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Contents: November 2005, Volume 187, Issue 21        Gene Regulation        Genomics and Proteomics        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Enzymes and Proteins        Structural Biology        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Cell Biology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Signal Transduction        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Errata        Author's Correction

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Gene Regulation:

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Multipartite Regulation of rctB, the Replication Initiator Gene of Vibrio cholerae Chromosome II Debasish Pal, Tatiana Venkova-Canova, Preeti Srivastava, and Dhruba K. Chattoraj J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7167-7175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stationary-Phase Regulation of RpoS Translation in Escherichia coli Matthew Hirsch and Thomas Elliott J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7204-7213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

B Activity in a Staphylococcus aureus hemB Mutant Maria M. Senn, Markus Bischoff, Christof von Eiff, and Brigitte Berger-Bächi J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7397-7406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bile Salts Modulate Expression of the CmeABC Multidrug Efflux Pump in Campylobacter jejuni Jun Lin, Cédric Cagliero, Baoqing Guo, Yi-Wen Barton, Marie-Christine Maurel, Sophie Payot, and Qijing Zhang J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7417-7424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

QscR-Mediated Transcriptional Activation of Serine Cycle Genes in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 Marina G. Kalyuzhnaya and Mary E. Lidstrom J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7511-7517; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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A Hypervariable 130-Kilobase Genomic Region of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Comprises a Magnetosome Island Which Undergoes Frequent Rearrangements during Stationary Growth Susanne Ullrich, Michael Kube, Sabrina Schübbe, Richard Reinhardt, and Dirk Schüler J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7176-7184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversification of DNA Sequences in the Symbiotic Genome of Rhizobium etli Margarita Flores, Lucia Morales, Agustín Avila, Víctor González, Patricia Bustos, Delfino García, Yolanda Mora, Xianwu Guo, Julio Collado-Vides, Daniel Piñero, Guillermo Dávila, Jaime Mora, and Rafael Palacios J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7185-7192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptome and Physiological Responses to Hydrogen Peroxide of the Facultatively Phototrophic Bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides Tanja Zeller, Oleg V. Moskvin, Kuanyu Li, Gabriele Klug, and Mark Gomelsky J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7232-7242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Consequences of Genome Evolution in Listeria monocytogenes: the lmo0423 and lmo0422 Genes Encode C and LstR, a Lineage II-Specific Heat Shock System Chaomei Zhang, Joe Nietfeldt, Min Zhang, and Andrew K. Benson J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7243-7253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insights into Genome Plasticity and Pathogenicity of the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Revealed by the Complete Genome Sequence Frank Thieme, Ralf Koebnik, Thomas Bekel, Carolin Berger, Jens Boch, Daniela Büttner, Camila Caldana, Lars Gaigalat, Alexander Goesmann, Sabine Kay, Oliver Kirchner, Christa Lanz, Burkhard Linke, Alice C. McHardy, Folker Meyer, Gerhard Mittenhuber, Dietrich H. Nies, Ulla Niesbach-Klösgen, Thomas Patschkowski, Christian Rückert, Oliver Rupp, Susanne Schneiker, Stephan C. Schuster, Frank-Jörg Vorhölter, Ernst Weber, Alfred Pühler, Ulla Bonas, Daniela Bartels, and Olaf Kaiser J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7254-7266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defining Genes in the Genome of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus: Implications for All Microbial Genomes Farris L. Poole, II, Brian A. Gerwe, Robert C. Hopkins, Gerrit J. Schut, Michael V. Weinberg, Francis E. Jenney, Jr., and Michael W. W. Adams J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7325-7332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Competition and Coexistence between Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis in the Dental Biofilm Jens Kreth, Justin Merritt, Wenyuan Shi, and Fengxia Qi J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7193-7203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NspS, a