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Contents: March 2009, Volume 191, Issue 5        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Cell Biology        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Structural Biology        Genomics and Proteomics        Plant Microbiology        Physiology and Metabolism        Genome Announcement        Author's Correction

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Positive Control of Ferric Siderophore Receptor Gene Expression by the Irr Protein in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Sandra K. Small, Sumant Puri, Indu Sangwan, and Mark R. O'Brian J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1361-1368; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01571-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen-Limiting Conditions Enrich for Fimbriate Cells of Uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli M. Chelsea Lane, Xin Li, Melanie M. Pearson, Amy N. Simms, and Harry L. T. Mobley J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1382-1392; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01550-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

UvrD303, a Hyperhelicase Mutant That Antagonizes RecA-Dependent SOS Expression by a Mechanism That Depends on Its C Terminus Richard C. Centore, Michael C. Leeson, and Steven J. Sandler J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1429-1438; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01415-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Intramolecular Upstream Helix Ensures the Stability of a Toxin-Encoding RNA in Enterococcus faecalis Sonia Shokeen, Tony J. Greenfield, Erik A. Ehli, Jessica Rasmussen, Brian E. Perrault, and Keith E. Weaver J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1528-1536; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01316-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of YvcJ, a Conserved P-Loop-Containing Protein, and Its Implication in Competence in Bacillus subtilis Jennifer Luciano, Elodie Foulquier, Jean-Raphael Fantino, Anne Galinier, and Frédérique Pompeo J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1556-1564; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01493-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pentapeptide Repeat Proteins MfpAMt and QnrB4 Exhibit Opposite Effects on DNA Gyrase Catalytic Reactions and on the Ternary Gyrase-DNA-Quinolone Complex Audrey Mérens, Stéphanie Matrat, Alexandra Aubry, Christine Lascols, Vincent Jarlier, Claude-James Soussy, Jean-Didier Cavallo, and Emmanuelle Cambau J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1587-1594; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01205-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hypomodification of the Wobble Base in tRNAGlu, tRNALys, and tRNAGln Suppresses the Temperature-Sensitive Phenotype Caused by Mutant Release Factor 1 Georgina Isak and Monica Rydén-Aulin J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1604-1609; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01485-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Regulatory Network Controls Expression of the In Vivo-Expressed HreP Protease of Yersinia enterocolitica Karin Wagner, Jennifer Schilling, Stefan Fälker, M. Alexander Schmidt, and Gerhard Heusipp J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1666-1676; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01517-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles of ExoI and SbcCD Nucleases in "Reckless" DNA Degradation in recA Mutants of Escherichia coli Ksenija Zahradka, Maja Buljubasic, Mirjana Petranovic, and Davor Zahradka J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1677-1687; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01877-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Characterization of a Coxiella burnetii ftsZ Mutant Generated by Himar1 Transposon Mutagenesis Paul A. Beare, Dale Howe, Diane C. Cockrell, Anders Omsland, Bryan Hansen, and Robert A. Heinzen J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1369-1381; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01580-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriocin Activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Controlled by the Serine Protease HtrA via Posttranscriptional Regulation Suzanne Dawid, Michael E. Sebert, and Jeffrey N. Weiser J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1509-1518; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01213-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Translocation by Legionella pneumophila: a Form of Sliding Motility That Is Dependent upon Type II Protein Secretion Catherine R. Stewart, Ombeline Rossier, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1537-1546; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01531-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rel Toxin-Antitoxin Modules Inhibit Mycobacterial Growth and Are Expressed in Infected Human Macrophages Shaleen B. Korch, Heidi Contreras, and Josephine E. Clark-Curtiss J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1618-1630; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01318-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Campylobacter jejuni znuA Orthologue Is Essential for Growth in Low-Zinc Environments and Chick Colonization Lindsay M. Davis, Tsutomu Kakuda, and Victor J. DiRita J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1631-1640; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01394-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essential Role of the SycP Chaperone in Type III Secretion of the YspP Effector Hiroyuki Matsumoto and Glenn M. Young J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1703-1715; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01021-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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A Fatty Acid Messenger Is Responsible for Inducing Dispersion in Microbial Biofilms David G. Davies and Cláudia N. H. Marques J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1393-1403; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01214-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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The Cell Wall Regulator I Specifically Suppresses the Lethal Phenotype of mbl Mutants in Bacillus subtilis Kathrin Schirner and Jeff Errington J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1404-1413; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01497-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

T-POP Array Identifies EcnR and PefI-SrgD as Novel Regulators of Flagellar Gene Expression Christopher E. Wozniak, Changhan Lee, and Kelly T. Hughes J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1498-1508; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01177-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Response Regulator RpaB Binds to the Upstream Element of Photosystem I Genes To Work for Positive Regulation under Low-Light Conditions in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Yurie Seino, Tomoko Takahashi, and Yukako Hihara J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1581-1586; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01588-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation and Activity of a Zinc Uptake Regulator, Zur, in Corynebacterium diphtheriae Kelsy F. Smith, Lori A. Bibb, Michael P. Schmitt, and Diana M. Oram J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1595-1603; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01392-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

