OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Letters in Applied 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Violacein and its antifungal activity: comments and potentialities	109
Bioleaching of tellurium from mine tailings by indigenous Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	51
Applications of metallic nanomaterials for the treatment of water	50
Antimicrobial effect of radiant catalytic ionization	40
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Biological control of problematic bacterial populations causing foaming in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants—phage therapy and beyond	40
The rise of novel antimicrobials	36
Uncovering the structure and function of specialist bacterial lineages in environments routinely exposed to explosives	36
Avian leukosis virus subgroup J infection influences the gut microbiota composition in Huiyang bearded chickens	35
Biological activity of roots and aerial parts of Zinnia peruviana on pathogenic micro‐organisms in planktonic state and biofilm forming	35
Efficacy of empiric antibiotic treatment of late-onset neonatal sepsis caused by Enterobacteriaceae: A systematic review	31
Shotgun metagenome sequencing of a Sudanese toombak snuff tobacco: genetic attributes of a high tobacco‐specific nitrosamine containing smokeless tobacco product	28
Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from freshwaters and hospital effluents in Belgium	27
ERIC-PCR-based molecular typing of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from houseflies (Musca domestica) in the environment of milk and meat shops	27
In vitroassessment of the antibacterial effects of the combinations of fosfomycin, colistin, trimethoprim and nitrofurantoin against multi‐drug–resistantEscherichia coli	26
Detection of bla _KPC and bla _NDM genes by duplex PCR with lateral flow dipsticks from steril	25
Antibiotic resistance and virulence factor gene profile of A. hydrophila isolated from carp (Cyprinidae) suspected with hemorrhagic septicemia in Gilan, Iran	24
Phenotypic and genotypic approach to characterize a Trueperella pecoris strain isolated from necrotic vestibulitis of a camel (Camelus dromedarius)	22
Chemical, radiological and microbiological characterization of a drinking water source: a case study	20
Window seals as a source of yeast contamination	20
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	19
Evaluating the impact of ultraviolet C exposure conditions on coliphage MS2 inactivation on surfaces	19
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Antimicrobial resistance, biofilm production and invasion of mammary epithelial cells by Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus mundtii strains isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis in Brazil	19
Isolation and characterization of KDML105 aromatic rice rhizobacteria producing indole‐3‐acetic acid: impact of organic and conventional paddy rice practices	19

Bacteriophage therapy of human-restricted Salmonella species—a study in a surrogate bacterial and animal model	19
Wild capybaras as reservoir of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in urban Amazonian Region	17
Diversity and functions of microbes in surface sediments under heavy metal pollution of western Chaohu Lake	17
Preliminary evaluation of selected inflammatory cytokine gene expression in lymphocytes isolated from whole human blood infected with trans-anethole-treated Staphylococcus aureus Newman strain	17
Yeasts from Iranian traditional milk kefir samples: isolation, molecular identification and their potential probiotic properties	17
The lipopeptides fengycin and iturin are involved in the anticandidal activity of endophytic Bacillus sp. as determined by experimental and in silico analysis	16
Isolation, identification and virulence gene characterization of Aeromonas dhakensis isolated from sea lion (Zalophus californianus)	16
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	16
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Headspace control and antimicrobials: Inhibition strategies to prevent the growth of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in orange juice	15
The denture microbiome in health and disease: an exploration of a unique community	15
Novel chlorine-extending polymer coating with prolonged antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2	15
Nanocomposite of Ag nanoparticles and deep eutectic solvent-derived carbon dots with oxidase mimicking activity as synergistic bactericidal agent	14
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F74 plasmids are major vectors of virulence genes in bovine NTEC2	14
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Solid-state fermentation produces greater stearidonic acid levels in genetically engineered Mucor circinelloides	14
Biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene by mangrove-associated endolichenic fungi and their enzymatic regimes	14
Microbial fuel cell performance for aromatic hydrocarbon bioremediation and common effluent treatment plant wastewater treatment with bioelectricity generation through series-parallel connection	13
Development of multiplex RT-PCR assay for simultaneous detection of four viruses infecting apple (Malus domestica)	12
Outbreak of Cronobacter turicensis in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)	12
Biological characteristics and whole-genome analysis of the potential probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri S5	12
Isolation, purification and structural elucidation of Mellein from endophytic fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae strain (SJF-1) and its broad-spectrum antimicrobial and pharmacological properties	12
Exploring the role of antimicrobials in the selective growth of purple phototrophic bacteria through genome mining and agar spot assays	12
The diversity of rhizospheric bacterial communities associated with Trichoderma-treated rice fields	12
A comparative study of antagonistic activity spectra of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented foods	12
Activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles against isolates of Prototheca species from bovine mastitis	12
Genomics analysis of Lactobacillus paracasei SLP16	12
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Peracetic acid activity on biofilm formed by Escherichia coli isolated from an industrial water system	11
Ent-hardwickiic acid from C. pubiflora and its microbial metabolites are more potent than fluconazole in vitro against Candida glabrata	11
Prophylactic effects of hyperforin on anhedonia-like phenotype in chronic restrain stress model: A role of gut microbiota	11
Structural and functional comparisons of the environmental microbiota of pond and tank environments at different locations for the commercial aquaculture of American shad	11
Tagetes lucida Cav. essential oil and the mixture of its main compounds are antibacterial and modulate antibiotic resistance in multi-resistant pathogenic bacteria	11
Species diversity and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Enterococcus spp. isolated from mastitis cases, milking machine and the environment of dairy cows	11
Structure–activity relationships of antifungal phenylpropanoid derivatives and their synergy with n ‐dodecanol and fluconazole	10
Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide wipes for decontamination of AZD1222 adenovirus COVID-19 vaccine strain on pharmaceutical industry materials	10
Molecular typing and epidemiology profiles of human adenovirus infection among children with severe acute respiratory infection in Huzhou, China	10
Micrograph analysis of morphological alteration and cellular damage of fruit rot fungal pathogens treated with Averrhoa bilimbi fruit and Garcinia mangostana pericarp ethanolic extracts	10
The effect of manganese and iron on mediating resuscitation of lactic acid-injured Escherichia coli	10
Antifungal activity of poly(ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles incorporated with Eucalyptus essential oils against Hemileia vastatrix	10
Microbial diversity and composition in acidic sediments of freshwater finfish culture ponds fed with two types of feed: a metagenomic approach	10
Mixed infection of a new begomovirus, Jatropha leaf curl Guntur virus and recombinant/chimeric jatropha leaf curl Gujarat virus in Jatropha gossypiifolia	10
Cadmium‐tolerant bacteria: current trends and applications in agriculture	10
Mandarin essential oil as an antimicrobial in ethanolic fermentation: Effects on Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae	10
Culture media, DMSO and efflux affect the antibacterial activity of cisplatin and oxaliplatin	10
Tea crude extracts effectively inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	10
Insight into biosorption of heavy metals by extracellular polymer substances and the improvement of the efficacy: a review	9
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	9
Optimization by uniform design U8(83) approach for enhanced caffeine degradation in synthetic wastewater in bioreactor	9

Impact of seed-applied fungicide and insecticide on Azospirillum brasilense survival and wheat growth-promoting ability	9
Trichoderma harzianum antagonistic activity and competition for seed colonization against seedborne pathogenic fungi of sunflower	9
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Virulence plasmids in clinical isolates of Rhodococcus equi from sick foals in the Netherlands	9
Bactericidal and antioxidant effects of essential oils from Satureja montana L., Myristica fragrans H. and Cymbopogon flexuosus	9
8‐hydroxyquinoline and quinazoline derivatives as potential new alternatives to combat Candida spp. biofilm	9
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Bioleaching of rare-earth elements from phosphate rock using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	9
Diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis by immuno‐PCR assay based on mycobacterial antigen 85 complex detection	8
16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals altered composition of gut microbiota in postoperative individuals with renal stones	8
The elimination effects of lavender essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes biofilms developed at different temperatures and the induction of VBNC state	8
Increased Agrobacterium ‐mediated transformation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae after deletion of the yeast ADA2	8
Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis for high-level production of uridine from glucose	8
Antiviral plant-derived natural products to combat RNA viruses: Targets throughout the viral life cycle	8
Recent advances in understanding the ecology of the filamentous bacteria responsible for activated sludge bulking	8
Analysis of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids modulation on the physiology and gene expression in Enterococcus faecalis under bile salt stress	8
Temporal dysregulation of genes in lamb testis cell during sheeppox virus infection	8
Culturable and metagenomic approaches of wheat bran and wheat straw phyllosphere’s highlight new lignocellulolytic microorganisms	8
Exploration of surfactin production by newly isolated Bacillus and Lysinibacillus strains from food-related sources	7
Ridinilazole: a novel, narrow-spectrum antimicrobial agent targeting Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile	7
Cytolysin A-mediated protein exportation efficiency and its role in enhancing the fitness of live recombinant Salmonella Typhi vaccine strain	7
Comparative transcriptome profiling of Termitomyces sp. between monocultures in vitro and link‐stipe of fungus‐combs in situ	7
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p53 gene delivery via a recombinant Salmonella enterica Typhimurium leads to human bladder carcinoma cell death in vitro	7
The synergistic antibacterial effect and inhibition of biofilm formation of nisin in combination with terpenes against Listeria monocytogenes	7
