PUBLICATIONS

87. M. S. Ramirez, T. R. Parenteau, D. Centrón, and M. E. Tolmasky. Functional Characterization of Tn1331 Gene Cassettes. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2008, in press

86. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Plasmid DNA replication. In Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology, (Flickinger, M., ed.), 2008. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, NY. In press.

85. M. Di Lorenzo, M. Stork, H. Naka, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Tandem heterocyclization domains in a nonribosomal peptide synthetase essential for siderophore biosynthesis in Vibrio anguillarum. BioMetals 2008, in press

84. A. J. C. Soler Bistué, D. Birshan, A. P. Tomaras, M. Dandekar, T. Tran, J. Newmark, D. Bui, N. Gupta, K. Hernandez, R. Sarno, A. Zorreguieta, L. A. Actis, and M. E. Tolmasky. Klebsiella pneumoniae multiresistance plasmid pMET1: similarity with the Yersinia pestis plasmid pCRY and integrative conjugative elements. PLoS ONE 2008 3 e1800

83. M. P. Quiroga, P. Andrés, A. Petroni, A. J. C. Soler-Bistué, L. Guerriero, L. Jordá Vargas, A. Zorreguieta, M. Tokumoto, C. Quiroga, M.E. Tolmasky, M. Galas, and D. Centrón. Complex class 1 integrons with diverse variable regions including aac(6’)-Ib-cr and a novel allele qnrB10 associated to ISCR1 in clinical enterobacteria from Argentina. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2007 51 4466-4470

82. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, T. Welch, and J. H. Crosa. Plasmids. In Methods for General and Molecular Microbiology, (Reddy, C. A., Beveridge, T. J., Breznak, J. A., Marzluf, G., Schmidt, T. M., Snyder, L. R., Eds.), 2007, 709-734 , American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.

81. A. J. C. Soler Bistué, H. Ha, R. Sarno, M. Don, A. Zorreguieta, and M. E. Tolmasky. External guide sequences targeting the aac(6’)-Ib mRNA induce inhibition of amikacin resistance. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2007 51 1918-1925

80. C. Possoz, J. Newmark, N. Sorto, D. J. Sherratt, and M. E. Tolmasky. Sublethal Concentrations of the aminoglycoside amikacin interfere with cell division without affecting chromosome dynamics. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2007 51 252-256

79. M. E. Tolmasky. Overview of dissemination mechanisms of genes coding for resistance to antibiotics. In Enzyme-Mediated Resistance to Antibiotics: Mechanisms, Dissemination, and Prospects for Inhibition, (R. Bonomo and M. E. Tolmasky, eds.), 2007, pp. 265-268, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.

78. M. E. Tolmasky. Aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes: characteristics, localization, and dissemination. In Enzyme-Mediated Resistance to Antibiotics: Mechanisms, Dissemination, and Prospects for Inhibition, (R. Bonomo and M. E. Tolmasky, eds.), 2007, pp. 35-52, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.

77. A. J. C. Soler Bistué, F. A. Martin, A. Petroni, D. Faccone, M. Galas, M. E. Tolmasky, and A. Zorreguieta. Vibrio cholerae InV117, a class 1 integron harboring aac(6')-Ib and blaCTX-M-2, is linked to transposition genes. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2006 50 1903-1907

76. J. H. Crosa, L. A. Actis, and M. E. Tolmasky. The biology and pathogenicity of Vibrio anguillarum and V. ordalii. In The Biology of Vibrios, (F. L. Thompson et al., eds.), 2006, pp. 253-266, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.

75. D. Bui, J. Ramiscal, S. Trigueros, J. Newmark, A. Do, D. Sherratt, and M. E. Tolmasky. Differences in resolution of mwr-containing plasmid dimers mediated by the Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli XerC recombinases: potential implications in dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes. Journal of Bacteriology 2006 188 2812-2820

74. P. Chain, D. Comerci, M. E. Tolmasky, F. Larimer, S. Malfatti, L. Vergez, F. Aguero, M. Land, R. Ugalde, and E. Garcia. Whole-genome analyses of the speciation events in the pathogenic brucellae. Infection and Immunity 2005 73 8353-8361

