OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Microbiology is 8. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

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Mechanistic insights from molecular microbiology into the production of immunological and neuronal diversity	37
The Complex and Challenging World of the Host–Pathogen Interaction	36
Methionine oxidation in bacteria: A reversible post‐translational modification	33
The optimization of microbial functions through rational environmental manipulations	30
The regulatory network comprising ArcAB‐RpoS‐RssB influences motility in Vibrio cholerae	29
Co‐evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction	29
The interaction between the histone acetyltransferase complex Hat1‐Hat2 and transcription factor AmyR provides a molecular brake to regulate amylase gene expression	29
Lysosomal swelling and lysis mediate delivery of C3 toxins to their cytoplasmic targets	28
Modulation of bacterial membrane proteins activity by clustering into plasma membrane nanodomains	27
Leishmania mexicana N‐Acetyltransferease 10 Is Important for Polysome Formation and Cell Cycle Progression	26
Super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy for investigating bacterial cell biology	26
Streptococcus pneumoniae binds collagens and C1q via the SSURE repeats of the PfbB adhesin	25
Molecular microbiology interview—Ines Diaz del Olmo—Awardee of the best poster presentation at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting 2023	24
Post‐translational modification by the Pgf glycosylation machinery modulates Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 physiology and virulence	24
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Interpreting the role of antioxidants in vivo: A cautionary tale	23
The small protein MntS evolved from a signal peptide and acquired a novel function regulating manganese homeostasis in Escherichia coli	22
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Mechanisms of chlorate toxicity and resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	21
Type IV Pili‐Associated Secretion of a Biofilm Matrix Protein From Clostridium perfringens That Forms	21
Interview with Enzo Breviglieri Sichi de Mello, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil	21
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces delayed lipid droplet accumulation in dendritic cells depending on bacterial viability and virulence	21

Redefining the bacteriophage mv4 site‐specific recombination system and the sequence specificity of its attB and core‐attP sites	21
Processing of the alaW alaX operon encoding the Ala2 tRNAs in Escherichia coli requires both RNase E and RNase P	20
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The FsrA ‐Mediated Iron‐Sparing Response Regulates the Biosynthesis of the Epipeptide EPE in	20
Perspective elucidating the physiology of a microbial cell: Neidhardt's Holy Grail	20
Discovery of a novel type IIb RelBE toxin‐antitoxin system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis defined by co‐regulation with an antisense RNA	19
Genetic analysis of translation initiation in bacteria: An initiator tRNA‐centric view	19
Physical models of bacterial chromosomes	19
Profiling the Pyrenophora tritici‐repentis secretome: The Pf2 transcription factor regulates the secretion of the effector proteins ToxA and ToxB	19
PLP Homeostasis Protein Is Required for Efficient Maturation of Aromatic Amino Acid Aminotransferase in Salmonella enterica	19
Exploitation of the host exocyst complex by bacterial pathogens	19
Structure–function relationships underpin disulfide loop cleavage‐dependent activation of Legionella pneumophila lysophospholipase A PlaA	19
Manganese‐dependent transcription regulation by MntR and PerR in Thermus thermophilusHB8	19
Cyclic di‐GMP signaling—Where did you come from and where will you go?	18
Serine proteases autotransporter of Enterobacteriaceae: Structures, subdomains, motifs, functions, and targets	18
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The Power Duo: How the Interplay Between Nucleoid‐Associated Proteins and Small Noncoding RNAs Orchestrates the Cellular Regulatory Symphony	18
Tapping lipid droplets: A rich fat diet of intracellular bacterial pathogens	18
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Multiple regulatory inputs including cell envelope stress orchestrate expression of the Escherichia coli rpoN operon	18
Expansion microscopy of apicomplexan parasites	17
Transcription–translation coupling: Recent advances and future perspectives	17
Identification, characterization and classification of prokaryotic nucleoid‐associated proteins	17
Tartrolon sensing and detoxification by the Listeria monocytogenes timABR resistance operon	17
