Journal of Bacteriology: 189 (8)

April 15, 2007; Volume 189,Issue 8

Guest Commentaries

GUEST COMMENTARY
A Galvanizing Story—Protein Stability and Zinc Homeostasis
Peter T. Chivers

Gene Regulation

GENE REGULATION
The DeoR-Type Regulator SugR Represses Expression of ptsG in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Verena Engels, Volker F. Wendisch
GENE REGULATION
The Transcriptional Regulators NorG and MgrA Modulate Resistance to both Quinolones and β-Lactams in Staphylococcus aureus
Que Chi Truong-Bolduc, David C. Hooper
GENE REGULATION
Ligand-Controlled Proteolysis of the Escherichia coli Transcriptional Regulator ZntR
Mihaela Pruteanu, Saskia B. Neher, Tania A. Baker
GENE REGULATION
Contributions of [4Fe-4S]-FNR and Integration Host Factor to fnr Transcriptional Regulation
Erin L. Mettert, Patricia J. Kiley

Microbial Cell Biology

Microbial Cell Biology
Species-Specific Functioning of the Pseudomonas XcpQ Secretin: Role for the C-Terminal Homology Domain and Lipopolysaccharide
Wilbert Bitter, Ria van Boxtel, Mathijs Groeneweg, Patricia Sánchez Carballo, Ulrich Zähringer, Jan Tommassen, Margot Koster
Microbial Cell Biology
Interaction between Cell Division Proteins FtsE and FtsZ
Brian D. Corbin, Yipeng Wang, Tushar K. Beuria, William Margolin
Microbial Cell Biology
Cross Talk between Type III Secretion and Flagellar Assembly Systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Chantal Soscia, Abderrahman Hachani, Alain Bernadac, Alain Filloux, Sophie Bleves
Microbial Cell Biology
A Complete Set of Flagellar Genes Acquired by Horizontal Transfer Coexists with the Endogenous Flagellar System in Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Sebastian Poggio, Cei Abreu-Goodger, Salvador Fabela, Aurora Osorio, Georges Dreyfus, Pablo Vinuesa, Laura Camarena

Molecular Biology of Pathogens

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Physiological Effects of Crl in Salmonella Are Modulated by σ^S Level and Promoter Specificity
Véronique Robbe-Saule, Miguel Dias Lopes, Annie Kolb, Françoise Norel
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Intermolecular Forces and Enthalpies in the Adhesion of Streptococcus mutans and an Antigen I/II-Deficient Mutant to Laminin Films
Henk J. Busscher, Betsy van de Belt-Gritter, Rene J. B. Dijkstra, Willem Norde, Fernanda C. Petersen, Anne A. Scheie, Henny C. van der Mei
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Characterization of the Proteasome Accessory Factor (paf) Operon in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Richard A. Festa, Michael J. Pearce, K. Heran Darwin
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Sortase-Catalyzed Assembly of Distinct Heteromeric Fimbriae in Actinomyces naeslundii
Arunima Mishra, Asis Das, John O. Cisar, Hung Ton-That
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
pilQ Missense Mutations Have Diverse Effects on PilQ Multimer Formation, Piliation, and Pilus Function in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
R. Allen Helm, Michelle M. Barnhart, H. Steven Seifert
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS
Cytosolic Proteins Contribute to Surface Plasminogen Recruitment of Neisseria meningitidis
Andreas Knaust, Martin V. R. Weber, Sven Hammerschmidt, Simone Bergmann, Matthias Frosch, Oliver Kurzai

Genetics and Molecular Biology

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Expression of the bviIR and cepIR Quorum-Sensing Systems of Burkholderia vietnamiensis
Rebecca J. Malott, Pamela A. Sokol
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
YcfR (BhsA) Influences Escherichia coli Biofilm Formation through Stress Response and Surface Hydrophobicity
Xue-Song Zhang, Rodolfo García-Contreras, Thomas K. Wood
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Mechanisms of Adaptation to Nitrosative Stress in Bacillus subtilis
Annika Rogstam, Jonas T. Larsson, Peter Kjelgaard, Claes von Wachenfeldt
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Lipolytic Enzymes in Myxococcus xanthus
Aurelio Moraleda-Muñoz, Lawrence J. Shimkets
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Ribosomal Features Essential for tna Operon Induction: Tryptophan Binding at the Peptidyl Transferase Center
Luis R. Cruz-Vera, Aaron New, Catherine Squires, Charles Yanofsky
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Ribosome Recycling Factor and Release Factor 3 Action Promotes TnaC-Peptidyl-tRNA Dropoff and Relieves Ribosome Stalling during Tryptophan Induction of tna Operon Expression in Escherichia coli
Ming Gong, Luis R. Cruz-Vera, Charles Yanofsky
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Characterization of the Variants, Flanking Genes, and Promoter Activity of the Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis Insertion Sequence IS1237
Hui Lin, Tai-Yuan Li, Mao-Hua Xie, Yi Zhang
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Role of DNA Repair by Nonhomologous-End Joining in Bacillus subtilis Spore Resistance to Extreme Dryness, Mono- and Polychromatic UV, and Ionizing Radiation
Ralf Moeller, Erko Stackebrandt, Günther Reitz, Thomas Berger, Petra Rettberg, Aidan J. Doherty, Gerda Horneck, Wayne L. Nicholson
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Isolation of the rstA Gene as a Multicopy Suppressor of YjeE, an Essential ATPase of Unknown Function in Escherichia coli
Tracey L. Campbell, Claudia S. Ederer, Abdellah Allali-Hassani, Eric D. Brown