73. A Pourreza, M. Witherspoon, J. Fox, J. Newmark, D. Bui, and M. E. Tolmasky. Mutagenesis analysis of a conserved region involved in acetyl coenzyme A binding in the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib encoded by the plasmid pJHCMW1. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2005 49 2979-2982

72. M. Di Lorenzo, S. Poppelaars, M. Nagasawa, M. Stork, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. A nonribosomal peptide synthetase with a novel domain organization is essential for siderophore biosynthesis in Vibrio anguillarum. Journal of Bacteriology 2004 186 7327-7336

71. C. Dorsey, A. P. Tomaras, P. Connerly, M. E. Tolmasky, J. H. Crosa, and L. A. Actis. The siderophore-mediated iron acquisition systems of Acinetobacter baumannii 19606 and Vibrio anguillarum 775 are structurally and functionally related. Microbiology 2004 150 3657-3667

70. E. O'Rourke, A. V. Pinto, E. A. Petroni, M. E. Tolmasky, and L. Ielpi. Evidence for the active role of a novel nuclease from Helicobacter pylori in the horizontal transfer of genetic information. Journal of Bacteriology 2004 186 2586-2593

69. R. Sarno, H. Ha, N. Weinsetel, and M. E. Tolmasky. Inhibition of aminoglycoside 6'-Nacetyltransferase type Ib-mediated amikacin resistance by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2003 47 3296-3304

68. M. Di Lorenzo, M. Stork, M. E. Tolmasky, L. Actis, D. Farrell, T. Welch, L. Crosa, A. Wertheimer, Q. Chen, P. Salinas, L. Waldbeser, and J. H. Crosa. Complete sequence of virulence plasmid pJM1 from the marine fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum strain 775. Journal of Bacteriology 2003 185 5822-5830

67. K. Dery, B. Soballe, M. Witherspoon, D. Bui, R. Koch, D. Sherratt, and M. E. Tolmasky. The aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib encoded by Tn1331 is evenly distributed within the cell's cytoplasm. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2003 47 2897-2902

66. C. W. Dorsey, M. E. Tolmasky, J. H. Crosa, and L. A. Actis. Genetic organization of an Acinetobacter baumannii chromosomal region harbouring genes related to siderophore biosynthesis and transport. Microbiology 2003 149 1227-1238

65. R. Sarno, G. McGillivary, D. Sherratt, L. A. Actis, and M. E.Tolmasky. Complete nucleotide sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae multiresistance plasmid pJHCMW1. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2002 46 3422-3427

64. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Plasmid DNA replication. In The Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation, Biocatalisis and Bioseparation, (Flickinger, M., and Drew, S., eds.), 2002. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, NY.

63. H. Pham, K. Dery, D. Sherratt, and M. E.Tolmasky. Osmoregulation of dimer resolution at the plasmid pJHCMW1 mwr locus by Escherichia coli XerCD recombination. Journal of Bacteriology 2002 184 1607-1616

62. A. Shmara, N, Weinsetel , K. Dery, R. Chavideh , and M. E.Tolmasky. Systematic analysis of a conserved region of the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2001 45 3287-3292

61. J. Echenique, C. Dorsey, L. Patrito, A. Petroni, M. E. Tolmasky, and L. Actis. Acinetobacter baumanii has two genes encoding gluthathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase: evidence for differential regulation in response to iron. Microbiology 2001 146: 581-589.

60. M. E. Tolmasky, S. Colloms, G. Blakely, and D. J. Sherratt. Stability by multimer resolution of pJHCMW1 is due to the Tn1331 resolvase and not to the Escherichia coli Xer system. Microbiology 2000 146: 581-589.

59. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Plasmid DNA replication. In The Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation, Biocatalisis and Bioseparation, (Flickinger, M., and Drew, S., eds.), pp. 2004-2019, 1999. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, NY.

58. A. Wertheimer, W. Verweij, Q. Chen, L. Crosa, M. Nagasawa, M. E.Tolmasky, L. Actis, and J. Crosa. Characterization of the angR gene of Vibrio anguillarum: essential role in virulence. Infection and Immunity 1999 67 6496-6509.

