OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Microbiology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Mutation frequency of Escherichia coli isolated from river water: potential role in the development of antimicrobial resistance	218
Evidence that nano-TiO₂ induces acute cytotoxicity to the agronomically beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria Sinorhizobium meliloti	52
LuxS modulates motility and secretion of extracellular protease in fish pathogen Vibrio harveyi	27
Spatial arrangement and density variations in the cell envelope of Deinococcus radiodurans	27
Phenanthrene-degrading Sphingobium xenophagum are widely distributed in the western Pacific Ocean	22
Endophytic bacterial communities and spatiotemporal variations in cotton roots in Xinjiang, China	19
Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial and fungal communities across cultivars in orchards	17
Regulation of virulence mechanisms in plant-pathogenic Streptomyces	13
Thermal inactivation and kinetic parameters for Campylobacter jejuni on chicken skin	11
Potential selection and maintenance of manure-originated multi-drug resistant plasmids at sub-clinical concentrations for tetracycline family antibiotics	11
Distribution of corrosive microbial communities in rust layers of steel immersed in seawater	11
Naming new taxa of prokaryotes in the 21st century	10
Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile in Canadian retail meat and genomic linkages to community-associated human clinical infections in Canada	10
What in Earth? Analyses of Canadian soil populations of Aspergillus fumigatus	10
Update on the genus Robertmurraya: a bacterial genus honoring Dr. Robert G.E. Murray (with some personal reminiscences)	9
High-Throughput Sequencing Reveals Microbial Community Dynamics in Two Treatment Systems for Oil Field-Produced Water	9
Impact of sample collection on prokaryotic and eukaryotic diversity of niche environments of the oil-sand mining impacted Athabasca River	9
Analysis of bacterioplankton genes in an impaired Great Lakes harbour reveals seasonal metabolic shifts and a previously undetected cyanobacterium	9
Cecal microbiome in broiler chicken related to antimicrobial feeding and bird’s sex	9
Examination of the horizontal gene transfer dynamics of an integrative and conjugative element encoding multidrug resistance in Histophilus somni	9
Investigation of phage and molasses interactions for the biocontrol ofE. coliO157:H7	8
Proceedings of the Dual Use Research of Concern Panel Discussion: challenges and perspectives	8
A metagenomic study of the bacteria in snow algae microbiomes	8
A duplex real-time NASBA assay targeting a serotype-specific gene for rapid detection of viableSalmonellaParatyphi C in retail foods of animal origin	8
The effect of polyhydroxyalkanoates in Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 biofilm formation, stress endurance, and interaction with the protozoan predator Acanthamoeba castellanii	8

Unveiling the fungal color palette: pigment analysis of Fusarium solani species complex and Curvularia verruculosa clinical isolates	8
Where the infection is isolated rather than the specific species correlates with adherence strength, whereas biofilm density remains static in clinically isolated Candida and arthroconidial yea	7
Diversity and distribution characteristics of myxobacteria in the rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils of the halophyte Haloxylon ammodendron in the high saline-alkaline Ebinur Lake Wetland	7
Morphological changes and bioaccumulation in response to cadmium exposure in Morchella spongiola, a fungus with potential for detoxification	7
Lettuce seed pelleting with Pseudomonas sp. 31-12: plant growth promotion under laboratory and greenhouse conditions	7
Do methanotrophs drive phosphorus mineralization in soil ecosystem?	7
A β-Amino-Ketone that Disrupts the Fungal Plasma Membrane Exhibits Potent Activity Against Pathogenic Trichophyton Species.	7
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry	7
Robert G.E. Murray: the consummate editor	7
Polymerase chain reaction-based typing methods and protein profiling analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from environmental and clinical sources from South India	7
Identification of plasmids from Brazilian Chromobacterium violaceum strains	6
Genomic analysis of a new type VI secretion system in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its implications for environmental adaptation in shrimp ponds	6
The scientific revolution that unraveled the astonishing DNA repair capacity of the Deinococcaceae: 40 years on	6
The application of shrub willow chip organic amendments impacts soil microbial community dynamics	6
Yeast communities before and after spontaneous fermentation of wine grapes: a case study from Nova Scotia	6
Co-inoculation with novel nodule-inhabiting bacteria reduces the benefits of legume–rhizobium symbiosis	5
Sequential markerless genetic manipulations of species from the Neisseria genus	5
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	5
Antifungal mechanisms of lavender essential oil in the inhibition of rot disease caused by Monilinia fructicola in postharvest flat peaches	5
