Tone Tønjum

Publications published since 1983 or in press by Tone Tønjum

70 publications found

Publications 2011

1. Benam AV, Lång E, Alfsnes K, Fleckenstein B, Rowe AD, Hovland E, Ambur OH, Frye SA, Tønjum T (2011)
   Structure-function relationships of the competence lipoprotein ComL and SSB in meningococcal transformation
   Microbiology, 157 (Pt 5), 1329-42
   PubMed 21330432
2. Lillenes MS, Espeseth T, Støen M, Lundervold AJ, Frye SA, Rootwelt H, Reinvang I, Tønjum T (2011)
   DNA base excision repair gene polymorphisms modulate human cognitive performance and decline during normal life span
   Mech Ageing Dev, 132 (8-9), 449-58
   PubMed 21884718
3. Ricanek P, Rydning A, Vatn MH, Tonjum T (2011)
   Considered "negative" for MAP, these results would be very "positive" for tuberculoid leprosy Reply
   J. Crohns Colitis, 5 (4), 374
4. Tønjum T, Koomey M (2011)
   Kiss and run - phosphoglycerol modifications of N. Meningitidis pili mediate detachment
   Front Microbiol, 2, 82
   PubMed 21747798
5. Yang M, Aamodt RM, Dalhus B, Balasingham S, Helle I, Andersen P, Tønjum T, Alseth I, Rognes T, Bjørås M (2011)
   The ada operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes two DNA methyltransferases for inducible repair of DNA alkylation damage
   DNA Repair (Amst), 10 (6), 595-602
   PubMed 21570366

Publications 2010

1. Aspholm M, Aas FE, Harrison OB, Quinn D, Vik A, Viburiene R, Tønjum T, Moir J, Maiden MC, Koomey M (2010)
   Structural alterations in a component of cytochrome c oxidase and molecular evolution of pathogenic Neisseria in humans
   PLoS Pathog, 6 (8), e1001055
   PubMed 20808844
2. Ricanek P, Lothe SM, Szpinda I, Jorde AT, Brackmann S, Perminow G, Jørgensen KK, Rydning A, Vatn MH, Tønjum T, IBSEN II study group (2010)
   Paucity of mycobacteria in mucosal bowel biopsies from adults and children with early inflammatory bowel disease
   J Crohns Colitis, 4 (5), 561-6
   PubMed 21122560

Publications 2009

1. Ambur OH, Davidsen T, Frye SA, Balasingham SV, Lagesen K, Rognes T, Tønjum T (2009)
   Genome dynamics in major bacterial pathogens
   FEMS Microbiol Rev, 33 (3), 453-70
   PubMed 19396949
2. Balasingham SV, Davidsen T, Szpinda I, Frye SA, Tønjum T (2009)
   Molecular diagnostics in tuberculosis: basis and implications for therapy
   Mol Diagn Ther, 13 (3), 137-51
   PubMed 19650669
3. Bayliss CD, Casadesus J, Rocha E, Tønjum T (2009)
   Microbial DNA metabolism, genome dynamics and human disease
   FEMS Microbiol Rev, 33 (3), 451-2
   PubMed 19396948
4. Dos Vultos T, Mestre O, Tonjum T, Gicquel B (2009)
   DNA repair in Mycobacterium tuberculosis revisited
   FEMS Microbiol Rev, 33 (3), 471-87
   PubMed 19385996
5. Lång E, Haugen K, Fleckenstein B, Homberset H, Frye SA, Ambur OH, Tønjum T (2009)
   Identification of neisserial DNA binding components
   Microbiology, 155 (Pt 3), 852-62
   PubMed 19246756
6. Olsen I, Balasingham SV, Davidsen T, Debebe E, Rødland EA, van Soolingen D, Kremer K, Alseth I, Tønjum T (2009)
   Characterization of the major formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase homolog in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its linkage to variable tandem repeats
   FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 56 (2), 151-61
   PubMed 19496823
7. Tibballs KL, Ambur OH, Alfsnes K, Homberset H, Frye SA, Davidsen T, Tønjum T (2009)
   Characterization of the meningococcal DNA glycosylase Fpg involved in base excision repair
   BMC Microbiol, 9, 7
   PubMed 19134198

