Nature Microbiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Microbiology is 10. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Gene–drug potency screening in M. tuberculosis590
Sickle cell trait enhances malaria transmission387
Metabolic sensing tips the balance of drug tolerance in fungal meningitis295
Author Correction: DART takes aim at community editing290
Rebound virus in the cerebrospinal fluid reveals a possible HIV-1 reservoir278
Molecular factors shaping whether HCMV infection is productive or latent276
Dietary exclusion of major food groups shapes the gut microbiome and may influence health274
Prodrug florfenicol amine is activated by intrinsic resistance to target Mycobacterium abscessus271
The fast-evolving FIKK kinase family of Plasmodium falciparum can be inhibited by a single compound222
Flipping the magic switch to persistence via GTP depletion222
Microbiome association with coral growth and survival220
Structure of a functional archaellum in Bacteria of the Chloroflexota phylum200
Cytoplasmic contractile injection systems mediate cell death in Streptomyces199
The IFIT2–IFIT3 antiviral complex targets short 5’ untranslated regions on viral mRNAs for translation inhibition196
Single mutation makes Escherichia coli an insect mutualist196
Mechanistic basis for potent neutralization of Sin Nombre hantavirus by a human monoclonal antibody188
Aspergillus fumigatus dsRNA virus promotes fungal fitness and pathogenicity in the mammalian host185
Double-stranded RNA sequencing reveals distinct riboviruses associated with thermoacidophilic bacteria from hot springs in Japan179
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein O-phosphorylation landscape179
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli infection-induced epithelial trained immunity impacts urinary tract disease outcome172
Assessing critical thresholds in terrestrial microbiomes168
Explainable artificial intelligence evolves antimicrobial peptides168
Integrated host-microbe plasma metagenomics for sepsis diagnosis in a prospective cohort of critically ill adults166
Climate extremes disrupt fungal–bacterial interactions164
Therapeutic efficacy of monoclonal antibodies and antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in Syrian hamsters162
Mycobacterium abscessus pathogenesis identified by phenogenomic analyses162
Rational design of a hospital-specific phage cocktail to treat Enterobacter cloacae complex infections158
The Parkinson’s disease drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis via iron sequestration157
Horizontal gene transfer explains unusual traits of Armillaria fungi155
A dynamic subpopulation of CRISPR–Cas overexpressers allows Streptococcus pyogenes to rapidly respond to phage154
Proteins containing photosynthetic reaction centre domains modulate FtsZ-based archaeal cell division149
Recent gene selection and drug resistance underscore clinical adaptation across Candida species148
OPENPichia: licence-free Komagataella phaffii chassis strains and toolkit for protein expression148
Candida albicans extracellular vesicles trigger type I IFN signalling via cGAS and STING144
Particular genomic and virulence traits associated with preterm infant-derived toxigenic Clostridium perfringens strains144
Ancient origin and constrained evolution of the division and cell wall gene cluster in Bacteria143
The structure of the complete extracellular bacterial flagellum reveals the mechanism of flagellin incorporation139
A high-throughput and low-waste viability assay for microbes138
Host range, transmissibility and antigenicity of a pangolin coronavirus137
Organ-on-chip models for infectious disease research133
Mosquitoes provide a transmission route between possums and humans for Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia130
Exceeding expectations out in the cold with Colwellia129
Pseudomonas syringae subpopulations cooperate by coordinating flagellar and type III secretion spatiotemporal dynamics to facilitate plant infection126
Structure-guided design of a synthetic bile acid that inhibits Clostridioides difficile TcdB toxin125
SAMPL-seq reveals micron-scale spatial hubs in the human gut microbiome124
Risk–reward trade-off during carbon starvation generates dichotomy in motility endurance among marine bacteria123
Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis123
Neutralization mechanism of a human antibody with pan-coronavirus reactivity including SARS-CoV-2122
Candida auris skin tropism and antifungal resistance are mediated by carbonic anhydrase Nce103119
Microbial collagenase activity is linked to oral–gut translocation in advanced chronic liver disease118
Dietary- and host-derived metabolites are used by diverse gut bacteria for anaerobic respiration118
Mineral-eating microorganisms at extinct hydrothermal vents117
CRISPR-influenced symbiosis117
Prioritizing mentorship116
Archaeal symbioses all the way down115
Extracellular vesicles block viral entryways115
Call for papers on the clinical microbiome115
Author Correction: A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data112
The complex path towards herpesvirus vaccines112
Bacteroides fragilis uses toxins for gut success110
Intragenic viral silencer element regulates HTLV-1 latency via RUNX complex recruitment109
Decoding the impact of nuclear organization on antigenic variation in parasites108
Coronavirus sampling and surveillance in bats from 1996–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis108
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus induces mitochondrial fission to evade host immune responses and promote viral production107
