title: A bit of history.
abstract: Reviews of scientific literature began to appear in the 17th century. Journals dedicated to them soon followed, leading eventually to this one, which emerged in the 1930s as Bacteriological Reviews; it adapted to the many changes in our fluid discipline, evolving into the present, much broader Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews.
authors.affiliation: Section of Microbiology, University of California, Davis, USA. jingrah@ns.net
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ingraham
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*