OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Reviews in Microbiology is 14. 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
Rotavirus-related systemic diseases: clinical manifestation, evidence and pathogenesis	26
Colonization ofHelicobacter pyloriin the oral cavity – an endless controversy?	26
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
Role of the oral microbiome, metabolic pathways, and novel diagnostic tools in intra-oral halitosis: a comprehensive update	25
Highlighting the use of micro and nanoparticles based-drug delivery systems for the treatment ofHelicobacter pyloriinfections	23
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Porphyromonas gingivalis and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease	15
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
The role of two-component regulatory systems in environmental sensing and virulence inSalmonella	14
Combatting intracellular pathogens using bacteriophage delivery	14