sarZ, a sarA Family Gene, Is Transcriptionally Activated by MgrA and Is Involved in the Regulation of Genes Encoding Exoproteins in Staphylococcus aureus Anand Ballal, Binata Ray, and Adhar C. Manna J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1656-1665; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01555-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Lactobacillus plantarum ftsH Gene Is a Novel Member of the CtsR Stress Response Regulon Daniela Fiocco, Michael Collins, Lidia Muscariello, Pascal Hols, Michiel Kleerebezem, Tarek Msadek, and Giuseppe Spano J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1688-1694; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01551-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Phase- and Cell Division-Dependent Activation and Inactivation of the 32 Regulon in Escherichia coli Maria Anna Wagner, Doris Zahrl, Gernot Rieser, and Günther Koraimann J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1695-1702; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01536-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conditional Essentiality of the csrA Gene in Escherichia coli Johan Timmermans and Laurence Van Melderen J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1722-1724; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01573-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Functional Characterization of the Type III Secretion ATPase HrcN from the Plant Pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Christian Lorenz and Daniela Büttner J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1414-1428; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01446-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Differences of Two Distinct Catalases in Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099 under Free-Living and Symbiotic Conditions Masaki Hanyu, Hanae Fujimoto, Kouhei Tejima, and Kazuhiko Saeki J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1463-1471; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01583-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ferredoxin-NADP+ Reductase from Pseudomonas putida Functions as a Ferric Reductase Jinki Yeom, Che Ok Jeon, Eugene L. Madsen, and Woojun Park J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1472-1479; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01473-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Archaeal ApbC/Nbp35 Homologs Function as Iron-Sulfur Cluster Carrier Proteins Jeffrey M. Boyd, Randy M. Drevland, Diana M. Downs, and David E. Graham J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1490-1497; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01469-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of Uronate Dehydrogenases from Two Pseudomonads and Agrobacterium tumefaciens Strain C58 Sang-Hwal Yoon, Tae Seok Moon, Pooya Iranpour, Amanda M. Lanza, and Kristala Jones Prather J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1565-1573; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00586-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Membrane Lipoprotein LppX of Paenibacillus sp. Strain W-61 Serves as a Molecular Chaperone for Xylanase of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 11 during Secretion across the Cytoplasmic Membrane Mutsumi Fukuda, Seiji Watanabe, Jun Kaneko, Yoshifumi Itoh, and Yoshiyuki Kamio J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1641-1649; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01285-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Chromatin Organization and Radio Resistance in the Bacterium Gemmata obscuriglobus Arnon Lieber, Andrew Leis, Ariel Kushmaro, Abraham Minsky, and Ohad Medalia J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1439-1445; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01513-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Escherichia coli K5 Capsule Is Not Synthesized in a Protected Compartment within the Cytoplasm Thomas Hudson, Marie Goldrick, and Ian S. Roberts J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1716-1718; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01371-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Analysis of ColE1 MbeC Unveils an Extended Ribbon-Helix-Helix Family of Nicking Accessory Proteins Athanasia Varsaki, Gabriel Moncalián, Maria del Pilar Garcillán-Barcia, Constantin Drainas, and Fernando de la Cruz J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1446-1455; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01342-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The R1162 Mob Proteins Can Promote Conjugative Transfer from Cryptic Origins in the Bacterial Chromosome Richard Meyer J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1574-1580; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01471-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Divided Genome for VSH-1, the Prophage-Like Gene Transfer Agent of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Thaddeus B. Stanton, Samuel B. Humphrey, Darrell O. Bayles, and Richard L. Zuerner J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1719-1721; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01359-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Allosteric Coupling between the Lid and Interdomain Linker in DnaK Revealed by Inhibitor Binding Studies Markus Liebscher and Anna Roujeinikova J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1456-1462; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01131-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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Role of Conjugative Elements in the Evolution of the Multidrug-Resistant Pandemic Clone Streptococcus pneumoniaeSpain23F ST81 Nicholas J. Croucher, Danielle Walker, Patricia Romero, Nicola Lennard, Gavin K. Paterson, Nathalie C. Bason, Andrea M. Mitchell, Michael A. Quail, Peter W. Andrew, Julian Parkhill, Stephen D. Bentley, and Tim J. Mitchell J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1480-1489; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01343-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Essential Role for the BacA Protein in the Uptake of a Truncated Eukaryotic Peptide in Sinorhizobium meliloti Victoria L. Marlow, Andreas F. Haag, Hajime Kobayashi, Vivien Fletcher, Marco Scocchi, Graham C. Walker, and Gail P. Ferguson J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1519-1527; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01661-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Characterization of a -Aminobutyric Acid Transport System of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841 J. P. White, J. Prell, V. K. Ramachandran, and P. S. Poole J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1547-1555; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00926-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Evidence for the Importance of Protein Acetylation and Protein Deacetylation in the Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii Neta Altman-Price and Moshe Mevarech J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1610-1617; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01252-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Retentive Memory of Bacteria: Long-Term Regulation of Dehalorespiration in Sulfurospirillum multivorans Markus John, Raffael Rubick, Roland P. H. Schmitz, Jana Rakoczy, Torsten Schubert, and Gabriele Diekert J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1650-1655; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.00597-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcement:

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Genome Sequence of the Wolbachia Endosymbiont of Culex quinquefasciatus JHB Steven L. Salzberg, Daniela Puiu, Daniel D. Sommer, Vish Nene, and Norman H. Lee J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1725 published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/JB.01731-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Phage SPP1 Reversible Adsorption to Bacillus subtilis Cell Wall Teichoic Acids Accelerates Virus Recognition of Membrane Receptor YueB Catarina Baptista, Mário A. Santos, and Carlos São-José J. Bacteriol. March 2009 191: 1726 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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