OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 59. 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
Molecular mechanism whereby Bacillus nematocida BN16 activates the “Trojan Horse” response against nematodes	253
Androgen deficiency-induced loss of Lactobacillus salivarius extracellular vesicles is associated with the pathogenesis of osteoporosis	233
Dual inoculation with rhizosphere-promoting bacterium Bacillus cereus and beneficial fungus Peniophora cinerea improves salt stress tolerance and productivity in willow	223
Responding to exogenous quorum-sensing signals promotes defense against phages by repressing OmpV expression in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	218
Gut microbiota communities and their multifaceted roles in immune defense and social behavior of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)	204
Independent component analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum transcriptomes reveals its transcriptional regulatory network	199
Biodegradation of humic acids by Streptomyces rochei to promote the growth and yield of corn	192
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	175
Understanding the ternary interaction of crop plants, fungal pathogens, and rhizobacteria in response to global warming	174
Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and yogurt on mice during oral antibiotic administration	169
Coordinated host resistance and distinct phage strategies shape biofilm-phage dynamics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	163
Degradation of polypropylene by fungi Coniochaeta hoffmannii and Pleurostoma richardsiae	149
Antimicrobial activity of an artificially designed peptide against fish pathogens	140
Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants: Formation, infection, and treatment	129
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	119
‘Altruistic’ cooperation among the prokaryotic community of Atlantic salterns assessed by metagenomics	116
Role of R5 pyocin in the predominance of high-risk Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates	115
Nanocomposites against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Recent advances, challenges, and future prospects	113
Analysis of virulence proteins in pathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii to provide early warning of zoonotic risk	112
Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering	108
Interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and lung infection as gut-lung axis caused by Streptococcus suis in mouse model	108
The mechanistic insights of essential oil of Mentha piperita to control Botrytis cinerea and the prospection of lipid nanoparticles to its application	105
Equol neutralizes toxin B to combat Clostridioides difficile infection without disrupting the gut microbiota	104
Epigenetic orchestration of host immune defences by Mycobacterium tuberculosis	102
Genome-wide analysis of fitness factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a pig urinary tract infection model	101

Effects of folate biosynthesis defects in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	99
Interaction between inflammation and biofilm infection and advances in targeted biofilm therapy strategies	95
Bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP: Emerging functions in stress resistance	90
The hex1 gene of Trichoderma simmonsii is involved in stress responses, biocontrol potential and wheat plant growth	87
The organic acid metabolites of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis alleviate ultraviolet irradiation-induced photoaging	84
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	82
Fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates abdominal obesity through inhibiting microbiota-mediated intestinal barrier damage and inflammation in mice	81
Sphingomonas arvum sp. nov.: A promising microbial chassis for high-yield and sustainable zeaxanthin biomanufacturing	81
Genomic and phenotypic features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from oil reservoirs reveal a novel subspecies specialized in degrading hazardous hydrocarbons	78
Salmonella Typhimurium PgtE is an essential arsenal to defend against the host resident antimicrobial peptides	76
Staphylococcus aureus vaccine strategy: Promise and challenges	76
Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS secretes an oxygen-binding hemerythrin to facilitate competitive growth under microaerobic conditions	75
Use of halotolerant Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RHF6 as a bio-based strategy for alleviating salinity stress in Lotus japonicus cv Gifu	75
PP2ARts1 antagonizes Rck2-mediated hyperosmotic stress signaling in yeast	71
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	69
Editorial Board	69
Cervicovaginal microbiome, high-risk HPV infection and cervical cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	69
Editorial Board	69
Transcriptomics reveals the regulation of the immune system of the mushroom-forming fungus Schizophyllum commune during interaction with four competitors	67
The human microbiome and benign prostatic hyperplasia: Current understandings and clinical implications	66
Outer membrane vesicles produced by coral-associated Vibrio coralliilyticus inhibit bacteriophage infection and its ecological implications	66
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?	66
Rhizosphere metabolite dynamics in continuous cropping of vineyards: Impact on microflora diversity and co-occurrence networks	65
Listeria monocytogenes colonises established multispecies biofilms and resides within them without altering biofilm composition or gene expression	65
Recent advances in gold and zinc oxide nanoparticles: Antibiofilm action, mechanisms beyond ROS generation, and in vivo efficacy	64
The transcriptomic response of two basidiomycete fungi to plant biomass is modulated by temperature to a different extent	62
Prokaryotic communities inhabiting a high-radon subterranean ecosystem (Castañar Cave, Spain): Environmental and substrate-driven controls	61
Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics elucidate how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate drought stress in Juglans sigillata	61
Rhizosphere metagenomics and metabolomes provide new insights into the relationship between rhizosphere microecology and early bolting of Angelica dahurica	60
Bacteriophage therapy for critical antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacteria: A systematic review of clinical researches	60
Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the antifungal and antimycotoxin mechanisms of natural stilbenoids against Fusarium graminearum	60
Antimicrobial resistance in urban river ecosystems	59
Corrigendum to “Cell wall associated proteins involved in filamentation with impact on the virulence of Candida albicans” [Microbiol. Res. 258 (2022) 1–13]	59
Melatonin alleviates apple replant disease by regulating the endophytic microbiome of roots and phloridzin accumulation	59