OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Microbiology 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenanthrene-degrading Sphingobium xenophagum are widely distributed in the western Pacific Ocean	46
Regulation of virulence mechanisms in plant-pathogenic Streptomyces	44
Potential selection and maintenance of manure-originated multi-drug resistant plasmids at sub-clinical concentrations for tetracycline family antibiotics	31
Distribution of corrosive microbial communities in rust layers of steel immersed in seawater	23
Spatial arrangement and density variations in the cell envelope of Deinococcus radiodurans	22
Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial and fungal communities across cultivars in orchards	20
High-throughput sequencing reveals microbial community dynamics in two treatment systems for oil field-produced water	19
Naming new taxa of prokaryotes in the 21st century	18
Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile in Canadian retail meat and genomic linkages to community-associated human clinical infections in Canada	17
Update on the genus Robertmurraya: a bacterial genus honoring Dr. Robert G.E. Murray (with some personal reminiscences)	16
What in Earth? Analyses of Canadian soil populations of Aspergillus fumigatus	16
Unveiling the fungal color palette: pigment analysis of Fusarium solani species complex and Curvularia verruculosa clinical isolates	15
Microbial biodiversity of agricultural surface waters in Ontario, Canada	15
Examination of the horizontal gene transfer dynamics of an integrative and conjugative element encoding multidrug resistance in Histophilus somni	13
M13 bacteriophage as a versatile platform for the creation of new materials via genetic engineering	13
Analysis of bacterioplankton genes in an impaired Great Lakes harbour reveals seasonal metabolic shifts and a previously undetected cyanobacterium	13
Cecal microbiome in broiler chicken related to antimicrobial feeding and bird’s sex	13
Diversity and distribution characteristics of myxobacteria in the rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils of the halophyte Haloxylon ammodendron in the high saline-alkaline Ebinur Lake Wetland	13
Robert G.E. Murray: the consummate editor	12
Proceedings of the Dual Use Research of Concern Panel Discussion: challenges and perspectives	12
Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trichoderma Secondary Metabolites	11
Epidemiology and impact of high pathogenicity avian influenza in Europe 2020–2025	11
A β-amino-ketone that disrupts the fungal plasma membrane exhibits potent activity against pathogenic Trichophyton species	11
A metagenomic study of the bacteria in snow algae microbiomes	11
Polymerase chain reaction-based typing methods and protein profiling analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from environmental and clinical sources from South India	9

Lettuce seed pelleting with Pseudomonas sp. 31-12: plant growth promotion under laboratory and greenhouse conditions	9
The application of shrub willow chip organic amendments impacts soil microbial community dynamics	9
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry	9
Genomic analysis of a new type VI secretion system in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its implications for environmental adaptation in shrimp ponds	9
Yeast communities before and after spontaneous fermentation of wine grapes: a case study from Nova Scotia	9
The scientific revolution that unraveled the astonishing DNA repair capacity of the Deinococcaceae: 40 years on	9
Sequential markerless genetic manipulations of species from the Neisseria genus	8
High prevalence of Candida species in the respiratory tract of patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2	8
Lactoferrin modulates the biofilm formation and bap gene expression of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis	8
Parallel evolutionary trajectories of extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 and ST307 pandemic clones: a systematic review	8
Bacterial changes and quality deterioration of freshwater shellfish Hyriopsis cumingii meat under different temperature storage	7
Regulation of pyrimidine ribonucleoside salvage metabolism in Pseudomonas putida ATCC 17536	7
Lavandula angustifolia oil induces oxidative stress, stiffening of membranes, and cell wall in Cryptococcus spp.	7
Co-inoculation with novel nodule-inhabiting bacteria reduces the benefits of legume–rhizobium symbiosis	7
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	7
Choice of cover crop influences soil fungal and bacterial communities in Prince Edward Island, Canada	7
Bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of fungi-infected Amorphophallus titanum	7
No evidence of influenza A virus infection in marine mammals stranded in Basque Country coast (Northern Spain) in the context of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b expansion	7