Dengue virus: epidemiology, biology, and disease aetiology	5
Choice of cover crop influences soil fungal and bacterial communities in Prince Edward Island, Canada	5
Effects of ketamine in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and in silico interaction with sortase A	5
Lactoferrin modulates the biofilm formation and bap gene expression of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis	5
Abundance of integrons in halophilic bacteria	5
Bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of fungi-infected Amorphophallus titanum	5
A tail-specific protease is required for Legionella pneumophila intracellular multiplication	4
Soil microbial community composition in a paddy field with different fertilization managements	4
Characterization and genome analysis of a broad host range lytic phage vB_SenS_TUMS_E19 against Salmonella enterica and its efficiency evaluation in the liquid egg	4
Crossing the streams: improving data quality and integration across the One Health genomics continuum with data standards and implementation strategies	4
From patterns to prediction: machine learning and antifungal resistance biomarker discovery	4
Computational studies on photolyase (Phr) proteins of cyanobacteria	4
New insights into endophytic fungi diversity and their potential correlation with polyphyllin levels of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis	4
A graduate student's tribute to Dr. R.G.E. Murray	4
Comparative genomic analyses of β-lactamase (bla_CMY-42)-encoding plasmids isolated from wastewater treatment plants in Canada	4
Somatic coliphages as bioindicators of contamination in Lake Guamuez, Colombia	4
Isolation of lipopeptide antibiotics from Bacillus siamensis: a potential biocontrol agent for Fusarium graminearum	4
Soil microbiomes from the groundnut basin of Senegal contain plant growth-promoting bacteria with potential for crop improvement in arid soils	4
Note of appreciation	4
Correction: Characterization and whole-genome sequencing of an extreme arsenic tolerant Citrobacter freundii SRS1 strain isolated from Savar area in Bangladesh	4
Biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus from milk and expression of the adhesion genes ebpS and cna at different temperatures	4
Patterns of free-living and particle-attached bacteria along environmental gradients in Lake Taihu	4
Lavandula angustifolia oil induces oxidative stress, stiffening of membranes, and cell wall in Cryptococcus spp.	4
Deep tillage reduces the dependence of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and promotes the growth of tobacco in dryland farming	4
Vaccinomics-driven proteome-wide screening of Haemophilus influenzae for the prediction of common putative vaccine candidates	4
Variation in plasmid conjugation among nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serovars	4
Detection of the pathogenic fungus Cordyceps farinosa in the Thitarodes armoricanus soil-rearing environment based on nucleic acid targets	4
Effects of Daqu properties on the microbial community and their metabolites in fermented grains in Baijiu fermentation system	4
Prototaxites reinterpreted as mega-rhizomorphs, facilitating nutrient transport in early terrestrial ecosystems	4
Influence of central metabolism disruption on Escherichia coli biofilm formation	4
Note of appreciation	4

Analysis of biofilm expansion rate of Bacillus subtilis (MTC871) on agar substrates with different stiffness	3
Wild fish from a highly urbanized river (Orge, France) as vectors of culturable Enterobacterales resistant to antibiotics	3
Candidatus Thiovulum sp. strain imperiosus: the largest free-living Epsilonproteobacteraeota Thiovulum strain lives in a marine mangrove environment	3
Molecular analyses of the diversity and function of the family 1 β-glucosidase-producing microbial community in compost	3
High diversity within and low but significant genetic differentiation among geographic and temporal populations of the global Streptococcus pneumoniae	3
Chitin degradation and its effect on natural transformation: a systematic genetic study in Vibrio parahaemolyticus	3
Role of the nonribosomal peptide synthetase siderophore enzyme (Rfs) ofMucor lusitanicusin controlling the growth of fungal phytopathogens	3
An epidemiological framework for improving the accuracy of whole-genome sequence-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Salmonella	3
Analysis of bacterial communities associated with Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli) across urban and rural habitats	3
Three-dimensional buckling model reveals the evolution of energy-driven biofilm wrinkle morphologies	3
Comparative mitogenomics of Leptographium procerum, Leptographium terebrantis, and Leptographium wingfieldii, an invasive fungal species in Canadian forests	3
Development and evaluation of a sensitive approach for detection and recovery of third-generation cephalosporin- and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales from ready-to-eat frozen stone fruit	3
Dr. RGE Murray: scientist, teacher, and mentor	3
Morchella capensis sp. nov., the Fynbos morel—the first description of an endemic Morchella species from Africa	3
