Virulence

Papers
(The H4-Index of Virulence is 37. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Letter to the editor (response to Vajro and colleagues)188
Streptococcus pyogenes emm 98.1 variants activate inflammatory caspases in human neutrophils141
Comparison of Omicron and respiratory virus infections in pediatric liver transplantation: Impact of perioperative identification status127
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 promotes the proliferation of porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus by phosphorylating the nucleocapsid protein122
A. caviae infection triggers IL-1β secretion through activating NLRP3 inflammasome mediated by NF-κB signaling pathway partly in a TLR2 dependent manner108
Adult duck fecal microbiota transplantation alleviates short beak and dwarfism syndrome in ducklings by inhibiting Th17 cell differentiation104
Correction100
Genomic characterization of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 5, 8, and 15 strains from diseased pigs in eastern Chinese provinces92
Successful cell culture isolation and experimental pathogenicity evaluation of porcine bocavirus G388
Convergent and divergent roles of the glucose-responsive kinase SNF4 in Candida tropicalis85
EefR mutations drive sanguinarine resistance by activating cryptic multidrug efflux pumps in AcrB-Null Escherichia coli79
Characterization of the intrahepatic microbiome in patients with HBV-related end-stage liver disease76
Study of the relationships among known virulence genes, coccoid transformation and cytotoxicity of Helicobacter pylori in different clinical diseases72
STA regulates succinylated AflM triggered by SCS to contribute to aflatoxin biosynthesis through the Ach170
MGF100 but not MGF300 family is a potential multigene-deleted target for ASFV attenuation and live attenuated vaccine development64
Herpesviruses and autophagy: An intracellular conflict64
Oropouche virus: Understanding “sloth fever” disease dynamics and novel intervention strategies against this emerging neglected tropical disease62
Anti-HBc IgM associates with acute flare and HBeAg/HBsAg loss in chronic hepatitis B patients with acute exacerbation59
Pathogenesis and virulence of Heartland virus58
Pathogenicity and virulence of henipaviruses57
Prevalence of bovine endometritis, virulence mechanisms of Escherichia coli , and current therapeutic strategies: A review56
Pathogenicity and virulence of influenza53
The two-component system histidine kinase LiaS contributes to the stress resistance and virulence of zoonotic Listeria monocytogenes51
Pathogenicity and virulence of O’nyong-nyong virus: A less studied Togaviridae with pandemic potential49
Predicting the evolutionary and epidemiological dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa47
Pathogenicity and virulence of Candida auris46
A new gene family (BAPs) of Cotesia bracovirus induces apoptosis of host hemocytes46
Acinetobacter baumannii : Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, quorum sensing regulation, and current therapeutic strategies42
Molecular epidemiology of Nakaseomyces glabrata associated with vulvovaginal candidiasis revealed high genetic variability and the presence of novel geno42
Host cell transcriptomic response to the multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clonal outbreak Beijing strain reveals its pathogenic features42
Protection acquired upon intraperitoneal group a Streptococcus immunization is independent of concurrent adaptive immune responses but relies on macropha41
Virulence and transmission characteristics of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N6 subtype avian influenza viruses possessing different internal gene constellations41
Carbon source-driven downregulation of the sRNA AmiL enhances Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence during acute lung infection40
Antibacterial efficacy and mechanism of the novel antimicrobial peptide lachnospirin-1 against Acinetobacter baumannii39
DDX17 and viral infection39
Ferroptosis is important for Toxoplasma gondii replication and virulence in vitro and 38
Hidden liver-joint axis: HBV infection causes rheumatoid arthritis via TRAFD1 with imbalance of HBV X protein and trans-ferulic acid38
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