New insights into endophytic fungi diversity and their potential correlation with polyphyllin levels of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis	7
Influence of central metabolism disruption on Escherichia coli biofilm formation	6
A graduate student's tribute to Dr. R.G.E. Murray	6
Prototaxites reinterpreted as mega-rhizomorphs, facilitating nutrient transport in early terrestrial ecosystems	6
Patterns of free-living and particle-attached bacteria along environmental gradients in Lake Taihu	6
Abundance of integrons in halophilic bacteria	6
Effects of Daqu properties on the microbial community and their metabolites in fermented grains in Baijiu fermentation system	6
A tail-specific protease is required for Legionella pneumophila intracellular multiplication	5
Analysis of biofilm expansion rate of Bacillus subtilis (MTC871) on agar substrates with different stiffness	5
Crossing the streams: improving data quality and integration across the One Health genomics continuum with data standards and implementation strategies	5
Detection of the pathogenic fungus Cordyceps farinosa in the Thitarodes armoricanus soil-rearing environment based on nucleic acid targets	5
From patterns to prediction: machine learning and antifungal resistance biomarker discovery	5
Characterization and genome analysis of a broad host range lytic phage vB_SenS_TUMS_E19 against Salmonella enterica and its efficiency evaluation in the liquid egg	5
Dr. Robert Murray: strong roots in Canadian microbiology—strong global leadership and vision	5
A qualitative scan on the challenges of AMR in Canada and experts’ proposed solutions	5
Correction: Characterization and whole-genome sequencing of an extreme arsenic tolerant Citrobacter freundii SRS1 strain isolated from Savar area in Bang	5
Soil microbiomes from the groundnut basin of Senegal contain plant growth-promoting bacteria with potential for crop improvement in arid soils	5
Role of cold shock protein CspA in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida physiology and virulence	5
Somatic coliphages as bioindicators of contamination in Lake Guamuez, Colombia	5
Variation in plasmid conjugation among nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serovars	5
Note of appreciation	5
Biological control of the soil-borne fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f . sp. lyc	5
Antifungal activity of emodin against the Cryptococcus neoformans / Cryptococcus gattii complexes: an effe	5
Transcriptomic analysis of iron transport mutants reveals serovar-specific adaptations in Salmonella enterica	4
Comparative mitogenomics of Leptographium procerum, Leptographium terebrantis, and Leptographium wingfieldii, an invasive fungal species in Canadian forests	4
Streptococcus suis serovar 9 responses to elevated temperature and co-culture with Glaesserella parasuis	4
Inhibition of the type IV secretion system from antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates supports the potential of Cagα as an anti-virulence target	4
Isolation of lipopeptide antibiotics from Bacillus siamensis: a potential biocontrol agent for Fusarium graminearum	4
Development of Metals as Antimicrobials: Knowledge gaps and future directions	4
Deciphering the interrelation of gut microbiota and BMI in atherosclerosis: a metagenomic approach	4
Three-dimensional buckling model reveals the evolution of energy-driven biofilm wrinkle morphologies	4
Microbial ecology and evolution	4

Mass mortalities caused by different genotypes of HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in colony breeding Black-headed Gulls and Sandwich Terns in Denmark 2022 and 2023	4
Overview of high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in wildlife from Central and South America, October 2022–September 2025	4
Seasonal infection and antibody response to highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A virus in ducks in the Mississippi and Central Flyways, United States	4
Wild fish from a highly urbanized river (Orge, France) as vectors of culturable Enterobacterales resistant to antibiotics	4
Gulls as Reservoirs and Vectors of High-Risk, Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli in Atlantic Canada: Emergence of CMY-2-Producing ST648	4
Dedication of the 11th International Symposium on Avian Influenza: Dr. David Stallknecht	3
Inhibition of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 attachment to human intestinal cells by single or combined lytic bacteriophages	3
Development and evaluation of a sensitive approach for detection and recovery of third-generation cephalosporin- and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales from ready-to-eat frozen stone fruit	3
Penicillium sanguifluum ( Penicillium section Citrina ) as a source of dehydroc	3
Role of the nonribosomal peptide synthetase siderophore enzyme (Rfs) of Mucor lusitanicus in controlling the growth of fungal phytopathogens	3
Morchella capensis sp. nov., the Fynbos morel—the first description of an endemic Morchella species from Africa	3
VeA is involved in anti-tumor activity by regulating adenylosuccinate lyase to mediate the synthesis of Acadesine in endophytic Fusarium solani	3
In situ biochemical characterization of Venus cloud particles using a life-signature detection microscope	3
High diversity within and low but significant genetic differentiation among geographic and temporal populations of the global Streptococcus pneumoniae	3
Phenotypic and transcriptomic changes in Acinetobacter baumannii in rich and minimal growth mediums	3
Hydrogen sulfide regulates arsenic-induced cell death in yeast cells by modulating the antioxidative system	3
Adhesion and biofilm formation by the opportunistic pathogen Candida tropicalis: what do we know?	3
Occurrence and characterization of plasmid-encoded qnr genes in quinolone-resistant bacteria across diverse aquatic environments in southern Ontario	3
Dr. RGE Murray: scientist, teacher, and mentor	3
An epidemiological framework for improving the accuracy of whole-genome sequence-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Salmonella	3
Plant seedlings of peas, tomatoes, and cucumbers exude compounds that are needed for growth and chemoattraction of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841 and Azospirillum brasilense<	3
Antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: an overview of common mechanisms and a current Canadian perspective	3
Marine-derived antimicrobial molecules from the sponges and their associated bacteria	3
Responses of bacterial and three sub-microeukaryote communities in the water of white shrimp Penaeus vannamei aquaculture ponds in two polyculture models	3
Changes in the soil fungal communities of steppe grasslands at varying degradation levels in North China	2
Evaluation of transmission metrics in a slow-spreading highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in a commercial upland game bird system	2
Assessment of viable Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococcus spp. across the agro-ecosystem of an antibiotic-free swine farm	2
The compact mitogenome of Ceratocystiopsis pallidobrunnea	2
Natural recovery from fire disturbance is more favorable than assisted recovery for the restoration of soil nematode-trapping fungi	2
Virulence-associated genes and antimicrobial resistance patterns in bacteria isolated from pregnant and nonpregnant women with urinary tract infections: the risk of neonatal sepsis	2
Longitudinal screening of retail milk from Canadian provinces reveals no detections of influenza A virus RNA (April–July 2024): leveraging a newly established pan-Canadian network for responding to em	2
Extracellular DNA enhances Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm resistance to sodium hypochlorite stress	2
Engineering conjugative plasmids for inducible horizontal DNA transfer	2
Biological and genomic characteristics of three novel bacteriophages and a phage-plasmid of Klebsiella pneumoniae	2
Phylogenetic and genomic insights of Flavobacterium diversity in Quebec’s fish farms	2
Food-borne microbes influence conjugative transfer of antimicrobial resistance plasmids in pre-disturbed gut microbiome	2
Variability in biofilm formation dynamics by Salmonella enterica isolated from animal-origin foods, plant-based foods, environment, clinical, and unspecified food sources: a 3-day in vitro stud	2
How to teach life sciences students about dual-use research—a view from the field	2
Prairie soil improves wheat establishment and accelerates the developmental transition to flowering compared to agricultural soils	2
Phenotypic profiling supports that Listeria costaricensis lacks in vitro pathogenicity but exhibits persistence traits	2
Comparative lipidomics of Pichia pastoris using constitutive promoter reveals lipid diversity and variability at different growth phases	2
Antimicrobial resistance gene diversity, prevalence, and mobility within four landfills	2
Re-evaluation of the nodulation capacity of Sphingomonas sediminicola DSM 18106 ^T indicates that this	2
Tracking the trajectory of frankia research through bibliometrics: trends and future directions	2
Chitin degradation and its effect on natural transformation: a systematic genetic study in Vibrio parahaemolyticus	2
Biogeochemical stability of organic covers and mine wastes under climate change simulated mesocosms	2
Microbial communities in the Hudson Strait amidst rapid environmental change	2
Global population genetics and evolutionary dynamics of Candida albicans	2
Identification of iron-responsive genes in Proteus vulgaris	2
RNA-seq analysis of transcription patterns during infection of Mesorhizobium japonicum by phage Cp1R7A-A1	2
Clinical evaluation of the GeneXpert ^® Xpert ^® Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV PLUS combination test	2
Needles in haystacks: monitoring the potential escape of bioaerosolised antibacterial resistance genes from wastewater treatment plants with air and phyllosphere sampling	2