Phytotoxin of rice aggregate sheath spot pathogen Rhizoctonia oryzae-sativae and its biological activities	3
Comparative prevalence and diversity of Campylobacter jejuni strains in water and human beings over a 1-year period in southwestern Alberta, Canada	3
Occurrence and characterization of plasmid-encoded qnr genes in quinolone-resistant bacteria across diverse aquatic environments in southern Ontario	3
The mitochondrial genome of Ophiostoma himal-ulmi and comparison with other fungi causing Dutch elm disease	3
Inhibition of the type IV secretion system from antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates supports the potential of Cagα as an anti-virulence target	3
Streptococcus suis serovar 9 responses to elevated temperature and co-culture with Glaesserella parasuis	3
Microbial ecology and evolution	3
Antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: an overview of common mechanisms and a current Canadian perspective	3
Marine-derived antimicrobial molecules from the sponges and their associated bacteria	3
Adhesion and biofilm formation by the opportunistic pathogen Candida tropicalis: what do we know?	3
Plant seedlings of peas, tomatoes, and cucumbers exude compounds that are needed for growth and chemoattraction of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841 and Azospirillum brasilense<	3
Responses of bacterial and three sub-microeukaryote communities in the water of white shrimp Penaeus vannamei aquaculture ponds in two polyculture models	3
Hydrogen sulfide regulates arsenic-induced cell death in yeast cells by modulating the antioxidative system	3
Phenotypic and transcriptomic changes in Acinetobacter baumannii in rich and minimal growth mediums	3
In situ biochemical characterization of Venus cloud particles using a life-signature detection microscope	3
Natural recovery from fire disturbance is more favorable than assisted recovery for the restoration of soil nematode-trapping fungi	2
Assessment of viable Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococcus spp. across the agro-ecosystem of an antibiotic-free swine farm	2
Microbial communities in the Hudson Strait amidst rapid environmental change	2
The compact mitogenome of Ceratocystiopsis pallidobrunnea	2
Microorganisms that participate in biochemical cycles in wetlands	2
Investigating the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in the environment in Canada: a scoping review	2
Prairie soil improves wheat establishment and accelerates the developmental transition to flowering compared to agricultural soils	2
Recombinant R2-pyocin cream is effective in treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected wounds	2
Constraint on boric acid resistance and tolerance evolvability in Candida albicans	2
Engineering conjugative plasmids for inducible horizontal DNA transfer	2
Tracking the trajectory of frankia research through bibliometrics: trends and future directions	2
Food-borne Microbes Influence Conjugative Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance Plasmids in Pre-disturbed Gut Microbiome	2
mfsQ encoding an MFS efflux pump mediates adaptive protection of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia against benzalkonium chloride	2
Clinical evaluation of the GeneXpert^® Xpert^® Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV PLUS combination test	2
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum BW2013 protects mucosal integrity and modulates gut microbiota of mice with colitis	2
Identification of iron-responsive genes in Proteus vulgaris	2
Adaptive evolution of Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405 on alternate carbon sources leads to altered fermentation profiles	2
Longitudinal screening of retail milk from Canadian provinces reveals no detections of influenza A virus RNA (April–July 2024): leveraging a newly established pan-Canadian network for responding to em	2
Needles in haystacks: monitoring the potential escape of bioaerosolised antibacterial resistance genes from wastewater treatment plants with air and phyllosphere sampling	2
Biological and genomic characteristics of three novel bacteriophages and a phage-plasmid of Klebsiella pneumoniae	2
Biogeochemical stability of organic covers and mine wastes under climate change simulated mesocosms	2
Changes in the soil fungal communities of steppe grasslands at varying degradation levels in North China	2
How to teach life sciences students about dual-use research—a view from the field	2
Repurposing of escitalopram oxalate and clonazepam in combination with ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole–trimethoprim for treatment of multidrug-resistant microorganisms and evaluation of the cleavag	2
Comparative lipidomics of Pichia pastoris using constitutive promoter reveals lipid diversity and variability at different growth phases	2
Associations between cellular levels of ATP and prodigiosin pigment throughout the growth cycle of Serratia marcescens	2
Chemotactic response of Vibrio coralliilyticus to mucus from various coral species	2
Virulence-associated genes and antimicrobial resistance patterns in bacteria isolated from pregnant and nonpregnant women with urinary tract infections: the risk of neonatal sepsis	2