1	The Enteric Bacterial Cell and the Age of Bacteria FREDERICK C. NEIDHARDT
2	Variations on a Theme by Escherichia ROBERT A. BENDER

3	Chemical Composition of Escherichia coli FREDERICK C. NEIDHARDT and H. EDWIN UMBARGER

4	Structure and Function at the Subcellular Level EDUARD KELLENBERGER

5	Outer Membrane HIROSHI NIKAIDO

6	The Murein Sacculus JAMES T. PARK

7	Cytoplasmic Membrane ROBERT J. KADNER

8	Periplasm DONALD B. OLIVER

9	Enterobacterial Common Antigen and Capsular Polysaccharides PAUL D. RICK and RICHARD P. SILVER

10	Flagella and Motility ROBERT M. MACNAB

11	Fimbriae DAVID LOW, BRUCE BRAATEN, and MARJAN van der WOUDE

12	The Nucleoid DAVID E. PETTIJOHN

13	Ribosomes HARRY F. NOLLER and MASAYASU NOMURA

14	Glycolysis DAN G. FRAENKEL

15	Anaerobic Dissimilation of Pyruvate DOROTHEA KESSLER and JOACHIM KNAPPE

16	Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Glyoxylate Bypass JOHN E. CRONAN, JR., and DAVID LaPORTE

17	Respiration ROBERT B. GENNIS and VALLEY STEWART

18	Fermentation AUGUST BÖCK and GARY SAWERS

19	Energy Transduction by Ion Currents? FRANKLIN M. HAROLD and PETER C. MALONEY

20	Dissimilatory Pathways for Sugars, Polyols, and Carboxylates? E. C. C. LIN

21	Two-Carbon Compounds and Fatty Acids as Carbon Sources DAVID P. CLARK and JOHN E. CRONAN JR.

22	Amino Acids as Carbon Sources ELIZABETH McFALL and ELAINE B. NEWMAN

23	Sources of Nitrogen and Their Utilization LAWRENCE J. REITZER

24	Ammonia Assimilation and the Biosynthesis of Glutamine, Glutamate, Aspartate, Asparagine, l-Alanine, and d-Alanine LAWRENCE J. REITZER

25	Biosynthesis of Arginine and Polyamines NICOLAS GLANSDORFF

26	Biosynthesis of Proline THOMAS LEISINGER

27	Biosynthesis of the Branched-Chain Amino Acids H. E. UMBARGER

28	Biosynthesis of the Aromatic Amino Acids A. J. PITTARD

29	Biosynthesis of Histidine MALCOLM E. WINKLER

30	Biosynthesis of Serine, Glycine, and One-Carbon Units GEORGE V. STAUFFER

31	Biosynthesis of Cysteine NICHOLAS M. KREDICH

32	Biosynthesis of Threonine and Lysine JEAN-CLAUDE PATTE

33	Biosynthesis of Methionine RONALD C. GREENE

34	Biosynthesis of Purine Nucleotides HOWARD ZALKIN and PER NYGAARD

35	Biosynthesis and Conversions of Pyrimidines JAN NEUHARD and ROD A. KELLN

36	One-Carbon Metabolism ROWENA G. MATTHEWS

37	Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids JOHN E. CRONAN, JR., and CHARLES O. ROCK

38	Biosynthesis of Isoprenoids in Bacteria ROBERT H. WHITE

39	Biosynthesis of the Isoprenoid Quinones Menaquinone (Vitamin K2) and Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q) R. MEGANATHAN

40	Biosynthesis of Riboflavin ADELBERT BACHER, SABINE EBERHARDT, and GERALD RICHTER

41	Folate Biosynthesis, Reduction, and Polyglutamylation JACALYN M. GREEN, BRIAN P. NICHOLS, and ROWENA G. MATTHEWS

42	Biosynthesis of the Molybdenum Cofactor K. V. RAJAGOPALAN

43	Biosynthesis of Thiamin ROBERT L. WHITE and IAN D. SPENSER

44	Biosynthesis of Pantothenic Acid and Coenzyme A SUZANNE JACKOWSKI

45	Biosynthesis of Vitamin B6 ROBERT E. HILL and IAN D. SPENSER

46	Biosynthesis of Biotin and Lipoic Acid EDWARD DeMOLL

47	Biosynthesis and Utilization of Adenosyl-Cobalamin (Coenzyme B12) G. A. O'TOOLE, M. R. RONDON, J. R. TRZEBIATOWSKI, S.-J. SUH, and J. C. ESCALANTE-SEMERENA