Publications 2008

1. Dos Vultos T, Mestre O, Rauzier J, Golec M, Rastogi N, Rasolofo V, Tonjum T, Sola C, Matic I, Gicquel B (2008)
   Evolution and diversity of clonal bacteria: the paradigm of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
   PLoS One, 3 (2), e1538
   PubMed 18253486
2. Glosli H, Stray-Pedersen A, Brun AC, Holtmon LW, Tønjum T, Chapgier A, Casanova JL, Abrahamsen TG (2008)
   Infections due to various atypical mycobacteria in a Norwegian multiplex family with dominant interferon-gamma receptor deficiency
   Clin Infect Dis, 46 (3), e23-7
   PubMed 18171304
3. Sinha S, Ambur OH, Langford PR, Tønjum T, Kroll JS (2008)
   Reduced DNA binding and uptake in the absence of DsbA1 and DsbA2 of Neisseria meningitidis due to inefficient folding of the outer-membrane secretin PilQ
   Microbiology, 154 (Pt 1), 217-25
   PubMed 18174140
4. Treangen TJ, Ambur OH, Tonjum T, Rocha EP (2008)
   The impact of the neisserial DNA uptake sequences on genome evolution and stability
   Genome Biol, 9 (3), R60
   PubMed 18366792

Publications 2007

1. Ambur OH, Frye SA, Tønjum T (2007)
   New functional identity for the DNA uptake sequence in transformation and its presence in transcriptional terminators
   J Bacteriol, 189 (5), 2077-85
   PubMed 17194793
2. Assalkhou R, Balasingham S, Collins RF, Frye SA, Davidsen T, Benam AV, Bjørås M, Derrick JP, Tønjum T (2007)
   The outer membrane secretin PilQ from Neisseria meningitidis binds DNA
   Microbiology, 153 (Pt 5), 1593-603
   PubMed 17464074
3. Balasingham SV, Collins RF, Assalkhou R, Homberset H, Frye SA, Derrick JP, Tønjum T (2007)
   Interactions between the lipoprotein PilP and the secretin PilQ in Neisseria meningitidis
   J Bacteriol, 189 (15), 5716-27
   PubMed 17526700
4. Bohr VA, Ottersen OP, Tønjum T (2007)
   Genome instability and DNA repair in brain, ageing and neurological disease
   Neuroscience, 145 (4), 1183-6
   PubMed 17400394
5. Davidsen T, Amundsen EK, Rødland EA, Tønjum T (2007)
   DNA repair profiles of disease-associated isolates of Neisseria meningitidis
   FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 49 (2), 243-51
   PubMed 17284282
6. Davidsen T, Koomey M, Tønjum T (2007)
   Microbial genome dynamics in CNS pathogenesis
   Neuroscience, 145 (4), 1375-87
   PubMed 17367950
7. Davidsen T, Tuven HK, Bjørås M, Rødland EA, Tønjum T (2007)
   Genetic interactions of DNA repair pathways in the pathogen Neisseria meningitidis
   J Bacteriol, 189 (15), 5728-37
   PubMed 17513474

