''Antonie van Leeuwenhoek'' is a

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covering

microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...

published by

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. The journal was established in 1934 and is published monthly. The

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is Mike Jetten. The journal is named after

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek ( ; ; 24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch art, science and technology. A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as " ...

, considered the father of microbiology.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following

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s: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 2.6.

References

External links

* {{official website, https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/microbiology/journal/10482 Microbiology journals Springer Science+Business Media academic journals Monthly journals English-language journals Academic journals established in 1934 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek