Academic Journal
Q1MicroLife
About MicroLife
MicroLife is a scholarly journal published by Oxford University Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.758 and H-index of 16.
Coverage: 2020-2026. Research categories: Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing; CRISPR and Genetic Engineering; Vibrio bacteria research studies.
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Recent Research Articles
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A putative type IVB secretion system contributes to the pathogenicity of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis lineage 8 strains associated to the Far East scarlet-like fever
Marion Lemarignier, Cyril Savin, Inés Ruedas-Torres, Anne Derbise et al.
2026-09-23 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag036A microfluidic platform reveals the role of liquid movement on the dispersal of Pseudomonas putida via Pythium ultimum hyphal highways
Eleonora Moratto, Emily Masters-Clark, Amelia J Clark, Aliya Pachmann et al.
2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag035Dual regulation of cueP by the CueR and Cpx systems enables Salmonella adaptation to copper and N -chlorotaurine
Maxence Dessertine, Jérôme Becam, Benjamin Ezraty, Laurent Aussel et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag018The CRISPR/Cas-associated scaRNA modulates efeUOB expression and stress responses in Neisseria meningitidis
Denise Pytlik, Milan Gerovac, Thorsten Bischler, Andreas Schlosser et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag027Divergent chemotactic sensing in Acanthamoeba reveals ligand-promiscuous, threshold-tuned pattern recognition without canonical formyl peptide receptors
Viktor Hermaraj, Brendan W Wren, Fauzy Nasher
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag023The opposite effects of stringent response on phage infection of Pseudomonas putida
Alicja Cecylia Lewańczyk, Mariliis Hinnu, Elise Mägi, Roger Rikberg et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqaf048Reconstructing host-pathogen interactions: analysis of the intercellular network of macrophages and other immune cells within an aspergillosis-on-chip model
Simranpreet Kaur, Anna Katharina Renner, Pauline Porschitz, Franziska Schmidt et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag034Transmembrane effector substrates of type IV secretion systems: mechanisms of secretion and insertion into host cell membranes
Sarah-Maria Trenz, Ann-Kathrin Kuwertz, Josua Carl, Samuel Wagner et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag007Proteome characterization of single gene deletion mutants lacking zinc finger µ-proteins in Haloferax volcanii
Pedro H C Franco, Deniz Üresin, Andreas Borst, Leona A Rusling et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag005The complexity of multiple CRISPR arrays in strains with (co-occurring) CRISPR systems
Axel Fehrenbach, Alexander Mitrofanov, Rolf Backofen, Franz Baumdicker et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqaf042A modular genetic toolbox for precise gene regulation and multi-color imaging in streptococci
Johann Mignolet, Albane Schmid, Johan Staub, Jan Roelof van der Meer et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag006A novel expression system for imaging single-molecule fluorescence in Haloferax volcanii WR806 enables visualization of altered Cas1 dynamics during UV-induced DNA damage response
Paula R Schrage, Uliana Afonina, Julia Wörtz, Anita Marchfelder et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag014Predicted bacterial uRBSs reveal translational coupling and ribosome-mediated RBS occlusion as gene-controlling mechanisms
Theresa Dietz, Julian M Hahnfeld, Sophie Neumann, Yonca A Reinsch et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag021Phocaeicola vulgatus mpk colonization protects epithelial cells from Candida albicans infection
Merle Lisa Hammer, Maria Joanna Niemiec, Jonas Baumgarten, Isabel Auge et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag030Spatial proteomics for the analysis of host-pathogen interactions in mice lungs infected with Aspergillus fumigatus
Saskia Wolter, Thomas Krüger, Daniela Pelzel, Ilse D Jacobsen et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag010Caspofungin enhances antifungal immunity in human blood through transcriptional reprogramming
Aia Shehata, Sascha Schäuble, Ronny Martin, Alexander Maximilian Aldejohann et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag004Critical parameters of fungal pathogenicity at the epithelial interphase
Anna Möslinger, Stefanie Allert, Slavena Vylkova, Bernhard Hube et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag001Comprehensive analysis of CRISPR array repeat mutations reveals subtype-specific patterns and links to spacer dynamics
Alexander Mitrofanov, Chase L Beisel, Franz Baumdicker, Omer S Alkhnbashi et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqaf050Impact of SliP4 deletion on the high-light acclimation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Luna Alvarenga-Lucius, Sandra Maaß, Viktoria Reimann, Dörte Becher et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag003Advances in molecular tools for elucidating nucleic acid biology in fungal pathogens
Lukas Schrettenbrunner, Neshima Mavani, Slavica Janevska, Matthew G Blango et al.
2026-01-05 · DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqag008Reviews
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