OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Symbiosis 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploration of bacterial composition and diversity within the apricot seed wasp Eurytoma samsonowi (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) by 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing	106
A newly discovered bacterial symbiont in the aphid microbiome identified through 16S rRNA sequencing	104
Microbial symbionts of hymenopteran parasitoids: an effective tool for next-generation crop protection	37
The soil legacy produced by grass-endophyte-mycorrhizae fungi interaction increases legume establishment	34
A review on nutritional and non-nutritional interactions of symbiotic and associated fungi with insect	33
Effects of fungicides on the beneficial seed-borne microbiome and seedling development of a long-lived myrtaceae tree species	28
Isolation and characterization of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) rhizobia in Myanmar	24
Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	20
Symbiosis research in the anthropocene: science as usual in unusual times?	18
Prospects of endophytic fungi as a natural resource for the sustainability of crop production in the modern era of changing climate	18
Ant attendance shapes the selective pressures on the genes of the endosymbiont Buchnera in Tuberculatus aphids	18
Endosymbiont escape as a mechanism to increase the rate of endosymbiosis formation	16
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation and previous crop influence pearl millet growth and yields in a Mediterranean arid environment	16
Enhancing soybean growth under drought stress through bio-priming with desert endophyte Priestua endophytica strain RAE-11	16
Robert Lucking and Toby Spribille: The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History	15
The microbes within: what happens inside Acacia longifolia nodules during development	14
Proteomic analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves showed a more stable metabolism in a variety responsive to biological nitrogen fixation	14
Is there a symbiotic cleaning association between ocean sunfish and pelagic seabirds in the Patagonian Shelf?	13
Effect of herbicides Sprut Extra (glyphosate) and Forward (quizalofop-P-ethyl) on the development of pea (Pisum sativum L.) symbiotic nodules	13
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Ectomycorrhizas of Phylloporus (Boletales) and Quercus sapotifolia from Tropical Oak Forest of Eastern Mexico	12
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi participate to the restoration of a gypsum mining site in western Algeria	12
Transmission of parasitic mites (Riccardoella oudemansi) between limacid slug hosts: the role of parasite and host behaviour	12
Unravelling the sandalwood microbiome and their interactions using NGS-based approaches to improve agroforestry management practices	11
Knockdown of Lotus japonicus ROP3 alters the root symbiotic phenotype and alters the expression of genes involved in nutrient acquisition during both rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses	11
Mutualistic dinoflagellates with big disparities in ribosomal DNA variation may confound estimates of symbiont diversity and ecology in the jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata	10

Microbiome origin and stress-related changes in bacterial abundance of the photosymbiotic sea slug Berghia stephanieae (Á. Valdés, 2005)	10
Different transcriptional impacts of prophage within the rhizobia-legume symbiosis	10
Correction to: Effects of field inoculation of potato tubers with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis DAOM 197,198 are cultivar dependent	10
Endophytic fungi mediated alleviation of salinity stress in crop plants: an insight and future prospect	10
Morphological and functional adaptations of Thyca crystallina in its parasitic symbiosis with Linckia laevigata	10
Plant-associated bacteria and enzymes support Canavalia rosea growth in coastal hypersaline soils	9
Wolbachia-density variation in weevils of the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)	9
Ecological partnerships for a cooler planet: Rhizobia-legume interactions and carbon sequestration potential	9
Mycelial inoculation of Astraeus odoratus restores ectomycorrhizal community composition and edible mushroom production in degraded dry dipterocarp forests	9
Correction: Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	8
Identification of a novel fungus associated with Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) and its pathogenicity to ornamental plants	8
Effects of magnesium application on the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	8
Differential phenolic patterns during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	8