Publications 2006

1. Davidsen T, Tønjum T (2006)
   Meningococcal genome dynamics
   Nat Rev Microbiol, 4 (1), 11-22
   PubMed 16357857
2. Frye SA, Assalkhou R, Collins RF, Ford RC, Petersson C, Derrick JP, Tønjum T (2006)
   Topology of the outer-membrane secretin PilQ from Neisseria meningitidis
   Microbiology, 152 (Pt 12), 3751-64
   PubMed 17159226
3. Golovanov AP, Balasingham S, Tzitzilonis C, Goult BT, Lian LY, Homberset H, Tønjum T, Derrick JP (2006)
   Assignment of 1H, 13C, and 15N resonances for the PilP pilot protein from Neisseria meningitidis
   J Biomol NMR, 36 Suppl 1, 68
   PubMed 16933020
4. Golovanov AP, Balasingham S, Tzitzilonis C, Goult BT, Lian LY, Homberset H, Tønjum T, Derrick JP (2006)
   The solution structure of a domain from the Neisseria meningitidis lipoprotein PilP reveals a new beta-sandwich fold
   J Mol Biol, 364 (2), 186-95
   PubMed 17007878
5. Vicente M, Hodgson J, Massidda O, Tonjum T, Henriques-Normark B, Ron EZ (2006)
   The fallacies of hope: will we discover new antibiotics to combat pathogenic bacteria in time?
   FEMS Microbiol Rev, 30 (6), 841-52
   PubMed 17064283

Publications 2005

1. Collins RF, Frye SA, Balasingham S, Ford RC, Tønjum T, Derrick JP (2005)
   Interaction with type IV pili induces structural changes in the bacterial outer membrane secretin PilQ
   J Biol Chem, 280 (19), 18923-30
   PubMed 15753075
2. Davidsen T, Bjørås M, Seeberg EC, Tønjum T (2005)
   Antimutator role of DNA glycosylase MutY in pathogenic Neisseria species
   J Bacteriol, 187 (8), 2801-9
   PubMed 15805527

Publications 2004

1. Collins RF, Frye SA, Kitmitto A, Ford RC, Tønjum T, Derrick JP (2004)
   Structure of the Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane PilQ secretin complex at 12 A resolution
   J Biol Chem, 279 (38), 39750-6
   PubMed 15254043
2. Davidsen T, Rødland EA, Lagesen K, Seeberg E, Rognes T, Tønjum T (2004)
   Biased distribution of DNA uptake sequences towards genome maintenance genes
   Nucleic Acids Res, 32 (3), 1050-8
   PubMed 14960717
3. Tønjum T, Håvarstein LS, Koomey M, Seeberg E (2004)
   Transformation and DNA repair: linkage by DNA recombination
   Trends Microbiol, 12 (1), 1-4
   PubMed 14700543

Publications 2003

1. Collins RF, Ford RC, Kitmitto A, Olsen RO, Tønjum T, Derrick JP (2003)
   Three-dimensional structure of the Neisseria meningitidis secretin PilQ determined from negative-stain transmission electron microscopy
   J Bacteriol, 185 (8), 2611-7
   PubMed 12670986

Publications 2001

1. Collins RF, Davidsen L, Derrick JP, Ford RC, Tønjum T (2001)
   Analysis of the PilQ secretin from Neisseria meningitidis by transmission electron microscopy reveals a dodecameric quaternary structure
   J Bacteriol, 183 (13), 3825-32
   PubMed 11395444
2. Harmsen D, Singer C, Rothgänger J, Tønjum T, de Hoog GS, Shah H, Albert J, Frosch M (2001)
   Diagnostics of neisseriaceae and moraxellaceae by ribosomal DNA sequencing: ribosomal differentiation of medical microorganisms
   J Clin Microbiol, 39 (3), 936-42
   PubMed 11230407
3. Tønjum T, Seeberg E (2001)
   Microbial fitness and genome dynamics
   Trends Microbiol, 9 (8), 356-8
   PubMed 11519528

Publications 2000

1. Hartmann A, Halvorsen CE, Jenssen T, Bjørneklett A, Brekke IB, Bakke SJ, Hirschberg H, Tønjum T, Gaustad P (2000)
   Intracerebral abscess caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a renal transplant patient--cured by evacuation plus antibiotic therapy
   Nephron, 86 (1), 79-83
   PubMed 10971157

