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Editorial

Special Issue: Fungal–Bacterial Interactions—Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

by
Paul L. Fidel, Jr.
1,* and
Mairi C. Noverr
1,2,*
1
Center of Excellence in Oral and Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
2
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Fungi 2019, 5(4), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof5040089
Submission received: 19 September 2019 / Accepted: 23 September 2019 / Published: 24 September 2019
We would like to thank all the contributors to the Special Issue on Fungal–Bacterial Interactions—Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives. In total, seven (7) reviews/perspective papers were published in the issue. A wide range of various fungal–bacterial interactions were covered. Two papers covered Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus interactions, one from the Candida perspective (Esher et al.) [1], and the other from the Staphylococcus perspective (Todd and Peters) [2]. Another paper detailed the interactions between Aspergillus fumigatus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Briard et al.) [3]. Other studies included the interactions between Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Fourie and Pohl) [4], bacterial interactions of Cryptococcus neoformans (Mayer and Kronstad) [5], and dysbiotic interactions between Candida albicans and the oral bacterial microbiome that contribute to the pathogenesis of oral candidiasis (Bertolini and Dongari-Bagtzoglou) [6]. Lastly, another paper covered the new emerging powerful antifungal action of the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) of many Gram-negative bacteria (Trunk et al.) against several fungal species [7]. All the papers provide a wealth of information about what is currently known on the various fungal–bacterial interactions, as well as highly insightful future perspectives, often with provocative hypotheses that will direct future research in each field of study. Again, we wish to thank all the authors and the reviewers for their significant contributions to this Special Issue and for making it a highly successful and timely collection of studies.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

References

  1. Esher, S.K.; Fidel, P.L., Jr.; Noverr, M.C. Candida/Staphylococcal Polymicrobial Intra-Abdominal Infection: Pathogenesis and Perspectives for a Novel Form of Trained Innate Immunity. J. Fungi 2019, 5, 37. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  2. Todd, O.A.; Peters, B.M. Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity and Polymicrobial Interactions: Lessons beyond Koch’s Postulates. J. Fungi 2019, 5, 81. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  3. Briard, B.; Mislin, G.L.A.; Latgé, J.-P.; Beauvais, A. Interactions between Aspergillus fumigatus and Pulmonary Bacteria: Current State of the Field, New Data, and Future Perspective. J. Fungi 2019, 5, 48. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  4. Fourie, R.; Pohl, C.H. Beyond Antagonism: The Interaction Between Candida Species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. Fungi 2019, 5, 34. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  5. Mayer, F.L.; Kronstad, J.W. The Spectrum of Interactions between Cryptococcus neoformans and Bacteria. J. Fungi 2019, 5, 31. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  6. Bertolini, M.; Dongari-Bagtzoglou, A. The Dysbiosis and Inter-Kingdom Synergy Model in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis, a New Perspective in Pathogenesis. J. Fungi 2019, 5, 87. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  7. Trunk, K.; Coulthurst, S.J.; Quinn, J. A New Front in Microbial Warfare—Delivery of Antifungal Effectors by the Type VI Secretion System. J. Fungi 2019, 5, 50. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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