Journal of Bacteriology: 189 (23)

December 1, 2007; Volume 189,Issue 23

Molecular Biology of Pathogens

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
The Catabolite Control Protein CcpA Binds to Pmga and Influences Expression of the Virulence Regulator Mga in the Group A Streptococcus
Audry C. Almengor, Traci L. Kinkel, Stephanie J. Day, Kevin S. McIver
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Diminished LcrV Secretion Attenuates Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Virulence
Jeanette E. Bröms, Matthew S. Francis, Åke Forsberg
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
The GATC-Binding Protein SeqA Is Required for Bile Resistance and Virulence in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Ana I. Prieto, Marcello Jakomin, Ignacio Segura, M. Graciela Pucciarelli, Francisco Ramos-Morales, Francisco García-del Portillo, Josep Casadesús
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Effects of Oxygen on Virulence Traits of Streptococcus mutans
Sang-Joon Ahn, Zezhang T. Wen, Robert A. Burne
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
A New O-Antigen Gene Cluster Has a Key Role in the Virulence of the Escherichia coli Meningitis Clone O45:K1:H7
Céline Plainvert, Philippe Bidet, Chantal Peigne, Valérie Barbe, Claudine Médigue, Erick Denamur, Edouard Bingen, Stéphane Bonacorsi
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Anaplasma phagocytophilum p44 mRNA Expression Is Differentially Regulated in Mammalian and Tick Host Cells: Involvement of the DNA Binding Protein ApxR
Xueqi Wang, Zhihui Cheng, Chunbin Zhang, Takane Kikuchi, Yasuko Rikihisa
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Structure and Biological Activities of Beta Toxin from Staphylococcus aureus
Medora Huseby, Ke Shi, C. Kent Brown, Jeff Digre, Fikre Mengistu, Keun Seok Seo, Gregory A. Bohach, Patrick M. Schlievert, Douglas H. Ohlendorf, Cathleen A. Earhart

Gene Regulation

GENE REGULATION
Substitution of a Highly Conserved Histidine in the Escherichia coli Heat Shock Transcription Factor, σ³², Affects Promoter Utilization In Vitro and Leads to Overexpression of the Biofilm-Associated Flu Protein In Vivo
Olga V. Kourennaia, Pieter L. deHaseth
GENE REGULATION
One Perturbation of the Mother Cell Gene Regulatory Network Suppresses the Effects of Another during Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis
Lijuan Wang, John Perpich, Adam Driks, Lee Kroos
GENE REGULATION
Resistance to Bacitracin in Bacillus subtilis: Unexpected Requirement of the BceAB ABC Transporter in the Control of Expression of Its Own Structural Genes
Remi Bernard, Annick Guiseppi, Marc Chippaux, Maryline Foglino, François Denizot
GENE REGULATION
Local and Global Regulators Linking Anaerobiosis to cupA Fimbrial Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Isabelle Vallet-Gely, Josh S. Sharp, Simon L. Dove
GENE REGULATION
Expression of the σ^F-Directed csfB Locus Prevents Premature Appearance of σ^G Activity during Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis
Vasant K. Chary, Panagiotis Xenopoulos, Patrick J. Piggot
GENE REGULATION
Identification of Promoters Recognized by RNA Polymerase-σ^E Holoenzyme from Thermus thermophilus HB8
Akeo Shinkai, Naomi Ohbayashi, Takaho Terada, Mikako Shirouzu, Seiki Kuramitsu, Shigeyuki Yokoyama

Enzymes and Proteins

ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
l-Rhamnose Transport Is Sugar Kinase (RhaK) Dependent in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii
Jason S. Richardson, Ivan J. Oresnik
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Flavin-Dependent Thymidylate Synthase ThyX Activity: Implications for the Folate Cycle in Bacteria
Damien Leduc, Frédéric Escartin, H. Frederik Nijhout, Michael C. Reed, Ursula Liebl, Stéphane Skouloubris, Hannu Myllykallio
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Identification and Characterization of the Flavin:NADH Reductase (PrnF) Involved in a Novel Two-Component Arylamine Oxygenase
Jung-Kul Lee, Huimin Zhao
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Rhodobacter capsulatus OlsA Is a Bifunctional Enyzme Active in both Ornithine Lipid and Phosphatidic Acid Biosynthesis
Semra Aygun-Sunar, Rahmi Bilaloglu, Howard Goldfine, Fevzi Daldal
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Biochemical Characterization of dTDP-d-Qui4N and dTDP-d-Qui4NAc Biosynthetic Pathways in Shigella dysenteriae Type 7 and Escherichia coli O7
Ying Wang, Yanli Xu, Andrei V. Perepelov, Yuanyuan Qi, Yuriy A. Knirel, Lei Wang, Lu Feng

