OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Microbiologyopen is 2. 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.)

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Effect of the skincare product on facial skin microbial structure and biophysical parameters: A pilot study	28
Genomic characterization of extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase‐producing and carbapenem‐resistant Escherichia coli from urban wastewater in Australia	26
Turbidimetric bioassays: A solution to antimicrobial activity detection in asymptomatic bacteriuria isolates against uropathogenic Escherichia coli	26
Diversity and composition of the microbiome associated with eggs of the Southern green stinkbug, Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	24
Shining light on multi‐drug resistant Candida auris: Ultraviolet‐C disinfection, wavelength sensitivity, and prevention of biofilm formation of an emerging yeast pathogen	23
Bioinformatic survey of CRISPR loci across 15 Serratia species	22
Multiple classes and isoforms of the RNA polymerase recycling motor protein HelD	22
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Prophylactic phage administration reduces Salmonella Enteritidis infection in newly hatched chicks	21
Plants as a realized niche for Listeria monocytogenes	21
A hunt for OM45 synthetic petite interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals a role for Miro GTPase Gem1p in cristae structure maintenance	20
Isolation and test of novel yeast strains with lignin usage capability and phenolic compound resistance	19
Insights into the bacterial community composition of farmed Caulerpa lentillifera: A comparison between contrasting health states	19
Seasonal phytoplankton and geochemical shifts in the subsurface chlorophyll maximum layer of a dimictic ferruginous lake	17
Comparison of Actinobacteria communities from human‐impacted and pristine karst caves	17
The metagenomic landscape of a high‐altitude geothermal spring in Tajikistan reveals a novel Desulfurococcaceae member, Zestomicrobium tamdykulense gen. nov., sp. nov	17
Biosynthetic gene cluster synteny: Orthologous polyketide synthases in Hypogymnia physodes, Hypogymnia tubulosa, and Parmelia sulcata	17
Solution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of bacterial outer membrane proteins in natively excreted vesicles using engineered Escherichia coli	16
Analysis of laccase‐like enzymes secreted by fungi isolated from a cave in northern Spain	15
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Diclofenac Degradation by Immobilized Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Scenedesmus obliquus	15
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Isolation of extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase‐producing Escherichia coli from Japanese red fox (Vulpes vulpes japonica)	13
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High prevalence of bla_CTX‐M‐15 type extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamases in Gambian hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus): A threatened species with substantial human interactio	12
Vitamin B₁₂ as a source of variability in isotope effects for chloroform biotransformation by Dehalobacter	12
Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship Modeling and Molecular Docking Studies of TgCDPK1 Inhibitors in Toxoplasma gondii	12
Biological and synthetic surfactant exposure increases antimicrobial gene occurrence in a freshwater mixed microbial biofilm environment	12
Bacterial surface‐exposed lipoproteins and sortase‐mediated anchored cell surface proteins in plant infection	11
Improved fluorescent Listeria spp. biosensors for analysis of antimicrobials by flow cytometry	11
Effect of the polysaccharide capsule and its heptose on the resistance of Campylobacter jejuni to innate immune defenses	11
Marine biofilms on different fouling control coating types reveal differences in microbial community composition and abundance	10
Metagenomic strategies identify diverse integron‐integrase and antibiotic resistance genes in the Antarctic environment	10
Non‐ribosomal insights into ribosomal P2 protein in Plasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes	10
Identifying the best regimen for primary eradication of Helicobacter pylori: analysis of 240 cases	10
High‐quality genome of a novel Thermosynechococcaceae species from Namibia and characterization of its protein expression patterns at elevated temperatures	9
Microbial biominers: Sequential bioleaching and biouptake of metals from electronic scraps	9
Development of a new multiplex quantitative PCR for the detection of Glaesserella parasuis, Mycoplasma hyorhinis, and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae	9
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Reassessment of the genetic basis of natural rifampin resistance in the genus Rickettsia	9
Early biofilm and streamer formation is mediated by wall shear stress and surface wettability: A multifactorial microfluidic study	9
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Orientia tsutsugamushi: A life between escapes	9
Biocatalytic quantification of α‐glucan in marine particulate organic matter	9
