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Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens

edited by Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi and

Premila Achar

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6714 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biological control; disease suppression; integrated pest management; effectors; resistance induction; plant defense; growth promotion

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

Fungi in Vulvovaginal Infections

edited by Jose Martinez-de-Oliveira and

‪Joana Rolo‬

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6325 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vulvovaginal Candidosis; Candida; pathogenic yeasts; molecular analysis; fungal pathogenesis

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

Fungal Growth and Development Based on Functional Genomics and Microbiomics

edited by

Caihong Dong

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3938 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth and development; functional genomics; microbiomics; interaction; fungi

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

Soil Fungi and Their Role in Plant Growth

edited by

Malgorzata Jedryczka

and

Magdalena Frąc

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10583 | Submission Open

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

Fungal Infections: New Challenges and Opportunities, 3rd Edition

edited by

Célia F. Rodrigues

and

Lucia Černáková

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9051 | 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)

Fungal Infections in Intensive Care Medicine

edited by Ayman O. Soubani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8782 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; critically ill; ICU; Candida spp.; Aspergillus spp.; PJP; Mucor spp.; antifungal therapy; antifungal resistance; new antifungal agents

Fungal Diversity in Europe, 3rd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Venturella

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6368 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi checklists; Europe; diversity; ecology; conservation

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

Human Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Innovations and Global Impacts

edited by

Maria José Soares Mendes Giannini

Ana Marisa Fusco Almeida

Angel Gonzalez Marin

and

Marcia S.C. Melhem

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6314 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; newly emerging and newly recognized infections; geographical spread of infections; drug-resistant fungi; microbial adaptation and evolution; human susceptibility to infection; one health approach to fungal infections; changing ecosystems; biofilms fungi and their microbial interactions; molecular tools to study host-pathogen interactions; new or improved diagnostic methods

Pathogenic Mechanisms and Biological Control in Entomopathogenic Fungi

edited by Guoxiong Peng and

Senmiao Tong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5111 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; virulence; insect; immunity; metabolites; infection; biological control; microbiota

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

Control of Postharvest Fungal Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Huali Xue

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4609 | 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)

Proteomic Studies of Pathogenic Fungi and Hosts

edited by

Lucélia Santi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3554 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic fungus; proteomics; host– pathogen interaction

Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms from a One Health Perspective

edited by

Felipe Queiroga Sarmento Guerra

and

Edeltrudes O. Lima

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal resistance; molecular mechanisms of resistance; One Health; environmental mycology; phytopalogy and zoonotic diseases

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

Edible and Medicinal Macrofungi, 4th Edition

edited by

Ruilin Zhao

and

Ling Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2016 | Submission Open

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

Research Progress on Edible Fungi

edited by

Shujing Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1607 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; signal transduction regulation; genetic manipulation; breeding; physiology

Candida and Candidiasis: From Basics to Clinics

edited by

Arnaldo Lopes Colombo

and Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida and candidiasis ; taxonomy; genetics; and molecular biology ; pathogenesis ; host-pathogen interactions ; epidemiology ; antifungal resistance ; emerging Candida species ; diagnosis and treatment ; protocols ; immune responses ; antifungal therapy

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

Diversity, Taxonomy and Ecology of Ascomycota, 2nd Edition

edited by Renan do Nascimento Barbosa and Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1273 | 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)

Bioinformatics and Current Techniques in Medical Mycology: Combining Laboratory and Clinical Viewpoints

edited by

Dejan Stojković

and

Ana Ćirić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; fungal infections; antifungal resistance; bioinformatics in mycology; diagnostic advancements; host– pathogen interactions; antifungal therapy; epidemiology of fungal diseases; translational mycology; clinical mycology

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

Basic Science and Clinical Research of Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis

edited by

Jose Luis Lopez-Ribot

and

Chiung-Yu Hung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: Coccidioides spp.; coccidioidomycosis; vaccine development; medical mycology

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

Latest Research on the Fungal Cell Wall

edited by

Hector M. Mora-Montes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: virulence factor; polysaccharides; immune sensing; immune evasion; antifungal drugs; mycosis; diagnosis; glucan; chitin; glycans

Recent Advances in Clinical Mycology

edited by Christopher P. Eades

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal disease; mycoses; clinical science; laboratory; diagnostics; antifungals

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

Fungi in Sustainable Applications and the Circular Economy: A Themed Issue Dedicated to Academician Yu Li

edited by Changtian Li

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3754 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal resources; breeding; biofuels; biomass; spent mushroom substrate; fungal materials; environmental analysis; fungal protein; edible mushrooms

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

Integrated Management of Plant Fungal Diseases

edited by

Mahfuz Rahman

and

Tofazzal Islam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9705 | 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)

Fungal-Related Proteomics in Biotechnology and Health

edited by

Carlos André Ornelas Ricart

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8878 | Submission Open

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

Gut Mycobiome, 2nd Edition

edited by Mysore V Tejesvi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7976 | 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)

Morphology, Phylogeny and Pathogenicity of Fusarium

edited by

Maria Laura Ramirez

and Eugenia Cendoya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6270 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fusarium; pathogens; mycotoxins; taxonomy; virulence

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

Recent Advances in Yeast Lipid Production

edited by

Zongbao Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3407 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiesel; functional lipids; lipid production process; lipidomics; metabolic engineering; oleochemicals; systems biology; sustainable aviation fuels; yeast lipids

