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Contents: December 2005, Volume 187, Issue 23        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Gene Regulation        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Genomics and Proteomics        Signal Transduction        Enzymes and Proteins        Physiology and Metabolism        Structural Biology        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Cell Biology

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A CCCH Zinc Finger Conserved in a Replication Protein A Homolog Found in Diverse Euryarchaeotes Yuyen Lin, Justin B. Robbins, Ernest K. D. Nyannor, Yi-Hsing Chen, and Isaac K. O. Cann J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7881-7889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations That Activate the Silent bgl Operon of Escherichia coli Confer a Growth Advantage in Stationary Phase Ranjna Madan, Roberto Kolter, and S. Mahadevan J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7912-7917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Sequence Repeats in Yersiniae: Genomic Organization and Functional Properties Eliana De Gregorio, Giustina Silvestro, Mauro Petrillo, Maria Stella Carlomagno, and Pier Paolo Di Nocera J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7945-7954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of Two Classes of Quorum-Sensing Signaling Systems That Control Production of Extracellular Proteins and Secondary Metabolites in Erwinia carotovora Subspecies Asita Chatterjee, Yaya Cui, Hiroaki Hasegawa, Nathan Leigh, Vaishali Dixit, and Arun K. Chatterjee J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8026-8038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Gene Regulation:

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Vibrio cholerae ToxT Independently Activates the Divergently Transcribed aldA and tagA Genes Jeffrey H. Withey and Victor J. DiRita J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7890-7900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Increased Excision of the Salmonella Prophage ST64B Caused by a Deficiency in Dam Methylase Ana Alonso, M. Graciela Pucciarelli, Nara Figueroa-Bossi, and Francisco García-del Portillo J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7901-7911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Demonstration of Cotranscription and 1-Methyl-3-Nitroso-Nitroguanidine Induction of a 30-Gene Operon of Borrelia burgdorferi: Evidence that the 32-Kilobase Circular Plasmids Are Prophages Hongming Zhang and Richard T. Marconi J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7985-7995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Second Case of –1 Ribosomal Frameshifting Affecting a Major Virion Protein of the Lactobacillus Bacteriophage A2 Isabel Rodríguez, Pilar García, and Juan E. Suárez J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8201-8204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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A Positive Regulatory Loop Controls Expression of the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Encoded Regulators Ler and GrlA Jeannette Barba, Víctor H. Bustamante, Mario A. Flores-Valdez, Wanyin Deng, B. Brett Finlay, and José L. Puente J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7918-7930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Alternative Sigma Factor AlgT Represses Pseudomonas aeruginosa Flagellum Biosynthesis by Inhibiting Expression of fleQ Anne H. Tart, Matthew C. Wolfgang, and Daniel J. Wozniak J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7955-7962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis and Organization of the B Operon in Staphylococcus aureus Maria Magdalena Senn, Philipp Giachino, Dagmar Homerova, Andrea Steinhuber, Jochen Strassner, Jan Kormanec, Ursula Flückiger, Brigitte Berger-Bächi, and Markus Bischoff J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8006-8019; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decaprenylphosphoryl Arabinofuranose, the Donor of the D-Arabinofuranosyl Residues of Mycobacterial Arabinan, Is Formed via a Two-Step Epimerization of Decaprenylphosphoryl Ribose Katarína Mikusová, Hairong Huang, Tetsuya Yagi, Marcelle Holsters, Danny Vereecke, Wim D'Haeze, Michael S. Scherman, Patrick J. Brennan, Michael R. McNeil, and Dean C. Crick J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8020-8025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Bacillus anthracis Germinant Receptors In Vitro Nathan Fisher and Philip Hanna J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8055-8062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Degenerate Type III Secretion System from Septicemic Escherichia coli Contributes to Pathogenesis Diana Ideses, Uri Gophna, Yossi Paitan, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Mark J. Pallen, and Eliora Z. Ron J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8164-8171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CspA Regulates Pigment Production in Staphylococcus aureus through a SigB-Dependent Mechanism Samuel Katzif, Eun-Hee Lee, Anthony B. Law, Yih-Ling Tzeng, and William M. Shafer J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8181-8184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iron-Responsive Regulation of Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus Involves Fur-Dependent and Fur-Independent Mechanisms Miranda Johnson, Alan Cockayne, Peter H. Williams, and Julie A. Morrissey J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8211-8215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genomics and Proteomics:

