OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of mBio is 63. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-10-01 to 2023-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Report from the American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 International Summit, 23 March 2020: Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS–CoV-2/COVID-19	237
From People to Panthera : Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Tigers and Lions at the Bronx Zoo	234
Genome Sequencing of Sewage Detects Regionally Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Variants	233
Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture	213
An Essential Membrane Protein Modulates the Proteolysis of LpxC to Control Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis in Escherichia coli	189
Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses	181
A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large cps Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus	180
Discovery and Genomic Characterization of a 382-Nucleotide Deletion in ORF7b and ORF8 during the Early Evolution of SARS-CoV-2	173
Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, Antibodies, and Neutralizing Capacity in Milk Produced by Women with COVID-19	172
A Genus Definition for Bacteria and Archaea Based on a Standard Genome Relatedness Index	167
Comparative Analyses of Vertebrate Gut Microbiomes Reveal Convergence between Birds and Bats	165
Decline of Humoral Responses against SARS-CoV-2 Spike in Convalescent Individuals	159
S Protein-Reactive IgG and Memory B Cell Production after Human SARS-CoV-2 Infection Includes Broad Reactivity to the S2 Subunit	155
Comorbidities in SARS-CoV-2 Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	148
Drug-Resistant Epimutants Exhibit Organ-Specific Stability and Induction during Murine Infections Caused by the Human Fungal Pathogen Mucor circinelloides	142
Antiviral Efficacies of FDA-Approved Drugs against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Ferrets	139
Emergence of a Plasmid-Encoded Resistance-Nodulation-Division Efflux Pump Conferring Resistance to Multiple Drugs, Including Tigecycline, in Klebsiella pneumoniae	127
Hiding in Plain Sight: an Approach to Treating Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection	124
Antiviral Activity of Type I, II, and III Interferons Counterbalances ACE2 Inducibility and Restricts SARS-CoV-2	119
Phage-Antibiotic Synergy Is Driven by a Unique Combination of Antibacterial Mechanism of Action and Stoichiometry	118
Advances in Understanding the Human Urinary Microbiome and Its Potential Role in Urinary Tract Infection	117
Respiratory Viral Infection Alters the Gut Microbiota by Inducing Inappetence	107
Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Nasopharyngeal Specimens Collected from Confirmed and Suspect COVID-19 Patients	104
In Vivo Targeting of Clostridioides difficile Using Phage-Delivered CRISPR-Cas3 Antimicrobials	103
Influence of Plant Fraction, Soil, and Plant Species on Microbiota: a Multikingdom Comparison	99

A Framework for Effective Application of Machine Learning to Microbiome-Based Classification Problems	98
SARS-CoV-2 Is Restricted by Zinc Finger Antiviral Protein despite Preadaptation to the Low-CpG Environment in Humans	94
Proposal of a Taxonomic Nomenclature for the Bacillus cereus Group Which Reconciles Genomic Definitions of Bacterial Species with Clinical and Industrial Phenotypes	92
The Unrecognized Threat of Secondary Bacterial Infections with COVID-19	92
Bacterial Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Potential in Soil Varies with Phylum, Depth, and Vegetation Type	91
Antibiotics: Combatting Tolerance To Stop Resistance	91
Intracellular Density of Wolbachia Is Mediated by Host Autophagy and the Bacterial Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Gene cifB in a Cell Type-De	90
Ecological and Genomic Attributes of Novel Bacterial Taxa That Thrive in Subsurface Soil Horizons	89
The Impact of Evolving SARS-CoV-2 Mutations and Variants on COVID-19 Vaccines	86
Fusobacterium nucleatum Secretes Outer Membrane Vesicles and Promotes Intestinal Inflammation	84
Linking Human Milk Oligosaccharides, Infant Fecal Community Types, and Later Risk To Require Antibiotics	84
Antimicrobial Peptides: a New Frontier in Antifungal Therapy	83
Vitamin Biosynthesis by Human Gut Butyrate-Producing Bacteria and Cross-Feeding in Synthetic Microbial Communities	82
Fecal Metabolomic Signatures in Colorectal Adenoma Patients Are Associated with Gut Microbiota and Early Events of Colorectal Cancer Pathogenesis	81
Mutations in TAC1B : a Novel Genetic Determinant of Clinical Fluconazole Resistance in Candida auris	81
Plasmids Shaped the Recent Emergence of the Major Nosocomial Pathogen Enterococcus faecium	81
Quantitative Framework for Model Evaluation in Microbiology Research Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Cystic Fibrosis Infection as a Test Case	78
Impaired Cytotoxic CD8 ⁺ T Cell Response in Elderly COVID-19 Patients	77
Stochastic Variation in Expression of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Produces Persister Cells	77
Resistance Evolution against Phage Combinations Depends on the Timing and Order of Exposure	77
Pandemic COVID-19 Joins History’s Pandemic Legion	77
Phage Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 Evolves via Diverse Mutations That Culminate in Impaired Adsorption	76
Distinct Roles for Sialoside and Protein Receptors in Coronavirus Infection	75
Endotoxin Producers Overgrowing in Human Gut Microbiota as the Causative Agents for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	74
Rescue of SARS-CoV-2 from a Single Bacterial Artificial Chromosome	74
Molecular Architecture of Early Dissemination and Massive Second Wave of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in a Major Metropolitan Area	74
SARS-CoV-2 ORF6 Disrupts Bidirectional Nucleocytoplasmic Transport through Interactions with Rae1 and Nup98	73
Obesity-Related Microenvironment Promotes Emergence of Virulent Influenza Virus Strains	72
Polymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases	72
The TMPRSS2 Inhibitor Nafamostat Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Pulmonary Infection in Mouse Models of COVID-19	72
Recombinant ACE2 Expression Is Required for SARS-CoV-2 To Infect Primary Human Endothelial Cells and Induce Inflammatory and Procoagulative Responses	70
Could an Unrelated Live Attenuated Vaccine Serve as a Preventive Measure To Dampen Septic Inflammation Associated with COVID-19 Infection?	69
Environmental Isolation of Candida auris from the Coastal Wetlands of Andaman Islands, India	69
Novel Immunoglobulin Domain Proteins Provide Insights into Evolution and Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2-Related Viruses	67
First Days in the Life of Naive Human B Lymphocytes Infected with Epstein-Barr Virus	65
Effects of Spatial Variability and Relic DNA Removal on the Detection of Temporal Dynamics in Soil Microbial Communities	64
The Toxin-Antitoxin MazEF Drives Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation, Antibiotic Tolerance, and Chronic Infection	63
Long-Term Modeling of SARS-CoV-2 Infection of In Vitro Cultured Polarized Human Airway Epithelium	63
GRP78 and Integrins Play Different Roles in Host Cell Invasion during Mucormycosis	63