Current Opinion in Microbiology is a systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up-to-date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of microbiology. It consists of 6 issues per year covering the following 11 sections, each of which is reviewed once a year:

Host-microbe interactions: bacteria

Cell regulation

Environmental microbiology

Host-microbe interactions: fungi/parasites/viruses

Antimicrobials

Microbial systems biology

Growth and development: eukaryotes/prokaryotes

《Current Opinion In Microbiology》是一本由CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD出版商出版的专业生物期刊，该刊创刊于1998年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SCI收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：生物 2区，小类学科：微生物学 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖微生物学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外微生物学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为7.584，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。