Makrina Totsika

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Makrina Totsika is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Makrina Totsika has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Endocrinology, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Makrina Totsika's work include Escherichia coli research studies (54 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (42 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (30 papers). Makrina Totsika is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (54 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (42 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (30 papers). Makrina Totsika collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Makrina Totsika's co-authors include Mark A. Schembri, Anthony D. Verderosa, Kathryn E. Fairfull‐Smith, Scott A. Beatson, Minh‐Duy Phan, Glen C. Ulett, Danilo Gomes Moriel, Mathew Upton, Daniël J. Wurpel and Mark Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Makrina Totsika

107 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Global dissemination of a multidrug resistant Escherichia coli clone

2014 422 citations Makrina Totsika, Minh‐Duy Phan et al. profile →
Bacterial Biofilm Eradication Agents: A Current Review

2019 408 citations Anthony D. Verderosa, Makrina Totsika et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Makrina Totsika Australia	36	2.0k	1.8k	1.4k	1.3k	610	114	4.7k
Mathew Upton United Kingdom	34	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	759 0.6×	276 0.5×	100	4.1k
María Tomás Spain	35	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	535 0.4×	459 0.8×	106	4.6k
Sören Schubert Germany	41	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	936 1.5×	114	5.2k
Stefan Schild Austria	30	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	586 0.4×	583 0.5×	419 0.7×	62	3.9k
Jennifer A. Gaddy United States	38	1.8k 0.9×	951 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	844 0.7×	387 0.6×	121	5.2k
Craig Winstanley United Kingdom	46	3.8k 1.9×	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.5×	809 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	155	7.2k
Naoki Kato Japan	40	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	906 0.7×	489 0.8×	150	6.0k
Donald E. Woods Canada	56	3.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	3.5k 2.8×	1.0k 1.7×	151	8.9k
Karen Dodson United States	30	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	398 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	764 1.3×	59	3.4k
Rasmus L. Marvig Denmark	27	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	484 0.4×	922 1.5×	61	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makrina Totsika

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Qin, Jilong, et al.. (2025). Tolerance mechanisms in polysaccharide biosynthesis: Implications for undecaprenol phosphate recycling in Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri. PLoS Genetics. 21(1). e1011591–e1011591. 2 indexed citations

Hong, Yaoqin, et al.. (2025). Nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside serves as a source of iron supporting Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth and biofilm formation. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(10). e0223425–e0223425.

Qin, Jilong, Yaoqin Hong, Waldemar Vollmer, Renato Morona, & Makrina Totsika. (2025). Disruptions in outer membrane-peptidoglycan interactions enhance bile salt resistance in O-antigen-producing E. coli. mBio. 16(10). e0218425–e0218425.

Alfini, Renzo, Davide Oldrini, Makrina Totsika, et al.. (2025). Development and Characterization of a Ten-Plex Assay to Measure Klebsiella pneumoniae Antigen-Specific IgG in Human Sera. Methods and Protocols. 8(3). 52–52. 1 indexed citations

Keogh, Samantha, Emily Larsen, Felicity Edwards, et al.. (2025). Speciation of coagulase-negative staphylococci: A cohort study on clinical relevance and outcomes. Infection Disease & Health. 30(4). 307–315.

Hong, Yaoqin, et al.. (2023). Extensive Diversity in Escherichia coli Group 3 Capsules Is Driven by Recombination and Plasmid Transfer from Multiple Species. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(4). e0143223–e0143223. 2 indexed citations

Vagenas, Dimitrios, et al.. (2023). Bladder-draining lymph nodes support germinal center B cell responses during urinary tract infection in mice. Infection and Immunity. 91(11). e0031723–e0031723. 3 indexed citations

Qin, Jilong, et al.. (2023). Simple and Efficient Synthesis of 3-Aryl-2-oxazolidinone Scaffolds Enabling Increased Potency toward Biofilms. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 20(7). 3484–3493. 6 indexed citations

Qin, Jilong, et al.. (2023). Preclinical Evaluation of Nitroxide-Functionalised Ciprofloxacin as a Novel Antibiofilm Drug Hybrid for Urinary Tract Infections. Antibiotics. 12(10). 1479–1479.

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Qin, Jilong, Yaoqin Hong, Renato Morona, & Makrina Totsika. (2022). Cysteine-Dependent Conformational Heterogeneity of Shigella flexneri Autotransporter IcsA and Implications of Its Function. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(6). e0341022–e0341022. 4 indexed citations

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Verderosa, Anthony D., et al.. (2022). Isothiazolone–Nitroxide Hybrids with Activity against Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms. ACS Omega. 7(6). 5300–5310. 9 indexed citations

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Hong, Yaoqin, Jilong Qin, Anthony D. Verderosa, et al.. (2022). Loss of β-Ketoacyl Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III Activity Restores Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Sensitivity to Previously Ineffective Antibiotics. mSphere. 7(3). e0011722–e0011722. 9 indexed citations

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Qin, Jilong, Katie A. Wilson, Sohinee Sarkar, et al.. (2022). Conserved FimH mutations in the global Escherichia coli ST131 multi-drug resistant lineage weaken interdomain interactions and alter adhesin function. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 20. 4532–4541. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Geqing, M.L. Williams, Wesam S. Alwan, et al.. (2020). Rapid Elaboration of Fragments into Leads by X-ray Crystallographic Screening of Parallel Chemical Libraries (REFiL_X). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(13). 6863–6875. 21 indexed citations

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Verderosa, Anthony D., Rabeb Dhouib, Kathryn E. Fairfull‐Smith, & Makrina Totsika. (2019). Nitroxide Functionalized Antibiotics Are Promising Eradication Agents against Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 64(1). 22 indexed citations

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Verderosa, Anthony D., Jessica Harris, Rabeb Dhouib, Makrina Totsika, & Kathryn E. Fairfull‐Smith. (2019). Eradicating uropathogenic Escherichia coli biofilms with a ciprofloxacin–dinitroxide conjugate. MedChemComm. 10(5). 699–711. 17 indexed citations

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Vejborg, Rebecca Munk, et al.. (2012). Identification of genes important for growth of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli in urine. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 39 indexed citations

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Duell, Benjamin L., Alison J. Carey, Chee K. Tan, et al.. (2012). Innate transcriptional networks activated in bladder in response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli drive diverse biological pathways and rapid synthesis of IL-10 for defense against bacterial urinary tract infection. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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Shouldice, Stephen R., Begoña Heras, Patricia Walden, et al.. (2011). Structure and Function of DsbA, a Key Bacterial Oxidative Folding Catalyst. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 14(9). 1729–1760. 86 indexed citations

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Wells, Timothy J., Tom N. McNeilly, Makrina Totsika, et al.. (2009). The Escherichia coli O157:H7 EhaB autotransporter protein binds to laminin and collagen I and induces a serum IgA response in O157:H7 challenged cattle. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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