OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Letters in Applied Microbiology is 11. 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
Violacein and its antifungal activity: comments and potentialities	137
Bioleaching of tellurium from mine tailings by indigenous Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	59
Applications of metallic nanomaterials for the treatment of water	53
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The rise of novel antimicrobials	44
Biological control of problematic bacterial populations causing foaming in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants—phage therapy and beyond	44
Efficacy of empiric antibiotic treatment of late-onset neonatal sepsis caused by Enterobacteriaceae: A systematic review	43
Uncovering the structure and function of specialist bacterial lineages in environments routinely exposed to explosives	42
ERIC-PCR-based molecular typing of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from houseflies (Musca domestica) in the environment of milk and meat shops	40
Phenotypic and genotypic approach to characterize a Trueperella pecoris strain isolated from necrotic vestibulitis of a camel (Camelus dromedarius)	35
Antibiotic resistance and virulence factor gene profile of A. hydrophila isolated from carp (Cyprinidae) suspected with hemorrhagic septicemia in Gilan, Iran	35
Chemical, radiological and microbiological characterization of a drinking water source: a case study	29
Window seals as a source of yeast contamination	26
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	26
Antimicrobial resistance, biofilm production and invasion of mammary epithelial cells by Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus mundtii strains isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis in Brazil	26
Evaluating the impact of ultraviolet C exposure conditions on coliphage MS2 inactivation on surfaces	24
Bacteriophage therapy of human-restricted Salmonella species—a study in a surrogate bacterial and animal model	23
Diversity and functions of microbes in surface sediments under heavy metal pollution of western Chaohu Lake	21
Wild capybaras as reservoir of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in urban Amazonian Region	21
The denture microbiome in health and disease: an exploration of a unique community	20
Yeasts from Iranian traditional milk kefir samples: isolation, molecular identification and their potential probiotic properties	20
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	20
Isolation, identification and virulence gene characterization of Aeromonas dhakensis isolated from sea lion (Zalophus californianus)	19
The lipopeptides fengycin and iturin are involved in the anticandidal activity of endophytic Bacillus sp. as determined by experimental and in silico analysis	19
Headspace control and antimicrobials: Inhibition strategies to prevent the growth of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in orange juice	18

Novel chlorine-extending polymer coating with prolonged antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2	18
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F74 plasmids are major vectors of virulence genes in bovine NTEC2	17
Solid-state fermentation produces greater stearidonic acid levels in genetically engineered Mucor circinelloides	17
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Biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene by mangrove-associated endolichenic fungi and their enzymatic regimes	16
Nanocomposite of Ag nanoparticles and deep eutectic solvent-derived carbon dots with oxidase mimicking activity as synergistic bactericidal agent	16
A comparative study of antagonistic activity spectra of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented foods	15
Microbial fuel cell performance for aromatic hydrocarbon bioremediation and common effluent treatment plant wastewater treatment with bioelectricity generation through series-parallel connection	15
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Outbreak of Cronobacter turicensis in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)	14
Activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles against isolates of Prototheca species from bovine mastitis	14
The diversity of rhizospheric bacterial communities associated with Trichoderma-treated rice fields	14
Genomics analysis of Lactobacillus paracasei SLP16	14
Structural and functional comparisons of the environmental microbiota of pond and tank environments at different locations for the commercial aquaculture of American shad	13
Exploring the role of antimicrobials in the selective growth of purple phototrophic bacteria through genome mining and agar spot assays	13
Isolation, purification and structural elucidation of Mellein from endophytic fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae strain (SJF-1) and its broad-spectrum antimicrobial and pharmacological properties	13
Prophylactic effects of hyperforin on anhedonia-like phenotype in chronic restrain stress model: A role of gut microbiota	13
Mixed infection of a new begomovirus, Jatropha leaf curl Guntur virus and recombinant/chimeric jatropha leaf curl Gujarat virus in Jatropha gossypiifolia	13
Species diversity and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Enterococcus spp. isolated from mastitis cases, milking machine and the environment of dairy cows	13
Tagetes lucida Cav. essential oil and the mixture of its main compounds are antibacterial and modulate antibiotic resistance in multi-resistant pathogenic bacteria	13
Molecular typing and epidemiology profiles of human adenovirus infection among children with severe acute respiratory infection in Huzhou, China	13
Antifungal activity of poly(ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles incorporated with Eucalyptus essential oils against Hemileia vastatrix	12
Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide wipes for decontamination of AZD1222 adenovirus COVID-19 vaccine strain on pharmaceutical industry materials	12
The effect of manganese and iron on mediating resuscitation of lactic acid-injured Escherichia coli	12
Micrograph analysis of morphological alteration and cellular damage of fruit rot fungal pathogens treated with Averrhoa bilimbi fruit and Garcinia mangostana pericarp ethanolic extracts	12
Bactericidal and antioxidant effects of essential oils from Satureja montana L., Myristica fragrans H. and Cymbopogon flexuosus	11
Bioleaching of rare-earth elements from phosphate rock using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	11
Insight into biosorption of heavy metals by extracellular polymer substances and the improvement of the efficacy: a review	11
Microbial diversity and composition in acidic sediments of freshwater finfish culture ponds fed with two types of feed: a metagenomic approach	11
Culture media, DMSO and efflux affect the antibacterial activity of cisplatin and oxaliplatin	11
Mandarin essential oil as an antimicrobial in ethanolic fermentation: Effects on Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae	11
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	11
Trichoderma harzianum antagonistic activity and competition for seed colonization against seedborne pathogenic fungi of sunflower	11
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