Nature Microbiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Microbiology is 29. 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.)
ArticleCitations
A rhesus macaque model of human norovirus infection637
Data availability is the golden rule in research503
Horizontal gene transfer explains unusual traits of Armillaria fungi373
Author Correction: Aspergillus cvjetkovicii protects against phytopathogens through interspecies chemical signalling in the phyllosphere362
Rethinking concepts of virulence with Neisseria gonorrhoeae335
Microplastic research must consider microbes308
CryoEM structures reveal how the bacterial flagellum rotates and switches direction297
Therapeutic efficacy of monoclonal antibodies and antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in Syrian hamsters283
Rebound virus in the cerebrospinal fluid reveals a possible HIV-1 reservoir261
Organ-on-chip models for infectious disease research250
Longitudinal population-level HIV epidemiologic and genomic surveillance highlights growing gender disparity of HIV transmission in Uganda241
Cryo-EM structure of the bacterial divisome core complex and antibiotic target FtsWIQBL214
Seed-borne bacteria drive wheat rhizosphere microbiome assembly via niche partitioning and facilitation206
Stage-specific transcription activator ESB1 regulates monoallelic antigen expression in Trypanosoma brucei203
Mycobacterium abscessus pathogenesis identified by phenogenomic analyses195
Explainable artificial intelligence evolves antimicrobial peptides191
Streptomyces secretes a siderophore that sensitizes competitor bacteria to phage infection179
KorB switching from DNA-sliding clamp to repressor mediates long-range gene silencing in a multi-drug resistance plasmid177
A divergent bacterium lives in association with bacterivorous protists in the ocean172
Introducing Microbe Matters167
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli infection-induced epithelial trained immunity impacts urinary tract disease outcome153
Akkermansia muciniphila exacerbates food allergy in fibre-deprived mice149
Virulence of banana wilt-causing fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum tropical race 4 is mediated by nitric oxide biosynthesis and accessory genes147
Towards a unifying system for the naming of cultured and uncultured prokaryotes145
Characterization of interactions of dietary cholesterol with the murine and human gut microbiome145
When specialized clones go global142
Psychosocial stress and the gut microbiota141
Factors associated with oral HPV infection among a large multinational cohort of men139
Microbiome alterations in autism spectrum disorder136
Small organisms with big climate impact136
Molecular factors shaping whether HCMV infection is productive or latent136
Author Correction: Genetic mapping of microbial and host traits reveals production of immunomodulatory lipids by Akkermansia muciniphila in the murine gut135
Use microbes to tackle food insecurity132
Parkinson’s disease kinase LRRK2 coordinates a cell-intrinsic itaconate-dependent defence pathway against intracellular Salmonella132
Dietary exclusion of major food groups shapes the gut microbiome and may influence health130
Mechanistic basis for potent neutralization of Sin Nombre hantavirus by a human monoclonal antibody126
Fine-tuning fungal effector secretion125
Microsporidian spores contain hibernating dimeric ribosomes124
Assessing critical thresholds in terrestrial microbiomes121
Sickle cell trait enhances malaria transmission120
Bacteroides fragilis toxin expression enables lamina propria niche acquisition in the developing mouse gut116
Author Correction: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi heterokaryons have two nuclear populations with distinct roles in host–plant interactions116
Symbiosis for rhizobia is not an easy ride115
Proteins containing photosynthetic reaction centre domains modulate FtsZ-based archaeal cell division112
Autophagy promotes efficient T cell responses to restrict high-dose Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice109
DMSOP-cleaving enzymes are diverse and widely distributed in marine microorganisms108
Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus uses LDLR to bind and enter host cells108
Recent gene selection and drug resistance underscore clinical adaptation across Candida species107
Expanded phylogeny of extremely halophilic archaea shows multiple independent adaptations to hypersaline environments106
Genome-wide association study identifies human genetic variants associated with fatal outcome from Lassa fever106
Talented microbes unlatch peatland carbon105
SARS-CoV-2-related bat viruses evade human intrinsic immunity but lack efficient transmission capacity105
Microbiome–metabolite linkages drive greenhouse gas dynamics over a permafrost thaw gradient103
Staphylococcus aureus adapts to exploit collagen-derived proline during chronic infection102
Continental-scale associations of Arabidopsis thaliana phyllosphere members with host genotype and drought102
The Parkinson’s disease drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis via iron sequestration98
Engineering Toxoplasma gondii secretion systems for intracellular delivery of multiple large therapeutic proteins to neurons98
The host–parasite–virus triad98
Persistent viral RNA and protein contribute to post-acute pathology96
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the murine central nervous system drives viral diversification96
A non-human primate model for human norovirus infection95
