Special Issue "Advances in Genomics of Pathogenic Fungi"
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2023 | Viewed by 1509
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fungi; genomics; pathogenic fungi; fungal infection; mycology
Interests: fungi; genomics; pathogenic fungi; fungal infection; mycology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fungi are a diverse and large group of eukaryotes. They are distributed across all different ecological niches, such as aquatic and terrestrial environments, adapting their lives to a variety of stressful conditions, including frozen areas and deserts, high UV radiation and desiccation. A group of these fungi impact the health of plants, animals, and humans. Different fungal forms, such as mushrooms, molds and yeasts, can be toxic or pathogenic to humans, plants, animals, and other organisms.
Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a guide with the fungal priority pathogens in order to develop public health actions. On the other hand, several fungi are plant pathogens causing significant economic losses in crops worldwide. Studies on the genes involved in the pathogenicity of these organisms are key for understanding their mechanisms of infection and implementing new strategies for control.
This Special Issue attempts to capture research on the genomics of pathogenic fungi. We welcome submissions on all groups of fungi (yeasts, mushrooms, plant fungal pathogens, human fungal pathogens, etc.). Both original research papers and review papers are welcome. Our focus will be on studies using multiple molecular approaches in fungal genomics.
Dr. Nicomedes Valenzuela-Lopez
Dr. Benito Gomez-Silva
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Genes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- fungal genomics
- molds
- yeasts
- mushrooms
- pathogenic fungi
- fungal genes
- mycology
