Aims & Scope The Journal of Microbiology publishes descriptions of basic research on microorganisms, including fungi and other unicellular eukaryotic organisms. Topics that are considered include structure and function, biochemistry, enzymology, metabolism and its regulation, molecular biology, genetics, plasmids and transposons, general microbiology, applied microbiology, genetic engineering, virology, immunology, clinical microbiology, microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology, molecular systematics, chemical or physical characterization of microbial structures or products, and basic biological properties of organisms.