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Molecular mechanisms of regulation by a β‐alanine‐responsive Lrp‐type transcription factor from Acidianus hospitalis	8
Microbial Distortion? Impacts of Delayed Preservation on Microbiome Diversity and Composition in a Marine Invertebrate	8
CerM and Its Antagonist CerN Are New Components of the Quorum Sensing System in Cereibacter sphaeroides, Signaling to the CckA/ChpT/CtrA System	8
Potential impacts of environmental bacteria on the microbiota of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle eggs and their hatching success	8
Geographic Variation in the Prevalence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia procyonis in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in the United States and Canada	8
Evaluation of Six Commercial and Noncommercial Colistin Resistance Diagnostics	8
Magnaporthe oryzae as an expression host for the production of the unspecific peroxygenase AaeUPO from the basidiomycete Agrocybe aegerita	8
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Isolation and functional analysis of phage‐displayed antibody fragments targeting the staphylococcal superantigen‐like proteins	8
Vertical structure of the bacterial diversity in meromictic Fayetteville Green Lake	7
Characterizing living ocular bacterial communities and the effects of antibiotic perturbation in house finches	7
Analyzing the Challenges and Opportunities Associated With Harnessing New Antibiotics From the Fungal Microbiome	7
The cell cycle of Staphylococcus aureus: An updated review	7
Isolation, characterization, and fibroblast uptake of bacterial extracellular vesicles from Porphyromonas gingivalis strains	7
Multidrug‐resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in residential aged care facilities: An emerging threat	7
Development and clinical validation of a droplet digital PCR assay for detecting Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with suspected bloodstream infections	7
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Shaping Plant Growth Beneath the Soil: A Theoretical Exploration of Fungal Endophyte's Role as Plant Growth‐Promoting Agents	7
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G protein‐coupled estrogen receptor agonist G‐1 decreases ADAM10 levels and NLRP3‐inflammasome component activation in response to Staphylococcus aureus alpha‐hemolysin	6
Clp ATPases differentially affect natural competence development in Streptococcus mutans	6
Distinct biogeographical patterns in snail gastrointestinal tract bacterial communities compared with sediment and water	6
Group A Streptococcus strains causing meningitis without distinct invasive phenotype	6
Heat Treatment and Storage of Frass From Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Yellow Mealworm Production: Compliance With EU Regulation on Microbiological Quality and Safety	6
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Heterogeneous glycosylation and methylation of the Aeromonas caviae flagellin	6
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Downregulation of ammonium uptake improves the growth and tolerance of Kluyveromyces marxianus at high temperature	6
A universal stress protein upregulated by hypoxia has a role in Burkholderia cenocepacia intramacrophage survival: Implications for chronic infection in cystic fibrosis	6
Microbial diversity of garden snail mucus	5
Attachment on mortar surfaces by cyanobacterium Gloeocapsa PCC 73106 and sequestration of CO₂ by microbially induced calcium carbonate	5
Localization of the CotY and ExsY proteins to the exosporium basal layer of Bacillus anthracis	5
Brucella ceti and Brucella pinnipedialis genome characterization unveils genetic features that highlight their zoonotic potential	5
Quantifying dominant bacterial genera detected in metagenomic data from fish eggs and larvae using genus‐specific primers	5
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Using meta‐analysis to understand the impacts of dietary protein and fat content on the composition of fecal microbiota of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): A pilot study	5
Dynamic interactions between Candida albicans and different streptococcal species in a multispecies oral biofilm	5
Quorum Sensing: Not Just a Bridge Between Bacteria	5
Antibiofilm assay for antimicrobial peptides combating the sulfate‐reducing bacteria Desulfovibrio vulgaris	5
Towards bioprocess engineering of cable bacteria: Establishment of a synthetic sediment	4
Combining in vitro and in vivo screening to identify efficient Pseudomonas biocontrol strains against the phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum	4
Clay‐associated microbial communities and their relevance for a nuclear waste repository in the Opalinus Clay rock formation	4
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Development of Antisense Tools to Study Bodo saltans and Its Intracellular Symbiont	4
Bacillus‐based probiotic cleansers reduce the formation of dry biofilms on common hospital surfaces	4
Effects of sponge‐to‐sponge contact on the microbiomes of three spatially competing Caribbean coral reef species	4