Systematic mapping of antibiotic cross-resistance and collateral sensitivity with chemical genetics93
Metabolic sensing tips the balance of drug tolerance in fungal meningitis93
Ancient origin and constrained evolution of the division and cell wall gene cluster in Bacteria92
A widespread phage-encoded kinase enables evasion of multiple host antiphage defence systems89
Expanding the arsenal of bacterial spearguns89
Linking DNA replication to the Z ring89
Chromosome organization affects genome evolution in Sulfolobus archaea88
Growth temperature and chromatinization in archaea88
A talent network of Black microbiologists87
Angiopoietin-like 4 protects against endothelial dysfunction during bacterial sepsis87
Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe outcomes with variants of concern in Ontario87
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli subverts mitochondrial metabolism to enable intracellular bacterial pathogenesis in urinary tract infection87
Author Correction: Differential neutralizing antibody responses elicited by CoronaVac and BNT162b2 against SARS-CoV-2 Lambda in Chile86
Bacterial divisome protein FtsA forms curved antiparallel double filaments when binding to FtsN86
Gene–drug potency screening in M. tuberculosis86
Spacer prioritization in CRISPR–Cas9 immunity is enabled by the leader RNA86
Mycobiota and diet-derived fungal xenosiderophores promote Salmonella gastrointestinal colonization85
Multitasking to prevent viral haemorrhagic fevers84
CRISPR-based oligo recombineering prioritizes apicomplexan cysteines for drug discovery84
The potential of genomics for infectious disease forecasting84
PCRCR complex is essential for invasion of human erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum82
Mechanosensitive extrusion of Enterovirus A71-infected cells from colonic organoids81
Soluble lectin LePin mediates alga recognition to initiate coral–algal endosymbiosis81
Restriction endonuclease cleavage of phage DNA enables resuscitation from Cas13-induced bacterial dormancy81
An expanded transcriptome atlas for Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron reveals a small RNA that modulates tetracycline sensitivity80
Double-stranded RNA sequencing reveals distinct riboviruses associated with thermoacidophilic bacteria from hot springs in Japan80
Microbes in a sea of sinking particles79
Biology and applications of co-produced, synergistic antimicrobials from environmental bacteria79
Characterizing cytomegalovirus infection one cell at a time79
Managing the mycobiota with IgA79
Author Correction: MX2-mediated innate immunity against HIV-1 is regulated by serine phosphorylation78
Dormant phages communicate via arbitrium to control exit from lysogeny76
Author Correction: DART takes aim at community editing75
Publisher Correction: Adaptation of the small intestine to microbial enteropathogens in Zambian children with stunting75
Microbiome assembly in The Gambia74
Scientist or artist? Why not be both?74
Viruses affect picocyanobacterial abundance and biogeography in the North Pacific Ocean73
Maternal antibody level, sex and birth route drive individual measles immunity differences72
Drug–Fc conjugate CD388 targets influenza virus neuraminidase and is broadly protective in mice71
Gut microbiota-derived hexa-acylated lipopolysaccharides enhance cancer immunotherapy responses71
Viral biogeography of the mammalian gut and parenchymal organs70
Structural insights into tecovirimat antiviral activity and poxvirus resistance70
Single-molecule imaging of LexA degradation in Escherichia coli elucidates regulatory mechanisms and heterogeneity of the SOS response69
Mosquitoes provide a transmission route between possums and humans for Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia69
SARS-CoV-2 variant prediction and antiviral drug design are enabled by RBD in vitro evolution69
A dynamic subpopulation of CRISPR–Cas overexpressers allows Streptococcus pyogenes to rapidly respond to phage69
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein O-phosphorylation landscape68
Patient-derived monoclonal antibody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants and confers full protection in monkeys68
Assimilatory sulfate reduction in the marine methanogen Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus67
Microbiology must be represented at climate change talks66
The meaning of oral bacteria in faeces65
Understanding pathogen emergence through the lens of Candida auris65
Biotin-dependent cell envelope remodelling is required for Mycobacterium abscessus survival in lung infection64
Fungal taxonomy and sequence-based nomenclature64
Appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae is regulated by a Pmk1-dependent hierarchical transcriptional network63
Capsid adaptation defines pandemic HIV62
Microbial metabolite harmaline protects against virus-induced systemic inflammation62
Above- and belowground fungal biodiversity of Populus trees on a continental scale61
Leaf microbiome dysbiosis triggered by T2SS-dependent enzyme secretion from opportunistic Xanthomonas pathogens61
Gut–liver translocation of pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae promotes hepatocellular carcinoma in mice61
Fetal meconium does not have a detectable microbiota before birth60
Cell wall synthesis and remodelling dynamics determine division site architecture and cell shape in Escherichia coli59
Fungal spores are future-proofed59
Targeted accurate RNA consensus sequencing (tARC-seq) reveals mechanisms of replication error affecting SARS-CoV-2 divergence59
