OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Food Microbiology is 33. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Combining enrichment with multiplex real-time PCR leads to faster detection and identification of Campylobacter spp. in food compared to ISO 10272–1:2017	111
Prevalence and characterization of non-typhoidal Salmonella in egg from grading and packing plants in Korea	85
Mechanistic insight into curcumin-induced conjugative plasmid transfer acceleration: Role of intracellular arginine uptake	75
The role of PhoP/PhoQ system in regulating stress adaptation response in Escherichia coli O157:H7	63
Corrigendum to “Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus food isolates: Comparison of conventional methods with whole genome sequencing typing methods” [Food Microbiol. volume 125, January 2025, 104625]	59
Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm matured in tryptic soy broth, low-fat milk, or whole milk samples along with inactivation by 405 nm light combined with folic acid	58
Microbial composition and viability of natural whey starters used in PDO Comté cheese-making	57
Selection of food cultures with protective properties for cooked ham	57
CpxAR two-component system contributes to virulence properties of Cronobacter sakazakii	56
Inoculation of Yarrowia lipolytica promotes the growth of lactic acid bacteria, Debaryomyces udenii and the formation of ethyl esters in sour meat	53
Cardinal models to describe the effect of temperature and pH on the growth of Anoxybacillus flavithermus & Bacillus licheniformis	53
Effect of quorum-sensing molecule 2-phenylethanol on fermentation performance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 31 in simulated sour fish	52
Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes on stainless steel by synergistic effects of tap water-based neutral electrolyzed water and lactic acid	52
A universal mechanism on desiccation tolerance of Cronobacter based on intracellular trehalose accumulation regulated by EnvZ/OmpR	52
Campylobacter spp. prevalence and mitigation strategies in the broiler production chain	52
D-tagatose biotransformation from lactose by lactase and recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing l-arabinose isomerase, and the product separation, purification and crystallization	47
Adhesion mechanism and biofilm formation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in infected cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)	46
Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the discrimination of Lacticaseibacillus species	45
Novel application of L-type phenyllactate in the “three birds one stone” control of Burkholderia gladioli growth and bongkrekic acid production in Auricularia auricula	44
Metagenomics-based insights into the microbial community dynamics and flavor development potentiality of artificial and natural pit mud	43
Validation of competition and dynamic models for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) growth in raw ground pork during temperature abuse	42
Biofilm formation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains associated with recent reoccurring lettuce outbreaks	40
Comparative assessment of antibacterial activity of Matricaria chamomilla L. extract, nisin and of its combination against Alicyclobacillus spp.	39
Effects of food-derived Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus succinus and Staphylococcus xylosus on volatile compounds production during soybean fermentation	39
Development and evaluation of a novel polymerase spiral reaction based testing technique for same-day visual detection of Campylobacter coli in pork	39

Volatolomics reveals the influence of	39
Biocontrol effects of volatile organic compounds released from Burkholderia sp. NAU16 against Penicillium digitatum ACCC 30389 and its application in postharvest preservation of citrus	39
Botrytis cinerea expression profile and metabolism differs between noble and grey rot of grapes	39
Salmonella enterica biofilm is capable of VBNC state formation and virulence gene expression during low temperature food storage	37
Current state, challenges and future orientations of the applications of lactic acid bacteria exopolysaccharide in foods	35
Resident or transient? Whole-genome approach to tracking colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in the broiler chicken processing chain	35
Wine yeast terroir: Presence and persistence of different oenological yeast clones (Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces) in spontaneous fermentations	34
Lactic acid bacteria naturally associated with ready-to-eat rocket salad can survive the human gastrointestinal transit	34
SRAP markers as an alternative tool for Alternaria classification	33