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

ArticleJun 30, 2025 Bacteroides celer sp. nov. and Bacteroides mucinivorans sp. nov., isolated from human feces, and the reclassification of Bacteroides koreensis Shin et al. 2017 and Bacteroides kribbi Shin et al. 2017 as later heterotypic synonyms of Bacteroides ovatus Eggerth and Gagnon 1933 (Approved Lists 1980) Ah-In Yang, Bora Kim, Woorim Kang, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(6):e2502006-.
ArticleOct 31, 2025 Genome-based classification of Paraniabella aurantiaca gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil and taxonomic reclassification of five species within the genus Niabella Yong-Seok Kim, Yerang Yang, Miryung Kim, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(10):e2505005-.
ArticleNov 30, 2025 Lactiplantibacillus koreensis sp. nov. and Lactiplantibacillus kimchii sp. nov., isolated from kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented food Min Ji Lee, Jisu Lee, Sohee Nam, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(11):e2507007-.
ArticleDec 31, 2025 Mucilaginibacter florum sp. nov., isolated from the flower of Coreopsis grandiflora and Mucilaginibacter oryzagri sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil in Korea Parthiban Subramanian, Jun Heo, Daseul Lee, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(12):e2509014-.
ArticleApr 29, 2025 FunVIP: Fungal Validation and Identification Pipeline based on phylogenetic analysis Chang Wan Seo, Shinnam Yoo, Yoonhee Cho, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(4):e2411017-.
ArticleJun 30, 2025 Phycobium rhodophyticola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aliiphycobium algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the phycosphere of marine red algae Jeong Min Kim, Woonhee Baek, Byeong Jun Choi, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(6):e2503014-.
ArticleJul 31, 2025 Haloimpatiens sporogenes sp. nov. and Haloimpatiens myeolchijeotgali sp. nov., anaerobic bacteria isolated from Myeolchi-jeot, a traditional Korean fermented anchovy Yu Jeong Lee, Byung Hee Chun J. Microbiol. 2025;63(7):e2504009-.
ArticleAug 13, 2025 Rubrivirga aquatilis sp. nov. and Rubrivirga halophila sp. nov., isolated from Korean coastal surface seawater Jisoo Han, Yeonjung Lim, Mirae Kim, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(8):e2504017-.
ArticleDec 31, 2025 Synergistic anti-obesity effects of Bifidobacterium breve BR3 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP3 via coordinated regulation of lipid metabolism and gut microbiota Misun Yun, Dooheon Son, Namhee Kim, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(12):e2511001-.
ArticleJan 24, 2025 Virgibacillus saliphilus sp. nov. and Virgibacillus salidurans sp. nov., isolated from kimchi Young Joon Oh, Joon Yong Kim, Min-Sung Kwon, et al. J. Microbiol. 2025;63(1):e.2501001-.

Current issue Volume 64(5); May 2026

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Microbial Pathogenesis Collection 2025 >

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