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Contents: May 2009, Volume 191, Issue 9        Signal Transduction        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Population Genetics and Evolution        Physiology and Metabolism        Gene Regulation        Enzymes and Proteins        Microbial Cell Biology        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology

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Signal Transduction:

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Chemotaxis to Pyrimidines and Identification of a Cytosine Chemoreceptor in Pseudomonas putida Xianxian Liu, Piper L. Wood, Juanito V. Parales, and Rebecca E. Parales J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2909-2916; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01708-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Residues of Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Involved in Bacterial Cell Surface Binding Benjamin Mudrak, Daniel L. Rodriguez, and Meta J. Kuehn J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2917-2925; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01622-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between Brucella suis VirB8 and Its Homolog TraJ from the Plasmid pSB102 Underline the Dynamic Nature of Type IV Secretion Systems Gisèle Bourg, Romain Sube, David O'Callaghan, and Gilles Patey J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2985-2992; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01426-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface-Expressed Enolase Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Clinical Isolate SSU of Aeromonas hydrophila Jian Sha, Tatiana E. Erova, Rebecca A. Alyea, Shaofei Wang, Juan P. Olano, Vijay Pancholi, and Ashok K. Chopra J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3095-3107; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00005-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

vfr, a Novel Locus Affecting Cysteine Protease Production in Streptococcus pyogenes Yongsheng Ma, Amy E. Bryant, Dan B. Salmi, Eric McIndoo, and Dennis L. Stevens J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3189-3194; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01771-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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The Putative Coupling Protein TcpA Interacts with Other pCW3-Encoded Proteins To Form an Essential Part of the Conjugation Complex Jennifer A. Steen, Trudi L. Bannam, Wee Lin Teng, Rodney J. Devenish, and Julian I. Rood J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2926-2933; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00032-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid pAMS1-Encoded, Bacteriocin-Related "Siblicide" in Enterococcus faecalis Christine M. Sedgley, Don B. Clewell, and Susan E. Flannagan J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3183-3188; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00147-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Population Genetics and Evolution:

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A Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Inferring Population Structure Sabine Kaiser, Klaus Biehler, and Daniel Jonas J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2934-2943; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00892-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Potassium Transport in Corynebacterium glutamicum Is Facilitated by the Putative Channel Protein CglK, Which Is Essential for pH Homeostasis and Growth at Acidic pH Martin Follmann, Markus Becker, Ines Ochrombel, Vera Ott, Reinhard Krämer, and Kay Marin J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2944-2952; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00074-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyruvate Kinase-Deficient Escherichia coli Exhibits Increased Plasmid Copy Number and Cyclic AMP Levels Drew S. Cunningham, Zhu Liu, Nathan Domagalski, Richard R. Koepsel, Mohammad M. Ataai, and Michael M. Domach J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3041-3049; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01422-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Azotobacter vinelandii Mutants Impaired in Alkylresorcinol Synthesis: Alkylresorcinols Are Not Essential for Cyst Desiccation Resistance Daniel Segura, Odon Vite, Yanet Romero, Soledad Moreno, Miguel Castañeda, and Guadalupe Espín J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3142-3148; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01575-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Conserved Gene Cluster Rules Anaerobic Oxidative Degradation of L-Ornithine Nuria Fonknechten, Alain Perret, Nadia Perchat, Sabine Tricot, Christophe Lechaplais, David Vallenet, Carine Vergne, Anne Zaparucha, Denis Le Paslier, Jean Weissenbach, and Marcel Salanoubat J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3162-3167; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01777-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis ywjI (glpX) Gene Encodes a Class II Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase, Functionally Equivalent to the Class III Fbp Enzyme Matthieu Jules, Ludovic Le Chat, Stéphane Aymerich, and Dominique Le Coq J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3168-3171; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01783-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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CodY in Staphylococcus aureus: a Regulatory Link between Metabolism and Virulence Gene Expression Konstanze Pohl, Patrice Francois, Ludwig Stenz, Frank Schlink, Tobias Geiger, Silvia Herbert, Christiane Goerke, Jacques Schrenzel, and Christiane Wolz J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2953-2963; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01492-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Corynebacterium glutamicum Heat Shock Response by the Extracytoplasmic-Function Sigma Factor SigH and Transcriptional Regulators HspR and HrcA Shigeki Ehira, Haruhiko Teramoto, Masayuki Inui, and Hideaki Yukawa J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2964-2972; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00112-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The LiaFSR System Regulates the Cell Envelope Stress Response in Streptococcus mutans Prashanth Suntharalingam, M. D. Senadheera, Richard W. Mair, Céline M. Lévesque, and Dennis G. Cvitkovitch J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2973-2984; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01563-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgR Controls Cyanide Production in an AlgZ-Dependent Manner William L. Cody, Christopher L. Pritchett, Adriana K. Jones, Alexander J. Carterson, Debra Jackson, Anders Frisk, Matthew C. Wolfgang, and Michael J. Schurr J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 2993-3002; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01156-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of FimW, FimY, and FimZ in Regulating the Expression of Type I Fimbriae in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Supreet Saini, Jeffrey A. Pearl, and Christopher V. Rao J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3003-3010; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01694-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Bacillus subtilis aprE Expression by glnA through Inhibition of scoC and D-Dependent degR Expression Sadanobu Abe, Ayako Yasumura, and Teruo Tanaka J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3050-3058; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00049-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation and Repression at the Escherichia coli ynfEFGHI Operon Promoter Meng Xu, Stephen J. W. Busby, and Douglas F. Browning J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3172-3176; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00040-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Characterization of the Streptococcus pneumoniae BgaC Protein as a Novel Surface β-Galactosidase with Specific Hydrolysis Activity for the Galβ1-3GlcNAc Moiety of Oligosaccharides Jae Kap Jeong, Ohsuk Kwon, Yun Mi Lee, Doo-Byoung Oh, Jung Mi Lee, Seonghun Kim, Eun-Hye Kim, Tu Nhat Le, Dong-Kwon Rhee, and Hyun Ah Kang J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3011-3023; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01601-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Manual Annotation, Transcriptional Analysis, and Protein Expression Studies Reveal Novel Genes in the agl Cluster Responsible for N Glycosylation in the Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii Sophie Yurist-Doutsch and Jerry Eichler J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3068-3075; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01838-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel Thermostable Carboxylesterase from Geobacillus kaustophilus HTA426 Shows the Existence of a New Carboxylesterase Family Silvia Montoro-García, Irene Martínez-Martínez, José Navarro-Fernández, Hideto Takami, Francisco García-Carmona, and Álvaro Sánchez-Ferrer J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3076-3085; published ahead of print March 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01060-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Influences of Capsule on Cell Shape and Chain Formation of Wild-Type and pcsB Mutants of Serotype 2 Streptococcus pneumoniae Skye M. Barendt, Adrian D. Land, Lok-To Sham, Wai-Leung Ng, Ho-Ching T. Tsui, Randy J. Arnold, and Malcolm E. Winkler J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3024-3040; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01505-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Docking and Assembly of the Type II Secretion Complex of Vibrio cholerae Suzanne R. Lybarger, Tanya L. Johnson, Miranda D. Gray, Aleksandra E. Sikora, and Maria Sandkvist J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3149-3161; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01701-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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The cin and rai Quorum-Sensing Regulatory Systems in Rhizobium leguminosarum Are Coordinated by ExpR and CinS, a Small Regulatory Protein Coexpressed with CinI Anne Edwards, Marijke Frederix, Florence Wisniewski-Dyé, Jacob Jones, Angeles Zorreguieta, and J. Allan Downie J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3059-3067; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01650-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Spatial Arrangement of the β-Glucoside Transporter from Escherichia coli Sharon Yagur-Kroll, Ayelet Ido, and Orna Amster-Choder J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3086-3094; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01037-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Vitamin B12-Based System for Conditional Expression Reveals dksA To Be an Essential Gene in Myxococcus xanthus Diana García-Moreno, María Carmen Polanco, Gloria Navarro-Avilés, Francisco J. Murillo, S. Padmanabhan, and Montserrat Elías-Arnanz J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3108-3119; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01737-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Stationary-Phase Sigma Factor S Is Responsible for the Resistance of Escherichia coli Stationary-Phase Cells to mazEF-Mediated Cell Death Ilana Kolodkin-Gal and Hanna Engelberg-Kulka J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3177-3182; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00011-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Pseudomonas syringae HrpP Is a Type III Secretion Substrate Specificity Switch Domain Protein That Is Translocated into Plant Cells but Functions Atypically for a Substrate-Switching Protein Joanne E. Morello and Alan Collmer J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3120-3131; published ahead of print March 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01623-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mqo, a Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Enzyme, Is Required for Virulence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato Strain DC3000 on Arabidopsis thaliana Eve M. Mellgren, Andrew P. Kloek, and Barbara N. Kunkel J. Bacteriol. May 2009 191: 3132-3141; published ahead of print February 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01570-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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