Publications 1998

1. Bergan T, Gaustad P, Høiby EA, Berdal BP, Furuberg G, Baann J, Tønjum T (1998)
   Antibiotic resistance of pneumococci in Norway
   Int J Antimicrob Agents, 10 (1), 77-81
   PubMed 9624547
2. Pettersson B, Kodjo A, Ronaghi M, Uhlén M, Tønjum T (1998)
   Phylogeny of the family Moraxellaceae by 16S rDNA sequence analysis, with special emphasis on differentiation of Moraxella species
   Int J Syst Bacteriol, 48 Pt 1, 75-89
   PubMed 9542079
3. Tønjum T, Caugant DA, Dunham SA, Koomey M (1998)
   Structure and function of repetitive sequence elements associated with a highly polymorphic domain of the Neisseria meningitidis PilQ protein
   Mol Microbiol, 29 (1), 111-24
   PubMed 9701807
4. Tønjum T, Welty DB, Jantzen E, Small PL (1998)
   Differentiation of Mycobacterium ulcerans, M. marinum, and M. haemophilum: mapping of their relationships to M. tuberculosis by fatty acid profile analysis, DNA-DNA hybridization, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis
   J Clin Microbiol, 36 (4), 918-25
   PubMed 9542909

Publications 1997

1. Kodjo A, Richard Y, Tønjum T (1997)
   Moraxella boevrei sp. nov., a new Moraxella species found in goats
   Int J Syst Bacteriol, 47 (1), 115-21
   PubMed 8995812
2. Lindbråthen A, Gaustad P, Hovig B, Tønjum T (1997)
   Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical samples from patients in Norway by ligase chain reaction
   J Clin Microbiol, 35 (12), 3248-53
   PubMed 9399528
3. Petrini B, Bauer J, Hoffner S, Miörner H, Tønjum T (1997)
   [Molecular mycobacterium-diagnostics. Weapon against increased global spread of tuberculosis]
   Lakartidningen, 94 (41), 3612-4, 3616
   PubMed 9411108
4. Tønjum T, Koomey M (1997)
   The pilus colonization factor of pathogenic neisserial species: organelle biogenesis and structure/function relationships--a review
   Gene, 192 (1), 155-63
   PubMed 9224886

Publications 1996

1. Kodjo A, Tonjum T, Richard Y, Bovre K (1996)
   Moraxella caprae sp nov, a new member of the classical Moraxellae with very close affinity to Moraxella bovis (vol 45, pg 467, 1995)
   Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 46 (1), 366
2. Tønjum T, Klintz L, Bergan T, Baann J, Furuberg G, Cristea M, Petrini B, Hoffner S (1996)
   Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory samples from patients in Scandinavia by polymerase chain reaction
   Clin Microbiol Infect, 2 (2), 127-131
   PubMed 11866830

Publications 1995

1. Caugant DA, Sandven P, Eng J, Jeque JT, Tønjum T (1995)
   Detection of rifampin resistance among isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mozambique
   Microb Drug Resist, 1 (4), 321-6
   PubMed 9158803
2. Kodjo A, Tønjum T, Richard Y, Bøvre K (1995)
   Moraxella caprae sp. nov., a new member of the classical Moraxellae with very close affinity to Moraxella bovis
   Int J Syst Bacteriol, 45 (3), 467-71
   PubMed 8590674
3. Tønjum T, Bøvre K, Juni E (1995)
   Fastidious gram-negative bacteria: meeting the diagnostic challenge with nucleic acid analysis
   APMIS, 103 (9), 609-27
   PubMed 7488382
4. Tønjum T, Freitag NE, Namork E, Koomey M (1995)
   Identification and characterization of pilG, a highly conserved pilus-assembly gene in pathogenic Neisseria
   Mol Microbiol, 16 (3), 451-64
   PubMed 7565106

