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Contents: April 2009, Volume 191, Issue 8        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Gene Regulation        Population Genetics and Evolution        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Computational Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Structural Biology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Errata        Author's Correction

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A Widely Conserved Gene Cluster Required for Lactate Utilization in Bacillus subtilis and Its Involvement in Biofilm Formation Yunrong Chai, Roberto Kolter, and Richard Losick J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2423-2430; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01464-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

BldG and SCO3548 Interact Antagonistically To Control Key Developmental Processes in Streptomyces coelicolor Archana Parashar, Kimberley R. Colvin, Dawn R. D. Bignell, and Brenda K. Leskiw J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2541-2550; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01695-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role and Regulation of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in the Response of Shewanella piezotolerans WP3 to Different Temperatures and Pressures Feng Wang, Xiang Xiao, Hong-Yu Ou, Yingbao Gai, and Fengping Wang J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2574-2584; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00498-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SleC Is Essential for Cortex Peptidoglycan Hydrolysis during Germination of Spores of the Pathogenic Bacterium Clostridium perfringens Daniel Paredes-Sabja, Peter Setlow, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2711-2720; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01832-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conjugative Transfer of the Integrative Conjugative Elements ICESt1 and ICESt3 from Streptococcus thermophilus Xavier Bellanger, Adam P. Roberts, Catherine Morel, Frédéric Choulet, Guillaume Pavlovic, Peter Mullany, Bernard Decaris, and Gérard Guédon J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2764-2775; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01412-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Hydrogenase Gene Expression between Methanosarcina acetivorans and Methanosarcina barkeri Adam M. Guss, Gargi Kulkarni, and William W. Metcalf J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2826-2833; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00563-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Acinetobacter baylyi Crc in Catabolite Repression of Enzymes for Aromatic Compound Catabolism Tina Zimmermann, Tobias Sorg, Simone Yasmin Siehler, and Ulrike Gerischer J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2834-2842; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00817-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ClpXP Degrades SsrA-Tagged Proteins in Streptococcus pneumoniae Sarita Ahlawat and Donald A. Morrison J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2894-2898; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01715-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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A Conserved -Helix Essential for a Type VI Secretion-Like System of Francisella tularensis Jeanette E. Bröms, Moa Lavander, and Anders Sjöstedt J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2431-2446; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01759-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interplay between Two RND Systems Mediating Antimicrobial Resistance in Brucella suis Fernando A. Martin, Diana M. Posadas, Mariela C. Carrica, Silvio L. Cravero, David O'Callaghan, and Angeles Zorreguieta J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2530-2540; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01198-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of RsbU in Controlling SigB Activity in Staphylococcus aureus following Alkaline Stress Jan Pané-Farré, Beate Jonas, Steven W. Hardwick, Katrin Gronau, Richard J. Lewis, Michael Hecker, and Susanne Engelmann J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2561-2573; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01514-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Orphan Response Regulator CovR: a Globally Negative Modulator of Virulence in Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Xiuzhen Pan, Junchao Ge, Ming Li, Bo Wu, Changjun Wang, Jing Wang, Youjun Feng, Zhimin Yin, Feng Zheng, Gong Cheng, Wen Sun, Hongfeng Ji, Dan Hu, Peiju Shi, Xiaodan Feng, Xina Hao, Ruiping Dong, Fuquan Hu, and Jiaqi Tang J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2601-2612; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01309-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Polyketide Synthase Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Surface-Exposed Lipooligosaccharides in Mycobacteria Gilles Etienne, Wladimir Malaga, Françoise Laval, Anne Lemassu, Christophe Guilhot, and Mamadou Daffé J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2613-2621; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01235-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