Blockade of endothelin receptors mitigates SARS-CoV-2-induced osteoarthritis106
Synthesis of lipid-linked precursors of the bacterial cell wall is governed by a feedback control mechanism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa105
Streptomyces polyketides mediate bacteria–fungi interactions across soil environments103
Rational attenuation of RNA viruses with zinc finger antiviral protein103
Switching on cyclic di-GMP heterogeneity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms102
Expanding known viral diversity in the healthy infant gut102
SARS and synapses101
Placental Streptococcus agalactiae DNA is associated with neonatal unit admission and foetal pro-inflammatory cytokines in term infants99
From farm to factory to fork98
Publisher Correction: Identification and structure of an extracellular contractile injection system from the marine bacterium Algoriphagus machipongonensis98
A nitrogen-fixing bacterium forms symbioses on land and at sea97
Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals microbiome diversity across 48 tick species97
Precipitation legacy effects on soil microbiota facilitate adaptive drought responses in plants96
Interkingdom sensing of fungal tyrosol promotes bacterial antifungal T6SS activity in the murine gut96
Sensitive poliovirus detection using nested PCR and nanopore sequencing: a prospective validation study96
The gut–liver axis in HCV infection95
Hunting emerging viruses through participatory community science94
Discovery of an orally active benzoxaborole prodrug effective in the treatment of Chagas disease in non-human primates91
Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission91
CryoEM reveals that ribosomes in microsporidian spores are locked in a dimeric hibernating state89
Non-canonical start codons confer context-dependent advantages in carbohydrate utilization for commensal E. coli in the murine gut89
Cell envelope diversity and evolution across the bacterial tree of life89
An expanded metabolic pathway for androgen production by commensal bacteria86
Characterization of inositol lipid metabolism in gut-associated Bacteroidetes86
Mycobacterium tuberculosis as teacher86
Combining antibiotics to tackle antimicrobial resistance85
Therapeutics for COVID-1984
Dietary fibre counters the oncogenic potential of colibactin-producing Escherichia coli in colorectal cancer83
Self-assembling viral histones are evolutionary intermediates between archaeal and eukaryotic nucleosomes81
Increased small particle aerosol transmission of B.1.1.7 compared with SARS-CoV-2 lineage A in vivo80
Connecting microbiome and menopause for healthy ageing80
Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss80
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces pro-fibrotic and pro-thrombotic foam cell formation79
Bacteriophages avoid autoimmunity from cognate immune systems as an intrinsic part of their life cycles77
Dynamic diel proteome and daytime nitrogenase activity supports buoyancy in the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium77
Anoxia activates CRISPR–Cas immunity in the mouse intestine77
Outbreak dynamics of foodborne pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus over a seventeen year period implies hidden reservoirs74
Plasmodium falciparum resistant to artemisinin and diagnostics have emerged in Ethiopia74
Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems73
Escherichia coli integrates chemotaxis and quorum sensing pathways in vivo73
Bacteria can shed a layer when phages turn up the heat72
A year of microbiology72
Reproductive justice must be considered in the scientific community72
Mining the microbiota for antibiotics72
A framework for automated scalable designation of viral pathogen lineages from genomic data71
Guiding phage therapy with genomic surveillance71
Identified receptors shed light on Epstein–Barr virus infection71
STREAM-lining guidelines for microbiome research71
Gut microbiome-mediated transformation of dietary phytonutrients is associated with health outcomes71
Siderophores mediate antibiotic resistance71
Activity-targeted metaproteomics uncovers rare syntrophic bacteria central to anaerobic community metabolism69
Safety and immunogenicity of a prefusion non-stabilized spike protein mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: a phase I trial68
Widespread stop-codon recoding in bacteriophages may regulate translation of lytic genes67
mRNA-encoded Cas13 can be used to treat dengue infections in mice66
Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria66
Publisher Correction: Toxoplasma gondii VIP1 mediates parasitophorous vacuole–host endoplasmic reticulum interactions to facilitate parasite development65
The cell biology of archaea65
Live-attenuated vaccine sCPD9 elicits superior mucosal and systemic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters65
GprC of the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys flagrans activates mitochondria and reprograms fungal cells for nematode hunting64
The gut microbiota contributes to the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa in humans and mice64
Inflammation-associated nitrate facilitates ectopic colonization of oral bacterium Veillonella parvula in the intestine63
Growth rate is modulated by monitoring cell wall precursors in Bacillus subtilis63
Human microbiome myths and misconceptions62
Mapping phyllosphere microbiota interactions in planta to establish genotype–phenotype relationships62
Microbial metabolites in the marine carbon cycle61
