Nature Microbiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Microbiology is 29. 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
Rebound virus in the cerebrospinal fluid reveals a possible HIV-1 reservoir519
Assessing critical thresholds in terrestrial microbiomes385
Recent gene selection and drug resistance underscore clinical adaptation across Candida species338
The Parkinson’s disease drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis via iron sequestration316
Sickle cell trait enhances malaria transmission310
Metabolic sensing tips the balance of drug tolerance in fungal meningitis295
Author Correction: MX2-mediated innate immunity against HIV-1 is regulated by serine phosphorylation263
Gene–drug potency screening in M. tuberculosis252
Author Correction: DART takes aim at community editing244
Molecular factors shaping whether HCMV infection is productive or latent224
Climate extremes disrupt fungal–bacterial interactions213
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli infection-induced epithelial trained immunity impacts urinary tract disease outcome210
Dietary exclusion of major food groups shapes the gut microbiome and may influence health202
Explainable artificial intelligence evolves antimicrobial peptides199
Proteins containing photosynthetic reaction centre domains modulate FtsZ-based archaeal cell division186
Horizontal gene transfer explains unusual traits of Armillaria fungi178
Particular genomic and virulence traits associated with preterm infant-derived toxigenic Clostridium perfringens strains176
OPENPichia: licence-free Komagataella phaffii chassis strains and toolkit for protein expression174
Double-stranded RNA sequencing reveals distinct riboviruses associated with thermoacidophilic bacteria from hot springs in Japan164
A dynamic subpopulation of CRISPR–Cas overexpressers allows Streptococcus pyogenes to rapidly respond to phage158
Integrated host-microbe plasma metagenomics for sepsis diagnosis in a prospective cohort of critically ill adults151
Host range, transmissibility and antigenicity of a pangolin coronavirus149
Mechanistic basis for potent neutralization of Sin Nombre hantavirus by a human monoclonal antibody149
Cytoplasmic contractile injection systems mediate cell death in Streptomyces148
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein O-phosphorylation landscape140
Therapeutic efficacy of monoclonal antibodies and antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in Syrian hamsters139
Mycobacterium abscessus pathogenesis identified by phenogenomic analyses139
Single mutation makes Escherichia coli an insect mutualist138
Mosquitoes provide a transmission route between possums and humans for Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia138
Metagenomic compendium of 189,680 DNA viruses from the human gut microbiome136
Appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae is regulated by a Pmk1-dependent hierarchical transcriptional network135
Ancient origin and constrained evolution of the division and cell wall gene cluster in Bacteria134
Candida albicans extracellular vesicles trigger type I IFN signalling via cGAS and STING133
Tracking bacterial lineages in complex and dynamic environments with applications for growth control and persistence132
Organ-on-chip models for infectious disease research129
A high-throughput and low-waste viability assay for microbes127
Exceeding expectations out in the cold with Colwellia124
Prioritizing mentorship122
Identification of Tse8 as a Type VI secretion system toxin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa that targets the bacterial transamidosome to inhibit protein synthesis in prey cells120
Blockade of endothelin receptors mitigates SARS-CoV-2-induced osteoarthritis117
Pseudomonas syringae subpopulations cooperate by coordinating flagellar and type III secretion spatiotemporal dynamics to facilitate plant infection114
Extracellular vesicles block viral entryways114
CRISPR-influenced symbiosis113
Rational attenuation of RNA viruses with zinc finger antiviral protein111
Publisher Correction: Fungal biology: Fungal spores are future-proofed111
Synthesis of lipid-linked precursors of the bacterial cell wall is governed by a feedback control mechanism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa110
Regulators unite to enable plant entry110
Mineral-eating microorganisms at extinct hydrothermal vents109
Publisher Correction: Breastfeeding promotes bifidobacterial immunomodulatory metabolites109
Coronavirus sampling and surveillance in bats from 1996–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis106
Decoding the impact of nuclear organization on antigenic variation in parasites106
Neutralization mechanism of a human antibody with pan-coronavirus reactivity including SARS-CoV-2106
Streptomyces polyketides mediate bacteria–fungi interactions across soil environments105
Dietary- and host-derived metabolites are used by diverse gut bacteria for anaerobic respiration103
SAMPL-seq reveals micron-scale spatial hubs in the human gut microbiome103
Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis101
Expanding known viral diversity in the healthy infant gut100
Bacteroides fragilis uses toxins for gut success100
Publisher Correction: Identification and structure of an extracellular contractile injection system from the marine bacterium Algoriphagus machipongonensis99
Switching on cyclic di-GMP heterogeneity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms98
CryoEM reveals that ribosomes in microsporidian spores are locked in a dimeric hibernating state98
