Trends in Microbiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Trends in Microbiology is 6. 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.)
ArticleCitations
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Advisory Board and Contents247
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 4221
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Disease-causing human viruses: novelty and legacy150
Loading and unloading plasmid cargoes147
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 2142
RNase III-CLASH brings bacterial RNA networks into focus136
Senescent cell: the ‘factory of viral amplification’132
Advisory Board and Contents113
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Cross-correlation of virome–bacteriome–host–metabolome to study respiratory health108
Revisiting AMPylation through the lens of Fic enzymes108
Advancing equity in antimicrobial resistance research and policy105
Projecting global biological N2 fixation under climate warming across land and ocean104
The HIPS 2024 symposium: highlighting advances in pharmaceutical sciences in infection research98
Metabolic flux phenotyping of secondary metabolism in cyanobacteria93
Unearthing terrestrial extreme microbiomes for searching terrestrial-like life in the Solar System88
Starvation helps transition to abundance – a ferrosome story88
Navigating trust and science: microbiome research in the Amazon86
Biological interactions with Prochlorococcus: implications for the marine carbon cycle85
The roles of calcium signaling and calcium deposition in microbial multicellularity84
Reductive biomining of pyrite by methanogens82
Masking of typical TLR4 and TLR5 ligands modulates inflammation and resolution by Helicobacter pylori80
Better together? Lessons on sociality from Trichodesmium78
Programming therapeutic probiotics by self-tunable sense-and-respond genetic circuits77
Molecular mechanisms and drivers of pathogen emergence75
Sulfur traits in the plant microbiome: implications for sustainable agriculture75
Klebsiella pneumoniae emerging anti-immunology paradigms: from stealth to evasion73
Nuclear antiviral innate responses at the intersection of DNA sensing and DNA repair72
Tradeoffs and constraints on the evolution of tailocins72
Early-life chemical exposome and gut microbiome development: African research perspectives within a global environmental health context71
Toward an integrative framework for microbial community coalescence71
Advisory Board and Contents68
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The ambivalent role of Bacteroides in enteric infections67
Disentangling the microbial ecological factors impacting honey bee susceptibility to Paenibacillus larvae infection65
Interplay between endogenous and exogenous human retroviruses64
Microbiome selection and evolution within wild and domesticated plants62
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 1061
Fast phages outcompete by depleting host resources61
Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?61
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 959
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CIFAR humans and the microbiome: Banff meeting report58
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Aspergillus nidulans58
A role for bacterial experimental evolution in coral bleaching mitigation?57
Moonlighting antibiotics: the extra job of modulating biofilm formation56
Retaining African networks is urgent for global health55
Exploring the shared pathogenic strategies of independently evolved effectors across distinct plant viruses55
Severe respiratory viral infections: T-cell functions diverging from immunity to inflammation54
Cutting-edge tools for unveiling the dynamics of plasmid–host interactions54
On the biological meaning of the population pangenome54
Revisiting methane-dependent denitrification54
Bacterial dual phototrophy was demystified54
When ferroptosis meets pathogenic infections53
HCV egress – unconventional secretion of assembled viral particles51
Recent advances in modelling Shigella infection51
Synergy between microalgae and microbiome in polluted waters51
Towards a trait-based framework for protist ecology and evolution50
Cysteine and resistance to oxidative stress: implications for virulence and antibiotic resistance50
Deep-sea microbial genetic resources: new frontiers for bioprospecting49
Phage tRNAs: decoding the enigma48
Chitinase-assisted winner: nematodes antagonize symbiotic microbes48
Deciphering bacterial protein functions with innovative computational methods47
From advisors to mentors: fostering supportive mentorship in academia47
Symbiotic bacteria and pest control: plant toxins, chemical pesticides, and fungal entomopathogens46
SNAREs: a double-edged sword for intravacuolar bacterial pathogens within host cells46
PilY proteins: bimodular drivers of type IV pilus versatility46
Endogenous retroviruses in development and health46
Sex shapes gut–microbiota–brain communication and disease45
Models are useful until high-resolution structures are available44
The conserved AvrE family of bacterial effectors: functions and targets during pathogenesis44
Cap-tivating findings provide insight into bacterial cell division44
Membrane lipid composition defines membrane protein spectrum44
Exploring emerging drug responses in Cryptococcus43
Modeling nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in zebrafish42
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 742
