Virulence

Papers
(The H4-Index of Virulence is 35. 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
Oropouche virus: Understanding “sloth fever” disease dynamics and novel intervention strategies against this emerging neglected tropical disease250
Correction205
Pathogenesis and virulence of Heartland virus117
Letter to the editor (response to Vajro and colleagues)94
Understanding the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) exposure in companion, captive, wild, and farmed animals87
Usingin vivotranscriptomics and RNA enrichment to identify genes involved in virulence ofCandida glabrata83
Streptococcus pyogenes emm 98.1 variants activate inflammatory caspases in human neutrophils78
Study of the host specificity of PB1-F2-associated virulence76
A new gene family (BAPs) of Cotesia bracovirus induces apoptosis of host hemocytes69
Deciphering of Candida parapsilosis induced immune response in Drosophila melanogaster67
Recombination events drives the emergence of Colombian Helicobacter pylori subpopulations with self-identity ancestry61
Study of the relationships among known virulence genes, coccoid transformation and cytotoxicity of Helicobacter pylori in different clinical diseases59
Convergent and divergent roles of the glucose-responsive kinase SNF4 in Candida tropicalis57
A. caviae infection triggers IL-1β secretion through activating NLRP3 inflammasome mediated by NF-κB signaling pathway partly in a TLR2 dependent manner57
Establishing an invertebrate Galleria mellonella greater wax moth larval model of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection50
Identification of Streptococcus suis putative zoonotic virulence factors: A systematic review and genomic meta-analysis47
Pathogenicity and virulence of O’nyong-nyong virus: A less studied Togaviridae with pandemic potential47
Pathogenicity and virulence of influenza45
Orientin mediates protection against MRSA-induced pneumonia by inhibiting Sortase A45
Pathogenicity and virulence of henipaviruses44
Plant pathogens provide clues to the potential origin of bat white-nose syndrome Pseudogymnoascus destructans43
Statistical analysis supports UTR (untranslated region) deletion theory in SARS-CoV-243
Inhibitory effects of a maleimide compound on the virulence factors of Candida albicans43
Protection acquired upon intraperitoneal group a Streptococcus immunization is independent of concurrent adaptive immune responses but relies on macrophages and IFN-γ42
Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveal genes involved in the pathogenicity increase of Streptococcus suis epidemic strains42
Type 2 hypersensitivity disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, Graves’ disease, myasthenia gravis, immune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, dermatomyositis42
Virulence and transmission characteristics of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N6 subtype avian influenza viruses possessing different internal gene constellations42
A phage protein-derived antipathogenic peptide that targets type IV pilus assembly41
Host cell transcriptomic response to the multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clonal outbreak Beijing strain reveals its pathogenic features40
Hidden liver-joint axis: HBV infection causes rheumatoid arthritis via TRAFD1 with imbalance of HBV X protein and trans-ferulic acid39
Decreased temperature increases the expression of a disordered bacterial late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) protein that enhances natural transformation37
Ctr9 promotes virulence of Candida albicans by regulating methionine metabolism37
Pathogenicity and virulence of Francisella tularensis36
Evolution of Mycobacterium abscessus in the human lung: Cumulative mutations and genomic rearrangement of porin genes in patient isolates36
MALDI-TOF MS for rapid detection and differentiation between Tet(X)-producers and non-Tet(X)-producing tetracycline-resistant Gram-negative bacteria35
Alpha1-antitrypsin impacts innate host–pathogen interactions with Candida albicans by stimulating fungal filamentation35
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