Mycobacterium tuberculosis as teacher97
SARS and synapses95
Publisher Correction: 2021 in review93
Placental Streptococcus agalactiae DNA is associated with neonatal unit admission and foetal pro-inflammatory cytokines in term infants93
Combining antibiotics to tackle antimicrobial resistance93
Bacteriophages avoid autoimmunity from cognate immune systems as an intrinsic part of their life cycles91
Using animation to mediate scientific discourse91
Cell envelope diversity and evolution across the bacterial tree of life91
Discovery of an orally active benzoxaborole prodrug effective in the treatment of Chagas disease in non-human primates90
Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission90
Dietary fibre counters the oncogenic potential of colibactin-producing Escherichia coli in colorectal cancer89
Dynamic diel proteome and daytime nitrogenase activity supports buoyancy in the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium89
Sensitive poliovirus detection using nested PCR and nanopore sequencing: a prospective validation study89
Species- and site-specific genome editing in complex bacterial communities88
Self-assembling viral histones are evolutionary intermediates between archaeal and eukaryotic nucleosomes88
An expanded metabolic pathway for androgen production by commensal bacteria87
Clinical implications of preterm infant gut microbiome development85
Characterization of inositol lipid metabolism in gut-associated Bacteroidetes85
Hunting emerging viruses through participatory community science84
The gut–liver axis in HCV infection84
Non-canonical start codons confer context-dependent advantages in carbohydrate utilization for commensal E. coli in the murine gut84
Connecting microbiome and menopause for healthy ageing83
Therapeutics for COVID-1982
Increased small particle aerosol transmission of B.1.1.7 compared with SARS-CoV-2 lineage A in vivo82
Plasmodium falciparum resistant to artemisinin and diagnostics have emerged in Ethiopia82
Outbreak dynamics of foodborne pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus over a seventeen year period implies hidden reservoirs80
Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss80
A standardized archaeal taxonomy for the Genome Taxonomy Database79
A year of microbiology78
Escherichia coli integrates chemotaxis and quorum sensing pathways in vivo78
Guiding phage therapy with genomic surveillance77
TOLLIP inhibits lipid accumulation and the integrated stress response in alveolar macrophages to control Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection77
A vision for spaceflight microbiology to enable human health and habitat sustainability76
Reproductive justice must be considered in the scientific community75
Mining the microbiota for antibiotics74
Safety and immunogenicity of a prefusion non-stabilized spike protein mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: a phase I trial74
Bacteria can shed a layer when phages turn up the heat73
Non-equivalent genomes in polyploid prokaryotes73
Metabolic modelling reveals the aging-associated decline of host–microbiome metabolic interactions in mice73
Gut microbial factors predict disease severity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis72
Achilles’ heel of antibiotic resistance72
A framework for automated scalable designation of viral pathogen lineages from genomic data72
Widespread stop-codon recoding in bacteriophages may regulate translation of lytic genes71
Growth rate is modulated by monitoring cell wall precursors in Bacillus subtilis70
The cell biology of archaea70
Mapping phyllosphere microbiota interactions in planta to establish genotype–phenotype relationships70
Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria69
Live-attenuated vaccine sCPD9 elicits superior mucosal and systemic immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters69
Human microbiome myths and misconceptions67
GprC of the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys flagrans activates mitochondria and reprograms fungal cells for nematode hunting66
Siderophores mediate antibiotic resistance66
Microbial metabolites in the marine carbon cycle66
Bacteria modulate microalgal aging physiology through the induction of extracellular vesicle production to remove harmful metabolites66
The gut microbiota contributes to the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa in humans and mice66
mRNA-encoded Cas13 can be used to treat dengue infections in mice65
Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts64
Parabacteroides distasonis uses dietary inulin to suppress NASH via its metabolite pentadecanoic acid64
Environmental stress mediates groundwater microbial community assembly62
Inflammation-associated nitrate facilitates ectopic colonization of oral bacterium Veillonella parvula in the intestine62
Diet switch pre-vaccination improves immune response and metabolic status in formerly obese mice61
CD8+ T cell depletion does not induce an expansion of viral reservoir in HIV model61
Mycobacterial nucleoid-associated protein Lsr2 is required for productive mycobacteriophage infection61
Shining light on the coral photosymbiont family Symbiodiniaceae60
Multinational epidemiological analysis of oral human papillomavirus incidence in 3,137 men59
Comprehensive transcription terminator atlas for Bacillus subtilis59
A method to detect origin of transfer sequences for plasmid conjugation59
Amplifying diverse voices in microbiology58
Migrant health matters58
We must learn from past outbreaks57
Genome-wide protein–DNA interaction site mapping in bacteria using a double-stranded DNA-specific cytosine deaminase57