Predicted Polyamine Sensor, Mediates Activation of Vibrio cholerae Biofilm Formation by Norspermidine Ece Karatan, Tammi R. Duncan, and Paula I. Watnick J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7434-7443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nocturnal Production of Endospores in Natural Populations of Epulopiscium-Like Surgeonfish Symbionts Joseph F. Flint, Dan Drzymalski, W. Linn Montgomery, Gordon Southam, and Esther R. Angert J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7460-7470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Function of the Conserved S1 and KH Domains in Polynucleotide Phosphorylase Leigh M. Stickney, Janet S. Hankins, Xin Miao, and George A. Mackie J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7214-7221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cloning and Molecular Characterization of an Extracellular Poly(L-Lactic Acid) Depolymerase from Amycolatopsis sp. Strain K104-1 Emiko Matsuda, Naoki Abe, Hideyuki Tamakawa, Jun Kaneko, and Yoshiyuki Kamio J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7333-7340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CpsE from Type 2 Streptococcus pneumoniae Catalyzes the Reversible Addition of Glucose-1-Phosphate to a Polyprenyl Phosphate Acceptor, Initiating Type 2 Capsule Repeat Unit Formation Robert T. Cartee, W. Thomas Forsee, Matthew H. Bender, Karita D. Ambrose, and Janet Yother J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7425-7433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Mutational Analysis of Glutamine Synthetase Type III from the Rumen Anaerobe Ruminococcus albus 8 Kensey R. Amaya, Svetlana A. Kocherginskaya, Roderick I. Mackie, and Isaac K. O. Cann J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7481-7491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Replacement of Tyrosine 181 by Phenylalanine in Gentisate 1,2-Dioxygenase I from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867 Enhances Catalytic Activities Chew Ling Tan, Chew Chieng Yeo, Hoon Eng Khoo, and Chit Laa Poh J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7543-7545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Structure and Increased Thermostability of Rhodococcus sp. Naphthalene 1,2-Dioxygenase Lokesh Gakhar, Zulfiqar A. Malik, Christopher C. R. Allen, David A. Lipscomb, Michael J. Larkin, and S. Ramaswamy J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7222-7231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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An Expression-Driven Approach to the Prediction of Carbohydrate Transport and Utilization Regulons in the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima Shannon B. Conners, Clemente I. Montero, Donald A. Comfort, Keith R. Shockley, Matthew R. Johnson, Swapnil R. Chhabra, and Robert M. Kelly J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7267-7282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mycothiol Synthase Mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis Produces Novel Thiols and Has an Altered Thiol Redox Status Gerald L. Newton, Philong Ta, and Robert C. Fahey J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7309-7316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ribose-5-Phosphate Biosynthesis in Methanocaldococcus jannaschii Occurs in the Absence of a Pentose-Phosphate Pathway Laura L. Grochowski, Huimin Xu, and Robert H. White J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7382-7389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression Dynamics of Arsenic Respiration and Detoxification in Shewanella sp. Strain ANA-3 Chad W. Saltikov, Richard A. Wildman, Jr., and Dianne K. Newman J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7390-7396; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic and Evolutionary Relationships among Pyrococcus Species: Genetic Exchange within a Hydrothermal Vent Environment Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm, Gerrit J. Schut, and Michael W. W. Adams J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7492-7499; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple and Interconnected Pathways for L-Lysine Catabolism in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Olga Revelles, Manuel Espinosa-Urgel, Tobias Fuhrer, Uwe Sauer, and Juan L. Ramos J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7500-7510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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A Glycosyltransferase Involved in Biosynthesis of Triglycosylated Glycopeptidolipids in Mycobacterium smegmatis: Impact on Surface Properties Caroline Deshayes, Françoise Laval, Henri Montrozier, Mamadou Daffé, Gilles Etienne, and Jean-Marc Reyrat J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7283-7291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Bacterial