OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Research in Microbiology is 3. 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
Bacteriophages potentiate the effect of antibiotics by eradication of persister cells and killing of biofilm-forming cells	82
Identification of pH-specific protein expression responses by Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC 11168	72
Lipid lysination by MprF contributes to hemolytic pigment retention in group B Streptococcus	40
Escherichia coli enhances the virulence factors of Candida albicans, the cause of vulvovaginal candidiasis, in a dual bacterial/fungal biofilm	38
New insight into the relationship between Salmonella Typhimurium and the German cockroach suggests active mechanisms of vector-borne transmission	33
The Tol–Pal system of Escherichia coli plays an unexpected role in the import of the oxyanions chromate and phosphate	31
Antisense peptide nucleic acid inhibits the growth of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain	30
Early expression of capsule during Bacillus anthracis germination	29
Characterization and identification of Pseudomonas sp. AW4, an arsenic-resistant and plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from the soybean (Glycine max L.) rhizosphere	28
DnaJ, a heat shock protein 40 family member, is essential for the survival and virulence of plant pathogenic Pseudomonas cichorii JBC1	25
Corynebacterium ramonii sp. nov., a novel toxigenic member of the Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex	22
Switching off the yeast-to-hyphae transition in Yarrowia lipolytica through histone deacetylase inhibitors	21
Systematic transcriptome analysis allows the identification of new type I and type II Toxin/Antitoxin systems located in the superintegron of Vibrio cholerae	20
Comparative genomics sheds light on transcription factor-mediated regulation in the extreme acidophilic Acidithiobacillia representatives	18
Biofilm formation by selected microbial strains isolated from wastewater and their consortia: mercury resistance and removal potential	18
Bioleaching of polymetallic sulphidic mining residues: influence of increasing solid concentration on microbial community dynamics and metal dissolution	17
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Development of molecular driven screening for desulfurizing microorganisms targeting the dszB desulfinase gene	15
Transcriptional regulation of the mannitol phosphotransferase system operon by the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) in Vibrio cholerae El Tor serogroup O1	15
Skin microbiome of people living at the Dead Sea area – The lowest place on earth	14
Genome-wide identification of the Penicillium digitatum bZIP gene family and the roles of one key member, PdatfA	14
Novel strains of Klebsiella africana and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Australian fruit bats (Pteropus poliocephalus)	13
Listeria monocytogenes in beef: a hidden risk	13
Molecular insights into PGPR fluorescent Pseudomonads complex mediated intercellular and interkingdom signal transduction mechanisms in promoting plant's immunity	13
BarA/UvrY differentially regulates prodigiosin biosynthesis and swarming motility in Serratia marcescens FS14	12

Rates of iron(III) reduction coupled to elemental sulfur or tetrathionate oxidation by acidophilic microorganisms and detection of sulfur intermediates	12
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BSC2 modulates AmB resistance via the maintenance of intracellular sodium/potassium ion homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	12
Biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance profiles of water-borne pathogens	12
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Plasmid pMO1 from Marinitoga okinawensis, first non-cryptic plasmid reported within Thermotogota	11
MibR and LibR are involved in the transcriptional regulation of the ipdC gene in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7	11
Actinomycetes studies in Tunisia	11
Are Bacillus thuringiensis strains like any other Bacillus cereus strains? Phenotypic-based tools to locate Bacillus thuringiensis in the diversity of the Bacillus cereus sensu lato group	11
Alleviating the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus by ascorbic acid nanoemulsion	11
Metagenomics approaches in unveiling the dynamics of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms (PGPM) vis-à-vis Phytophthora sp. suppression in various crop ecological systems	10
Biochemical characterization and mutational analysis of the NurA protein from the hyperthermophilic euryarchaeon Thermococcus barophilus Ch5	10
Prevalence of the optrA gene among Streptococcus suis isolates from diseased pigs and identification of a novel integrative conjugative element ICESsu988S	10
The stringent response is strongly activated in the antibiotic producing strain, Streptomyces coelicolor	9
Bacteriophage therapy: recent developments and applications of a renaissant weapon	9
Alicyclobacillus sp. SO9, a novel halophilic acidophilic iron-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a tailings-contaminated beach, and its effect on copper extraction from chalcopyrite in the presence of	9
