Cell Host & Microbe

Papers
(The H4-Index of Cell Host & Microbe is 80. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Microbial byproducts determine reproductive fitness of free-living and parasitic nematodes491
Sowing the seeds of infection487
Candidalysin: An unlikely aide for fungal gut commensalism477
Combatting superbugs using the evolutionary record of microbial warfare436
Microbial genome mining expedition unearths trove of antiviral defenses300
Breathe and bloom: Gut hypoxia limits C. albicans growth283
Engineered bacteria recycle tumor metabolic waste to boost immunotherapy263
Selenium nanoboosting of plant-beneficial microbiome259
A secondary metabolite drives intraspecies antagonism in a gut symbiont that is inhibited by cell-wall acetylation238
The bacterial effector GarD shields Chlamydia trachomatis inclusions from RNF213-mediated ubiquitylation and destruction226
Functional map of SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease reveals tolerant and immutable sites218
Diverse events have transferred genes for edible seaweed digestion from marine to human gut bacteria190
Epithelial hypoxia maintains colonization resistance against Candida albicans182
Proteobacteria impair anti-tumor immunity in the omentum by consuming arginine181
Comprehensive analyses of a large human gut Bacteroidales culture collection reveal species- and strain-level diversity and evolution180
MFSD6 is an entry receptor for respiratory enterovirus D68174
Enhanced cultured diversity of the mouse gut microbiota enables custom-made synthetic communities172
Secretory IgA: Linking microbes, maternal health, and infant health through human milk161
Cad1 turns ATP into phage poison159
Help from commensals: β-hex to regulate gut immunity151
Cross-regulation of antibody responses against the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and commensal microbiota via molecular mimicry148
Immunity to fungi and vaccine considerations147
A broadly distributed predicted helicase/nuclease confers phage resistance via abortive infection145
Conspecific versus heterospecific transmission shapes host specialization of the phyllosphere microbiome144
Two-for-one: Dual host-microbe functions of S. epidermidis Sph144
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 variant143
From top to bottom: Staphylococci in atopic dermatitis141
Select symbionts drive high IgA levels in the mouse intestine141
There and back again: Discovering antiviral and antiphage defenses using deep homology136
Tactical terminase: How a Salmonella prophage navigates oxidative stress132
Beta-carbolines suppress vaginal inflammation129
Subtle, persistent shaping of the gut microbiome by host genes: A critical determinant of host biology126
BCAA-producing Clostridium symbiosum promotes colorectal tumorigenesis through the modulation of host cholesterol metabolism125
Antibiotic treatment ignites a fire that lasts123
Impact of a 7-day homogeneous diet on interpersonal variation in human gut microbiomes and metabolomes121
Virulence factors perforate the pathogen-containing vacuole to signal efferocytosis121
Gut microbial β-glucuronidases influence endobiotic homeostasis and are modulated by diverse therapeutics120
RSV and rhinovirus increase pneumococcal carriage acquisition and density, whereas nasal inflammation is associated with bacterial shedding118
Overcoming drug resistance, the natural way118
A mucin-regulated adhesin determines the spatial organization and inflammatory character of a bacterial symbiont in the vertebrate gut118
Modulating HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein conformation to decrease the HIV-1 reservoir118
SARS-CoV-2 human T cell epitopes: Adaptive immune response against COVID-19118
Systematic reconstruction of an effector-gene network reveals determinants of Salmonella cellular and tissue tropism117
Enhanced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86 and XBB sub-lineages by a tetravalent COVID-19 vaccine booster117
Dietary environmental factors shape the immune defense against Cryptosporidium infection116
Uncoupling of IL-6 signaling and LC3-associated phagocytosis drives immunoparalysis during sepsis115
Cryptosporidium rhoptry effector protein ROP1 injected during invasion targets the host cytoskeletal modulator LMO7110
A single-cell liver atlas of Plasmodium vivax infection109
The gut microbiome: Bridging medications and clinical outcomes post stem cell transplantation108
Decline in nitrosative stress drives antibiotic persister regrowth during infection108
Location matters in RSV protection108
A key genetic factor governing arabinan utilization in the gut microbiome alleviates constipation108
A lung pathobiont story: Thinking outside the Koch’s postulate box107
“AHR-ming” host defense against cryptosporidiosis107
Gut IgA: Never fear, the super inducers are here102
Microbiota alert: Proteobacteria consume arginine to dampen omental antitumor immunity102
One population, multiple lifestyles: Commensalism and pathogenesis in the human mycobiome99
MX2 forms nucleoporin-comprising cytoplasmic biomolecular condensates that lure viral capsids98
Intestinal microbiota programming of alveolar macrophages influences severity of respiratory viral infection98
Shigella ubiquitin ligase IpaH7.8 targets gasdermin D for degradation to prevent pyroptosis and enable infection96
Global translational induction during NLR-mediated immunity in plants is dynamically regulated by CDC123, an ATP-sensitive protein94
Microbiota-dependent proteolysis of gluten subverts diet-mediated protection against type 1 diabetes92
Precision modulation of dysbiotic adult microbiomes with a human-milk-derived synbiotic reshapes gut microbial composition and metabolites92
Multiple introductions and recombination events underlie the emergence of a hyper-transmissible Cryptosporidium hominis subtype in the USA91
Exclusive enteral nutrition initiates individual protective microbiome changes to induce remission in pediatric Crohn’s disease91
On-person adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during treatment for atopic dermatitis90
Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages BA.1, BA.1.1, and BA.290
Salmonella re-engineers the intestinal environment to break colonization resistance in the presence of a compositionally intact microbiota89
Goodbye PAM: Phage λ’s Red recombination system cripples PAMs and helps dodge CRISPR attacks88
Bacteria exploit viral dormancy to establish CRISPR-Cas immunity87
When NOD ligands become antidotes87
A counterintuitive antibody cocktail disrupts coxsackievirus87
Widespread RNA-based cas regulation monitors crRNA abundance and anti-CRISPR proteins86
Multi-arming ourselves against drug-resistant bacteria85
A phingerprint for rheumatoid arthritis development?84
Brain development in premature infants: A bug in the programming system?83
Immune chromatin reader SP140 regulates microbiota and risk for inflammatory bowel disease83
Bifidobacterium longum promotes postoperative liver function recovery in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma81
Strong humoral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 Spike after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination with a 16-week interval between doses81
Maternal antibiotic prophylaxis during cesarean section has a limited impact on the infant gut microbiome80
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