Host preference and invasiveness of commensal bacteria in the Lotus and Arabidopsis root microbiota59
Epigenetic silencing by the SMC5/6 complex mediates HIV-1 latency58
Challenges and opportunities in sharing microbiome data and analyses58
Loving mucus with Akkermansia muciniphila58
Pseudomonas putida mediates bacterial killing, biofilm invasion and biocontrol with a type IVB secretion system58
Moving from hype to hope in diet–microbiome interactions57
Microbiome ownership for Indigenous peoples57
Differential rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission associate with host–pathogen sympatry57
Spatially resolved protein map of intact human cytomegalovirus virions55
Analysing the fitness cost of antibiotic resistance to identify targets for combination antimicrobials55
Tracking bacterial lineages in complex and dynamic environments with applications for growth control and persistence55
Population genomics confirms acquisition of drug-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus infection by humans from the environment54
Pseudomonas aeruginosa breaches respiratory epithelia through goblet cell invasion in a microtissue model54
ERK pathway reactivation prevents anthrax toxin lethality in mice54
Candida albicans extracellular vesicles trigger type I IFN signalling via cGAS and STING54
A genome catalogue of lake bacterial diversity and its drivers at continental scale53
OPENPichia: licence-free Komagataella phaffii chassis strains and toolkit for protein expression53
The unusual cell wall of the Lyme disease spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi is shaped by a tick sugar53
Cytoplasmic contractile injection systems mediate cell death in Streptomyces53
Climate extremes disrupt fungal–bacterial interactions52
A splitCas9 phenotypic screen in Toxoplasma gondii identifies proteins involved in host cell egress and invasion52
Host range, transmissibility and antigenicity of a pangolin coronavirus52
Intestinal crypt microbiota modulates intestinal stem cell turnover and tumorigenesis via indole acetic acid51
Revitalizing antibiotic discovery and development through in vitro modelling of in-patient conditions51
Chromosomal barcodes for simultaneous tracking of near-isogenic bacterial strains in plant microbiota51
Multi-kingdom microbiota analyses identify bacterial–fungal interactions and biomarkers of colorectal cancer across cohorts50
Neutralizing antibody activity against 21 SARS-CoV-2 variants in older adults vaccinated with BNT162b250
Metabolic rearrangement enables adaptation of microbial growth rate to temperature shifts49
Fusarium fruiting body microbiome member Pantoea agglomerans inhibits fungal pathogenesis by targeting lipid rafts49
Obligate biotroph downy mildew consistently induces near-identical protective microbiomes in Arabidopsis thaliana48
Particular genomic and virulence traits associated with preterm infant-derived toxigenic Clostridium perfringens strains48
Host defence peptide plectasin targets bacterial cell wall precursor lipid II by a calcium-sensitive supramolecular mechanism48
Prediction of strain level phage–host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information48
Single mutation makes Escherichia coli an insect mutualist48
Bacteriocin production facilitates nosocomial emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium48
Predominance of antibody-resistant SARS-CoV-2 variants in vaccine breakthrough cases from the San Francisco Bay Area, California47
Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes47
Cysteine dependence of Lactobacillus iners is a potential therapeutic target for vaginal microbiota modulation47
Identification of structurally diverse menaquinone-binding antibiotics with in vivo activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens46
Methane-dependent complete denitrification by a single Methylomirabilis bacterium46
A foldon-free prefusion F trimer vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus to reduce off-target immune responses46
A high-throughput and low-waste viability assay for microbes46
Induction of robust cellular and humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after a third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine in previously unresponsive older adults46
Integrated host-microbe plasma metagenomics for sepsis diagnosis in a prospective cohort of critically ill adults45
Metagenomic compendium of 189,680 DNA viruses from the human gut microbiome45
Immune imprinting and next-generation coronavirus vaccines45
Akkermansia muciniphila secretes a glucagon-like peptide-1-inducing protein that improves glucose homeostasis and ameliorates metabolic disease in mice45
CRISPRi-ART enables functional genomics of diverse bacteriophages using RNA-binding dCas13d45
Decoding the impact of nuclear organization on antigenic variation in parasites44
Broad-spectrum CRISPR-Cas13a enables efficient phage genome editing44
Bacterial amylases enable glycogen degradation by the vaginal microbiome44
Better training for non-academic careers44
Single-cell massively-parallel multiplexed microbial sequencing (M3-seq) identifies rare bacterial populations and profiles phage infection44
Streptomyces polyketides mediate bacteria–fungi interactions across soil environments44
SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants evade population antibody response by mutations in a single spike epitope44
A genetic switch controls Pseudomonas aeruginosa surface colonization44
Bacterial adhesion strategies and countermeasures in urinary tract infection44
Blockade of endothelin receptors mitigates SARS-CoV-2-induced osteoarthritis43