48	Biosynthesis and Recycling of NAD THOMAS PENFOUND and JOHN W. FOSTER

49	Biosynthesis of Hemes SAMUEL I. BEALE

50	Replication Fork Propagation KENNETH J. MARIANS

51	The DNases, Topoisomerases, and Helicases of Escherichia coli STUART LINN

52	DNA Restriction and Modification Systems NICOLE REDASCHI and THOMAS A. BICKLE

53	Methylation of DNA M. G. MARINUS

54	Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase (E?70), Promoters, and the Kinetics of the Steps of Transcription Initiation M. THOMAS RECORD, JR., WILLIAM S. REZNIKOFF, MARIA L. CRAIG, KRISTI L. MCQUADE, AND PAULA J. SCHLAX

55	Control of RNA Chain Elongation and Termination JOHN P. RICHARDSON and JACK GREENBLATT

56	mRNA Decay SIDNEY R. KUSHNER

57	Stable RNA Modification GLENN R. BJÖRK

58	Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: General Features and Relationships SUSAN A. MARTINIS and PAUL SCHIMMEL

59	Translational Initiation DAVID E. DRAPER

60	Suppression of Termination Codons HANNA ENGELBERG-KULKA and RACHEL SCHOULAKER-SCHWARZ

61	Molecular Chaperone Proteins MARK MAYHEW and FRANZ-ULRICH HARTL

62	Protein Degradation and Proteolytic Modification CHARLES G. MILLER

63	Secretion across the Bacterial Outer Membrane CÉCILE WANDERSMAN

64	Export of Proteins to the Cell Envelope in Escherichia coli CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY and JON BECKWITH

65	Limitations of Translational Accuracy C. G. KURLAND, DIARMAID HUGHES, AND MÅNS EHRENBERG

66	Biosynthesis of Lipoproteins HENRY C. WU

67	Regulation of Glycogen Synthesis JACK PREISS

68	Murein Synthesis JEAN van HEIJENOORT

69	Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: a Remarkable Family of Bioactive Macroamphiphiles? CHRISTIAN R. H. RAETZ

70	Membrane-Derived Oligosaccharides (Periplasmic Beta-d-Glucans) of Escherichia coli EUGENE P. KENNEDY

71	Uptake and Metabolism of Iron and Molybdenum CHARLES F. EARHART

72	Transport of Inorganic Cations SIMON SILVER

73	Chemotaxis JEFFRY B. STOCK and MICHAEL G. SURETTE

74	Ion-Coupled Transport and Transporters PETER C. MALONEY and T. HASTINGS WILSON

75	Phosphoenolpyruvate: Carbohydrate Phosphotransferase Systems P. W. POSTMA, J. W. LENGELER, and G.R. JACOBSON

76	Periplasmic Binding Protein-Dependent ABC Transporters WINFRIED BOOS and JAN M. LUCHT

77	Osmoregulation LASZLO N. CSONKA and WOLFGANG EPSTEIN

78	The Operon: an Historical Account? JON BECKWITH

79	Organization and Function of Transcription Regulatory Elements JAY D. GRALLA and JULIO COLLADO-VIDES

80	Regulation of Gene Transcription by Extracellular Stimuli ALEXANDER J. NINFA

81	Transcription Attenuation ROBERT LANDICK, CHARLES L. TURNBOUGH, JR., and CHARLES YANOFSKY

82	Negative Control HYON CHOY and SANKAR ADHYA

83	Two Positively Regulated Systems, ara and mal ROBERT SCHLEIF

84	Regulation Beyond the Operon FREDERICK C. NEIDHARDT and MICHAEL A. SAVAGEAU

85	Regulation of Carbon Utilization MILTON H. SAIER, JR., TOM M. RAMSEIER, and JONATHAN REIZER

86	Regulation of Nitrogen Utilization BORIS MAGASANIK

87	Phosphorus Assimilation and Control of the Phosphate Regulon BARRY L. WANNER

88	Function and Regulation of the Heat Shock Proteins CAROL A. GROSS

89	The SOS Response of Escherichia coli GRAHAM C. WALKER

90	Regulation of Ribosome Synthesis JOHN KEENER and MASAYASU NOMURA

91	Regulation of the Expression of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases and Translation Factors MARIANNE GRUNBERG-MANAGO

