Journal of Bacteriology
Overview
The Journal of Bacteriology is a renowned scientific publication that focuses on the study of bacteria and their interactions with other organisms. It publishes cutting-edge research articles, reviews, and commentaries, covering various aspects of bacteriology, including microbial physiology, genetics, pathogenesis, and ecology. With its rigorous peer-review process and broad readership, the journal serves as a vital resource for scientists and researchers in the field of microbiology.
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Start
1916
End
Continuing
Frequency
Semimonthly, 1991-
p-ISSN
0021-9193
e-ISSN
1098-5530
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Microbiology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 277
273
SJR / Ranks: 3445
1057
CiteScore / Ranks: 3827
6.00
JIF / Ranks: 3189
3.2
Recent Articles
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Cherry P, Kasmo H, Godelaine M, Tilquin F, Dieu M, Renard P, et al.
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0049324.
PMID: 40084996
Copper (Cu) is potentially threatening for living organisms owing to its toxicity at high concentrations, requiring the onset of diverse detoxification strategies to maintain fitness. We previously showed that the...
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Hernandez-Ortiz S, Ok K, OHalloran T, Fiebig A, Crosson S
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0048424.
PMID: 40084995
Synthetic metal chelators are widely used in industrial, clinical, and agricultural settings, leading to their accumulation in the environment. We measured the growth of , a soil and aquatic bacterium,...
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Gunasekera T, Bowen L, Alger J
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0050824.
PMID: 40067022
There is a demand and widespread interest in evaluating microbial community structures and metabolic processes in hydrocarbon environments. The current work aims to detect microbial subgroups (phenotypic subsets) and their...
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Blocher L, Schwabe J, Glatter T, Sogaard-Andersen L
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0049924.
PMID: 40067014
Bacteria synthesize chemically diverse capsular and secreted polysaccharides that function in many physiological processes and are widely used in industrial applications. In the ubiquitous Wzx/Wzy-dependent biosynthetic pathways for these polysaccharides,...
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Lee A, Welander P
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0049524.
PMID: 40067012
Importance: Sterols are essential and ubiquitous lipids in eukaryotes, but their significance in bacteria is less understood. Sterol production in Myxococcota, a phylum of developmentally complex predatory bacteria, has provided...
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Ascari A, Morona R
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0041724.
PMID: 40066993
Bacteria synthesize a plethora of complex surface-associated polysaccharides which enable them to persist and thrive in distinct niches. These glycans serve an array of purposes pertaining to virulence, colonization, antimicrobial...
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Marcos-Vilchis A, Espinosa N, Alvarez A, Puente J, Soto J, Gonzalez-Pedrajo B
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0044624.
PMID: 40029102
The virulence of enteropathogenic (EPEC) depends on a type III secretion system (T3SS), a membrane-spanning apparatus that injects effector proteins into the cytoplasm of target enterocytes. The T3SS, or injectisome,...
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Tu C, Ruan S, Holt M, Bourne C
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Mar;
:e0041624.
PMID: 40029095
Importance: Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems can halt growth or kill cells when the toxin protein engages with the host cell target. In the ParDE TA system, the toxin ParE inhibits DNA...
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Blader I, Goodrum F, Imperiale M, Casadevall A, Arias C, Arias C, et al.
J Bacteriol
. 2025 Feb;
:e0007225.
PMID: 40013852
No abstract available.