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Gunasekera, T. S., Csonka, L. N., Paliy, O. 2008. Genome-wide transcriptional responses of Escherichia coli K12 to continuous osmotic and heat stresses. J Bacteriol. 190: 3712-3720.

Krichevsky, A. M., J. Smith, Clinton, T. W., Perry, L. L., Applegate, B. M., Whitman, L. J., Johnson, M. B., O?Connor, K., Csonka, L. N. 2007. Trapping motile magnetotactic bacteria with a magnetic recording head. J. Appl. Phys. 101: 014701-014701--140701-014706.

Garcia-Estepa, R., Canovas, D., Iglesias-Guerra, F., Ventosa, A., Csonka, L. N., Nieto, J. J., Vargas, C. 2006. Osmoprotection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium by N(gamma)-acetyldiaminobutyrate, the precursor of the compatible solute ectoine. Syst Appl Microbiol.

Smith, M. J., Sheehan, P. E., Perry, L. L., O'Connor, K., Csonka, L. N., Applegate, B. M., Whitman, L. J. 2006. Quantifying the magnetic advantage in magnetotaxis. Biophysical Journal. 91: 1098-1107.

Balaji, B., O'Connor, K., Lucas, J. R., Anderson, J. M., Csonka, L. N. 2005. Timing of induction of osmotically controlled genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium, determined with quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol. 71: 8273-8283.

Oren, A., Larimer, F., Richardson, P., Lapidus, A., Csonka, L. N. 2005. How to be moderately halophilic with broad salt tolerance: clues from the genome of Chromohalobacter salexigens. Extremophiles. 9: 275-279.

Calderon, M. I., Vargas, C., Rojo, F., Iglesias-Guerra, F., Csonka, L. N., Ventosa, A., Nieto, J. J. 2004. Complex regulation of the synthesis of the compatible solute ectoine in the halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM 3043T. Microbiology. 150: 3051-3063.

Fujita, T., Maggio, A., Garcia-Rios, M., Stauffacher, C., Bressan, R. A., Csonka, L. N. 2003. Identification of regions of the tomato gamma-glutamyl kinase that are involved in allosteric regulation by proline. J Biol Chem. 278: 14203-14210.

O'Connor, K., Csonka, L. N. 2003. The high salt requirement of the moderate halophile Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM3043 can be met not only by NaCl but by other ions. Appl Environ Microbiol. 69: 6334-6336.

Canovas, D., Fletcher, S. A., Hayashi, M., Csonka, L. N. 2001. Role of trehalose in growth at high temperature of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 183: 3365-3371.

Wood, J. M., Bremer, E., Csonka, L. N., Kraemer, R., Poolman, B., van der Heide, T., Smith, L. T. 2001. Osmosensing and osmoregulatory compatible solute accumulation by bacteria. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 130: 437-460.

Kultz, D., Csonka, L. 1999. What sets the TonE during osmotic stress?. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 96: 1814-1816.

Canovas, D., Vargas, C., Csonka, L. N., Ventosa, A., Nieto, J. J. 1998. Synthesis of glycine betaine from exogenous choline in the moderately halophilic bacterium halomonas elongata. Appl Environ Microbiol. 64: 4095-4097.

Fujita, T., Maggio, A., Garcia-Rios, M., Bressan, R. A., Csonka, L. N. 1998. Comparative analysis of the regulation of expression and structures of two evolutionarily divergent genes for Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase from tomato. Plant Physiol. 118: 661-674.

Canovas, D., Vargas, C., Iglesias-Guerra, F., Csonka, L. N., Rhodes, D., Ventosa, A., Nieto, J. J. 1997. Isolation and characterization of salt-sensitive mutants of the moderate halophile Halomonas elongata and cloning of the ectoine synthesis genes. J Biol Chem. 272: 25794-25801.

Frymier, J. S., Reed, T. D., Fletcher, S. A., Csonka, L. N. 1997. Characterization of transcriptional regulation of the kdp operon of Salmonella typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 179: 3061-3063.

Garcia-Rios, M., Fujita, T., LaRosa, P. C., Locy, R. D., Clithero, J. M., Bressan, R. A., Csonka, L. N. 1997. Cloning of a polycistronic cDNA from tomato encoding gamma-glutamyl kinase and gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 94: 8249-8254.

Canovas, D., Vargas, C., Csonka, L. N., Ventosa, A., Nieto, J. J. 1996. Osmoprotectants in Halomonas elongata: high-affinity betaine transport system and choline-betaine pathway. J Bacteriol. 178: 7221-7226.

Zhang, X., Fletcher, S. A., Csonka, L. N. 1996. Site-directed mutational analysis of the osmotically regulated proU promoter of Salmonella typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 178: 3377-3379.

Fletcher, S. A., Csonka, L. N. 1995. Fine-structure deletion analysis of the transcriptional silencer of the proU operon of Salmonella typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 177: 4508-4513.

Gutierrez, J. A., Csonka, L. N. 1995. Isolation and characterization of adenylate kinase (adk) mutations in Salmonella typhimurium which block the ability of glycine betaine to function as an osmoprotectant. J Bacteriol. 177: 390-400.

Csonka, L. N., Ikeda, T. P., Fletcher, S. A., Kustu, S. 1994. The accumulation of glutamate is necessary for optimal growth of Salmonella typhimurium in media of high osmolality but not induction of the proU operon. J Bacteriol. 176: 6324-6333.

Overdier, D. G., Csonka, L. N. 1992. A transcriptional silencer downstream of the promoter in the osmotically controlled proU operon of Salmonella typhimurium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 89: 3140-3144.

