OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 52. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-wide analysis of fitness factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a pig urinary tract infection model	263
Sphingomonas arvum sp. nov.: A promising microbial chassis for high-yield and sustainable zeaxanthin biomanufacturing	187
Proteomic and physiological analysis provides an elucidation of Fusarium proliferatum infection causing crown rot on banana fruit	170
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	163
‘Altruistic’ cooperation among the prokaryotic community of Atlantic salterns assessed by metagenomics	157
Effects of folate biosynthesis defects in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	147
Responding to exogenous quorum-sensing signals promotes defense against phages by repressing OmpV expression in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	140
Antimicrobial activity of an artificially designed peptide against fish pathogens	140
Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants: Formation, infection, and treatment	119
Understanding the ternary interaction of crop plants, fungal pathogens, and rhizobacteria in response to global warming	116
Equol neutralizes toxin B to combat Clostridioides difficile infection without disrupting the gut microbiota	114
Molecular mechanism whereby Bacillus nematocida BN16 activates the “Trojan Horse” response against nematodes	110
Independent component analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum transcriptomes reveals its transcriptional regulatory network	108
Selected rhizosphere bacteria are associated with endangered species - Scutellaria tsinyunensis via comparative microbiome analysis	107
Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering	106
Androgen deficiency-induced loss of Lactobacillus salivarius extracellular vesicles is associated with the pathogenesis of osteoporosis	99
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	97
Fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates abdominal obesity through inhibiting microbiota-mediated intestinal barrier damage and inflammation in mice	90
The organic acid metabolites of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis alleviate ultraviolet irradiation-induced photoaging	89
Dual inoculation with rhizosphere-promoting bacterium Bacillus cereus and beneficial fungus Peniophora cinerea improves salt stress tolerance and productivity in willow	88
The hex1 gene of Trichoderma simmonsii is involved in stress responses, biocontrol potential and wheat plant growth	87
Interaction between inflammation and biofilm infection and advances in targeted biofilm therapy strategies	87
Analysis of virulence proteins in pathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii to provide early warning of zoonotic risk	85
Epigenetic orchestration of host immune defences by Mycobacterium tuberculosis	80
Degradation of polypropylene by fungi Coniochaeta hoffmannii and Pleurostoma richardsiae	78

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	78
Bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP: Emerging functions in stress resistance	74
Nanocomposites against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Recent advances, challenges, and future prospects	73
Interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and lung infection as gut-lung axis caused by Streptococcus suis in mouse model	70
Biodegradation of humic acids by Streptomyces rochei to promote the growth and yield of corn	69
Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and yogurt on mice during oral antibiotic administration	69
Stress adaptation and virulence in Vibrio alginolyticus is mediated by two (p)ppGpp synthetase genes, relA and spoT	65
The mechanistic insights of essential oil of Mentha piperita to control Botrytis cinerea and the prospection of lipid nanoparticles to its application	65
Bacteriophage therapy for critical antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacteria: A systematic review of clinical researches	64
The human microbiome and benign prostatic hyperplasia: Current understandings and clinical implications	63
Transcriptomics reveals the regulation of the immune system of the mushroom-forming fungus Schizophyllum commune during interaction with four competitors	63
Reduction of histone proteins dosages increases CFW sensitivity and attenuates virulence of Candida albicans	63
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	60
Farming systems influence the compositional, structural, and functional characteristics of the sugarcane-associated microbiome	60
Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS secretes an oxygen-binding hemerythrin to facilitate competitive growth under microaerobic conditions	59
Rhizosphere metabolite dynamics in continuous cropping of vineyards: Impact on microflora diversity and co-occurrence networks	58
Mycolicibacterium sp. strain PAM1, an alfalfa rhizosphere dweller, catabolizes PAHs and promotes partner-plant growth	57
Antimicrobial resistance in urban river ecosystems	56
PP2ARts1 antagonizes Rck2-mediated hyperosmotic stress signaling in yeast	54
Outer membrane vesicles produced by coral-associated Vibrio coralliilyticus inhibit bacteriophage infection and its ecological implications	54
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?	53
Editorial Board	53
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of probiotic properties of Corynebacterium accolens isolated from the human nasal cavity	53
Editorial Board	53
Corrigendum to “Cell wall associated proteins involved in filamentation with impact on the virulence of Candida albicans” [Microbiol. Res. 258 (2022) 1–13]	53
Prokaryotic communities inhabiting a high-radon subterranean ecosystem (Castañar Cave, Spain): Environmental and substrate-driven controls	52
Use of halotolerant Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RHF6 as a bio-based strategy for alleviating salinity stress in Lotus japonicus cv Gifu	52