OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Microbiology Reports 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
Environmental Microbiome of Tyrophagus Putrescentiae Culture and Its Changes in Manipulative Experiments	83
Chromium‐Tanned Leather and Microbial Consortia: Identification of Taxa With Biodegradation Potential and Chromium Tolerance	79
Identifying Potential Geochemical and Microbial Impacts of Hydrogen Storage in a Deep Saline Aquifer	47
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Prevalence, Distribution and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae and Non‐Fermenting Gram‐Negative Bacilli Isolated From Environmental Samp	27
Tolerance to environmental pollution in the freshwater crustacean Asellus aquaticus : A role for the microbiome	25
Microbial Communities in Agave Fermentations Vary by Local Biogeographic Regions	24
Pressure‐dependent growth controls 3D architecture of Pseudomonas putida microcolonies	24
Microbial communities reveal niche partitioning across the slope and bottom zones of the challenger deep	23
Global 16S rRNA diversity of provannid snail endosymbionts from Indo‐Pacific deep‐sea hydrothermal	21
Feeding strategy and feed protein level affect the gut microbiota of common carp ( Cyprinus carpio )	21
Seasonal and interannual variability of the free‐living and particle‐associated bacteria of a coastal microbiome	20
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Isolation of Acanthamoeba Species and Bacterial Symbiont Variability in Puna Salt Plains, Argentina	19
Sulfur cycling likely obscures dynamic biologically‐driven iron redox cycling in contemporary methane seep environments	18
Microorganism community structure: A characterisation of agrosystems from Madeira Archipelago	18
Integrated Analysis of Gene Expression, Protein Synthesis, and Epigenetic Modifications in Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2	18
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Rooting for Success: The Role of Microorganisms in Promoting Growth and Resilience in Black Alder Seedlings	16
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Carbon metabolism and adaptation of hyperalkaliphilic microbes in serpentinizing spring of Manleluag, the Philippines	16
A genome–proteome‐based approach for xylan degradation by Cohnella sp. AR92	16
Community‐Engaged Course‐Based Undergraduate Research of Multidrug Resistance in Escherichia coli	16
Microbiome Dynamics in Early Life Stages of the Precious Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum	15
Activity and abundance of methanotrophic bacteria in a northern mountainous gradient of wetlands	15

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Regulation of nitrogen transformation and microbial community by inoculation during livestock manure composting	13
Functional Characterisation of Microbial Communities Related to Black Stain Formation in Lascaux Cave	13
Awareness of Microbiological Safety in Playgrounds Amid Rising Antibiotic Resistance	13
Succession and assembly mechanisms of seawater prokaryotic communities along an extremely wide salinity gradient	13
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Microbiomes in agroecosystem: Diversity, function and assembly mechanisms	12
Unveiling Short‐Scale Responses: How Pico‐ and Nanoeukaryotic Plankton Navigate Environmental Variability in a Coastal Upwelling System	12
Unravelling Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Shaping the Rich Communities on Lizard Skin	12
A new metabolic trait in an acetogen: Mixed acid fermentation of fructose in a methylene‐tetrahydrofolate reductase mutant of Acetobacterium woodii	12
Peritrichs (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) in the Danube: Keystone Organisms in the Formation of Diverse Protist Biofilms	12
Population structure and pathogen interaction of Escherichia coli in freshwater: Implications of land‐use for water quality and public health in Aotearoa	12
Year‐Round Quantification, Structure and Dynamics of Epibacterial Communities From Diverse Macroalgae Reveal a Persistent Core Microbiota and Strong Host Specificities	11
Conserved infections and reproductive phenotypes of Wolbachia symbionts in Asian tortrix moths	11
Dehalococcoides mccartyi strain NIT01 grows more stably in vessels made of pure titanium rather than the stainless alloy	11
Bacterial endophytic community composition varies by hemp cultivar in commercially sourced seed	11
Beyond Methane Oxidation: The Protein Landscape of ANME ‐2a Reveals an Integrated System for Diazotrophy and Membrane Fortification	11
Metabolic versatility of aerobic methane‐oxidizing bacteria under anoxia in aquatic ecosystems	11
More Than a Stick in the Mud: Eelgrass Leaf and Root Bacterial Communities Are Distinct From Those on Physical Mimics	11
Dust sprinkling as an effective method for infecting layer chickens with wild‐type Salmonella Typhimurium and changes in h	11
