OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Cellular Microbiology is 3. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
AFM in cellular and molecular microbiology	45
IntracellularStaphylococcus aureusand host cell death pathways	43
Short chain fatty acids released by Fusobacterium nucleatum are neutrophil chemoattractants acting via free fatty acid receptor 2 ( FFAR2	30
The selective advantage of facultative anaerobes relies on their unique ability to cope with changing oxygen levels during infection	27
Candidalysin triggers epithelial cellular stresses that induce necrotic death	25
Candidalysin delivery to the invasion pocket is critical for host epithelial damage induced byCandida albicans	24
Viral entry and the ubiquitin‐proteasome system	24
Surface area‐to‐volume ratio, not cellular viscoelasticity, is the major determinant of red blood cell traversal through small channels	23
Breaching the phagosome, the case of the tuberculosis agent	22
The roles of tetraspanins in bacterial infections	22
Organ‐on‐chip to investigate host‐pathogens interactions	20
The protein kinase Ire1 impacts pathogenicity of Candida albicans by regulating homeostatic adaptation to endoplasmic reticulum st	20
Aspergillus fumigatus Hsp90 interacts with the main components of the cell wall integrity pathway and cooperates in heat shock and cell wall stress adaptation	20
Zinc finger proteins of Plasmodium falciparum	20
Toxoplasma gondii GRA60 is an effector protein that modulates host cell autonomous immunity and contributes to virulence	19
Distinctive probiotic features share common TLR2 ‐dependent signalling in intestinal epithelial cells	19
Identification of novel inner membrane complex and apical annuli proteins of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum	18
Type III secreted effectors that target mitochondria	18
HRMAn 2.0: Next‐generation artificial intelligence–driven analysis for broad host–pathogen interactions	17
Als3‐mediated attachment of enolase on the surface of Candida albicans cells regulates their interactions with host proteins	17
Valosin‐containing protein ATPase activity regulates the morphogenesis of Zika virus replication organelles and virus‐induced cell death	16
Co‐ and polymicrobial infections in the gut mucosa: The host–microbiota–pathogen perspective	16
Human stem cell‐based models for studying host‐pathogen interactions	16
Fungal factors involved in host immune evasion, modulation and exploitation during infection	16
The CCCTC ‐binding factor CTCF represses hepatitis B virus enhancer I and regulates viral transcription	15

Fluorescent protein‐based reporters reveal stress response of intracellularSalmonella entericaat level of single bacterial cells	15
Characterisation of complexes formed by parasite proteins exported into the host cell compartment of Plasmodium falciparum infecte	15
MicroRNA ‐206 inhibits influenza A virus replication by targeting tankyrase 2	15
Activation mechanisms of inflammasomes by bacterial toxins	15
Using genetically encoded heme sensors to probe the mechanisms of heme uptake and homeostasis in Candida albicans	15
The Coxiella burnetii effector protein CaeB modulates endoplasmatic reticulum ( ER) stress signalli	14
Hepatitis E virus egress and beyond – the manifold roles of the viral ORF3 protein	14
PE_PGRS: Vital proteins in promoting mycobacterial survival and modulating host immunity and metabolism	14
Blockade of endoplasmic reticulum stress‐induced cell death by Ureaplasma parvum vacuolating factor	14
Redistribution of FLAgellar Member 8 during the trypanosome life cycle: Consequences for cell fate prediction	14
Cryptosporidium parvum infection induces autophagy in intestinal epithelial cells	14
Fecal Microbiome Does Not Represent Whole Gut Microbiome	14
Cadherin‐mediated host–pathogen interactions	14
The multiple functions of actin in apicomplexan parasites	13
Inflammasome activation and IL ‐1β signalling in group A Streptococcus disease	13
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT induces G1 cell cycle arrest in melanoma cells	12
An alloy of zinc and innate immunity: Galvanising host defence against infection	12
Importance of twoPDZdomains for the proteolytic and chaperone activities ofHelicobacter pyloriserine proteaseHtrA	12
Very long O‐antigen chains of Salmonella Paratyphi A inhibit inflammasome activation and pyroptotic cell death	11
Host manipulation by bacterial type III and type IV secretion system effector proteases	11
Internal daughter formation of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites is coordinated by transcription factor TgAP2IX ‐5	11
Intestinal inflammation alters mucosal carbohydrate foraging and monosaccharide incorporation into microbial glycans	11
Dictyosteliumlacking the single atlastin homolog Sey1 shows aberrantERarchitecture, proteolytic processes and expansion of theLegionella‐containing vacuole	10
ApiAP2 Gene-Network Regulates Gametocytogenesis in Plasmodium Parasites	9
Bacterial Atlas of Mouse Gut Microbiota	9
Rab7D small GTPase is involved in phago‐, trogocytosis and cytoskeletal reorganization in the enteric protozoan	9
The cytostome‐cytopharynx complex of intracellular and extracellular amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi exhibit structural and functional differences	9
Toxoplasma gondii excreted/secreted proteases disrupt intercellular junction proteins in epithelial cell monolayers to facilitate tachyzoites paracellular migration	9
Disassembly of the apical junctional complex during the transmigration of Leptospira interrogans across polarized renal proximal t	9
Mycobacterium tuberculosis glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase plays a dual role—As an adhesin and as a receptor for plasmin(ogen)	9
Annulate lamellae and intracellular pathogens	9
A conserved malaria parasite antigen Pb22 plays a critical role in male gametogenesis inPlasmodium berghei	9
Recombinant IL ‐22 promotes protection in a murine model of Aspergillus flavus keratitis and mediates host immune responses in human c	8
