Dr. Leonardo's Publications

ABSTRACTS TO NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

Michaud, A.B., Leonardo,M.R., Bruckner, J.C., Fisher, J.C., Dodsworth, J.A. and D.P. Moser. 2009 “Shewanella Diversity and abundance in Keane Wonder Spring, Death Valley National Park,” American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Davison, P.M and M.R. Leonardo. 2009 “Characterization of the Microbial Flora Associated with the Marine Tube Worm Phragmatopoma lapidosa,” American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Steele, L.D., Davison, P.M and M.R. Leonardo. 2009 "Molecular Characterization of Five Bacterial Types Isolated from the Marine Polychaete Worm Pectinaria gouldii", American Socoiety for Microbiology General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Melhus, B. Leippley, D., Leonardo, M.R., and M. Affatigato. 2005. “Development of Functional Glass Surfaces to Inhibit Bacterial Growth”. International Glass Conference. Turino, Italy.

Lares-Casanova, P., Leonardo, M.R., and M. Scherer. 2005. “Fe(II) adsorption at the cell-water interface: From macroscopic observations to spectroscopic measurements”. Goldschmidt Conference. University of Idaho.

Weber, K.A., Leonardo, M.R. and E.E. Roden. 2000. “Ferrous iron oxidation coupled to nitrate reduction by dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria.” American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. Los Angeles, CA.

Leonardo, M.R., Keith, V., Ferris, F.G., and E.E. Roden. 1999. “Immobilization of strontium during carbonate mineral formation coupled to microbial reduction of Fe(III) oxides.” American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Leonardo, M.R., Ferris, F.G., and E.E. Roden. 1999. “Strontium immobilization by authigenic carbonate mineral precipitation under iron-reducing conditions.” American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Ferris, F.G., Warren, L.A., Roden, E.E. and M.R. Leonardo. 1998. “Bacterial mineral transformations for solid-phase capture of the radionuclides strontium and uranium.” Department of Energy-EMSP Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Leonardo, M.R., Ferris, F.G., and E.E. Roden. 1998. “Analysis of iron-carbonate mineral formation during microbial reduction of synthetic amorphous iron oxide.” American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Moser, D.P., Leonardo, M.R., Lies, D.P., and K.H. Nealson. 1997. “Elemental sulfur reduction by Shewanella putrefaciens, Salmonella typhimurium, and Citrobacter freundii.” American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. Miami Beach, FL.

Forst, S., Leonardo, M.R., and N. Tabatabai. 1995. “Domain analysis of the histidine kinase sensor molecule, EnvZ, of Escherichia coli and Xenorhabdus nematophilus”. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Leonardo, M.R., Olsen, E.R., Hersch, B., Clark, D.P., and J.L. Slonczewski. 1992. "A novel regulator locus, exaR, is required for aerobic growth at low pH in Escherichia coli". American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

PUBLICATIONS

Weber, K.A., Leonardo, M.R. and E.E. Roden. In preparation. Nitrate-dependent iron oxidation mediated by the iron-reducing bacteria Shewanella putrefaciens and Geobacter metallireducens.

Leonardo, M.R., and E.E. Roden. In preparation. The effects of organosulfur buffers and other sulfonates on iron reduction by Shewanella species and Geobacter metallireducens.

Leonardo, M.R., Little, B.A., Nealson, K.H, and J.W. Stucki. In preparation. Microbial reduction of smectite clays by Shewanella oniedensis strain MR-4.

Leonardo, M.R., Ferris, F.G., and E.E. Roden. In preparation. The effects of magnesium on strontium partitioning into carbonate minerals formed under iron reducing conditions in an artificial groundwater system.

Leonardo, M.R., Jiang, R., and D.P. Clark. Submitted. Anaerobic growth of Escherichia coli is abolished by inactivation of the truA (hisT) gene. Molecular Microbiology.

Dailly, Y., Leonardo, M.R., and D.P. Clark. Submitted. The role of the AdhR protein in regulating the adhE gene of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology.

Leipply, D., Melhus, B.A., Leonardo, M.R., Feller, S.A. and M. Affatigato. 2006. Development of fuctional borate glass surfaces to inhibit bacterial growth. Glass Technology 47(5):127-132 (6).

Roden, E.E., Leonardo, M.R. and F.G. Ferris. 2002. Immobilization of strontium during carbonate mineral formation coupled to microbial reduction of amorphous Fe(III) oxide. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 66(16):2823-2839

Leonardo, M.R., Moser, D.P., Barbieri, E., Brantner, C.A., MacGregor, B.J., Paster, B.J., Stackebrandt, E., and K.H. Nealson. 1999. Shewanella pealeana, sp. nov., A member of the microbial community associated with the accessory nidamental gland of the squid Loligo pealei. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49:1341-1351.

Leonardo, M.R., and S. Forst. 1996. Reexamination of the role of the periplasmic domain of EnvZ. Molecular Microbiology 22:405-413.

Leonardo, M.R., Dailly, Y., and D.P. Clark. 1996. Role of NAD in regulating the adhE gene of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 178:6013-6018.

Leonardo, M.R., Cunningham, P.R., and D.P. Clark. 1993. Anaerobic regulation of the adh gene encoding the fermentative alcohol dehydrogenase of Escherichia coli K-12. Journal of Bacteriology 175:870-878.

Leonardo, M.R., and D.P. Clark. 1991. Location of the genes in the nar-adh region of the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome. Journal of Bacteriology 173:1574-1575.