Novel Animal Model of Enterobacteria Pathogenicity, Virulence, and Amoxicillin—Biosurfactant Synergic Using Nsombé (Rhynchophorus phoenicis Larvae)	4
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DNA extraction bias is more pronounced for microbial eukaryotes than for prokaryotes	4
Metabolic potential of the imperfect denitrifier Candidatus Desulfobacillus denitrificans in an anammox bioreactor	4
The CCAAT‐binding complex mediates azole susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus by suppressing SrbA expression and cleavage	4
Characterizing arginine, ornithine, and putrescine pathways in enteric pathobionts	4
Observations on the interaction between plant growth‐promoting bacteria and the root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica	4
An in‐house 45‐plex array for the detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in Gram‐positive bacteria	4
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Nuclear conditions of basidiospores and hyphal cells in the edible mushroom Oudemansiella aparlosarca	4
Bovine milk microbiota: Evaluation of different DNA extraction protocols for challenging samples	4
Protein with negative surface charge distribution, Bnr1, shows characteristics of a DNA‐mimic protein and may be involved in the adaptation of Burkholderia cenocepacia	3
Genotypic Analysis of Candida tropicalis Clinical Isolates From Korea via Multilocus Sequence Typing	3
Relationship between the Rod complex and peptidoglycan structure in Escherichia coli	3
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Novel nitrite reductase domain structure suggests a chimeric denitrification repertoire in the phylum Chloroflexi	3
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The copy number of the eukaryotic rRNA gene can be counted comprehensively	3
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Assessing pH‐dependent activities of virulence factors secreted by Candida albicans	3
Variation in pH gradients and FLO11 expression in mat biofilms from environmental isolates of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae	3
Distinct microbiota assembly mechanisms revealed in different reconstruction stages during gut regeneration in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus	3
Genomic analyses of an Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract co‐infection using long‐read nanopore sequencing	3
Similarity in milk microbiota in replicates	3
Bacillus xiamenensis Inhibits the Growth of Moraxella osloensis by Producing Indole‐3‐Carboxaldehyde	3
Two Centrins and Their Posttranslational Modification Modulate the Cell Cycle of Giardia lamblia	3
Optimization of Medium Composition for High Cell Density Culture of Bifidobacterium longum HSBL001 Using Response Surface Methodology	3
Transforming the untransformable with knockout minicircles: High‐efficiency transformation and vector‐free allelic exchange knockout in the fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae	3
Detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in urban air	2
ON‐rep‐seq as a rapid and cost‐effective alternative to whole‐genome sequencing for species‐level identification and strain‐level discrimination of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a sal	2
Characterization of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing the nostrils of Spanish children	2
A parasitic nematode induces dysbiosis in susceptible but not resistant gastropod hosts	2
Extraction of high‐molecular‐weight DNA from Streptococcus spp. for nanopore sequencing in resource‐limited settings	2
Isolation, biochemical characterization, and genome sequencing of two high‐quality genomes of a novel chitinolytic Jeongeupia species	2
Enriching captivity conditions with natural elements does not prevent the loss of wild‐like gut microbiota but shapes its compositional variation in two small mammals	2
Multidrug‐resistant Enterococcus faecium strains enter the Norwegian marine environment through treated sewage	2
Development of a novel high resolution melting assay for identification and differentiation of all known 19 serovars of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae	2
Highly efficient export of a disulfide‐bonded protein to the periplasm and medium by the Tat pathway using CyDisCo in Escherichia coli	2
Whole‐genome sequencing and genome‐scale metabolic modeling of Chromohalobacter canadensis 85B to explore its salt tolerance and biotechnological use	2
Morphological and physiological impacts of salinity on colonial strains of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa	2
The effects of stress on gut virome: Implications on infectious disease and systemic disorders	2
Geobacter sulfurreducens metabolism at different donor/acceptor ratios	2
Cattle–compost–soil: The transfer of antibiotic resistance in livestock agriculture	2
Temporal disturbance of a model stream ecosystem by high microbial diversity from treated wastewater	2
Prevalence of insertion sequence elements in plasmids relating to mgrB gene disruption causing colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae	2
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Bacteriocin‐phage interaction (BaPI): Phage predation of Lactococcus in the presence of bacteriocins	2