Pathogenesis of Pathogenic Fungi: The Era of AI and New Technologies
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pathogenic fungi are available in every biotic and abiotic niche. They cause a variety of diseases in plants, animals, and humans and lead to huge economic burdens in different sectors. Efforts have been made in the last few decades to decipher the molecular mechanisms and cellular pathways of etiology, host relationships, virulence, immune responses, clinical interventions using different strategies.
We have entered a new era of AI. Together with some other new technologies and techniques such as machine learning (ML), synthetic biology, gene-editing, and next-generation sequencing (NGS), a paradigm shift has established new opportunities for fundamental and applied research in the pathogenesis of pathogenic fungi.
I therefore invite academic scholars, researchers, and investigators from the industry working in all these fields and areas to contribute research articles and reviews describing, analysing, and evaluating the most recent advancements and future developments under the theme of “Pathogenesis of Pathogenic Fungi”.
Prof. Dr. Paul Wai Kei Tsang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- molecular diagnosis and detection
- therapeutic targeting
- resistance and prediction
- host relationships
- immunity
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