Rethinking microbially driven methane formation in mangrove wetlands41
Genetics of dengue epidemics41
Adaptations of intracellular bacteria to vacuolar or cytosolic niches41
Regulation of microbial gene expression: the key to understanding our gut microbiome40
Small intestinal microbiota: from taxonomic composition to metabolism40
Respiration-induced biofilm formation as a driver for bacterial niche colonization40
Plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance genes: mcr39
Future focuses of enzymatic plastic degradation38
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Gut microbiome-mediated mechanisms for reducing cholesterol levels: implications for ameliorating cardiovascular disease38
Flagellar evolution and flagella-independent motility in Actinobacteria38
Diagnosing arthropod-borne flaviviruses: non-structural protein 1 (NS1) as a biomarker38
Advisory Board and Contents38
A unique bacterial family strikes again!37
Role of metabolism in uropathogenic Escherichia coli37
T6SS: killing two bugs with one stone37
How should health researchers advance health equity?37
Hypermutator fungal pathogens: from threat to meltdown37
Focus on the pathogen defense arsenal37
C4 cereal and biofuel crop microbiomes36
Pseudomonas fluorescens36
Saccharolobus islandicus36
Broadening the targetable space: engineering and discovery of PAM-flexible Cas proteins36
Reference errors in microbiology literature: 'pyroptosis' and others35
Anaerocellum (f. Caldicellulosiruptor) bescii35
The abortive infection functions of CRISPR-Cas and Argonaute35
Current advances on Vip3 highlight the promising potential of bacterial insecticidal proteins35
A framework for understanding and predicting orthohantavirus functional traits35
Participatory antimicrobial stewardship: fostering patient and public engagement to counter antimicrobial resistance34
Cutting-edge tools for structural biology: bringing AlphaFold to the people34
Diverse molecular mechanisms underpinning Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants34
Breaking bad nucleotides: understanding the regulatory mechanisms of bacterial small alarmone hydrolases34
Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for oomycete genome editing34
Tracking contemporary microbial evolution in a changing ocean33
Human–gut bacterial protein–protein interactions: understudied but impactful to human health33
Cellular roadmaps of viroid infection33
The emerging role of bacterial regulatory RNAs in disease33
Advisory Board and Contents33
The role of cyclic nucleotides in bacterial antimicrobial resistance and tolerance33
Ecology of the respiratory tract microbiome32
Bacterial peptidoglycan recycling32
Epigenetic maneuvering: an emerging strategy for mycobacterial intracellular survival32
Broadening oncological boundaries: the intratumoral microbiota32
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: persistence beyond antibiotic resistance32
Lignocellulolytic microbiomes for augmenting lignocellulose degradation in anaerobic digestion31
Gut microbiota–bile acid–skeletal muscle axis31
New perspectives into the vaginal microbiome with systems biology31
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A structural understanding of influenza virus genome replication30
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Should I stay or should I go: transmission trade-offs in phages and plasmids30
Methane-dependent denitrification by Methylomirabilis: an indirect nitrous oxide sink?30
Advisory Board and Contents29
Immune evasion strategies of major tick-transmitted bacterial pathogens29
Scientific mobility in microbiology – 129
Modeling soil bacterial diversity: challenges and opportunities29
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Exploiting enzymes as a powerful tool to modulate the gut microbiota27
NCR peptides in plant–bacterial symbiosis: applications and importance26
RNA modifications in plant pathogenic fungi: from epitranscriptomics to antifungal strategies26
Rickettsia parkeri26
The biosynthesis and role of phosphorylcholine in pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria25
Expanding diversity and ecological roles of RNA viruses25
Protein biomethanation: insight into the microbial nexus25
Beyond butyrate: microbial fiber metabolism supporting colonic epithelial homeostasis25
Antiphage small molecules produced by bacteria – beyond protein-mediated defenses25
Bacterial quorum sensing and phenotypic heterogeneity: how the collective shapes the individual24
Structural diversity and modularity of photosynthetic RC−LH1 complexes24
Advisory Board and Contents24
Neutrophils – an understudied bystander in dengue?24
Microbial life in slow and stopped lanes24
Colonization factors of human and animal-specific enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)24
Intentional and unintentional benefits of minority writing accountability groups24
Towards efficient immunotherapy for bacterial infection24
Impacts of trophic interactions on carbon accrual in soils23
Two-step recognition of HIV-1 DNA in the cytosol23
CRISPR-Cas: a game-changer in vaccine development and the fight against viral infections23
Trade-offs in microbial-assisted restoration under recurring drought23
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Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbionts23
Current trends in electromicrobiology of methane oxidation23
Microbes guide corals looking to find a home23
