Academic Journal
Q1Journal of Bacteriology
About Journal of Bacteriology
Journal of Bacteriology is a scholarly journal published by American Society for Microbiology. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 1.402 and an H-index of 292.
Its listed coverage is 1934, 1940-1941, 1945-2026 and its research categories include Microbiology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q2). The 2025 dataset reports 233 documents and 2156 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Enzyme Structure and Function, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.
Recent Research Articles
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Defining the transcriptional adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to a range of nutritional sulfur supplementation
Paige J. Kies, Cristina Kraemer Zimpel, Joshua M. Lensmire, McKenna R. Major et al.
2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00256-26Rv3400 is a phosphoglucomutase required for trehalose metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Yi Liu, Nadine Ruecker, Valwynne Faulkner, Kavitha Rachineni et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00343-26Importance of balanced intracellular formate levels for pH i and CO 2 homeostases during mixed-acid fermentation
Christopher Erdmann, Liana Vanyan, Karen Trchounian, R. Gary Sawers et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00356-26Components of the Clp complex are required for sporangium formation and dehiscence in Actinoplanes missouriensis
Ryota Suzuki, Manato Maruko, Remi Suzuki, Takeaki Tezuka et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00308-26In Staphylococcus aureus , MbcS is a refunctionalized acyl-CoA synthetase that confers a fitness advantage during intra-species competition
Marcelle C. dos Santos Ferreira, Timothy G. Stephens, Shaun R. Brinsmade
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00185-26Ribonucleotide reductase repression: a mutational study of NrdR-binding motifs
Saher Shahid, Daniel Lundin, Inna Rozman Grinberg, Britt-Marie Sjöberg et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00274-26Defining the order of assembly of the Clostridioides difficile divisome complex
Gregory A. Harrison, Pola Kuhn, Shailab Shrestha, Paula Caballero Blanco et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00032-26Correction for Ellis et al., “Glutathione impacts Hfq condensation in nitrogen-starved Escherichia coli ”
Harriet R. Ellis, Volker Behrends, Gerald Larrouy-Maumus, Josh McQuail et al.
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00294-26Correction for Sen et al., “Distinct motors, shared mechanics: unifying principles of microbial gliding”
Samyabrata Sen, E. C. Henderson, Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Mohammed Kaplan et al.
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00215-26Integrating multi-omics data with network modeling to characterize Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister cell metabolism
Joseph M. Ficarrotta, Anna S. Blazier, Aline Metris, Sidney L. Rhodes et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00373-25CenIR, an essential BlaIR-family regulatory system in C. difficile
Micaila P. Kurtz, Ute Müh, David S. Weiss, Craig D. Ellermeier et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00196-26From hijackers to architects: the role of prophages in bacterial genome evolution
Lucía Rubí-Rangel, Josefina León-Félix, Claudia Villicaña
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00458-25Oxygen-dependent partitioning of acetate assimilation via Acs and AckA-Pta pathways in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
M. E. Watkins, K. V. Tonapi, C. M. VanDrisse
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00182-26A genome-wide screen in Pseudomonas aeruginosa identifies genes impacting production of the hemolytic phospholipase C/sphingomyelinase, PlcH
Kristin Schutz, Olivia F. Evans, Jacob R. Mackinder, Pauline DiGianivittorio et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00231-26The redefined identity of Prevotella : new implications for oral, respiratory, and vaginal health
Souzane Ntamubano, De'Jana Parker, Ariangela J. Kozik
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00133-26Cryo-EM study of bacteriophage N4 virion RNA polymerase
Manju Narwal, Yeonoh Shin, Katsuhiko S. Murakami
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00208-26Roles of divalent metals in the regulation of cyclic di-GMP signaling in bacteria
Aathmaja Anandhi Rangarajan, Christopher M. Waters
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00605-25Polar growth factor PgfA regulates polar peptidoglycan synthesis as well as mycolate synthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Karen E. Tembiwa, Alena M. Truong, Cindy T. Nguyen, Kuldeepkumar R. Gupta et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00269-26AI-2 production in Fusobacterium nucleatum is subspecies-specific and uncoupled from quorum sensing
Bibek G C, Shiqi Xu, Truman Tran, Chenggang Wu et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00223-26Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut Lachnospiraceae
Christian J. Quiles Pérez, Alexandria Olzak, Aminata Fofana, Kamal Deep et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.00108-26Reviews
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