Soil eutrophication reduces fungal colonization in Berberis microphylla roots in Patagonia (Argentina)	8
The plurality of photobionts within single lichen thalli	7
Lima bean breeding changes the community of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere	7
Photosynthetic acclimation of the lichen Parmelia sulcata to a forest light gradient through structural, chemical and physiological alterations	7
Amanita muscaria invasion in native Nothofagaceae of Patagonian Argentina: updates on hosts and morphological tools for monitoring and control	7
Improved micropropagation and hardening responses in red pepper by ACC deaminase producing Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20	7
Production of a salinity-tolerant heterokaryotic strain by cross-mating homokaryotic strains of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon roseolus and its effect on the growth in Pinus thunbergii seedling	7
Aphid adaptation in a changing environment through their bacterial endosymbionts: an overview, including a new major cereal pest (Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) scenario	7
From pathogen to endophyte: competitive interactions between Metarhizium species during insect infection and temperature-dependent plant root colonization	7
Fungi; friend or foe of amphibians	7
Fungal functional traits mediating communication and ecological interactions among higher organisms: current insights and future directions	7
Monocropping and Intercropping of Maize with Six Food Legumes at Malkerns in Eswatini: Their Effects on Plant Growth, Grain Yield and N2 Fixation, Measured using the 15N Natural Abundance and Ureide T	7
Epichloë symbiosis is associated with increased diversity of culturable dark septate endophytes and promotes endophytic interactions on a native grass	7
Impact of quorum sensing from native peanut phosphate solubilizing Serratia sp. S119 strain on interactions with agronomically important crops	7
Changes in microbiome assembly of the pioneer Andean tree Alnus acuminata under land degradation	7
Lycoperdon perlatum from a coniferous forest forms an ectomycorrhizal relation with and increases drought resistance of Populus × canadensis ‘Zhongliao 1’	6
Micromorphology and chemistry of mite domatia: mutualistic trait convergence and variation across eight sympatric north American species	6
You are what you harbour: contrasting microbial communities detected in parthenogenetic and sexual weevils	6
Phylogenetic, phenotypic, and symbiotic characterization of Bradyrhizobium isolated from nodules of cowpea grown on the Peruvian desert coast	6
Annual invasive plants reduce plant productivity while promoting biodiversity in arid regions	6
Molecular interplay of symbiotic and defensive responses in the non-model legume Arachis hypogaea	6
Exploring the cooperation between nitrogen-fixing and non-fixing alfalfa rhizobia	6
Correction to: Comparative genomics of Sphingomonas from the cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) phyllosphere reveals signatures of host adaptation and beneficial interactions	6
Unveiling the genetic and physiological characteristics of alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia in Afghanistan soils	6
The genus Sodalis as a resource for understanding the multifaceted evolution of bacterial symbiosis in insects	6
Too close for comfort: Elpidium ostracods trigger avoidance and defensive responses in anurans	5
Uncovering ciliate diversity in rumen microbiomes through computational species delimitation approaches	5
Endophytic fungus Trichoderma atroviride D16 increases tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza plantlets by enhancing abscisic acid and salicylic acid signaling	5
Microbiota comparative analysis of Apis mellifera populations from Tunisia and Algeria targeting 16 S rRNA gene amplicon	5
Low specificity and high variability of ectomycorrhizal association in Salix humboldtiana along its southern latitudinal distribution	5
Linking Fabaceae diversity to rhizobial symbiosis across Mozambique’s environmental gradients	5
Novel symbioses between reef fishes and serpulid polychaetes in the Caribbean Sea	5
Regulation of strain infectivity in Ophiocordyceps sinensis: insights into fungal-insect symbiosis and artificial cultivation	5
Co-occurrence of two ascomycete endophytes as the specialized metabolite production partners in Rheum spiciforme Royle	5
Beneficial efficacy and mode of action of probiotic Bacillus subtilis SWL−19 on the silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)	5
Cross-domain interactions: Candida spp. and its endobiont	5
Mycorrhizal associations in pteridophytes: current perspectives and emerging research gaps	5

Early experimental comparison of natural and assisted symbiont acquisition in Stylophora pistillata	5
Harnessing plant–microbe interactions for sustainable crop improvement: from genomics to breeding	5