Metabolic modelling reveals the aging-associated decline of host–microbiome metabolic interactions in mice61
TOLLIP inhibits lipid accumulation and the integrated stress response in alveolar macrophages to control Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection61
Decreased cytoplasmic crowding via inhibition of ribosome biogenesis can trigger Candida albicans filamentous growth60
Parabacteroides distasonis uses dietary inulin to suppress NASH via its metabolite pentadecanoic acid60
Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts60
Gut microbial factors predict disease severity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis60
Migrant health matters59
CD8+ T cell depletion does not induce an expansion of viral reservoir in HIV model59
Amplifying diverse voices in microbiology59
Bacteria modulate microalgal aging physiology through the induction of extracellular vesicle production to remove harmful metabolites59
Shining light on the coral photosymbiont family Symbiodiniaceae59
Environmental stress mediates groundwater microbial community assembly59
A method to detect origin of transfer sequences for plasmid conjugation58
We must learn from past outbreaks58
Molecular organization of the New World arenavirus spike glycoprotein complex58
Differential stress responsiveness determines intraspecies virulence heterogeneity and host adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes57
Identifying an evolutionary origin for morbilliviruses in bats57
Preclinical evaluation of the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor RAY1216 shows improved pharmacokinetics compared with nirmatrelvir57
Retracing a tangled tree of archaeal evolution57
Multinational epidemiological analysis of oral human papillomavirus incidence in 3,137 men56
SARS-CoV-2 Africa dashboard for real-time COVID-19 information56
Staphylococcal virulence factor HlgB targets the endoplasmic-reticulum-resident E3 ubiquitin ligase AMFR to promote pneumonia56
Dairy cows develop protective immunity against reinfection with bovine H5N1 influenza virus56
Addressing gaps in author and reviewer gender diversity56
Author Correction: Respiratory immunization using antibiotic-inactivated Bordetella pertussis confers T cell-mediated protection against nasal infection in mice56
Genome-wide protein–DNA interaction site mapping in bacteria using a double-stranded DNA-specific cytosine deaminase56
Metabolites from intact phage-infected Synechococcus chemotactically attract heterotrophic marine bacteria55
Gut bacteria degrade purines via the 2,8-dioxopurine pathway55
Diet switch pre-vaccination improves immune response and metabolic status in formerly obese mice55
Mycobacterial nucleoid-associated protein Lsr2 is required for productive mycobacteriophage infection54
The microbiome of a bacterivorous marine choanoflagellate contains a resource-demanding obligate bacterial associate54
Tecovirimat is effective against human monkeypox virus in vitro at nanomolar concentrations54
Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix components target seed oil bodies to promote growth and anti-fungal resistance in melon53
Sulfated glycosaminoglycans are host epithelial cell targets of the Candida albicans toxin candidalysin53
AMR, One Health and the environment53
A phage-encoded anti-CRISPR protein co-opts host enolase to prevent type III CRISPR immunity53
Comprehensive transcription terminator atlas for Bacillus subtilis53
Characterizing extracellular vesicles of human fungal pathogens53
Phase transition of GvpU regulates gas vesicle clustering in bacteria53
Genomic epidemiology reveals multidrug resistant plasmid spread between Vibrio cholerae lineages in Yemen52
Inactivated whole-virion vaccine BBV152/Covaxin elicits robust cellular immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern52
BacterAI maps microbial metabolism without prior knowledge52
A haem-sequestering plant peptide promotes iron uptake in symbiotic bacteria52
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 escape mutations during Bamlanivimab therapy in a phase II randomized clinical trial52
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is an immune escape variant with an altered cell entry pathway51
Microbes and the water nexus51
Iron-limitation light switch51
Taurolithocholic acid protects against viral haemorrhagic fever via inhibition of ferroptosis51
Dipeptidase 1 is a functional receptor for a porcine coronavirus50
Colonic goblet cell-associated antigen passages mediate physiologic and beneficial translocation of live gut bacteria in preweaning mice50
Identification and structure of an extracellular contractile injection system from the marine bacterium Algoriphagus machipongonensis50
Translating between science and politics as a government adviser50
Targeting the mosquito prefoldin–chaperonin complex blocks Plasmodium transmission50
Publisher Correction: Divergent SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in white-tailed deer with deer-to-human transmission49
Structural insights into light harvesting by antenna-containing rhodopsins in marine Asgard archaea49
Nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage promotes depressive behaviour in mice via sex hormone degradation49
Longitudinal profiling of low-abundance strains in microbiomes with ChronoStrain49
Metagenomic characterization of viruses and mobile genetic elements associated with the DPANN archaeal superphylum49
Enterococcus faecalis-derived adenine enhances enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli Type 3 Secretion System-dependent virulence49
Remote control designer probiotics49
