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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Candida albicans biofilms and polymicrobial interactions	118
Bacterial survival strategies and responses under heavy metal stress: a comprehensive overview	96
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus: a highly lethal bunyavirus	86
Inhibition ofStreptococcus mutansbiofilm formation by strategies targeting the metabolism of exopolysaccharides	73
Inflammatory bowel disease: tri-directional relationship between microbiota, immune system and intestinal epithelium	61
Next-generation probiotics: a promising approach towards designing personalized medicine	57
Ways to control harmful biofilms: prevention, inhibition, and eradication	55
Lung-brain axis	52
Water in bacterial biofilms: pores and channels, storage and transport functions	48
Community-wide changes reflecting bacterial interspecific interactions in multispecies biofilms	47
Akkermansia muciniphila plays critical roles in host health	44
Helicobacter pylori infection: from standard to alternative treatment strategies	42
Candida albicanstargets that potentially synergize with fluconazole	41
Exploiting solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers for drug delivery against cutaneous fungal infections	39
The role of the probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila in brain functions: insights underpinning therapeutic potential	37
Microbial symbionts of insects as a source of new antimicrobials: a review	34
Listeria monocytogenes: review of pathogenesis and virulence determinants-targeted immunological assays	33
Sneathia: an emerging pathogen in female reproductive disease and adverse perinatal outcomes	32
Polymicrobial interaction between Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: coexistence-relevant mechanisms	31
Mixed biofilms of pathogenic Candida-bacteria: regulation mechanisms and treatment strategies	30
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: a potential ‘living antibiotic’ to control bacterial pathogens	28
Antimicrobial coatings for environmental surfaces in hospitals: a potential new pillar for prevention strategies in hygiene	27
Colonization ofHelicobacter pyloriin the oral cavity – an endless controversy?	26
Rotavirus-related systemic diseases: clinical manifestation, evidence and pathogenesis	26
Role of the oral microbiome, metabolic pathways, and novel diagnostic tools in intra-oral halitosis: a comprehensive update	25

Burkholderia in the genomic era: from taxonomy to the discovery of new antimicrobial secondary metabolites	25
The role of microbial infection in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and the opportunity for protection by anti-microbial peptides	25
Metal-organic frameworks for diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases	25
Highlighting the use of micro and nanoparticles based-drug delivery systems for the treatment ofHelicobacter pyloriinfections	23
Diversity of the bacteriocins, their classification and potential applications in combat of antibiotic resistant and clinically relevant pathogens	22
EnterohepaticHelicobacterspecies – clinical importance, host range, and zoonotic potential	22
Nisin resistance in Gram-positive bacteria and approaches to circumvent resistance for successful therapeutic use	22
The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway in fungi^†	22
The era of Cas12 and Cas13 CRISPR-based disease diagnosis	21
Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae chronic colonization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	20
Bacterial adhesion to collagens: implications for biofilm formation and disease progression in the oral cavity	20
Bacillusspore-forming probiotics: benefits with concerns?	20
Relevance of organ(s)-on-a-chip systems to the investigation of food-gut microbiota-host interactions	20
The opportunistic nature of gut commensal microbiota	19
The genus Paraconiothyrium: species concepts, biological functions, and secondary metabolites	18
Climate change: how it impacts the emergence, transmission, resistance and consequences of viral infections in animals and plants	18
HIV co-receptor-tropism: cellular and molecular events behind the enigmatic co-receptor switching	18
Applications of bacteriophages against intracellular bacteria	18
Bacteriophage endolysins against gram-positive bacteria, an overview on the clinical development and recent advances on the delivery and formulation strategies	17
Plasmodium malariae, current knowledge and future research opportunities on a neglected malaria parasite species	17
Discerning the role of polymicrobial biofilms in the ascent, prevalence, and extent of heteroresistance in clinical practice	17
Unnatural amino acids: promising implications for the development of new antimicrobial peptides	17
Interactions between the foreign body reaction andStaphylococcus aureusbiomaterial-associated infection. Winning strategies in the derby on biomaterial implant surfaces	16
Bioactive compounds: a goldmine for defining new strategies against pathogenic bacterial biofilms?	16
Porphyromonas gingivalis and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease	15
Polymicrobial biofilms related to dental implant diseases: unravelling the critical role of extracellular biofilm matrix	15
Biofilm formation in clinically relevant filamentous fungi: a therapeutic challenge	15
The role of two-component regulatory systems in environmental sensing and virulence inSalmonella	14
Combatting intracellular pathogens using bacteriophage delivery	14
Recent advances in understanding of multifaceted changes in the vaginal microenvironment: implications in vaginal health and therapeutics	14
