and Joel S. Griffitts
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1355-1358; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01317-08
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Genome Announcement:

Complete Genome Sequence of Haemophilus parasuis SH0165
Min Yue, Fan Yang, Jian Yang, Weicheng Bei, Xuwang Cai, Lihong Chen, Jie Dong, Rui Zhou, Meilin Jin, Qi Jin, and Huanchun Chen
J. Bacteriol. February 2009 191: 1359-1360; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01682-08
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