mBio is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the American Society for Microbiology in association with the American Academy of Microbiology. The journal covers topics from all aspects of the microbiological sciences, including virology, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, and allied fields.
The journal was established in 2010 with Arturo Casadevall as founding editor-in-chief. As of 2025, the editor-in-chief is Marvin Whiteley (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2025 impact factor of 5.4.
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