Extracellular vesicles: new bullets in the fungal armory23
Exploiting predatory bacteria as biocontrol agents across ecosystems22
How hepatitis E virus invades hepatocytes: the mystery of viral entry22
Enhancing agroecosystem nitrogen management: microbial insights for improved nitrification inhibition22
Ecological principles of fecal microbiota transplantation22
Why do hosts malfunction without microbes? Missing benefits versus evolutionary addiction22
Epulopiscium spp.22
FtsK and SpoIIIE, coordinators of chromosome segregation and envelope remodeling in bacteria21
Targeting gut microbiota to counteract acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury21
Gonococcal PorB: a multifaceted modulator of host immune responses21
HIV-1-induced translocation of CPSF6 to biomolecular condensates21
Microbial biostimulants – the need for clarification in EU regulation21
Viral manipulation of host cell necroptosis and pyroptosis21
Host cell environments and antibiotic efficacy in tuberculosis21
Advances in host-directed therapy for tuberculosis and HIV coinfection: enhancing immune responses20
Advisory Board and Contents20
PurFect timing: revisiting purine metabolism for tuberculosis treatment20
Monocyte regulation by gut microbial signals20
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: the anaerobic microbial ancestry of aerobic respiration20
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Anaerobic oxidation of short-chain volatile alkanes20
New views on PII signaling: from nitrogen sensing to global metabolic control20
Toll-like receptor 4 – a multifunctional virus recognition receptor20
Podospora anserina20
New tools for the new bug Candida auris20
Strategies for developing phages into novel antimicrobial tailocins20
Polymorphic microbes: a new emerging hallmark of cancer20
Novel technologies are turning a dream into reality: conditionally replicating viruses as vaccines20
Mutagenesis techniques for evolutionary engineering of microbes – exploiting CRISPR-Cas, oligonucleotides, recombinases, and polymerases19
Not all RNAs are created equal for the antiviral RNase ISG2019
Inclusion and diversity through a geographical lens19
Emerging roles of RNA modifications in the rice blast fungus19
Acinetobacter baumannii19
Abortive infection antiphage defense systems: separating mechanism and phenotype19
The diversity, pathogenic spectrum, and ecological significance of arthropod viruses18
Scripting a new dialogue between diazotrophs and crops18
Axenic and gnotobiotic insect technologies in research on host–microbiota interactions18
Glycans in HIV-1 vaccine design – engaging the shield18
Datathons: fostering equitability in data reuse in ecology18
Lysinibacillus sphaericus18
Exploiting root exudates to manage soil-borne disease complexes in a changing climate18
Cells under pressure: how yeast cells respond to mechanical forces18
Matching metabolic supply to demand optimizes microbial growth18
Mangrove microbiomes as hidden ecological gatekeepers18
Tea plant microorganisms in the improvement of tea quality17
Paenibacillus polymyxa17
Coxsackie B virus17
The Lost Kingdom: commensal protists in the gut microbiota17
QseB/QseC: a two-component system globally regulating bacterial behaviors17
ISG15: its roles in SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infections16
Providencia rettgeri16
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Advisory Board and Contents16
Chemosynthesis: a neglected foundation of marine ecology and biogeochemistry16
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Supramolecular assemblies in bacterial immunity: an emerging paradigm15
Advances in the bacterial organelles for CO2 fixation15
TldR: TnpB’s evolutionary shift from transposon nucleases to RNA-guided transcriptional regulators15
Control of host mitochondria by bacterial pathogens15
Schizochytrium sp.15
Bacterial genome structural variation: prevalence, mechanisms, and consequences15
Chilean biocrusts: an impetus for national park management15
Spores-on-a-chip: new frontiers for spore research15
Short-chain fatty acids in viral infection: the underlying mechanisms, opportunities, and challenges15
Physiological drivers of pks+ E. coli in colorectal cancer15
Efflux pumps in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their inhibition to tackle antimicrobial resistance15
Neisseria meningitidis15
Kiwa antiviral system: a membrane-embedded defense against phage15
Effectors and environment modulating rice blast disease: from understanding to effective control14
Novel monoclonal antibody-based therapies: implications for the treatment and prevention of HCMV disease14
Dual species biofilms are enhanced by metabolite cross-feeding14
Bacteria manipulate host cells with channel-forming effectors14
Getting ahead of human-associated microbial decline in Africa: the urgency of sampling in light of epidemiological transition14
Advisory Board and Contents14
Clostridium perfringens14
Species–area relationships in microbial-mediated mutualisms14
Geminiviruses boost active DNA demethylation for counter-defense14
Microbiota regulation of viral infections through interferon signaling14
The double play of a phage HTH regulator14
Microbial rhythms – a new target to promote health?14
STING negatively regulates antifungal immunity14
CRISPR-Cas and restriction–modification team up to achieve long-term immunity14
Advisory Board and Contents13
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