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Contents: November 2009, Volume 191, Issue 22        Commentaries        Gene Regulation        Physiology and Metabolism        Microbial Communities and Interactions        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Molecular Biology of Pathogens        Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids        Enzymes and Proteins        Structural Biology        Microbial Cell Biology        Signal Transduction        Genome Announcements        Errata

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Commentaries:

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A New Twist on a Classic Paradigm: Illumination of a Genetic Switch in Vibrio cholerae Phage CTX Bryce E. Nickels J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6779-6781; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01150-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Opening a New Path to Lipoic Acid Charles O. Rock J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6782-6784; published ahead of print September 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01151-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Cyclic-di-GMP-Binding CRP-Like Protein: a Spectacular New Role for a Veteran Signal Transduction Actor Mark Gomelsky J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6785-6787; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01173-09 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Gene Regulation:

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Vibrio cholerae LexA Coordinates CTX Prophage Gene Expression Harvey H. Kimsey and Matthew K. Waldor J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6788-6795; published ahead of print August 7, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00682-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Tryptophan Inhibits Proteus vulgaris TnaC Leader Peptide Elongation, Activating tna Operon Expression Luis R. Cruz-Vera, Rui Yang, and Charles Yanofsky J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7001-7006; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01002-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Interactive Regulatory Network Controls Stress Response in Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 Aldert Zomer, Matilde Fernandez, Breda Kearney, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, Marco Ventura, and Douwe van Sinderen J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7039-7049; published ahead of print September 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00897-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Archaeal Intrinsic Transcription Termination In Vivo Thomas J. Santangelo, L'ubomíra Cubonová, Katherine M. Skinner, and John N. Reeve J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7102-7108; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00982-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 5' Leader Sequence Regulates Expression of Methanosarcinal CO Dehydrogenase/Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase Kimberly L. Anderson, Ethel E. Apolinario, Sheridan R. MacAuley, and Kevin R. Sowers J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7123-7128; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00731-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Metabolism:

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Scavenging of Cytosolic Octanoic Acid by Mutant LplA Lipoate Ligases Allows Growth of Escherichia coli Strains Lacking the LipB Octanoyltransferase of Lipoic Acid Synthesis Fatemah A. M. Hermes and John E. Cronan J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6796-6803; published ahead of print August 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00798-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Physiology and Posttranscriptional Regulation of Methanol:Coenzyme M Methyltransferase Isozymes in Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A Rina B. Opulencia, Arpita Bose, and William W. Metcalf J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6928-6935; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00947-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Motility and Flagellar Glycosylation in Clostridium difficile Susan M. Twine, Christopher W. Reid, Annie Aubry, David R. McMullin, Kelly M. Fulton, John Austin, and Susan M. Logan J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7050-7062; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00861-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

YjhS (NanS) Is Required for Escherichia coli To Grow on 9-O-Acetylated N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Susan M. Steenbergen, Jamie L. Jirik, and Eric R. Vimr J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7134-7139; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01000-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Communities and Interactions:

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Mutualistic Biofilm Communities Develop with Porphyromonas gingivalis and Initial, Early, and Late Colonizers of Enamel Saravanan Periasamy and Paul E. Kolenbrander J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6804-6811; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01006-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