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sinI- and expR-Dependent Quorum Sensing in Sinorhizobium meliloti Mengsheng Gao, Hancai Chen, Anatol Eberhard, Matthew R. Gronquist, Jayne B. Robinson, Barry G. Rolfe, and Wolfgang D. Bauer J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7931-7944; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Transcriptional Analysis of the Phosphate Starvation Stimulon of Bacillus subtilis Nicholas E. E. Allenby, Nicola O'Connor, Zoltán Prágai, Alan C. Ward, Anil Wipat, and Colin R. Harwood J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8063-8080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proteomic Characterization of Yersinia pestis Virulence Brett A. Chromy, Megan W. Choi, Gloria A. Murphy, Arlene D. Gonzales, Chris H. Corzett, Brian C. Chang, J. Patrick Fitch, and Sandra L. McCutchen-Maloney J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8172-8180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vancomycin Stress Response in a Sensitive and a Tolerant Strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae Wolfgang Haas, Deepak Kaushal, Jack Sublett, Caroline Obert, and Elaine I. Tuomanen J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8205-8210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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CheX Is a Phosphorylated CheY Phosphatase Essential for Borrelia burgdorferi Chemotaxis M. A. Motaleb, Michael R. Miller, Chunhao Li, Richard G. Bakker, Stuart F. Goldstein, Ruth E. Silversmith, Robert B. Bourret, and Nyles W. Charon J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7963-7969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Four Unusual Two-Component Signal Transduction Homologs, RedC to RedF, Are Necessary for Timely Development in Myxococcus xanthus Penelope I. Higgs, Kyungyun Cho, David E. Whitworth, Lisa S. Evans, and David R. Zusman J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8191-8195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Class of Competitive Inhibitor of Bacterial Histidine Kinases Raymond Gilmour, J. Estelle Foster, Qin Sheng, Jonathan R. McClain, Anna Riley, Pei-Ming Sun, Wai-Leung Ng, Dalai Yan, Thalia I. Nicas, Kenneth Henry, and Malcolm E. Winkler J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8196-8200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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The plmS2-Encoded Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase Mediates Hydroxylation of Phoslactomycin B in Streptomyces sp. Strain HK803 Mohini S. Ghatge and Kevin A. Reynolds J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7970-7976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Outer Membrane Protein (OMP J) of Moraxella catarrhalis That Exists in Two Major Forms John P. Hays, Saskia van Selm, Theo Hoogenboezem, Silvia Estevão, Kimberly Eadie, Peter van Veelen, Jan Tommassen, Alex van Belkum, and Peter W. M. Hermans J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7977-7984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of SenC in Assembly of Cytochrome c Oxidase in Rhodobacter capsulatus Danielle L. Swem, Lee R. Swem, Aaron Setterdahl, and Carl E. Bauer J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8081-8087; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Regions Involved in Enzymatic Stability of Peptide Deformylase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rahul Saxena and Pradip K. Chakraborti J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8216-8220; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Growth Substrate- and Phase-Specific Expression of Biphenyl, Benzoate, and C1 Metabolic Pathways in Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 V. J. Denef, M. A. Patrauchan, C. Florizone, J. Park, T. V. Tsoi, W. Verstraete, J. M. Tiedje, and L. D. Eltis J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 7996-8005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Minimal Functions and Physiological Conditions Required for Growth of Salmonella enterica on Ethanolamine in the Absence of the Metabolosome Shaun R. Brinsmade, Tenzin Paldon, and Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8039-8046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of New Thiamine-Deregulated Mutants of Bacillus subtilis Ghislain Schyns, Sébastien Potot, Yi Geng, Teresa M. Barbosa, Adriano Henriques, and John B. Perkins J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8127-8136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Hexahydroxyperylenequinone Melanin via Oxidative Aryl Coupling by Cytochrome P-450 in Streptomyces griseus Nobutaka Funa, Masanori Funabashi, Yasuo Ohnishi, and Sueharu Horinouchi J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8149-8155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Proteome during Anaerobic Growth Manhong Wu, Tina Guina, Mitchell Brittnacher, Hai Nguyen, Jimmy Eng, and Samuel I. Miller J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8185-8190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Fine Structure of the Deinococcus radiodurans Nucleoid Revealed by Cryoelectron Microscopy of Vitreous Sections Mikhail Eltsov and Jacques Dubochet J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8047-8054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Homodimeric Hexaprenyl Pyrophosphate Synthase from the Thermoacidophilic Crenarchaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Displays Asymmetric Subunit Structures Han-Yu Sun, Tzu-Ping Ko, Chih-Jung Kuo, Rey-Ting Guo, Chia-Cheng Chou, Po-Huang Liang, and Andrew H.-J. Wang J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8137-8148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Basis for Shikimate-Binding Specificity of Helicobacter pylori Shikimate Kinase Wen-Chi Cheng, Yu-Ning Chang, and Wen-Ching Wang J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8156-8163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Identification of Erwinia amylovora Genes Induced during Infection of Immature Pear Tissue Youfu Zhao, Sara E. Blumer, and George W. Sundin J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8088-8103; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Twin-Arginine Translocation Pathway in Halophilic Archaea Kieran Dilks, María Inés Giménez, and Mechthild Pohlschröder J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8104-8113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Temporal Protein Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Christopher J. Southey-Pillig, David G. Davies, and Karin Sauer J. Bacteriol. December 2005 187: 8114-8126; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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