Genomics and Proteomics

Genomics and Proteomics
The RcsCDB Signaling System and Swarming Motility in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium: Dual Regulation of Flagellar and SPI-2 Virulence Genes
Qingfeng Wang, Yifang Zhao, Michael McClelland, Rasika M. Harshey
Genomics and Proteomics
Sequencing the Botulinum Neurotoxin Gene and Related Genes in Clostridium botulinum Type E Strains Reveals orfx3 and a Novel Type E Neurotoxin Subtype
Ying Chen, Hannu Korkeala, Johannes Aarnikunnas, Miia Lindström
Genomics and Proteomics
Distribution of Centromere-Like parS Sites in Bacteria: Insights from Comparative Genomics
Jonathan Livny, Yoshiharu Yamaichi, Matthew K. Waldor
Genomics and Proteomics
Response of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus to UV Damage
Sabrina Fröls, Paul M. K. Gordon, Mayi Arcellana Panlilio, Iain G. Duggin, Stephen D. Bell, Christoph W. Sensen, Christa Schleper
Genomics and Proteomics
Genome Sequence Analysis of the Emerging Human Pathogenic Acetic Acid Bacterium Granulibacter bethesdensis
David E. Greenberg, Stephen F. Porcella, Adrian M. Zelazny, Kimmo Virtaneva, Dan E. Sturdevant, John J. Kupko, Kent D. Barbian, Amenah Babar, David W. Dorward, Steven M. Holland

Physiology and Metabolism

PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
How Moist Heat Kills Spores of Bacillus subtilis
William H. Coleman, De Chen, Yong-qing Li, Ann E. Cowan, Peter Setlow
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
A Wall of Funnels Concentrates Swimming Bacteria
Peter Galajda, Juan Keymer, Paul Chaikin, Robert Austin
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Escherichia coli Physiology in Luria-Bertani Broth
Guennadi Sezonov, Danièle Joseleau-Petit, Richard D'Ari
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
The Wetting Agent Required for Swarming in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Is Not a Surfactant
Bryan G. Chen, Linda Turner, Howard C. Berg

Genetics and Molecular Biology

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
The Myxococcus xanthus Nla4 Protein Is Important for Expression of Stringent Response-Associated Genes, ppGpp Accumulation, and Fruiting Body Development
Faisury Ossa, Michelle E. Diodati, Nora B. Caberoy, Krista M. Giglio, Mick Edmonds, Mitchell Singer, Anthony G. Garza
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Dissection of 16S rRNA Methyltransferase (KsgA) Function in Escherichia coli
Koichi Inoue, Soumit Basu, Masayori Inouye
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Characterization of an Active Partition System for the Enterococcus faecalis Pheromone-Responding Plasmid pAD1
Maria Victoria Francia, Keith E. Weaver, Patricia Goicoechea, Patricia Tille, Don B. Clewell
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Reassessment of the In Vivo Functions of DNA Polymerase I and RNase H in Bacterial Cell Growth
Sanae Fukushima, Mitsuhiro Itaya, Hiroaki Kato, Naotake Ogasawara, Hirofumi Yoshikawa
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
DNA Bending in the Mycobacterial Plasmid pAL5000 Origin-RepB Complex
Sujoy Chatterjee, Arnab Basu, Abhijit Basu, Sujoy K. Das Gupta
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Phenotypic Characterization of Pore Mutants of the Vibrio cholerae Porin OmpU
Melissa Pagel, Valérie Simonet, Jie Li, Mathilde Lallemand, Brian Lauman, Anne H. Delcour
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
The yydFGHIJ Operon of Bacillus subtilis Encodes a Peptide That Induces the LiaRS Two-Component System
Bronwyn G. Butcher, Yi-Pin Lin, John D. Helmann
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Site-Directed Disulfide Cross-Linking Shows that Cleft Flexibility in the Periplasmic Domain Is Needed for the Multidrug Efflux Pump AcrB of Escherichia coli
Yumiko Takatsuka, Hiroshi Nikaido
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Amino Acid Toxicities of Escherichia coli That Are Prevented by Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase Amino Acid Editing
Vrajesh A. Karkhanis, Anjali P. Mascarenhas, Susan A. Martinis

Microbial Cell Biology

Microbial Cell Biology
Compromised Outer Membrane Integrity in Vibrio cholerae Type II Secretion Mutants
Aleksandra E. Sikora, Suzanne R. Lybarger, Maria Sandkvist
Microbial Cell Biology
Dynamics of Escherichia coli Chromosome Segregation during Multifork Replication
Henrik J. Nielsen, Brenda Youngren, Flemming G. Hansen, Stuart Austin
Microbial Cell Biology
Polymerization of the Actin-Like Protein MamK, Which Is Associated with Magnetosomes
Azuma Taoka, Ryuji Asada, Long-Fei Wu, Yoshihiro Fukumori

Microbial Communities and Interactions

MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND INTERACTIONS
Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Effect of Lipopolysaccharides and Extracellular Polymers on Adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Arzu Atabek, Terri A. Camesano

Signal Transduction

SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
Genetic Dissection of the Divergent Activities of the Multifunctional Membrane Sensor BglF
Galya Monderer-Rothkoff, Orna Amster-Choder

Population Genetics and Evolution

POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Population Genetic Structure of the Staphylococcus intermedius Group: Insights into agr Diversification and the Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Strains
Jeanette Bannoehr, Nouri L. Ben Zakour, Andrew S. Waller, Luca Guardabassi, Keith L. Thoday, Adri H. M. van den Broek, J. Ross Fitzgerald

Plant Microbiology

Plant Microbiology
H₂O₂ Is Required for Optimal Establishment of the Medicago sativa/Sinorhizobium meliloti Symbiosis
Alexandre Jamet, Karine Mandon, Alain Puppo, Didier Hérouart

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens

Gene Regulation

Enzymes and Proteins

Genomics and Proteomics

Physiology and Metabolism

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Microbial Cell Biology

Microbial Communities and Interactions

Signal Transduction

Population Genetics and Evolution

Plant Microbiology

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