OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microbes and Infection 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Copyright page Elsevier	66
The efficacy of the bacteriocinogenic Enterococcus faecalis 14 in the control of induced necrotic enteritis in broilers	48
Use of 2D minilungs from human embryonic stem cells to study the interaction of Cryptococcus neoformans with the respiratory tract	34
Revisiting the concept of giant viruses	34
Butyrate induces oxidative burst mediated apoptosis via Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PDH) in macrophages during mycobacterial infection	33
Novel H7N7 avian influenza viruses detected in migratory wild birds in eastern China between 2018 and 2020	31
The immaculate misconception	23
Improving the identification and diagnostic efficiency of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for mycobacterial granuloma on postoperative formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens	23
Correlation of adhesion molecules and non-typeable haemophilus influenzae growth in a mice coinfected model of acute inflammation	22
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 m6A modification sites correlate with viral pathogenicity	22
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The gut microbiota composition has no predictive value for the endotoxin-induced immune response or development of endotoxin tolerance in humans in vivo	21
High-risk human papillomavirus distribution in different cytological classification women	20
Middle East respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) internalized by llama alveolar macrophages does not result in virus replication or induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines	20
Ketogenic diet restrains herpes simplex encephalitis via gut microbes	19
Respiratory viruses induce the expression of type I and III IFNs in MSCs through RLR/IRF3 signaling pathways	19
Intense P.1 (Gamma) diversification followed by rapid Delta substitution in Southern Brazil: a SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology study	18
Secondary prophylaxis for Clostridioides difficile infection for patients on non-C. difficile antibiotics: a retrospective cohort study	17
Application experience of a rapid nucleic acid detection system for COVID-19	17
The proteomic analysis uncovers the cellular responses to the African swine fever virus membrane proteins p54, p17, and pB117L	17
In vivo assessment of differences in fungal cell density in cerebral cryptococcomas of mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii	16
Factors underlying the long-term efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome	16
Unraveling the role of human microglia in tick-borne encephalitis virus infection: insights into neuroinflammation and viral pathogenesis	16

Copyright page Elsevier	15
Characterization of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity induced by the plasma from persons living with HIV-1 based on target cells with or without CD4 molecules	15
Special issue: emerging technologies for infectious disease research	15
Chlamydia trachomatis relies on the scavenger role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor with detyrosinated tubulin for its intracellular growth, but this is impaired by excess indole	14
Biological differences between FIM2 and FIM3 fimbriae of Bordetella pertussis: not just the serotype	14
The metaeffector MesI regulates the activity of the Legionella effector SidI through direct protein–protein interactions	14
The Leishmania antigen-specific pro-inflammatory response in cutaneous leishmaniasis is linked to disease progression but not to the therapeutic failure of pentavalent antimonials	14
Pretreatment of outer membrane vesicle and subsequent infection with influenza virus induces a long-lasting adaptive immune response against broad subtypes of influenza virus	13
Investigating immune responses of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus to pathogenic Escherichia coli K1	13
Microbiota-gut-adipose axis: butyrate-mediated the improvement effect on inflammatory response and fatty acid oxidation dysregulation attenuates obesity in sleep-restricted mice	12
Borrelia burgdorferi colonizes the mammary glands of lactating C3H mice: does not cause congenital Lyme disease	12
Genomic description and characterization of Nigeribacterium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human gut	12
Genetic features of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from clinical cases of Argentina and Chile	11
Trypanosoma cruzi extracellular amastigotes engage Rac1 and Cdc42 to invade RAW macrophages	11
SNP-based high-resolution typing of Chlamydia psittaci from humans and wild birds in Sweden: circulation of the Mat116 genotype reveals the transmission mode to humans	11
Interleukin-6 and -27 as potential novel biomarkers for human pleural tuberculosis regardless of the immunological status	10
Kinetic and proteomic studies in milk show distinct patterns among major Listeria monocytogenes clones	10
Characterization of a rare clinical isolate of A. spinulosporus following a central nervous system infection	10
SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in wildlife 2020–2022: a worldwide systematic review and meta-analysis	10
HIV-1 but not SIVmac239 induces higher interferon-α antiviral state in chronic infected northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina)	10
Patient-derived Enterococcus mundtii and its capsular polysaccharides cause depression through the downregulation of NF-κB-involved serotonin and BDNF expression	10
Salmonella-mediated oral delivery of multiple-target vaccine constructs with conserved and variable regions of SARS-CoV-2 protect against the Delta and Omicron variants in hamster	9
Blocking pathogenic Leptospira invasion with aptamer molecules targeting outer membrane LipL32 protein	9
Elevated serum level of progranulin is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients with candidemia	9
Live Mycobacterium paragordonae induces heterologous immunity of natural killer cells by eliciting type I interferons from dendritic cells via STING-dependent sensing of cyclic-di-GMP	9
Altered cellular immune response to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in patients suffering from autoimmunity with B-cell depleting therapy	9
Controlling viral inflammatory lesions by inhibiting fatty acid metabolism	9
