OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Male-specific bacteriophages and their potential on combating the spreading of T4SS-bearing antimicrobial resistance plasmids	137
Neuroinflammation-mediated relationship between oral microbiome and neurodegenerative diseases	99
Dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes in plasmids and bacteriophages	73
Salmonella in eggs and egg-laying chickens: pathways to effective control	66
TREM-2: friend or foe in infectious diseases?	62
Helicobacter pylori infection: from standard to alternative treatment strategies	54
EnterohepaticHelicobacterspecies – clinical importance, host range, and zoonotic potential	50
The cross-talk between mucormycosis, steroids and diabetes mellitus amidst the global contagion of COVID-19	41
Paving the way forward: Escherichia coli bacteriophages in a One Health approach	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	39
Engineered probiotics as live biotherapeutics for diagnosis and treatment of human diseases	39
Biosynthesis, regulation, and biological significance of fumonisins in fungi: current status and prospects	34
Targeting bioinformatics tools to study the dissemination and spread of antibiotic resistant genes in the environment and clinical settings	34
Relevance of organ(s)-on-a-chip systems to the investigation of food-gut microbiota-host interactions	33
Outer membrane proteins and vesicles as promising vaccine candidates against Vibrio spp. infections	31
Bile acid–gut microbiota crosstalk in irritable bowel syndrome	30
Exploring halophilic environments as a source of new antibiotics	30
Applications of bacteriophages against intracellular bacteria	29
LysR-type transcriptional regulators: state of the art	29
Interplay between Clostridioides difficile infection, host immunity, and metabolism: a comprehensive review	27
Vibrio cholerae virulence and its suppression through the quorum-sensing system	27
Biofilm formation in clinically relevant filamentous fungi: a therapeutic challenge	26
Emerging cellular and molecular interactions between the lung microbiota and lung diseases	25
The microbiome and precision oncology: an emerging paradigm in anticancer therapy	25

Advances in the applications of Bacteriophages and phage products against food-contaminating bacteria	24
The role of influenza A virus-induced hypercytokinemia	24
The role of single and mixed biofilms in Clostridioides difficile infection and strategies for prevention and inhibition	22
Polyamine as a microenvironment factor in resistance to antibiotics	22
The diffusible signaling factor family in microbial signaling: a current perspective	22
Building up a clinical microbiota profiling: a quality framework proposal	21
Probiotics for pancreatic β-cell function: from possible mechanism of action to assessment of effectiveness	21
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: a potential ‘living antibiotic’ to control bacterial pathogens	21
Phage-bacterial evolutionary interactions: experimental models and complications	20
Emerging strategies to target virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections	20
Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa : mechanisms and emerging treatment	20
Emergence of persister cells in Staphylococcus aureus : calculated or fortuitous move?	19
Microbial persisters and host: recent advances and future perspectives	18
Microbial biosynthesis of nucleos(t)ide analogs: applications, and engineering optimization	18
Burkholderia in the genomic era: from taxonomy to the discovery of new antimicrobial secondary metabolites	18
Quorum sensing in biofilms: a key mechanism to target in ecotoxicological studies	17
Ureaplasma infections: update on epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and pathogenesis	17
Multidrug-resistantTrichosporonspecies: underestimated fungal pathogens posing imminent threats in clinical settings	17
Current types of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec ) in clinically relevant coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CoNS) species	16
Nanophotocatalysts against viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria: recent advances	15
Bacillusspore-forming probiotics: benefits with concerns?	15
Porphyromonas gingivalis and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease	15
Ocular surface microbiota dysbiosis contributes to the high prevalence of dry eye disease in diabetic patients	15
Advances in mining and expressing microbial biosynthetic gene clusters	15
Review on computer-assisted biosynthetic capacities elucidation to assess metabolic interactions and communication within microbial communities	14
The role of the probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila in brain functions: insights underpinning therapeutic potential	14
Community dynamics of subgingival microbiome in periodontitis and targets for microbiome modulation therapy	13
The potential for bacteriophages and prophage elements in fighting and preventing the gonorrhea	13
Aspergilli series Versicolores: importance of species identification in the clinical setting	13