Prevalence and characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes in meat, meat products, food handlers and the environment of the meat processing and the retail facilities of a	7
Surface modification of poly(methyl-methacrylate) with farnesol to prevent Candida biofilm formation	7
Effect of atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) on chlorine-adapted Salmonella enterica on spring onion	7
Influence of environmental factors on the tropical peatlands diazotrophic communities from the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest	7
Rice recycling: a simple strategy to improve conidia production in solid‐state cultures	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
Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of thiolated methylated N-(4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzyl) chitosan as a new derivative of chitosan	7
Prevalence of Vibrio coralliilyticus in stony coral Porites sp. in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan	7
Compost as an untapped niche for thermotolerant yeasts capable of high‐temperature ethanol production	7
Thymbra capitata essential oil has a significant antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pre-formed biofilms	6
Improving riboflavin production by modifying related metabolic pathways in Ba cillus subtilis	6
Selection of ACC deaminase positive, thermohalotolerant and drought tolerance enhancing plant growth-promoting bacteria from rhizospheres of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba grown in arid regions	6
Co-occurrence of genes encoding carbapenemase, ESBL, pAmpC and non-β-Lactam resistance among Klebsiella pneumonia and E. coli clinical isolates in Tunisia	6
Antibacterial, antibiofilm and anti-quorum sensing activities of Muntingia calabura L. leaf extract against Pseudomonas aeruginosa	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
Using amplicon sequencing of rpoB for identification of inoculant rhizobia from peanut nodules	6
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Optimization of environmental factors in a dual in vitro biofilm model of Candida albicans–Streptococcus mutans	6
Multiplexed flow cytometric approach for detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG, IgM and IgA using beads covalently coupled to the nucleocapsid protein	6
New disease and first report of marasmioid fungus, Marasmius palmivorus (Sharples), causing white root rot in Arachis hypogaea L.	6
Modelling the invasion of human small intestinal epithelial-like cells by Salmonella enterica Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes using Bayesian inference	6
Methods for rapid prototyping novel labware: using CAD and desktop 3D printing in the microbiology laboratory	6
ChikvInt: a Chikungunya virus–host protein–protein interaction database	6
Biocontrol of wilt disease of rice seedlings incited by Fusarium oxysporum through soil application of Streptomyces chilikensis RC1830	6
Synergistic effects of probiotic Bifidobacterium isolated from chicken's intestine in combination with polyvinylpyrrolidone on reduction of aflatoxin B1	6
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Mefenoxam and pyraclostrobin: toxicity and in vitro inhibitory activity against Pythium insidiosum	6
Endophytic fungi isolated from plants present in a mine tailing facility show a differential growth response to lead	6
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Ultrasound-assisted encapsulation of curcumin and fisetin into Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells: a multistage batch process protocol	6
Discovery of inhibitors against mycobacterium branched-chain amino acid aminotransferases through in silico screening and experimental evaluation	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
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	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	5
Antifungal and physicochemical properties of Ocimum essential oil loaded in poly(lactic acid) nanofibers	5
In vitro and in vivo detection of microbial gene expression in bioactivated scaffolds seeded with cyanobacteria	5
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RNA-seq analysis of green tea polyphenols modulation of differently expressed genes in Enterococcus faecalis under low pH	5
Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of fosfomycin combined with rifampin against carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa	5
Plantaricin LD1 purified from Lactobacillus plantarum LD1 inhibits biofilm formation of Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 in tooth model	5
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Analysis of CRISPR–Cas system and antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus coagulans isolates	5
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Sensitive and high-accuracy detection of Salmonella based on CRISPR/Cas12a combined with recombinase polymerase amplification	5
Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses reveal that biobed systems can enrich for antibiotic resistance and genetic mobility genes	5
Recent methods for discovering novel bioactive metabolites, specifically antimicrobial agents, from marine-associated micro-organisms	5
Case report of Curtobacterium isolated from a catheter tip sample misidentified as Cronobacter	5
Exometabolomic analysis of susceptible and multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa	5
Functional characterization of two diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 genes in Mortierella alpina	5
Screening of osmotic stress-tolerant bacteria for plant growth promotion in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) under drought conditions	5
Targeted (PCR-based) screening of antibiotic resistance genes’ prevalence in the gut microbiota of tribal people of Nabarangpur, Odisha, India	5
In vitro activity of honey, total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides and matrine alone and in combination with antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates	5