Molecular Microbiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular Microbiology is 7. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Lysosomal swelling and lysis mediate delivery of C3 toxins to their cytoplasmic targets58
PdeA is required for the rod shape morphology of Brucella abortus55
EPEC‐induced activation of the Ca2+ transporter TRPV2 leads to pyroptotic cell death52
Architecture of torovirus replicative organelles42
The Complex and Challenging World of the Host–Pathogen Interaction42
Streptococcus pneumoniae binds collagens and C1q via the SSURE repeats of the PfbB adhesin37
Mechanistic insights from molecular microbiology into the production of immunological and neuronal diversity30
The regulatory network comprising ArcAB‐RpoS‐RssB influences motility in Vibrio cholerae29
Post‐translational modification by the Pgf glycosylation machinery modulates Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 physiology and virulence28
Modulation of bacterial membrane proteins activity by clustering into plasma membrane nanodomains28
Methionine oxidation in bacteria: A reversible post‐translational modification27
The interaction between the histone acetyltransferase complex Hat1‐Hat2 and transcription factor AmyR provides a molecular brake to regulate amylase gene expression27
Super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy for investigating bacterial cell biology26
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Leishmania mexicana N‐Acetyltransferease 10 Is Important for Polysome Formation and Cell Cycle Progression25
The optimization of microbial functions through rational environmental manipulations23
Co‐evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction23
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Molecular microbiology interview—Ines Diaz del Olmo—Awardee of the best poster presentation at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting 202321
Interview with Enzo Breviglieri Sichi de Mello, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil21
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Physical models of bacterial chromosomes20
The small protein MntS evolved from a signal peptide and acquired a novel function regulating manganese homeostasis in Escherichia coli20
Exploitation of the host exocyst complex by bacterial pathogens20
Discovery of a novel type IIb RelBE toxin‐antitoxin system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis defined by co‐regulation with an antisense RNA20
To die or not to die: Programmed cell death responses and their interactions with Coxiella burnetii infection20
Structure–function relationships underpin disulfide loop cleavage‐dependent activation of Legionella pneumophila lysophospholipase A PlaA19
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Profiling the Pyrenophora tritici‐repentis secretome: The Pf2 transcription factor regulates the secretion of the effector proteins ToxA and ToxB18
Interpreting the role of antioxidants in vivo: A cautionary tale18
Perspective elucidating the physiology of a microbial cell: Neidhardt's Holy Grail18
Redefining the bacteriophage mv4 site‐specific recombination system and the sequence specificity of its attB and core‐attP sites18
Processing of the alaW alaX operon encoding the Ala2 tRNAs in Escherichia coli requires both RNase E and RNase P18
Mechanisms of chlorate toxicity and resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa17
Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces delayed lipid droplet accumulation in dendritic cells depending on bacterial viability and virulence17
Fc‐conjugated C‐type lectin receptors: Tools for understanding host–pathogen interactions17
The emerging oral pathogen, Filifactor alocis, extends the functional lifespan of human neutrophils17
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Hook‐basal‐body assembly state dictates substrate specificity of the flagellar type‐III secretion system17
Genetic analysis of translation initiation in bacteria: An initiator tRNA‐centric view17
Manganese‐dependent transcription regulation by MntR and PerR in Thermus thermophilusHB817
Precision‐cut lung slices: A powerful ex vivo model to investigate respiratory infectious diseases17
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Multiple regulatory inputs including cell envelope stress orchestrate expression of the Escherichia coli rpoN operon16
The TonB‐dependent uptake of pyrroloquinoline‐quinone (PQQ) and secretion of gluconate by Escherichia coli K‐1216
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Transcription–translation coupling: Recent advances and future perspectives16
Serine proteases autotransporter of Enterobacteriaceae: Structures, subdomains, motifs, functions, and targets16
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The Power Duo: How the Interplay Between Nucleoid‐Associated Proteins and Small Noncoding RNAs Orchestrates the Cellular Regulatory Symphony16
Tapping lipid droplets: A rich fat diet of intracellular bacterial pathogens15
Remote Regulation by VirB, the Transcriptional Anti‐Silencer of Shigella Virulence Genes, Provides Mechanistic Information15
Correction to “FabR senses long‐chain unsaturated fatty acids to control virulence in pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida15
Expansion microscopy of apicomplexan parasites15
Cyclic di‐GMP signaling—Where did you come from and where will you go?15
Cell death induction facilitates egress of Coxiella burnetii from infected host cells at late stages of infection15
Identification, characterization and classification of prokaryotic nucleoid‐associated proteins15
The ClpX chaperone and a hypermorphic FtsA variant with impaired self‐interaction are mutually compensatory for coordinating Staphylococcus aureus cell division15
Regulatory interactions between daptomycin‐ and bacitracin‐responsive pathways coordinate the cell envelope antibiotic resistance response of Enterococcus faecalis15
