OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Letters in Applied Microbiology is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Bioleaching of tellurium from mine tailings by indigenous Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	117
Applications of metallic nanomaterials for the treatment of water	54
Violacein and its antifungal activity: comments and potentialities	44
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Antimicrobial effect of radiant catalytic ionization	41
Uncovering the structure and function of specialist bacterial lineages in environments routinely exposed to explosives	39
The rise of novel antimicrobials	38
Efficacy of empiric antibiotic treatment of late-onset neonatal sepsis caused by Enterobacteriaceae: A systematic review	36
ERIC-PCR-based molecular typing of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from houseflies (Musca domestica) in the environment of milk and meat shops	33
Biological control of problematic bacterial populations causing foaming in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants—phage therapy and beyond	32
Phenotypic and genotypic approach to characterize a Trueperella pecoris strain isolated from necrotic vestibulitis of a camel (Camelus dromedarius)	29
Window seals as a source of yeast contamination	28
Chemical, radiological and microbiological characterization of a drinking water source: a case study	28
A novel bactericidal small molecule, STK-35, and its derivative, STK-66, as antibacterial agents against Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria in vitro and in vivo	27
Antimicrobial resistance, biofilm production and invasion of mammary epithelial cells by Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus mundtii strains isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis in Brazil	24
Antibiotic resistance and virulence factor gene profile of A. hydrophila isolated from carp (Cyprinidae) suspected with hemorrhagic septicemia in Gilan, Iran	23
Bacteriophage therapy of human-restricted Salmonella species—a study in a surrogate bacterial and animal model	23
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Evaluating the impact of ultraviolet C exposure conditions on coliphage MS2 inactivation on surfaces	21
Wild capybaras as reservoir of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in urban Amazonian Region	19
Preliminary evaluation of selected inflammatory cytokine gene expression in lymphocytes isolated from whole human blood infected with trans-anethole-treated Staphylococcus aureus Newman strain	19
Diversity and functions of microbes in surface sediments under heavy metal pollution of western Chaohu Lake	19
Isolation, identification and virulence gene characterization of Aeromonas dhakensis isolated from sea lion (Zalophus californianus)	18
Yeasts from Iranian traditional milk kefir samples: isolation, molecular identification and their potential probiotic properties	18
The lipopeptides fengycin and iturin are involved in the anticandidal activity of endophytic Bacillus sp. as determined by experimental and in silico analysis	17

A fibre and phenolic-rich flour from Isabel grape by-products with stimulatory effects on distinct probiotics and beneficial impacts on human colonic microbiota in vitro	17
The denture microbiome in health and disease: an exploration of a unique community	17
Novel chlorine-extending polymer coating with prolonged antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2	16
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Headspace control and antimicrobials: Inhibition strategies to prevent the growth of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in orange juice	15
Solid-state fermentation produces greater stearidonic acid levels in genetically engineered Mucor circinelloides	15
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F74 plasmids are major vectors of virulence genes in bovine NTEC2	15
Biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene by mangrove-associated endolichenic fungi and their enzymatic regimes	15
A comparative study of antagonistic activity spectra of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented foods	14
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Biological characteristics and whole-genome analysis of the potential probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri S5	14
Nanocomposite of Ag nanoparticles and deep eutectic solvent-derived carbon dots with oxidase mimicking activity as synergistic bactericidal agent	14
Microbial fuel cell performance for aromatic hydrocarbon bioremediation and common effluent treatment plant wastewater treatment with bioelectricity generation through series-parallel connection	14
Outbreak of Cronobacter turicensis in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)	13
The diversity of rhizospheric bacterial communities associated with Trichoderma-treated rice fields	13
Genomics analysis of Lactobacillus paracasei SLP16	13
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Activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles against isolates of Prototheca species from bovine mastitis	12
Prophylactic effects of hyperforin on anhedonia-like phenotype in chronic restrain stress model: A role of gut microbiota	12