HtaA Is an Iron-Regulated Hemin Binding Protein Involved in the Utilization of Heme Iron in Corynebacterium diphtheriae Courtni E. Allen and Michael P. Schmitt J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2638-2648; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01784-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of the Campylobacter jejuni FlgSR Two-Component System Is Linked to the Flagellar Export Apparatus Stephanie N. Joslin and David R. Hendrixson J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2656-2667; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01689-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression of Mycobacterial Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Reveals Two Physiologically Functional 3-Hydroxyacyl-Thioester Dehydratases, HtdX and HtdY, in Addition to HadABC and HtdZ Aner Gurvitz, J. Kalervo Hiltunen, and Alexander J. Kastaniotis J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2683-2690; published ahead of print January 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01046-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sporulation and Enterotoxin (CPE) Synthesis Are Controlled by the Sporulation-Specific Sigma Factors SigE and SigK in Clostridium perfringens Kathryn H. Harry, Ruanbao Zhou, Lee Kroos, and Stephen B. Melville J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2728-2742; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01839-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi bba74 Is Expressed Exclusively during Tick Feeding and Is Regulated by Both Arthropod- and Mammalian Host-Specific Signals Vishwaroop B. Mulay, Melissa J. Caimano, Radha Iyer, Star Dunham-Ems, Dionysios Liveris, Mary M. Petzke, Ira Schwartz, and Justin D. Radolf J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2783-2794; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01802-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the mazEF Toxin-Antitoxin Module in Staphylococcus aureus and Its Impact on sigB Expression Niles P. Donegan and Ambrose L. Cheung J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2795-2805; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01713-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subspecies IIIa and IIIb Salmonellae Are Defective for Colonization of Murine Models of Salmonellosis Compared to Salmonella enterica subsp. I Serovar Typhimurium Erin Katribe, Lydia M. Bogomolnaya, Heather Wingert, and Helene Andrews-Polymenis J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2843-2850; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01223-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Aeromonas caviae Genomic Island Is Required for both O-Antigen Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis and Flagellin Glycosylation S. Mohammed B. Tabei, Paul G. Hitchen, Michaela J. Day-Williams, Susana Merino, Richard Vart, Poh-Choo Pang, Gavin J. Horsburgh, Silvia Viches, Markus Wilhelms, Juan M. Tomás, Anne Dell, and Jonathan G. Shaw J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2851-2863; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01406-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis GroEL1 Chaperone Is a Substrate of Ser/Thr Protein Kinases Marc J. Canova, Laurent Kremer, and Virginie Molle J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2876-2883; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01569-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Rv1712 Locus from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv Codes for a Functional CMP Kinase That Preferentially Phosphorylates dCMP Caroline Thum, Cristopher Z. Schneider, Mario S. Palma, Diógenes S. Santos, and Luiz A. Basso J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2884-2887; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01337-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rrp2, a 54-Dependent Transcriptional Activator of Borrelia burgdorferi, Activates rpoS in an Enhancer-Independent Manner Jon S. Blevins, Haijun Xu, Ming He, Michael V. Norgard, Larry Reitzer, and X. Frank Yang J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2902-2905; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01721-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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A Burkholderia cenocepacia Orphan LuxR Homolog Is Involved in Quorum-Sensing Regulation Rebecca J. Malott, Eoin P. O'Grady, Jessica Toller, Silja Inhülsen, Leo Eberl, and Pamela A. Sokol J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2447-2460; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01746-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

S Controls Multiple Pathways Associated with Intracellular Multiplication of Legionella pneumophila Galadriel Hovel-Miner, Sergey Pampou, Sebastien P. Faucher, Margaret Clarke, Irina Morozova, Pavel Morozov, James J. Russo, Howard A. Shuman, and Sergey Kalachikov J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2461-2473; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01578-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel trans-Acting Bacillus subtilis glnA Mutations That Derepress glnRA Expression Susan H. Fisher and Lewis V. Wray, Jr. J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2485-2492; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01734-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YbeY, a Heat Shock Protein Involved in Translation in Escherichia coli Aviram Rasouly, Miriam Schonbrun, Yotam Shenhar, and Eliora Z. Ron J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2649-2655; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01663-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Constitutive