我們正在進入一個令人興奮的微生物研究和應用的新時代。基因組學、蛋白質組學和生物信息學等現有學科的最新進展，加上學術界和工業界的廣泛合作，使基礎微生物學和應用微生物學實現了前所未有的融合。《分子微生物與生物技術雜志》(JMMB)旨在通過發表來自微生物學和生物技術各個領域的原始研究論文來反映這一進展。它還包括對選定主題的書面專題討論會、及時的評論和小評論。理論方法和描述新穎的，微生物相關的軟件也被考慮。歡迎廣大科學界人士的貢獻和想法，使JMMB成為當前基礎和應用微生物研究的一個可行的、急需的和有前途的論壇。

We are entering a new and exciting era of microbiological study and application. Recent advances in the now established disciplines of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, together with extensive cooperation between academic and industrial concerns have brought about an integration of basic and applied microbiology as never before. The Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (JMMB) aims to reflect this development by publishing original research papers from all areas of microbiology and biotechnology. It also features written symposia on selected topics, timely reviews and minireviews. Theoretical approaches and descriptions of novel, microbiologically relevant software is also considered. Contributions and ideas from large segments of the scientific community are welcome to make JMMB a viable, much-needed and up-and-coming forum for current basic and applied microbiological research.