OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Microbiology is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenanthrene-degrading Sphingobium xenophagum are widely distributed in the western Pacific Ocean	37
Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial and fungal communities across cultivars in orchards	36
LuxS modulates motility and secretion of extracellular protease in fish pathogen Vibrio harveyi	29
Potential selection and maintenance of manure-originated multi-drug resistant plasmids at sub-clinical concentrations for tetracycline family antibiotics	25
Evidence that nano-TiO₂ induces acute cytotoxicity to the agronomically beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria Sinorhizobium meliloti	19
Distribution of corrosive microbial communities in rust layers of steel immersed in seawater	18
Regulation of virulence mechanisms in plant-pathogenic Streptomyces	16
Spatial arrangement and density variations in the cell envelope of Deinococcus radiodurans	16
High-throughput sequencing reveals microbial community dynamics in two treatment systems for oil field-produced water	13
What in Earth? Analyses of Canadian soil populations of Aspergillus fumigatus	12
Naming new taxa of prokaryotes in the 21st century	11
Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile in Canadian retail meat and genomic linkages to community-associated human clinical infections in Canada	10
Update on the genus Robertmurraya: a bacterial genus honoring Dr. Robert G.E. Murray (with some personal reminiscences)	10
A duplex real-time NASBA assay targeting a serotype-specific gene for rapid detection of viable Salmonella Paratyphi C in retail foods of animal origin	10
Impact of sample collection on prokaryotic and eukaryotic diversity of niche environments of the oil-sand mining impacted Athabasca River	10
Analysis of bacterioplankton genes in an impaired Great Lakes harbour reveals seasonal metabolic shifts and a previously undetected cyanobacterium	10
Microbial biodiversity of agricultural surface waters in Ontario, Canada	10
Cecal microbiome in broiler chicken related to antimicrobial feeding and bird’s sex	9
Unveiling the fungal color palette: pigment analysis of Fusarium solani species complex and Curvularia verruculosa clinical isolates	9
A metagenomic study of the bacteria in snow algae microbiomes	9
Examination of the horizontal gene transfer dynamics of an integrative and conjugative element encoding multidrug resistance in Histophilus somni	9
M13 bacteriophage as a versatile platform for the creation of new materials via genetic engineering	8
Proceedings of the Dual Use Research of Concern Panel Discussion: challenges and perspectives	8
Investigation of phage and molasses interactions for the biocontrol of E. coli O157:H7	8
Robert G.E. Murray: the consummate editor	8

Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trichoderma Secondary Metabolites	8
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	8
Polymerase chain reaction-based typing methods and protein profiling analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from environmental and clinical sources from South India	7
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry	7
Morphological changes and bioaccumulation in response to cadmium exposure in Morchella spongiola, a fungus with potential for detoxification	7
A β-amino-ketone that disrupts the fungal plasma membrane exhibits potent activity against pathogenic Trichophyton species	7
Genomic analysis of a new type VI secretion system in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its implications for environmental adaptation in shrimp ponds	6
Yeast communities before and after spontaneous fermentation of wine grapes: a case study from Nova Scotia	6
Sequential markerless genetic manipulations of species from the Neisseria genus	6
Co-inoculation with novel nodule-inhabiting bacteria reduces the benefits of legume–rhizobium symbiosis	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
Identification of plasmids from Brazilian Chromobacterium violaceum strains	6
Bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of fungi-infected Amorphophallus titanum	6
Lettuce seed pelleting with Pseudomonas sp. 31-12: plant growth promotion under laboratory and greenhouse conditions	6
High prevalence of Candida species in the respiratory tract of patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2	6
Lactoferrin modulates the biofilm formation and bap gene expression of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis	6
Effects of ketamine in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and in silico interaction with sortase A	6
Choice of cover crop influences soil fungal and bacterial communities in Prince Edward Island, Canada	5
Deep tillage reduces the dependence of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and promotes the growth of tobacco in dryland farming	5
Computational studies on photolyase (Phr) proteins of cyanobacteria	5
Note of appreciation	5
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	5
Effects of Daqu properties on the microbial community and their metabolites in fermented grains in Baijiu fermentation system	5
Prototaxites reinterpreted as mega-rhizomorphs, facilitating nutrient transport in early terrestrial ecosystems	5
From patterns to prediction: machine learning and antifungal resistance biomarker discovery	5
Vaccinomics-driven proteome-wide screening of Haemophilus influenzae for the prediction of common putative vaccine candidates	5
Detection of the pathogenic fungus Cordyceps farinosa in the Thitarodes armoricanus soil-rearing environment based on nucleic acid targets	5
Abundance of integrons in halophilic bacteria	5
Patterns of free-living and particle-attached bacteria along environmental gradients in Lake Taihu	5
Influence of central metabolism disruption on Escherichia coli biofilm formation	5
Regulation of pyrimidine ribonucleoside salvage metabolism in Pseudomonas putida ATCC 17536	5
Correction: Characterization and whole-genome sequencing of an extreme arsenic tolerant Citrobacter freundii SRS1 strain isolated from Savar area in Bangladesh	5
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	5
A graduate student's tribute to Dr. R.G.E. Murray	5
Lavandula angustifolia oil induces oxidative stress, stiffening of membranes, and cell wall in Cryptococcus spp.	5
New insights into endophytic fungi diversity and their potential correlation with polyphyllin levels of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis	5
Variation in plasmid conjugation among nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serovars	4
Soil microbial community composition in a paddy field with different fertilization managements	4
Transcriptomic analysis of iron transport mutants reveals serovar-specific adaptations in Salmonella enterica	4
Wild fish from a highly urbanized river (Orge, France) as vectors of culturable Enterobacterales resistant to antibiotics	4
Inhibition of the type IV secretion system from antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates supports the potential of Cagα as an anti-virulence target	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
A tail-specific protease is required for Legionella pneumophila intracellular multiplication	4
Comparative mitogenomics of Leptographium procerum, Leptographium terebrantis, and Leptographium wingfieldii, an invasive fungal species in Canadian forests	4
Three-dimensional buckling model reveals the evolution of energy-driven biofilm wrinkle morphologies	4
In situ biochemical characterization of Venus cloud particles using a life-signature detection microscope	4
Crossing the streams: improving data quality and integration across the One Health genomics continuum with data standards and implementation strategies	4

Somatic coliphages as bioindicators of contamination in Lake Guamuez, Colombia	4
Analysis of biofilm expansion rate of Bacillus subtilis (MTC871) on agar substrates with different stiffness	4
Streptococcus suis serovar 9 responses to elevated temperature and co-culture with Glaesserella parasuis	4
Antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: an overview of common mechanisms and a current Canadian perspective	4
Microbial ecology and evolution	4