Timea Tothova, RNDr, PhD.

Institute of Animal Physiology SAS,

Soltesovej 4-6, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

E-mail: tothova(at)saske.sk

Education

1999-2004 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, P.J. Šafarik University, Košice

2004-2006 Faculty of Sciences, P.J. Šafarik University in Košice

External work place Institute of Animal Physiology SAS, Košice – PhD

Dissertation: Horizontal gene transfer between complex microbial ecosystems

Employment and research activities

Institute of Animal Physiology (2004 to present) – scientific research

Projects

Environmental risks associated with DNA transfer from genetically modified plants to microorganisms. APVT-51-007604, 01/2005-12/2007.

Microbial genetic ecology of digestive tract. APVT-51012602, 8/2002 - 7/2005.

Horizontal gene transfer and restriction and modification systems. VEGA - 2/5140/25, 1/2005 - 12/2007.

Ciliates as monitors of environmental safety of GMO. 5RP EK CIMES QLK3-2002-02151 9/2003 - 12/2005.

Conferences

Oral presentations:

v Tóthová, T., Pristaš, P., Javorský, P. Mercuric reductase gene transfer from soil to rumen bacteria, ISAM 2005 International Symposium on Anaerobic Microbiology, Warsaw 2005, Poland.

v Tóthová, T., Piknová, M.,Kišidayová, S., Pristaš, P., Javorsky, P. Distinctive archaebacterial species associated with anaerobic rumen protozoan Entodinium caudatum, ISAM 2007 International Symposium on Anaerobic Microbiology, Domžale 2007, Slovenija.

Posters:

v Tóthová, T., Nigutova K., Malik R., Pristas P., Javorsky P.: Horizontal gene transfer from soil to rumen bacteria. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 44, 4th Joint INRA-RRI Symposium of Gut Microbiology, Clermont-Ferrand, France, S22, 2004.

v Piknová, M., Mrazek, J., Kišidayová, S., Váradyová, Z., Tóthová, T., Javorský, P., Pristaš, P. Mercury-induced shift in rumen protozoan Entodinium caudatum associated bacterial populations. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 5th Joint INRA-RRI Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiology Symposium, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2006.

v Tóthová, T., Pristaš, P., Javorský, P. Organizácia makrojadrovej DNA v pôdnom prvoku Oxytricha spp. XX. Biochemický zjazd, (Boháčová, V., Breier, A., Zbyňovská, D., Zliechovec, J. eds.) Piešťany 2006, Slovakia, ISBN 80-969532-6-5.

v T. Tothova, P. Pristas, M. Piknova and P. Javorsky: Development and validation of a 16S-23S intergenic spacer region polymorphism method to examine variability of methanogen populations in gastrointestinal tract of animals. 6th Joint INRA-RRI Symposium of Gut Microbiology, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 51, 2008.

Publications

1. Tóthová, T., Pristaš, P., Javorský, P. (2006) Mercuric reductase gene transfer from soil to rumen bacteria. Folia Microbiol. 51: 317-319 (0,963 - IF 2006).

2. Tóthová, T., Godany, A., Javorský, P., Pristaš, P. (2007) Production of SacI and SacII izoschizomers by soil streptomycetes. Biologia, 62/4: 381—385 (0,240 - IF 2005).

3. Tóthová, T., Piknová, M.,Kišidayová, S., Pristaš, P., Javorsky, P. (2008) Distinctive archaebacterial species associated with anaerobic rumen protozoan Entodinium caudatum. Folia Microbiol. 53, 259-262 (0,963 - IF 2006).

4. Tóthová, T., Pristaš, P., Javorský, P. (2008) Investigation of horizontal gene transfer potential from Bt176 maize to phytopathogenic bacterium Erwinia stewartii 1082. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (0,745 - IF 2007). accepted

5. Tóthová, T., Pristaš, P., Javorský, P. (2008) Macronuclear DNA Organization in the Soil Ciliate Kahliella matisi. Acta Protozool (1,162 - IF 2006). accepted

Publications in internal collections

1. Pristaš, P., Tóthová, T., Piknová, M., Váradyová, Z., Kišidayová, S., Javorský, P. (2006) Využitie prvokov pri monitorovaní bezpečnosti geneticky modifikovaných mikroorganizmov. In : Biologická bezpečnosť a agropotravinárstvo (Tóth, D. a Brindza, J., eds.) Agrogenofond, n.o., Nitra 2006, ISBN 80-89240-00-3, 73 – 79.

2. Tóthová, T., Pristaš, P., Javorský, P. (2007) Analýza rizika prenosu génov z GM kukurice do Erwinie stewartii. In : Biologická bezpečnosť a agropotravinárstvo (Tóth, D. a Brindza, J., eds.) Agrogenofond, n.o., Nitra 2007, ISBN 978-80-8069-926-0, 64 – 70.

3. Tóthová, T. Prítomnosť „gene sized“ chromozómov u prvoka Oxytricha sp. TT-2005. In: Zborník zo seminára doktorandov venovaného pamiatke akademika Boďu, I. ročník Košice 2006, ISBN 80-968618-1-6, 72-75.

4. Tóthová, T. Eubakteriálny symbiont pôdneho prvoka Kahliella spp. In: Zborník zo seminára doktorandov venovaného pamiatke akademika Boďu, II. ročník Košice 2007, ISBN 978-80-969788-4-7, 112-115.

5. Tóthová, T., Pristaš, P., Javorský, P. (2008) Analýza rizika prenosu génov z GM kukurice do silážnych baktérií. In : Biologická bezpečnosť a agropotravinárstvo (Tóth, D. a Brindza, J., eds.) Agrogenofond, n.o., Nitra 2008, ISBN 978-80-552-0078-1, 63 – 71.