OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Research in Microbiology is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Role of a fasciclin domain protein in photooxidative stress and flocculation in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7	49
A novel ItrA4 d-galactosyl 1-phosphate transferase is predicted to initiate synthesis of an amino sugar-lacking K92 capsular polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii B8300	48
Influence of 5′-UTR nucleotide composition on translation efficiency in Escherichia coli	27
The role of Acinetobacter baumannii CarO outer membrane protein in carbapenems influx	26
Essential role of extracytoplasmic proteins in the resistance of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus to cadmium	24
Genomic analysis of Chryseobacterium indologenes and conformational dynamics of the selected DD-peptidase	23
Atg8 and Ire1 in combination regulate the autophagy-related endoplasmic reticulum stress response in Candida albicans	23
Pal depletion results in hypervesiculation and affects cell morphology and outer-membrane lipid asymmetry in bordetellae	21
l-tyrosine modulates biofilm formation of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579	19
Polyphosphate accumulation and cell-surface properties by autochthonous bacteria from Argentinian Patagonia	18
Escherichia coli enhances the virulence factors of Candida albicans, the cause of vulvovaginal candidiasis, in a dual bacterial/fungal biofilm	16
Identification of pH-specific protein expression responses by Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC 11168	15
Protein kinase A regulatory subunit is required for normal growth, zoosporogenesis, and pathogenicity in Phytophthora sojae	14
The enigmatic physiological roles of AhpCF, Gpx, Npr and Kat in peroxide stress response of Enterococcus faecium	14
Termitidicoccus mucosus gen. nov. sp. nov. a novel Verrucomicrobiota species isolated from Reticulitermes chinensis gives insights of high adaptability of symbiotic bacteria to termite gut ecosystem	14
Biofilm formation by selected microbial strains isolated from wastewater and their consortia: mercury resistance and removal potential	13
Transcriptomic signature of bacteria exposed to benzalkonium chloride	13
Transcription factor mce3R modulates antibiotics and disease persistence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis	12
Bacteriophages potentiate the effect of antibiotics by eradication of persister cells and killing of biofilm-forming cells	12
DnaJ, a heat shock protein 40 family member, is essential for the survival and virulence of plant pathogenic Pseudomonas cichorii JBC1	12
Evolution of YacG to safeguard DNA gyrase from external perturbation	12
Early expression of capsule during Bacillus anthracis germination	11
Antisense peptide nucleic acid inhibits the growth of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain	10
The Tol–Pal system of Escherichia coli plays an unexpected role in the import of the oxyanions chromate and phosphate	10
The NF-κB factor Relish is essential for the epithelial defenses protecting against δ-endotoxin dependent effects of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis infection in the Drosophila model	10

A phosphopantetheinyl transferase gene restricted to Porphyromonas	10
Insights into the Bacillus anthracis, cereus and thuringiensis world through the BACT conference	10
Proteomic comparison of biofilm vs. planktonic Staphylococcus epidermidis cells suggests key metabolic differences between these conditions	9
Systematic transcriptome analysis allows the identification of new type I and type II Toxin/Antitoxin systems located in the superintegron of Vibrio cholerae	9
The periplasmic coiled coil formed by the assembly platform proteins PulL and PulM is critical for function of the Klebsiella type II secretion system	9
Agrobacterium fabrum gene atu1420 regulates the pathogenicity by affecting the degradation of growth- and virulence-associated phenols	9
Corynebacterium ramonii sp. nov., a novel toxigenic member of the Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex	9
Multiple SigB homologues govern the transcription of the ssgBp promoter in the sporulation–specific ssgB gene in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)	9
Plasmid – Chromosome interplay in natural and non-natural hosts: global transcription study of three Bacillus cereus group strains carrying pCER270 plasmid	8
Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and genetic lineages of nasal Staphylococcus aureus among medical students at a Spanish University: detection of the MSSA-CC398-IEC-type-C subclade	8
Construction of core genome multi-locus sequence typing schemes for population structure analyses of Nocardia species	8
Evolutionary trends indicate a coherent organization of sap operons	8
Involvement of amyloid proteins in the formation of biofilms in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans	8
RiboGrove: a database of full-length prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes derived from completely assembled genomes	8
Endophyte mediated biocontrol mechanisms of phytopathogens in agriculture	8
New insight into the relationship between Salmonella Typhimurium and the German cockroach suggests active mechanisms of vector-borne transmission	8
Characterization and identification of Pseudomonas sp. AW4, an arsenic-resistant and plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from the soybean (Glycine max L.) rhizosphere	8
Lipid lysination by MprF contributes to hemolytic pigment retention in group B Streptococcus	8
Microbial anti-biofilms: types and mechanism of action	7
Surface architecture of Neisseria meningitidis capsule and outer membrane as revealed by atomic force microscopy	7
Analysis of element yield, bacterial community structure and the impact of carbon sources for bioleaching rare earth elements from high grade monazite	7
Does environmental replication contribute to Bacillus anthracis spore persistence and infectivity in soil?	7
Proposal for reunification of the genus Raoultella with the genus Klebsiella and reclassification of Raoultella electrica as Klebsiella electrica comb. nov.	7
Comparative genomics sheds light on transcription factor-mediated regulation in the extreme acidophilic Acidithiobacillia representatives	7
Programmed cell death in Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines is associated with modulation of gene expression resulting in altered states of motility, biofilm and virulence	7
Editorial board	6
The role of intracellular β-glucosidase in cellulolytic response induction in filamentous fungus Penicillium verruculosum	6
CdgL is a degenerate nucleotide cyclase domain protein affecting flagellin synthesis and motility in Bacillus thuringiensis	6
Utilization of glycoprotein-derived N-acetylglucosamine-L-asparagine during Enterococcus faecalis infection depends on catabolic and transport enzymes of the glycosylasparaginase locus	6
Genome-wide identification of the Penicillium digitatum bZIP gene family and the roles of one key member, PdatfA	6
Roles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa siderophores in interaction with prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms	6
The AcrAB efflux pump confers self-resistance to stilbenes in Photorhabdus laumondii	6
Editorial Board	5
Development of molecular driven screening for desulfurizing microorganisms targeting the dszB desulfinase gene	5
Haloarchaea have a high genomic diversity for the biosynthesis of carotenoids of biotechnological interest	5
Editorial board	5
Assessment of calcium hypochlorite for Bacillus anthracis spore surface's decontamination	5
Skin microbiome of people living at the Dead Sea area – The lowest place on earth	5
Simulating compatible solute biosynthesis using a metabolic flux model of the biomining acidophile, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270	5
Regulation of maltocin synthesis in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by positive and negative regulators	5
S16 and T18 mannosylation sites of LppX are not essential for its activity in phthiocerol dimycocerosates localization at the surface of Mycobacterium tuberculosis	5
Editorial board	5
Editorial board	5
Diversity of ethanolamine utilization by human commensal Escherichia coli	5
Editorial board	5
Whole genome analysis, thermal and UV-tolerance of Lactococcus phage BIM BV-114 isolated from cheese brine	5
Deficient Pseudomonas aeruginosa in MlaA/VacJ outer membrane lipoprotein shows decrease in rhamnolipids secretion, motility, and biofilm formation, and increase in fluoroquinolones susceptibility and	5
Cadaverine biosynthesis contributes to decreased Escherichia coli susceptibility to antibiotics	5
Antifungal azoles trigger a xenobiotic detoxification pathway and chitin synthesis in Neurospora crassa	5
Shedding light on the electron transfer chain of a moderately acidophilic iron oxidizer: characterization of recombinant HiPIP-41, CytC-18 and CytC-78 derived from Ferrovum sp. PN-J47-F6	5