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Microbiology Society Article Collections

Browse our Article Collections – bringing together peer-reviewed content from across the Society’s publishing platform on a range of hot topics and subject areas.

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    • Yeast Collection


    • Yeasts are very versatile, model unicellular eukaryotes that have been extensively used for over a century to explore fundamental aspects of living systems. This collection brings together the latest studies showcasing research on biotechnological applications of yeasts, yeasts as disease models, and pathogenic yeasts.


    • World Food Safety Day Collection


    • The first-ever World Food Safety Day introduced by the United Nations (UN) on 7 June 2019 aims to raise awareness about the importance of food safety worldwide. With an estimated 600 million cases of food-borne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies, disproportionately affecting the vulnerable. This mini-collection looks at some of the recently published research in this area across the Microbiology Society journals.

      As part of its 75th Anniversary in 2020 the Microbiology Society has launched an ambitious project that will demonstrate the value of microbiology in addressing the world’s biggest challenges, more specifically how microbiology can help to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) including Food Safety. Find out more here.


    • Microreact Collection


    • Microbial Genomics is partnered with Microreact, a free data visualisation and sharing platform that allows scientists and health professionals worldwide to better collaborate to understand disease outbreaks. The journal encourages authors to upload their data files to Microreact, which can then provide interactive querying of the data via trees, maps, timelines and tables, and will be published in Microbial Genomics via a permanent web link. This collection brings together articles that have data sets generated by this software.

      If you would like to see your work included in this collection, please click here for more information, or submit your article here.


    • Anaerobe Collection


    • Anaerobic clinical microbiology remains a challenge due to specialist culture requirements, coupled with the increase in and spread of antimicrobial resistance. The normal human microbiota is primarily composed of anaerobic bacteria, and is now recognised as a source of life-threatening anaerobic infection. More recent metataxonomic and metagenomic sequencing has extended interest in the potential role of the microbiota in a plethora of other aspects of human health, from obesity to mental health. In addition, the successful use of faecal microbiota transplants for the treatment of clostridial infection raises potential unchartered long-term consequences and possibilities.

      In conjunction with Anaerobe 2019, this collection will provide scientific insights into the future impact of anaerobic bacteria in human health and disease, addressing the implications of recent microbiota studies as well as the continued threat of emerging and re-emerging anaerobic infection.


    • Methods and Software Collection


    • The Microbial Genomics Methods and Software collection will bring together articles describing novel experimental, bioinformatics, modelling, and statistical approaches to the analysis of microbial genomics data, including databases or the integration of genomics with other data streams; as well as systematic comparisons or benchmarking of existing methodologies used in the field of microbial genomics. Guest-edited by Dr Zamin Iqbal (European Bioinformatics Institute) and Dr Caroline Colijn (Simon Fraser University), the collection aims to provide the microbial genomics community with new and systematically validated tools to advance their research. 

      The cover image for this collection brings together figures from two of retrospective articles in the collection: a phylogeny richly annotated with insertion sequence sites from the article on ISseeker by Adams et al. 2016 (bottom left); and a genome assembly graph from the article on completing bacterial genomes by Wick et al. 2017 (top right).

      This collection is now open for submissions. Submit your article here, stating that your manuscript is part of the Methods and Software collection.

    • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Collection


    • World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March recognises the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). In celebration of this, we are excited to present a collection of recently published papers on M. tuberculosis.

    • Microbiology Society Review articles 2019


    • A collection of all Review articles published in 2019 across Microbiology Society journals. Review articles give a great introduction to a particular subject suitable for a wide audience, and are freely available for all to read.

    • Streptomyces Collection


    • Over the last century, Streptomyces bacteria – and their metabolic products – have revolutionized modern medicine. These little pharmaceutical factories produce a vast array of natural products that have been co-opted for medical and agricultural therapies. In addition to their metabolic sophistication, Streptomyces also exhibit remarkable developmental and regulatory complexity.

      Guest-edited by Dr Marie Elliot, this collection of keynote research articles will highlight fascinating aspects of Streptomyces biology, and the advances that are providing us with newfound insight and appreciation for these extraordinary bacteria.

      This collection is now open for submissions – please submit your article here, stating that your manuscript is part of the Streptomyces collection. 

    • Pseudomonas Collection


    • This collection brings together original research articles, mini-reviews, and full-length reviews relating to Pseudomonas. Guest edited by Dr Joanna Goldberg and co-edited by Dr Kalai Mathee, this collection will not only be relevant to scientists with an interest in Pseudomonas, but also, due to the widespread use of this genus as a model for studying multiple systems, it will be of general interest to other researchers active in areas such as evolutionary biology, communication systems, genomics and biofilm research. In addition, because P. aeruginosa is a key pathogen associated with both acute and chronic infections, and particularly important in the context of cystic fibrosis and antimicrobial resistance, the collection will be of interest to clinicians and clinical researchers.

