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Q3FEMS Microbiology Letters
About FEMS Microbiology Letters
FEMS Microbiology Letters is a scholarly journal published by Oxford University Press. SCImago 2025 places it in Q3 with an SJR of 0.596 and an H-index of 189.
Its listed coverage is 1977-2026 and its research categories include Genetics (Q3); Microbiology (Q3); Molecular Biology (Q3). The 2025 dataset reports 151 documents and 895 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, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.
Recent Research Articles
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Conference report: the third Bacterial Genome Sequencing Pan-European Network conference
Nina Liuta, Claire Bertelli, Kira Waagner Birkeland, Sofia Brunet et al.
2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnag099Decoupling Ecological and Pathogenic Roles: Helicobacter pylori as a Gastric Hegemon Maintaining Order or Amplifying Dysbiotic Chaos
Zhanshan (Sam) Ma, Katee Li, Yuting Qiao, Wei Su et al.
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnag101Comparative genomic analysis reveals distinct population structure in Legionella anisa
Maria Najeeb, Sara Matthews, Michele Prévost, Sebastien P Faucher et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnag100Development of a visual detection method for Salmonella based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification using pyrophosphatase
Wenbo Liu, Shuai Zhang, Chang Chen, Junhua Jin et al.
2023-06-08 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnad040Sampling method comparison of enterococci aerosolization during continuous bubble bursting generation
Peter J Sahwell, Afeefa Abdool-Ghany, James Klaus, Cassandra J Gaston et al.
2022-02-08 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac003Directed evolution of an EamB transporter for improved L-cysteine tolerance and production in Escherichia coli
Guanghui Liu, Chao Ding, Yun Ju, Zhenping Ma et al.
2022-01-28 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac008Characterisation of gluten-degrading prolyl endoprotease from Thermococcus kodakarensis
Radhakrishna Shetty, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, Klaudia Weronika Ciurkot, Mike Vestergaard et al.
2022-01-17 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac006Clonal relationship between multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST69 from poultry and humans in Lusaka, Zambia
Misheck Shawa, Yoshikazu Furuta, Atmika Paudel, O'Brian Kabunda et al.
2022-01-14 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac004Comparison between response surface methodology and genetic algorithm to optimize lactic acid production by Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus acidophilus under ultrasonic pretreatment
Dornoush Jafarpour, Seyed Mohammad Bagher Hashemi, Elahe Abedi, Maryam Mousavifard et al.
2022-01-13 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac005Genetically encoded voltage indicator revealed differential effects of hyperosmotic stress on yeast plasma membrane potential imposed by different stress conditions
Walrati Limapichat
2022-01-06 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac002Enhanced anaerobic degradation of thiobencarb using horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass bioreactor
Nguyen Thi Oanh, Ha Danh Duc
2022-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac001Methane production potential of pulp mill sludges: microbial community and substrate constraints
Kelly Chan-Yam, Torsten Meyer, J Ashley Scott, Nathan Basiliko et al.
2022-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab161Klebsiella pneumoniae pathogenicity in silk moth larvae infection model
Tasnia Tuba, Farhan R Chowdhury, Tasnia Hossain, Maisha Farzana et al.
2021-12-21 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab159Resistance of Perfluorooctanoic Acid to Degradation by the Microbially-Driven Fenton Reaction
Yael Toporek, Hyun-Dong Shin, Thomas J DiChristina
2021-12-16 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab158Characterization of the L-form switch in the Gram-negative pathogen Streptobacillus moniliformis
David M Roberts, Jeff Errington, Yoshikazu Kawai
2021-12-15 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab156Genetic resisters to antibiotics in Escherichia coli arise from the antibiotic surviving population containing three reactive oxygen species
Avraneel Paul, Rashmi Ravindran Nair, Parthasarathi Ajitkumar
2021-12-13 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab157Analysis of changes in the microbial community structure and physicochemical properties during the fermentation of sand crab juice
Meiyan Luo, Leilei Chen, Huanming Liu, Jiahui Jiang et al.
2021-12-08 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab155Stimulation of Dissimilatory Sulfate Reduction in Response to Sulfate in Microcosm Incubations from Two Contrasting Temperate Peatlands near Ithaca, NY, USA
Andrew R St James, Ruth E Richardson
2021-12-07 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab153Iterative mutagenesis induced by atmospheric and room temperature plasma treatment under multiple selection pressures for the improvement of coenzyme Q10 production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Yong Wang, Shaofei Chen, Kai Huo, Bin Wang et al.
2021-12-07 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab154Beyond the usual suspects: methanogenic communities in eastern North American peatlands are also influenced by nickel and copper concentrations
Sydney E Bear, James D Seward, Louis Jamie Lamit, Nathan Basiliko et al.
2021-12-07 · DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab151Reviews
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