X Is Involved in Controlling Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Architecture through the AbrB Homologue Abh Ewan J. Murray, Mark A. Strauch, and Nicola R. Stanley-Wall J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6822-6832; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00618-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Levels of the Secreted Vibrio cholerae Attachment Factor GbpA Are Modulated by Quorum-Sensing-Induced Proteolysis Brooke A. Jude, Raquel M. Martinez, Karen Skorupski, and Ronald K. Taylor J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6911-6917; published ahead of print September 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00747-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Response Regulator SprE (RssB) Modulates Polyadenylation and mRNA Stability in Escherichia coli Valerie J. Carabetta, Bijoy K. Mohanty, Sidney R. Kushner, and Thomas J. Silhavy J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6812-6821; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00870-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Interaction of Bacillus subtilis CodY with Branched-Chain Amino Acids Anuradha C. Villapakkam, Luke D. Handke, Boris R. Belitsky, Vladimir M. Levdikov, Anthony J. Wilkinson, and Abraham L. Sonenshein J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6865-6876; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00818-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repeat-Associated Plasticity in the Helicobacter pylori RD Gene Family Joshua R. Shak, Jonathan J. Dick, Richard J. Meinersmann, Guillermo I. Perez-Perez, and Martin J. Blaser J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6900-6910; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00706-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Depletion of the Signal Recognition Particle Receptor Inactivates Ribosomes in Escherichia coli Jonas Bürk, Benjamin Weiche, Meike Wenk, Diana Boy, Sigrun Nestel, Bernd Heimrich, and Hans-Georg Koch J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7017-7026; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00208-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Characterization of Flagellin Glycosylation in Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 Cheryl P. Ewing, Ekaterina Andreishcheva, and Patricia Guerry J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7086-7093; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00378-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Envelope Proteins of the CsmB/CsmF and CsmC/CsmD Motif Families Influence the Size, Shape, and Composition of Chlorosomes in Chlorobaculum tepidum Hui Li and Donald A. Bryant J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7109-7120; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00707-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Laboratory Strains of Bacillus subtilis Do Not Exhibit Swarming Motility Joyce E. Patrick and Daniel B. Kearns J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7129-7133; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00905-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Identification of Direct Transcriptional Target Genes of ExoS/ChvI Two-Component Signaling in Sinorhizobium meliloti Esther J. Chen, Robert F. Fisher, Virginia M. Perovich, Erich A. Sabio, and Sharon R. Long J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6833-6842; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00734-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catabolism of Raffinose, Sucrose, and Melibiose in Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937 Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat and Sana Charaoui-Boukerzaza J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6960-6967; published ahead of print September 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00594-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The rkp-1 Cluster Is Required for Secretion of Kdo Homopolymeric Capsular Polysaccharide in Sinorhizobium meliloti Strain Rm1021 Maike G. Müller, Lennart S. Forsberg, and David H. Keating J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6988-7000; published ahead of print September 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00466-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Biology of Pathogens:

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Functional Characterization of SsaE, a Novel Chaperone Protein of the Type III Secretion System Encoded by Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Tsuyoshi Miki, Yoshio Shibagaki, Hirofumi Danbara, and Nobuhiko Okada J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6843-6854; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00863-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Transcriptional Response to Spermine, a Component of the Intramacrophage Environment, Reveals Regulation of Francisella Gene Expression through Insertion Sequence Elements Paul E. Carlson, Jr., Joseph Horzempa, Dawn M. O'Dee, Cory M. Robinson, Panayiotis Neophytou, Alexandros Labrinidis, and Gerard J. Nau J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6855-6864; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00995-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thioredoxin 1 Participates in the Activity of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Pathogenicity Island 2 Type III Secretion System Aurel Negrea, Eva Bjur, Speranta Puiac, Sofia Eriksson Ygberg, Fredrik Åslund, and Mikael Rhen J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6918-6927; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00532-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Terminal A Domain of the Fibrillar Accumulation-Associated Protein (Aap) of Staphylococcus epidermidis Mediates Adhesion to Human Corneocytes Robin L. Macintosh, Jane L. Brittan, Ritwika Bhattacharya, Howard F. Jenkinson, Jeremy Derrick, Mathew Upton, and Pauline S. Handley J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7007-7016; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00764-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Regulatory Protein Involved in Motility of Vibrio cholerae Manuel Moisi, Christian Jenul, Susan M. Butler, Aaron New, Sarah Tutz, Joachim Reidl, Karl E. Klose, Andrew Camilli, and Stefan Schild J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7027-7038; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00948-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The dlt Operon of Bacillus cereus Is Required for Resistance to Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides and for Virulence in Insects Z. Abi Khattar, A. Rejasse, D. Destoumieux-Garzón, J. M. Escoubas, V. Sanchis, D. Lereclus, A. Givaudan, M. Kallassy, C. Nielsen-Leroux, and S. Gaudriault J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7063-7073; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00892-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine 4-Epimerase Involved in Exosporium Protein Glycosylation in Bacillus anthracis Shengli Dong, Olga N. Chesnokova, Charles L. Turnbough, Jr., and David G. Pritchard J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7094-7101; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01050-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyclic di-GMP Allosterically Inhibits the CRP-Like Protein (Clp) of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri Jason L. Leduc and Gary P. Roberts J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7121-7122; published ahead of print July 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00845-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Bacteriophages, Transposons, and Plasmids:

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Plasmid R1 Conjugative DNA Processing Is Regulated at the Coupling Protein Interface Sanja Mihajlovic, Silvia Lang, Marta V. Sut, Heimo Strohmaier, Christian J. Gruber, Günther Koraimann, Elena Cabezón, Gabriel Moncalián, Fernando de la Cruz, and Ellen L. Zechner J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6877-6887; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00918-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein and DNA Effectors Control the TraI Conjugative Helicase of Plasmid R1 Marta V. Sut, Sanja Mihajlovic, Silvia Lang, Christian J. Gruber, and Ellen L. Zechner J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6888-6899; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00920-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymes and Proteins:

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Zinc-Independent Folate Biosynthesis: Genetic, Biochemical, and Structural Investigations Reveal New Metal Dependence for GTP Cyclohydrolase IB Banumathi Sankaran, Shilah A. Bonnett, Kinjal Shah, Scott Gabriel, Robert Reddy, Paul Schimmel, Dmitry A. Rodionov, Valérie de Crécy-Lagard, John D. Helmann, Dirk Iwata-Reuyl, and Manal A. Swairjo J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6936-6949; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00287-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Structural Biology:

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Structural and Genetic Basis for the Serological Differentiation of Pasteurella multocida Heddleston Serotypes 2 and 5 Frank St. Michael, Marina Harper, Henrietta Parnas, Marietta John, Jacek Stupak, Evgeny Vinogradov, Ben Adler, John D. Boyce, and Andrew D. Cox J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6950-6959; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00787-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Cell Biology:

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The Glycerol-3-Phosphate Permease GlpT Is the Only Fosfomycin Transporter in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Alfredo Castañeda-García, Alexandro Rodríguez-Rojas, Javier R. Guelfo, and Jesús Blázquez J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6968-6974; published ahead of print September 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00748-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The β-Barrel Outer Membrane Protein Assembly Complex of Neisseria meningitidis Elena B. Volokhina, Frank Beckers, Jan Tommassen, and Martine P. Bos J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7074-7085; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00737-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Signal Transduction:

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Identification of Functional LsrB-Like Autoinducer-2 Receptors Catarina S. Pereira, Anna K. de Regt, Patrícia H. Brito, Stephen T. Miller, and Karina B. Xavier J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 6975-6987; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.00976-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genome Announcements:

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Complete Genome Sequence of the Ethanol Producer Zymomonas mobilis NCIMB 11163 Vassili N. Kouvelis, Elizabeth Saunders, Thomas S. Brettin, David Bruce, Chris Detter, Cliff Han, Milton A. Typas, and Katherine M. Pappas J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7140-7141; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01084-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Complete Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785, a Competitive Exclusion Agent against Pathogens in Poultry Udo Wegmann, Karin Overweg, Nikki Horn, Alexander Goesmann, Arjan Narbad, Michael J. Gasson, and Claire Shearman J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7142-7143; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01182-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

Complete Genome Sequence of Robiginitalea biformata HTCC2501 Hyun-Myung Oh, Stephen J. Giovannoni, Kiyoung Lee, Steve Ferriera, Justin Johnson, and Jang-Cheon Cho J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7144-7145; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JB.01191-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions] FREE

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Errata:

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SlyA, a MarR Family Transcriptional Regulator, Is Essential for Virulence in Dickeya dadantii 3937 M. Manjurul Haque, M. Shahinur Kabir, Luqman Qurata Aini, Hisae Hirata, and Shinji Tsuyumu J. Bacteriol. November 2009 191: 7146 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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