Journal of Fungi

Histoplasma and Histoplasmosis, 4th Edition

edited by

Mathieu Nacher

and

Antoine A. Adenis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: histoplasma; histoplasmosis; endemic fungi; opportunistic infections; AIDS; fungal epidemiology

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

Soil Fungi and Their Role in Plant Growth

edited by

Malgorzata Jedryczka

and

Magdalena Frąc

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fungi; fungi– plant interactions; soil pathogenic fungi; soil beneficial fungi; mycorrhiza; plant growth; plant health

Multidrug-Resistant Fungi: New Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Luana L. Rossato

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal therapy; drug repurposing; dug susceptibility; emerging yeast; natural antimycotics; fungal infection; molds; mechanism of action; invasive fungal infections; MALDI-TOF; new methods

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

New Perspectives on Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis

edited by

Maria Galhardo

and

Rodrigo Almeida-Paes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9898 | Submission Open

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

Fungal Biodegradation: Strategies, Current Understanding, and Future Prospects: 2nd Edition

edited by

Elisabet Aranda

and

Ramón Alberto Batista-García

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9772 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycoremediation; fungal bioremediation; fungi-mediated biotransformation; fungi; Ascomycota and Basidiomycota; xenobiotics and emerging pollutants; biotechnological applications; omics approaches

Antifungal Peptides, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gill Diamond

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8349 | Submission Open

Keywords: defensins; cathelicidins; histatins; peptidomimetics; cryptides

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

Rust Fungi

edited by Peng Zhao and Izumi Okane

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4684 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pucciniales; rust flora; species delimitation; life cycle; phytopathogens; host parasite coevolution

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

Diversity of Marine Fungi and Their Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Xiaoyong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2713 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fungus; marine fungal diversity; marine fungal ecology; marine fungal metabolites; natural products from marine fungi

Fungal Infections of Implantation (Subcutaneous Mycoses), 2nd Edition

edited by

Flavio Queiroz-Telles

and

Daniel Wagner Santos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2205 | Submission Open

Keywords: endemic mycoses; mycoses of implantation; paracoccidioidomycosis; cryptococcosis; inherited immunodeficiencies and mycoses

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

Exploring the Fascinating World of Fungal Symbioses

edited by

Rosario Nicoletti

and Beata Zimowska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1724 | Submission Open

Keywords: antagonism; mutualism; endophytes; mycorrhizae; mycobiomes; holobiont; biodiversity

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

Public Health Action on Fungal Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by Colin S Brown, Christopher R. Jones and Emma Budd

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; antimicrobial resistance; policy; advocacy; surveillance; innovation; ecology; One Health; disease burden; infection prevention and control; stewardship; laboratory capacity; patient and public engagement; education

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

Cryptococcus Infections and Pathogenesis

edited by

Erin McClelland

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryptococcus; cryptococcosis; infection; host immune responses; virulence; pathogenesis; host-pathogen interactions; antifungal therapy

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

Diversity, Phylogeny, Epidemiology and Management of Conifer Needle Diseases

edited by

Eugenia Iturritxa

and Nebai Mesanza

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open

Keywords: needle diseases; blight; conifer; epidemiology; ecology; management; climate change

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

Fungal Diseases in Animals, 3rd Edition

edited by

Francesca Mancianti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycoses; mycotoxicoses ; fungal zoonoses ; fungi ; molds ; yeasts ; dimorphic fungi ; microsporidia ; algae ; oomycetes

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

Mycotoxin Contamination and Control in Food

edited by

Selma Pascale Snini

and Florence Mathieu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; mycotoxigenic fungi; food/feed chains; food safety; preventive approaches; curative approaches; biocontrol methods

Yeast Genetics, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ivan-Kresimir Svetec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; conventional yeasts; nonconventional yeasts; genetics; genome stability; genetic recombination; DNA repair; gene expression; strain construction; genetic transformation; targeted genetic modification

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

New Insights into the Current Understanding of Host–Fungal Interactions, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jürgen Löffler

,

Agostinho Carvalho

and Thomas Rogers

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– fungal interactions; new insights; immune response

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

Diversity, Classification and Taxonomy of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and Related Genera (Eurotiales), 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin-Cun Wang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3258 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; identification; morphology; new species; new taxon; nomenclature; phylogeny

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

Advances on Fruit Brown Rot

edited by

Antonieta De Cal

, Paloma Melgarejo,

Inmaculada Larena

, Belen Guijarro and Maria Villarino

submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open

Keywords: Monilinia spp.; virulence factors; teleomorph; mutants; effector proteins; genetic

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

Gut Mycobiome, 2nd Edition

edited by Mysore V Tejesvi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycobiome; Candida; host– fungus interactions; fungal– bacterial interations; mycobiome and gut brain axis; mycobiome and fungal metabolites

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

Diversity and Ecology of Fungi from Underexplored and Extreme Environments

edited by

Daniela Isola

and

Francesc Xavier Prenafeta Boldú

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8807 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological adaptation; extremotolerant fungi; fungal melanin; fungal phylogeny; fungal diversity; hydrocarbonoclastic fungi; marine fungi; metallo-tolerant fungi; radioresistance/radiotolerance

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

Fungal Biofilms, 2nd Edition

edited by

Célia F. Rodrigues

and

Lucia Černáková

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5975 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; infection; biofilm; Candida; Aspergillus; Cryptococcus; antifungal; resistance; matrix

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Cell Biology, Metabolism and Physiology)

New Molecular Perspectives on Multidrug-Resistance in Postharvest Fungi

edited by

Paloma Sánchez-Torres

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1670 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest fungi; biocontrol; antifungal proteins and peptides; fungicide resistance; virulence/pathogenesis; signal transduction pathways; host-pathogen interaction; effectors

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

Infection Prevention and Control of Fungal Infections

edited by

Elisabeth Presterl

and

Magda Diab-Elschahawi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5879 | 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 2597 | 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 | 16 articles | Viewed by 27876 | 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 12176 | 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 8763 | 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 6636 | 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)

Biological Control of Fungal Diseases

edited by

Alessandro Vitale

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2091 | 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)

Early-Diverging Fungi

edited by

Victoriano Garre

and

Eusebio Navarro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1617 | 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)

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 3667 | 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)

Genomic Epidemiology of Fungal Diseases

edited by

Raquel Sabino

and

Joao Paulo Gomes

submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3311 | Submission Open

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

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

Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Theo N. Kirkland

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6835 | 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)

Fungal Diversity and Ecology in Extreme Environments

edited by

Tamotsu Hoshino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6046 | Submission Open

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

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

Growth and Virulence of Plant Pathogenic Fungi

edited by Guanghui Wang,

Dongfang Ma

and

Xiaofeng Liang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5712 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogenic fungi; fungal biology; mycotoxin; pathogenesis; host– pathogen interactions; environmental factors

Alternative Therapeutic Approaches of Candida Infections, 3rd Edition

edited by

Renátó Kovács

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2904 | 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 Fungal Endophyte Research

edited by

Haiyan Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2732 | 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 2347 | 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 2150 | 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)

Medically Relevant Species of Candida

edited by Javier Capilla and

Marta Sanchis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open

(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 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: dermatomycology; epidemiology; dermatophytes; resistance

(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 255 | 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 130 | 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 109 | 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 205 | 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 181 | 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 156 | 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 4267 | 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 2934 | 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)

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