''FEMS Microbiology Letters'' is a

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covering all aspects of

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, including

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. The journal was established in 1977 and is published by

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on behalf of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies. The

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has been Dr Rich Boden of the

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since 2014. Former Editors-in-Chief include Prof Jeff Cole from 2002-2014 (

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), Prof Fergus 'Gus' Priest from 1997-2002 (1948-2019,

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) and Dr David W Tempest (

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). The journal gave rise to separate titles over the years but retained the subject areas of ecology and medical microbiology and indeed review articles as part of its scope nonetheless: *'' FEMS Microbiology Immunology'' (1988), which was retitled ''

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'' (1993) and is now ''

Pathogens and Disease '' Pathogens and Disease '' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on all pathogens (eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses, including zoonotic pathogens). It was originally established in 1988 as ''FEMS Microbiology Immunology'' ...

'' (2013). *''

FEMS Microbiology Reviews ''FEMS Microbiology Reviews'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing invited review articles in the field of microbiology. The journal was established in 1985, and is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Federation of Eu ...

'' (1985) *''

FEMS Microbiology Ecology ''FEMS Microbiology Ecology'' is one of the seven FEMS, peer-reviewed scientific journals, which covers all aspects of microbial ecology. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2022 impact factor The impact factor (I ...

'' (1985)

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is

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in the following bibliographic databases: According to the 2022 ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 2.820.

References

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* English-language journals Microbiology journals Oxford University Press academic journals Publications established in 1997 Monthly journals Federation of European Microbiological Societies academic journals {{microbiology-journal-stub