mSphere® is a pan-microbial, multidisciplinary open-access journal that publishes high-quality, high-impact work across the microbial sciences.

Our broad scope covers the following:

Bacteria
Parasites
Viruses
Fungi
Archaea
Prions
Trans-disciplinary studies that don't fit neatly into single categories
We enable researchers to share findings that transform our understanding in many fields:

Human, animal, and plant health and disease
Ecosystems
Energy production
Climate change
Evolution
Food and drug production
Many other fundamental and emerging fields relevant to the biology of microbial organisms