Trends in Microbiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Trends in Microbiology is 20. 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.)
ArticleCitations
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Revisiting AMPylation through the lens of Fic enzymes123
RNase III-CLASH brings bacterial RNA networks into focus106
Starvation helps transition to abundance – a ferrosome story105
Transposon-Associated CRISPR-Cas System: A Powerful DNA Insertion Tool96
Loading and unloading plasmid cargoes95
Unearthing terrestrial extreme microbiomes for searching terrestrial-like life in the Solar System93
Better together? Lessons on sociality from Trichodesmium92
Emerging Role for MAIT Cells in Control of Antimicrobial Resistance91
Geminiviruses also encode small proteins with specific functions86
Likelihood of amyloid formation in COVID-19-induced ARDS84
Projecting global biological N2 fixation under climate warming across land and ocean84
Reductive biomining of pyrite by methanogens84
Toward an integrative framework for microbial community coalescence81
Senescent cell: the ‘factory of viral amplification’77
The HIPS 2024 symposium: highlighting advances in pharmaceutical sciences in infection research77
Biological interactions with Prochlorococcus: implications for the marine carbon cycle76
Klebsiella pneumoniae emerging anti-immunology paradigms: from stealth to evasion74
Masking of typical TLR4 and TLR5 ligands modulates inflammation and resolution by Helicobacter pylori73
Programming therapeutic probiotics by self-tunable sense-and-respond genetic circuits73
Tradeoffs and constraints on the evolution of tailocins71
Metabolic flux phenotyping of secondary metabolism in cyanobacteria70
Sulfur traits in the plant microbiome: implications for sustainable agriculture68
Early-life chemical exposome and gut microbiome development: African research perspectives within a global environmental health context68
Molecular mechanisms and drivers of pathogen emergence67
Disease-causing human viruses: novelty and legacy66
The roles of calcium signaling and calcium deposition in microbial multicellularity65
Cross-correlation of virome–bacteriome–host–metabolome to study respiratory health64
Advisory Board and Contents63
Nuclear antiviral innate responses at the intersection of DNA sensing and DNA repair63
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HCV egress – unconventional secretion of assembled viral particles60
Moonlighting antibiotics: the extra job of modulating biofilm formation59
Revisiting methane-dependent denitrification59
A role for bacterial experimental evolution in coral bleaching mitigation?58
Synergy between microalgae and microbiome in polluted waters57
Advisory Board and Contents57
CIFAR humans and the microbiome: Banff meeting report57
Aspergillus nidulans55
Severe respiratory viral infections: T-cell functions diverging from immunity to inflammation54
Interplay between endogenous and exogenous human retroviruses54
Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?54
Cutting-edge tools for unveiling the dynamics of plasmid–host interactions53
Microbiome selection and evolution within wild and domesticated plants53
When ferroptosis meets pathogenic infections51
Cysteine and resistance to oxidative stress: implications for virulence and antibiotic resistance51
Exploring the shared pathogenic strategies of independently evolved effectors across distinct plant viruses50
Disentangling the microbial ecological factors impacting honey bee susceptibility to Paenibacillus larvae infection50
Bacterial dual phototrophy was demystified50
Deep-sea microbial genetic resources: new frontiers for bioprospecting49
The ambivalent role of Bacteroides in enteric infections49
Recent advances in modelling Shigella infection49
Deciphering bacterial protein functions with innovative computational methods49
Crosstalk between sIgA-Coated Bacteria in Infant Gut and Early-Life Health48
Cap-tivating findings provide insight into bacterial cell division48
Sickly Sweet – How Sugar Utilization Impacts Pneumococcal Disease Progression48
Carbapenem and Colistin Resistance in Enterobacter: Determinants and Clones48
Models are useful until high-resolution structures are available47
Modeling nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in zebrafish47
Exploring emerging drug responses in Cryptococcus45
From advisors to mentors: fostering supportive mentorship in academia45
Chitinase-assisted winner: nematodes antagonize symbiotic microbes44
Rethinking microbially driven methane formation in mangrove wetlands44
Membrane lipid composition defines membrane protein spectrum44
Future focuses of enzymatic plastic degradation43
Small intestinal microbiota: from taxonomic composition to metabolism43
Gut microbiome-mediated mechanisms for reducing cholesterol levels: implications for ameliorating cardiovascular disease43
Symbiotic bacteria and pest control: plant toxins, chemical pesticides, and fungal entomopathogens43
Adaptations of intracellular bacteria to vacuolar or cytosolic niches43
Endogenous retroviruses in development and health42
Regulation of microbial gene expression: the key to understanding our gut microbiome42
Respiration-induced biofilm formation as a driver for bacterial niche colonization42
SNAREs: a double-edged sword for intravacuolar bacterial pathogens within host cells41
Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics39
Plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance genes: mcr39
The conserved AvrE family of bacterial effectors: functions and targets during pathogenesis39
Diagnosing arthropod-borne flaviviruses: non-structural protein 1 (NS1) as a biomarker39
Sex shapes gut–microbiota–brain communication and disease38
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Focus on the pathogen defense arsenal37
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Pseudomonas fluorescens37
Role of metabolism in uropathogenic Escherichia coli36
The abortive infection functions of CRISPR-Cas and Argonaute36
A unique bacterial family strikes again!36
Broadening the targetable space: engineering and discovery of PAM-flexible Cas proteins36
A framework for understanding and predicting orthohantavirus functional traits36
T6SS: killing two bugs with one stone35
Flagellar evolution and flagella-independent motility in Actinobacteria35
C4 cereal and biofuel crop microbiomes35