The bacterial virulence factor NleA undergoes host‐mediated O‐linked glycosylation	16
Correction to “ FabR senses long‐chain unsaturated fatty acids to control virulence in pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida	16
Recruitment of both the ESCRT and autophagic machineries to ejecting Mycobacterium marinum	16
Remote Regulation by VirB, the Transcriptional Anti‐Silencer of Shigella Virulence Genes, Provides Mechanistic Information	16
The TonB‐ dependent uptake of pyrroloquinoline‐quinone ( PQQ ) and secretion of gluconate by	16
The ClpX chaperone and a hypermorphic FtsA variant with impaired self‐interaction are mutually compensatory for coordinating Staphylococcus aureus cell division	16
The binding affinity‐dependent inhibition of cell growth and viability by DNA sulfur‐binding domains	16
Phenotypic plasticity: The role of a phosphatase family Rap in the genetic regulation ofBacilli	15
DNA Binding by BosR Controls RpoS ‐Dependent and ‐Independent Gene	15
Proteolytic activity of surface‐exposed HtrA determines its expression level and is needed to survive acidic conditions in Clostridioides difficile	15
Cell death induction facilitates egress of Coxiella burnetii from infected host cells at late stages of infection	15
The Pxp Complex Detoxifies 5‐Oxoproline and Promotes the Growth of Clostridioides difficile	15
LapB (YciM) orchestrates protein–protein interactions at the interface of lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid biosynthesis	15
The Plasmodium falciparumCCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates male gametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA‐binding proteins	15
Endoplasmic reticulum localized TMEM33 domain‐containing protein is crucial for all life cycle stages of the malaria parasite	14
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Identification of EppR, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone DNA Polymerase Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii	14
Regulatory interactions between daptomycin‐ and bacitracin‐responsive pathways coordinate the cell envelope antibiotic resistance response of Enterococcus faecalis	14
Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression	14
Aspects of oral streptococcal metabolic diversity: Imagining the landscape beneath the fog	14
Perfectly Coupled Transcriptional Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthesis in Enterocci, Streptocci, and Lactococci	14
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Roles and interactions of the specialized initiation factors EIF4E2 , EIF4E5, and	13
The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in	13
Specificity of Membrane‐Associated J‐Domain Protein, Caj1, in Amphotericin B Tolerance in Budding Yeast	13

Mycoplasma invasion into host cells: An integrated model of infection strategy	13
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Environmental Control of Queuosine Levels in Streptococcus mutanstRNAs	13
In Vivo Cross‐Linking Sheds Light on the Salmonella Divisome in Which PBP3 and PBP3_SAL Compete for Occupancy	13
Functional and Pangenomic Exploration of Roc Two‐Component Regulatory Systems Identifies Novel Players Across Pseudomonas Species	12
Spatial and temporal localization of cell wall associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis	12
Bacterial Toxin Exploits Host Membrane Phospholipid as a Receptor for Binding, Entry, and Cytopathogenicity	12
Studying lysine acetylation of citric acid cycle enzymes by genetic code expansion	12
Rop‐Mediated Suppression of RpoS Production Increases Resistance to Nitric Oxide	12
Comparative proteomics of vesicles essential for the egress of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from red blood cells	12
Luminal Phospholipase D Attacks Bacterial Membranes in Dictyostelium discoideum Phagosomes	12
Ribosome profiling in the Symbiodiniacean dinoflagellate Fugacium kawagutii shows coordinated protein synthesis of enzymes in different pathways at different times of day	12
Understanding Cell Communication Among Protozoan Parasites	12
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Comparative Multi‐Omics Survey Reveals Novel Specialized Metabolites and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Under GacS Control in Pseudomonas donghuensis Strain SVBP6	11
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Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila	11
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Transcriptional and functional characterizations of multiple flagellin genes in spirochetes	11
Analysis of bb0556 Expression and Its Role During Borrelia burgdorferi Mammalian Infection	11
