OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microbiologyopen is 6. 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
Serratia‐based toxin cluster elements are associated with a type I fimbria	307
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Dynamic interspecies interactions and robustness in a four‐species model biofilm	59
Temporal disturbance of a model stream ecosystem by high microbial diversity from treated wastewater	44
Isolation and functional analysis of phage‐displayed antibody fragments targeting the staphylococcal superantigen‐like proteins	27
Characterization and microsatellite marker development for a common bark and ambrosia beetle associate, Geosmithia obscura	23
Molecular mechanisms of regulation by a β‐alanine‐responsive Lrp‐type transcription factor from Acidianus hospitalis	23
Primary antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori isolates is twofold more frequent in HIV‐positive than HIV‐negative individuals: A descriptive observational study	22
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A new role for monomeric ParA/Soj in chromosome dynamics in Bacillus subtilis	20
Recombinant Limosilactobacillus (Lactobacillus) delivering nanobodies against Clostridium perfringens NetB and alpha toxin confers potential protection from necrotic enteritis	20
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Effect of the skincare product on facial skin microbial structure and biophysical parameters: A pilot study	19
Characterization of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing the nostrils of Spanish children	19
Highly efficient export of a disulfide‐bonded protein to the periplasm and medium by the Tat pathway using CyDisCo in Escherichia coli	18
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Bioinformatic survey of CRISPR loci across 15 Serratia species	18
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Shining light on multi‐drug resistant Candida auris: Ultraviolet‐C disinfection, wavelength sensitivity, and prevention of biofilm formation of an emerging yeast pathogen	17
Analysis of N‐glycosylation in fungal l‐amino acid oxidases expressed in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris	16
Bacillus‐based probiotic cleansers reduce the formation of dry biofilms on common hospital surfaces	16
Patterns of the fecal microbiota in the Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii)	16
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Observations on the interaction between plant growth‐promoting bacteria and the root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica	15
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Patterns of protist distribution and diversification in alpine lakes across Europe	14
An in‐house 45‐plex array for the detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in Gram‐positive bacteria	14
ON‐rep‐seq as a rapid and cost‐effective alternative to whole‐genome sequencing for species‐level identification and strain‐level discrimination of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a sal	14
Staphylococcus aureusST228 and ST239 as models for expression studies of diverse markers during osteoblast infection and persistence	14
Cattle–compost–soil: The transfer of antibiotic resistance in livestock agriculture	14
Genomic characterization of extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase‐producing and carbapenem‐resistant Escherichia coli from urban wastewater in Australia	14
DNA extraction bias is more pronounced for microbial eukaryotes than for prokaryotes	14
Niche partitioning of bacterial communities along the stratified water column in the Black Sea	14
Identification of novel arsenic resistance genes in yeast	13
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Synthetic pro‐peptide design to enhance the secretion of heterologous proteins by Saccharomyces cerevisiae	12
Prophylactic phage administration reduces Salmonella Enteritidis infection in newly hatched chicks	12
Combining in vitro and in vivo screening to identify efficient Pseudomonas biocontrol strains against the phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum	11
Clay‐associated microbial communities and their relevance for a nuclear waste repository in the Opalinus Clay rock formation	11
Detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in urban air	11
Diversity and characteristics of culturable endophytic bacteria from Passiflora edulis seeds	11
Turbidimetric bioassays: A solution to antimicrobial activity detection in asymptomatic bacteriuria isolates against uropathogenic Escherichia coli	10
Multiple classes and isoforms of the RNA polymerase recycling motor protein HelD	10
Multidrug‐resistant Enterococcus faecium strains enter the Norwegian marine environment through treated sewage	10
Diversity and composition of the microbiome associated with eggs of the Southern green stinkbug, Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	10
Comparison of swab types for collection and analysis of microorganisms	10
Characterization of the biocontrol activity of three bacterial isolates against the phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora	10
Distinguishing functional from structural roles of conserved pore residues during formate translocation by the FocA anion channel	9
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Plants as a realized niche for Listeria monocytogenes	9
Identification and characterization of the cell division protein MapZ from Streptococcus suis	9
Isolation and test of novel yeast strains with lignin usage capability and phenolic compound resistance	9
Comparison of one‐step with two‐step production of Bacillus atrophaeus spores for use as bioindicators	9
Low‐carbohydrate high‐fat weight reduction diet induces changes in human gut microbiota	9
Nuclear conditions of basidiospores and hyphal cells in the edible mushroom Oudemansiella aparlosarca	9
Discrimination of Escherichia coli, Shigella flexneri, and Shigella sonnei using lipid profiling by MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry paired with machine learning	9
A hunt for OM45 synthetic petite interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals a role for Miro GTPase Gem1p in cristae structure maintenance	9
Responses of Anabaena sp. PCC7120 to lindane: Physiological effects and differential expression of potential lin genes	9
The cell cycle of Staphylococcus aureus: An updated review	9
Development of a novel high resolution melting assay for identification and differentiation of all known 19 serovars of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae	8
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Tunable population dynamics in a synthetic filamentous coculture	8
Compounds Containing 2,3‐Bis(phenylamino) Quinoxaline Exhibit Activity Against Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Their Biofilms	8
The Effects of Carbonate on Candida albicans Filamentation, Biofilm Formation, and Antifungal Resistance	8
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Physiological Effects of TolC‐Dependent Multidrug Efflux Pumps in Escherichia coli: Impact on Motility and Growth Under Stress Conditions	8
Rifampicin‐resistant RpoB S522L Vibrio vulnificus exhibits disturbed stress response and hypervirulence traits	7
Influence of light conditions on the production of chrysolaminarin using Phaeodactylum tricornutum in artificially illuminated photobioreactors	7
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Isolation, characterization, and fibroblast uptake of bacterial extracellular vesicles from Porphyromonas gingivalis strains	7
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Biosynthetic gene cluster synteny: Orthologous polyketide synthases in Hypogymnia physodes, Hypogymnia tubulosa, and Parmelia sulcata	7
Assessing a transmission network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an African city using single nucleotide polymorphism threshold analysis	7

Comparative genomic and metabolomic study of three Streptomyces sp. differing in biological activity	6
Genomic analyses of an Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract co‐infection using long‐read nanopore sequencing	6
A yeast‐based tool for screening mammalian diacylglycerol acyltransferase inhibitors	6
Protein with negative surface charge distribution, Bnr1, shows characteristics of a DNA‐mimic protein and may be involved in the adaptation of Burkholderia cenocepacia	6
Differential protein expression during growth on model and commercial mixtures of naphthenic acids in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf‐5	6
Vertical structure of the bacterial diversity in meromictic Fayetteville Green Lake	6
Efficiency of the synthetic self‐splicing RiboJ ribozyme is robust to cis‐ and trans‐changes in genetic background	6
Characterizing living ocular bacterial communities and the effects of antibiotic perturbation in house finches	6
The abundance of the potential pathogen Staphylococcus hominis in the air microbiome in a dental clinic and its susceptibility to far‐UVC light	6
Antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli and prevalence of extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase‐producing Enterobacteriaceae in calves from organic and conventional dairy farms in Swit	6