OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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Pathogenicity and phylogeny of Labyrinthula spp. isolated in Washington and Oregon, USA	47
Sterols of morphologically distinct, okadaic acid‐producing Prorocentrum texanum var. texanum and var. cuspidatum isolated from the Gulf of Mexico	40
Eimeria falciformis extracellular vesicles differentially express host cell lncRNAs	39
Newly designed foraminifera primers identify habitat‐specific lineages through metabarcoding analyses	37
Phylogenetic and structural characterization of Kentomonas inusitatus n. sp.: Unique insect trypanosomatid of the Strigomonadinae subfamily naturally lacking bacterial endosymbiont	30
Morphology, Systematics and Life Cycle of Ozanamia fimbriatus (Haptista: Centroplasthelida), With Notes on Evolution of Organic Skeleton in Centrohelids	26
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The nuclear DNA and RNA distribution in Pelomyxa spp. (Amoebozoa, Archamoebae, Pelobiontida) revealed by a simple‐to‐use DAPI/pyronin staining method	20
Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Endosymbiotic Ciliates (Peritrichia, Mobilida) of Marine Invertebrates with Descriptions of Two Novel Species Urceolaria clepsydra n. sp. and Urceolaria	18
First Record of Aplanochytrium on the Chilean Coast and its Biotechnological Potential: Expanding the Geographic Distribution of Labyrinthulomycetes	18
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Retention of blue‐green cryptophyte organelles by Mesodinium rubrum and their effects on photophysiology and growth	17
Novel insights into molecular mechanisms of vegetative cell cycle and resting cyst formation in Apodileptus cf. visscheri (Alveolata, Ciliophora)	17
Identification of a new gregarine parasite associated with mass mortality events of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in Sweden	16
Algal Symbiont Diversity and Host Fitness Variation in Amoebozoan Photosymbiosis	16
Is the Composition of Communities in Bromeliad Water and Adjacent Soil Similar?	16
A New Paramoeba Isolate From Florida Exhibits a Microtubule‐Bound Endosymbiont Closely Associated With the Host Nucleus	16
Studies on the cyst stage of Naegleria fowleri in vivo and in vitro	16
The Mixoplankton Database (MDB): Diversity of photo‐phago‐trophic plankton in form, function, and distribution across the global ocean	15
Isolation of Naegleria lustrarea n. sp. (Excavata, Discoba, Heterolobosea) from the feces of Ambystoma annulatum (Ringed Salamander) in Northwest Arkansas	14
Nosema bombycis: A remarkable unicellular parasite infecting insects	14

Production of amphisterol and other Δ⁸⁽¹⁴⁾ sterols by Togula jolla (formerly Amphidinium sensu lato) overlaps chemotaxonomically with Amphidinium cart	13
Construction a novel detection method for Trichomonas vaginalis based on recombinant enzyme polymerase amplification targeting the Actin gene	12
Bacterial symbiosis in ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora): Roads traveled and those still to be taken	12
The identity of Centrodinium elongatum, type species of the dinoflagellate genus Centrodinium (Dinophyceae), and a review on the synonymy of allied species	12
Identification and validation of novel Blastocystis subtype ST41 in a Colombian patient undergoing colorectal cancer screening	12
Phylogenetic analysis confirms the taxonomic placement of the marine flagellate Hermesinum adriaticum (Thecofilosea, Cercozoa, Rhizaria)	11
The Toxoplasma plant‐like vacuolar compartment (PLVAC)	11
Unexpected ubiquity of heart‐shaped scale morphotype in Centroplasthelida (Haptista): Ancestral trait or multiple acquisitions?	11
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Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular characterization of Castula specialis sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Armophorea, Metopida)	10
Parasite powerhouse: A review of the Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrion	10
Redescription and molecular characterization of Loxocephalus luridus Eberhard, 1862 based on Czech populations: Implications for order Loxocephalida Jankowski, 1980	10
Paulinella acadia sp. nov., a New Photosynthetic Species Isolated From a Brackish Beach in British Columbia (Canada)	10
Refurbishing the marine parasitoid order Pirsoniales with newly (re)described marine and freshwater free‐living predators	10
Morphology and phylogeny of two anaerobic freshwater ciliates: Brachonella comma sp. nov. and the widely distributed but little‐known caenomorphid, Ludio parvulus Penard, 1922	10
Molecular phylogeny of Spirotrichonymphea (Parabasalia) with emphasis on Spironympha, Spirotrichonympha, and three new genera Pseudospironympha, Nanospironympha, and Bru	10
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Phylogenetic placement of the protosteloid amoeba Microglomus paxillus identifies another case of sporocarpic fruiting in Discosea (Amoebozoa)	9
The mitosome of the anaerobic parasitic protist Entamoeba histolytica: A peculiar and minimalist mitochondrion‐related organelle	8
Host cell manipulation by microsporidia secreted effectors: Insights into intracellular pathogenesis	8
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The evolution of pre‐mRNA splicing and its machinery revealed by reduced extremophilic red algae	8
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Microsporidia: Pervasive natural pathogens of Caenorhabditis elegans and related nematodes	8
Mitochondrial adaptations throughout the Trypanosoma brucei life cycle	8
High Grazing Rates of Marine Askenasia cf. stellaris on Mesodinium rubrum and Insights Into Its Taxonomic Status	8
Broad‐range necrophytophagy in the flagellate Orciraptor agilis (Viridiraptoridae, Cercozoa) and the underappreciated role of scavenging among protists	8
Interpreting phylogenetic placements for taxonomic assignment of environmental DNA	7
Further insight into the genetic diversity of Entamoeba coli and Entamoeba hartmanni	7
Morphology and phylogenetic position of three anaerobic ciliates from the classes Odontostomatea and Muranotrichea (Ciliophora)	7
Vegetative cell fusion and a new stage in the life cycle of the Aphelida (Opisthosporidia)	7
Metabolic Profile Associated With Encystation in Acanthamoeba	7
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Ultrastructure of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Eukaryotic Microalgae	6
Kapelodiniopsis flava n. g., n. sp. (Dinophyceae), a new katodinioid with haptophyte‐derived plastids of multiple origins: Implications for the plastid integration process	6
Investigating the interactive effects of temperature, pH, and salinity on Naegleria fowleri persistence	6
Biogenesis and metabolic homeostasis of trypanosomatid glycosomes: New insights and new questions	6
Morphological and molecular characterization of a new member of the phylum Rhodelphidia	6
Characterization of Skoliomonas gen. nov., a haloalkaliphilic anaerobe related to barthelonids (Metamonada)	6
Cryptic Cryptophytes—Revision of the Genus Goniomonas	6
Investigation of the genome sizes and ploidy within the genus Monocercomonoides	6
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Biogeography, autecology, and phylogeny of Percolomonads based on newly described species	5
Sterols of Testudodinium testudo (formerly Amphidinium testudo): Production of the Δ⁸⁽¹⁴⁾ sterol gymnodinosterol and chemotaxonomic relationship to the K	5
Molecular identification of Tetrahymena species	5
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Pontisma blauvikense sp. nov. the first member of the early‐diverging oomycete genus Pontisma parasitizing brown algae	5
The function of the feeding groove of ‘typical excavate’ flagellates	5
“Candidatus Euplotechlamydia quinta,” a novel chlamydia‐like bacterium hosted by the ciliate Euplotes octocarinatus (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea)	5

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Correction to the article “On the phylogenetic position of Raphidocystis pallida with some notes on its life cycle”	5
Macronuclear development in ciliates, with a focus on nuclear architecture	5