Natalie J. Bitto

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Natalie J. Bitto is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Natalie J. Bitto has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Microbiology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Natalie J. Bitto's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (11 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (5 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (4 papers). Natalie J. Bitto is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (11 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (5 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (4 papers). Natalie J. Bitto collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Natalie J. Bitto's co-authors include Maria Kaparakis‐Liaskos, Ella L. Johnston, Andrew F. Hill, Lauren Zavan, Richard L. Ferrero, Timothy P. Stinear, Camden Lo, Katryn J. Stacey, Ross Chapman and Stuart G. Dashper and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Natalie J. Bitto

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bacterial membrane vesicles transport their DNA cargo into host cells

2017 268 citations Natalie J. Bitto, Ross Chapman et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers

Natalie J. Bitto

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EPIDE

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Holly Hamilton United States

Sachin D. Deshmukh Germany

Cristina Cigana Italy

Asaf Sol Israel

Duc Bui Minh Austria

Bart W. Bardoel Netherlands

T. R. Kannan United States

Daniel J. Morton United States

Laurence Don Wai Luu Australia

Shunit Coppenhagen‐Glazer Israel

Holly Hamilton United States

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118 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Natalie J. Bitto

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Fields of papers citing papers by Natalie J. Bitto

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Natalie J. Bitto

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18 of 18 papers shown

Muralitharan, Rikeish R., Tenghao Zheng, Liang Xie, et al.. (2025). Gut Microbiota Metabolites Sensed by Host GPR41/43 Protect Against Hypertension. Circulation Research. 136(4). e20–e33. 13 indexed citations

Johnston, Ella L., Lauren Zavan, Natalie J. Bitto, et al.. (2023). Planktonic and Biofilm-Derived Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Vesicles Facilitate Horizontal Gene Transfer of Plasmid DNA. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(2). e0517922–e0517922. 49 indexed citations

Bitto, Natalie J. & Maria Kaparakis‐Liaskos. (2022). Methods of Bacterial Membrane Vesicle Production, Purification, Quantification, and Examination of Their Immunogenic Functions. Methods in molecular biology. 2523. 43–61. 12 indexed citations

Johnston, Ella L., et al.. (2022). Bacterial subversion of NLR-mediated immune responses. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 930882–930882. 7 indexed citations

Johnston, Ella L., Natalie J. Bitto, Lauren Zavan, et al.. (2022). Bacteroides fragilis outer membrane vesicles preferentially activate innate immune receptors compared to their parent bacteria. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 970725–970725. 31 indexed citations

Bitto, Natalie J., Lauren Zavan, Ella L. Johnston, et al.. (2021). Considerations for the Analysis of Bacterial Membrane Vesicles: Methods of Vesicle Production and Quantification Can Influence Biological and Experimental Outcomes. Microbiology Spectrum. 9(3). e0127321–e0127321. 42 indexed citations

Johnston, Ella L., et al.. (2021). Immunomodulatory roles and novel applications of bacterial membrane vesicles. Molecular Immunology. 134. 72–85. 48 indexed citations

Muralitharan, Rikeish R., Liang Xie, Hamdi Jama, et al.. (2021). Abstract 62: Dietary Fibre Attenuates Hypertension By Reducing Macrophage Infiltration Via Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolite-Sensing Receptors. Hypertension. 78(Suppl_1).

Bitto, Natalie J., Lesley Cheng, Ella L. Johnston, et al.. (2021). Staphylococcus aureus membrane vesicles contain immunostimulatory DNA, RNA and peptidoglycan that activate innate immune receptors and induce autophagy. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 10(6). e12080–e12080. 133 indexed citations

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Dowling, Jennifer K., Michelle D. Tate, Sarah Rosli, et al.. (2019). The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Mal-D96N Mice Provide New Insights into Functionality of Mal in TLR Immune Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 202(8). 2384–2396. 2 indexed citations

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Turner, Lorinda, Natalie J. Bitto, David L. Steer, et al.. (2018). Helicobacter pylori Outer Membrane Vesicle Size Determines Their Mechanisms of Host Cell Entry and Protein Content. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1466–1466. 154 indexed citations

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Zavan, Lauren, Natalie J. Bitto, Ella L. Johnston, David W. Greening, & Maria Kaparakis‐Liaskos. (2018). Helicobacter pylori Growth Stage Determines the Size, Protein Composition, and Preferential Cargo Packaging of Outer Membrane Vesicles. PROTEOMICS. 19(1-2). 87 indexed citations

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Bitto, Natalie J., Paul J. Baker, Jennifer K. Dowling, et al.. (2018). Membrane vesicles from Pseudomonas aeruginosa activate the noncanonical inflammasome through caspase‐5 in human monocytes. Immunology and Cell Biology. 96(10). 1120–1130. 65 indexed citations

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Bitto, Natalie J., Ross Chapman, Sacha J. Pidot, et al.. (2017). Bacterial membrane vesicles transport their DNA cargo into host cells. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7072–7072. 268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bitto, Natalie J. & Maria Kaparakis‐Liaskos. (2017). The Therapeutic Benefit of Bacterial Membrane Vesicles. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(6). 1287–1287. 100 indexed citations

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Pinar, Anita A., Jennifer K. Dowling, Natalie J. Bitto, et al.. (2016). PB1-F2 Peptide Derived from Avian Influenza A Virus H7N9 Induces Inflammation via Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(3). 826–836. 74 indexed citations

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Sabarez, Henry, Christine Oliver, Raymond Mawson, et al.. (2014). Synergism between ultrasonic pretreatment and white rot fungal enzymes on biodegradation of wheat chaff. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 21(6). 2084–2091. 16 indexed citations

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Bitto, Natalie J., et al.. (2009). Functionality at the end of a fatty acid chain – chemical and biological routes to ω‐hydroxylated fatty acids. Lipid Technology. 21(10). 216–219. 3 indexed citations

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