| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The Brazilian Zika virus strain causes birth defects in experimental models | Nature | 2016 | 1,132 |
| 2 | Molecular Evolution of Zika Virus during Its Emergence in the 20th Century | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2014 | 659 |
| 3 | Binding of Sheep Red Blood Cells to a Large Population of Human Lymphocytes | Nature | 1971 | 473 |
| 4 | Apoptosis in malignant glioma cells triggered by the temozolomide-induced DNA lesion O6-methylguanine | Oncogene | 2007 | 440 |
| 5 | Mitochondria as a Source of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species: From Molecular Mechanisms to Human Health | Antioxidants and Redox Signaling | 2013 | 344 |
| 6 | Biphenyl-utilizing bacteria and their functional genes in a pine root zone contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | ISME Journal | 2007 | 198 |
| 7 | Efficient ethanol production from glucose, lactose, and xylose by recombinant Escherichia coli | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 1989 | 192 |
| 8 | A Multi-Targeting, Nucleoside-Modified mRNA Influenza Virus Vaccine Provides Broad Protection in Mice | Molecular Therapy | 2020 | 188 |
| 9 | How DNA lesions are turned into powerful killing structures: Insights from UV-induced apoptosis | Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research | 2009 | 185 |
| 10 | Quantitative detection of periodontopathic bacteria in atherosclerotic plaques from coronary arteries | Journal of Medical Microbiology | 2009 | 165 |
| 11 | Periodontal Pathogens Directly Promote Autoimmune Experimental Arthritis by Inducing a TLR2- and IL-1–Driven Th17 Response | Journal of Immunology | 2014 | 159 |
| 12 | Autophagy and genomic integrity | Cell Death and Differentiation | 2013 | 158 |
| 13 | Probiotic lactobacilli inhibit early stages of Candida albicans biofilm development by reducing their growth, cell adhesion, and filamentation | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | 2016 | 154 |
| 14 | SARS-COV-2 Variants: Differences and Potential of Immune Evasion | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 2021 | 154 |
| 15 | Silent dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in South America could contribute to the global spread of the mcr-1 gene | Eurosurveillance | 2016 | 153 |
| 16 | Microbiological diversity of generalized aggressive periodontitis by 16S rRNA clonal analysis | Oral Microbiology and Immunology | 2008 | 147 |
| 17 | A CCR4 antagonist combined with vaccines induces antigen-specific CD8+ T cells and tumor immunity against self antigens | Blood | 2011 | 144 |
| 18 | Correlation between body mass index and faecal microbiota from children | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2016 | 140 |
| 19 | Microbiological profile of untreated subjects with localized aggressive periodontitis | Journal of Clinical Periodontology | 2009 | 132 |
| 20 | Modeling the Interplay Between Neurons and Astrocytes in Autism Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells | Biological Psychiatry | 2018 | 130 |
| 21 | Autophagy in Stem Cell Maintenance and Differentiation | Stem Cells and Development | 2012 | 128 |
| 22 | Water-insoluble Glucan Synthesis by Mutans Streptococcal Strains Correlates with Caries Incidence in 12- to 30-month-old Children | Journal of Dental Research | 2000 | 127 |
| 23 | Melanin as a virulence factor of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and other dimorphic pathogenic fungi: a minireview | Mycopathologia | 2008 | 125 |
| 24 | Epicoccum nigrum P16, a Sugarcane Endophyte, Produces Antifungal Compounds and Induces Root Growth | PLoS ONE | 2012 | 123 |
| 25 | Positive Selection Results in Frequent Reversible Amino Acid Replacements in the G Protein Gene of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus | PLoS Pathogens | 2009 | 121 |
| 26 | First Report of the Globally Disseminated IncX4 Plasmid Carrying the mcr-1 Gene in a Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli Sequence Type 101 Isolate from a Human Infection in Brazil | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2016 | 113 |
| 27 | Dynamics of organic carbon and of bacterial populations in a conventional pretreatment train of a reverse osmosis unit experiencing severe biofouling | Journal of Membrane Science | 2005 | 112 |
| 28 | Biotechnological and Agronomic Potential of Endophytic Pink-Pigmented MethylotrophicMethylobacteriumspp. | BioMed Research International | 2015 | 105 |
| 29 | The role of probiotic bacteria in managing periodontal disease: a systematic review | Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy | 2016 | 103 |
| 30 | Melanin in the dimorphic fungal pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: effects on phagocytosis, intracellular resistance and drug susceptibility | Microbes and Infection | 2006 | 102 |
| 31 | An SOS-regulated operon involved in damage-inducible mutagenesis in Caulobacter crescentus | Nucleic Acids Research | 2005 | 100 |
| 32 | Evolution of Base Composition and Codon Usage Bias in the Genus Flavivirus | Journal of Molecular Evolution | 2001 | 99 |
| 33 | Direct Detection of Vibrio cholerae and ctxA in Peruvian Coastal Water and Plankton by PCR | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 2003 | 99 |
| 34 | A survey of indigenous microbial hydrocarbon degradation genes in soils from Antarctica and Brazil | Canadian Journal of Microbiology | 2004 | 99 |
| 35 | Screening for endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Brazilian sugar cane varieties used in organic farming and description of Stenotrophomonas pavanii sp. nov. | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology | 2011 | 99 |
| 36 | Autophagy Roles in the Modulation of DNA Repair Pathways | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2017 | 99 |
| 37 | Distribution of fimA genotypes of Porphyromonas gingivalis in subjects with various periodontal conditions | Oral Microbiology and Immunology | 2004 | 98 |
| 38 | Role of periodontal pathogenic bacteria in RANKL-mediated bone destruction in periodontal disease | Journal of Oral Microbiology | 2010 | 95 |
| 39 | NRF2 and glutathione are key resistance mediators to temozolomide in glioma and melanoma cells | Oncotarget | 2016 | 94 |
| 40 | <p>Alginate nanoparticles as non-toxic delivery system for miltefosine in the treatment of candidiasis and cryptococcosis</p> | International Journal of Nanomedicine | 2019 | 93 |
| 41 | A Multispecies Probiotic Reduces Oral Candida Colonization in Denture Wearers | Journal of Prosthodontics | 2015 | 90 |
| 42 | Evaluation of the Host Response in Various Models of Induced Periodontal Disease in Mice | Journal of Periodontology | 2014 | 89 |
| 43 | The genotoxic effects of DNA lesions induced by artificial UV-radiation and sunlight | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology | 2010 | 88 |
| 44 | Susceptibility of Sporothrix brasiliensis isolates to amphotericin B, azoles, and terbinafine | Medical Mycology | 2015 | 88 |
| 45 | The balance between NRF2/GSH antioxidant mediated pathway and DNA repair modulates cisplatin resistance in lung cancer cells | Scientific Reports | 2019 | 87 |
| 46 | Cultured epithelial cells response to phototherapy with low intensity laser | Lasers in Surgery and Medicine | 2007 | 85 |
| 47 | Prevalence and microbiological diversity of Archaea in peri-implantitis subjects by 16S ribosomal RNA clonal analysis | Journal of Periodontal Research | 2011 | 85 |
| 48 | Persistence of Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity after systemic eradication therapy | Journal of Clinical Periodontology | 2006 | 84 |
| 49 | Biological and phylogenetic characteristics of West African lineages of West Nile virus | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2017 | 83 |
| 50 | Analysis of foulant layer in all elements of an RO train | Journal of Membrane Science | 2005 | 82 |