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

Alternative Therapeutic Approaches of Candida Infections, 4th Edition

edited by

Renátó Kovács

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3107 | 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; echinocandin resistance

Mycological Research in Mexico

edited by

Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1831 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycology in Mexico; fungal biodiversity; ethnomycology; edible and medicinal mushrooms; fungal taxonomy and ecology; molecular tools in mycology; sustainable agriculture; bioremediation; food security; conservation of fungal biodiversity

Prevention and Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis

edited by Thomas S. Harrison

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryptococcal meningitis; cryptococcal antigen; screening antifungals; amphotericin; fluconazole; flucytosine; liposomal amphotericin; HIV-associated; non-HIV-associated intracranial pressure; immune reconstitution

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

Advances in Research on Entomopathogenic Fungi

edited by Isabele da Costa Angelo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogenic fungi; biological control; molecular taxonomy; fungal virulence; arthropod immunity; biotechnological tools; pathogenicity genes; host– pathogen interaction; fungal metabolites; pest management

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

Fungal Pigments, 4th Edition

edited by

Laurent Dufossé

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: filamentous fungi; pigment; colorant; carotenoid; polyketide; azaphilone; anthraquinone; naphthoquinone; screening; biodiversity

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

New Perspectives on Insect-Associated Fungi

edited by Renan do Nascimento Barbosa and Ana Carla da Silva Santos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; entomopathogenic fungi; insect– fungus associations; mutualistic fungi of insects

Focus on Histoplasmosis: Tackling a Neglected Disease

edited by Claire E. Scantlebury

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; histoplasmosis; coordinated disease control; neglected disease; global health challenges

Fungal Immunology and Vaccinology, 2nd Edition

edited by Stuart M. Levitz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

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

Stress Tolerance in Yeast Biotechnology

edited by

Isabel Sá-Correia

and

Lucília Domingues

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: response and adaptation to stress; stress tolerance; gene and genomic expression under stress; stress-induced signaling pathways; yeast diversity; saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts; tolerance improvement; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; adaptive laboratory evolution; strain robustness; multi-tolerance to stress; fermentation efficiency; bioprocess optimization; bioprocesses in the food and beverage industry; valorization of agro-industrial residues; bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass; yeast biorefineries; circular bioeconomy; industrial biotechnology

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

Ascomycota: Diversity, Taxonomy and Phylogeny, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jian-Kui Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1838 | 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)

Plant Pathogenic Sclerotiniaceae

edited by

George Karaoglanidis

and

Stefanos Testempasis

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: Botrytis spp.; Sclerotinia spp.; Monilinia spp.; plant pathogenic fungi; host– pathogen interactions; disease epidemiology; fungal genetics and genomics; “ omic” technologies; disease detection and diagnosis; sustainable disease management

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

Plant Pathogens and Mycotoxins

edited by

Martín Gustavo Theumer

and

José Sebastián Dambolena

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5771 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interactions; fungal secondary metabolites; phytopathogenic fungi; mycotoxins; mycoviruses; hypovirulence

Pathogenic Fungi: Morphogenesis, Pathogenicity and Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites—Second Edition

edited by

Zhenhong Zhuang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2505 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic fungi; morphogenesis; pathogenicity; secondary metabolites

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

Azole Resistance in Aspergillus spp., 2nd Edition

edited by

Teresa Peláez-García de la Rasilla

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4207 | 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)

Biological Control of Fungal Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Vitale

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3429 | 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)

Mycological Research in Spain

edited by

Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3092 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogenesis fungal disease control; antifungal susceptibility testing; fungal biodiversity and systematics; fungal ecology molecular and genetic studies of fungi; fungal biotechnology and industrial applications

New Perspectives on Fungal Immunology

edited by

Dongmei Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2727 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal immunity; host– fungus interaction; biological; microbiome-driven immune response; diagnostic invention; antifungal vaccine

Candidiasis: Changes and Challenges in Its Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

edited by Guillermo Quindos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; mycoses; candida; candidiasis; mycobiome; biofilms; diagnosis; antifungal agents

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

Multidrug-Resistant Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Antônio Ferreira-Pereira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2242 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; efflux pumps; multidrug resistance; antifungal

Yeasts Genetics and Biotechnology

edited by

Ivan-Kresimir Svetec

and

Marina Svetec Miklenić

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1004 | Submission Open

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

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

Fungal Biotechnology Application in Pesticide Bioremediation

edited by Carina Elizabeth Magnoli and Carla Lorena Barberis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; fungi; bioremediation; ecosystems; bioinputs; degradation; biotechnology

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

Host–Fungal Interplay: Virulence, Immunity, Antifungal Resistance, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by Claudia Elena Sotomayor,

Juan Pablo Caeiro

and Fernando Oscar Riera

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogenesis; host immune response; antifungal resistance; therapeutic approaches; emerging fungal pathogens

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

Molecular Biology of Mushroom

edited by Young-Jin Park

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4395 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biology; genetics; genomics; transcriptomics; medicinal uses; metabolism and metabolites; evolution; fruiting body development; genome editing; phylogeny

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

Advances in Antifungal Drugs, 2nd Edition

edited by Antonella Lupetti and Iacopo Franconi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3615 | Submission Open

Keywords: new antifungal drugs; antifungal resistance; antifungal therapy; Candida spp. infections; Aspergillus spp. infections; fungal infections; antifungal compounds

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

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