Species diversity and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Enterococcus spp. isolated from mastitis cases, milking machine and the environment of dairy cows	12
Tagetes lucida Cav. essential oil and the mixture of its main compounds are antibacterial and modulate antibiotic resistance in multi-resistant pathogenic bacteria	12
Ent-hardwickiic acid from C. pubiflora and its microbial metabolites are more potent than fluconazole in vitro against Candida glabrata	12
Exploring the role of antimicrobials in the selective growth of purple phototrophic bacteria through genome mining and agar spot assays	12
Development of multiplex RT-PCR assay for simultaneous detection of four viruses infecting apple (Malus domestica)	12
Peracetic acid activity on biofilm formed by Escherichia coli isolated from an industrial water system	12
Structural and functional comparisons of the environmental microbiota of pond and tank environments at different locations for the commercial aquaculture of American shad	12
Molecular typing and epidemiology profiles of human adenovirus infection among children with severe acute respiratory infection in Huzhou, China	11
Isolation, purification and structural elucidation of Mellein from endophytic fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae strain (SJF-1) and its broad-spectrum antimicrobial and pharmacological properties	11
Antifungal activity of poly(ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles incorporated with Eucalyptus essential oils against Hemileia vastatrix	11
Mixed infection of a new begomovirus, Jatropha leaf curl Guntur virus and recombinant/chimeric jatropha leaf curl Gujarat virus in Jatropha gossypiifolia	11
The effect of manganese and iron on mediating resuscitation of lactic acid-injured Escherichia coli	11
Micrograph analysis of morphological alteration and cellular damage of fruit rot fungal pathogens treated with Averrhoa bilimbi fruit and Garcinia mangostana pericarp ethanolic extracts	11
Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide wipes for decontamination of AZD1222 adenovirus COVID-19 vaccine strain on pharmaceutical industry materials	10
Development of a nested real time PCR/high resolution melting assay for human T-cell lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and 2) identification	10
Bactericidal and antioxidant effects of essential oils from Satureja montana L., Myristica fragrans H. and Cymbopogon flexuosus	10
Microbial diversity and composition in acidic sediments of freshwater finfish culture ponds fed with two types of feed: a metagenomic approach	10
Culture media, DMSO and efflux affect the antibacterial activity of cisplatin and oxaliplatin	10
Bioleaching of rare-earth elements from phosphate rock using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	10
Mandarin essential oil as an antimicrobial in ethanolic fermentation: Effects on Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae	10
Tea crude extracts effectively inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	10
Impact of seed-applied fungicide and insecticide on Azospirillum brasilense survival and wheat growth-promoting ability	10
Insight into biosorption of heavy metals by extracellular polymer substances and the improvement of the efficacy: a review	9
Virulence plasmids in clinical isolates of Rhodococcus equi from sick foals in the Netherlands	9
Culturable and metagenomic approaches of wheat bran and wheat straw phyllosphere’s highlight new lignocellulolytic microorganisms	9
Recent advances in understanding the ecology of the filamentous bacteria responsible for activated sludge bulking	9
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16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals altered composition of gut microbiota in postoperative individuals with renal stones	9
The elimination effects of lavender essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes biofilms developed at different temperatures and the induction of VBNC state	9
Trichoderma harzianum antagonistic activity and competition for seed colonization against seedborne pathogenic fungi of sunflower	9

Optimization by uniform design U8(83) approach for enhanced caffeine degradation in synthetic wastewater in bioreactor	9
Analysis of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids modulation on the physiology and gene expression in Enterococcus faecalis under bile salt stress	9
Antiviral plant-derived natural products to combat RNA viruses: Targets throughout the viral life cycle	9
Temporal dysregulation of genes in lamb testis cell during sheeppox virus infection	8
Ridinilazole: a novel, narrow-spectrum antimicrobial agent targeting Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile	8
Exploration of surfactin production by newly isolated Bacillus and Lysinibacillus strains from food-related sources	8
Prevalence of Vibrio coralliilyticus in stony coral Porites sp. in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan	8
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Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis for high-level production of uridine from glucose	8
p53 gene delivery via a recombinant Salmonella enterica Typhimurium leads to human bladder carcinoma cell death in vitro	8
Influence of environmental factors on the tropical peatlands diazotrophic communities from the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest	8