57. M. E.Tolmasky. Bacterial resistance to aminoglycosides and beta-lactams: the Tn1331 paradigm. Frontiers in Bioscience 1999 5 d20-d29. Special issue

56. R. Chavideh, S. Sholly, D. Panaite, and M. E. Tolmasky. Effect of F171 Mutations in the 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] enzyme on susceptibility to aminoglycosides. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1999 43 2811-2812.

55. L. Actis, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Bacterial plasmids: replication of extrachromosomal genetic elements encoding resistance to antimicrobial compounds. Frontiers in Bioscience 1999 3 43-62 Special issue

54. L. A. Actis, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Vibriosis. In Fish Diseases II: Bacterial and Fungal Infections, (Stevenson, R.M., and Woo, P.T., eds.), 1999, pp. 523-557. CAB International, Wallingford, UK

53. N. Inon de Iannino, G. Briones, M. E. Tolmasky, and R. A. Ugalde. Molecular cloning and characterization of cgs, the Brucella abortus cyclic beta(1-2) glucan synthetase gene: genetic complementation of Rhizobium meliloti ndvB and Agrobacterium tumefaciens chvB mutants. Journal of Bacteriology 1998 180 4392-4400.

52. D. Bojorquez, M. Belei, S. F. DeLira, S. Sholly, J. Mead, and M. E. Tolmasky. Characterization of OXA-9, a beta-lactamase encoded by the multiresistance transposon Tn1331. Cellular and Molecular Biology 1998 44 483-491.

51. D. Panaite and M. E. Tolmasky. Characterization of mutants of the 6'-N-acetyltransferase encoded by the multiresistance transposon Tn1331: effect of Phe171Leu and Tyr80Cys substitutions. Plasmid 1998 39 123-133.

50. K. Dery, R. Chevideh, V. Waters, R. Chamorro, L. S. Tolmasky, M. E. Tolmasky. Characterization of the replication and mobilization regions of the multiresistance Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmid pJHCMW1. Plasmid 1997 38 97-105

49. Q. Chen, A. Wertheimer, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. The AngR protein and the siderophore anguibactin positively regulate the expression of iron-transport genes in Vibrio anguillarum. Molecular Microbiology 1996 22 127-134.

48. M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. The multiresistance transposon Tn1331. In Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 1996, pp. 45-52. Scientific Information Guilld.

47. M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Iron transport genes of the pJM1-mediated iron uptake system of Vibrio anguillarum are included in a transposonlike structure. Plasmid1995 33 180-190.

46. L. A. Actis, M. E. Tolmasky, L. Crosa, and J. H. Crosa. Characterization and regulation of the expression of FatB, an iron transport protein encoded by the pJM1 virulence plasmid. Molecular Microbiology 1995 17 197-204.

45. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. A histidine decarboxylase gene encoded by the Vibrio anguillarum plasmid pJM1 is essential for virulence: histamine is a precursor in the biosynthesis of anguibactin. Molecular Microbiology 1995 15 87-95.

44. A. Wertheimer, M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Structural and functional analysis of mutant Fur proteins with impaired regulatory functions. Journal of Bacteriology 1994 176 5116-5122

43. Q. Chen, L.. A. Actis, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Chromosome-mediated 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid is a precursor in biosynthesis of the plasmid-mediated siderophore anguibactin in Vibrio anguillarum. Journal of Bacteriology 1994 176 4226-4234.

42. M. E. Tolmasky, A. Wertheimer, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Characterization of the Vibrio anguillarum fur gene. Role in regulation of expression of the pJM1-mediated iron uptake system components.Journal of Bacteriology 1994 176 213-220.

41. J. H. Crosa, L. A. Actis, P. Salinas, M. E. Tolmasky, and L. Waldbeser. Regulation of the iron transport genes encoded by the pJM1 virulence plasmid in Vibrio anguillarum. In Molecular Mechanisms of Virulence (Kado, C., and Crosa, J., eds.), 1994, pp. 491-504. Kluwer Academis Publishers, Netherlands.

40. J. H. Crosa, M. E. Tolmasky, L. Actis, and S. Falkow. Plasmids. In Methods for General and Molecular Bacteriology, (Gerhardt, P. ed.), 1994, pp. 365-386. American Society for Microbiology.