      This collection is being run in conjunction with Pseudomonas 2019, an international conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and welcomes articles from participants and non-participants.

    • Most Downloaded Articles of 2018


    • We are delighted to present a collection of the Microbiology Society’s most downloaded journal content from January–September 2018. This collection highlights the exciting and impactful research across the breadth of microbiology and is an easy way for you to quickly access the content your peers are reading.

    • Outbreak Reports


    • This collection highlights Outbreak Reports published in Microbial Genomics. Outbreak reports are short-format articles that investigate the key role that genomics plays in investigating communicable disease outbreaks.
      If you would like to see your work included in this collection click here for more information.
      Microbial Genomics is looking for novel and interesting stories describing unique applications of genomics at any stage of an outbreak.

    • New antibiotics needed: WHO priority pathogens of concern


    • In 2017, the World Health Organisation published a list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. This publication was compiled to help guide and promote research and the development of new antibiotics, and lists 12 families in order of research priority. In an effort to help raise the profile of these important pathogens, Microbial Genomics has commissioned a series of mini reviews on the bacteria included in this list.

      Articles will be published as they become available over the course of the next year and will be put into a special collection named ‘WHO’s 12’. For enquiries please contact [email protected].

    • Microbe Profiles


    • Microbiology is now publishing ‘Microbe Profiles’ – concise, review-type articles that provide overviews of the classification, structure and properties of novel microbes, written by leading microbiologists. These profiles will provide insights into key microbes within the field. The profiles are fully citable and freely available, and will make an excellent resource for education or reference.

    • Microbiome Collection


    • In celebration of World Microbiome Day on 27 June, the Microbiology Society and the British Society for Immunology have collaborated to curate a freely available collection of microbiome research articles published in our journals. This unique collaboration breaks traditional disciplinary boundaries, bringing the microbiology and immunology communities together over shared interests. Articles from the British Society for Immunology can be found here. The full collection can also be viewed on Science Open.

      Our co-published Editorial, written by Julian Marchesi of Cardiff University and Imperial College London, and Chair of the Unlocking the Microbiome report, about the landscape of microbiome research on World Microbiome Day, can be found here.

    • X-AMR, a pop-up journal


    • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a cross-disciplinary issue, with ground-breaking studies currently bringing together clinicians and modellers, veterinary and soil scientists, microbiologists and anthropologists. Yet finding a home for the unique publications from this research is difficult. The Microbiology Society is providing such a home with a new pop-up journal for cross-disciplinary research on antimicrobial resistance: X-AMR.

      We invite submissions in the form of research papers, mini-reviews or commentaries. For more information on X-AMR, including how to submit your article, see our FAQs page.

      Included in this collection are a host of antimicrobial resistance papers already published across our portfolio. The latest X-AMR articles will appear as and when they are published. Read our Guest Editors' introductory Editorial here.

    • Arboviruses and their Vectors

    • Curated by Journal of General Virology Editor Dr Eng Eong Ooi (Duke NUS Medical School) and Advisory Board Member Dr Esther Schnettler (Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine), this collection presents the latest advances in arbovirus research. This collection was launched in conjuction with IMAV 2017 and in line with IMAV 2019 welcomes submissions of original research articles, Insight Reviews and full-length Reviews.

      Find out more about how to submit to the collection here.

    • Microbiology Editor’s Choice articles


    • Editor’s Choice articles are the pick of each issue of Microbiology as selected by a different Editor each month. They are free to access for one month after publication and are accompanied by a short summary explaining the key points of the paper.

    • Microbiology Society Review articles 2018


    • A collection of all Review articles published in 2018 across Microbiology Society journals. Review articles give a great introduction to a particular subject suitable for a wide audience, and are freely available for all to read.

    • Candida albicans collection


    • The polymorphic yeast Candida albicans, recently highlighted in the Microbe Profiles section of Microbiology, is the most important fungal pathogen in humans. Beyond the clinics, basic research in this organism deals with a variety of topics of interest, like the Genetics and Molecular Biology behind antifungal drug resistance; the molecular determinants of endurance to nutritional, pH and oxidative stress imposed by the host defenses; or its interactions with both the host epithelia and bacterial partners that share the mucosal microbiota with the fungus. Furthermore, the development in the last two decades of a plethora of tools to genetically tackle C. albicans, lacking a sexual cycle, has led to its coming of age as a model to study the developmental process of dimorphism in fungi. This collection of keynote research articles published in Microbiology on diverse aspects of C. albicans biology celebrates a golden age of Candida research. – Professor Victor Cid

    • Microbiology Society Review articles 2017


    • A collection of all Review articles published in 2017 across Microbiology Society journals. Review articles give a great introduction to a particular subject suitable for a wide audience, and are freely available for all to read.

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