Journal of Microbiology

Editor’s Choice 2025 >

Editor’s Choice articles are curated by our senior editors, who represent each section, to highlight research published in 2025 that they consider particularly interesting to our readers and/or important within the respective research area.

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Evolutionary Microbiology and Systematics
Microbial Ecology and Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry
Microbial Genetics, Genomics
and Molecular Biology (Prokaryote)
Microbial Genetics, Genomics
and Molecular Biology (Eukaryote)
Microbial Pathogenesis
and Host-Microbe Interaction
Synthetic Microbiology and Biotechnology
Virology

ReviewApr 2, 2025 Small regulatory RNAs as key modulators of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria Yubin Yang, Hana Hyeon, Minju Joo, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(4):e2501027-.
ReviewJun 30, 2025 Targeting innate immune sensors for therapeutic strategies in infectious diseases Seyun Shin, Young Ki Choi, SangJoon Lee J. Microbiol. 2025;63(6):e2503009-.
ReviewJul 31, 2025 Extracellular vesicles of Gram-negative and Gram-positive probiotics Yangyunqi Wang, Chongxu Duan, Xiaomin Yu J. Microbiol. 2025;63(7):e2506005-.
ArticleFeb 27, 2025 Synbiotic combination of fructooligosaccharides and probiotics ameliorates the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease Sang Yoon Lee, Su-Been Lee, Goo-Hyun Kwon, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(2):e2411002-.
ArticleFeb 27, 2025 Enoxacin adversely affects Salmonella enterica virulence and host pathogenesis through interference with type III secretion system type II (T3SS-II) and disruption of translocation of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island-2 (SPI2) effectors El-Sayed Khafagy, Gamal A. Soliman, Maged S. Abdel-Kader, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(2):e2410015-.
ArticleFeb 27, 2025 Small molecule kinase inhibitor altiratinib inhibits brain cyst forming bradyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii Yeong Hoon Kim, Hye-Jin Ahn, Hwa Sun Kim, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(2):e2409001-.
ArticleJun 30, 2025 Microbial signatures in oral sites of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome: Association with salivary gland hypofunction Sarah Kamounah, Arjun Sarathi, Christiane Elisabeth Sørensen, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(6):e2501030-.
ArticleMay 27, 2025 Characterization of novel bacteriophages for effective phage therapy against Vibrio infections in aquaculture Kira Moon, Sangdon Ryu, Seung Hui Song, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(5):e2502009-.
ArticleFeb 27, 2025 Comprehensive genomic and functional analysis of Leuconostoc lactic acid bacteria in alcohol and acetaldehyde metabolism Joo-Han Gwak, Yun Ji Choi, Hina Ayub, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(2):e2410026-.
ArticleMay 27, 2025 Microbiome therapeutic PMC72 through reverse translational research in gout Mohammed Solayman Hossain, Hoonhee Seo, Kyung-Ann Lee, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(5):e2501002-.

Current issue Volume 64(7); July 2026

Editor’s Choice 2025 >

Microbial Pathogenesis Collection 2025 >

Genomic decoding of microbial pathogenesis: From regulatory networks to virulence control