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| 1947 || Scientific development || American molecular biologist {{w|Joshua Lederberg}} shows that bacteria can exchange and recombine genes.<ref name="A to Z of Biologists"/> ||
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| 1951 || Publication || The ''{{w|International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology}}'' is established. <ref>{{cite web|title=International Journal Of Systematic And Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM) Puts Archive Online For Free|url=http://www.science20.com/news_releases/international_journal_of_systematic_and_evolutionary_microbiology_ijsem_puts_archive_online_for_free|website=science20.com|accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref> ||
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| 1952 || Scientific development || American biologists {{w|Norton Zinder}} and {{w|Joshua Lederberg}} discover the transduction in bacteria.<ref name="History of Virology and Bacteriology"/> ||
