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: bacteriaCell regulationEnvironmental microbiologyHost-microbe interactions: fungi/parasites/virusesAntimicrobialsMicrobial systems biologyGrowth and development: eukaryotes/prokaryotes