OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Future Microbiology is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of Rapamycin on Cryptococcus Neoformans : Cellular Organization, Biophysics and Virulence Factors	98
Predicting of novel homoserine dehydrogenase inhibitors against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis : integrating in silico and i	81
Therapeutic Potential of MiRNAS in Clostridioides Difficile Infection	41
Natural Bioactives Versus Synthetic Antibiotics for the Attenuation of Quorum Sensing-Regulated Virulence Factors of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa	34
Repurposing Prokaryotic Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-Cas Adaptive Immune System to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance	31
Sources, transmission and hospital-associated outbreaks of nontuberculous mycobacteria: a review	28
First Report of Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis After COVID-19 Infection in Bulgaria	27
Akkermansia muciniphila improves gastric cancer treatment by modulating the immune microenvironment	24
In vitro Activities of Antibiotic Combinations Against Mature Biofilms of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Isolates	24
Propionylation of Fis K32 in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi: a key modification affecting pathogenicity	23
Sulbactam–durlobactam: a β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination targeting Acinetobacter baumannii	21
Analysis of subgingival bacterial and fungal diversity in patients with peri-implantitis based on 16sRNA and internal transcribed spacer sequencing	20
Diacetylcurcumin: a novel strategy against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm in root canal disinfection	20
Hospital-Onset Bacteremia: Clinical and Regulatory Ramifications	19
Evaluation of the Potential Of Rejuveinix Plus Dexamethasone Against Sepsis	18
Novel automated AIMLAM for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis	18
Roles of the components of the cag -pathogenicity island encoded type IV secretion system in Helicobacter pylori	17
Effect of amikacin-humic acid combination on Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm: an in vitro and in silico stu	17
A plain language summary of the LOCK IT-100 study of taurolidine/heparin catheter lock solution and catheter-related bloodstream infection in hemodialysis	17
Micro- and Nanoparticles as Platforms for the Treatment of Fungal Infections: Present and Future Perspectives	16
Helicobacter pylori infection delays neutrophil apoptosis and exacerbates inflammatory response	16
In Vivo Efficacy of Pyochelin-Mediated Delivery of Zingerone in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa -Induced Peritonitis	16
Dormant yet dangerous: the role of cell rest in perseverance	16
A new N -acylhydrazone oxadiazole derivative with activity against mycobacteria	15
Experimental Models for Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Studies of Antifungals Used in Cryptococcosis Treatment	15

Role and Perception of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Trainees During the COVID-19 Crisis	14
Genetic Associations in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Toward Developing Polygenic Risk Scores	14
In Vitro Susceptibility of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Rods To Meropenem–Vaborbactam and Delafloxacin	14
Sertraline Has Fungicidal Activity Against Candida Spp. and Acts by Inhibiting Membrane and Cell Wall Biosynthesis	13
Effect of Prebiotics on Bacteroides sp. Adhesion and Biofilm Formation and Synbiotic Effect on Clostridioides Difficile	13
Manipulation and Exploitation Of Host Immune System by Pathogenic Mycobacterium Tuberculosis for its Advantage	13
Bacteriophage-based bioassays: an expected paradigm shift in microbial diagnostics	12
Detection of Yersinia enterocolitica , Shigella spp. and Salmonella spp. in Rattus norvegicu	12
Butyrate Affects Bacterial Virulence: A New Perspective on Preventing Enteric Bacterial Pathogen Invasion	12
Antimicrobial gel with silver vanadate and silver nanoparticles: antifungal and physicochemical evaluation	12
Isavuconazole activity against Candida species from Brazil focusing on C. auris : MIC comparison between E	12
Extract of Sophorae Flavescentis Radix–Cnidii Fructus Couplet Medicines Treats Vulvovaginal Candidiasis by Affecting the Vaginal Mucosal Barrier	12
Prevalence of linezolid resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
In vitro susceptibility of C. neoformans isolates against FLU from HIV-negative CM patients in Guangdong,	12
Online dashboards for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology	11
Ultra-Long-Acting Antivirals as Chemical Vaccines to Prevent Viral Diseases	11
No access, no cure: the global crisis of treating extensively drug-resistant carbapenemase-producing organisms	11
Antifungal and Anti-Virulence Activity of Six Essential Oils Against Important Candida Species – A Preliminary Study	11
JN.1: ongoing considerations of the shifting landscape of SARS-CoV-2 variants	11
Mechanism of Pulmonary Plague Biphasic Syndrome: Inhibition or Activation of NF-κB Signaling Pathway	10
FLA94, an isatin derivative, inhibits Candida albicans growth by inducing membrane damage and ROS overaccumulation	10