Gene expression, levels and polymorphism (Ala16Val) of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase in tuberculosis patients of Rajasthan	9
Factors influencing neutralizing antibody titers elicited by coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines	9
Prevotella, a dominant bacterium in young people with stage Ⅲ periodontitis, related to the arachidonic acid metabolism pathway	8
Critical roles of parkin and PINK1 in coxsackievirus B3-induced viral myocarditis	8
Comparative analysis of rabies pathogenic and vaccine strains detection by RIG-I-like receptors	8
Role of microRNAs in immune regulation and pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia muridarum infections: a rapid review	8
Efficacy of macozinone in mice with genetically diverse susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	8
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lubbock Chronic Wound Biofilm (LCWB): a suitable dual-species model for in vitro studies	8
Endogenous retroelement expression in modeled airway epithelial repair	8
Bacterial and host factors involved in zoonotic Streptococcal meningitis	8
Various mutations in icaR, the repressor of the icaADBC locus, occur in mucoid Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from the airways of people with cystic fibrosis	8
Impact of IL-1β on lung pathology caused by Mycobacterium abscessus infection and its association with IL-17 production	8
Molecular characterization of the Gyrovirus galga 1 strain detected in various zoo animals: the first report from China	8
Miller–Fisher syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2: a case report	7
Immunization with the amino-terminus region of dense granule protein 6 (GRA6) of Toxoplasma gondii activates CD8+ cytotoxic T cells capable of removing tissue cysts of the parasite through antigen pre	7
Copyright page Elsevier	7
Porphyromonas gingivalis in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a review	7
The COVID-19 epidemic and other notifiable infectious diseases in China	7
Bacterial and fungal co-infections among COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit	7
COVID-19 patients with high TNF/IFN-γ levels show hallmarks of PANoptosis, an inflammatory cell death	7
Epstein–Barr virus downregulates the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of CD8+ T lymphocytes might associate with coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease patients	7
miRNAs regulate the metabolic adaptation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis during copper deprivation	7
Comparative genome analysis of Streptococcus suis serotype 5 strains from humans and pigs revealed pathogenic potential of virulent, antimicrobial resistance, and genetic relationship	7

TRIM32 positively regulates c-di-GMP-Induced type I interferon signaling pathway in Listeria monocytogenes infection	6
Meanderella rijsii, a new opportunist in the fungal order Pleosporales	6
Upward trend for “Microbes and Infection”	6
Lycopene attenuates Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation via inhibiting α-hemolysin expression	6
MicroRNA-155 triggers a cellular antiviral immune response against Chandipura virus in human microglial cells	6
Myeloid derived suppressor cells potentiate virus-specific memory CD8+ T cell response	6
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NLRP3 inflammasome activation in COVID-19: an interlink between risk factors and disease severity	6
Proteolytic activity of secreted proteases from pathogenic leptospires and effects on phagocytosis by murine macrophages	6
Mycobacterium leprae is able to infect adipocytes, inducing lipolysis and modulating the immune response	6
A new Salmonella enterica serovar that was isolated from a wild sparrow presents a distinct genetic, metabolic and virulence profile	6
Cutibacterium acnes as an overseen autoimmunity trigger: Unearthing heat-shock driven molecular mimicry	5
Multicentric investigations of the role in the disease severity of accelerated phospholipid changes in COVID-19 patient airway	5
The functions of EF-hand proteins from host and zoonotic pathogens	5
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Helicobacter pylori promotes gastric fibroblast proliferation and migration by expulsing exosomal miR-124-3p	5
Atypical ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infections in two patients attending in a second-level hospital: a case report	5
Is there a role for herpes simplex virus type 1 in multiple sclerosis?	5
COVID-19 and Fungal infections: a double debacle	5
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Bad company? The pericardium microbiome in people investigated for tuberculous pericarditis in an HIV-prevalent setting	5
Polymeric promotion	5
Autoantibodies against red blood cell antigens are common in a malaria endemic area	5
Promotion of intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli via PKA-mediated inhibition of mTORC1 activation	5
Diagnosis and treatment of lobar pneumonia in the pre-antibiotic era Anton Chekhov's medical report (1883)	5
Effect of tuberculosis-specific antigen stimulation on the diagnostic accuracy of interferon-γ inducible protein-10 in distinguishing active and latent tuberculosis infection: a meta-analysis	5
Association of complement pathways with COVID-19 severity and outcomes	5
Extracellular vesicles from primary human macrophages stimulated with VIP or PACAP mediate anti-SARS-CoV-2 activities in monocytes through NF-κB signaling pathway	5
Copyright page Elsevier	5
Leptospiral lipopolysaccharide dampens inflammation through upregulation of autophagy adaptor p62 and NRF2 signaling in macrophages	5
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Yeast–amoeba interaction influences murine cryptococcosis	5
The transactivation of human endogenous retroviruses is associated with HIV-1 reservoir, lymphocyte activation and low CD4 count in virologically suppressed PLWH	5
The role of CEACAMs versus integrins in Helicobacter pylori CagA translocation: a systematic review	5
Uncovering the morphological differences between SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV based on transmission electron microscopy images	5
Propionibacterium acnes contributes to low back pain via upregulation of NGF in TLR2-NF-κB/JNK or ROS pathway	5
Helicobacter pylori acquisition rates and the associated risk factors amongst newlywed couples; a prospective cohort study in Tehran, Iran	5