Effect of atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) on chlorine-adapted Salmonella enterica on spring onion	8
Endophytic fungi isolated from plants present in a mine tailing facility show a differential growth response to lead	7
Co-occurrence of genes encoding carbapenemase, ESBL, pAmpC and non-β-Lactam resistance among Klebsiella pneumonia and E. coli clinical isolates in Tunisia	7
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Modelling the invasion of human small intestinal epithelial-like cells by Salmonella enterica Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes using Bayesian inference	7
Selection of ACC deaminase positive, thermohalotolerant and drought tolerance enhancing plant growth-promoting bacteria from rhizospheres of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba grown in arid regions	7
Ultrasound-assisted encapsulation of curcumin and fisetin into Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells: a multistage batch process protocol	7
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Cytolysin A-mediated protein exportation efficiency and its role in enhancing the fitness of live recombinant Salmonella Typhi vaccine strain	7
Multiplexed flow cytometric approach for detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG, IgM and IgA using beads covalently coupled to the nucleocapsid protein	7
Thymbra capitata essential oil has a significant antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pre-formed biofilms	7
The synergistic antibacterial effect and inhibition of biofilm formation of nisin in combination with terpenes against Listeria monocytogenes	7
Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of thiolated methylated N-(4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzyl) chitosan as a new derivative of chitosan	7
ChikvInt: a Chikungunya virus–host protein–protein interaction database	7
New disease and first report of marasmioid fungus, Marasmius palmivorus (Sharples), causing white root rot in Arachis hypogaea L.	7
Antibacterial, antibiofilm and anti-quorum sensing activities of Muntingia calabura L. leaf extract against Pseudomonas aeruginosa	7
Green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and evaluate their effect on the expression of ERG3, ERG11 and FKS1 antifungal resistance genes in Candida albicans and Candida glabrata	7
Use of Pistacia lentiscus mastic for sustained-release system of chlorocresol and benzoic acid for in vitro prevention of bacterial colonization of silicon urinary catheter	7
Surface modification of poly(methyl-methacrylate) with farnesol to prevent Candida biofilm formation	7
Discovery of inhibitors against mycobacterium branched-chain amino acid aminotransferases through in silico screening and experimental evaluation	7
Optimization of environmental factors in a dual in vitro biofilm model of Candida albicans–Streptococcus mutans	6
Synergistic effects of probiotic Bifidobacterium isolated from chicken's intestine in combination with polyvinylpyrrolidone on reduction of aflatoxin B1	6
Methanolic extract of Hemidesmus indicus root augments the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of amoxicillin and clindamycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of bovine origin	6
Case report of Curtobacterium isolated from a catheter tip sample misidentified as Cronobacter	6
Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of fosfomycin combined with rifampin against carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa	6
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In vitro and in vivo detection of microbial gene expression in bioactivated scaffolds seeded with cyanobacteria	6
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Biocontrol of wilt disease of rice seedlings incited by Fusarium oxysporum through soil application of Streptomyces chilikensis RC1830	6
Exometabolomic analysis of susceptible and multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa	6
RNA-seq analysis of green tea polyphenols modulation of differently expressed genes in Enterococcus faecalis under low pH	6
Screening of osmotic stress-tolerant bacteria for plant growth promotion in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) under drought conditions	6
Plantaricin LD1 purified from Lactobacillus plantarum LD1 inhibits biofilm formation of Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 in tooth model	6
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Analysis of CRISPR–Cas system and antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus coagulans isolates	6
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Comparison of bacterial communities on the surface of concrete breakwater structures and ambient bacterioplankton	6
The ability of Pichia kudriavzevii to tolerate multiple stresses makes it promising for developing improved bioethanol production processes	6
Mefenoxam and pyraclostrobin: toxicity and in vitro inhibitory activity against Pythium insidiosum	6
Antifungal and physicochemical properties of Ocimum essential oil loaded in poly(lactic acid) nanofibers	6
Withdrawn: Plant-derived tabersonine exert its antifungal activity by repressing the expression of ergosterol biosynthesis and cell wall mannoprotein encoding genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	6
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