Knut J. Heller

Knut J. Heller publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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Knut J. Heller D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Knut J. Heller sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Probiotic bacteria in fermented foods: product characteristics and starter organisms

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  773
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• Effect of Lactobacillus gasseri PA 16/8, Bifidobacterium longum SP 07/3, B. bifidum MF 20/5 on common cold episodes: a double blind, randomized, controlled trial.

  Michael de Vrese;Petra Winkler;Peter Rautenberg;Timm Harder

  388
  Citations

• Probiotic bacteria reduced duration and severity but not the incidence of common cold episodes in a double blind, randomized, controlled trial

  Michael de Vrese;Petra Winkler;Peter Rautenberg;Timm Harder

  265
  Citations

• Effects of probiotic bacteria and their genomic DNA on TH1/TH2-cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of healthy and allergic subjects.

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  254
  Citations

• Safety Considerations of DNA in Food

  D. A. Jonas;I. Elmadfa;K.-H. Engel;K. Heller

  248
  Citations

• Suppression of the btuB451 mutation by mutations in the tonB gene suggests a direct interaction between TonB and TonB-dependent receptor proteins in the outer membrane of Escherichia coli

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  243
  Citations

• Characterization of virus-like particles associated with the human faecal and caecal microbiota

  L Hoyles;AL McCartney;H Neve;GR Gibson

  223
  Citations

• Nucleotide sequence of the gene for the vitamin B12 receptor protein in the outer membrane of Escherichia coli.

  K Heller;R J Kadner

  193
  Citations

• Prebiotic Oligosaccharides Reduce Proinflammatory Cytokines in Intestinal Caco-2 Cells via Activation of PPARγ and Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein 3

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  183
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• Application of molecular identification tools for Lactobacillus, with a focus on discrimination between closely related species : A review

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  174
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• Epigenetic imprinting by commensal probiotics inhibits the IL-23/IL-17 axis in an in vitro model of the intestinal mucosal immune system

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  158
  Citations

• Effect of natural commensal‐origin DNA on toll‐like receptor 9 (TLR9) signaling cascade, chemokine IL‐8 expression, and barrier integritiy of polarized intestinal epithelial cells

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  153
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• Ethanol Production by Selected Intestinal Microorganisms and Lactic Acid Bacteria Growing under Different Nutritional Conditions

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  150
  Citations

• Cloning and expression of the gene for the vitamin B12 receptor protein in the outer membrane of Escherichia coli.

  K Heller;B J Mann;R J Kadner

  141
  Citations

• Lactic acid bacteria enhance autophagic ability of mononuclear phagocytes by increasing Th1 autophagy-promoting cytokine (IFN-gamma) and nitric oxide (NO) levels and reducing Th2 autophagy-restraining cytokines (IL-4 and IL-13) in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen.

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  138
  Citations

• Molecular interaction between bacteriophage and the gram-negative cell envelope.

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  132
  Citations

• Polymannose O-antigens of Escherichia coli, the binding sites for the reversible adsorption of bacteriophage T5+ via the L-shaped tail fibers.

  K Heller;V Braun

  129
  Citations

• Accelerated Adsorption of Bacteriophage T5 to Escherichia coli F, Resulting from Reversible Tail Fiber-Lipopolysaccharide Binding

  Knut Heller;Volkmar Braun

  128
  Citations

• The ltp gene of temperate Streptococcus thermophilus phage TP-J34 confers superinfection exclusion to Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactococcus lactis

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  125
  Citations

• Genetic Control of Hydroxamate-Mediated Iron Uptake in Escherichia coli

  Robert J. Kadner;Knut Heller;James W. Coulton;Volkmar Braun

  123
  Citations