OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Global Organization and Proposed Megataxonomy of the Virus World	370
Staphylococcal Biofilm Development: Structure, Regulation, and Treatment Strategies	303
The Race between Host Antiviral Innate Immunity and the Immune Evasion Strategies of Herpes Simplex Virus 1	92
Microbial Community Resilience across Ecosystems and Multiple Disturbances	86
Salmonella versus the Microbiome	80
Extracellular Metabolism Sets the Table for Microbial Cross-Feeding	59
How the PhoP/PhoQ System Controls Virulence and Mg ²⁺ Homeostasis: Lessons in Signal Transduction, Pathogenesis, Physiology, and Evolution	58
Viruses Defined by the Position of the Virosphere within the Replicator Space	54
Uncovering the Hidden Credentials ofBrucellaVirulence	49
CRISPR Tools To Control Gene Expression in Bacteria	47
The Baltimore Classification of Viruses 50 Years Later: How Does It Stand in the Light of Virus Evolution?	46
Large Clostridial Toxins: Mechanisms and Roles in Disease	43
Response Mechanisms of Invertebrates to Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Proteins	42
Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a Model To Study Chemosensory Pathway Signaling	41
In VitroStudies of Persister Cells	41
The Bewildering Antitubercular Action of Pyrazinamide	37
Microbiota-Propelled T Helper 17 Cells in Inflammatory Diseases and Cancer	36
A Forgotten Episode of Marburg Virus Disease: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1967	33
Bioavailability Based on the Gut Microbiota: a New Perspective	32
Plasma Membrane MCC/Eisosome Domains Promote Stress Resistance in Fungi	30
Emerging Roles of Functional Bacterial Amyloids in Gene Regulation, Toxicity, and Immunomodulation	28
Small-Molecule Acetylation by GCN5-Related N -Acetyltransferases in Bacteria	27
Alternative DNA Structures In Vivo : Molecular Evidence and Remaining Questions	26
Outer Membrane Vesicles: Biogenesis, Functions, and Issues	26
Growing Ungrowable Bacteria: Overview and Perspectives on Insect Symbiont Culturability	26

Mating Systems in True Morels ( Morchella )	26
Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperones in Viral Infection: Therapeutic Perspectives	25
A Comprehensive View of Translesion Synthesis in Escherichia coli	24
Incompatibility Group I1 (IncI1) Plasmids: Their Genetics, Biology, and Public Health Relevance	24
Molecular Virology of SARS-CoV-2 and Related Coronaviruses	23
The ArcAB Two-Component System: Function in Metabolism, Redox Control, and Infection	23
RidA Proteins Protect against Metabolic Damage by Reactive Intermediates	22
Microbial Biogeochemical Cycling of Nitrogen in Arid Ecosystems	22
Harnessing the Power of Model Organisms To Unravel Microbial Functions in the Coral Holobiont	22
Roles of the Microbiota of the Female Reproductive Tract in Gynecological and Reproductive Health	21
The Peptidyl Transferase Center: a Window to the Past	21
Molecular Mechanisms and Evolutionary Consequences of Spore Killers in Ascomycetes	20
Touching the Surface: Diverse Roles for the Flagellar Membrane in Kinetoplastid Parasites	20
The Role of Neutrophils in Brucellosis	19
Modeling Tubercular ESX-1 Secretion Using Mycobacterium marinum	19
Bacterial Vivisection: How Fluorescence-Based Imaging Techniques Shed a Light on the Inner Workings of Bacteria	18
Sugar-Phosphate Toxicities	18
FabT, a Bacterial Transcriptional Repressor That Limits Futile Fatty Acid Biosynthesis	16
New Thoughts on an Old Topic: Secrets of Bacterial Spore Resistance Slowly Being Revealed	16
Methyl-Based Methanogenesis: an Ecological and Genomic Review	15
Genetic Networks That Govern Sexual Reproduction in the Pezizomycotina	14
Epidemiology and Molecular Basis of Multidrug Resistance in Rhodococcus equi	14
Computational Tools for the Analysis of Uncultivated Phage Genomes	14
P2RX7 at the Host-Pathogen Interface of Infectious Diseases	13
Evolutionary Morphogenesis of Sexual Fruiting Bodies in Basidiomycota: Toward a New Evo-Devo Synthesis	13
An Interplay of Multiple Positive and Negative Factors Governs Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus	13
A Thermosensitive, Phase-Variable Epigenetic Switch: pap Revisited	13
DNA Repair in Staphylococcus aureus	13
The CD8⁺T Cell Noncytotoxic Antiviral Responses	12
Structural Biology of the Enterovirus Replication-Linked 5′-Cloverleaf RNA and Associated Virus Proteins	10
How It All Begins: Bacterial Factors Mediating the Colonization of Invertebrate Hosts by Beneficial Symbionts	10
Stress Response in Bifidobacteria	10
The Facts and Family Secrets of Plasmids That Replicate via the Rolling-Circle Mechanism	10
Take a Walk to the Wild Side of Caenorhabditis elegans -Pathogen Interactions	10
Antimicrobial Peptides and Small Molecules Targeting the Cell Membrane of Staphylococcus aureus	10
Subdominance in Antibody Responses: Implications for Vaccine Development	9
The Classical, Yet Controversial, First Enzyme of Lipid Synthesis: Escherichia coli Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase	9
A Virus Is a Community: Diversity within Negative-Sense RNA Virus Populations	8
Transcending Dimensions in Apicomplexan Research: from Two-Dimensional to Three-Dimensional In Vitro Cultures	8
Mechanical Forces Govern Interactions of Host Cells with Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens	8
Advances in the Structural Biology, Mechanism, and Physiology of Cyclopropane Fatty Acid Modifications of Bacterial Membranes	8
Microbiome Interconnectedness throughout Environments with Major Consequences for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet	8
Landmark Discoveries and Recent Advances in Type IV Pilus Research	8
More than a Pore: Nonlytic Antimicrobial Functions of Complement and Bacterial Strategies for Evasion	8
Gene Expression: the Key to Understanding HIV-1 Infection?	8
Chemotropism and Cell-Cell Fusion in Fungi	7
The Fission Yeast Mating-Type Switching Motto: “One-for-Two” and “Two-for-One”	6
Pneumocystis Mating-Type Locus and Sexual Cycle during Infection	6
Type III Secretion in Chlamydia	6
Generation and Repair of Postreplication Gaps in Escherichia coli	6