Mutations in the Escherichia coli AraC Protein Stephanie Dirla, John Yeh-Heng Chien, and Robert Schleif J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2668-2674; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01529-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The 3'-to-5' Exoribonuclease (Encoded by HP1248) of Helicobacter pylori Regulates Motility and Apoptosis-Inducing Genes Ming-Yang Tsao, Tzu-Lung Lin, Pei-Fang Hsieh, and Jin-Town Wang J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2691-2702; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01182-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of igaA and the Rcs System by the MviA Response Regulator in Salmonella enterica Clara B. García-Calderón, Josep Casadesús, and Francisco Ramos-Morales J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2743-2752; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01519-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combinatorial Regulation by a Novel Arrangement of FruA and MrpC2 Transcription Factors during Myxococcus xanthus Development Sheenu Mittal and Lee Kroos J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2753-2763; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01818-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of sigH Paralogs during Growth and under Different Stress Conditions in Mycobacterium smegmatis Anirudh K. Singh and Bhupendra N. Singh J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2888-2893; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01773-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis: Global Expansion of a Highly Fit Clone Amy J. Vogler, Dawn Birdsell, Lance B. Price, Jolene R. Bowers, Stephen M. Beckstrom-Sternberg, Raymond K. Auerbach, James S. Beckstrom-Sternberg, Anders Johansson, Ashley Clare, Jordan L. Buchhagen, Jeannine M. Petersen, Talima Pearson, Josée Vaissaire, Michael P. Dempsey, Paul Foxall, David M. Engelthaler, David M. Wagner, and Paul Keim J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2474-2484; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01786-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The Tubulin-Like RepX Protein Encoded by the pXO1 Plasmid Forms Polymers In Vivo in Bacillus anthracis Parvez Akhtar, Syam P. Anand, Simon C. Watkins, and Saleem A. Khan J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2493-2500; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00027-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Core Oligosaccharide and Thioredoxin of Vibrio cholerae Are Necessary for Binding and Propagation of Its Typing Phage VP3 Jingyun Zhang, Wei Li, Qian Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xiao Xu, Baowei Diao, Lijuan Zhang, and Biao Kan J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2622-2629; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01370-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Computational Biology:

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Genome Sequences of Three Agrobacterium Biovars Help Elucidate the Evolution of Multichromosome Genomes in Bacteria Steven C. Slater, Barry S. Goldman, Brad Goodner, João C. Setubal, Stephen K. Farrand, Eugene W. Nester, Thomas J. Burr, Lois Banta, Allan W. Dickerman, Ian Paulsen, Leon Otten, Garret Suen, Roy Welch, Nalvo F. Almeida, Frank Arnold, Oliver T. Burton, Zijin Du, Adam Ewing, Eric Godsy, Sara Heisel, Kathryn L. Houmiel, Jinal Jhaveri, Jing Lu, Nancy M. Miller, Stacie Norton, Qiang Chen, Waranyoo Phoolcharoen, Victoria Ohlin, Dan Ondrusek, Nicole Pride, Shawn L. Stricklin, Jian Sun, Cathy Wheeler, Lindsey Wilson, Huijun Zhu, and Derek W. Wood J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2501-2511; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01779-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions] OPEN ACCESS

Whole-Genome-Based Phylogeny and Divergence of the Genus Brucella Jeffrey T. Foster, Stephen M. Beckstrom-Sternberg, Talima Pearson, James S. Beckstrom-Sternberg, Patrick S. G. Chain, Francisco F. Roberto, Jonathan Hnath, Tom Brettin, and Paul Keim J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2864-2870; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01581-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Properties of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Biofilms Fernando Terán Arce, Ross Carlson, James Monds, Richard Veeh, Fen Z. Hu, Philip S. Stewart, Ratnesh Lal, Garth D. Ehrlich, and Recep Avci J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2512-2520; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01596-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Divisome under Construction: Distinct Domains of the Small Membrane Protein FtsB Are Necessary for Interaction with Multiple Cell Division Proteins Mark D. Gonzalez and Jon Beckwith J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2815-2825; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01597-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Crystal Structure of Butyrate Kinase 2 from Thermotoga maritima, a Member of the ASKHA Superfamily of Phosphotransferases Jiasheng Diao and Miriam S. Hasson J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2521-2529; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00906-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Insights into the Extracytoplasmic Thiamine-Binding Lipoprotein p37 of Mycoplasma hyorhinis Katherine H. Sippel, Arthur H. Robbins, Robbie