Paracoccus kondratievae produces poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) under elevated temperature conditions	11
How do high phosphate concentrations affect soil microbial communities after a century of ecosystem self‐reclamation?	11
Microbiota and Quality Indexes of Commercial Sauerkraut and Fermented Cucumbers	11
Whole‐cell studies of substrate and inhibitor specificity of isoprene monooxygenase and related enzymes	10
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Trophic interrelationships of bacteria are important for shaping soil protist communities	10
Insights Into the Mondia Whitei Microbiome Across Geographic Regions in Eastern Africa	10
Symbioses of alvinocaridid shrimps from the South West Pacific: No chemosymbiotic diets but conserved gut microbiomes	10
Salinity Negatively Impacts Protistan and Fungal Community Stability and Shapes Assembly Processes in Freshwater Ecosystems	10
Evidence of a putative CO ₂ delivery system to the chromatophore in the photosynthetic amoeba Paulinella	9
Synergistic mechanisms of humic acid and biomineralization in cadmium remediation using Lysinibacillus fusiformis	9
Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteria From an Extremely High Boron and Salinity‐Tolerant Puccinellia distans	9
A quantitative sequencing method using synthetic internal standards including functional and phylogenetic marker genes	9
Temporal and Spatial Survey on the Abundance of Amoebae and Bacteria in an Estuary and the Role of Environmental Parameters	9
Genome‐resolved metagenomics revealed novel microbial taxa with ancient metabolism from macroscopic microbial mat structures inhabiting anoxic deep reefs of a Maldivian Blue Hole	9
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Wolbachia modify host cell metabolite profiles in response to short‐term temperature stress	9
Global expansion of Vibrio spp. in hot water	8
Observations Concerning Rhizobium tropici Bacteroid Phosphorus Stress Response During Symbiosis Wi	8
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Wolbachia in Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates: Absent or undiscovered?	8
Refining Viral Production Estimation	8
Microbiome Composition in a Common Mediterranean Bryozoan Following an Unprecedented Marine Heatwave	8
Genome‐resolved metagenomics identifies novel active microbes in biogeochemical cycling within methanol‐enriched soil	8
2024 Bangladesh Floodwaters Harbour Regional Hotspots of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance	8
Seasonal Transition in the Dominance of Photoautotrophic and Heterotrophic Protists in the Photic Layer of a Subtropical Marine Ecosystem	8
Desert plants, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and associated bacteria: Exploring the diversity and role of symbiosis under drought	7

Acidophilic sulphate‐reducing bacteria: Diversity , ecophysiology, and applications	7
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Influence of Plant Species and De‐Icing Salt on Microbial Communities in Bioretention	7
Withdrawn: The two‐component system RstAB regulates production of a polysaccharide capsule with a role in virulence in the marine pathogen	7
Ecology and Pathogenicity for Honey Bee Brood of Recently Described Paenibacillus melissococcoides and Comparison With Paenibacill	7
New bacterial strains for ibuprofen biodegradation: Drug removal, transformation, and potential catabolic genes	7
O ‐acetylesterase activity of Bifidobacterium bifidum sialidase facilities the liberation of sialic acid and encourages the pr	7
Seasonal Host Shifts for Legionella Within an Industrial Water‐Cooling System	7
Is the gut microbiome of insects a potential source to meet UN sustainable development goals to eliminate plastic pollution?	7
The impacts of water quality on the amphibian chytrid fungal pathogen: A systematic review	7
The Effects of Humidity and Seasonality on Foliar and Root Mycobiomes of Betula pendula	7
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Increased Nutrient Levels Enhance Bacterial Exopolysaccharides Production in the Context of Algae	7
Microbes controlling plant pathogens	6
Persistent tissue‐specific resident microbiota in oysters across a broad geographical range	6
Transinfected Wolbachia strains induce a complex of cytoplasmic incompatibility phenotypes: Roles	6
The contribution of beneficial wheat seed fungal communities beyond disease‐causing fungi: Advancing heritable mycobiome‐based plant breeding	6
Small RNAs in the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas extremaustralis responsive to oxygen availability an	6
Urbanisation and Lockdown Impact on Airborne Fungal Communities in Tropical Landscapes: A Comparative Study of Urban and Peri‐Urban Environments	6
Direct Evidence of Microbial Sunscreen Production by Scum‐Forming Cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea	6
