Journal of Basic Microbiology

The Journal of Basic Microbiology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on microbiology. It was established in 1960 as the Zeitschrift für allgemeine Mikrobiologie and obtained its current title in 1985. The editor-in-chief is Erika Kothe.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.281, ranking it 111th out of 137 journals in the category "Microbiology".