- Publisher: Elsevier GmbH
- ISSN: 09445013, 16180623
- Journal Impact Factor: 6.9
- SJR: 1.62
- Journal Quartile: Q1
- Publication Language: English
- Indexing: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, UGC
- Open-Access: No
- Country of Publication: Germany
- H-Index: 126
- Publication Area: Microbiology (Q1)