Trends in Microbiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Trends in Microbiology is 19. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Revisiting AMPylation through the lens of Fic enzymes127
RNase III-CLASH brings bacterial RNA networks into focus121
Loading and unloading plasmid cargoes117
Nuclear antiviral innate responses at the intersection of DNA sensing and DNA repair108
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 4106
Molecular mechanisms and drivers of pathogen emergence98
Starvation helps transition to abundance – a ferrosome story96
Unearthing terrestrial extreme microbiomes for searching terrestrial-like life in the Solar System95
Projecting global biological N2 fixation under climate warming across land and ocean95
Geminiviruses also encode small proteins with specific functions94
Likelihood of amyloid formation in COVID-19-induced ARDS92
Senescent cell: the ‘factory of viral amplification’89
The HIPS 2024 symposium: highlighting advances in pharmaceutical sciences in infection research86
Cross-correlation of virome–bacteriome–host–metabolome to study respiratory health84
Biological interactions with Prochlorococcus: implications for the marine carbon cycle83
Sulfur traits in the plant microbiome: implications for sustainable agriculture82
Metabolic flux phenotyping of secondary metabolism in cyanobacteria78
Disease-causing human viruses: novelty and legacy77
Early-life chemical exposome and gut microbiome development: African research perspectives within a global environmental health context75
Better together? Lessons on sociality from Trichodesmium74
Tradeoffs and constraints on the evolution of tailocins73
Masking of typical TLR4 and TLR5 ligands modulates inflammation and resolution by Helicobacter pylori72
Reductive biomining of pyrite by methanogens71
Toward an integrative framework for microbial community coalescence71
Programming therapeutic probiotics by self-tunable sense-and-respond genetic circuits70
The roles of calcium signaling and calcium deposition in microbial multicellularity70
Klebsiella pneumoniae emerging anti-immunology paradigms: from stealth to evasion69
Advisory Board and Contents67
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Revisiting methane-dependent denitrification64
Bacterial dual phototrophy was demystified63
A role for bacterial experimental evolution in coral bleaching mitigation?63
Fast phages outcompete by depleting host resources62
Advisory Board and Contents59
CIFAR humans and the microbiome: Banff meeting report58
HCV egress – unconventional secretion of assembled viral particles57
The ambivalent role of Bacteroides in enteric infections56
Moonlighting antibiotics: the extra job of modulating biofilm formation55
Severe respiratory viral infections: T-cell functions diverging from immunity to inflammation54
Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?54
Microbiome selection and evolution within wild and domesticated plants52
Disentangling the microbial ecological factors impacting honey bee susceptibility to Paenibacillus larvae infection52
Aspergillus nidulans52
Synergy between microalgae and microbiome in polluted waters51
When ferroptosis meets pathogenic infections51
Interplay between endogenous and exogenous human retroviruses51
Recent advances in modelling Shigella infection50
Cutting-edge tools for unveiling the dynamics of plasmid–host interactions50
Cysteine and resistance to oxidative stress: implications for virulence and antibiotic resistance50
Retaining African networks is urgent for global health49
On the biological meaning of the population pangenome49
Exploring the shared pathogenic strategies of independently evolved effectors across distinct plant viruses48
The conserved AvrE family of bacterial effectors: functions and targets during pathogenesis48
Deep-sea microbial genetic resources: new frontiers for bioprospecting48
Genetics of dengue epidemics47
Deciphering bacterial protein functions with innovative computational methods46
Cap-tivating findings provide insight into bacterial cell division45
Membrane lipid composition defines membrane protein spectrum44
Models are useful until high-resolution structures are available44
Chitinase-assisted winner: nematodes antagonize symbiotic microbes44
Exploring emerging drug responses in Cryptococcus44
Regulation of microbial gene expression: the key to understanding our gut microbiome43
From advisors to mentors: fostering supportive mentorship in academia43
Phage tRNAs: decoding the enigma42
Crosstalk between sIgA-Coated Bacteria in Infant Gut and Early-Life Health42
Sickly Sweet – How Sugar Utilization Impacts Pneumococcal Disease Progression42
Respiration-induced biofilm formation as a driver for bacterial niche colonization42
Rethinking microbially driven methane formation in mangrove wetlands42
Symbiotic bacteria and pest control: plant toxins, chemical pesticides, and fungal entomopathogens41
Sex shapes gut–microbiota–brain communication and disease40
Diagnosing arthropod-borne flaviviruses: non-structural protein 1 (NS1) as a biomarker39
Plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance genes: mcr39
SNAREs: a double-edged sword for intravacuolar bacterial pathogens within host cells39
Gut microbiome-mediated mechanisms for reducing cholesterol levels: implications for ameliorating cardiovascular disease39
Focus on the pathogen defense arsenal38
Future focuses of enzymatic plastic degradation38
Modeling nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in zebrafish38
Advisory Board and Contents38
Adaptations of intracellular bacteria to vacuolar or cytosolic niches38
Endogenous retroviruses in development and health38
Small intestinal microbiota: from taxonomic composition to metabolism38
Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics38
Pseudomonas fluorescens37
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A framework for understanding and predicting orthohantavirus functional traits36
Advisory Board and Contents36
A unique bacterial family strikes again!36
Broadening the targetable space: engineering and discovery of PAM-flexible Cas proteins36
C4 cereal and biofuel crop microbiomes36
Role of metabolism in uropathogenic Escherichia coli35
T6SS: killing two bugs with one stone35