39. L. A. Actis, M. E. Tolmasky, L. M. Crosa, and J. H. Crosa. Effect of iron-limiting conditions on the growth of clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumanii. Presence of a chromosomally-encoded iron uptake system. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1993 31 2812-2815.

38. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. A single amino acid change in AngR, a protein encoded by virulence pJM1-like plasmids, results in hyperproduction of anguibactin. Infection and Immunity 1993 61 3228-3233.

37. A. Gammie,, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Functional characterization of the RepI replicator protein. Journal of Bacteriology 1993 175 3563-3569.

36. L. S. Waldbeser, M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Mechanisms for negative regulation by iron of the fatA outer membrane protein gene expression in Vibrio anguillarum 775. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1993 268 10433-10439.

35. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Virulence plasmids. In Plasmids: A Practical Approach, (Hardy, K.G., ed.), (The Practical Approach Series), 1993, pp. 95-118. IRL Press, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

34. M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Genetic organization of antibiotic resistance genes (aac(6')-Ib, aadA and oxa9) in the multiresistance transposon Tn1331. Plasmid 1993 29 31-40.

33. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Plasmids. In Encyclopedia of Microbiology, (Lederberg, J., ed.), 1992, vol. 3, pp. 431-442. Academic Press, San Diego, California.

32. J. Echenique, H. Arienti, M. E. Tolmasky, R. Read, R. Staneloni, J. H. Crosa, and L. A. Actis. Characterization of a high affinity iron transport system in Acinetobacter baumanii. Journal of Bacteriology 1992 174 7670-7679.

31. M. E. Tolmasky, A. Gammie, and J. H. Crosa. Characterization of the recA gene ofVibrio anguillarum. Gene 1992 110 41-48.

30. A. Koster, L. A. Actis, L. Waldbesser, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H.Crosa. Molecular charcterization of the iron transport system mediated by the pJM1 plasmid in Vibrio anguillarum 775. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1991 266 23829-2383.

29. M. E. Tolmasky, and J.H. Crosa. Regulation of plasmid-mediated iron transport and virulence in Vibrio anguillarum. Biology of Metals 1991 4 33-35.

28. S. Genti-Raimondi, M. E. Tolmasky, L. Patrito, A. Flury, and L. Actis. Molecular cloning and expression of the b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene from Pseudomonas testosteroni. Gene 1991 105 43-49.

27. M. E. Tolmasky. Sequencing and expression of aad, bla and tnpR genes from the multiresistance transposon Tn1331. Plasmid 1990 24 218-226.

26. M. E. Tolmasky, and J.H. Crosa. Plasmid-mediated iron transport and virulence in the Fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. In Application of Molecular Biology in Diagnosis of Infectious diseases, (Olsvik, O. and Bukholm, G. eds.). 1990. pp.49-54. Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Norway.

25. R. Chamorro, L. Actis, J. H. Crosa, and M. E. Tolmasky. Dissemination of plasmid-mediated amikacin resistance among pathogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae. Medicina 1990 50 543-547.

24. P. , R. Chamorro, L. Actis, A. Petroni, and M. E. Tolmasky. Further characterization of Tn1331-like transposons. Anales de la Asociacion Quimica Argentina 1989 77 177-184.

23.. C. Bertinetti, M. E. Tolmasky, and R. J. Staneloni. Characterization of the extrachromosomal elements in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Anales de la Asociacion Quimica Argentina 1989 77 107-112.

22. P. Salinas, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. AngR, a regulatory gene for iron-transport in Vibrio anguillarum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA 1989 86 3529-3533.

21. A. Hartstein, A. Rashad, J. Loebler, L. Actis, J. Freeman, W. Rourke, T. Stibalt, M. E. Tolmasky, G. Ellis, and J. H. Crosa. Common source multiple intensive care unit outbreak of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus subs. anitratus respiratory infection and colonization. American Journal of Medicine 1988 85 624-631.

20. K. Nobuta, M. E. Tolmasky, L. Crosa, and J. H. Crosa. Sequencing and expression of the 6'-N-acetyltransferase gene of transposon Tn1331 from Klebsiella pneumoniae. Journal of Bacteriology 1988 170 3769-3773.

