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Exploring the Fascinating World of Fungal Symbioses
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Exploring the Fascinating World of Fungal Symbioses

A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 1392

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Rosario Nicoletti

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1. Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Center for Olive, Citrus and Fruit Crops, 81100 Caserta, Italy
2. Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: endophytes; plant pathogens; entomopathogens; biocontrol; bioactive fungal products; marine fungi
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Prof. Dr. Beata Zimowska

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Department of Plant Protection, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-069 Lublin, Poland
Interests: fungal taxonomy; phoma sensu lato; etiology of MAP diseases; endophytes; nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fungi are ubiquitous microorganisms spread in all environmental contexts on Earth. After having been directly isolated through conventional mycological methods from all sorts of both terrestrial and marine organisms, the recent development of investigations based on metagenomics analyses have demonstrated even higher pervasiveness and the outstanding diversity of mycobiomes associated with plants and animals. At the same time, insights into the biological and ecological assumptions of these associations have started being considered and investigated in more in depth, disclosing intriguing interactions and unpredictable relationships. This Special Issue of the Journal of Fungi aims to put together a collection of both research and review papers dealing with this fascinating subject, to promote the accumulation of novel knowledge on all kinds of symbioses involving fungi, as well as their possible applications in biotechnology.

Dr. Rosario Nicoletti
Prof. Dr. Beata Zimowska
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. Journal of Fungi 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

  • antagonism
  • mutualism
  • endophytes
  • mycorrhizae
  • mycobiomes
  • holobiont
  • biodiversity

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26 pages, 1865 KiB  
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Cladosporium—Insect Relationships
by Rosario Nicoletti, Elia Russo and Andrea Becchimanzi
J. Fungi 2024, 10(1), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10010078 - 19 Jan 2024
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The range of interactions between Cladosporium, a ubiquitous fungal genus, and insects, a class including about 60% of the animal species, is extremely diverse. The broad case history of antagonism and mutualism connecting Cladosporium and insects is reviewed in this paper based [...] Read more.
The range of interactions between Cladosporium, a ubiquitous fungal genus, and insects, a class including about 60% of the animal species, is extremely diverse. The broad case history of antagonism and mutualism connecting Cladosporium and insects is reviewed in this paper based on the examination of the available literature. Certain strains establish direct interactions with pests or beneficial insects or indirectly influence them through their endophytic development in plants. Entomopathogenicity is often connected to the production of toxic secondary metabolites, although there is a case where these compounds have been reported to favor pollinator attraction, suggesting an important role in angiosperm reproduction. Other relationships include mycophagy, which, on the other hand, may reflect an ecological advantage for these extremely adaptable fungi using insects as carriers for spreading in the environment. Several Cladosporium species colonize insect structures, such as galleries of ambrosia beetles, leaf rolls of attelabid weevils and galls formed by cecidomyid midges, playing a still uncertain symbiotic role. Finally, the occurrence of Cladosporium in the gut of several insect species has intriguing implications for pest management, also considering that some strains have proven to be able to degrade insecticides. These interactions especially deserve further investigation to understand the impact of these fungi on pest control measures and strategies to preserve beneficial insects. Full article
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