Proteolytic activity of surface‐exposed HtrA determines its expression level and is needed to survive acidic conditions in Clostridioides difficile15
Tartrolon sensing and detoxification by the Listeria monocytogenes timABR resistance operon15
The Plasmodium falciparumCCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates male gametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA‐binding proteins14
Recruitment of both the ESCRT and autophagic machineries to ejecting Mycobacterium marinum14
Aspects of oral streptococcal metabolic diversity: Imagining the landscape beneath the fog14
Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression14
Carbon catabolite repression on the Rgg2/3 quorum sensing system in Streptococcus pyogenes is mediated by PTSMan and Mga14
Identification of EppR, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone DNA Polymerase Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii14
The binding affinity‐dependent inhibition of cell growth and viability by DNA sulfur‐binding domains14
LapB (YciM) orchestrates protein–protein interactions at the interface of lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid biosynthesis14
Phenotypic plasticity: The role of a phosphatase family Rap in the genetic regulation ofBacilli14
BldD‐based bimolecular fluorescence complementation for in vivo detection of the second messenger cyclic di‐GMP14
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The bacterial virulence factor NleA undergoes host‐mediated O‐linked glycosylation14
The Pxp Complex Detoxifies 5‐Oxoproline and Promotes the Growth of Clostridioides difficile14
Endoplasmic reticulum localized TMEM33 domain‐containing protein is crucial for all life cycle stages of the malaria parasite14
Environmental Control of Queuosine Levels in Streptococcus mutanstRNAs14
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Specificity of Membrane‐Associated J‐Domain Protein, Caj1, in Amphotericin B Tolerance in Budding Yeast13
The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyiADP113
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Roles and interactions of the specialized initiation factors EIF4E2, EIF4E5, and EIF4E6 in Trypanosoma brucei: EIF4E2 maintains the abundances of S‐p13
Spatial and temporal localization of cell wall associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis13
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In Vivo Cross‐Linking Sheds Light on the Salmonella Divisome in Which PBP3 and PBP3SAL Compete for Occupancy13
Mycoplasma invasion into host cells: An integrated model of infection strategy13
Comparative proteomics of vesicles essential for the egress of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from red blood cells12
Persistence of Trypanosoma brucei as early procyclic forms and social motility are dependent on glycosylphosphatidylinositol transamidase12
Ribosome profiling in the Symbiodiniacean dinoflagellate Fugacium kawagutii shows coordinated protein synthesis of enzymes in different pathways at different times of day12
Functional and Pangenomic Exploration of Roc Two‐Component Regulatory Systems Identifies Novel Players Across Pseudomonas Species12
Studying lysine acetylation of citric acid cycle enzymes by genetic code expansion12
Diverse molecular mechanisms of transcription regulation by the bacterial alarmone ppGpp11
Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila11
Transcriptional and functional characterizations of multiple flagellin genes in spirochetes11
Analysis of bb0556 Expression and Its Role During Borrelia burgdorferi Mammalian Infection11
Luminal Phospholipase D Attacks Bacterial Membranes in Dictyostelium discoideum Phagosomes11
The zinc finger protein StMR1 affects the pathogenicity and melanin synthesis of Setosphaeria turcica and directly regulates the expression of DHN melanin synthesis pathway genes11
Tag Recycling in the Pup‐Proteasome System is Essential for Mycobacterium smegmatis Survival Under Starvation Conditions11
Understanding Cell Communication Among Protozoan Parasites11
Genomic and phenotypic analysis of SspH1 identifies a new Salmonella effector, SspH311
Comparative Multi‐Omics Survey Reveals Novel Specialized Metabolites and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Under GacS Control in Pseudomonas donghuensis Strain SVBP611
The Bradyrhizobium japonicum fsrB gene is essential for utilization of structurally diverse ferric siderophores to fulfill its nutritional iron requirement11
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Cortactin: A universal host cytoskeletal target of Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacterial pathogens10
Defining the regulatory mechanisms of sigma factor RpoS degradation in Azotobacter vinelandii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa10
Molecular Microbiology of the host‐pathogen interaction in neglected tropical diseases10
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Two neglected but valuable genetic tools for Escherichia coli and other bacteria: In vivo cosmid packaging and inducible plasmid replication10
Molecular Microbiology of Microbiomes10
The Plasmodium falciparum parasitophorous vacuole protein P113 interacts with the parasite protein export machinery and maintains normal vacuole architecture10
Discovery of a novel transcriptional regulator of sugar catabolism in archaea10
Excess copper catalyzes protein disulfide bond formation in the bacterial periplasm but not in the cytoplasm10
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Flagellar motor remodeling during swarming requires FliL10
Interview with Gabriel G. Araujo, Molecular Microbiology Poster Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil10
Molecular mapping of virus‐infected cells with immunogold and metal‐tagging transmission electron microscopy10
Protein Homeostasis Impairment Alters Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Biofilm Communities10
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The galactose metabolism genes UGE1 and UGM1 are novel virulence factors of the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola10
