Editors:
Gioacchino Angarano
Alessandra Carattoli
Antonella Castagna
Nicasio Mancini
Carolina Scagnolari
Founder of the Journal:
Michele La Placa (Bologna, Italy)
Indexed and/or abstracted in:
Current Awareness in Biological Sciences
Current Contents
Excerpta Medica
Index Medicus
Microbiology Abstracts
Science Citation Index

The publication, diffusion and furtherance of research and study on all aspects of basic and clinical Microbiology and related fields are the chief aims of the journal.