Characteristics of COVID-19 and Mortality-Associated Factors During the First Year of the Pandemic in Southeast Mexico	10
Real-world experience with rezafungin for the treatment of biofilm-forming Candida infections	10
Application of microbial enzymes in medicine and industry: current status and future perspectives	10
Whole 16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals differences in the oral microbiota of healthy individuals infected with oral HPV	10
Activity of extracts and isolated compounds Trichilia catigua against clinically relevant candida species	10
SUBA-itraconazole in the treatment of systemic fungal infections	10
Clinical Characteristics, Activity Levels and Mental Health Problems in Children with Long Coronavirus Disease: A Survey of 510 Children	10
New Drugs and Other Strategies for the Treatment of Fungal Infections	10
A novel inhibitory strategy of Leishmania major using Kluyveromyces lactis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae kil	10
Bioefficacy of Sida Cordifolia L. Phytoextract Against Foodborne Bacteria: Optimization And Bioactive Compound Analysis	9
Antiviral defense against filovirus infections: targets and evasion mechanisms	9
Efflux pump inhibitor chlorpromazine effectively increases the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to antimicrobial peptide Brevinin-2CE	9
Combined bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide for treating people with HIV: a plain language summary of the BICSTaR study up to 1 year	9
Biofilm Formation of Panresistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae	9
Development and Performance Of a Multiplex PCR Assay For the Detection of Bacteria in Sterile Body Fluids	9
Role of Lysosomes in HSV-Induced Pathogenesis	9
L. Plantarum and L. Lactis as a Promising Agent in Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer	9
Microbiome and bladder cancer: the role of probiotics in treatment	9
Trajectory and trends in molecular regulation of Streptococcus mutans cariogenic virulence: a bibliometric analysis	9
A rare case of granulomatous mastitis by Brucella species	9
Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Risk of Development of COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis	9
Plain language summary: efficacy and safety of gepotidacin, a new oral antibiotic, compared with nitrofurantoin, a commonly used oral antibiotic, for treating uncomplicated urinary tract infection	9
Dlt Operon Regulates Physiological Function and Cariogenic Virulence in Streptococcus Mutans	8
Mycobacterium abscessus complex infection is associated with poor treatment outcome	8
It’s the Little Things: Looking Forward to a New Year of Future Microbiology with Volume 19	8
Parasite-microbiota interactions: a pathway to innovative interventions for Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and ascariasis	8
Characterization and In Vitro Testing of Newly Isolated Lytic Bacteriophages for the Biocontrol of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa	8
Cutibacterium Acnes (Formerly Propionibacterium Acnes ): Friend or Foe?	8
Clinical and epidemiological aspects of Candida yeast infections and rational use of antifungals	8

Antibacterial and Synergistic Activity of a New 8-Hydroxyquinoline Derivative Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus	8
Acinetobacter Baumannii -Induced Infective Endocarditis: New Insights into Pathophysiology and Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms	8
Treatment outcome in patients with spinal neurocysticercosis: a systematic review of published cases and case series	8
Inducer-free secretion expression of staphylococcal LukF-PV and LukS-PV in Bacillus subtilis and humoral immune response in mice	8
Antibiotic heteroresistance and persistence: an additional aid in hospital acquired infections by Enterococcus spp.?	8
Microorganisms: A Problem Or a Solution In Our Current Life?	8
Active Cu(II), Mn(II) and Ag(I) 1,10-Phenanthroline/1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-Dione/dicarboxylate Chelates: Effects on Scedosporium	8
Coinfection with Strongyloides and Ascaris in a COVID-19-Positive Male Presenting with Acute Abdomen: A Case Report	7
Microbiological analysis of tunneled hemodialysis catheters isolated from patients receiving hemodialysis in Saskatchewan	7
Diagnostic Stewardship in Infectious Diseases: Steps Towards Intentional Diagnostic Testing	7
Use of Isavuconazole Antifungal Medicine to Treat Mold Infections in Asia and the Western Pacific Region: A Plain Language Summary	7
Real-time biofilm detection techniques: advances and applications	7
Systematic review of tuberculous meningitis in high-risk populations: mortality and diagnostic disparities	7
Deciphering the role of VapBC toxin-antitoxin systems in Mycobacterium tuberculosis stress adaptation	7
Spotlight on the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Vibrio species in the MENA region, 2000–2023	7
Unveiling antifungal resistance and biocide tolerance in clinical isolates of Candida spp	7
State of the Art in Protein–protein Interactions Within the Fungi Kingdom	7
Biosurfactant complexed with arginine has antibiofilm activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	7
Sex and gender in rhinosinusitis: a review	7
Isolating and Sequencing vB_Kpn_3, a Lytic Bacteriophage Against Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae	7
