Issue table of contents
Microbiology — Volume 153, Issue 7
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the ectomycorrhizal mushroom Tricholoma matsutake
Malic enzyme: the controlling activity for lipid production? Overexpression of malic enzyme in Mucor circinelloides leads to a 2.5-fold increase in lipid accumulation
BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION
Phylogeny of the alpha and beta subunits of the dissimilatory adenosine-5′-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase from sulfate-reducing prokaryotes – origin and evolution of the dissimilatory sulfate-reduction pathway
Bartonella henselae exists as a mosaic of different genetic variants in the infected host
Comparative genomic hybridization and physiological characterization of environmental isolates indicate that significant (eco-)physiological properties are highly conserved in the species Escherichia coli
Convergent evolution of phytopathogenic pseudomonads onto hazelnut
Quorum-sensing-regulated transcriptional initiation of plasmid transfer and replication genes in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae
Role of autolysin-mediated DNA release in biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis
The beta-lactam-resistance modifier (-)-epicatechin gallate alters the architecture of the cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus
A novel degradation pathway in the assimilation of phenanthrene by Staphylococcus sp. strain PN/Y via meta-cleavage of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthoic acid: formation of trans-2,3-dioxo-5-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-pent-4-enoic acid
A novel type of subtilase from the psychrotolerant bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. SM9913: catalytic and structural properties of deseasin MCP-01
The density of negative charge in the cell wall influences two-component signal transduction in Bacillus subtilis
The MAP kinase TVK1 regulates conidiation, hydrophobicity and the expression of genes encoding cell wall proteins in the fungus Trichoderma virens
{sigma}s-Dependent carbon-starvation induction of pbpG (PBP 7) is required for the starvation-stress response in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
A group of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica O antigens sharing a common backbone structure
Three putative cation/proton antiporters from the soda lake alkaliphile Alkalimonas amylolytica N10 complement an alkali-sensitive Escherichia coli mutant
Secondary structures as predictors of mutation potential in the lacZ gene of Escherichia coli
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Expression of Corynebacterium glutamicum glycolytic genes varies with carbon source and growth phase
PATHOGENS AND PATHOGENICITY
Expression of phospholipase D, the major virulence factor of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, is regulated by multiple environmental factors and plays a role in macrophage death
The glgX gene product of Corynebacterium glutamicum is required for glycogen degradation and for fast adaptation to hyperosmotic stress
Agmatine deiminase pathway genes in Lactobacillus brevis are linked to the tyrosine decarboxylation operon in a putative acid resistance locus
Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase activity and a Calvin cycle gene cluster in Sulfobacillus species
Involvement of a novel copper chaperone in tyrosinase activity and melanin synthesis in Marinomonas mediterranea
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Irreversible loss of membrane-binding activity of Listeria-derived cytolysins in non-acidic conditions: a distinct difference from allied cytolysins produced by other Gram-positive bacteria
Deletions of recBCD or recD influence genetic transformation differently and are lethal together with a recJ deletion in Acinetobacter baylyi
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY