OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Microbiology is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenanthrene-degrading Sphingobium xenophagum are widely distributed in the western Pacific Ocean	46
Regulation of virulence mechanisms in plant-pathogenic Streptomyces	44
Potential selection and maintenance of manure-originated multi-drug resistant plasmids at sub-clinical concentrations for tetracycline family antibiotics	31
Distribution of corrosive microbial communities in rust layers of steel immersed in seawater	23
Spatial arrangement and density variations in the cell envelope of Deinococcus radiodurans	22
Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial and fungal communities across cultivars in orchards	20
High-throughput sequencing reveals microbial community dynamics in two treatment systems for oil field-produced water	19
Naming new taxa of prokaryotes in the 21st century	18
Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile in Canadian retail meat and genomic linkages to community-associated human clinical infections in Canada	17
Update on the genus Robertmurraya: a bacterial genus honoring Dr. Robert G.E. Murray (with some personal reminiscences)	16
What in Earth? Analyses of Canadian soil populations of Aspergillus fumigatus	16
Microbial biodiversity of agricultural surface waters in Ontario, Canada	15
Unveiling the fungal color palette: pigment analysis of Fusarium solani species complex and Curvularia verruculosa clinical isolates	15
Cecal microbiome in broiler chicken related to antimicrobial feeding and bird’s sex	13
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	13
Examination of the horizontal gene transfer dynamics of an integrative and conjugative element encoding multidrug resistance in Histophilus somni	13
M13 bacteriophage as a versatile platform for the creation of new materials via genetic engineering	13
Analysis of bacterioplankton genes in an impaired Great Lakes harbour reveals seasonal metabolic shifts and a previously undetected cyanobacterium	13
Robert G.E. Murray: the consummate editor	12
Proceedings of the Dual Use Research of Concern Panel Discussion: challenges and perspectives	12
A metagenomic study of the bacteria in snow algae microbiomes	11
Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trichoderma Secondary Metabolites	11
Epidemiology and impact of high pathogenicity avian influenza in Europe 2020–2025	11
A β-amino-ketone that disrupts the fungal plasma membrane exhibits potent activity against pathogenic Trichophyton species	11
Yeast communities before and after spontaneous fermentation of wine grapes: a case study from Nova Scotia	9

The scientific revolution that unraveled the astonishing DNA repair capacity of the Deinococcaceae: 40 years on	9
Polymerase chain reaction-based typing methods and protein profiling analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from environmental and clinical sources from South India	9
Lettuce seed pelleting with Pseudomonas sp. 31-12: plant growth promotion under laboratory and greenhouse conditions	9
The application of shrub willow chip organic amendments impacts soil microbial community dynamics	9
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry	9
Genomic analysis of a new type VI secretion system in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its implications for environmental adaptation in shrimp ponds	9
Lactoferrin modulates the biofilm formation and bap gene expression of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis	8
Parallel evolutionary trajectories of extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 and ST307 pandemic clones: a systematic review	8
Sequential markerless genetic manipulations of species from the Neisseria genus	8
High prevalence of Candida species in the respiratory tract of patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2	8
Bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of fungi-infected Amorphophallus titanum	7
No evidence of influenza A virus infection in marine mammals stranded in Basque Country coast (Northern Spain) in the context of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b expansion	7
New insights into endophytic fungi diversity and their potential correlation with polyphyllin levels of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis	7
Bacterial changes and quality deterioration of freshwater shellfish Hyriopsis cumingii meat under different temperature storage	7
Regulation of pyrimidine ribonucleoside salvage metabolism in Pseudomonas putida ATCC 17536	7
Lavandula angustifolia oil induces oxidative stress, stiffening of membranes, and cell wall in Cryptococcus spp.	7
Co-inoculation with novel nodule-inhabiting bacteria reduces the benefits of legume–rhizobium symbiosis	7
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	7
Choice of cover crop influences soil fungal and bacterial communities in Prince Edward Island, Canada	7
Abundance of integrons in halophilic bacteria	6
Effects of Daqu properties on the microbial community and their metabolites in fermented grains in Baijiu fermentation system	6
Influence of central metabolism disruption on Escherichia coli biofilm formation	6
A graduate student's tribute to Dr. R.G.E. Murray	6
Prototaxites reinterpreted as mega-rhizomorphs, facilitating nutrient transport in early terrestrial ecosystems	6
Patterns of free-living and particle-attached bacteria along environmental gradients in Lake Taihu	6
Variation in plasmid conjugation among nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serovars	5
Note of appreciation	5
Biological control of the soil-borne fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f . sp. lyc	5
Antifungal activity of emodin against the Cryptococcus neoformans / Cryptococcus gattii complexes: an effe	5
A tail-specific protease is required for Legionella pneumophila intracellular multiplication	5
Analysis of biofilm expansion rate of Bacillus subtilis (MTC871) on agar substrates with different stiffness	5
Crossing the streams: improving data quality and integration across the One Health genomics continuum with data standards and implementation strategies	5
Detection of the pathogenic fungus Cordyceps farinosa in the Thitarodes armoricanus soil-rearing environment based on nucleic acid targets	5
From patterns to prediction: machine learning and antifungal resistance biomarker discovery	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
Dr. Robert Murray: strong roots in Canadian microbiology—strong global leadership and vision	5
A qualitative scan on the challenges of AMR in Canada and experts’ proposed solutions	5
Correction: Characterization and whole-genome sequencing of an extreme arsenic tolerant Citrobacter freundii SRS1 strain isolated from Savar area in Bang	5
Soil microbiomes from the groundnut basin of Senegal contain plant growth-promoting bacteria with potential for crop improvement in arid soils	5
Role of cold shock protein CspA in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida physiology and virulence	5
Somatic coliphages as bioindicators of contamination in Lake Guamuez, Colombia	5