MAP-X reveals distinct protein complex dynamics across Plasmodium falciparum blood stages49
Chromosome architecture in an archaeal species naturally lacking structural maintenance of chromosomes proteins48
Exploiting the fitness cost of metallo-β-lactamase expression can overcome antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens48
Sex, gender and infectious disease48
Surface expression of antitoxin on engineered bacteria neutralizes genotoxic colibactin in the gut48
Understanding emerging and re-emerging viruses to facilitate pandemic preparedness48
Carotenoids bind rhodopsins and act as photocycle-accelerating pigments in marine Bacteroidota48
The GATE glycoprotein complex enhances human cytomegalovirus entry in endothelial cells47
Integrons are anti-phage defence libraries in Vibrio parahaemolyticus47
A high-quality genome compendium of the human gut microbiome of Inner Mongolians47
Understanding the biology of monkeypox virus to prevent future outbreaks47
Clostridium sporogenes uses reductive Stickland metabolism in the gut to generate ATP and produce circulating metabolites47
Dual inhibition of innate immunity and apoptosis by human cytomegalovirus protein UL37x1 enables efficient virus replication46
Human gut bacteria bioaccumulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances46
Introducing Microbe Matters46
Cooperative virulence via the collective action of secreted pathogen effectors46
Acquired amphotericin B resistance leads to fitness trade-offs that can be mitigated by compensatory evolution in Candida auris46
Metabolic reprogramming enhances the susceptibility of multidrug- and carbapenem-resistant bacteria to antibiotics46
The host–parasite–virus triad45
Moving from hype to hope in diet–microbiome interactions45
Author Correction: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi heterokaryons have two nuclear populations with distinct roles in host–plant interactions44
Genome-wide association study identifies human genetic variants associated with fatal outcome from Lassa fever44
Factors associated with oral HPV infection among a large multinational cohort of men44
Persistent viral RNA and protein contribute to post-acute pathology44
Small organisms with big climate impact44
Chromosome organization affects genome evolution in Sulfolobus archaea44
Microbiome alterations in autism spectrum disorder43
Discovery and artificial intelligence-guided mechanistic elucidation of a narrow-spectrum antibiotic43
Longitudinal population-level HIV epidemiologic and genomic surveillance highlights growing gender disparity of HIV transmission in Uganda43
Chromosomal barcodes for simultaneous tracking of near-isogenic bacterial strains in plant microbiota43
Identifying rare and active species that drive carbon turnover in complex microbiotas43
Viral biogeography of the mammalian gut and parenchymal organs43
CRISPR-based oligo recombineering prioritizes apicomplexan cysteines for drug discovery43
Epigenetic silencing by the SMC5/6 complex mediates HIV-1 latency43
Use microbes to tackle food insecurity43
scRNA-seq reveals transcriptional plasticity of var gene expression in Plasmodium falciparum for host immune avoidance42
Author Correction: Genetic mapping of microbial and host traits reveals production of immunomodulatory lipids by Akkermansia muciniphila in the murine gut42
Talented microbes unlatch peatland carbon42
Seed-borne bacteria drive wheat rhizosphere microbiome assembly via niche partitioning and facilitation42
Drug–Fc conjugate CD388 targets influenza virus neuraminidase and is broadly protective in mice42
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the murine central nervous system drives viral diversification42
Microplastic research must consider microbes42
Cysteine dependence of Lactobacillus iners is a potential therapeutic target for vaginal microbiota modulation41
Structural insights into tecovirimat antiviral activity and poxvirus resistance41
FungAMR: a comprehensive database for investigating fungal mutations associated with antimicrobial resistance41
Leaf microbiome dysbiosis triggered by T2SS-dependent enzyme secretion from opportunistic Xanthomonas pathogens41
Microbiome–metabolite linkages drive greenhouse gas dynamics over a permafrost thaw gradient41
Intestinal crypt microbiota modulates intestinal stem cell turnover and tumorigenesis via indole acetic acid41
Vientovirus capsid protein mimics autoantigens and contributes to autoimmunity in Sjögren’s disease41
A non-human primate model for human norovirus infection41
Gut microbiota-derived hexa-acylated lipopolysaccharides enhance cancer immunotherapy responses40
DMSOP-cleaving enzymes are diverse and widely distributed in marine microorganisms40
Parkinson’s disease kinase LRRK2 coordinates a cell-intrinsic itaconate-dependent defence pathway against intracellular Salmonella40
Mycobiota and diet-derived fungal xenosiderophores promote Salmonella gastrointestinal colonization40
Methane-dependent complete denitrification by a single Methylomirabilis bacterium40
Continental-scale associations of Arabidopsis thaliana phyllosphere members with host genotype and drought39
Knowledge synthesis through scientific visualization39
Prediction of strain level phage–host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information39
Connecting the dots from viral infection to disease39
Multigenerational proteolytic inactivation of restriction upon subtle genomic hypomethylation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa39
Redefining success39
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