OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Neuroinflammation-mediated relationship between oral microbiome and neurodegenerative diseases	172
Dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes in plasmids and bacteriophages	67
Male-specific bacteriophages and their potential on combating the spreading of T4SS-bearing antimicrobial resistance plasmids	60
Helicobacter pylori infection: from standard to alternative treatment strategies	60
TREM-2: friend or foe in infectious diseases?	58
Salmonella in eggs and egg-laying chickens: pathways to effective control	43
Paving the way forward: Escherichia coli bacteriophages in a One Health approach	43
The cross-talk between mucormycosis, steroids and diabetes mellitus amidst the global contagion of COVID-19	43
Engineered probiotics as live biotherapeutics for diagnosis and treatment of human diseases	41
Host and bacterial lipid metabolism during tuberculosis infections: possibilities to synergise host- and bacteria-directed therapies	40
Antimicrobial peptides as promising antibiotic adjuvants to combat drug-resistant pathogens	38
Biosynthesis, regulation, and biological significance of fumonisins in fungi: current status and prospects	37
Antibiotic heteroresistance: an important factor in the failure of Helicobacter Pylori eradication	35
Outer membrane proteins and vesicles as promising vaccine candidates against Vibrio spp. infections	34
Relevance of organ(s)-on-a-chip systems to the investigation of food-gut microbiota-host interactions	31
Targeting bioinformatics tools to study the dissemination and spread of antibiotic resistant genes in the environment and clinical settings	29
LysR-type transcriptional regulators: state of the art	29
Bile acid–gut microbiota crosstalk in irritable bowel syndrome	29
Vibrio cholerae virulence and its suppression through the quorum-sensing system	28
Exploring halophilic environments as a source of new antibiotics	28
Interplay between Clostridioides difficile infection, host immunity, and metabolism: a comprehensive review	27
The microbiome and precision oncology: an emerging paradigm in anticancer therapy	25
The crosstalk between gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites in hepatocellular carcinoma	25
Advances in the applications of Bacteriophages and phage products against food-contaminating bacteria	24
Emerging cellular and molecular interactions between the lung microbiota and lung diseases	24

Polyamine as a microenvironment factor in resistance to antibiotics	23
Bacterial vaginosis: advancing insights into microbial dysbiosis	23
Building up a clinical microbiota profiling: a quality framework proposal	22
Probiotics for pancreatic β-cell function: from possible mechanism of action to assessment of effectiveness	22
Endophytic fungi-bioinspired nanoparticles potential to control infectious disease	22
The role of single and mixed biofilms in Clostridioides difficile infection and strategies for prevention and inhibition	21
The diffusible signaling factor family in microbial signaling: a current perspective	21
Phage-bacterial evolutionary interactions: experimental models and complications	19
Emergence of persister cells in Staphylococcus aureus : calculated or fortuitous move?	19
Emerging strategies to target virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections	18
Biotherapeutic potential of gut microbiota-derived indole-3-acetic acid	18
Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa : mechanisms and emerging treatment	17
Microbial persisters and host: recent advances and future perspectives	17
Ureaplasma infections: update on epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and pathogenesis	17
Ocular surface microbiota dysbiosis contributes to the high prevalence of dry eye disease in diabetic patients	16
Current types of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec ) in clinically relevant coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CoNS) species	16
Advances in mining and expressing microbial biosynthetic gene clusters	15
Microbial biosynthesis of nucleos(t)ide analogs: applications, and engineering optimization	15
Quorum sensing in biofilms: a key mechanism to target in ecotoxicological studies	14
Bacillusspore-forming probiotics: benefits with concerns?	14
The role of the probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila in brain functions: insights underpinning therapeutic potential	13
Review on computer-assisted biosynthetic capacities elucidation to assess metabolic interactions and communication within microbial communities	13
Porphyromonas gingivalis and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease	13
Community dynamics of subgingival microbiome in periodontitis and targets for microbiome modulation therapy	12
The crosstalk between SUMOylation and immune system in host-pathogen interactions	12
Mechanisms underlying the effects, and clinical applications, of oral microbiota in lung cancer: current challenges and prospects	12
Aspergilli series Versicolores: importance of species identification in the clinical setting	12
Bdellovibrio and like organisms: current understanding and knowledge gaps of the smallest cellular hunters of the microbial world	11
Current and novel therapies for management of Acinetobacter baumannii -associated pneumonia	11
Insights into the molecular basis of c-di-GMP signalling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	11
The potential for bacteriophages and prophage elements in fighting and preventing the gonorrhea	11
Genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in bovine mastitis and its possible implications for human and ecological health	11
Roles of alcohol dehydrogenase 1 in the biological activities of Candida albicans	10
Designing and development of epitope-based vaccines againstHelicobacter pylori	10
Unravelling the sponge microbiome as a promising source of biosurfactants	10
Phage-inspired strategies to combat antibacterial resistance	10
Antibiotic resistance genes in Escherichia coli – literature review	10
Marine microbial enzymes as potential antibiofilm agents: expanding the arsenal of bioactive agents targeting biofilm-forming microorganisms	10
Ex vivo challenge models for infectious diseases	9
Multiple potential strategies for the application of nisin and derivatives	9
Antimicrobial coatings for environmental surfaces in hospitals: a potential new pillar for prevention strategies in hygiene	9
Natural and synthetic molecules with potential to enhance biofilm formation and virulence properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	9
Microparticles and nanoparticles-based approaches to improve oral treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection	9
The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway in fungi^†	9
Type IV pilin regulation: a transcriptional overview	9
Towards the discovery of novel molecular clocks in Prokaryotes	9
Virovory: control of viral pathogenesis by the protists and the way forward	9
Acinetobacter baumannii subunit vaccines: recent progress and challenges	8
Are anaerobic fungi crucial hidden players of microbiomes in anoxic environment?	8
Peeling off the layers from microbial dark matter (MDM): recent advances, future challenges, and opportunities	8

Peptide-based strategies for overcoming biofilm-associated infections: a comprehensive review	8
Thermogenesis dynamics and influenza A virus: unveiling the intriguing interplay	8
Molecular imaging of bacterial biofilms—a systematic review	8
Interactions between the foreign body reaction andStaphylococcus aureusbiomaterial-associated infection. Winning strategies in the derby on biomaterial implant surfaces	8
Macrophage biology in the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection	8
Blocking horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes: an effective strategy in combating antibiotic resistance	8
The complement system as a key modulator of the oral microbiome in health and disease	8
Rapid diagnosis and precision treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in clinical settings	8
Nasal microbiome dynamics: decoding the intricate nexus in the progression of respiratory and neurological diseases	8
Selective pressures for public antibiotic resistance	8
Polymicrobial biofilms related to dental implant diseases: unravelling the critical role of extracellular biofilm matrix	7
Interplay between gut microbiota and bile acids in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a review	7
Recent advances in understanding of multifaceted changes in the vaginal microenvironment: implications in vaginal health and therapeutics	7
Regulatory transcription factors of Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis with a focus on toxin regulation	7
Glycosylation orchestrates virulence and pathogenicity of periodontal keystone pathogens	7
A comprehensive review of Bifidobacterium spp : as a probiotic, application in the food and therapeutic, and forthcoming trends	7
Biosensors for the detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosis: a comprehensive overview	6
Non-antibiotic compounds associated with humans and the environment can promote horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes	6
A multifarious bacterial surface display: potential platform for biotechnological applications	6
Evaluation of the antifungal effect of plant extracts on oral Candida spp. – a critical methodological analysis of the last decade	6
The search for aliens within us: a review of evidence and theory regarding the foetal microbiome	6
The battle within: how Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses host-pathogen interactions to infect the human lung	6
Botanicals as promising antimicrobial agents for enhancing oral health: a comprehensive review	6
Activation of host nucleic acid sensors by Mycobacterium : good for us or good for them?	6
Biofilm-associated Escherichia coli infections: pathogenesis, clinical implications, and treatment strategies	6
Water and mosquitoes as key components of the infective cycle of Francisella tularensis in Europe: a review	6
The development and application of the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI)	6
Interplay between lipid metabolism, lipid droplets and RNA virus replication	6
Mycobacterium abscessus: insights from a bioinformatic perspective	5
Ferroptosis, from the virus point of view: opportunities and challenges	5
Applications of the phage display technology in molecular biology, biotechnology and medicine	5
The role of bacteriophage in inflammatory bowel disease and its therapeutic potential	5
Current developments and prospects of the antibiotic delivery systems	5
Transformation of colitis and colorectal cancer: a tale of gut microbiota	5
Long-Term effects of COVID-19: a review of current perspectives and mechanistic insights	5
Probiotics: insights and new opportunities for Clostridioides difficile intervention	5
The WxxxE proteins in microbial pathogenesis	5
Anti-fungal peptides: an emerging category with enthralling therapeutic prospects in the treatment of candidiasis	5
Bile acid and its bidirectional interactions with gut microbiota: a review	5