OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied and Environmental Microbiology is 35. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Articles of Significant Interest in This Issue	235
The novel regulator HdrR controls the transcription of the heterodisulfide reductase operon hdrBCA in Methanosarcina barkeri	129
In Vitro Evolution of Listeria monocytogenes Reveals Selective Pressure for Loss of SigB and AgrA Function at Different Incubation Temperatures	118
Comparative genomic analysis of Periweissella and the characterization of novel motile species	111
Second Correction for Gao et al., “VqsA, a Novel LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator, Coordinates Quorum Sensing (QS) and Is Controlled by QS To Regulate Virulence in the Pathogen Vibri	76
Cyanophycin Granule Polypeptide: a Neglected High Value-Added Biopolymer, Synthesized in Activated Sludge on a Large Scale	73
Insect Gut Isolate Pseudomonas sp. Strain Nvir Degrades the Toxic Plant Metabolite Nitropropionic Acid	67
Organic particle scavenging by marine bacteria: influences of bacterial nanoscale surface properties	64
Nitrous oxide reduction by two partial denitrifying bacteria requires denitrification intermediates that cannot be respired	59
Efficient Production of Glucaric Acid by Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae	59
Whole-genome sequencing for One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones: a case study of Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter	59
Minimizing the Lag Phase of Cupriavidus necator Growth under Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, and Mixotrophic Conditions	57
Dynamics of the Two Stator Systems in the Flagellar Motor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Studied by a Bead Assay	54
Spatiotemporal patterns of soil myxomycetes in subtropical managed forests and their potential interactions with bacteria	53
Advancing Desulfurization in the Model Biocatalyst Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8 via an In Locus Combinatorial Approach	49
Microbiome composition and turnover in the face of complex lifecycles and bottlenecks: insights through the study of dung beetles	48
The Plant-Beneficial Rhizobacterium Bacillus velezensis FZB42 Controls the Soybean Pathogen Phytophthora sojae Due to Bacilysin Production	46
Genome editing in ubiquitous freshwater Actinobacteria	45
Quantification and Surface Localization of the Hemolysin A Type I Secretion System at the Endogenous Level and under Conditions of Overexpression	44
Nannochloropsis oceanica IMET1 and its bacterial symbionts for carbon capture, utilization, and storage: biomass and calcium carbonate production under high pH and high alkalinity	43
Organ structure and bacterial microbiogeography in a reproductive organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid reveal dimensions of a defensive symbiosis	43
Genome-Based Characterization of a Plasmid-Associated Micrococcin P1 Biosynthetic Gene Cluster and Virulence Factors in Mammaliicoccus sciuri IMDO-S72	43
Enzymatic Verification and Comparative Analysis of Carrageenan Metabolism Pathways in Marine Bacterium Flavobacterium algicola	42
Persistence in time: the hunt for Bacillus anthracis at a historic tannery site in Austria reveals genetic diversity thought extinct	42
Influence of the pili of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG on its encapsulation and survival in mixed protein-starch gels assembled by in situ	42

Preparation for Denitrification and Phenotypic Diversification at the Cusp of Anoxia: a Purpose for N ₂ O Reductase Vis-à-Vis Multiple	41
Adaptive immunity in Mus musculus influences the acquisition and abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis	40
Exploring animal food microbiomes and resistomes via 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomics	40
Application of Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for Candida auris identification and characterization	39
Cotinine Hydroxylase CotA Initiates Biodegradation of Wastewater Micropollutant Cotinine in Nocardioides sp. Strain JQ2195	38
Evidence for autotrophic growth of purple sulfur bacteria using pyrite as electron and sulfur source	38
A Combination of Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Genetics Provides Insights into the Mineral Weathering Phenotype of Pseudomonas azotoformans F77	37
The Spectrum of Spontaneous Rifampin Resistance Mutations in the Bacillus subtilis rpoB Gene Depends on the Growth Environment	37
Infection Dynamics of Cotransmitted Reproductive Symbionts Are Mediated by Sex, Tissue, and Development	36
Synbiotic Intervention with Lactobacilli, Bifidobacteria, and Inulin in Healthy Volunteers Increases the Abundance of Bifidobacteria but Does Not Alter Microbial Diversity	36
Stringent Starvation Protein SspA and Iron Starvation Sigma Factor PvdS Coordinately Regulate Iron Uptake and Prodiginine Biosynthesis in Pseudoalteromonas sp. R3	35