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BMC Microbiology Template

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About the BMC Microbiology format

BMC Microbiology is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Gut microbiota and health, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria. Over its lifetime it has published 7,586 papers, which have received 265,560 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Microbiology. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inGut microbiota and health Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Probiotics and Fermented Foods
ISSN1471-2180
Citation impact (2-yr)3.9
h-index180
i10-index4,877
Article processing charge$1,925
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitebmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in BMC Microbiology per year

338
2014
284
2015
292
2016
233
2017
228
2018
312
2019
372
2020
352
2021
325
2022
404
2023
553
2024
901
2025

Citation impact of BMC Microbiology by publication year

15.8K
2014
13.7K
2015
14.6K
2016
11.1K
2017
9K
2018
13.7K
2019
13.1K
2020
9.9K
2021
6.9K
2022
6.5K
2023
5.2K
2024
2.8K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BMC Microbiology

The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age

Denis Mariat, Olivier Firmesse, Florence Levenez et al. · 1 Jan 2009

BACKGROUND: In humans, the intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the maintenance of host health by providing energy, nutrients, and immunological protection. Applying current molecular methods is necessary to surmount the limitations of classical culturing techniques in order to obtain an accurate description of the microbiota composition. RESULTS: Here we report on the comparative…

1,756 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Age-related changes in gut microbiota composition from newborn to centenarian: a cross-sectional study

Toshitaka Odamaki, Kumiko Kato, Hirosuke Sugahara et al. · 23 May 2016

BACKGROUND: It has been reported that the composition of human gut microbiota changes with age; however, few studies have used molecular techniques to investigate the long-term, sequential changes in gut microbiota composition. In this study, we investigated the sequential changes in gut microbiota composition in newborn to centenarian Japanese subjects. RESULTS: Fecal samples from 367…

1,547 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Defining the healthy "core microbiome" of oral microbial communities

Egija Zaura, Bart J. F. Keijser, Susan M. Huse et al. · 1 Jan 2009

BACKGROUND: Most studies examining the commensal human oral microbiome are focused on disease or are limited in methodology. In order to diagnose and treat diseases at an early and reversible stage an in-depth definition of health is indispensible. The aim of this study therefore was to define the healthy oral microbiome using recent advances in…

1,373 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
ITS as an environmental DNA barcode for fungi: an in silico approach reveals potential PCR biases

Eva Bellemain, Tor Carlsen, Christian Brochmann et al. · 1 Jan 2010

BACKGROUND: During the last 15 years the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of nuclear DNA has been used as a target for analyzing fungal diversity in environmental samples, and has recently been selected as the standard marker for fungal DNA barcoding. In this study we explored the potential amplification biases that various commonly utilized ITS primers…

1,149 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Evaluation of the bacterial diversity in the feces of cattle using 16S rDNA bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing (bTEFAP)

Scot E. Dowd, Todd R. Callaway, Randall D. Wolcott et al. · 1 Jan 2008

BACKGROUND: The microbiota of an animal's intestinal tract plays important roles in the animal's overall health, productivity and well-being. There is still a scarcity of information on the microbial diversity in the gut of livestock species such as cattle. The primary reason for this lack of data relates to the expense of methods needed to…

1,127 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

BMC Microbiology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMC Microbiology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMC Microbiology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMC Microbiology use?
BMC Microbiology uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Microbiology. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMC Microbiology?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready BMC Microbiology document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the BMC Microbiology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMC Microbiology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is BMC Microbiology?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready BMC Microbiology PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official BMC Microbiology template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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