The crosstalk between SUMOylation and immune system in host-pathogen interactions	13
Insights into the molecular basis of c-di-GMP signalling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	13
Bdellovibrio and like organisms: current understanding and knowledge gaps of the smallest cellular hunters of the microbial world	12
Mechanisms underlying the effects, and clinical applications, of oral microbiota in lung cancer: current challenges and prospects	11
Designing and development of epitope-based vaccines againstHelicobacter pylori	11
Antibiotic resistance genes in Escherichia coli – literature review	10
Current and novel therapies for management of Acinetobacter baumannii -associated pneumonia	10
Unravelling the sponge microbiome as a promising source of biosurfactants	10
Ex vivo challenge models for infectious diseases	9
Roles of alcohol dehydrogenase 1 in the biological activities of Candida albicans	9
Natural and synthetic molecules with potential to enhance biofilm formation and virulence properties in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	9
Genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in bovine mastitis and its possible implications for human and ecological health	9
Mixed biofilms of pathogenic Candida-bacteria: regulation mechanisms and treatment strategies	9
Phage-inspired strategies to combat antibacterial resistance	9
The complement system as a key modulator of the oral microbiome in health and disease	8
Virovory: control of viral pathogenesis by the protists and the way forward	8
Antimicrobial coatings for environmental surfaces in hospitals: a potential new pillar for prevention strategies in hygiene	8
Multiple potential strategies for the application of nisin and derivatives	8
Acinetobacter baumannii subunit vaccines: recent progress and challenges	8
Molecular imaging of bacterial biofilms—a systematic review	8
Microparticles and nanoparticles-based approaches to improve oral treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection	8

The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway in fungi^†	8
Rapid diagnosis and precision treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in clinical settings	8
Towards the discovery of novel molecular clocks in Prokaryotes	8
Bacterial adhesion to collagens: implications for biofilm formation and disease progression in the oral cavity	8
Are anaerobic fungi crucial hidden players of microbiomes in anoxic environment?	7
Macrophage biology in the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection	7
Interplay between gut microbiota and bile acids in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a review	7
Blocking horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes: an effective strategy in combating antibiotic resistance	7
Nasal microbiome dynamics: decoding the intricate nexus in the progression of respiratory and neurological diseases	7
The role of membrane contact sites at the bacteria-host interface	7
A comprehensive review of Bifidobacterium spp : as a probiotic, application in the food and therapeutic, and forthcoming trends	7
Recent advances in understanding of multifaceted changes in the vaginal microenvironment: implications in vaginal health and therapeutics	7
Interactions between the foreign body reaction andStaphylococcus aureusbiomaterial-associated infection. Winning strategies in the derby on biomaterial implant surfaces	7
Peeling off the layers from microbial dark matter (MDM): recent advances, future challenges, and opportunities	7
Peptide-based strategies for overcoming biofilm-associated infections: a comprehensive review	7
Regulatory transcription factors of Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis with a focus on toxin regulation	7
Polymicrobial biofilms related to dental implant diseases: unravelling the critical role of extracellular biofilm matrix	7
Biosensors for the detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosis: a comprehensive overview	6
The search for aliens within us: a review of evidence and theory regarding the foetal microbiome	6
Interplay between lipid metabolism, lipid droplets and RNA virus replication	6
Anti-fungal peptides: an emerging category with enthralling therapeutic prospects in the treatment of candidiasis	6
A multifarious bacterial surface display: potential platform for biotechnological applications	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
The battle within: how Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses host-pathogen interactions to infect the human lung	6
The WxxxE proteins in microbial pathogenesis	6
Botanicals as promising antimicrobial agents for enhancing oral health: a comprehensive review	6
Selective pressures for public antibiotic resistance	6
Activation of host nucleic acid sensors by Mycobacterium : good for us or good for them?	6
Non-antibiotic compounds associated with humans and the environment can promote horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes	6
Evaluation of the antifungal effect of plant extracts on oral Candida spp. – a critical methodological analysis of the last decade	6
Current developments and prospects of the antibiotic delivery systems	6