A soybean cyst nematode suppresses microbial plant symbionts using a lipochitooligosaccharide-hydrolysing enzyme43
The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa43
CRISPR meets caspase43
Author Correction: Peptidoglycan synthesis drives a single population of septal cell wall synthases during division in Bacillus subtilis42
Deep mining reveals the diversity of endogenous viral elements in vertebrate genomes42
Author Correction: Commensal production of a broad-spectrum and short-lived antimicrobial peptide polyene eliminates nasal Staphylococcus aureus42
An acidophilic fungus promotes prey digestion in a carnivorous plant42
Primal FEAR protects against infection42
Immune imprinting in early life shapes cross-reactivity to influenza B virus haemagglutinin42
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection via IL-13 in mice41
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 cardiovascular symptoms are associated with trace-level cytokines that affect cardiomyocyte function41
Parasitic bacteria control foam formation41
Epigenetic modifications influence urinary tract infection outcome40
CRISPR-influenced symbiosis40
Genetic mapping of microbial and host traits reveals production of immunomodulatory lipids by Akkermansia muciniphila in the murine gut40
Author Correction: A positive feedback loop controls Toxoplasma chronic differentiation40
A predicted CRISPR-mediated symbiosis between uncultivated archaea40
Advocating a watch-and-prepare approach with avian influenza40
Understanding antimicrobial resistance to manage cholera39
Synthesis of lipid-linked precursors of the bacterial cell wall is governed by a feedback control mechanism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa39
Turning the tide against antimicrobial resistance in Africa39
Bacteroides fragilis uses toxins for gut success39
Author Correction: Soil microbiome indicators can predict crop growth response to large-scale inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi39
Toxoplasma protein export and effector function39
Mineral-eating microorganisms at extinct hydrothermal vents38
Designed secretion deters microbiome depletion38
Author Correction: Autophagy restricts Mycobacterium tuberculosis during acute infection in mice38
Pleiotropic prebiotic for liver disease38
Fast track to mutualism37
Author Correction: Precise quantification of bacterial strains after fecal microbiota transplantation delineates long-term engraftment and explains outcomes37
Microbial regulation of cholesterol homeostasis37
Uncontrolled transposition following RNAi loss causes hypermutation and antifungal drug resistance in clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans37
Computational discovery of dynobactin antibiotics36
Chikungunya virus assembly and budding visualized in situ using cryogenic electron tomography36
Combining pathogen and host metagenomics for a better sepsis diagnostic36
Mixotrophy in depth35
Histones direct site-specific CRISPR spacer acquisition in model archaeon35
Stepwise assembly and release of Tc toxins from Yersinia entomophaga35
Tracking outbreak dynamics using within-host variation35
Bluetongue virus capsid protein VP5 perforates membranes at low endosomal pH during viral entry35
The gut microbiome in anorexia nervosa35
Differential carbon utilization enables co-existence of recently speciated Campylobacteraceae in the cow rumen epithelial microbiome35
Comparative effectiveness of third doses of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in US veterans35
Building a career during a revolution in biology35
Author Correction: Select autophagy genes maintain quiescence of tissue-resident macrophages and increase susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes34
Gut microorganism enzymes unlock universal blood34
Keeping division on track34
Author Correction: Rhinoviruses usurp STING for replication34
Phage proteins target and co-opt host ribosomes immediately upon infection34
Publisher Correction: Mosquitoes provide a transmission route between possums and humans for Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia34
Filamentous viruses prevail under pressure34
Phosphatidylserine-exposing extracellular vesicles in body fluids are an innate defence against apoptotic mimicry viral pathogens34
Establishing microbiome causality to tackle malnutrition34
A rationally designed oral vaccine induces immunoglobulin A in the murine gut that directs the evolution of attenuated Salmonella variants33
Host cell glycosylation selects for infection with CCR5- versus CXCR4-tropic HIV-133
Prioritizing mentorship33
Multiple sclerosis patient-derived spontaneous B cells have distinct EBV and host gene expression profiles in active disease33
Design and regulation of engineered bacteria for environmental release33
Plant roots temporarily leak iron to promote colonization by beneficial rhizobacterium33
Connecting the dots from viral infection to disease33
Plant killers make the cut32
Diadenosine tetraphosphate regulates biosynthesis of GTP in Bacillus subtilis32
Klebsiella oxytoca inhibits Salmonella infection through multiple microbiota-context-dependent mechanisms32
Broadly therapeutic antibody provides cross-serotype protection against enteroviruses via Fc effector functions and by mimicking SCARB232
A trove of Asgard archaeal viruses32
Author Correction: Age-specific nasal epithelial responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection32
Tackling non-typhoidal Salmonella with humility32
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