Zinc metalloprotease ProA of Legionella pneumophila increases alveolar septal thickness in human lung tissue explants by collagen	8
Nuclear trafficking of bacterial effector proteins	8
TheHelicobacter pyloritypeIVsecretion system upregulates epithelial cortactin expression by aCagA‐ andJNK‐dependent pathway	8
Improved automatic detection of herpesvirus secondary envelopment stages in electron microscopy by augmenting training data with synthetic labelled images generated by a generative adversarial network	8
SteC and the intracellular Salmonella ‐induced F‐actin meshwork	7
Advances in host‐based screening for compounds with intracellular anti‐mycobacterial activity	7
Fluorescent tagging of Plasmodium circumsporozoite protein allows imaging of sporozoite formation but blocks egress from oocysts	7
Quantitative analysis reveals internalisation ofCryptococcus neoformansby brain endothelial cells in vivo	7
Single‐cell analyses reveal phosphate availability as critical factor for nutrition of Salmonella enterica within mammalian host c	7
A novel tick protein supports integrity of gut peritrophic matrix impacting existence of gut microbiome and Lyme disease pathogens	7
Mucosal immune responses in the trachea after chronic infection withMycoplasma gallisepticumin unvaccinated and vaccinated mature chickens	7
Inositol polyphosphate–protein interactions: Implications for microbial pathogenicity	7
Egress of archaeal viruses	7
Porphyromonas gingivalis induces penetration of lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan through the gingival epithelium via degradation of coxsac	7
Pathogenesis ofBorrelia burgdorferiandBabesia microtiinTLR4‐CompetentandTLR4‐dysfunctionalC3Hmice	7
Galectin‐3 regulates proinflammatory cytokine function and favoursBrucella abortuschronic replication in macrophages and mice	6
HrpB4 from Xanthomonas campestris pv . vesicatoria acts similarly to SctK protei	6

PfGBP2is a novel G‐quadruplex binding protein inPlasmodium falciparum	6
Plasmodium berghei-Mediated NRF2 Activation in Infected Hepatocytes Enhances Parasite Survival	6
Involvement of N‐glycans in binding of Photorhabdus luminescens Tc toxin	6
Coxiella burnetii encodes an LvgA ‐related protein important for intracellular replication	6
Advanced microscopy technologies enable rapid response toSARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic	6
Symbiosis with Dinoflagellates Alters Cnidarian Cell-Cycle Gene Expression	6
Vam6/Vps39/ TRAP1 ‐domain proteins influence vacuolar morphology, iron acquisition and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans	6
Cyclophilin 19 secreted in the host cell cytosol byTrypanosoma cruzipromotesROSproduction required for parasite growth	6
New methods to decrypt emerging macropinosome functions during the host–pathogen crosstalk	6
Depletion of the mini‐chromosome maintenance complex binding protein allows the progression of cytokinesis despite abnormal karyokinesis during the asexual developme	6
Roles of Porphyromonas gulae proteases in bacterial and host cell biology	6
Burkholderia cenocepacia BCAM2418‐induced antibody inhibits bacterial adhesion, confers protection to infection and enables identification of host glycans as adhesin targets	5
SopB‐ and SifA‐dependent shaping of theSalmonella‐containing vacuole proteome in the social amoebaDictyostelium discoideum	5
The fungivorous amoeba Protostelium aurantium targets redox homeostasis and cell wall integrity during intracellular killing of Candida parapsilosis	5
Genome‐wide genetic screen identifies host ubiquitination as important for Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm effector translocation	5
FeminisingWolbachiadisruptArmadillidium vulgareinsulin‐like signalling pathway	5
Chlamydia and HPV induce centrosome amplification in the host cell through additive mechanisms	5
Hepatitis B virus envelope proteins can serve as therapeutic targets embedded in the host cell plasma membrane	4
A Model of Intracellular Persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Airway Epithelial Cells	4
An apicoplast‐resident folate transporter is essential for sporogony of malaria parasites	4
Nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay does not restrict influenza A virus propagation	4
Endocytosis of the CdtA subunit from the Haemophilus ducreyi cytolethal distending toxin	4
Salmonella Typhimurium manipulates macrophage cholesterol homeostasis through the SseJ ‐mediated suppression of the host cholesterol transport pro	4
The typeIIIsecretion system effectorEspOof enterohaemorrhagicEscherichia coliinhibits apoptosis through an interaction withHAX‐1	4
Host lactosylceramide enhances Edwardsiella tarda infection	4
Rickettsia conorii survival in THP ‐1 macrophages involves host lipid droplet alterations and active ricket	4
Molecular Modeling Guided Drug Designing for the Therapeutic Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis	3
Similarities and Differences among Species Closely Related to Candida albicans: C. tropicalis, C. dubliniensis, and C. auris	3
Host cell membrane microdomains and fungal infection	3
Guanylate-Binding Protein 1 Regulates Infection-Induced Autophagy through TBK1 Phosphorylation	3
NS1 ‐mediated upregulation of ZDHHC22 acyltransferase in influenza a virus infected cells	3
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A putative PKA phosphorylation site S227 in MoSom1 is essential for infection‐related morphogen	3
Plasmodium berghei sporozoites in nonreplicative vacuole are eliminated by a PI3P ‐mediated autophagy‐independent pathway	3
Biomolecules of the Horseshoe Crab’s Hemolymph: Components of an Ancient Defensive Mechanism and Its Impact on the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry	3
Acrylamide inhibits vaccinia virus through vimentin‐independent anti‐viral granule formation	3
Entry of theVaricellovirus Canid herpesvirus 1intoMadin–Darbycanine kidney epithelial cells ispH‐independent and occurs via a macropinocytosis‐like mechanism but without i	3
BSC2 induces multidrug resistance via contributing to the formation of biofilm in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<	3