Journal of Fungi

Infection Prevention and Control of Fungal Infections

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4834 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection control; invasive fungal infection; emerging fungal pathogens; hospital environment; disinfection; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Fusarium spp.: A Trans-Kingdom Fungus

edited by

Richard Calderone

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1731 | Submission Open

Keywords: biology; host interactions; the microbiome; virulence; molecular pathogenicity; clinical observations; azole resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)

Fungal Plant Pathogens

edited by

Xiangyu Zeng

,

Yong Wang

,

Ruvishika S. Jayawardena

and

Haixia Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 24690 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; ecology; evolution; fungal pathogens; novel taxa; phylogeny; systematics; taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Plant Protection: New Green Antifungal Agents

edited by

Aidang Lu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10985 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant protection; phytopathogenic fungi; fungicides; lead compound discovery; fungicidal mechanism; formulation of fungicides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Evolving Concepts of Pneumocystis Epidemiology, Host Specificity and Evolution

edited by

Liang Ma

,

Ousmane H. Cissé

and

Christiane Weissenbacher-Lang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7535 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pneumocystis; epidemiology; host specificity; species evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Ascomycota: Diversity, Taxonomy and Phylogeny 2.0

edited by

Jian-Kui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5430 | Submission Open

Keywords: asexual/sexual morph ; classification ; fungal ecology ; molecular data ; morphology ; novel taxa ; phylogeny

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

The Application of Structural Biology in Antifungal Drug Discovery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Brian C. Monk

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1697 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal discovery; structural biology; drug target structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Early-Diverging Fungi

edited by

Victoriano Garre

and

Eusebio Navarro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1410 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene expression; transcriptome; regulation of transcription; activation; repression; early diverging fungi; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Biological Control of Fungal Diseases

edited by Alessandro Vitale

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-harvest diseases; biological control; fungal diseases; diseases of tropical fruits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Genomic Epidemiology of Fungal Diseases

edited by

Raquel Sabino

and

Joao Paulo Gomes

submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2931 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diseases; genomics; whole genome sequencing; mycobiome; fungal exposome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Roles of Soil and Roots Biotic and Abiotic Conditions in Fungal-Plant Interactions and Plant Performance, 3rd Edition

edited by

Leire Molinero-Ruiz

and

Ofir Degani

submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2674 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; biological control; crop protection; endophytes; plant health; soil microbiome; soil microflora; microbial interactions; microorganism communities; rhizosphere

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)

Fungal Diversity and Ecology in Extreme Environments

edited by

Tamotsu Hoshino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5169 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; extremophile; osmotic; pressure; pH; temperature; salinity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)

Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Theo N. Kirkland

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4560 | Submission Open

Keywords: Coccidioides spp.; coccidioidomycosis; genomics; fungal biology; ecology; phylogenetics; immunology; diagnostic tests; anti-fungal drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Advances in Fungal Endophyte Research

edited by

Haiyan Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal endophytes; diversity; ecology; secondary metabolites; applications; functional genomics; modification strategies; interactions

Molecular Genetics and Genomics of Mushroom-Forming Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hoi Shan Kwan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2070 | Submission Open

Keywords: mushrooms; genomics; population genomics; DNA sequencing; RNA sequencing; transcriptomics; epigenomics; phylogeny; evolution; multicellularity; mating types; genetic architecture; fruiting body development; CRISPR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Host Response to Fungal Pathogens

edited by

Chiung-Yu Hung

and

Brian Peters

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open

Keywords: host-pathogen interaction; protective immunity; fungal diseases; fungal virulence; fungal pathogenesis; innate immunity to fungal infection; adaptive immunity to fungal infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Alternative Therapeutic Approaches of Candida Infections, 3rd Edition

edited by

Renátó Kovács

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1824 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida; in vitro and in vivo susceptibility; therapy; biofilms; combination; antifungals; quorum-sensing; natural products; antifungal peptides and proteins; photodynamic therapy; resistance; synergy; Candida auris; fluconazole resistant Candida species; echinocandin resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Advances in Human and Zoonotic Dermatophytoses

edited by

Yvonne Gräser

and Pietro Nenoff

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: dermatomycology; epidemiology; dermatophytes; resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Medically Relevant Species of Candida

edited by Javier Capilla and

Marta Sanchis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis

edited by

Fariba Donovan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: coccidioidomycosis; epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis; genetic predisposition to coccidioidomycosis; coccidioidal diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Novel, Emerging and Neglected Fungal Pathogens for Humans

edited by

Chi-Ching Tsang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: description of novel human pathogenic fungal species; pathogenesis or virulence; antifungal susceptibility and resistance; epidemiology; diagnostic methods; any other relevant areas

Physiology of Wood-Rotting Fungi

edited by Jiri Gabriel

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultivation of wood-rotting species; wood degradation; xenobiotics degradation by fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)

Fungi in Focus: Enzyme and Protein Production in Filamentous Ascomycete Fungi

edited by

Ronnie Lubbers

and

Craig Faulds

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein and enzyme production; novel fungal enzymes; filamentous fungi; production strategies; strain development; co-culturing for protein expression; comparative expression of fungal proteins

Determination of Metals and Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Mushrooms

edited by

Estrella Espada-Bellido

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food safety; quality control; mushrooms; essential elements; heavy metals; bioactive compounds; extraction techniques; spectroscopic techniques; chromatograpic techniques

