OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Symbiosis is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploration of bacterial composition and diversity within the apricot seed wasp Eurytoma samsonowi (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) by 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing	102
A newly discovered bacterial symbiont in the aphid microbiome identified through 16S rRNA sequencing	98
A review on nutritional and non-nutritional interactions of symbiotic and associated fungi with insect	31
Microbial symbionts of hymenopteran parasitoids: an effective tool for next-generation crop protection	30
The soil legacy produced by grass-endophyte-mycorrhizae fungi interaction increases legume establishment	29
Endosymbiont escape as a mechanism to increase the rate of endosymbiosis formation	26
Effects of fungicides on the beneficial seed-borne microbiome and seedling development of a long-lived myrtaceae tree species	23
First data on lipids and fatty acids composition in the tropical parasitic system between molluscs and echinoderms	20
Isolation and characterization of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) rhizobia in Myanmar	17
Ant attendance shapes the selective pressures on the genes of the endosymbiont Buchnera in Tuberculatus aphids	16
Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	16
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation and previous crop influence pearl millet growth and yields in a Mediterranean arid environment	16
Prospects of endophytic fungi as a natural resource for the sustainability of crop production in the modern era of changing climate	15
Symbiosis research in the anthropocene: science as usual in unusual times?	14
Enhancing soybean growth under drought stress through bio-priming with desert endophyte Priestua endophytica strain RAE-11	13
Proteomic analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves showed a more stable metabolism in a variety responsive to biological nitrogen fixation	12
Robert Lucking and Toby Spribille: The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History	12
Is there a symbiotic cleaning association between ocean sunfish and pelagic seabirds in the Patagonian Shelf?	12
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	12
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi participate to the restoration of a gypsum mining site in western Algeria	11
Different transcriptional impacts of prophage within the rhizobia-legume symbiosis	11
Transmission of parasitic mites (Riccardoella oudemansi) between limacid slug hosts: the role of parasite and host behaviour	11
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Ectomycorrhizas of Phylloporus (Boletales) and Quercus sapotifolia from Tropical Oak Forest of Eastern Mexico	11
Unravelling the sandalwood microbiome and their interactions using NGS-based approaches to improve agroforestry management practices	11
Correction to: Effects of field inoculation of potato tubers with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis DAOM 197,198 are cultivar dependent	10

The microbes within: what happens inside Acacia longifolia nodules during development	10
Morphological and functional adaptations of Thyca crystallina in its parasitic symbiosis with Linckia laevigata	10
Effect of herbicides Sprut Extra (glyphosate) and Forward (quizalofop-P-ethyl) on the development of pea (Pisum sativum L.) symbiotic nodules	10
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
Wolbachia-density variation in weevils of the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)	9
Endophytic fungi mediated alleviation of salinity stress in crop plants: an insight and future prospect	9
Correction: Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts	9
Ecological partnerships for a cooler planet: Rhizobia-legume interactions and carbon sequestration potential	9
Identification of a novel fungus associated with Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) and its pathogenicity to ornamental plants	9
Plant-associated bacteria and enzymes support Canavalia rosea growth in coastal hypersaline soils	9
Effects of magnesium application on the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	9
The plurality of photobionts within single lichen thalli	8
Soil eutrophication reduces fungal colonization in Berberis microphylla roots in Patagonia (Argentina)	8
Differential phenolic patterns during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato	8
Lima bean breeding changes the community of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere	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
Changes in microbiome assembly of the pioneer Andean tree Alnus acuminata under land degradation	7
Fungi; friend or foe of amphibians	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
Fungal functional traits mediating communication and ecological interactions among higher organisms: current insights and future directions	7
Lycoperdon perlatum from a coniferous forest forms an ectomycorrhizal relation with and increases drought resistance of Populus × canadensis ‘Zhongliao 1’	6
Impact of quorum sensing from native peanut phosphate solubilizing Serratia sp. S119 strain on interactions with agronomically important crops	6
Beneficial efficacy and mode of action of probiotic Bacillus subtilis SWL−19 on the silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)	6