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Tag Recycling in the Pup‐Proteasome System is Essential for Mycobacterium smegmatis Survival Under Starvation Conditions	10
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Molecular Microbiology of Microbiomes	10
An Improved Description of the Small RNA Landscape of the Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus	10
Discovery of a novel transcriptional regulator of sugar catabolism in archaea	10
The Bradyrhizobium japonicum fsrB gene is essential for utilization of structurally diverse ferric siderophores to fulfill its nutritional iron requirement	10
Excess copper catalyzes protein disulfide bond formation in the bacterial periplasm but not in the cytoplasm	10
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The galactose metabolism genes UGE1 and UGM1 are novel virulence factors of the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola	10
Phosphoproteomic Analysis of GAP50 ‐Deficient Parasites Reveals the Inner Membrane Complex Is Involved in Ion Regulation in To	10
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Interview with Gabriel G. Araujo, Molecular Microbiology Poster Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil	10
Molecular mapping of virus‐infected cells with immunogold and metal‐tagging transmission electron microscopy	10
Uncovering the Significance of JNK/AKT Axis in the Autophagic Regulation of Leishmania major Infection	9
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Molecular Microbiology of the host‐pathogen interaction in neglected tropical diseases	9
Protein Homeostasis Impairment Alters Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Biofilm Communities	9
Cortactin: A universal host cytoskeletal target of Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacterial pathogens	9
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A conserved malaria parasite protein required for maintenance of sporozoite cell shape and transmission	9
Distinct subunit architecture and assembly pattern of DNA gyrase from mycobacteria	9
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The Hemoprotein Hhy1 Promotes Heme‐Dependent Catalase Activity of Ctt1	9
Apoptosis‐inducing factor‐like protein‐mediated stress and metronidazole‐responsive programmed cell death pathway in Entamoeba histolytica	9
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Two neglected but valuable genetic tools for Escherichia coli and other bacteria: In vivo cosmid packaging and inducible plasmid replication	9
Flagellar motor remodeling during swarming requires FliL	9
Defining the regulatory mechanisms of sigma factor RpoS degradation in Azotobacter vinelandii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa	9
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The transcription factor Ofi1 is critical for white‐opaque switching in natural MTLa/α isolates of Candida albicans	8
Multiple Effects of L‐Leucine in Escherichia coli Lead to L‐Leucine‐Sensitive Growth in the Absence of Unphosphorylated PtsN	8
PorA of the Type IX Secretion Is a Ligand of the PorXY Two‐Component Regulatory System in Porphyromonas gingivalis	8
Reciprocal sharing of extracellular proteases and extracellular matrix molecules facilitates Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation	8
Functional characterization of the first lipoyl‐relay pathway from a parasitic protozoan	8
The AraC‐type transcription factor TagK is a new player in the signaling cascade that induces the anti‐eukaryotic T6SS of Xanthomonas citri	8
Tn Smu1 is a functional integrative and conjugative element in Streptococ	8
Correction to “Galactomannan Utilization by Cellvibrio japonicus Relies on a Single Essential α‐Ga	8
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Bacterial membrane dynamics: Compartmentalization and repair	8
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The LysR‐type transcriptional regulator LelA co‐regulates various effectors in different Legionella species	8
The accessory protein TagV is required for full Type VI secretion system activity in Serratia marcescens	8
The life cycle and enigmatic egress of coronaviruses	8
Correction to “Bacterial Chromatin Proteins, Transcription, and DNA Topology: Inseparable Partners in the Control of Gene Expression”	8
Nucleoid‐associated proteins of mycobacteria come with a distinctive flavor	8
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Meet early career researcher—Ismath Sadhir—Awardee of the molecular microbiology poster prize at the EMBO workshop bacterial morphogenesis, survival and virulence: Dynamic genomes an	8
In Vivo Nitrosative Stress‐Induced Expression of a Photolyase Promotes Vibrio cholerae Environmental Blue Light Resistance	8