92	The Stringent Response M. CASHEL, D. R. GENTRY, V. J. HERNANDEZ, and D. VINELLA

93	Regulation of Gene Expression during Entry into Stationary Phase REGINE HENGGE-ARONIS

94	The Leucine/Lrp Regulon E. B. NEWMAN, R. T. LIN, and R. D'ARI

95	Responses to Molecular Oxygen A. S. LYNCH and E. C. C. LIN

96	pH-Regulated Genes and Survival at Extreme pH JOAN L. SLONCZEWSKI and JOHN W. FOSTER

97	Modulation of Chemical Composition and Other Parameters of the Cell by Growth Rate HANS BREMER and PATRICK P. DENNIS

98	Effect of Temperature, Pressure, pH, and Osmotic Stress on Growth JOHN L. INGRAHAM and ALLEN G. MARR

99	Initiation of Chromosome Replication WALTER MESSER and CHRISTOPH WEIGEL

100	Features of the Chromosomal Terminus Region THOMAS M. HILL

101	Cell Division JOE LUTKENHAUS and AMIT MUKHERJEE

102	Timing of Synthetic Activities in the Cell Cycle CHARLES E. HELMSTETTER

103	Similarities and Differences of Individual Bacteria within a Clone ARTHUR L. KOCH

104	Segregation of Cell Structures STEPHEN COOPER

105	Nucleoid Segregation MOLLY B. SCHMID and ULRIK von FREIESLEBEN

106	Morphological and Physiological Changes during Stationary Phase GJALT W. HUISMAN, DEBORAH A. SIEGELE, MARÍA M. ZAMBRANO, and ROBERTO KOLTER

107	Growth Yield and Energy Distribution OENSE M. NEIJSSEL, M. JOOST TEIXEIRA de MATTOS, and DAVID W. TEMPEST

108	Escherichia coli Recombinant DNA Technology JAMES R. SWARTZ

109	Linkage Map of Escherichia coli K-12, Edition 9 MARY K. B. BERLYN, K. BROOKS LOW, KENNETH E. RUDD, AND MITCHELL SINGER

110	The Genetic Map of Salmonella typhimurium, Edition VIII KENNETH E. SANDERSON, ANDREW HESSEL, SHU-LIN LIU, and KENNETH E. RUDD

111	Native Insertion Sequence Elements: Locations, Distributions, and Sequence Relationships RICHARD C. DEONIER

112	Repeated Sequences SOPHIE BACHELLIER, ERIC GILSON, MAURICE HOFNUNG, and CHARLES W. HILL

113	Cryptic Prophages ALLAN M. CAMPBELL

114	Analysis and Predictions from Escherichia coli Sequences, or E. coli In Silico A. HÉNAUT and A. DANCHIN

115	Gene-Protein Database of Escherichia coli K-12, Edition 6 RUTH A. VanBOGELEN, KELLY Z. ABSHIRE, ALEXANDER PERTSEMLIDIS, ROBERT L. CLARK, and FREDERICK C. NEIDHARDT

116	Escherichia coli Gene Products: Physiological Functions and Common Ancestries MONICA RILEY and BERNARD LABEDAN

117	Escherichia coli Protein Sequences: Functional and Evolutionary Implications EUGENE V. KOONIN, ROMAN L. TATUSOV, and KENNETH E. RUDD

118	Mutagenesis FRANKLIN HUTCHINSON

119	Homologous Recombination ROBERT G. LLOYD and K. BROOKS LOW

120	Rearrangements of the Bacterial Chromosome: Formation and Applications JOHN R. ROTH, NICHOLAS BENSON, TIMOTHY GALITSKI, KENNETH HAACK, JEFFREY G. LAWRENCE, and LYNN MIESEL

