Genes | Top Viewed Papers in 2023–2024 in the “Microbial Genetics and Genomics” Section

The Section “Microbial Genetics and Genomics” of Genes (ISSN: 2073-4425) aims to provide a platform for current research on archaea, bacteria, microbial eukaryotes, and viruses. Topics within the scope of this Section include, but are not limited, to basic microbe biology, virology, microbial ecology, and evolution as well as research focused on the clinical significance and industrial applications of microorganisms.

As this journal is open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published here. We welcome you to read our top viewed papers published in 2023 and 2024.

1. “Human Genes Involved in the Interaction between Host and Gut Microbiome: Regulation and Pathogenic Mechanisms”
by Luigi Boccuto, Jan Tack, Gianluca Ianiro, Ludovico Abenavoli and Emidio Scarpellini
Genes 2023, 14(4), 857; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14040857
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/4/857

2. “Metagenomics Reveals Specific Microbial Features in Males with Semen Alterations”
by Iolanda Veneruso, Federica Cariati, Carlo Alviggi, Lucio Pastore, Rossella Tomaiuolo and Valeria D’Argenio
Genes 2023, 14(6), 1228; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14061228
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/6/1228

3. “Nanopore-Based Direct RNA Sequencing of the Trypanosoma brucei Transcriptome Identifies Novel lncRNAs”
by Elisabeth Kruse and H. Ulrich Göringer
Genes 2023, 14(3), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14030610
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/3/610

4. “Characterization and Genome Study of a Newly Isolated Temperate Phage Belonging to a New Genus Targeting Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris”
by Dziyana Shymialevich, Michał Wójcick, Olga Świder, Paulina Średnicka and Barbara Sokołowska
Genes 2023,14(6), 1303; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14061303
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/6/1303

5. “Transcriptome Analysis of Streptococcus mutans Quorum Sensing-Mediated Persisters Reveals an Enrichment in Genes Related to Stress Defense Mechanisms”
by Delphine Dufou, Haowen Li, Siew-Ging Gong and Céline M. Lévesque
Genes 2023, 14(10), 1887; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14101887
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/10/1887

6. “Social Diversification Driven by Mobile Genetic Elements”
by Michael Weltzer and Daniel Wall
Genes 2023, 14(3), 648; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14030648
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/3/648

7. “Novel Ion Channel Genes in Malaria Parasites”
by Sanjay A. Desai
Genes 2024, 15(3), 296; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15030296
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/3/296

8. “Detection of Macrolide and/or Fluoroquinolone Resistance Genes in Mycoplasma genitalium Strains Isolated from Men in the Northwest Region of Croatia in 2018–2023”
by Sunčanica Ljubin-Sternak, Tomislav Meštrović,Tatjana, Marijan, Maja Anušić, Sandra Šuto and Jasmina Vraneš
Genes 2024, 15(4), 470; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15040470
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/4/470

9. “Functional Roles and Genomic Impact of Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable Elements (MITEs) in Prokaryotes”
by Michael F Minnick
Genes 2024, 15(3), 328; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15030328
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/3/328

10. “Changes in the Transcriptome and Long Non-Coding RNAs but Not the Methylome Occur in Human Cells Exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi”
by Anne Berthold and Vett K. Lloyd
Genes 2024, 15(8), 1010; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15081010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/8/1010