title: The International Union of Microbiological Societies, IUMS.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany. schleife@mikro.biologie.tu-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Schleifer
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007390:International Agencies / Q000266:history*; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000266:history*