| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Establishment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection: lessons from a versatile opportunist1*Address for correspondence: Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 1,191 |
| 2 | The epidemiology of human listeriosis | Microbes and Infection | 2007 | 1,001 |
| 3 | Neutrophil granules and secretory vesicles in inflammation | Microbes and Infection | 2003 | 885 |
| 4 | Antimicrobial properties of allicin from garlic | Microbes and Infection | 1999 | 840 |
| 5 | Endophytes as sources of bioactive products | Microbes and Infection | 2003 | 751 |
| 6 | Ecological factors influencing survival and growth of human pathogens on raw fruits and vegetables | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 721 |
| 7 | Aedes albopictus, an arbovirus vector: From the darkness to the light | Microbes and Infection | 2009 | 715 |
| 8 | Medical and economic impact of extraintestinal infections due to Escherichia coli: focus on an increasingly important endemic problem | Microbes and Infection | 2003 | 649 |
| 9 | Pathogenicity and transmissibility of 2019-nCoV—A quick overview and comparison with other emerging viruses | Microbes and Infection | 2020 | 594 |
| 10 | How bacterial pathogens colonize their hosts and invade deeper tissues | Microbes and Infection | 2015 | 585 |
| 11 | Staphylococcus epidermidis infections | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 546 |
| 12 | TGF-β and fibrosis | Microbes and Infection | 1999 | 531 |
| 13 | Structure and function of lipopolysaccharides | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 525 |
| 14 | Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Bacillus cereus infections | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 511 |
| 15 | Isolation of Nipah virus from Malaysian Island flying-foxes | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 509 |
| 16 | Toll receptors, CD14, and macrophage activation and deactivation by LPS | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 485 |
| 17 | Candida albicans biofilms: development, regulation, and molecular mechanisms | Microbes and Infection | 2016 | 441 |
| 18 | Antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms | Microbes and Infection | 2003 | 414 |
| 19 | Dental plaque formation | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 412 |
| 20 | Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 410 |
| 21 | Toll-like receptors: linking innate and adaptive immunity | Microbes and Infection | 2004 | 395 |
| 22 | Yersinia enterocolitica: overview and epidemiologic correlates | Microbes and Infection | 1999 | 389 |
| 23 | Salmonella pathogenicity islands: big virulence in small packages | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 371 |
| 24 | Animal models of Salmonella infections: enteritis versus typhoid fever | Microbes and Infection | 2001 | 371 |
| 25 | Role played by lactobacilli in controlling the population of vaginal pathogens | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 359 |
| 26 | Alternative food-preservation technologies: efficacy and mechanisms | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 358 |
| 27 | Endotoxin recognition and signal transduction by the TLR4/MD2-complex | Microbes and Infection | 2004 | 355 |
| 28 | Is COVID-19 receiving ADE from other coronaviruses? | Microbes and Infection | 2020 | 355 |
| 29 | Oral tolerance: immune mechanisms and the generation of Th3-type TGF-beta-secreting regulatory cells | Microbes and Infection | 2001 | 346 |
| 30 | Non-typhoidal salmonellosis: emerging problems | Microbes and Infection | 2001 | 342 |
| 31 | The natural history of Hendra and Nipah viruses | Microbes and Infection | 2001 | 340 |
| 32 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the in vitroand in vivo biofilm mode of growth | Microbes and Infection | 2001 | 339 |
| 33 | Use of fluorescent probes to assess physiological functions of bacteriaat single-cell level | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 330 |
| 34 | Salmonella pathogenicity islands encoding type III secretion systems | Microbes and Infection | 2001 | 327 |
| 35 | Propionibacterium acnes and lipopolysaccharide induce the expression of antimicrobial peptides and proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines in human sebocytes | Microbes and Infection | 2006 | 321 |
| 36 | Vibrio parahaemolyticus cell biology and pathogenicity determinants | Microbes and Infection | 2011 | 319 |
| 37 | Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae: pathobiology and pathogenesis of infection | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 318 |
| 38 | Listeriolysin O: a phagosome-specific lysin | Microbes and Infection | 2007 | 317 |
| 39 | Use of Lactobacillus to prevent infection by pathogenic bacteria | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 314 |
| 40 | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF): mechanisms of action and role in disease | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 314 |
| 41 | Microbial metalloproteases and pathogenesis | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 312 |
| 42 | TGF-β: from latent to active | Microbes and Infection | 1999 | 307 |
| 43 | Bacterial ureases in infectious diseases | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 305 |
| 44 | Climate change and emerging infectious diseases | Microbes and Infection | 2001 | 305 |
| 45 | Phagocytosis by neutrophils | Microbes and Infection | 2003 | 305 |
| 46 | Major cell death pathways at a glance | Microbes and Infection | 2009 | 302 |
| 47 | The role of seafood in bacterialfoodborne diseases | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 297 |
| 48 | Human natural killer cell deficiencies and susceptibility to infection | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 297 |
| 49 | The epidemic of 2019-novel-coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia and insights for emerging infectious diseases in the future | Microbes and Infection | 2020 | 296 |
| 50 | CR3: a general purpose adhesion-recognition receptor essential for innate immunity | Microbes and Infection | 2000 | 295 |