Pathogenic Characteristics of Shrimp Early Mortality Syndrome ( EMS )‐Causing Vibrio parahaemolyticus	6
Unique episymbiotic relationship between Candidatus Patescibacteria and Zoogloea in activated sludge flocs	6
The interactions and hierarchical effects of long‐term agricultural stressors on soil bacterial communities	6
Overwintering Does Not Affect Microbiota Diversity in Halyomorpha halys : Implications for Its Eco	6
Carbon dioxide fixation by microbes: An annotated selection of World Wide Web sites relevant to the topics in environmental microbiology	6
Enhancing Biodiversity‐Function Relationships in Field Retting: Towards Key Microbial Indicators for Retting Control	6
Identification of ESBL ‐Producing Enterobacterales From Vegetable Plants: Preliminary Findings From a Small Cross‐Sectional Study in a Rural Area of	6
Pyricularia oryzae enhances Streptomyces griseus growth via non‐volatile alkaline metabolites	6
Phytoplankton Under Pressure: Temperature, Precipitation and Cyanobacterial Blooms as Drivers of Chytrid Infections	6
Investigation of Suitable, Readily Available, Sources of Sulfate‐Reducing Bacteria Inoculum, and Evaluation of Sulfate Reduction Rates Achieved at Different pHs	6
Environmental Variables Influence on Spatial Distribution of Bacterial Communities Across the English Channel in Two Main Productive Seasons	6
Differential requirement for RecFOR pathway components in Thermus thermophilus	6
Nitrogen Fixation Potential in Bathypelagic Sediment of the Ice‐Covered Arctic Ocean Revealed Through Long‐Term Stable Isotope Incubations	6
Acid stress in microbes: An annotated selection of World Wide Web sites relevant to the topics in environmental microbiology	6
In it together: Candida–bacterial oral biofilms and therapeutic strategies	6
Functional Specialisation and Diversity Shape the Rhizosphere Microbiota of Cacao and Coffee in the Amazonas Region, Peru	6
The Functional Role of Fungi and Bacteria in Sulfur Cycling During Kelp ( Ecklonia Radiata ) Degradation: Unconventional Use of	6
Molecular Characterisation of Escherichia coli Collected From an Urban River in Johannesburg, Sout	6
A Pilot Investigation of the Hidden Communities Associated With Dryas octopetala L. (Rosaceae) in	5
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The Effect of Larval Exposure to Plastic Pollution on the Gut Microbiota of the Major Malaria Vector Anopheles arabiensis	5
Utilization of lasso peptides for biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	5
Genomic Characterisation of Limosilactobacillus fermentum CRL2085 Unveiling	5
Nutrients mediate caffeine inhibition of Escherichia coli	5
The potential of bacterial microcompartment architectures for phytonanotechnology	5
Inactivation of siderophore iron‐chelating moieties by the fungal wheat root symbiont Pyrenophora biseptata	5
Phagotrophy in the nitrogen‐fixing haptophyte Braarudosphaera bigelowii	5
Genetic Drivers of Plant Root Colonisation by the Biocontrol Agent Pseudomonas protegens Pf‐5	5
Cereal leaf beetle‐associated bacteria enhance the survival of their host upon insecticide treatments and respond differently to insecticides with different modes of action	5
National‐scale distribution of protists associated with sorghum leaves and roots	5
High‐affinity amide‐lanthanide adsorption to gram‐positive soil bacteria	5
Subtle changes in topsoil microbial communities of drained forested peatlands after prolonged drought	5
Fungal Community Assembly in Standing Deadwood: Stochastic vs. Deterministic Processes Across Decay Stages*	5
Exploring Microbiological Dynamics in a Salt Cavern for Potential Hydrogen Storage Use	5
The Endosymbiont Consortia of Two Cixiidae Planthoppers Reveal an Ancient Symbiosis With ‘ Candidatus Mirabilia Symbiotica’	5
Climate change and antibiotic resistance: A scoping review	5
Discovery of a new bacterium, Microbacterium betulae sp. nov., in birch wood associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis in woodworkers	5
The Alkane 1‐Monooxygenase Gene alkB of Pseudom	5
Bacterial Communities Associated With Acute Oak Decline of Sessile Oak ( Quercus petraea ) in Sout	5
HSP104 and HSP20 ‐L Are Required by Aspergillus nidulans in Response to	5
Microbes and hydrothermal environments: An annotated selection of World Wide Web sites relevant to the topics in environmental microbiology	5
Inducible Volatile Chemical Signalling Drives Antifungal Activity of Trichoderma hamatum GD12	5
Microbial diversity in the arid and semi‐arid soils of Botswana	5
Bacterial symbionts of the precious coral Corallium rubrum are differentially distributed across colony‐specific compartments and differ among colormorph	5
Effects of 5‐year experimental warming in the Alpine belt on soil Archaea: Multi‐omics approaches and prospects	5
Unveiling the Microeukaryotic Landscape of the Red Coral Corallium rubrum Across the Northwestern	5