一個多世紀以來，微生物學研究一直是微生物學領域最新信息的主要來源。它發表的論文基于細菌、古生菌和低等真核生物的基礎和應用生物學的原始研究。它涵蓋了微生物分類學、系統學、生態學、生理學和代謝學、分子遺傳學和基因組學的所有方面，以及微生物之間的相互作用和微生物與環境的相互作用。《微生物學研究》目前每年出版10期，包括每年一期的論壇、原創文章、評論和給編輯的信。

Originally founded as the "Annales de l'Institut Pasteur", Research in Microbiology has been a leading source of up-to-date information in the field of microbiology for more than a century. It publishes papers based on original research in fundamental and applied biology of bacteria, archaea and lower eukaryotes. It covers all aspects of the microbial taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology, physiology and metabolism, molecular genetics and genomics, as well as the interactions between microbes and interactions of microbes with their environment. Research in Microbiology currently publishes 10 issues a year, including an annual Forum issue, original articles, reviews, and letters to the Editor.