微生物學研究致力于發表有關原核和真核微生物的報告，如酵母、真菌、細菌、古生菌和原生動物。此外，還介紹了病原微生物與其環境或宿主相互作用的研究。研究應具有原創性，并應包括分子方面的內容，以產生廣泛興趣的重大貢獻。一般不考慮內容相當專門或初步和描述性的論文。以下各節的研究包括:各方面的回顧/小回顧微生物學和遺傳學分子與細胞生物學代謝和生理信號轉導與發育生物技術植物病理學環境微生物學與生態學

Microbiological Research is devoted to publishing reports on prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms such as yeasts, fungi, bacteria, archaea, and protozoa. Research on interactions between pathogenic microorganisms and their environment or hosts are also covered. The research should be original and include molecular aspects to generate a significant contribution of broad interest. Papers of rather specialised or of preliminary and descriptive content will normally not be considered. Studies in the following sections are included:Reviews/Minireviews on all aspectsMicrobiology and GeneticsMolecular and Cell BiologyMetabolism and PhysiologySignal transduction and DevelopmentBiotechnologyPhytopathologyEnvironmental Microbiology and Ecology