As the flagship journal of the Microbiological Society of Korea, Journal of Microbiology (JM) not only brings together scientists from all microbiological disciplines, but also reflects the diversity and importance of microbial sciences in addressing human welfare. JM publishes high-quality original research, review, and protocol papers on archaea, bacteria, yeasts and fungi, protists, viruses and phages, and other microscopic life forms. Key topic areas include, but are not limited to, Evolutionary Microbiology and Systematics, Environmental Microbiology and Ecology, Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry, Molecular Microbiology and Genomics, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Synthetic Microbiology and Biotechnology, and General and Molecular Virology. Manuscripts dealing with simple identification/characterization of microorganism(s), cloning of a known gene and/or its expression in a microbial host, and clinical statistics will not be considered for publication.