OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Beneficial Microbes 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Symptomatic relief from at-home use of activated Bifidobacterium infantis EVC001 probiotic in infants: results from a consumer survey on the effects on diaper rash, colic symptoms, and sleep	51
Combination of Limosilactobacillus fermentum MG4231 and MG4244 attenuates lipid accumulation in high-fat diet-fed obese mice	41
Impact of oral galenic formulations of Lactobacillus salivarius on probiotic survival and interactions with microbiota in human in vitro gut models	29
Synergistic effects of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG, glutamine, and curcumin on chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression in a mouse model	28
Foreword – The importance of a healthy microbiota in the era of COVID-19	28
Soymilk-fermented with Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii TUA4408L improves immune-health in pigs	28
Impact of Lactobacillus crispatus-containing oral and vaginal probiotics on vaginal health: a randomised double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial	28
Evaluation of the effectiveness of personalised therapy for the patients with irritable bowel syndrome	23
The relationship between the phageome and human health: are bacteriophages beneficial or harmful microbes?	21
Are fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) beneficial to humans?	17
A critical evaluation of the factors affecting the survival and persistence of beneficial bacteria in healthy adults	17
Fermented rape pollen powder can alleviate benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats by reducing hormone content and changing gut microbiota	15
Effect of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis MN-Gup on constipation and the composition of gut microbiota	14
Narrowing down the number of potential plant-based probiotic candidates by successive in vitro, technological and in vivo assays	14
Impact of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Inducia on metabolic and antioxidative response in cholesterol and BMI variable indices: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials	14
Post-immunobiotics increase resistance to primary respiratory syncytial virus infection and secondary pneumococcal pneumonia	13
Lean and obese microbiota: differences in in vitro fermentation of food-by-products	13
Safety of Bifidobacterium breve, Bif195, employing a human exercise-induced intestinal permeability model: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel group trial	12
Long-term use of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei N1115 from early life alleviates high-fat-diet-induced obesity and dysmetabolism in mice	12
Probiotics with vitamin C for the prevention of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children aged 3-10 years: randomised controlled trial	12
Micro-/bio-/nano-/syn-encapsulations and co-treatments of bioactive microbial feed supplementation in augmenting finfish health and aquaculture nutrition: a review	12
Inadequate safety reporting in the publications of randomised clinical trials in irritable bowel syndrome: drug versus probiotic interventions	12
Acute physiological effects following Bacillus subtilis DE111 oral ingestion – a randomised, double blinded, placebo-controlled study	11
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus and breastmilk are associated with a decreased risk of atopic dermatitis in very low birth weight premature infants	11
Safety and tolerance of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei N1115 in caesarean-born young children: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial	11

Development of an ophthalmic formulation with a postbiotic of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CRL 759	11
Enterococcus faecium supplementation prevents enteritis caused by Escherichia coli in goats	11
Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle inhibits IL-6 and MAPK-mediated cardiac hypertrophy during STZ-induced diabetes in rats	9
A blend of 3 mushrooms dose-dependently increases butyrate production by the gut microbiota	9
Supplementation with heat-inactivated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei K47 ameliorates allergic asthma in mice by regulating the Th1/Th2 balance	9
Novel ex vivo screening assay to preselect farm specific pre- and probiotics in pigs	9
Limosilactobacillus reuteri ATCC 6475 metabolites upregulate the serotonin transporter in the intestinal epithelium	8
Covariates of vaginal microbiota and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in women of reproductive age	8
Genomic, metabolomic, and functional characterisation of beneficial properties of Pediococcus pentosaceus ST58, isolated from human oral cavity	8
Innovations for microbiome targeting interventions – a patent landscape analysis indicating overall patenting activity decline and promising target disease areas	8
Role of gastrointestinal microbial populations, a terra incognita of the human body in the management of intestinal bowel disease and metabolic disorders	8
Safety assessment and characterisation of Ligilactobacillus salivarius PS21603 as potential feed additive for swine	7
Use of Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in paediatric gastrointestinal disorders: an updated review	7
Drops of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CRL 759 culture supernatant attenuates eyes inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide	7
Functional insights on probiotics activity in the gut from metagenomic data	7
Assessment of short-read shotgun sequencing and microbiome analysis of faecal samples to discriminate between equol producers and non-producers	7
Probiotic interventions promote metabolic health in high fat-fed hamsters in association with gut microbiota and endocannabinoidome alterations	6
Lactobacillus probiotics restore vaginal and gut microbiota of pregnant women with vaginal candidiasis	6
Effects of Bacillus pumilus on growth performance, serum indexes and muscle development-related gene expression of weanling Jintang black goat	6
Trackability of proteins from probiotic Bifidobacterium spp. in the gut using metaproteomics	6
Recovery of probiotic bacteria from the intestinal tract of broilers after noninvasive pre-hatch application	6
Evaluation of Bacillus clausii CSI08, Bacillus megaterium MIT411 and a Bacillus cocktail on gastrointestinal health: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study	6
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v (LP299V®): three decades of research	6
Protective effects of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 in an experimental model of NSAID-induced enteropathy	6
Safety assessment of Streptococcus salivarius M18 a probiotic for oral health	6
Protective effect of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP5 in a murine model of colonisation by Campylobacter coli DSPV458	5
Preventive oral kefir supplementation protects mice from ovariectomy-induced exacerbated allergic airway inflammation	5
Synbiotic supplementation attenuates the promoting effect of indole-3-carbinol on colon tumorigenesis	5
Lactobacillus strains derived from human gut ameliorate metabolic disorders via modulation of gut microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acids metabolism	5
A systematic review of breast milk microbiota composition and the evidence for transfer to and colonisation of the infant gut	5
Probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics for better sleep quality: a narrative review	5
Effects of oral probiotic and lactoferrin interventions on iron-zinc homeostasis, oxidant/antioxidant equilibrium and diarrhoea incidence of neonatal piglets	5
Preventive oral supplementation with Bifidobacterium longum 51A alleviates oxazolone-induced allergic contact dermatitis-like skin inflammation in mice	5
Probiotic-educated Tregs are more potent than naïve Tregs for immune tolerance in stressed new-born mice	5