Academic Journal
Q1mBio
About mBio
mBio is a scholarly journal published by American Society for Microbiology. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 2.002 and H-index of 193.
Coverage: 2010-2026. Research categories: Microbiology (Q1); Virology (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology; Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing; Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Antifungal resistance and susceptibility; Vibrio bacteria research studies.
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Quantifying Absolute Neutralization Titers against SARS-CoV-2 by a Standardized Virus Neutralization Assay Allows for Cross-Cohort Comparisons of COVID-19 Sera
Kasopefoluwa Y. Oguntuyo, Christian S. Stevens, Chuan Tien Hung, Satoshi Ikegame et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02492-20Molecular Basis of the Versatile Regulatory Mechanism of HtrA-Type Protease AlgW from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Tao Li, Yingjie Song, Liming Luo, Ninglin Zhao et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03299-20An Indispensable Role for the MavE Effector of Legionella pneumophila in Lysosomal Evasion
Bethany Vaughn, Kevin Voth, Christopher T. Price, Snake Jones et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03458-20Plasticity of the Influenza Virus H5 HA Protein
Huihui Kong, David F. Burke, Tiago Jose da Silva Lopes, Kosuke Takada et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03324-20Step-Specific Adaptation and Trade-Off over the Course of an Infection by GASP Mutation Small Colony Variants
Christian Faucher, Vincent Mazana, Marion Kardacz, Nathalie Parthuisot et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01399-20Genome Sequencing of Sewage Detects Regionally Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Alexander Crits-Christoph, Rose S. Kantor, Matthew R. Olm, Oscar N. Whitney et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02703-20Fitness Cost Evolution of Natural Plasmids of Staphylococcus aureus
Pedro Dorado-Morales, M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia, Iñigo Lasa, Cristina Solano et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03094-20Predictive Rules of Efflux Inhibition and Avoidance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Jitender Mehla, Giuliano Malloci, Rachael Mansbach, Cesar A. López et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02785-20A Glycoprotein Mutation That Emerged during the 2013–2016 Ebola Virus Epidemic Alters Proteolysis and Accelerates Membrane Fusion
J. Maximilian Fels, Robert H. Bortz, Tanwee Alkutkar, Eva Mittler et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03616-20At Least Seven Distinct Rotavirus Genotype Constellations in Bats with Evidence of Reassortment and Zoonotic Transmissions
Ceren Simsek, Victor Max Corman, Hermann Ulrich Everling, Alexander N. Lukashev et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02755-20Correction for Kumar et al., “Escherichia coli Quorum-Sensing EDF, A Peptide Generated by Novel Multiple Distinct Mechanisms and Regulated by trans -Translation”
Sathish Kumar, Ilana Kolodkin-Gal, Oliver Vesper, Nawsad Alam et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03436-20A Novel Trichomonas vaginalis Surface Protein Modulates Parasite Attachment via Protein:Host Cell Proteoglycan Interaction
Brenda M. Molgora, Anand Kumar Rai, Michael J. Sweredoski, Annie Moradian et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03374-20Preserve a Voucher Specimen! The Critical Need for Integrating Natural History Collections in Infectious Disease Studies
Cody W. Thompson, Kendra L. Phelps, Marc W. Allard, Joseph A. Cook et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02698-20The Balance of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation and Nuclease Degradation: an Unknown Role of Bacterial Coinfections in COVID-19 Patients?
Nicole de Buhr, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03304-20Role of Two Metacaspases in Development and Pathogenicity of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
Jessie Fernandez, Victor Lopez, Lisa Kinch, Mariel A. Pfeifer et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03471-20SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Variation in Space and Time in Hospitalized Patients in Philadelphia
John Everett, Pascha Hokama, Aoife M. Roche, Shantan Reddy et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03456-20Partial Prion Cross-Seeding between Fungal and Mammalian Amyloid Signaling Motifs
Thierry Bardin, Asen Daskalov, Sophie Barrouilhet, Alexandra Granger-Farbos et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02782-20Metabolic Exchange and Energetic Coupling between Nutritionally Stressed Bacterial Species: Role of Quorum-Sensing Molecules
David Ranava, Cassandra Backes, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Olivier Ouari et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02758-205-Aminosalicylic Acid Ameliorates Colitis and Checks Dysbiotic Escherichia coli Expansion by Activating PPAR-γ Signaling in the Intestinal Epithelium
Stephanie A. Cevallos, Jee-Yon Lee, Eric M. Velazquez, Nora J. Foegeding et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03227-20Signal Recognition Particle Suppressor Screening Reveals the Regulation of Membrane Protein Targeting by the Translation Rate
Liuqun Zhao, Yanyan Cui, Gang Fu, Zixiang Xu et al.
2021-02-23 · DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02373-20Reviews
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