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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanisms of action of microbicides commonly used in infection prevention and control	99
A Reduction of Transcriptional Regulation in Aquatic Oligotrophic Microorganisms Enhances Fitness in Nutrient-Poor Environments	85
DNA Repair in Staphylococcus aureus	81
Human coronaviruses: activation and antagonism of innate immune responses	80
The intersection of host in vivo metabolism and immune responses to infection with kinetoplastid and apicomplexan parasites	76
Evolutionary trajectory for nuclear functions of ciliary transport complex proteins	74
Resolving spatiotemporal dynamics in bacterial multicellular populations: approaches and challenges	68
The Facts and Family Secrets of Plasmids That Replicate via the Rolling-Circle Mechanism	51
Interplay between group A Streptococcus and host innate immune responses	50
Lipoic acid attachment to proteins: stimulating new developments	50
HIV reservoirs in lymphomagenesis: hidden driver in the era of viral suppression?	46
Revisiting cattle respiratory health: key roles of the gut-lung axis in the dynamics of respiratory tract pathobiome	46
Genotypic diversity, virulence, and molecular genetic tools in Histoplasma	45
EcoSal Plus will become a part of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews	45
Understanding the gut microbiota by considering human evolution: a story of fire, cereals, cooking, molecular ingenuity, and functional cooperation	45
Hepatitis B virus entry, assembly, and egress	45
Computational Tools for the Analysis of Uncultivated Phage Genomes	44
Outer Membrane Vesicles: Biogenesis, Functions, and Issues	41
Type III Secretion in Chlamydia	37
Bacterial cell volume regulation and the importance of cyclic di-AMP	36
Neurotransmitter signaling in molecular and behavioral immune responses to pathogens in C. elegans	34
Molecular pathogenesis of Haemophilus ducreyi infection in human volunteers	34
Mating-Type Switching in Budding Yeasts, from Flip/Flop Inversion to Cassette Mechanisms	33
Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperones in Viral Infection: Therapeutic Perspectives	31
How It All Begins: Bacterial Factors Mediating the Colonization of Invertebrate Hosts by Beneficial Symbionts	31

Aminoglycoside uptake, stress, and potentiation in Gram-negative bacteria: new therapies with old molecules	28
Editorial Board	28
Membrane and organelle rearrangement during ascospore formation in budding yeast	27
Structural and functional diversity of Resistance-Nodulation-Division (RND) efflux pump transporters with implications for antimicrobial resistance	25
Chemotropism and Cell-Cell Fusion in Fungi	25
Host specificity of gut microbiota associated with social bees: patterns and processes	24
The biology and pathogenicity of Clostridium perfringens type F: a common human enteropathogen with a new(ish) name	24
Programmed chromosome fragmentation in ciliated protozoa: multiple means to chromosome ends	22
CRISPRi functional genomics in bacteria and its application to medical and industrial research	22
Vesicular mechanisms of drug resistance in apicomplexan parasites	21
Lessons Learned and Yet-to-Be Learned on the Importance of RNA Structure in SARS-CoV-2 Replication	21
Reconsidering the blood-brain barrier: histopathology and microanatomy of cryptococcal CNS infection	19
Editorial Board	19
The polinton-like supergroup of viruses: evolution, molecular biology, and taxonomy	19
Recent developments in Aspergillus fumigatus research: diversity, drugs, and disease	19
Viral factors underlying the pandemic potential of influenza viruses	18
Fatty acid synthesis and utilization in gram-positive bacteria: insights from Bacillus subtilis	18
The ArcAB Two-Component System: Function in Metabolism, Redox Control, and Infection	17
Structural analysis of resistance-nodulation cell division transporters	17
Creating the “Dew Drop on a Rose Petal”: the Molecular Pathogenesis of Varicella-Zoster Virus Skin Lesions	16
Microbial Biogeochemical Cycling of Nitrogen in Arid Ecosystems	16
How fungi see the world: fungal photoreceptors and their role in the regulation of fungal biology	16
Genetic and environmental control of parasexual reproduction in the pathogenic Candida species	16
Spatially structured models of viral dynamics: a scoping review	16
Unraveling the complexities of neurotropic virus infection and immune evasion	15
A bird’s-eye view of the endoplasmic reticulum in filamentous fungi	15
Correction for Zhu and Zheng, “The Race between Host Antiviral Innate Immunity and the Immune Evasion Strategies of Herpes Simplex Virus 1”	15
Enzyme Discovery in Anaerobic Fungi (Neocallimastigomycetes) Enables Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Innovation	14
Infection Defects of RNA and DNA Viruses Induced by Antiviral RNA Interference	14
Biological relevance of in vitro cellular models to study varicella-zoster virus—host cell interactome: current limitations and future perspectives	14
Microbiology of human spaceflight: microbial responses to mechanical forces that impact health and habitat sustainability	13
Molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry: implications for biomedical strategies	12
Insights into ecology, pathogenesis, and biofilm formation of Enterococcus faecalis from functional genomics	12
2022 Acknowledgment of MMBR Reviewers	11
Adaptations and metabolic evolution of myzozoan protists across diverse lifestyles and environments	11
The Role of Chromatin and Transcriptional Control in the Formation of Sexual Fruiting Bodies in Fungi	11
Sugar-Phosphate Toxicities	11
Bacterial acquisition of host fatty acids has far-reaching implications on virulence	11
Methyl-Based Methanogenesis: an Ecological and Genomic Review	10
Hemophore-like proteins of the HmuY family in the oral and gut microbiome: unraveling the mystery of their evolution	10
Urinary tract infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa	10
Negative and ambisense RNA virus ribonucleocapsids: more than protective armor	10
Prions and protein aggregates as pathogens, self-propagating structures, biomarkers, and therapeutic targets	10
Longevity of Fungal Mycelia and Nuclear Quality Checks: a New Hypothesis for the Role of Clamp Connections in Dikaryons	10
Hit ‘em Where It Hurts: Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide as a Vaccine Target	9
2024 Acknowledgment of MMBR Reviewers	9
Metabolic homeostasis in fungal infections from the perspective of pathogens, immune cells, and whole-body systems	9
Microbiome Interconnectedness throughout Environments with Major Consequences for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet	8
Physiological adventures in Candida albicans : farnesol and ubiquinones	8
Roles of the Microbiota of the Female Reproductive Tract in Gynecological and Reproductive Health	7

STRIPAK, a fundamental signaling hub of eukaryotic development	7
Viruses Defined by the Position of the Virosphere within the Replicator Space	7
2023 Acknowledgment of MMBR Reviewers	7
Deceiving the gatekeepers: virus modulation of gap junctions	7
The Peptidyl Transferase Center: a Window to the Past	7
Enterococcus faecalis : an overlooked cell invader	7
The Siphamia-Photobacterium symbiosis: a binary vertebrate model for host-microbe interactions	6
Coinfection by multiple Trypanosoma cruzi clones: a new perspective on host-parasite relationship with consequences for pathogenesis and management of Chagas disease	6
Threats from the Candida parapsilosis complex: the surge of multidrug resistance and a hotbed for new emerging pathogens	6
Harnessing the Power of Model Organisms To Unravel Microbial Functions in the Coral Holobiont	6
Clearing the air: unraveling past and guiding future research in atmospheric chemosynthesis	6
White-opaque switching in Candida albicans : cell biology, regulation, and function	6
Microbial plastic degradation: enzymes, pathways, challenges, and perspectives	6
Hsp90, a team player in protein quality control and the stress response in bacteria	6
Polio virotherapy provokes MDA5 signaling and CD4 ⁺ T cell help to mediate cancer in situ vaccination	6