Reutzel, Susan K. Boehlein, Kazunori Namiki, Steve Goodison, Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Charles J. Rosser, and Robert McKenna J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2585-2592; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01680-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Identification of an rsh Gene from a Novosphingobium sp. Necessary for Quorum-Sensing Signal Accumulation Han Ming Gan, Larry Buckley, Erno Szegedi, André O. Hudson, and Michael A. Savka J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2551-2560; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01692-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Mesorhizobium loti -Type Carbonic Anhydrase and Its Role in Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Chrysanthi Kalloniati, Daniela Tsikou, Vasiliki Lampiri, Mariangela N. Fotelli, Heinz Rennenberg, Iordanis Chatzipavlidis, Costas Fasseas, Panagiotis Katinakis, and Emmanouil Flemetakis J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2593-2600; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01456-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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X-Ray Crystallographic and Mutational Studies of Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase from Burkholderia sp. Strain FA1 Keiji Jitsumori, Rie Omi, Tatsuo Kurihara, Atsushi Kurata, Hisaaki Mihara, Ikuko Miyahara, Ken Hirotsu, and Nobuyoshi Esaki J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2630-2637; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01654-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Catabolic para-Nitrophenol 4-Monooxygenase and para-Benzoquinone Reductase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain WBC-3 Jun-Jie Zhang, Hong Liu, Yi Xiao, Xian-En Zhang, and Ning-Yi Zhou J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2703-2710; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01566-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LpqM, a Mycobacterial Lipoprotein-Metalloproteinase, Is Required for Conjugal DNA Transfer in Mycobacterium smegmatis Kiet T. Nguyen, Kristina Piastro, and Keith M. Derbyshire J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2721-2727; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00024-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Deoxysugar Transfer by the Elloramycin Glycosyltransferase ElmGT through Site-Directed Mutagenesis Angelina Ramos, Carlos Olano, Alfredo F. Braña, Carmen Méndez, and José A. Salas J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2871-2875; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01747-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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A Molybdopterin Oxidoreductase Is Involved in H2 Oxidation in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 Xiangzhen Li, Qingwei Luo, Neil Q. Wofford, Kimberly L. Keller, Michael J. McInerney, Judy D. Wall, and Lee R. Krumholz J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2675-2682; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01814-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Putrescine Importer PuuP of Escherichia coli K-12 Shin Kurihara, Yuichi Tsuboi, Shinpei Oda, Hyeon Guk Kim, Hidehiko Kumagai, and Hideyuki Suzuki J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2776-2782; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01314-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formation and Metabolism of Methylmalonyl Coenzyme A in Corynebacterium glutamicum Laure Botella, Nic D. Lindley, and Lothar Eggeling J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2899-2901; published ahead of print February 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01756-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Functional Genomics of Enterococcus faecalis: Multiple Novel Genetic Determinants for Biofilm Formation in the Core Genome Katie S. Ballering, Christopher J. Kristich, Suzanne M. Grindle, Ana Oromendia, David T. Beattie, and Gary M. Dunny J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2806-2814; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01688-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Nutritional Cues Control Pseudomonas aeruginosa Multicellular Behavior in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Kelli L. Palmer, Lindsay M. Aye, and Marvin Whiteley J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2906 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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The Genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315, an Epidemic Pathogen of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Matthew T. G. Holden, Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, Lisa C. Crossman, Mohammed Sebaihia, Stephen D. Bentley, Ana M. Cerdeño-Tárraga, Nicholas R. Thomson, Nathalie Bason, Michael A. Quail, Sarah Sharp, Inna Cherevach, Carol Churcher, Ian Goodhead, Heidi Hauser, Nancy Holroyd, Karen Mungall, Paul Scott, Danielle Walker, Brian White, Helen Rose, Pernille Iversen, Dalila Mil-Homens, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, Arsenio M. Fialho, Adam Baldwin, Christopher Dowson, Bart G. Barrell, John R. Govan, Peter Vandamme, C. Anthony Hart, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, and Julian Parkhill J. Bacteriol. April 2009 191: 2907 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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