121	DNA Repair Mechanisms W. DEAN RUPP

122	Replication Control and Other Stable Maintenance Mechanisms of Plasmids DONALD R. HELINSKI, ARESA E. TOUKDARIAN, andRICHARD P. NOVICK

123	Bacteriophages ALLAN M. CAMPBELL

124	Transposition NANCY L. CRAIG

125	Site-Specific Recombination: Integration, Excision, Resolution, and Inversion of Defined DNA Segments HOWARD A. NASH

126	Structure and Function of the F Factor and Mechanism of Conjugation NEVILLE FIRTH, KARIN IPPEN-IHLER, and RONALD A. SKURRAY

127	Hfr Strains of Escherichia coli K-12 K. BROOKS LOW

128	F-Mediated Conjugation, F+ Strains, andHfr Strains of Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella abony KENNETH E. SANDERSON

129	F-Prime and R-Prime Factors BRUCE HOLLOWAY and K. BROOKS LOW

130	Generalized Transduction MILLICENT MASTERS

131	Specialized Transduction ROBERT A. WEISBERG

132	Mechanisms of DNA Transformation DOUGLAS HANAHAN and FREDRIC R. BLOOM

133	Derivations and Genotypes of Some Mutant Derivatives of Escherichia coli K-12 BARBARA J. BACHMANN

134	Accessing the E. coli Genetic Stock Center Database MARY K. B. BERLYN

135	Strains of Salmonella typhimurium and Other Salmonella Species Used in Genetic Analysis KENNETH E. SANDERSON, ANDREW HESSEL, and BRUCE A. D. STOCKER

136	Computer System for Maintaining Records on Strains at the Salmonella Genetic Stock Centre ANDREW HESSEL and KENNETH E. SANDERSON

137	Genetic Mapping K. BROOKS LOW

138	Physical Mapping of Bacterial Genomes DONNA L. DANIELS

139	Mutant Selections Linking Physiology, Inhibitors, and Genotypes ROBERT A. LaROSSA

140	Transposable Element Tools for Microbial Genetics CLAIRE M. BERG and DOUGLAS E. BERG

141	Transposons Currently in Use in Genetic Analysis of Salmonella Species ELLIOT ALTMAN, JOHN R. ROTH, ANDREW HESSEL, and KENNETH E. SANDERSON

142	Phylogenetics and the Amelioration of Bacterial Genomes HOWARD OCHMAN and JEFFREY G. LAWRENCE

143	Evolution of Genes and Enzymes of Tryptophan Biosynthesis BRIAN P. NICHOLS

144	Evolution of Metabolic Pathways in Enteric Bacteria ROY A. JENSEN

145	Recombinational Exchange among Clonal Populations ROGER MILKMAN

146	Population Genetics: an Introduction? JOHN MAYNARD SMITH

147	Evolutionary Genetics of Salmonella enterica ROBERT K. SELANDER, JIA LI, and KIMBERLYN NELSON

148	Genetic Variation and Evolutionary Processes in Natural Populations of Escherichia coli THOMAS S. WHITTAM

149	The Evolution of Pathogenicity in Escherichia, Shigella, and Salmonella STANLEY FALKOW

150	Bacterial Adhesins and Their Assembly SCOTT J. HULTGREN, C. HAL JONES, and STAFFAN NORMARK

151	Molecular and Cellular Bases of Salmonella and Shigella Interactions with Host Cells JORGE E. GALÁN and PHILIPPE J. SANSONETTI

152	Pathogenesis of Systemic Disease PAUL A. GULIG

153	Protein Toxins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella ALISON D. O'BRIEN and RANDALL K. HOLMES

154	Environmental Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression in Escherichia,Salmonella, and Shigella spp. MICHAEL J. MAHAN, JAMES M. SLAUCH, and JOHN J. MEKALANOS

155	The View from Here MOSELIO SCHAECHTER, ROY CURTISS III, JOHN L. INGRAHAM, EDMUND C. C. LIN, K. BROOKS LOW, BORlS MAGASANIK, FREDERICK C. NEIDHARDT, WILLlAM S. REZNIKOFF, MONICA RILEY, AND H. EDWIN UMBARGER