OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 54. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of folate biosynthesis defects in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	214
Equol neutralizes toxin B to combat Clostridioides difficile infection without disrupting the gut microbiota	195
Corrigendum to “Nutritional additives dominance in driving the bacterial communities succession and bioremediation of hydrocarbon and heavy metal contaminated soil microcosms” [Microbiol. Res. 270 (20	195
A combination of physiology, metabolomics, and genetics reveals the two-component system ResS/ResR-mediated Fe and Al release from biotite by Pseudomonas pergaminensis F77	189
Role of R5 pyocin in the predominance of high-risk Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates	162
The organic acid metabolites of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis alleviate ultraviolet irradiation-induced photoaging	156
Genome-wide analysis of fitness factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a pig urinary tract infection model	150
Independent component analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum transcriptomes reveals its transcriptional regulatory network	145
Molecular mechanism whereby Bacillus nematocida BN16 activates the “Trojan Horse” response against nematodes	134
Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and yogurt on mice during oral antibiotic administration	134
Responding to exogenous quorum-sensing signals promotes defense against phages by repressing OmpV expression in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	132
Understanding the ternary interaction of crop plants, fungal pathogens, and rhizobacteria in response to global warming	125
‘Altruistic’ cooperation among the prokaryotic community of Atlantic salterns assessed by metagenomics	116
Interaction between inflammation and biofilm infection and advances in targeted biofilm therapy strategies	113
Selected rhizosphere bacteria are associated with endangered species - Scutellaria tsinyunensis via comparative microbiome analysis	111
Dual inoculation with rhizosphere-promoting bacterium Bacillus cereus and beneficial fungus Peniophora cinerea improves salt stress tolerance and productivity in willow	103
Androgen deficiency-induced loss of Lactobacillus salivarius extracellular vesicles is associated with the pathogenesis of osteoporosis	97
Fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates abdominal obesity through inhibiting microbiota-mediated intestinal barrier damage and inflammation in mice	96
Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants: Formation, infection, and treatment	93
Interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and lung infection as gut-lung axis caused by Streptococcus suis in mouse model	88
Proteomic and physiological analysis provides an elucidation of Fusarium proliferatum infection causing crown rot on banana fruit	87
Antimicrobial activity of an artificially designed peptide against fish pathogens	87
The mechanistic insights of essential oil of Mentha piperita to control Botrytis cinerea and the prospection of lipid nanoparticles to its application	85
Nanocomposites against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Recent advances, challenges, and future prospects	83
Degradation of polypropylene by fungi Coniochaeta hoffmannii and Pleurostoma richardsiae	82

Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering	75
Biodegradation of humic acids by Streptomyces rochei to promote the growth and yield of corn	74
Transcriptome analysis of maize pathogen Fusarium verticillioides revealed FvLcp1, a secreted protein with type-D fungal LysM and chitin-binding domains, that plays important roles in pathogenesis and	73
The hex1 gene of Trichoderma simmonsii is involved in stress responses, biocontrol potential and wheat plant growth	73
Sphingomonas arvum sp. nov.: A promising microbial chassis for high-yield and sustainable zeaxanthin biomanufacturing	73
Bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP: Emerging functions in stress resistance	72
Analysis of virulence proteins in pathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii to provide early warning of zoonotic risk	70
Epigenetic orchestration of host immune defences by Mycobacterium tuberculosis	70
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the IgA seroprevalence in COVID-19 patients: Is there a role for IgA in COVID-19 diagnosis or severity?	69
Salmonella Typhimurium PgtE is an essential arsenal to defend against the host resident antimicrobial peptides	69
Transcriptomics reveals the regulation of the immune system of the mushroom-forming fungus Schizophyllum commune during interaction with four competitors	66
Use of halotolerant Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RHF6 as a bio-based strategy for alleviating salinity stress in Lotus japonicus cv Gifu	65
Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics elucidate how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate drought stress in Juglans sigillata	64
Melatonin alleviates apple replant disease by regulating the endophytic microbiome of roots and phloridzin accumulation	64
The human microbiome and benign prostatic hyperplasia: Current understandings and clinical implications	63
Responses of growth performance, immunity, disease resistance of shrimp and microbiota in Penaeus vannamei culture system to Bacillus subtilis BSXE-1601 administration: Dietary supplementation versus	63
Cervicovaginal microbiome, high-risk HPV infection and cervical cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	62
Prokaryotic communities inhabiting a high-radon subterranean ecosystem (Castañar Cave, Spain): Environmental and substrate-driven controls	61
Staphylococcus aureus vaccine strategy: Promise and challenges	61
Reduction of histone proteins dosages increases CFW sensitivity and attenuates virulence of Candida albicans	60
The transcriptomic response of two basidiomycete fungi to plant biomass is modulated by temperature to a different extent	57
Bacteriophage therapy for critical antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacteria: A systematic review of clinical researches	57
Editorial Board	56
Corrigendum to “Cell wall associated proteins involved in filamentation with impact on the virulence of Candida albicans” [Microbiol. Res. 258 (2022) 1–13]	56
Impacts of mobile genetic elements on antimicrobial resistance genes in gram-negative pathogens: Current insights and genomic approaches	56
PP2ARts1 antagonizes Rck2-mediated hyperosmotic stress signaling in yeast	55
Editorial Board	55
Outer membrane vesicles produced by coral-associated Vibrio coralliilyticus inhibit bacteriophage infection and its ecological implications	54
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of probiotic properties of Corynebacterium accolens isolated from the human nasal cavity	54
Genomic and phenotypic features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from oil reservoirs reveal a novel subspecies specialized in degrading hazardous hydrocarbons	54