OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiology Spectrum is 55. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Diversity of Astrovirus in Goats in Southwest China and Identification of Two Novel Caprine Astroviruses	220
Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection during the Omicron Variant Emergence in Southern Vietnam: Prior Infection versus Third-Dose Vaccination	170
Mechanisms of gastrointestinal toxicity in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients treated with mycophenolate mofetil: insights from a mouse model and human study	124
2023 Acknowledgment of Microbiology Spectrum Reviewing Editors	116
Identification of a mimotope of a complex gp41 human immunodeficiency virus epitope related to a non-structural protein of Hepacivirus previously implicated in Kawasaki	110
Molecular characterization of a novel putative pathogen, Streptococcus nakanoensis sp. nov., isolated from sputum culture	100
Transrenal Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in pulmonary tuberculosis patients during the first 14 days of treatment	99
A benchmarked comparison of software packages for time-lapse image processing of monolayer bacterial population dynamics	96
Author’s Reply to “Concerns regarding Validity of the Use of Bean Extract-Based Gargle for COVID-19 Diagnosis”	94
Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis unveils a negative effect of glutathione metabolism on laccase activity in Cerrena unicolor 87613	90
Chlorate Contamination in Commercial Growth Media as a Source of Phenotypic Heterogeneity within Bacterial Populations	88
Impaired Humoral Immunity Identified in Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Recipients without Anti-Spike RBD Antibodies	86
Role of the NaHCO ₃ Transporter MpsABC in the NaHCO ₃ –β-Lactam-Responsive Phenotype in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureu	83
Fluorofurimazine, a novel NanoLuc substrate, enhances real-time tracking of influenza A virus infection without altering pathogenicity in mice	83
Flying microbes—survival in the extreme conditions of the stratosphere during a stratospheric balloon flight experiment	78
Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of MAF-1-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide Mt6 and Its D-Enantiomer D-Mt6 against Acinetobacter baumannii by Targeting Cell Membranes and Lipopolysaccharide	75
In Vivo Gene Expression Profiling of Staphylococcus aureus during Infection Informs Design of Stemless Leukocidins LukE and -D as Detoxified Vaccine Candidates	75
The scope of antimicrobial resistance in residential aged care facilities determined through analysis of Escherichia coli and the total wastewater resistome	74
Comparative evaluation of sensititre YeastOne and VITEK2 antifungal susceptibility tests with CLSI broth microdilution method of clinical Cryptococcus isolates in Taiwan	73
Differential anaerobic oxidation of benzoate in Geotalea daltonii FRC-32	73
Anti-Spike Antibody Response to Natural Infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Its Activity against Emerging Variants	72
Water chlorination increases the relative abundance of an antibiotic resistance marker in developing sourdough starters	71
Influenza A(H11N2) Virus Detection in Fecal Samples from Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) and Chinstrap ( Pygoscelis antarcticus ) Penguins,	70
In Vitro Evaluation of Tellurium-Based AS101 Compound against Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infectivity	69
Antibody Response to the BA.5 Bivalent Vaccine Shot: a Two-Year Follow-Up Study following Initial COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination	69

Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Differences among Kingella kingae Strains from Carriers and Patients with Invasive Infections	68
Characterization of T-cell subsets in response to foot-and-mouth disease bivalent inactivated vaccine in Chinese Holstein cows	67
Generation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2/Transmembrane Protease Serine 2-Double-Positive Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Spheroids for Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavir	67
Unveiling the Wheat Microbiome under Varied Agricultural Field Conditions	67
Insight into the invasion process and immune-protective evaluation of Tp0971, a membrane lipoprotein from Treponema pallidum	66
Quantitating SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from human dried blood spots	65
Rapid bacteriolysis of Staphylococcus aureus by lysin exebacase	65
Dynamics of Humoral Immunity to Myxoma and Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses in Wild European Rabbits Assessed by Longitudinal Semiquantitative Serology	64
Host Cell Oxidative Stress Promotes Intracellular Fluoroquinolone Persisters of Streptococcus pneumoniae	64
Microbial interactions impact stress tolerance in a model oral community	64
Retracted and Republished from: “Gut Microbiota Mediates the Therapeutic Effect of Monoclonal Anti-TLR4 Antibody on Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Mice”	64
Characterization of a Conjugative Hybrid Plasmid Coharboring bla _KPC-2 and bla _IMP-4 in a Kl	64
Biofloc technology significantly reshapes water microbiome and improves survival rates in Japanese eel ( Anguilla japonica )	63
Investigating oral microbiome dynamics in chronic kidney disease and post-transplantation in continuous culture	62
Ability of Two Strains of Lactic Acid Bacteria To Inhibit Listeria monocytogenes by Spot Inoculation and in an Environmental Microbiome Context	60
Clinical Microbial Identification of Severe Oral Infections by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry in Stockholm County: an 11-Year (2010 to 2020) Epidemiological Investigation	60
A Mycobacterium ulcerans vaccine pilot trial using an accurate low-dose challenge	60
Evaluation of Ortho VITROS and Roche Elecsys S and NC Immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Applications	59
Correlating genotypic and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing in clinical Chlamydia trachomatis isolates	59
Microdomain Protein Nce102 Is a Local Sensor of Plasma Membrane Sphingolipid Balance	58
Gold(I) ion and the phosphine ligand are necessary for the anti- Toxoplasma gondii activity of auranofin	58
A multichromatic colorimetric detection method for Vibrio parahaemolyticus based on Fe ₃ O ₄ -Zn-Mn	58
Multimodal vaccination targeting the receptor binding domains of Clostridioides difficile toxins A and B with an attenuated Salmonella Typ	57
The Small Protein ScrA Influences Staphylococcus aureus Virulence-Related Processes via the SaeRS System	57
CD86 immunohistochemical staining for the detection of Talaromyces marneffei in lesions	57
Limited Correlation between SARS-CoV-2 Serologic Assays for Identification of High-Titer COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Using FDA Thresholds	57
The interplay between the polar growth determinant DivIVA, the segregation protein ParA, and their novel interaction partner PapM controls the Mycobacterium smegmatis	56
Calcium Promotes T6SS-Mediated Killing and Aggregation between Competing Symbionts	56
Can antimicrobial blue light contribute to resistance development? Genome-wide analysis revealed aBL-protective genes in Escherichia coli	55
PCV2 Uptake by Porcine Monocytes Is Strain-Dependent and Is Associated with Amino Acid Characteristics on the Capsid Surface	55
Clinically relevant mutations in the PhoR sensor kinase of host-adapted Mycobacterium abscessus isolates impact response to acidic pH and virulence	55
Treponema pallidum Subspecies Pallidum Intrapatient Homogeneity at Various Body Locations in Men with Infectious Syphilis	55