Journal of Bacteriology: 186 (14)

July 15, 2004; Volume 186,Issue 14

Guest Commentaries

GUEST COMMENTARY
From Rings to Layers: Surprising Patterns of Protein Deposition during Bacterial Spore Assembly
Adam Driks

Meeting Reviews

Meeting Reviews
Biofilms 2003: Emerging Themes and Challenges in Studies of Surface-Associated Microbial Life
Matthew R. Parsek, Clay Fuqua

Gene Regulation

GENE REGULATION
Dynamic Patterns of Subcellular Protein Localization during Spore Coat Morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis
Christiaan van Ooij, Patrick Eichenberger, Richard Losick
GENE REGULATION
Genes Regulated by TorR, the Trimethylamine Oxide Response Regulator of Shewanella oneidensis
Christophe Bordi, Mireille Ansaldi, Stéphanie Gon, Cécile Jourlin-Castelli, Chantal Iobbi-Nivol, Vincent Méjean
GENE REGULATION
Helicobacter pylori FlgR Is an Enhancer-Independent Activator of σ⁵⁴-RNA Polymerase Holoenzyme
Priyanka Brahmachary, Mona G. Dashti, Jonathan W. Olson, Timothy R. Hoover
GENE REGULATION
Bacillus subtilis YdiH Is a Direct Negative Regulator of the cydABCD Operon
Matthew Schau, Yinghua Chen, F. Marion Hulett
GENE REGULATION
Delineation of Upstream Signaling Events in the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Transcriptional Activation Pathway
Charles C. Kim, Stanley Falkow

Meeting Presentations

Meeting Presentations
Putative Exopolysaccharide Synthesis Genes Influence Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development
Masanori Matsukawa, E. P. Greenberg
Meeting Presentations
Two Genetic Loci Produce Distinct Carbohydrate-Rich Structural Components of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Matrix
Lisa Friedman, Roberto Kolter
Meeting Presentations
Identification of psl, a Locus Encoding a Potential Exopolysaccharide That Is Essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm Formation
Kara D. Jackson, Melissa Starkey, Stefanie Kremer, Matthew R. Parsek, Daniel J. Wozniak
Meeting Presentations
SadB Is Required for the Transition from Reversible to Irreversible Attachment during Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14
Nicky C. Caiazza, George A. O'Toole
Meeting Presentations
Detachment Characteristics and Oxacillin Resistance of Staphyloccocus aureus Biofilm Emboli in an In Vitro Catheter Infection Model
C. A. Fux, S. Wilson, P. Stoodley
Meeting Presentations
Phosphorus Limitation Enhances Biofilm Formation of the Plant Pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens through the PhoR-PhoB Regulatory System
Thomas Danhorn, Morten Hentzer, Michael Givskov, Matthew R. Parsek, Clay Fuqua

Microbial Cell Biology

Microbial Cell Biology
Synthesis of the Heteropolysaccharide O Antigen of Escherichia coli O52 Requires an ABC Transporter: Structural and Genetic Evidence
Lu Feng, Sof'ya N. Senchenkova, Jinghua Yang, Alexander S. Shashkov, Jiang Tao, Hongjie Guo, Jiansong Cheng, Yi Ren, Yuriy A. Knirel, Peter R. Reeves, Lei Wang
Microbial Cell Biology
The Vibrio cholerae FlgM Homologue Is an Anti-σ²⁸ Factor That Is Secreted through the Sheathed Polar Flagellum
Nidia E. Correa, Jeffrey R. Barker, Karl E. Klose
Microbial Cell Biology
Differences in Membrane Fluidity and Fatty Acid Composition between Phenotypic Variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Barak Aricha, Itzhak Fishov, Zvi Cohen, Noga Sikron, Stella Pesakhov, Inna Khozin-Goldberg, Ron Dagan, Nurith Porat
Microbial Cell Biology
Structure and Electrophysiological Properties of the YscC Secretin from the Type III Secretion System of Yersinia enterocolitica
Peter Burghout, Ria van Boxtel, Patrick Van Gelder, Philippe Ringler, Shirley A. Müller, Jan Tommassen, Margot Koster
Microbial Cell Biology
Loop Deletions Indicate Regions Important for FhuA Transport and Receptor Functions in Escherichia coli
Franziska Endriß, Volkmar Braun

Enzymes and Proteins

ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Flexibility in the Receptor-Binding Domain of the Enzymatic Colicin E9 Is Required for Toxicity against Escherichia coli Cells
Christopher N. Penfold, Bryan Healy, Nicholas G. Housden, Ruth Boetzel, Mireille Vankemmelbeke, Geoffrey R. Moore, Colin Kleanthous, Richard James
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
The CorA Mg²⁺ Transporter Is a Homotetramer
Mary Ann Warren, Lisa M. Kucharski, Alexander Veenstra, Liang Shi, Paul F. Grulich, Michael E. Maguire
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
First Characterization of an Archaeal GTP-Dependent Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1
Wakao Fukuda, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, Tadayuki Imanaka
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Altering Toluene 4-Monooxygenase by Active-Site Engineering for the Synthesis of 3-Methoxycatechol, Methoxyhydroquinone, and Methylhydroquinone
Ying Tao, Ayelet Fishman, William E. Bentley, Thomas K. Wood
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Reverse Gyrase Is Not a Prerequisite for Hyperthermophilic Life
Haruyuki Atomi, Rie Matsumi, Tadayuki Imanaka

