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Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens
edited by Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6452 | 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
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6060 | 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
submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3854 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10479 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8705 | 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 8488 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal infections; critically ill; ICU; Candida spp.; Aspergillus spp.; PJP; Mucor spp.; antifungal therapy; antifungal resistance; new antifungal agents
Human Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Innovations and Global Impacts submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6148 | 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
Fungal Diversity in Europe, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5600 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi checklists; Europe; diversity; ecology; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
Pathogenic Mechanisms and Biological Control in Entomopathogenic Fungi
edited by Guoxiong Peng and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4982 | 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
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4428 | 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
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3443 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogenic fungus; proteomics; host– pathogen interaction
Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms from a One Health Perspective submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2317 | 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 and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1908 | Submission Open
Keywords: mushroom; evolution; phylogeny; biology; bioactive compound
Research Progress on Edible Fungi
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; signal transduction regulation; genetic manipulation; breeding; physiology
Candida and Candidiasis: From Basics to Clinics
edited by and Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1523 | 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 1150 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 338 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 309 | 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 249 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3424 | 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 submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9568 | 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 submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8819 | 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 7741 | 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 and Eugenia Cendoya
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6163 | 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
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3378 | 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
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2992 | 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 submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1735 | 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 1284 | 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 451 | 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
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 144 | 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 106 | 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 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal immunology; fungal vaccines; host defenses against fungi; cryptococcosis; aspergillosis; candidiasis; mucormycosis; dimorphic fungi
Stress Tolerance in Yeast Biotechnology submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 95 | 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
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1791 | 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 submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 162 | 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 submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5542 | 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
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2416 | 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 submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4132 | 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
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3314 | 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 submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3001 | 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
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2653 | Submission Open
Keywords: antifungal immunity; host– fungus interaction; biological; microbiome-driven immune response; diagnostic invention; antifungal vaccine
Multidrug-Resistant Fungi, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2199 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; efflux pumps; multidrug resistance; antifungal
Candidiasis: Changes and Challenges in Its Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
edited by Guillermo Quindos
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1406 | 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)
Yeasts Genetics and Biotechnology submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 977 | 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 75 | 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, and Fernando Oscar Riera
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 139 | 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 4255 | 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 3566 | 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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