Flagellar evolution and flagella-independent motility in Actinobacteria35
The abortive infection functions of CRISPR-Cas and Argonaute35
Breaking bad nucleotides: understanding the regulatory mechanisms of bacterial small alarmone hydrolases34
Reference errors in microbiology literature: 'pyroptosis' and others34
Current advances on Vip3 highlight the promising potential of bacterial insecticidal proteins34
Advisory Board and Contents34
Should I stay or should I go: transmission trade-offs in phages and plasmids34
Broadening oncological boundaries: the intratumoral microbiota33
Inorganic polyphosphate in host and microbe biology33
Ecology of the respiratory tract microbiome33
Epigenetic maneuvering: an emerging strategy for mycobacterial intracellular survival33
The role of cyclic nucleotides in bacterial antimicrobial resistance and tolerance33
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: persistence beyond antibiotic resistance33
Bacterial peptidoglycan recycling33
Cutting-edge tools for structural biology: bringing AlphaFold to the people33
The emerging role of bacterial regulatory RNAs in disease32
New perspectives into the vaginal microbiome with systems biology32
ARGuing the case for (or against) probiotics32
Lignocellulolytic microbiomes for augmenting lignocellulose degradation in anaerobic digestion32
Anaerocellum (f. Caldicellulosiruptor) bescii32
Human–gut bacterial protein–protein interactions: understudied but impactful to human health31
Diverse molecular mechanisms underpinning Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants31
Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for oomycete genome editing31
Participatory antimicrobial stewardship: fostering patient and public engagement to counter antimicrobial resistance31
Tracking contemporary microbial evolution in a changing ocean30
Cellular roadmaps of viroid infection30
A structural understanding of influenza virus genome replication29
Gut microbiota–bile acid–skeletal muscle axis29
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NCR peptides in plant–bacterial symbiosis: applications and importance28
Advisory Board and Contents28
Expanding diversity and ecological roles of RNA viruses28
Methane-dependent denitrification by Methylomirabilis: an indirect nitrous oxide sink?28
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Neutrophils – an understudied bystander in dengue?28
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Intentional and unintentional benefits of minority writing accountability groups27
Microbial life in slow and stopped lanes27
Structural diversity and modularity of photosynthetic RC−LH1 complexes27
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Immune evasion strategies of major tick-transmitted bacterial pathogens27
Rickettsia parkeri27
Exploiting enzymes as a powerful tool to modulate the gut microbiota27
The biosynthesis and role of phosphorylcholine in pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria26
Bacterial quorum sensing and phenotypic heterogeneity: how the collective shapes the individual26
Beyond butyrate: microbial fiber metabolism supporting colonic epithelial homeostasis26
Antiphage small molecules produced by bacteria – beyond protein-mediated defenses26
Towards efficient immunotherapy for bacterial infection25
Protein biomethanation: insight into the microbial nexus25
Extracellular vesicles: new bullets in the fungal armory25
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Two-step recognition of HIV-1 DNA in the cytosol25
Modeling soil bacterial diversity: challenges and opportunities25
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Ecological principles of fecal microbiota transplantation24
Microbes guide corals looking to find a home24
Targeting gut microbiota to counteract acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury24
How hepatitis E virus invades hepatocytes: the mystery of viral entry24
Exploiting predatory bacteria as biocontrol agents across ecosystems24
Advances in host-directed therapy for tuberculosis and HIV coinfection: enhancing immune responses24
Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbionts24
Current trends in electromicrobiology of methane oxidation24
Colonization factors of human and animal-specific enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)23
Host cell environments and antibiotic efficacy in tuberculosis23
Why do hosts malfunction without microbes? Missing benefits versus evolutionary addiction23
CRISPR-Cas: a game-changer in vaccine development and the fight against viral infections23
Podospora anserina23
HIV-1-induced translocation of CPSF6 to biomolecular condensates23
FtsK and SpoIIIE, coordinators of chromosome segregation and envelope remodeling in bacteria23
Microbial biostimulants – the need for clarification in EU regulation23
Epulopiscium spp.23
Viral manipulation of host cell necroptosis and pyroptosis23
Gonococcal PorB: a multifaceted modulator of host immune responses22
Enhancing agroecosystem nitrogen management: microbial insights for improved nitrification inhibition22
Strategies for developing phages into novel antimicrobial tailocins22
Emerging Patterns of Microbial Functional Traits22
Advisory Board and Contents21
Impacts of trophic interactions on carbon accrual in soils21
New tools for the new bug Candida auris20
Monocyte regulation by gut microbial signals20
New views on PII signaling: from nitrogen sensing to global metabolic control20
Novel technologies are turning a dream into reality: conditionally replicating viruses as vaccines20
Anaerobic oxidation of short-chain volatile alkanes20
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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: the anaerobic microbial ancestry of aerobic respiration19
Paenibacillus polymyxa19
Coxsackie B virus19
Not all RNAs are created equal for the antiviral RNase ISG2019
Polymorphic microbes: a new emerging hallmark of cancer19
Lysinibacillus sphaericus19
Matching metabolic supply to demand optimizes microbial growth19
Toll-like receptor 4 – a multifunctional virus recognition receptor19
Emerging roles of RNA modifications in the rice blast fungus19
Inclusion and diversity through a geographical lens19
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