The transcription factor Ofi1 is critical for white‐opaque switching in natural MTLa/α isolates of Candida albicans9
Multiple Effects of L‐Leucine in Escherichia coli Lead to L‐Leucine‐Sensitive Growth in the Absence of Unphosphorylated PtsN9
TnSmu1 is a functional integrative and conjugative element in Streptococcus mutans that when expressed causes growth arrest of host bacteria9
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Apoptosis‐inducing factor‐like protein‐mediated stress and metronidazole‐responsive programmed cell death pathway in Entamoeba histolytica9
Distinct subunit architecture and assembly pattern of DNA gyrase from mycobacteria9
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The accessory protein TagV is required for full Type VI secretion system activity in Serratia marcescens9
Correction to “Bacterial Chromatin Proteins, Transcription, and DNA Topology: Inseparable Partners in the Control of Gene Expression”9
A conserved malaria parasite protein required for maintenance of sporozoite cell shape and transmission9
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PorA of the Type IX Secretion Is a Ligand of the PorXY Two‐Component Regulatory System in Porphyromonas gingivalis8
Molecular Microbiology: A new vision and expanded scope8
Escherichia coli K‐12 has two distinguishable PriA‐PriB replication restart pathways8
RFX transcription factor in the human‐associated yeast Candida albicans regulates adhesion to oral epithelium8
Bacterial membrane dynamics: Compartmentalization and repair8
Uncovering the Significance of JNK/AKT Axis in the Autophagic Regulation of Leishmania major Infection8
In Vivo Nitrosative Stress‐Induced Expression of a Photolyase Promotes Vibrio cholerae Environmental Blue Light Resistance8
Nucleoid‐associated proteins of mycobacteria come with a distinctive flavor8
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Glycosyl transferase GT2 genes mediate the biosynthesis of an unusual (1,3;1,4)‐β‐glucan exopolysaccharide in the bacterium Sarcina ventriculi8
Small RNAs that target G‐rich sequences are generated by diverse biogenesis pathways in Epsilonproteobacteria8
Atypical Mycobacterium abscessusBlaRI Ortholog Mediates Regulation of Energy Metabolism but Not β‐Lactam Resistance8
Correction to “Galactomannan Utilization by Cellvibrio japonicus Relies on a Single Essential α‐Galactosidase Encoded by the aga27A Gene”8
Microfabrication and its use in investigating fungal biology8
Drosophila versus Mycobacteria: A model for mycobacterial host–pathogen interactions8
Reciprocal sharing of extracellular proteases and extracellular matrix molecules facilitates Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation8
A novel transcriptional activation mechanism of inulinase gene in Kluyveromyces marxianus involving a glycolysis regulator KmGcr1p with unique and functional Q‐rich repeats8
Perturbation of ATG16L1 function impairs the biogenesis of Salmonella and Coxiella replication vacuoles8
Meet early career researcher—Ismath Sadhir—Awardee of the molecular microbiology poster prize at the EMBO workshop bacterial morphogenesis, survival and virulence: Dynamic genomes an8
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The life cycle and enigmatic egress of coronaviruses8
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Secrets of getting started: Regulation of the first committed step of peptidoglycan synthesis by protein phosphorylation in Enterococcus and other Gram‐positive bacteria7
TasA Fibre Interactions Are Necessary for Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Structure7
The AraC‐type transcription factor TagK is a new player in the signaling cascade that induces the anti‐eukaryotic T6SS of Xanthomonas citri7
Differential survival of Staphylococcal species in macrophages7
Challenges in defining the functional, non‐coding, expressed genome of members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex7
Understudied proteins and understudied functions in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis—A major challenge in current research7
The Plasmodium GRASP Homolog Modulates Liver Stage Development, Subsequent Blood Infection and Virulence in Mice7
In Hyphomicrobium denitrificans Two Related Sulfane‐Sulfur Responsive Transcriptional Repressors Regulate Thiosulfate Oxidation and Have a Deep Impact on Nitrate Respiration and Anae7
Functional characterization of the first lipoyl‐relay pathway from a parasitic protozoan7
An introduction to scanning transmission electron microscopy for the study of protozoans7
The LysR‐type transcriptional regulator LelA co‐regulates various effectors in different Legionella species7
Tetraether archaeal lipids promote long‐term survival in extreme conditions7
Role of the major determinant of polar flagellation FlhG in the endoflagella‐containing spirochete Leptospira7
Riboflavin salvage by Borrelia burgdorferi supports carbon metabolism and is essential for survival in the tick vector7
Anchors: A way for FtsZ filaments to stay membrane bound7
Mining RNA‐seq data reveals the massive regulon of GcvB small RNA and its physiological significance in maintaining amino acid homeostasis in Escherichia coli7
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Hypothiocyanite and host–microbe interactions7
KAHRP dynamically relocalizes to remodeled actin junctions and associates with knob spirals in Plasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes7
Electron microscopy: The key to resolve RNA viruses replication organelles7
Systematic evolution of initiation factor 3 and the ribosomal protein uS12 optimizes Escherichia coli growth with an unconventional initiator tRNA7
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Bradyrhizobium japonicumHmuP is an RNA‐binding protein that positively controls hmuR operon expression by suppression of a negative regulatory RNA7
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