The International Journal of Medical Microbiology, formerly the Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on microbiology published by Elsevier.

[1] It was established in 1887 by Friedrich Loeffler.

[2] The current editor-in-chief is Sebastian Suerbaum (Max von Pettenkofer-Institut).

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 4.1.

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