Csonka, L. N., Hanson, A. D. 1991. Prokaryotic osmoregulation: genetics and physiology. Annu Rev Microbiol. 45: 569-606.

Larosa, P. C., Rhodes, D., Rhodes, J. C., Bressan, R. A., Csonka, L. N. 1991. Elevated Accumulation of Proline in NaCl-Adapted Tobacco Cells Is Not Due to Altered Delta-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Reductase. Plant Physiol. 96: 245-250.

Csonka, L. N. 1989. Physiological and genetic responses of bacteria to osmotic stress. Microbiol Rev. 53: 121-147.

Overdier, D. G., Olson, E. R., Erickson, B. D., Ederer, M. M., Csonka, L. N. 1989. Nucleotide sequence of the transcriptional control region of the osmotically regulated proU operon of Salmonella typhimurium and identification of the 5 endpoint of the proU mRNA. J Bacteriol. 171: 4694-4706.

Brady, R. A., Csonka, L. N. 1988. Transcriptional regulation of the proC gene of Salmonella typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 170: 2379-2382.

Csonka, L. N. 1988. Regulation of cytoplasmic proline levels in Salmonella typhimurium: effect of osmotic stress on synthesis, degradation, and cellular retention of proline. J Bacteriol. 170: 2374-2378.

Csonka, L. N., Gelvin, S. B., Goodner, B. W., Orser, C. S., Siemieniak, D., Slightom, J. L. 1988. Nucleotide sequence of a mutation in the proB gene of Escherichia coli that confers proline overproduction and enhanced tolerance to osmotic stress. Gene. 64: 199-205.

Orser, C. S., Goodner, B. W., Johnston, M., Gelvin, S. B., Csonka, L. N. 1988. The Escherichia coli proB gene corrects the proline auxotrophy of Saccharomyces cerevisiae pro1 mutants. Mol Gen Genet. 212: 124-128.

Druger-Liotta, J., Prange, V. J., Overdier, D. G., Csonka, L. N. 1987. Selection of mutations that alter the osmotic control of transcription of the Salmonella typhimurium proU operon. J Bacteriol. 169: 2449-2459.

Dunlap, V. J., Csonka, L. N. 1985. Osmotic regulation of L-proline transport in Salmonella typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 163: 296-304.

Csonka, LN. 1983. The Role of Proline in Bacteria under Conditions of Osmotic-Stress. In Vitro-Journal of the Tissue Culture Association. 19: 261.

Mahan, M. J., Csonka, L. N. 1983. Genetic analysis of the proBA genes of Salmonella typhimurium: physical and genetic analyses of the cloned proB+ A+ genes of Escherichia coli and of a mutant allele that confers proline overproduction and enhanced osmotolerance. J Bacteriol. 156: 1249-1262.

Csonka, L. N. 1982. A third L-proline permease in Salmonella typhimurium which functions in media of elevated osmotic strength. J Bacteriol. 151: 1433-1443.

Le Rudulier, D., Yang, S. S., Csonka, L. N. 1982. Nitrogen fixation in Klebsiella pneumoniae during osmotic stress. Effect of exogenous proline or a proline overproducing plasmid. Biochim Biophys Acta. 719: 273-283.

Csonka, L. N. 1981. The role of proline in osmoregulation in Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli. Basic Life Sci. 18: 533-542.

Csonka, L. N. 1981. Proline over-production results in enhanced osmotolerance in Salmonella typhimurium. Mol Gen Genet. 182: 82-86.

Csonka, L. N., Howe, M. M., Ingraham, J. L., Pierson, L. S., 3rd, Turnbough, C. L., Jr. 1981. Infection of Salmonella typhimurium with coliphage Mu d1 (Apr lac): construction of pyr::lac gene fusions. J Bacteriol. 145: 299-305.

Vadasz, K., Csonka, L. 1981. [The value of peritoneal lavage in the diagnosis of closed abdominal injury (authors transl)]. Magy Traumatol Orthop Helyreallito Seb. 24: 268-273.

Andersen, K., Shanmugam, K. T., Lim, S. T., Csonka, L. N., Tait, R., Hennecke, H., Scott, D. B., Hom, S. S. M., J. F. Haury, Valentine, A., Valentine, R. C. 1980. Genetic engineering in agriculture with emphasis on nitrogen fixation. Trends Biochem Sci. 5: 35-39.

Csonka, L., Vadasz, K. 1980. [Late diagnosis of isolated single stage traumatic splenic rupture]. Orv Hetil. 121: 1279-1280.

Csonka, L. N., Clark, A. J. 1980. Construction of an Hfr strain useful for transferring recA mutations between Escherichia coli strains. J Bacteriol. 143: 529-530.

Csonka, L. N. 1979. The role of L-proline in response to osmotic stress in Salmonella typhimurium: selection of mutants with increased osmotolerance as strains which over-produce L-proline. Basic Life Sci. 14: 35-52.

Csonka, L. N., Clark, A. J. 1979. Deletions generated by the transposon Tn10 in the srl recA region of the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome. Genetics. 93: 321-343.

Csonka, L. N. 1977. Use of 3H and 14C double-labeled glucose to assess in vivo pathways of amino acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 252: 3392-3398.

Csonka, L. N., Fraenkel, D. G. 1977. Pathways of NADPH formation in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 252: 3382-3391.

Coppens, P., Csonka, L., Willoughby, T. V. 1970. Electron Population Parameters from Least-Squares Refinement of X-ray Diffraction Data. Science. 167: 1126-1128.