OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Oral 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Saliva is a non‐negligible factor in the spread of COVID‐19	133
A double‐edged sword: Role of butyrate in the oral cavity and the gut	31
The multifaceted roles of antimicrobial peptides in oral diseases	27
Lactobacilli postbiotics reduce biofilm formation and alter transcription of virulence genes of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans	27
NEAT1 and MALAT1 are highly expressed in saliva and nasopharyngeal swab samples of COVID‐19 patients	23
Periodontal Pathogens’ strategies disarm neutrophils to promote dysregulated inflammation	22
Strategies for Streptococcus mutans biofilm dispersal through extracellular polymeric substances disruption	22
Proteomic analysis of Fusobacterium nucleatum growth in biofilm versus planktonic state	21
Polyamines in the virulence of bacterial pathogens of respiratory tract	17
Dipeptidyl‐peptidases: Key enzymes producing entry forms of extracellular proteins in asaccharolytic periodontopathic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis	15
Effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum on inflammasomes and their regulators in H400 cells	15
sRNA23392 packaged by Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicles promotes oral squamous cell carcinomas migration and invasion by targeting desmocollin‐2	15
Filifactor alocis‐derived extracellular vesicles inhibit osteogenesis through TLR2 signaling	14
Porphyromonas gingivalis indirectly elicits intestinal inflammation by altering the gut microbiota and disrupting epithelial barrier function through IL9‐producing CD4⁺ T cells	14
Porphyromonas gingivalis induced up‐regulation of PD‐L1 in colon carcinoma cells	13
Comprehensive profiling of protein lysine acetylation and its overlap with lysine succinylation in the Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriated strain ATCC 33277	13
Zinc import mediated by AdcABC is critical for colonization of the dental biofilm by Streptococcus mutans in an animal model	13
The Adc regulon mediates zinc homeostasis in Streptococcus mutans	12
Can periodontal pockets and caries lesions act as reservoirs for coronavirus?	12
TPCA‐1 negatively regulates inflammation mediated by NF‐κB pathway in mouse chronic periodontitis model	12
Modified SHI medium supports growth of a disease‐state subgingival polymicrobial community in vitro	11
Sequence and characterization of shuttle vectors for molecular cloning in Porphyromonas, Bacteroides and related bacteria	11
Fsr quorum sensing system modulates the temporal development of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm matrix	11
Role of the RprY response regulator in P. gingivalis community development and virulence	11
Role of oral microbiome in oral oncogenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis	10

Deletion of csn2 gene affects acid tolerance and exopolysaccharide synthesis in Streptococcus mutans	10
Towards defining the outer membrane proteome of Porphyromonas gingivalis	10
Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in the oral cavity and mobile genetic elements that disseminate antimicrobial resistance: A systematic review	10
Identification of Streptococcus mutans genes involved in fluoride resistance by screening of a transposon mutant library	9
Phosphorylation of major Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence factors is crucial for their processing and secretion	9
Multiple factors are involved in regulation of extracellular membrane vesicle biogenesis in Streptococcus mutans	8
Role of D‐alanylation of Streptococcus mutans lipoteichoic acid in interspecies competitiveness	8
Site‐tropism of streptococci in the oral microbiome	8
Platelet plug formation in whole blood is enhanced in the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis	8
Glycerol strengthens probiotic effect of Limosilactobacillus reuteri in oral biofilms: A synergistic synbiotic approach	8
Efficacy of Cetylpyridinium Chloride mouthwash against SARS‐CoV‐2: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	8
Molecular and regulatory mechanisms of oxidative stress adaptation in Streptococcus mutans	7
The RagA and RagB proteins of Porphyromonas gingivalis	7
Examination of gene expression in saliva samples from COVID‐19 patients to study the host defense response against SARS‐CoV‐2 in the oral cavity	7
Activity of Ligustrum robustum (Roxb.) Blume extract against the biofilm formation and exopolysaccharide synthesis of Streptococcus mutans	7
Inflammatory response of uric acid produced by Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipains	7
Post‐translational modification of Streptococcus sanguinis SpxB influences protein solubility and H₂O₂ production	6
The enterococcal PASTA kinase: A sentinel for cell envelope stress	6
Metataxonomic and metabolomic evidence of biofilm homeostasis disruption related to caries: An in vitro study	6
Interleukin‐34 permits Porphyromonas gingivalis survival and NF‐κB p65 inhibition in macrophages	6
Electronic cigarette use enriches periodontal pathogens	6
In vivo and ex vivo actions of a novel P. gingivalis inhibitor on multi‐species biofilm, inflammatory response, and periodontal bone loss	6
Contribution of adhesion proteins to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans biofilm formation	5
Molecular basis for avirulence of spontaneous variants of Porphyromonas gingivalis: Genomic analysis of strains W50, BE1 and BR1	5
Lipoteichoic acid of Enterococcus faecalis interferes with Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide signaling via IRAK‐M upregulation in human periodontal ligament cells	5
Critical review of 16S rRNA gene sequencing workflow in microbiome studies: From primer selection to advanced data analysis	5