The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2008, it was in position 22/91, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Microbiology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-24:

• Open Alex: 15
• Google Scholar: 26
• WoS: 13
• Scopus: 14
• Europe PMC: 10
• OpenCitations: 15

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-24:

• The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 26 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

• The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Redondo-Nieto M) and Last Author (Martin M).

the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been MARTIN BASANTA, MARTA and Martin M.