Physiology and Metabolism

PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
The Bacillus subtilis yqjI Gene Encodes the NADP⁺-Dependent 6-P-Gluconate Dehydrogenase in the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Nicola Zamboni, Eliane Fischer, Dietmar Laudert, Stéphane Aymerich, Hans-Peter Hohmann, Uwe Sauer
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
The Lactobacillus casei ptsHI47T Mutation Causes Overexpression of a LevR-Regulated but RpoN-Independent Operon Encoding a Mannose Class Phosphotransferase System
Alain Mazé, Grégory Boël, Sandrine Poncet, Ivan Mijakovic, Yoann Le Breton, Abdellah Benachour, Vicente Monedero, Josef Deutscher, Axel Hartke
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Phenylphosphate Carboxylase: a New C-C Lyase Involved in Anaerobic Phenol Metabolism in Thauera aromatica
Karola Schühle, Georg Fuchs
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Long-Term Anaerobic Survival of the Opportunistic Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa via Pyruvate Fermentation
Martin Eschbach, Kerstin Schreiber, Katharina Trunk, Jan Buer, Dieter Jahn, Max Schobert
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Response of Bacillus subtilis to Nitric Oxide and the Nitrosating Agent Sodium Nitroprusside
Charles M. Moore, Michiko M. Nakano, Tao Wang, Rick W. Ye, John D. Helmann
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Inactivation of sll1556 in Synechocystis Strain PCC 6803 Impairs Isoprenoid Biosynthesis from Pentose Phosphate Cycle Substrates In Vitro
Kelly Poliquin, Yuri V. Ershov, Francis X. Cunningham, Tinsay T. Woreta, R. Raymond Gantt, Elisabeth Gantt

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids
Transposition of the Heat-Stable Toxin astA Gene into a Gifsy-2-Related Prophage of Salmonella enterica Serovar Abortusovis
Donatella Bacciu, Giovanni Falchi, Alessandra Spazziani, Lionello Bossi, Gavino Marogna, Guido Sisinnio Leori, Salvatore Rubino, Sergio Uzzau
Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids
Mu-Like Prophage Strong Gyrase Site Sequences: Analysis of Properties Required for Promoting Efficient Mu DNA Replication
Mark Oram, Martin L. Pato
Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids
Identification of a Broadly Active Phage Lytic Enzyme with Lethal Activity against Antibiotic-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium
Pauline Yoong, Raymond Schuch, Daniel Nelson, Vincent A. Fischetti

Molecular Biology of Pathogens

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
P2 Growth Restriction on an rpoC Mutant Is Suppressed by Alleles of the Rz1 Homolog lysC
Dmitry Markov, Gail E. Christie, Brian Sauer, Richard Calendar, Taehyun Park, Ry Young, Konstantin Severinov
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Interaction between Protein Subunits of the Type IV Secretion System of Bartonella henselae
Alireza Shamaei-Tousi, Rachel Cahill, Gad Frankel

Genomics and Proteomics

Genomics and Proteomics
Global Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms
Karen E. Beenken, Paul M. Dunman, Fionnuala McAleese, Daphne Macapagal, Ellen Murphy, Steven J. Projan, Jon S. Blevins, Mark S. Smeltzer
Genomics and Proteomics
Iron Acquisition and Regulation in Campylobacter jejuni
Kiran Palyada, Deborah Threadgill, Alain Stintzi
Genomics and Proteomics
Construction and Validation of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 DNA Microarray: Transcriptome Flexibility at Diverse Growth Modes
Christopher T. Pappas, Jakub Sram, Oleg V. Moskvin, Pavel S. Ivanov, R. Christopher Mackenzie, Madhusudan Choudhary, Miriam L. Land, Frank W. Larimer, Samuel Kaplan, Mark Gomelsky
Genomics and Proteomics
Whole-Genome Expression Profiling of Thermotoga maritima in Response to Growth on Sugars in a Chemostat
Tu N. Nguyen, Arvin D. Ejaz, Mark A. Brancieri, Amy M. Mikula, Karen E. Nelson, Steven R. Gill, Kenneth M. Noll

Genetics and Molecular Biology

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Two C—P Lyase Operons in Pseudomonas stutzeri and Their Roles in the Oxidation of Phosphonates, Phosphite, and Hypophosphite
Andrea K. White, William W. Metcalf
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Identification of Campylobacter jejuni ATCC 43431-Specific Genes by Whole Microbial Genome Comparisons
Frédéric Poly, Deborah Threadgill, Alain Stintzi
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Role of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase IV in In Vivo Replication Fidelity
Wojciech Kuban, Piotr Jonczyk, Damian Gawel, Karolina Malanowska, Roel M. Schaaper, Iwona J. Fijalkowska
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Transcriptional Analysis of the groES-groEL1, groEL2, and dnaK genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Characterization of Heat Shock-Induced Promoters
Carlos Barreiro, Eva González-Lavado, Miroslav Pátek, Juan-Francisco Martín

Population Genetics and Evolution

POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Distribution, Genetic Diversity, and Variable Expression of the Gene Encoding Hyaluronate Lyase within the Streptococcus suis Population
Samantha J. King, Andrew G. Allen, Duncan J. Maskell, Christopher G. Dowson, Adrian M. Whatmore
POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Evidence that the algI/algJ Gene Cassette, Required for O Acetylation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Alginate, Evolved by Lateral Gene Transfer
Michael J. Franklin, Stephanie A. Douthit, Marcella A. McClure

Plant Microbiology

Plant Microbiology
Characterization of NopP, a Type III Secreted Effector of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234
Nora Ausmees, Hajime Kobayashi, William J. Deakin, Corinne Marie, Hari B. Krishnan, William J. Broughton, Xavier Perret

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Guest Commentaries

Meeting Reviews

Gene Regulation

Meeting Presentations

Microbial Cell Biology

Enzymes and Proteins

Physiology and Metabolism

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

Molecular Biology of Pathogens

Genomics and Proteomics

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Population Genetics and Evolution

Plant Microbiology

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