Multidrug-resistantTrichosporonspecies: underestimated fungal pathogens posing imminent threats in clinical settings	14
TREM-1 isoforms in bacterial infections: to immune modulation and beyond	13
Interplay between gut microbiota and bile acids in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a review	13
Nanophotocatalysts against viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria: recent advances	13
The role of influenza A virus-induced hypercytokinemia	12
Salmonella in eggs and egg-laying chickens: pathways to effective control	12
Prospective and challenges of live bacterial therapeutics from a superhero Escherichia coli Nissle 1917	11
The equine hindgut as a reservoir of mobile genetic elements and antimicrobial resistance genes	11
Advances in mining and expressing microbial biosynthetic gene clusters	11
Antibiotic resistance in the microbiota of periodontitis patients: an update of current findings	11
Food and gut originated bacteriocins involved in gut microbe-host interactions	11
Cryptococcus neoformans–astrocyte interactions: effect on fungal blood brain barrier disruption, brain invasion, and meningitis progression	10
Multiple potential strategies for the application of nisin and derivatives	10
Natural and synthetic molecules with potential to enhance biofilm formation and virulence properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	10
Oral microbiota and vitamin D impact on oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinogenesis: a narrative literature review	10
Bdellovibrio and like organisms: current understanding and knowledge gaps of the smallest cellular hunters of the microbial world	10
Applications of the phage display technology in molecular biology, biotechnology and medicine	10
Bioinformatic approaches for studying the microbiome of fermented food	9
Probiotics: insights and new opportunities for Clostridioides difficile intervention	9
Biosensors for the detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosis: a comprehensive overview	9

Phage-inspired strategies to combat antibacterial resistance	9
Bile acid–gut microbiota crosstalk in irritable bowel syndrome	9
Biosynthesis, regulation, and biological significance of fumonisins in fungi: current status and prospects	8
Long-Term effects of COVID-19: a review of current perspectives and mechanistic insights	8
Small molecule based anti-virulence approaches against Candida albicans infections	8
Antimicrobial peptides as promising antibiotic adjuvants to combat drug-resistant pathogens	8
The role of microbiome: a novel insight into urolithiasis	8
Advances on diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infections	8
Paving the way forward: Escherichia coli bacteriophages in a One Health approach	8
Deciphering the role of gut metabolites in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	7
Photoactivity of hypericin: from natural product to antifungal application	7
Microbial cell factories a new dimension in bio-nanotechnology: exploring the robustness of nature	7
Metabolic flexibility and extensive adaptability governing multiple drug resistance and enhanced virulence in Candida albicans	7
Small investments with big returns: environmental genomic bioprospecting of microbial life	7
Human gut homeostasis and regeneration: the role of the gut microbiota and its metabolites	7
A comprehensive guide on screening and selection of a suitable AMP against biofilm-forming bacteria	7
Probiotics for pancreatic β-cell function: from possible mechanism of action to assessment of effectiveness	7
New tools to mitigate drug resistance in Enterobacteriaceae – Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae	7
Acinetobacter baumannii subunit vaccines: recent progress and challenges	7
Non-antibiotic compounds associated with humans and the environment can promote horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes	6
Bacterial cyclomodulins: types and roles in carcinogenesis	6
The biotechnological potential of Aeromonas: a bird’s eye view	6
Pathogenesis ofBrucellaepididymoorchitis-game ofBrucelladeath	6
A comprehensive status update on modification of foley catheter to combat catheter-associated urinary tract infections and microbial biofilms	6
Regulatory transcription factors of Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis with a focus on toxin regulation	6
Molecular imaging of bacterial biofilms—a systematic review	6
Convergence of flow cytometry and bacteriology. Current and future applications: a focus on food and clinical microbiology	6
Temporal development of the infant oral microbiome	6
Modulating host gene expression via gut microbiome–microRNA interplay to treat human diseases	6
Antibiotic resistance: a global crisis, problems and solutions	5
Sensitive delivery systems and novel encapsulation technologies for live biotherapeutic products and probiotics	5
Quorum sensing in biofilms: a key mechanism to target in ecotoxicological studies	5
Emerging strategies to target virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections	5
Aspergilli series Versicolores: importance of species identification in the clinical setting	5
Exploring halophilic environments as a source of new antibiotics	5
Ocular surface microbiota dysbiosis contributes to the high prevalence of dry eye disease in diabetic patients	5
Towards the discovery of novel molecular clocks in Prokaryotes	5
Molecular interactions and their predictive roles in cell pole determination in bacteria	5
The complement system as a key modulator of the oral microbiome in health and disease	5
Prokaryotic life finds a way: insights from evolutionary experimentation in bacteria	5
Building up a clinical microbiota profiling: a quality framework proposal	5