OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Microbiology is 79. 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.)

Article	Citations
Effects of replacing zinc oxide with different levels of zinc lactate on growth performance, serum indexes, intestinal health and gut microbiota in weaned piglets	619
PMA-qPCR method for the selective quantitation of viable lactic acid bacteria in fermented milk	455
Lipid rafts disruption by statins negatively impacts the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 S1 subunit and ACE2 in intestinal epithelial cells	398
Inteins—mechanism of protein splicing, emerging regulatory roles, and applications in protein engineering	315
Bacterial communities associated with ambrosia beetles: current knowledge and existing gaps	271
Impact of fasting and refeeding on immune markers, hepatic gene expression, and gut microbiota in geese: insights into metabolic regulation and gut-liver interactions	262
Application of Bacillus tequilensis for the control of gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea in blueberry and mechanisms of action: inducing phenylpropanoid pathway metabolism	221
Different microbial genera drive methane emissions in beef cattle fed with two extreme diets	197
Aniline-induced production of aniline-containing polyketides and related bicyclic polyketides by the Yellow River wetland-derived fungus Talaromyces funiculosus	196
Clinical efficacy of probiotic supplementation in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis	194
Characterization of Rosculus vilicus sp. nov., a rhizarian amoeba interacting with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis	190
Testosterone increases the virulence traits of uropathogenic Escherichia coli	188
Characterization of two novel colistin resistance gene mcr-1 variants originated from Moraxella spp.	188
Interactions between halotolerant nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under saline stress	188
Genome sequence diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in Serbia: insights gained from a 3-year pandemic study	185
Phenotypic and transcriptional characterization of F. tularensis LVS during transition into a viable but non-culturable state	179
Genotype heterogeneity of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Ethiopia	174
Modeled energetics of bacterial communities in ancient subzero brines	168
Identification of novel anti-amoebic pharmacophores from kinase inhibitor chemotypes	166
Ethyl lauroyl arginate: An update on the antimicrobial potential and application in the food systems: a review	166
Comparison of the Intestinal Microbiota During the Different Growth Stages of Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)	164
Detection of Klebsiella pneumonia DNA and ESBL positive strains by PCR-based CRISPR-LbCas12a system	162
The effects of Bifidobacterium animalis QC08 on reducing uric acid level and providing renal protection in mice with hyperuricemia	159
Editorial: The role of nutritional strategies in the regulation of gut microbiota and host immune system	159
Regulations of phage therapy across the world	153

