OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Letters in Applied 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Violacein and its antifungal activity: comments and potentialities	109
Bioleaching of tellurium from mine tailings by indigenous Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans	51
Applications of metallic nanomaterials for the treatment of water	50
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Biological control of problematic bacterial populations causing foaming in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants—phage therapy and beyond	40
Antimicrobial effect of radiant catalytic ionization	40
Uncovering the structure and function of specialist bacterial lineages in environments routinely exposed to explosives	36
The rise of novel antimicrobials	36
Avian leukosis virus subgroup J infection influences the gut microbiota composition in Huiyang bearded chickens	35
Biological activity of roots and aerial parts of Zinnia peruviana on pathogenic micro‐organisms in planktonic state and biofilm forming	35
Efficacy of empiric antibiotic treatment of late-onset neonatal sepsis caused by Enterobacteriaceae: A systematic review	31
Shotgun metagenome sequencing of a Sudanese toombak snuff tobacco: genetic attributes of a high tobacco‐specific nitrosamine containing smokeless tobacco product	28
ERIC-PCR-based molecular typing of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from houseflies (Musca domestica) in the environment of milk and meat shops	27
Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from freshwaters and hospital effluents in Belgium	27
In vitroassessment of the antibacterial effects of the combinations of fosfomycin, colistin, trimethoprim and nitrofurantoin against multi‐drug–resistantEscherichia coli	26
Detection of bla _KPC and bla _NDM genes by duplex PCR with lateral flow dipsticks from steril	25
Antibiotic resistance and virulence factor gene profile of A. hydrophila isolated from carp (Cyprinidae) suspected with hemorrhagic septicemia in Gilan, Iran	24
Phenotypic and genotypic approach to characterize a Trueperella pecoris strain isolated from necrotic vestibulitis of a camel (Camelus dromedarius)	22
Window seals as a source of yeast contamination	20
Chemical, radiological and microbiological characterization of a drinking water source: a case study	20
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Antimicrobial resistance, biofilm production and invasion of mammary epithelial cells by Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus mundtii strains isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis in Brazil	19
Isolation and characterization of KDML105 aromatic rice rhizobacteria producing indole‐3‐acetic acid: impact of organic and conventional paddy rice practices	19
Bacteriophage therapy of human-restricted Salmonella species—a study in a surrogate bacterial and animal model	19
A novel bactericidal small molecule, STK-35, and its derivative, STK-66, as antibacterial agents against Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria in vitro and in vivo	19

Evaluating the impact of ultraviolet C exposure conditions on coliphage MS2 inactivation on surfaces	19
Preliminary evaluation of selected inflammatory cytokine gene expression in lymphocytes isolated from whole human blood infected with trans-anethole-treated Staphylococcus aureus Newman strain	17
Yeasts from Iranian traditional milk kefir samples: isolation, molecular identification and their potential probiotic properties	17
Wild capybaras as reservoir of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in urban Amazonian Region	17
Diversity and functions of microbes in surface sediments under heavy metal pollution of western Chaohu Lake	17
A fibre and phenolic-rich flour from Isabel grape by-products with stimulatory effects on distinct probiotics and beneficial impacts on human colonic microbiota in vitro	16
The lipopeptides fengycin and iturin are involved in the anticandidal activity of endophytic Bacillus sp. as determined by experimental and in silico analysis	16
Isolation, identification and virulence gene characterization of Aeromonas dhakensis isolated from sea lion (Zalophus californianus)	16
Novel chlorine-extending polymer coating with prolonged antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2	15
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Headspace control and antimicrobials: Inhibition strategies to prevent the growth of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in orange juice	15
The denture microbiome in health and disease: an exploration of a unique community	15
F74 plasmids are major vectors of virulence genes in bovine NTEC2	14
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Solid-state fermentation produces greater stearidonic acid levels in genetically engineered Mucor circinelloides	14
Biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene by mangrove-associated endolichenic fungi and their enzymatic regimes	14
Nanocomposite of Ag nanoparticles and deep eutectic solvent-derived carbon dots with oxidase mimicking activity as synergistic bactericidal agent	14
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Microbial fuel cell performance for aromatic hydrocarbon bioremediation and common effluent treatment plant wastewater treatment with bioelectricity generation through series-parallel connection	13
Isolation, purification and structural elucidation of Mellein from endophytic fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae strain (SJF-1) and its broad-spectrum antimicrobial and pharmacological properties	12
Exploring the role of antimicrobials in the selective growth of purple phototrophic bacteria through genome mining and agar spot assays	12
The diversity of rhizospheric bacterial communities associated with Trichoderma-treated rice fields	12
A comparative study of antagonistic activity spectra of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented foods	12
Activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles against isolates of Prototheca species from bovine mastitis	12
Genomics analysis of Lactobacillus paracasei SLP16	12
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Development of multiplex RT-PCR assay for simultaneous detection of four viruses infecting apple (Malus domestica)	12
Outbreak of Cronobacter turicensis in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)	12
Biological characteristics and whole-genome analysis of the potential probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri S5	12
Structural and functional comparisons of the environmental microbiota of pond and tank environments at different locations for the commercial aquaculture of American shad	11
Tagetes lucida Cav. essential oil and the mixture of its main compounds are antibacterial and modulate antibiotic resistance in multi-resistant pathogenic bacteria	11
Species diversity and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Enterococcus spp. isolated from mastitis cases, milking machine and the environment of dairy cows	11
Peracetic acid activity on biofilm formed by Escherichia coli isolated from an industrial water system	11
Ent-hardwickiic acid from C. pubiflora and its microbial metabolites are more potent than fluconazole in vitro against Candida glabrata	11
Prophylactic effects of hyperforin on anhedonia-like phenotype in chronic restrain stress model: A role of gut microbiota	11
Mixed infection of a new begomovirus, Jatropha leaf curl Guntur virus and recombinant/chimeric jatropha leaf curl Gujarat virus in Jatropha gossypiifolia	10
Cadmium‐tolerant bacteria: current trends and applications in agriculture	10
Mandarin essential oil as an antimicrobial in ethanolic fermentation: Effects on Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae	10
Culture media, DMSO and efflux affect the antibacterial activity of cisplatin and oxaliplatin	10
Tea crude extracts effectively inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	10
Structure–activity relationships of antifungal phenylpropanoid derivatives and their synergy with n ‐dodecanol and fluconazole	10
Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide wipes for decontamination of AZD1222 adenovirus COVID-19 vaccine strain on pharmaceutical industry materials	10
Molecular typing and epidemiology profiles of human adenovirus infection among children with severe acute respiratory infection in Huzhou, China	10
Micrograph analysis of morphological alteration and cellular damage of fruit rot fungal pathogens treated with Averrhoa bilimbi fruit and Garcinia mangostana pericarp ethanolic extracts	10
The effect of manganese and iron on mediating resuscitation of lactic acid-injured Escherichia coli	10
Antifungal activity of poly(ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles incorporated with Eucalyptus essential oils against Hemileia vastatrix	10
Microbial diversity and composition in acidic sediments of freshwater finfish culture ponds fed with two types of feed: a metagenomic approach	10