OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Oral Microbiology is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A double‐edged sword: Role of butyrate in the oral cavity and the gut	35
Lactobacilli postbiotics reduce biofilm formation and alter transcription of virulence genes of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans	34
The multifaceted roles of antimicrobial peptides in oral diseases	32
Periodontal Pathogens’ strategies disarm neutrophils to promote dysregulated inflammation	27
NEAT1 and MALAT1 are highly expressed in saliva and nasopharyngeal swab samples of COVID‐19 patients	25
Strategies for Streptococcus mutans biofilm dispersal through extracellular polymeric substances disruption	24
Role of oral microbiome in oral oncogenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis	19
sRNA23392 packaged by Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicles promotes oral squamous cell carcinomas migration and invasion by targeting desmocollin‐2	18
Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in the oral cavity and mobile genetic elements that disseminate antimicrobial resistance: A systematic review	17
Fsr quorum sensing system modulates the temporal development of Enterococcus faecalis biofilm matrix	16
Porphyromonas gingivalis indirectly elicits intestinal inflammation by altering the gut microbiota and disrupting epithelial barrier function through IL9‐producing CD4⁺ T cells	16
Porphyromonas gingivalis induced up‐regulation of PD‐L1 in colon carcinoma cells	14
The Adc regulon mediates zinc homeostasis in Streptococcus mutans	13
Zinc import mediated by AdcABC is critical for colonization of the dental biofilm by Streptococcus mutans in an animal model	13
Can periodontal pockets and caries lesions act as reservoirs for coronavirus?	13
TPCA‐1 negatively regulates inflammation mediated by NF‐κB pathway in mouse chronic periodontitis model	13
Molecular and regulatory mechanisms of oxidative stress adaptation in Streptococcus mutans	13
Modified SHI medium supports growth of a disease‐state subgingival polymicrobial community in vitro	12
Critical review of 16S rRNA gene sequencing workflow in microbiome studies: From primer selection to advanced data analysis	12
Multiple factors are involved in regulation of extracellular membrane vesicle biogenesis in Streptococcus mutans	11
Site‐tropism of streptococci in the oral microbiome	11
Role of D‐alanylation of Streptococcus mutans lipoteichoic acid in interspecies competitiveness	10
Towards defining the outer membrane proteome of Porphyromonas gingivalis	10
Activity of Ligustrum robustum (Roxb.) Blume extract against the biofilm formation and exopolysaccharide synthesis of Streptococcus mutans	10
Glycerol strengthens probiotic effect of Limosilactobacillus reuteri in oral biofilms: A synergistic synbiotic approach	9

Phosphorylation of major Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence factors is crucial for their processing and secretion	9
The RagA and RagB proteins of Porphyromonas gingivalis	9
Post‐translational modification of Streptococcus sanguinis SpxB influences protein solubility and H₂O₂ production	8
Efficacy of Cetylpyridinium Chloride mouthwash against SARS‐CoV‐2: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	8
Electronic cigarette use enriches periodontal pathogens	8
Human papillomavirus and Epstein‐Barr virus co‐infection in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Metataxonomic and metabolomic evidence of biofilm homeostasis disruption related to caries: An in vitro study	7
Examination of gene expression in saliva samples from COVID‐19 patients to study the host defense response against SARS‐CoV‐2 in the oral cavity	7
Contribution of adhesion proteins to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans biofilm formation	7
Metabolism of periodontal pathobionts: Their regulatory roles in the dysbiotic microbiota	6
Accessory fimbrial subunits and PPAD are necessary for TLR2 activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis	6
Oral biofilm dysbiosis during experimental periodontitis	6
Interleukin‐34 permits Porphyromonas gingivalis survival and NF‐κB p65 inhibition in macrophages	6
Deletion of the yqeK gene leads to the accumulation of Ap4A and reduced biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans	5
A reappraisal of microbiome dysbiosis during experimental periodontitis	5
Molecular basis for avirulence of spontaneous variants of Porphyromonas gingivalis: Genomic analysis of strains W50, BE1 and BR1	5
Analysis of Th‐cell subsets in local and systemic environments from experimental periodontitis rats	5
Antagonistic interactions by a high H₂O₂‐producing commensal streptococcus modulate caries development by Streptococcus mutans	5
A cell wall‐anchored glycoprotein confers resistance to cation stress in Actinomyces oris biofilms	4
Functional profile of oral plaque microbiome: Further insight into the bidirectional relationship between type 2 diabetes and periodontitis	4
Prediction of early childhood caries onset and oral microbiota	4
Platelet and neutrophil responses to Porphyromonas gingivalis in human whole blood	4
Multispecies biofilm behavior and host interaction support the association of Tannerella serpentiformis with periodontal health	4
PG1659 functions as anti‐sigma factor to extracytoplasmic function sigma factor RpoE in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83	4
Identification and characterization of a UbK family kinase in Porphyromonas gingivalis that phosphorylates the RprY response regulator	4
Development of an FhbB based chimeric vaccinogen that elicits antibodies that block Factor H binding and cleavage by the periopathogen Treponema denticola	4
Spermidine enhances the survival of Streptococcus pyogenes M3 under oxidative stress	4
Increased sensitivity of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans to human serum is mediated by induction of a bacteriophage	4