Detection and Characterization of Carbapenemases in Enterobacterales With a New Rapid and Simplified Carbapenemase Detection Method Called rsCDM	138
Whole genome sequencing and prediction of antimicrobial susceptibilities in non-tuberculous mycobacteria	137
Fungi-Bacteria Associations in Wilt Diseased Rhizosphere and Endosphere by Interdomain Ecological Network Analysis	134
Emergence of mcr-1-Harboring Salmonella enterica Serovar Sinstorf Type ST155 Isolated From Patients With Diarrhea in Jiangsu, China	132
Corrigendum: Single amino acid substitution in the DNA repairing gene radiation-sensitive 4 contributes to ultraviolet tolerance of a plant pathogen	132
BasS/BasR Two-Component System Affects the Sensitivity of Escherichia coli to Plantaricin BM-1 by Regulating the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle	128
c-di-GMP Homeostasis Is Critical for Heterocyst Development in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120	126
Genomics assisted functional characterization of Bacillus velezensis E as a biocontrol and growth promoting bacterium for lily	125
The International Space Station Environment Triggers Molecular Responses in Aspergillus niger	119
SeV C Protein Plays a Role in Restricting Macrophage Phagocytosis by Limiting the Generation of Intracellular Double-Stranded RNA	118
Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of human bocavirus infection in children hospitalized for acute respiratory tract infection in Qingdao, China	117
Evaluation of the lignocellulose degradation potential of Mediterranean forests soil microbial communities through diversity and targeted functional metagenomics	116
Editorial: Reviews in the impact of gut microbiota in health and disease	111
Reconstruction of the Evolutionary Origin, Phylodynamics, and Phylogeography of the Porcine Circovirus Type 3	110
Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Provides Insights Into the Mechanism by Which 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Improves Thermotolerance in Lentinula edodes	110
Optimization of multiple enzymes production by fermentation using lipid-producing Bacillus sp.	110
Biocontrol features of Pseudomonas syringae B-1 against Botryosphaeria dothidea in apple fruit	109
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detection by real time polymerase chain reaction using pooling strategy of nasal samples	109
The long-term straw return resulted in significant differences in soil microbial community composition and community assembly processes between wheat and rice	109
The tropical cookbook: Termite diet and phylogenetics—Over geographical origin—Drive the microbiome and functional genetic structure of nests	106
Development of the Inactivated QazCovid-in Vaccine: Protective Efficacy of the Vaccine in Syrian Hamsters	105
Artificial intelligence in assisting pathogenic microorganism diagnosis and treatment: a review of infectious skin diseases	103
Roles of CcDFR and CcOMT9 in the cyanidin biosynthesis and development of Cordyceps cicadae	101
In vitro evaluation of microbial D- and L-lactate production as biomarkers of infection	101
Ackermannviridae bacteriophage against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae of capsular type 64	101
Efficacy of acidified water-in-oil emulsions against desiccated Salmonella as a function of acid carbon chain-length and membrane viscosity	99
Molecular characterization of Paenibacillus antarcticus IPAC21, a bioemulsifier producer isolated from Antarctic soil	99
Multi-omics analyses reveal altered gut microbial thiamine production in obesity	99
Microbial removal of nutrients from anaerobic digestate: assessing product-coupled and non-product-coupled approaches	98
One-pot biosynthesis of N-acetylneuraminic acid from chitin via combination of chitin-degrading enzymes, N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase, and N-neuraminic acid aldolase	97
Functional diversity of staphylococcal surface proteins at the host-microbe interface	96
Formulation of Chemically Defined Media and Growth Evaluation of Ligilactobacillus salivarius ZJ614 and Limosilactobacillus reuteri ZJ625	95
Metabolomic and cultivation insights into the tolerance of the spacecraft-associated Acinetobacter toward Kleenol 30, a cleanroom floor detergent	95
Machine learning on large scale perturbation screens for SARS-CoV-2 host factors identifies β-catenin/CBP inhibitor PRI-724 as a potent antiviral	94
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum improves the growth performance and meat quality of broilers by regulating the cecal microbiota and metabolites	93
Litter mixing promoted decomposition rate through increasing diversities of phyllosphere microbial communities	93
Fecal microbiota transplantation from Suncus murinus, an obesity-resistant animal, to C57BL/6NCrSIc mice, and the antibiotic effects in the approach	91
MzmL, a novel marine derived N-acyl homoserine lactonase from Mesoflavibacter zeaxanthinifaciens that attenuates Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum virulence	91
Precise microbiome engineering using natural and synthetic bacteriophages targeting an artificial bacterial consortium	91
Harnessing iChip technology for novel antibiotic discovery from peat soil microbiomes to combat antimicrobial resistance	89
A novel assay based on DNA melting temperature for multiplexed identification of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A/B viruses	89
Epigenetic Modifiers Revamp Secondary Metabolite Production in Endophytic Nigrospora sphaerica	88
Linkages between the molecular composition of dissolved organic matter and soil microbial community in a boreal forest during freeze–thaw cycles	87
Editorial: Last universal common ancestor and origin of life: what uncultivated Bacteria, Archaea, and extremophiles can tell us	86
Multi-Locus Sequence Analysis Reveals Diversity of the Rice Kernel Smut Populations in the United States	86
Development of a rapid detection method for Karenia mikimotoi by using CRISPR-Cas12a	85
A novel zinc finger transcription factor, BcMsn2, is involved in growth, development, and virulence in Botrytis cinerea	85
Unveiling roles of beneficial gut bacteria and optimal diets for health	85
Phage therapy to treat cystic fibrosis Burkholderia cepacia complex lung infections: perspectives and challenges	85
Evasion of toll-like receptor recognition by Escherichia coli is mediated via population level regulation of flagellin production	83

Genome-Wide Identification of Cellular Pathways and Key Genes That Respond to Sodium Bicarbonate Stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	83
Multi-omics approaches to understand pathogenicity during potato early blight disease caused by Alternaria solani	83
Assessment of the relationship between gut microbiota and bone mineral density: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study	82
Novel delivery systems for phages and lysins in the topical management of wound infections: a narrative review	82
Editorial: Electromicrobiology—from electrons to ecosystems, volume II	79
Potential additional effects of iron chelators on antimicrobial- impregnated central venous catheters	79