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About mSystems
mSystems is a scholarly journal published by American Society for Microbiology. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.671 and H-index of 101.
Coverage: 2016-2026. Research categories: Biochemistry (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Genetics (Q1); Microbiology (Q1); Modeling and Simulation (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Physiology (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Gut microbiota and health; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology; Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.
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A hyphal release-capture soil microcosm for recovering hyphosphere bacterial communities
Gayan Abeysinghe, Elek Nagy, Tanya Wagner, Shravan Parunandi et al.
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01096-26Comparative gut microbiome in diarrheal and non-diarrheal children: an individually matched case-control study
Jialiang Xu, Yufeng Fan, Geruo Qu, Jiaqi Li et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00198-26Rarefaction is better than robust Aitchison PCA and other compositional data analysis methods at controlling for uneven sequencing effort
Patrick D. Schloss
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00930-26Cold-water gut isolate from threespine stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus ) reveals polypropylene surface oxidation and co-culture inhibition
Sarah M. Pasqualetti, Jolie Atwood, Abiodun Aderibigbe, Edward Russell et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00599-26Genomic and biochemical contexts determine the physiological role of a horizontally acquired gene
Roberto E. Bruna, Alagu Lakshmi Selvaraj, Somok Bhowmik, Christopher G. Kendra et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00845-26Shifts in vegetation impact estuary microbiomes
Georgina L. Aitolo, Ian M. Rambo, Rachel E. Weisend, Megan M. Mullis et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01071-26Experimental benchmarking remains crucial to the interpretation of sequence annotation data
Claire M. Palmer
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00772-26Resolving host-episymbiont interaction dynamics through continuous cultivation
Alex S. Grossman, Jacey Weng, Adam D. Silverman, Batbileg Bor et al.
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00592-26Carbon source-dependent metabolic states govern redox homeostasis and cofactor biosynthesis in Propionibacterium freudenreichii
Kirsi Savijoki, Bhawani Chamlagain, Minnamari Edelmann, Kaisa Hiippala et al.
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01023-26Integrated cross-sectoral surveillance of antimicrobial resistance genotypes and phenotypes across disparate reservoirs
Thomas D. Watts, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Laura Perlaza-Jiménez, Francesco Ricci et al.
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00741-26Cellular responsiveness as a predictive indicator for population collapse and autonomous control in continuous cultures of Pseudomonas putida
Maximilian Sehrt, Hannah Sehrt, Laurie Josselin, Juan Andres Martinez et al.
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00768-26Deciphering temporal antifungal dynamics of a rare actinomycete via integrated omics
Hildah Amutuhaire, Michael Dubovis, Ivan Plyushchenko, Judith Kraut-Cohen et al.
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00694-26Clinical severity score-guided metagenomic analysis identifying gut microbial taxonomic and functional markers for severe hepatitis E progression
Haiyan Shi, Yanfei Chen, Xiaoli Liu, Jiezuan Yang et al.
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00956-26Synthesis-driven reverse metabolomics reveals 3-hydroxy N -acyl amides as gut microbial molecules
Victoria Deleray, Vincent Charron-Lamoureux, Kyle Vittali, Helena Mannochio-Russo et al.
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00839-26Carbon starvation of Mycobacterium abscessus induces a non-replicating state with extensive proteomic remodeling
Kaylyn L. Devlin, Gyanu Lamichhane, William C. Nelson, Vivian S. Lin et al.
2026-09-23 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00564-26Genome mining and metabolomics reveal context-dependent biosynthetic potential in a core poplar dark septate endophyte
Julian B. Cosner, Sameer Mudbhari, Jack A. Orebaugh, Robert L. Hettich et al.
2026-09-23 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00838-26A novel human Streptomyces strain redresses malignancy by inducing apoptosis and regaining gut homeostasis
Yu-Hui Wang, Bao-Juan Yuan, Yao Meng, Hong-Tao Xu et al.
2026-09-23 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00528-26Parasite-associated microbiomes in Ascaris and Trichuris nematodes: current evidence, challenges, and future directions
Shezryna Shahrizal, Mohd Shafiq Aazmi, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Azdayanti Muslim et al.
2026-09-23 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00569-26Erratum for Firrman et al., “An in vitro model of the small intestinal microbiota provides key insights into interindividual variability in structure and function”
Jenni Firrman, LinShu Liu, Karley Mahalak, Johanna M. S. Lemons et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00999-26Within-host population structure, migration, and parallel adaptive evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis lung disease
David Ritz, Michelle E. Clay, Ted Kim, Rachel D. Van Gelder et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00238-26Reviews
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