The aim of Annals of 
Microbiology is the advancement and dissemination of microbiological 
knowledge in the general, environmental, ecological (e.g. water, soil 
ecosystems, cultural heritage sites) and applied (e.g. food and 
industrial) fields. The methodology is usually derived from the areas of
 biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, biotechnology and 
taxonomy. Papers reporting work on bacteria, fungi, microalgae, and 
bacteriophages are welcome. The journal addresses researchers from both,
 academia and industry, working in microbiology, biotechnology or 
ecology. Annals of Microbiology publishes Original Articles, Reviews and
 Mini-Reviews, Short Communications, and Editorials. 
The journal’s scope does not include theoretical bioinformatics, medical microbiology or phytopathological microbiology.
Originally
 founded as Annali Di Microbiologia Ed Enzimologia in 1940, Annals of 
Microbiology, an official journal of the University of Milan, is a 
well-established microbiology journal and has a long tradition of 
publishing sound international research. 
Annals of Microbiology 
operates a single-blind peer-review system. Articles are reviewed by at 
least two external referees who are aware of the authors’ names and 
affiliations while the reviewer reports provided to authors are 
anonymous. Single-blind peer review is the traditional model of peer 
review.

Editor-in-Chief 
Professor Francesca Cappitelli, PhD
Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences
University of Milan, Italy
francesca.cappitelli@unimi.it 

Editor-in-Chief Emeritus 

Professor Claudia Sorlini, PhD
Department of Food Environment and Nutritional Sciences
University of Milan, Milano, Italy

Managing Editor
Federica Troiano, PhD
Department of Food Environment and Nutritional Sciences
University of Milan, Milano, Italy
annals.microbiology@unimi.it

Editorial Board
Professor George Aggelis, PhD
University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Dr. Warish Ahmed
CSIRO Land & Water, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Dr. José Luis Balcázar
ICRA, Girona, Spain

Eveline J. Bartowsky, PhD
Lallemand Australia – Oenology, Edwardstown, SA, Australia

Ezekiel Baudoin, PhD
University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France

Professor Marco Bazzicalupo, PhD
University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

Professor Adriano Brandelli, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Dr. Laura Bruno
Universita degli Studi die Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Professor Pietro Buzzini, PhD
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Professor Ameur Cherif, PhD
Université de la Manouba, Ariana-Tunis, Tunisia

Professor Michael Leonidas Chikindas
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Professor Aldo Corsetti, PhD
University of Teramo, Mosciano S. Angelo, TE, Italy

Professor Daniele Daffonchio, PhD
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Professor Patrick Di Martino, PhD
University of Cergy-Pontoise, Cergy-Pontoise, France

Professor Joseph O. Falkinham, PhD
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Professor Franco Faoro, PhD
University of Milan, Milano, Italy
Professor Massimiliano Fenice, PhD
University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Professor Christopher Franco, PhD
Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Dr. Ana Cristina Freitas
Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal 

Olga Genilloud, PhD
Fundación MEDINA, Granada, Spain

Taoufik Ghrairi, Ph.D.
Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

Professor Arun Goyal, PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India

Professor Zhiqiang Hu, PhD
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

Professor Kandasamy Kathiresan, PhD, DSc.
Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India

Professor Tajalli Keshavarz, PhD
University of Westminster, London, UK

Professor Rosalba Lanciotti, PhD
University of Bologna, Campus of Food Science, Cesena, Italy

Professor Pierre Leblond, PhD
Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France

Luis Á. Maldonado, PhD
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico

Maria Lina Mezzatesta, PhD
University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Professor Diego Mora, PhD
University of Milano, Milan, Italy

Professor Giancarlo Moschetti, PhD
Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Spyridon Ntougias, PhD
Democritus University of Thrace Environmental Engineering, Xanthi, Greece

Sandi Orlić, PhD
Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Bernard Paul, PhD
Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France

Claire Prigent-Combaret, PhD
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France

Professor Carla Pruzzo, PhD
University of Genua, Genova, Italy

Professor Patrizia Romano, PhD
Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
Simona Rossetti, PhD
Water Research Institute C.N.R., Monterotondo, RM, Italy
Dr. Federico Rossi
University of Florence, Italy
Professor Faustino Siñeriz, Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

Somboon Tanasupawat, PhD
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Professor Francesco Villani, PhD
University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

Professor Paolo Visca, PhD
University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

Shuguang Xie PhD
Peking University, Beijing, China

Professor Yuzo Yamada, PhD
BIOTEC Culture Collection (BCC), Pathum Thani, Thailand

Professor Isao Yumoto, PhD
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Technology (AIST), Sapporo City, Japan