Current advances on Vip3 highlight the promising potential of bacterial insecticidal proteins34
New perspectives into the vaginal microbiome with systems biology34
Breaking bad nucleotides: understanding the regulatory mechanisms of bacterial small alarmone hydrolases34
Reference errors in microbiology literature: 'pyroptosis' and others34
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Cutting-edge tools for structural biology: bringing AlphaFold to the people33
Bacterial peptidoglycan recycling33
Anaerocellum (f. Caldicellulosiruptor) bescii33
Epigenetic maneuvering: an emerging strategy for mycobacterial intracellular survival32
Tracking contemporary microbial evolution in a changing ocean32
Diverse molecular mechanisms underpinning Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants32
Should I stay or should I go: transmission trade-offs in phages and plasmids32
Host Factors and Pathways Involved in the Entry of Mosquito-Borne Alphaviruses32
Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for oomycete genome editing32
Cellular roadmaps of viroid infection32
Inorganic polyphosphate in host and microbe biology31
ARGuing the case for (or against) probiotics31
Ecology of the respiratory tract microbiome31
Lignocellulolytic microbiomes for augmenting lignocellulose degradation in anaerobic digestion31
Gut microbiota–bile acid–skeletal muscle axis31
A structural understanding of influenza virus genome replication31
Broadening oncological boundaries: the intratumoral microbiota31
The emerging role of bacterial regulatory RNAs in disease31
The role of cyclic nucleotides in bacterial antimicrobial resistance and tolerance30
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Participatory antimicrobial stewardship: fostering patient and public engagement to counter antimicrobial resistance30
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: persistence beyond antibiotic resistance30
Human–gut bacterial protein–protein interactions: understudied but impactful to human health30
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Exploiting enzymes as a powerful tool to modulate the gut microbiota29
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Protein biomethanation: insight into the microbial nexus29
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Methane-dependent denitrification by Methylomirabilis: an indirect nitrous oxide sink?29
NCR peptides in plant–bacterial symbiosis: applications and importance28
Expanding diversity and ecological roles of RNA viruses28
Modeling soil bacterial diversity: challenges and opportunities28
Rickettsia parkeri28
Intentional and unintentional benefits of minority writing accountability groups27
Neutrophils – an understudied bystander in dengue?27
Microbial life in slow and stopped lanes27
Bacterial quorum sensing and phenotypic heterogeneity: how the collective shapes the individual27
Structural diversity and modularity of photosynthetic RC−LH1 complexes26
Immune evasion strategies of major tick-transmitted bacterial pathogens26
Antiphage small molecules produced by bacteria – beyond protein-mediated defenses26
The biosynthesis and role of phosphorylcholine in pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria26
Beyond butyrate: microbial fiber metabolism supporting colonic epithelial homeostasis26
Antimicrobial Resistance and Bacteriophages: An Overlooked Intersection in Water Disinfection26
Advisory Board and Contents25
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Strategies for developing phages into novel antimicrobial tailocins25
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How hepatitis E virus invades hepatocytes: the mystery of viral entry25
Extracellular vesicles: new bullets in the fungal armory25
Towards efficient immunotherapy for bacterial infection25
Podospora anserina24
Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbionts24
Advances in host-directed therapy for tuberculosis and HIV coinfection: enhancing immune responses24
Colonization factors of human and animal-specific enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)24
Ecological principles of fecal microbiota transplantation24
Microbes guide corals looking to find a home24
Two-step recognition of HIV-1 DNA in the cytosol24
HIV-1-induced translocation of CPSF6 to biomolecular condensates24
Why do hosts malfunction without microbes? Missing benefits versus evolutionary addiction23
Host cell environments and antibiotic efficacy in tuberculosis23
CRISPR-Cas: a game-changer in vaccine development and the fight against viral infections23
FtsK and SpoIIIE, coordinators of chromosome segregation and envelope remodeling in bacteria22
Epulopiscium spp.22
Gonococcal PorB: a multifaceted modulator of host immune responses22
Exploiting predatory bacteria as biocontrol agents across ecosystems22
Emerging Patterns of Microbial Functional Traits22
Microbial biostimulants – the need for clarification in EU regulation22
Viral manipulation of host cell necroptosis and pyroptosis22
Not all RNAs are created equal for the antiviral RNase ISG2021
Enhancing agroecosystem nitrogen management: microbial insights for improved nitrification inhibition21
Targeting gut microbiota to counteract acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury21
New views on PII signaling: from nitrogen sensing to global metabolic control21
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Impacts of trophic interactions on carbon accrual in soils21
Polymorphic microbes: a new emerging hallmark of cancer21
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Current trends in electromicrobiology of methane oxidation21
Novel technologies are turning a dream into reality: conditionally replicating viruses as vaccines20
Monocyte regulation by gut microbial signals20
The Sialoglycan Binding Adhesins of Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma pneumoniae20
Inclusion and diversity through a geographical lens20
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: the anaerobic microbial ancestry of aerobic respiration20
Toll-like receptor 4 – a multifunctional virus recognition receptor20
The Lost Kingdom: commensal protists in the gut microbiota20
New tools for the new bug Candida auris20
Providencia rettgeri20
Matching metabolic supply to demand optimizes microbial growth20
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