Fungal Immunology and Vaccinology

edited by Stuart M. Levitz

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal immunology; fungal vaccines; host defenses against fungi; cryptococcosis; aspergillosis; candidiasis; mucormycosis; dimorphic fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Fungal Infections: New Challenges and Opportunities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Célia F. Rodrigues

and

Lucia Černáková

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3460 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; infection; antifungal resistance; Candida spp.; Aspergillus spp.; co-infection; detection method; identification; alternative treatment; virulence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases

edited by

Dong-Gun Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2039 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive fungal diseases; new diagnostic methods; antifungal resistance; PCR; rapid kit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Molecular Processes of Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Willem JG Melchers

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular basis of fungal development and growth; stress adaptation and resistance; fungal– host interactions and gene-functions; non-coding RNA functionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Advances in Invasive Fungal Infections 2024

edited by L. Joseph Wheat and

Nicolas Barros

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive fungal infections; emerging mycoses; resistant fungi; antifungals; fungal epidemiology; fungal diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Plant Fungal Diseases and Crop Protection

edited by

Ofir Degani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; crop protection; diagnosis; disease resistance; endophytes; fungicides; integrated disease management; pest control; plant health; host– pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Management of Postharvest Fungal Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by Luciana Cerioni and Viviana A. Rapisarda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; low-toxicity compounds; edible coatings; non-thermal technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Diversity, Phylogeny and Ecology of Forest Fungi

edited by

Haisheng Yuan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal taxonomy and phylogeny; fungal genomics; fungal ecology; host– fungi interaction; assembly of fungal community; the role of fungi in carbon and nitrogen cycling

Genomics of Fungal Plant Pathogens, 3rd Edition

edited by

Zonghua Wang

and Zhenhui Zhong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogen; genomic sequencing; functional genomics; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Azole Resistance in Aspergillus spp., 2nd Edition

edited by

Teresa Peláez-García de la Rasilla

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: Aspergillus spp. azole resistance molecular mechanisms; clinical azole resistance; environmental azole resistance; evolution of azole resistance; detection of azole resistance; azole tolerance/persistence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Morphology

edited by Xiuguo Zhang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7465 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular phylogeny; fungal taxonomy; biodiversity; fungal genetics; molecular biology; interactions of microbes; filamentous fungi; oomycetes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Diversity, Taxonomy and Ecology of Ascomycota

edited by Renan do Nascimento Barbosa and Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: ascomycota; endophytic fungi; insect– fungal associations; fungal taxonomy; fungal ecology; polyphasic taxonomy; speleomycology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Edible and Medicinal Macrofungi, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ruilin Zhao

and

Ling Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3207 | Submission Open

Keywords: mushroom; evolution; phylogeny; biology; bioactive compound

The Gift of Marine Fungi: Abundant Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Ling Liu

and

Mancheng Tang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2165 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fungi; bioactivity; structure elucidation; natural products; new strategies; biosynthetic gene clusters

Control of Postharvest Fungal Diseases

edited by

Huali Xue

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; induced resistance; mycotoxin; disease control; pathogenic fungi; isolation and identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Biology and Systematics of Leotiomycetes

edited by

Luis Quijada

, Donald H. Pfister, Peter R. Johnston and James Mitchell

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biology; biogeography; ecology; evolution; integrative taxonomy; fungal barcoding; phylogeny; vital taxonomy; fungal barcodes; species concepts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Omics Approaches in Trichoderma Research

edited by

Artemio Mendoza-Mendoza

and José M. Villalobos-Escobedo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: Trichoderma; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; ISR; rhizospheric microbial community; biocontrol; mycoparasitism; Trichoderma– plant interaction; cell-wall degrading enzymes; suppressive soils; conidiation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

A Fungal Invader: Navigating Plant-Fungus Interactions

edited by

Andrzej K. Kononowicz

and

Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; plant– fungus interactions; plant fungal disease; plant resistance; epidemiology and control of fungal pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Hot Topics in Superficial Fungal Infections, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shari Lipner

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: onychomycosis; nail fungal infection; tinea unguium; tinea capitis; tinea pedis; tinea corporis; tinea manuum; tinea cruris; tinea faciei; tinea barbae; tinea versicolor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Diversity of Marine Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Valeria Prigione

and

Anna Poli

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fungi; systematics; phylogeny; polyphasic identification; culturomics; metabarcoding; metagenomics; biodiversity; ecological role

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Current and Future Research Trends on Medicinal Mushrooms, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Venturella

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal mushroom; biodiversity; cultivation; industrial production; fermentation; biochemistry; pharmacology; active compounds

Diagnosis and Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections

edited by Suzana Otašević and Aleksandra Ignjatović

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: superficial fungal infection; mucosal fungal infection; otomycoses; fungal keratitis; diagnostics; antifungal susceptibility; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Medical Mycology Research in Israel

edited by

Maya Korem

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infection; Candida; Aspergillus; antifungal susceptibility; dematiaceous molds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Fusarium, Alternaria and Rhizoctonia: A Spotlight on Fungal Pathogens, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xuehong Wu

,

Lihua Guo

and

Shimin Zuo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: species identification; molecular mechanism of resistance; pathogenic mechanism; resistant mechanism of plants; mycoviruses; biocontrol agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Leveraging Yeast Genetics to Model Evolutionarily Conserved Aspects of Human Disease

edited by

John L Hartman IV

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3542 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast genetics; human disease; S. cerevisiae; S. pombe; phenomic modeling; integrative biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Integrated Management of Plant Fungal Diseases

edited by

Mahfuz Rahman

and

Tofazzal Islam

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; plant disease; integrated management; biology; epidemiology; biological control; chemical control; host resistance; fungicide resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

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