Publications 1994

1. Skaar I, Gaustad P, Tønjum T, Holm B, Stenwig H (1994)
   Streptococcus phocae sp. nov., a new species isolated from clinical specimens from seals
   Int J Syst Bacteriol, 44 (4), 646-50
   PubMed 7981096

Publications 1993

1. Tønjum T, Haas R (1993)
   Identification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by leukotoxin gene-specific hybridization and polymerase chain reaction assays
   J Clin Microbiol, 31 (7), 1856-9
   PubMed 8349764
2. Tønjum T, Weir S, Bøvre K, Progulske-Fox A, Marrs CF (1993)
   Sequence divergence in two tandemly located pilin genes of Eikenella corrodens
   Infect Immun, 61 (5), 1909-16
   PubMed 8478080

Publications 1992

1. Tønjum T, Caugant DA, Bøvre K (1992)
   Differentiation of Moraxella nonliquefaciens, M. lacunata, and M. bovis by using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and hybridization with pilin-specific DNA probes
   J Clin Microbiol, 30 (12), 3099-107
   PubMed 1452691

Publications 1991

1. Borchsenius F, Bruun JN, Tønjum T (1991)
   Systemic meningococcal disease: the diagnosis on admission to hospital
   NIPH Ann, 14 (1), 11-22
   PubMed 1881574
2. Degré M, Rollag H, Holter E, Tønjum T, Krajci Z, Bukholm G (1991)
   [Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infections in hospitalized patients]
   Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (28), 3401-4
   PubMed 1665258
3. Tønjum T, Marrs CF, Rozsa F, Bøvre K (1991)
   The type 4 pilin of Moraxella nonliquefaciens exhibits unique similarities with the pilins of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Dichelobacter (Bacteroides) nodosus
   J Gen Microbiol, 137 (10), 2483-90
   PubMed 1770363

Publications 1990

1. Tønjum T, Bukholm G, Bøvre K (1990)
   Identification of Haemophilus aphrophilus and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by DNA-DNA hybridization and genetic transformation
   J Clin Microbiol, 28 (9), 1994-8
   PubMed 2229383

Publications 1989

1. Bøvre K, Bukholm G, Tønjum T, Kapperud G (1989)
   [Gene technology in medical microbiology--a general review]
   Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (31), 3216-8
   PubMed 2595686
2. Rostrup M, Tønjum T, Ekeberg O (1989)
   [Self-poisoning in Northwest Norway in 1975-1984]
   Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (2), 173-6
   PubMed 2916191
3. Rostrup M, Tønjum T, Ekeberg O (1989)
   [Self-poisoning in Northwest Norway in 1984. A follow-up after 6 months. A prospective study]
   Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (2), 177-9
   PubMed 2916192
4. Tønjum T, Bukholm G, Bøvre K (1989)
   Differentiation of some species of Neisseriaceae and other bacterial groups by DNA-DNA hybridization
   APMIS, 97 (5), 395-405
   PubMed 2730785

Publications 1986

1. Melby K, Tønjum T, Skjørten F (1986)
   Detection of serum antibody response in patients infected with one strain of Campylobacter jejuni with a DIG-ELISA method
   NIPH Ann, 9 (2), 51-60
   PubMed 3808455

Publications 1985

1. Tønjum T, Hagen N, Bøvre K (1985)
   Identification of Eikenella corrodens and Cardiobacterium hominis by genetic transformation
   Acta Pathol Microbiol Immunol Scand B, 93 (6), 389-94
   PubMed 2939687

Publications 1983

1. Haneberg B, Tønjum T, Rodahl K, Gedde-Dahl TW (1983)
   Factors preceding the onset of meningococcal disease, with special emphasis on passive smoking, symptoms of ill health
   NIPH Ann, 6 (2), 169-73
   PubMed 6676682
2. Tønjum T, Nilsson F, Bruun JN, Haneberg B (1983)
   The early phase of meningococcal disease
   NIPH Ann, 6 (2), 175-81
   PubMed 6676683