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 escape mutations during Bamlanivimab therapy in a phase II randomized clinical trial57
The microbiome of a bacterivorous marine choanoflagellate contains a resource-demanding obligate bacterial associate56
Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix components target seed oil bodies to promote growth and anti-fungal resistance in melon56
Phase transition of GvpU regulates gas vesicle clustering in bacteria56
BacterAI maps microbial metabolism without prior knowledge56
Improving local prevalence estimates of SARS-CoV-2 infections using a causal debiasing framework56
Metabolites from intact phage-infected Synechococcus chemotactically attract heterotrophic marine bacteria56
SARS-CoV-2 Africa dashboard for real-time COVID-19 information55
Tecovirimat is effective against human monkeypox virus in vitro at nanomolar concentrations55
Characterizing extracellular vesicles of human fungal pathogens55
Dairy cows develop protective immunity against reinfection with bovine H5N1 influenza virus55
Inactivated whole-virion vaccine BBV152/Covaxin elicits robust cellular immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern54
Sulfated glycosaminoglycans are host epithelial cell targets of the Candida albicans toxin candidalysin54
Taurolithocholic acid protects against viral haemorrhagic fever via inhibition of ferroptosis53
Preclinical evaluation of the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor RAY1216 shows improved pharmacokinetics compared with nirmatrelvir53
Staphylococcal virulence factor HlgB targets the endoplasmic-reticulum-resident E3 ubiquitin ligase AMFR to promote pneumonia52
Genomic epidemiology reveals multidrug resistant plasmid spread between Vibrio cholerae lineages in Yemen51
Differential stress responsiveness determines intraspecies virulence heterogeneity and host adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes51
Rottlerin inhibits La Crosse virus-induced encephalitis in mice and blocks release of replicating virus from the Golgi body in neurons51
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is an immune escape variant with an altered cell entry pathway51
A haem-sequestering plant peptide promotes iron uptake in symbiotic bacteria50
Probiotics impact the antibiotic resistance gene reservoir along the human GI tract in a person-specific and antibiotic-dependent manner50
AMR, One Health and the environment50
Metagenomic characterization of viruses and mobile genetic elements associated with the DPANN archaeal superphylum50
Publisher Correction: Genomic insights into diverse bacterial taxa that degrade extracellular DNA in marine sediments49
The human archaeome in focus49
Translating between science and politics as a government adviser49
Colonic goblet cell-associated antigen passages mediate physiologic and beneficial translocation of live gut bacteria in preweaning mice48
Chromosome architecture in an archaeal species naturally lacking structural maintenance of chromosomes proteins48
Microbes and the water nexus48
Exploiting the fitness cost of metallo-β-lactamase expression can overcome antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens48
Enterococcus faecalis-derived adenine enhances enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli Type 3 Secretion System-dependent virulence48
Iron-limitation light switch48
Publisher Correction: Divergent SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in white-tailed deer with deer-to-human transmission48
Genomic insights into diverse bacterial taxa that degrade extracellular DNA in marine sediments47
Targeting the mosquito prefoldin–chaperonin complex blocks Plasmodium transmission47
Integrons are anti-phage defence libraries in Vibrio parahaemolyticus47
Cooperative virulence via the collective action of secreted pathogen effectors47
Acquired amphotericin B resistance leads to fitness trade-offs that can be mitigated by compensatory evolution in Candida auris47
Understanding emerging and re-emerging viruses to facilitate pandemic preparedness46
Sex, gender and infectious disease46
A high-quality genome compendium of the human gut microbiome of Inner Mongolians46
Dual inhibition of innate immunity and apoptosis by human cytomegalovirus protein UL37x1 enables efficient virus replication45
Genomics, social media and mobile phone data enable mapping of SARS-CoV-2 lineages to inform health policy in Bangladesh45
Clostridium sporogenes uses reductive Stickland metabolism in the gut to generate ATP and produce circulating metabolites45
Identification and structure of an extracellular contractile injection system from the marine bacterium Algoriphagus machipongonensis45
Understanding the biology of monkeypox virus to prevent future outbreaks45
CRISPR-based oligo recombineering prioritizes apicomplexan cysteines for drug discovery44
Microbiome–metabolite linkages drive greenhouse gas dynamics over a permafrost thaw gradient44
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the murine central nervous system drives viral diversification44
Introducing Microbe Matters44
Genome-wide association study identifies human genetic variants associated with fatal outcome from Lassa fever44
Talented microbes unlatch peatland carbon43
Persistent viral RNA and protein contribute to post-acute pathology43
The host–parasite–virus triad43
Moving from hype to hope in diet–microbiome interactions42
Microplastic research must consider microbes42
Intestinal crypt microbiota modulates intestinal stem cell turnover and tumorigenesis via indole acetic acid42
