OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Microbiological Research is 48. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-wide analysis of fitness factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a pig urinary tract infection model	222
Establishment of a new and efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system in the nematicidal fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum	158
Epigenetic orchestration of host immune defences by Mycobacterium tuberculosis	150
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	134
Sphingomonas arvum sp. nov.: A promising microbial chassis for high-yield and sustainable zeaxanthin biomanufacturing	126
Proteomic and physiological analysis provides an elucidation of Fusarium proliferatum infection causing crown rot on banana fruit	126
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	124
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	121
Selected rhizosphere bacteria are associated with endangered species - Scutellaria tsinyunensis via comparative microbiome analysis	119
The organic acid metabolites of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis alleviate ultraviolet irradiation-induced photoaging	115
‘Altruistic’ cooperation among the prokaryotic community of Atlantic salterns assessed by metagenomics	100
Stress adaptation and virulence in Vibrio alginolyticus is mediated by two (p)ppGpp synthetase genes, relA and spoT	90
Effects of folate biosynthesis defects in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum	90
Androgen deficiency-induced loss of Lactobacillus salivarius extracellular vesicles is associated with the pathogenesis of osteoporosis	89
Responding to exogenous quorum-sensing signals promotes defense against phages by repressing OmpV expression in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	84
Dual inoculation with rhizosphere-promoting bacterium Bacillus cereus and beneficial fungus Peniophora cinerea improves salt stress tolerance and productivity in willow	83
The hex1 gene of Trichoderma simmonsii is involved in stress responses, biocontrol potential and wheat plant growth	78
Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and yogurt on mice during oral antibiotic administration	77
Analysis of virulence proteins in pathogenic Acinetobacter baumannii to provide early warning of zoonotic risk	76
Interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and lung infection as gut-lung axis caused by Streptococcus suis in mouse model	76
Nanocomposites against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Recent advances, challenges, and future prospects	75
Antimicrobial activity of an artificially designed peptide against fish pathogens	74
The mechanistic insights of essential oil of Mentha piperita to control Botrytis cinerea and the prospection of lipid nanoparticles to its application	73
Biodegradation of humic acids by Streptomyces rochei to promote the growth and yield of corn	72
Bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP: Emerging functions in stress resistance	70

Interaction between inflammation and biofilm infection and advances in targeted biofilm therapy strategies	70
Degradation of polypropylene by fungi Coniochaeta hoffmannii and Pleurostoma richardsiae	69
Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants: Formation, infection, and treatment	67
Fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates abdominal obesity through inhibiting microbiota-mediated intestinal barrier damage and inflammation in mice	67
Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering	66
Independent component analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum transcriptomes reveals its transcriptional regulatory network	65
Use of halotolerant Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RHF6 as a bio-based strategy for alleviating salinity stress in Lotus japonicus cv Gifu	65
Melatonin alleviates apple replant disease by regulating the endophytic microbiome of roots and phloridzin accumulation	61
Outer membrane vesicles produced by coral-associated Vibrio coralliilyticus inhibit bacteriophage infection and its ecological implications	60
Salmonella Typhimurium PgtE is an essential arsenal to defend against the host resident antimicrobial peptides	59
Interactions of tagatose with the sugar metabolism are responsible for Phytophthora infestans growth inhibition	58
Genomic and phenotypic features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from oil reservoirs reveal a novel subspecies specialized in degrading hazardous hydrocarbons	56
Listeria monocytogenes colonises established multispecies biofilms and resides within them without altering biofilm composition or gene expression	55
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of probiotic properties of Corynebacterium accolens isolated from the human nasal cavity	55
PP2ARts1 antagonizes Rck2-mediated hyperosmotic stress signaling in yeast	54
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?	54
Editorial Board	52
Editorial Board	50
Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS secretes an oxygen-binding hemerythrin to facilitate competitive growth under microaerobic conditions	50
Farming systems influence the compositional, structural, and functional characteristics of the sugarcane-associated microbiome	49
Corrigendum to “Cell wall associated proteins involved in filamentation with impact on the virulence of Candida albicans” [Microbiol. Res. 258 (2022) 1–13]	49
Prokaryotic communities inhabiting a high-radon subterranean ecosystem (Castañar Cave, Spain): Environmental and substrate-driven controls	48
Stress preadaptation and overexpression of rpoS and hfq genes increase stress resistance of Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC13525	48