OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 60. 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
Molecular mechanism whereby Bacillus nematocida BN16 activates the “Trojan Horse” response against nematodes	276
Gut microbiota communities and their multifaceted roles in immune defense and social behavior of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)	266
Corrigendum to “Nutritional additives dominance in driving the bacterial communities succession and bioremediation of hydrocarbon and heavy metal contaminated soil microcosms” [Microbiol. Res. 270 (20	227
Understanding the ternary interaction of crop plants, fungal pathogens, and rhizobacteria in response to global warming	221
Coordinated host resistance and distinct phage strategies shape biofilm-phage dynamics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	201
Equol neutralizes toxin B to combat Clostridioides difficile infection without disrupting the gut microbiota	193
Effects of folate biosynthesis defects in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	189
The organic acid metabolites of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis alleviate ultraviolet irradiation-induced photoaging	188
Transcriptome analysis of maize pathogen Fusarium verticillioides revealed FvLcp1, a secreted protein with type-D fungal LysM and chitin-binding domains, that plays important roles in pathogenesis and	176
A combination of physiology, metabolomics, and genetics reveals the two-component system ResS/ResR-mediated Fe and Al release from biotite by Pseudomonas pergaminensis F77	161
‘Altruistic’ cooperation among the prokaryotic community of Atlantic salterns assessed by metagenomics	161
Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and yogurt on mice during oral antibiotic administration	146
Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering	127
Fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates abdominal obesity through inhibiting microbiota-mediated intestinal barrier damage and inflammation in mice	125
Analysis of virulence proteins in pathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii to provide early warning of zoonotic risk	123
Responding to exogenous quorum-sensing signals promotes defense against phages by repressing OmpV expression in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	123
Degradation of polypropylene by fungi Coniochaeta hoffmannii and Pleurostoma richardsiae	120
The hex1 gene of Trichoderma simmonsii is involved in stress responses, biocontrol potential and wheat plant growth	118
Interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and lung infection as gut-lung axis caused by Streptococcus suis in mouse model	114
Bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP: Emerging functions in stress resistance	114
Interaction between inflammation and biofilm infection and advances in targeted biofilm therapy strategies	114
Nanocomposites against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Recent advances, challenges, and future prospects	113
Dual inoculation with rhizosphere-promoting bacterium Bacillus cereus and beneficial fungus Peniophora cinerea improves salt stress tolerance and productivity in willow	112
Role of R5 pyocin in the predominance of high-risk Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates	104
Bacterial extracellular vesicles in the oral–gut axis: Roles in periodontitis and inflammatory bowel disease	104

Epigenetic orchestration of host immune defences by Mycobacterium tuberculosis	100
Biodegradation of humic acids by Streptomyces rochei to promote the growth and yield of corn	97
Independent component analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum transcriptomes reveals its transcriptional regulatory network	90
Sphingomonas arvum sp. nov.: A promising microbial chassis for high-yield and sustainable zeaxanthin biomanufacturing	89
The mechanistic insights of essential oil of Mentha piperita to control Botrytis cinerea and the prospection of lipid nanoparticles to its application	88
Genome-wide analysis of fitness factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a pig urinary tract infection model	87
Unraveling the arsenite response mechanisms in the facultative anaerobe Aromatoleum sp. CIB	80
Androgen deficiency-induced loss of Lactobacillus salivarius extracellular vesicles is associated with the pathogenesis of osteoporosis	80
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The human microbiome and benign prostatic hyperplasia: Current understandings and clinical implications	77
The transcriptomic response of two basidiomycete fungi to plant biomass is modulated by temperature to a different extent	76
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the IgA seroprevalence in COVID-19 patients: Is there a role for IgA in COVID-19 diagnosis or severity?	76
Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics elucidate how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate drought stress in Juglans sigillata	75
Prokaryotic communities inhabiting a high-radon subterranean ecosystem (Castañar Cave, Spain): Environmental and substrate-driven controls	74
Rhizosphere metagenomics and metabolomes provide new insights into the relationship between rhizosphere microecology and early bolting of Angelica dahurica	72
Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the antifungal and antimycotoxin mechanisms of natural stilbenoids against Fusarium graminearum	72
Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS secretes an oxygen-binding hemerythrin to facilitate competitive growth under microaerobic conditions	71
Listeria monocytogenes colonises established multispecies biofilms and resides within them without altering biofilm composition or gene expression	71
Corrigendum to “Cell wall associated proteins involved in filamentation with impact on the virulence of Candida albicans” [Microbiol. Res. 258 (2022) 1–13]	71
Salmonella Typhimurium PgtE is an essential arsenal to defend against the host resident antimicrobial peptides	70
Reduction of histone proteins dosages increases CFW sensitivity and attenuates virulence of Candida albicans	69
Use of halotolerant Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RHF6 as a bio-based strategy for alleviating salinity stress in Lotus japonicus cv Gifu	68
Aspergillus terreus DZ-Q1-1 enhances maize salt tolerance and growth via transcriptional reprogramming of hormone signaling, sphingolipid metabolism, and ion homeostasis	66
Transcriptomics reveals the regulation of the immune system of the mushroom-forming fungus Schizophyllum commune during interaction with four competitors	66
Outer membrane vesicles produced by coral-associated Vibrio coralliilyticus inhibit bacteriophage infection and its ecological implications	66
Melatonin alleviates apple replant disease by regulating the endophytic microbiome of roots and phloridzin accumulation	66
Responses of growth performance, immunity, disease resistance of shrimp and microbiota in Penaeus vannamei culture system to Bacillus subtilis BSXE-1601 administration: Dietary supplementation versus	65
Rhizosphere metabolite dynamics in continuous cropping of vineyards: Impact on microflora diversity and co-occurrence networks	65
Cervicovaginal microbiome, high-risk HPV infection and cervical cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	65
Antimicrobial resistance in urban river ecosystems	65
Genomic and phenotypic features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from oil reservoirs reveal a novel subspecies specialized in degrading hazardous hydrocarbons	63
Impacts of mobile genetic elements on antimicrobial resistance genes in gram-negative pathogens: Current insights and genomic approaches	63
Bacteriophage therapy for critical antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacteria: A systematic review of clinical researches	63
Staphylococcus aureus vaccine strategy: Promise and challenges	60