Letters in Applied Microbiology

Edited By: J.-Y. Maillard

Impact Factor: 1.647

ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2010: 72/107 (Microbiology); 94/160 (Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology)

Online ISSN: 1472-765X

Associated Title(s): Journal of Applied Microbiology

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Virtual Special Issues

Welcome to our Virtual Special Issue Library containing a selection of articles from various issues of Letters in Applied Microbiology pulled together to create online themed issues. Click on the titles below to view the articles:

Antimicrobials - August 2010
Wine Fermentation - August 2010
Zoonoses - July 2009

View Virtual Special Issues from our sister journal Journal of Applied Microbiology:

Food Safety - July 2009
Biodefence - March 2011
Campylobacter - December 2011

Editor's Choice

This month’s choice is the timely Under the Microscope review by Laird & Phillips, reflecting on the antimicrobial activity of essential oil vapours. The antimicrobial activity of essential oils has been known for a long time but there is comparatively little information on essential oil vapours. This article focuses on recent evidence on their antimicrobial activity, toxicity and usage in the food and clinical environment. READ MORE

Top Papers from Letters in Applied Microbiology

Click on the titles below to view the most downloaded papers from Letters in Applied Microbiology published in 2010 (as of July 2010):

The in vitro antibiofilm activity of selected culinary herbs and medicinal plants against Listeria monocytogenes
M. Sandasi, C.M. Leonard, A.M. Viljoen

Preservation of probiotic strains isolated from kefir by spray drying
M.A. Golowczyc, J. Silva, A.G. Abraham, G.L. De Antoni, P. Teixeira

Development of a minimal growth medium for Lactobacillus plantarum
A. Wegkamp, B. Teusink, W.M. De Vos, E.J. Smid

Screening and characterization of butanol-tolerant micro-organisms
J. Li, J.B. Zhao, M. Zhao, Y.L. Yang, W.H. Jiang, S. Yang