Cefepime-enmetazobactam: first approved cefepime-β- lactamase inhibitor combination for multi-drug resistant Enterobacterales	7
Corrigendum	7
Evaluation of the antibacterial properties of four bioactive biomaterials for chronic wound management	7
Nontyphoid Salmonella in Farm Animals and Food Products in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review	7
Proteomic Identification of Metabolic Changes in Paracoccidioides Brasiliensis Induced by a Nitroheteroarylchalcone	6
Comment on: ‘Effectiveness of Ivermectin-Based Multidrug Therapy in Severely Hypoxic, Ambulatory COVID-19 Patients’	6
Plant-based compositions for the treatment of local and topical bacterial infections: a patent review	6
Reviving the past for a healthier future: ancient molecules and remedies as a solution to the antibiotic crisis	6
Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae in Community Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study in Belgrade, Serbia	6
Application of MALDI-TOF MS for the subtyping of Burkholderia pseudomallei strains and comparison with their MLST types	6
Current treatment strategies for targeting virulence factors and biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii	6
Rethinking natural product discovery to unblock the antibiotic pipeline	6
Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Bacteriocins: New Potential Weapons in the Fight Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus	6
New Compound Probiotic Beverage Protects Against Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Mice By Modulating The Microbiota	6
Broad-spectrum antimicrobial potential of endophytes from the roots of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze in the Western Himalayas	6
Targeting quorum sensing: natural product-based inhibition and quenching for antimicrobial strategies	6
Comparison of HPV Neutralizing and IgG Antibodies in Unvaccinated Female Adolescents	6
Temporal dynamics of infectious agents and antimicrobial resistance in burn unit patients: experience from a five-year surveillance	6
Isovanillic Acid Protects Mice Against Staphylococcus Aureus by Targeting vWbp and Coa	6
An Update on the Global Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections	6
Peptides from Galleria mellonella against Cryptococcus spp: toxicity in three-dimensional cell cultures and G. mellonella	6
Fish Collagen Peptides’ Modulating Effect On Human Skin Microbiota Against Pathogenic Staphylococcus Aureus	6
Therapeutic and Pro-Healing Potential of Advanced Wound Dressings Loaded With Bioactive Agents	6
Biochemical and Biophysical Analysis of the Interaction of a Recombinant form of Staphylococcus Aureus Enolase With Plasminogen	6
Pathogenic Mechanism of Vibrio Vulnificus Infection	6
Research trends and hotspots in viral neglected tropical diseases: a bibliometric analysis	6
Tree-Inhabiting Polypore Fungi as Sources of a Cornucopia Of Bioactive Compounds	6
Interplay of gut microbiota in Kawasaki disease: role of gut microbiota and potential treatment strategies	6
Letter in Reply: More Power To Ivermectin Multidrug Therapy	5
Ceftazidime-avibactam for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a plain language summary	5
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a 4-Year-Old Male Following Submersion in a Manure Pond	5
New Insight into Old and New Antimicrobial Molecules Targeting Quorum Sensing for MRSA Wound Infection	5
GNAT Toxin may have a Potential Role in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Persistence: An In vitro and in Silico Study	5
Phage-Based Therapy: Promising Applicability in the Control of Oral Dysbiosis and Respiratory Infections	5
SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Epidemiology: Data and Sequencing Infrastructure	5
Letter to the editor: accuracy required in data entry when using machine learning techniques to predict risk of disease	5
Three-dimensional lung parenchyma model for studies of Aspergillus fumigatus infection and antifungal treatment	5
Not all disinfectants are created equal: the importance of mechanistic understanding to drive research forward	5
Synergistic drug strategy against mastitis-associated MRSA strains	5
Potential effect of SLp on the sensitivity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains to Penicillin-G	5
Pathogenic Arsenal of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa : An Update on Virulence Factors	5
Space Travel and Early Childhood Gut Microbiome: Is Space Dirty Enough to Raise a Child?	5
Next stop, precision: targeted therapies for Staphylococcus aureus infections	5
Antibacterial Activity of Paroxetine Against Staphylococcus Aureus and Possible Mechanisms of Action	5
Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis through MPT64 Gene Polymorphism Using Next-Generation Sequencing Technology	5
Severe mold fungal infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19	5
Repair capacity of Taenia solium extraparenchymal cysts: radiological and in vitro evidence	5
Plain Language Summary: Does A Person's Age Affect How Common Fungal Infections are and How Well Drugs Can Kill The Infections?	5
Are there any drawbacks for continuation of empirical meropenem treatment?	5
End Tuberculosis by 2035: Challenges Ahead	5
Molecular mechanism analysis of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in patients with cystic fibrosis	5
Antifungal resistance: why are we losing this battle?	5