Microbiome alterations in autism spectrum disorder42
Seed-borne bacteria drive wheat rhizosphere microbiome assembly via niche partitioning and facilitation42
Author Correction: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi heterokaryons have two nuclear populations with distinct roles in host–plant interactions42
Small organisms with big climate impact42
Structural insights into tecovirimat antiviral activity and poxvirus resistance42
Factors associated with oral HPV infection among a large multinational cohort of men41
Use microbes to tackle food insecurity41
Mycobiota and diet-derived fungal xenosiderophores promote Salmonella gastrointestinal colonization40
Epigenetic silencing by the SMC5/6 complex mediates HIV-1 latency40
Drug–Fc conjugate CD388 targets influenza virus neuraminidase and is broadly protective in mice40
A non-human primate model for human norovirus infection40
Cysteine dependence of Lactobacillus iners is a potential therapeutic target for vaginal microbiota modulation40
Chromosomal barcodes for simultaneous tracking of near-isogenic bacterial strains in plant microbiota40
Identification of structurally diverse menaquinone-binding antibiotics with in vivo activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens39
Longitudinal population-level HIV epidemiologic and genomic surveillance highlights growing gender disparity of HIV transmission in Uganda39
Continental-scale associations of Arabidopsis thaliana phyllosphere members with host genotype and drought39
Chromosome organization affects genome evolution in Sulfolobus archaea39
Prediction of strain level phage–host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information38
Parkinson’s disease kinase LRRK2 coordinates a cell-intrinsic itaconate-dependent defence pathway against intracellular Salmonella38
DMSOP-cleaving enzymes are diverse and widely distributed in marine microorganisms38
Leaf microbiome dysbiosis triggered by T2SS-dependent enzyme secretion from opportunistic Xanthomonas pathogens38
Viral biogeography of the mammalian gut and parenchymal organs38
An acidophilic fungus promotes prey digestion in a carnivorous plant37
The unusual cell wall of the Lyme disease spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi is shaped by a tick sugar37
Author Correction: Genetic mapping of microbial and host traits reveals production of immunomodulatory lipids by Akkermansia muciniphila in the murine gut37
Explainable deep learning and virtual evolution identifies antimicrobial peptides with activity against multidrug-resistant human pathogens37
Gut microbiota-derived hexa-acylated lipopolysaccharides enhance cancer immunotherapy responses37
Author Correction: Soil microbiome indicators can predict crop growth response to large-scale inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi37
Connecting the dots from viral infection to disease37
Methane-dependent complete denitrification by a single Methylomirabilis bacterium37
Redefining success36
Primal FEAR protects against infection36
Knowledge synthesis through scientific visualization36
Computational discovery of dynobactin antibiotics35
Toxoplasma protein export and effector function35
Genetic mapping of microbial and host traits reveals production of immunomodulatory lipids by Akkermansia muciniphila in the murine gut35
Fungal dysbiosis and survival after allo-HCT35
Expanding the diversity of origin of transfer-containing sequences in mobilizable plasmids35
Enterobactin inhibits microbiota-dependent activation of AhR to promote bacterial sepsis in mice35
Shigella handcuffs caspases35
A trove of Asgard archaeal viruses35
Host cell glycosylation selects for infection with CCR5- versus CXCR4-tropic HIV-135
Plant killers make the cut35
A new malaria gene regulator35
The collapse of cooperation during range expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa34
Metagenomic immunoglobulin sequencing reveals IgA coating of microbial strains in the healthy human gut34
Assessing microbiome population dynamics using wild-type isogenic standardized hybrid (WISH)-tags34
Pathogenomic analyses of Shigella isolates inform factors limiting shigellosis prevention and control across LMICs34
Cytosolic sorting platform complexes shuttle type III secretion system effectors to the injectisome in Yersinia enterocolitica34
Phosphatidylserine-exposing extracellular vesicles in body fluids are an innate defence against apoptotic mimicry viral pathogens34
Quantitative principles of microbial metabolism shared across scales34
Microbial oxidation of short-chain gaseous alkanes34
Broadly therapeutic antibody provides cross-serotype protection against enteroviruses via Fc effector functions and by mimicking SCARB234
Bifidobacteria metabolize lactulose to optimize gut metabolites and prevent systemic infection in patients with liver disease33
Reduction of microbial diversity in grassland soil is driven by long-term climate warming33
Neutralizing antibody activity in convalescent sera from infection in humans with SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern33
Gut epithelial electrical cues drive differential localization of enterobacteria33
Crosstalk between γδ T cells and the microbiota33
Sexually transmitted infections and female reproductive health33
Comparative effectiveness of third doses of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in US veterans33
An orally available Mpro inhibitor is effective against wild-type SARS-CoV-2 and variants including Omicron33
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