19. M. E. Tolmasky, R. Chamorro, J. H. Crosa, and P. Marini. Transposon mediated amikacin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae.Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1988 32 1416-1420.

18. L. A. Actis, M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Genetic and molecular characterization of essential components of the Vibrio anguillarum plasmid-mediated iron transport system. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1988 263 2853-2860.

17. M. E. Tolmasky, P. Salinas, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Increased production of siderophore activity mediated by pJM1-like plasmids in Vibrio anguillarum. Infection and Immunity 1988 56 1608-1614.

16. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, and J. H. Crosa. Genetic analysis of the iron uptake region of the Vibrio anguillarum plasmid pJM1: molecular cloning of genetic determinants encoding a novel transactivator of siderophore biosynthesis. Journal of Bacteriology 1988 170 1913-1919.

15. M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Tn1331, a novel multiresistance transposon encoding resistance to amikacin and ampicillin in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1987 31 1955-1960.

14. M. E. Tolmasky, M. Roberts, M. Woloj, and J. H. Crosa. Molecular cloning of amikacin resistance determinants from a Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmid. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1986 30 315-320.

13. M. Woloj, M. E. Tolmasky, M. Roberts, and J. H. Crosa. Plasmid-encoded amikacin resistance in multiresistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from neonates with meningitis.Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1986 29 315-319.

12. M. E. Tolmasky, L. A. Actis, A. Toranzo, J. Barja, and J. H. Crosa. Plasmid-mediated iron uptake system in Vibrio anguillarum strains isolated from turbot in Spain. Journal of General Microbiology 1985 131 1989-1997.

11. A. Zorreguieta, M. E. Tolmasky, and R. J. Staneloni. The enzymatic biosynthesis of b1-2 glucans. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 1985 238 368-372.

10. J. H. Crosa, L. A. Actis, Y. Mitoma, J. Perez-Casal, M. E. Tolmasky, and M. A. Valvano. Plasmid-mediated iron sequestering systems in pathogenic strains of Vibrio anguillarum and Escherichia coli. In Plasmids in Bacteria, (Helinski, D. R. et al., eds.), 1985, pp. 759-774. Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, NY.

9. M. E. Tolmasky, and J. H. Crosa. Molecular cloning and expression of genetic determinants for the iron uptake system mediated by the Vibrio anguillarum plasmid pJM1. Journal of Bacteriology 1984 16 860-866.

8. R. J. Staneloni, M. E. Tolmasky, and L. F. Leloir. Lipid-bound saccharides containing glucose and galactose in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Journal of General Microbiology 1984 130 869-879.

7. M. E. Tolmasky. Prenol-phospho-sugars in Rhizobium meliloti . Ph.D. Thesis, 1982, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

6. M. E. Tolmasky, R. J. Staneloni, and L. F. Leloir. Lipid-bound sugars in Rhizobium meliloti. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1982 257 6751-6757.

5. M. E. Tolmasky, R. J. Staneloni, and L. F. Leloir. Structural correspondence between an oligosaccharide bound to a lipid with the repeating unit of the Rhizobium meliloti exopolysaccharide. Anales de la Asociacion Quimica Argentina 1982 70 833-842.

4. M. E. Tolmasky, H. K. Takahashi, R. J. Staneloni, and L. F. Leloir. N-glycosilation of the proteins. Anales de la Asociacion Quimica Argentina 1982 70 405-411.

3. R. J. Staneloni, M. E. Tolmasky, C. Petriella, and L. F. Leloir. Transfer of oligosaccharide to protein from a lipid intermediate in plants. Plant Physiology 1981 68 1175-1179.

2. R. J. Staneloni, M. E. Tolmasky, C. Petriella, R. A. Ugalde, and L. F. Leloir. Presence in a plant of a compund similar to the dolichyl diphosphate oligosaccharide of animal tissue. Biochemical Journal 1980 191 257-260.

1. M. E. Tolmasky, R. J. Staneloni , R. A. Ugalde, and L. F. Leloir. Lipid bound sugars in Rhizobium meliloti. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 1980 203 358-364.


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