Physiology and Metabolism

PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Catalytic Properties of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus Members of the Secondary Cation/Proton Antiporter-3 (Mrp) Family Are Revealed by an Optimized Assay in an Escherichia coli Host
Talia H. Swartz, Masahiro Ito, Takayuki Ohira, Shinsuke Natsui, David B. Hicks, Terry A. Krulwich
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Influence of Amino Acids on Low-Density Escherichia coli Responses to Nutrient Downshifts
Sergio Bodini, Luisa Nunziangeli, Francesca Santori
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Performance of the Translational Apparatus Varies with the Ecological Strategies of Bacteria
Les Dethlefsen, Thomas M. Schmidt

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids
Region-Specific Insertion of Transposons in Combination with Selection for High Plasmid Transferability and Stability Accounts for the Structural Similarity of IncP-1 Plasmids
Masahiro Sota, Masataka Tsuda, Hirokazu Yano, Haruo Suzuki, Larry J. Forney, Eva M. Top
Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids
Effect of Salt Shock on Stability of λ^imm434 Lysogens
Paul Shkilnyj, Gerald B. Koudelka
Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids
The SXT/R391 Family of Integrative Conjugative Elements Is Composed of Two Exclusion Groups
Joeli Marrero, Matthew K. Waldor

Microbial Communities and Interactions

MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND INTERACTIONS
Streptococcus gordonii Hsa Environmentally Constrains Competitive Binding by Streptococcus sanguinis to Saliva-Coated Hydroxyapatite
Angela H. Nobbs, Yongshu Zhang, Ali Khammanivong, Mark C. Herzberg

Enzymes and Proteins

ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Characterization of PPT_Ns, a Cyanobacterial Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase from Nodularia spumigena NSOR10
J. N. Copp, A. A. Roberts, M. A. Marahiel, B. A. Neilan
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
Characterization of an Exceedingly Active NADH Oxidase from the Anaerobic Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima
Xianqin Yang, Kesen Ma
ENZYMES AND PROTEINS
A Phosphoenolpyruvate-Dependent Phosphotransferase System Is the Principal Maltose Transporter in Streptococcus mutans
Alexander J. Webb, Karen A. Homer, Arthur H. F. Hosie

Genomics and Proteomics

Genomics and Proteomics
Genome of the Opportunistic Pathogen Streptococcus sanguinis
Ping Xu, Joao M. Alves, Todd Kitten, Arunsri Brown, Zhenming Chen, Luiz S. Ozaki, Patricio Manque, Xiuchun Ge, Myrna G. Serrano, Daniela Puiu, Stephanie Hendricks, Yingping Wang, Michael D. Chaplin, Doruk Akan, Sehmi Paik, Darrell L. Peterson, Francis L. Macrina, Gregory A. Buck
Genomics and Proteomics
Identification of Major Sporulation Proteins of Myxococcus xanthus Using a Proteomic Approach
John L. Dahl, Farah K. Tengra, David Dutton, Jinyuan Yan, Tracy M. Andacht, Lia Coyne, Veronica Windell, Anthony G. Garza
Genomics and Proteomics
The Genome Sequence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain O1:K1:H7 Shares Strong Similarities with Human Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli Genomes
Timothy J. Johnson, Subhashinie Kariyawasam, Yvonne Wannemuehler, Paul Mangiamele, Sara J. Johnson, Curt Doetkott, Jerod A. Skyberg, Aaron M. Lynne, James R. Johnson, Lisa K. Nolan
Genomics and Proteomics
Complete Genome Sequence of the Prototype Lactic Acid Bacterium Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris MG1363
Udo Wegmann, Mary O'Connell-Motherway, Aldert Zomer, Girbe Buist, Claire Shearman, Carlos Canchaya, Marco Ventura, Alexander Goesmann, Michael J. Gasson, Oscar P. Kuipers, Douwe van Sinderen, Jan Kok
Genomics and Proteomics
Microarray Analysis of Transposon Insertion Mutations in Bacillus anthracis: Global Identification of Genes Required for Sporulation and Germination
William A. Day, Suzanne L. Rasmussen, Beth M. Carpenter, Scott N. Peterson, Arthur M. Friedlander

Structural Biology

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
Role of the PDZ Domains in Escherichia coli DegP Protein
Jack Iwanczyk, Daniela Damjanovic, Joel Kooistra, Vivian Leong, Ahmad Jomaa, Rodolfo Ghirlando, Joaquin Ortega
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
The Crystal Structure of Bacillus subtilis YycI Reveals a Common Fold for Two Members of an Unusual Class of Sensor Histidine Kinase Regulatory Proteins
Eugenio Santelli, Robert C. Liddington, Michael A. Mohan, James A. Hoch, Hendrik Szurmant

Plant Microbiology

Plant Microbiology
A pthA Homolog from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri Responsible for Host-Specific Suppression of Virulence
Hiroshi Shiotani, Takashi Fujikawa, Hiromichi Ishihara, Sinji Tsuyumu, Katsumi Ozaki

Signal Transduction

SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
YycH and YycI Interact To Regulate the Essential YycFG Two-Component System in Bacillus subtilis
Hendrik Szurmant, Michael A. Mohan, P. Michael Imus, James A. Hoch

Author's Corrections

AUTHOR'S CORRECTIONS
The Crystal Structure of Beryllofluoride Spo0F in Complex with the Phosphotransferase Spo0B Represents a Phosphotransfer Pretransition State†
Kottayil I. Varughese, Igor Tsigelny, Haiyan Zhao

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Guest Commentaries

Gene Regulation

Microbial Cell Biology

Molecular Biology of Pathogens

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Physiology and Metabolism

Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids

Microbial Communities and Interactions

Enzymes and Proteins

Genomics and Proteomics

Structural Biology

Plant Microbiology

Signal Transduction

Author's Corrections

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