OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbial Pathogenesis is 37. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Inhibitory activities of Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott on virulence potential of multi-drug resistant toxigenic Vibrio cholerae	161
A chimeric PCV rescued virus with the immunogenic cap gene of PCV3 cloned into the genomic backbone of the nonpathogenic PCV1 induces specific antibodies but with no pathogenic in pigs	157
Probiotic Weissella cibaria displays antibacterial and anti-biofilm effect against cavity-causing Streptococcus mutans	108
Comparative genomic analysis reveals distinct virulence and resistance mechanisms in 21 bacterial fish pathogens	107
Preparation of bovine coronavirus virus-like particles and its immunogenicity in mice and cattle	98
Corrigendum to “Design of a peptide-based subunit vaccine against novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2” [Microbial Pathog. 145 (2020) 104236]	80
Synergistic effect of the combination of phenolic compounds and tobramycin on the inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm	68
Mycoplasma pneumoniae MPN606 induces inflammation by activating MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways	65
Corrigendum to “Mefloquine targets β-catenin pathway and thus can play a role in the treatment of liver cancer” [Microb. Pathogen. 118 (2018) 357-360]	65
T. pallidum achieves immune evasion by blocking autophagic flux in microglia through hexokinase 2	63
Phylogenetic and host-parasite relationship analyses of Henneguya caquetaia sp. nov (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) infecting an Amazonian cichlid fish	61
Antibiofilm activity of truncated Staphylococcus aureus phenol soluble modulin α2 (SaΔ1Δ2PSMα2) against Candida auris in vitro and in an animal model of catheter-associated infection	60
Bioinformatics comparison of hemolysin in different bacteria and experimental evaluation of anti-cancer properties of extracts of some hemolysin-producing bacteria	57
Evaluation of chickens infected with a recombinant virulent NDV clone expressing chicken IL4	54
Vaccination with live Hirame novirhabdovirus (HIRRV) at temperature-controlled condition induced protective immunity in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)	54
Combining eugenol and dihydroeugenol with a piperazine moiety to create new antimicrobial agents that are effective against resistant species	53
Basal cell carcinoma is causally associate with the increased COVID-19 susceptibility and hospitalization	52
Antibiotic resistance and virulence characteristics of four carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains coharbouring blaKPC and blaNDM based on whole genome sequences from a tertiary general te	51
Ascending renal infection following experimental candiduria by Candida tropicalis in immunocompromised mice	51
Antimicrobial lipids loaded on lectin display reduced MIC, curtail pathogenesis and protect zebrafish from reinfection by immunomodulation	50
Refined egoist: The toxin–antitoxin immune system of T6SS	48
Multicenter systematic review of clinical characteristics, diagnostic optimization, and personalized treatment for brain Nocardia infections	46
Bifidobacteria antagonize the life cycle of Clostridioides difficile	45
Genomic characterization unravelling the causative role of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of lineage B.1.617.2 in 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Chhattisgarh, India	44
Propionate reduces the viability of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in macrophages by propionylation of PhoP K102	43

Enhancement of immune responses by co-stimulation of TLR3 - TLR7 agonists as a potential therapeutics against rabies in mouse model	43
Investigation of fungus at stratum corneum of patients with acne vulgaris	43
Editorial Board	42
SARS-CoV-2 re-infection rate in Iranian COVID-19 cases within one-year follow-up	41
Extracts of Achillea millefolium L. inhibited biofilms and biofilm-related virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria isolated from wounds	41
Zinc oxide nanoparticles have biphasic roles on Mycobacterium-induced inflammation by activating autophagy and ferroptosis mechanisms in infected macrophages	40
Effects of Cryptosporidium parvum infection on intestinal fungal microbiota in yaks (Bos grunniens)	40
Probiotic and postbiotic interference exhibit anti-adhesion effects against clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and impede MRSA-induced intestinal epithelial hyper-permeability	39
Salmonella Heidelberg side-step gene loss of respiratory requirements in chicken infection model	39
Comparative pathogenicity of a genotype XXI.1.2 pigeon Newcastle disease virus isolate in pigeons and chickens	38
Attenuation of biofilm and virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by tetramethylpyrazine-gold nanoparticles	38
Vaccination with cathepsin L mimotopes of Fasciola hepatica in goats reduces worm burden, morphometric measurements, and reproductive structures	37
Ginsenoside CK inhibits obese insulin resistance by activating PPARγ to interfere with macrophage activation	37