Molecular interplay of symbiotic and defensive responses in the non-model legume Arachis hypogaea	6
Annual invasive plants reduce plant productivity while promoting biodiversity in arid regions	6
Aphid adaptation in a changing environment through their bacterial endosymbionts: an overview, including a new major cereal pest (Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) scenario	6
Correction to: Endosymbiotic Symbiodinium clades occurrence and influence on coral growth and resilience during stress	6
Photosynthetic acclimation of the lichen Parmelia sulcata to a forest light gradient through structural, chemical and physiological alterations	6
Correction to: Comparative genomics of Sphingomonas from the cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) phyllosphere reveals signatures of host adaptation and beneficial interactions	6
Phylogenetic, phenotypic, and symbiotic characterization of Bradyrhizobium isolated from nodules of cowpea grown on the Peruvian desert coast	6
Too close for comfort: Elpidium ostracods trigger avoidance and defensive responses in anurans	6
Microbiota comparative analysis of Apis mellifera populations from Tunisia and Algeria targeting 16 S rRNA gene amplicon	5
You are what you harbour: contrasting microbial communities detected in parthenogenetic and sexual weevils	5
Uncovering ciliate diversity in rumen microbiomes through computational species delimitation approaches	5
Cross-domain interactions: Candida spp. and its endobiont	5
Regulation of strain infectivity in Ophiocordyceps sinensis: insights into fungal-insect symbiosis and artificial cultivation	5
Novel symbioses between reef fishes and serpulid polychaetes in the Caribbean Sea	5
Linking Fabaceae diversity to rhizobial symbiosis across Mozambique’s environmental gradients	5
Early experimental comparison of natural and assisted symbiont acquisition in Stylophora pistillata	5
Endophytic fungus Trichoderma atroviride D16 increases tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza plantlets by enhancing abscisic acid and salicylic acid signaling	5
Inoculation and coinoculation combined with sulfur treatment boost the physiological quality of seeds and reduce oxidative stress in soybean seedlings	5
Harnessing plant–microbe interactions for sustainable crop improvement: from genomics to breeding	5
Low specificity and high variability of ectomycorrhizal association in Salix humboldtiana along its southern latitudinal distribution	5
Exploring the cooperation between nitrogen-fixing and non-fixing alfalfa rhizobia	5
The genus Sodalis as a resource for understanding the multifaceted evolution of bacterial symbiosis in insects	5
High dependence on nitrogen-fixing bacteria in a Neotropical legume species	4
Differentially abundant bacteria drive the N2-fixation of a widespread moss in the forest-tundra transition zone	4

The seeds of invasion: a comparison of endophytic seed bacteria of Acacia longifolia between its native and invasive ranges	4
Ciliates in domestic ruminants in Africa and the first characterization of ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora) in the rumen of domestic caprines of the Landim breed (Capra hircus L) from Mozambique	4
Respective and combined roles of rhizobia and ectomycorrhizal fungi in the plant growth, symbiotic efficiency, nutrients and metals contents of a leguminous tree species growing on ultramafic soils	4
Correction: Aphid adaptation in a changing environment through their bacterial endosymbionts: an overview, including a new major cereal pest (Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) scenario	4
Demonstrating the role of symbionts in mediating detoxification in herbivores	4
Missing symbionts – emerging pathogens? Microbiome management for sustainable agriculture	4
Intraspecific transfer of algal symbionts can occur in photosymbiotic Exaiptasia sea anemones	4
Wild populations possess higher endophytic fungal diversity and structural complexity than ex-situ plants in coralloid roots of a cycad in Southwest China	4
Population and diversity of pigeonpea rhizobia from the Indo-Gangetic plains of India	4
Exploring macrophytes’ microbial populations dynamics to enhance bioremediation in constructed wetlands for industrial pollutants removal in sustainable wastewater treatment	4
Ectosymbionts improve host gill function in a freshwater cleaning symbiosis	4
Are the symbiont faunas of the venomous echinoids Toxopneustes pileolus and Tripneustes gratilla (Echinoidea, Toxopneustidae) similar?	4
Stable transformation of the unicellular lichenic green alga Coccomyxa solorinae-saccatae via electroporation	4
Biotechnological utilization: the potential role of the termite gut symbiotic microbiome	4
Pond water is the principal source of algae that form a symbiosis with embryos of the spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum: an experimental test	4
Endomycorrhizal fungi inoculation improves development of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) plantlets during ex vitro acclimatization	4
Algal symbionts of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri	4
Cajanus cajan enhances nutrient cycling and supports Eragrostis curvula growth	4
Studies on the epibiotic association between rotifer Brachionus rubens and cladocerans from water bodies of Jammu and Kashmir, India	4
Co-occurrence of two ascomycete endophytes as the specialized metabolite production partners in Rheum spiciforme Royle	4