Drug Antiporters Homologous to Mammalian Neurotransmitter Transporters Eyal Vardy, Sonia Steiner-Mordoch, and Shimon Schuldiner J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7518-7525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tol-Dependent Macromolecule Import through the Escherichia coli Cell Envelope Requires the Presence of an Exposed TolA Binding Motif Stéphanie Pommier, Marthe Gavioli, Eric Cascales, and Roland Lloubès J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7526-7534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Staphylococcus haemolyticus Uncovers the Extreme Plasticity of Its Genome and the Evolution of Human-Colonizing Staphylococcal Species Fumihiko Takeuchi, Shinya Watanabe, Tadashi Baba, Harumi Yuzawa, Teruyo Ito, Yuh Morimoto, Makoto Kuroda, Longzhu Cui, Mikio Takahashi, Akiho Ankai, Shin-ichi Baba, Shigehiro Fukui, Jean C. Lee, and Keiichi Hiramatsu J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7292-7308; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resolvase-In Vivo Expression Technology Analysis of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium PhoP and PmrA Regulons in BALB/c Mice Massimo Merighi, Craig D. Ellermeier, James M. Slauch, and John S. Gunn J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7407-7416; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydial GroEL Autoregulates Its Own Expression through Direct Interactions with the HrcA Repressor Protein Adam C. Wilson, Christine C. Wu, John R. Yates, III, and Ming Tan J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7535-7542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Genetic and Functional Characterization of the Escherichia coli BarA-UvrY Two-Component System: Point Mutations in the HAMP Linker of the BarA Sensor Give a Dominant-Negative Phenotype Henrik Tomenius, Anna-Karin Pernestig, Claudia F. Méndez-Catalá, Dimitris Georgellis, Staffan Normark, and Öjar Melefors J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7317-7324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the pspA Virulence Factor and Essential pcsB Murein Biosynthetic Genes by the Phosphorylated VicR (YycF) Response Regulator in Streptococcus pneumoniae Wai-Leung Ng, Ho-Ching Tiffany Tsui, and Malcolm E. Winkler J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7444-7459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Identification of the rctA Gene, Which Is Required for Repression of Conjugative Transfer of Rhizobial Symbiotic Megaplasmids Daniel Pérez-Mendoza, Edgardo Sepúlveda, Victoria Pando, Socorro Muñoz, Joaquina Nogales, José Olivares, Maria J. Soto, José A. Herrera-Cervera, David Romero, Susana Brom, and Juan Sanjuán J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7341-7350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Rhamnolipids Modulate Swarming Motility Patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Nicky C. Caiazza, Robert M. Q. Shanks, and G. A. O'Toole J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7351-7361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type III Restriction Is Alleviated by Bacteriophage (RecE) Homologous Recombination Function but Enhanced by Bacterial (RecBCD) Function Naofumi Handa and Ichizo Kobayashi J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7362-7373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Nfo (YqfS) and ExoA Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonucleases in Protecting Bacillus subtilis Spores from DNA Damage José M. Salas-Pacheco, Barbara Setlow, Peter Setlow, and Mario Pedraza-Reyes J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7374-7381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in HlyD, Part of the Type 1 Translocator for Hemolysin Secretion, Affect the Folding of the Secreted Toxin A. L. Pimenta, K. Racher, L. Jamieson, M. A. Blight, and I. B. Holland J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7471-7480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Independent and Interchangeable Multimerization Domains of the AbrB, Abh, and SpoVT Global Regulatory Proteins Fude Yao and Mark A. Strauch J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7546 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of the Gene rpoZ, Encoding the Subunit of RNA Polymerase, in Mycobacterium smegmatis Results in Fragmentation of the ß' Subunit in the Enzyme Assembly Renjith Mathew, Madhugiri Ramakanth, and Dipankar Chatterji J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7547 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Swine and Poultry Pathogens: the Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a Strain of Mycoplasma synoviae Ana Tereza R. Vasconcelos et al. J. Bacteriol. November 2005 187: 7548 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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