High-throughput functional profiling of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans genome	9
Giardia duodenalis carries out canonical homologous recombination and single-strand annealing	9
The persistence of time: the lifespan of Bacillus anthracis spores in environmental reservoirs	9
The dynamics of two iron-oxidizing Acidithiobacillus strains in industrial copper sulfide heap-leaching	9
Bivalent copper ions presence triggers removal and homeostatic mechanisms in the metal-resistant microorganism Apiotrichum loubieri M12	9
The enigmatic physiological roles of AhpCF, Gpx, Npr and Kat in peroxide stress response of Enterococcus faecium	8
Polyphosphate accumulation and cell-surface properties by autochthonous bacteria from Argentinian Patagonia	8
Small RNA-mediated regulation of the tet(M) resistance gene expression in Enterococcus faecium	8
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Transcription factor mce3R modulates antibiotics and disease persistence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis	8
Plasmid – Chromosome interplay in natural and non-natural hosts: global transcription study of three Bacillus cereus group strains carrying pCER270 plasmid	8
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Simulating compatible solute biosynthesis using a metabolic flux model of the biomining acidophile, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270	8
Protein kinase A regulatory subunit is required for normal growth, zoosporogenesis, and pathogenicity in Phytophthora sojae	8
Genomic analysis of Chryseobacterium indologenes and conformational dynamics of the selected DD-peptidase	8
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Termitidicoccus mucosus gen. nov. sp. nov. a novel Verrucomicrobiota species isolated from Reticulitermes chinensis gives insights of high adaptability of symbiotic bacteria to termite gut ecosystem	8
CdgL is a degenerate nucleotide cyclase domain protein affecting flagellin synthesis and motility in Bacillus thuringiensis	7
Exacerbation of virulence of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli O104:H4 by subinhibitory concentrations of ampicillin	7
Overview of protein phosphorylation in bacteria with a main focus on unusual protein kinases in Bacillus subtilis	7
Evaluating the efficacy of endolysins and membrane permeabilizers against Vibrio parahaemolyticus in marine conditions	7
Physico-chemical characterization of single bacteria and spores using optical tweezers	7
Diverse Enterococcus faecalis strains show heterogeneity in biofilm properties	7
Roles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa siderophores in interaction with prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms	7
2-Alkyl-anthraquinones inhibit Candida albicans biofilm via inhibiting the formation of matrix and hyphae	7
Bacillus pfraonensis sp. nov., a new strain isolated from a probiotic feed additive with low cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity	7
Isolation of a PRD1-like phage uncovers the carriage of three putative conjugative plasmids in clinical Burkholderia contaminans	7
The role of intracellular β-glucosidase in cellulolytic response induction in filamentous fungus Penicillium verruculosum	7
Myxobacteria: biology and bioactive secondary metabolites	7
d-aspartate, an amino-acid important for human health, supports anaerobic respiration in several Campylobacter species	7
Characterization of tailocins of Pragia fontium 24613 and the tailocin loci within the family Budviciaceae	7
Phylogenomics and molecular marker-based analyses of the order Nevskiales: proposal for the creation of Steroidobacterales ord. nov. and Peristeroidobacter gen. nov	7
The cysS gene (ncgl0127) of Corynebacterium glutamicum is required for sulfur assimilation and affects oxidative stress-responsive cysteine import	6
Study of the early response of Escherichia coli lpcA and ompF mutants to ciprofloxacin	6

Targeting MurG enzyme in Klebsiella pneumoniae: An in silico approach to novel antimicrobial discovery	6
Usefulness of a 3D-printing air sampler for capturing live airborne bacteria and exploring the environmental factors that can influence bacterial dynamics	6
The influence of the phylum Planctomycetota in the environmental resistome	6
Post-translational modifications in bacteria – The dynamics of bacterial physiology	6
AmpR is a dual regulator in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia with a positive role in β-lactam resistance and a negative role in virulence, biofilm and DSF production	6
Secretion systems play a critical role in resistance to predation by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus	6
Genetic and evolutionary characterization of the Major Facilitator Superfamily transporters of the antibacterial, Pantoea Natural Product 3	6
Role of lactoyl-glutathione lyase of Salmonella in the colonization of plants under salinity stress	6
Metabolic complexities and heterogeneity in quorum sensing signaling molecules in bacteria isolated from black band disease in a Caribbean coral	5
Elevated concentrations of polymyxin B elicit a biofilm-specific resistance mechanism in Vibrio cholerae	5
l-tyrosine modulates biofilm formation of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579	5
Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and genetic lineages of nasal Staphylococcus aureus among medical students at a Spanish University: detection of the MSSA-CC398-IEC-type-C subclade	5
Functional diversity of AI-2/LuxS system in lactic acid bacteria: Impacts on biofilm formation and environmental resilience	5
Biochemical limitations of Bacillus thuringiensis based biopesticides production in a wheat bran culture medium	5
Silencing acpP gene via antisense oligonucleotide-niosome complex in clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates	5
A phosphopantetheinyl transferase gene restricted to Porphyromonas	5
Microbial anti-biofilms: types and mechanism of action	5
Does environmental replication contribute to Bacillus anthracis spore persistence and infectivity in soil?	5
Klebsiella MALDI TypeR: a web-based tool for Klebsiella identification based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry	5
Bacterial antagonism of Chromobacterium haemolyticum and characterization of its putative type VI secretion system	5
Essential role of extracytoplasmic proteins in the resistance of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus to cadmium	5
Antifungal azoles trigger a xenobiotic detoxification pathway and chitin synthesis in Neurospora crassa	5
Multiple ways to evade the bacteriostatic action of glyphosate in rhizobia include the mutation of the conserved serine 90 of the nitrogenase subunit NifH to alanine	4
The roots of the Institut Pasteur's “Grand Cours”	4
Identification of key amino acid residues in OqxB mediated efflux of fluoroquinolones using site-directed mutagenesis	4
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Comparative characteristics of sequence types, genotypes and virulence of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from various hosts in eastern Poland. Spread of clonal complex 17 in humans	4
Alterations of growth, biofilm-forming, and gene expression of Bordetella pertussis by antibiotics at sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations	4
S16 and T18 mannosylation sites of LppX are not essential for its activity in phthiocerol dimycocerosates localization at the surface of Mycobacterium tuberculosis	4
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Assessment of the growth inhibition and anti-biofilm activity of aptamer (PmA2G02) against Proteus mirabilis 1429T	4
Comparative genomic analysis of the Dietzia genus: an insight into genomic diversity, and adaptation	4
Cysteine biosynthesis contributes to β-methylamino-l-alanine tolerance in Escherichia coli	4
Cadaverine biosynthesis contributes to decreased Escherichia coli susceptibility to antibiotics	4
Diversity of ethanolamine utilization by human commensal Escherichia coli	4
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TipB, a novel cell wall hydrolase, is required for efficient conjugative transfer of pXO16 from Bacillus thuringiensis sv. israelensis	4
Antimicrobial resistance in coagulase negative staphylococci: Genome analysis and role of horizontal gene transfer	3
Transcriptome analysis reveals a common adaptive transcriptional response of Candida glabrata to diverse environmental stresses	3
Effect of gamma irradiation on the proteogenome of cold-acclimated Kocuria rhizophila PT10	3
Functional analysis and enzyme characterization of mannose-1-phosphate guanylyl transferase (ManB) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis	3
The importance of the PapR7 C-terminus and amide protons in mediating quorum sensing in Bacillus cereus	3
Multiple SigB homologues govern the transcription of the ssgBp promoter in the sporulation–specific ssgB gene in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)	3
Quenching and quorum sensing in bacterial bio-films	3
Biofilms communities in the soil: characteristic and interactions using mathematical model	3
Cutibacterium acnes and its complex host interaction in prosthetic joint infection: Current insights and future directions	3
Effect of actinorhizal root exudates on the proteomes of Frankia soli NRRL B-16219, a strain colonizing the root tissues of its actinorhizal host via intercellular pathway	3
Core genome multilocus sequence typing scheme for Bacillus cereus group bacteria	3
The NF-κB factor Relish is essential for the epithelial defenses protecting against δ-endotoxin dependent effects of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis infection in the Drosophila model	3
Metabolomics profiling of culture medium reveals association of methionine and vitamin B metabolisms with virulent phenotypes of clinical bloodstream-isolated Candida albicans	3
The linear plasmid pSA3239 is essential for the replication of the Streptomyces lavendulae subsp. lavendulae CCM 3239 chromosome	3
Phosphate starvation is accompanied by disturbance of intracellular cysteine homeostasis in Escherichia coli	3
Involvement of RNA chaperone hfq in the regulation of antibiotic resistance and virulence in Shigella sonnei	3
Programmed cell death in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines is associated with modulation of gene expression resulting in altered states of motility, biofilm and virulence	3