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Fungal Biotechnology and Application 3.0

edited by

Baojun Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 38086 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; utilization; health benefits; secondary metabolites; fermentation; mushroom; practical applications

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

Fungal Wonders: Investigating the Diverse Biological Activities of Fungal-Derived Compounds

edited by

Milena Rašeta

and

Maja Karaman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14951 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal extracts; edible fungi; mushrooms; biological activity; medicinal applications; antioxidant properties; antidiabetic effects; polyphenolics; multidisciplinary research; traditional medicine

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

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

edited by Guillermo Quindos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12253 | 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)

Utilizing Fungal Diversity for Sustainable Biotechnology

edited by

Gerardo Vazquez-Marrufo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10768 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal strain characterization; diversity; biotechnology; intraspecific variation; biotechnological potential

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

Fungal Growth and Development Based on Functional Genomics and Microbiomics

edited by

Caihong Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8238 | Submission Open

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

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

Current and Future Development of Mycology: The 10th Anniversary of Journal of Fungi

edited by

David S. Perlin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5849 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; agricultural mycology; environmental mycology; fungal genomics and bioinformatics; fungal ecology; fungal biotechnology; mycotoxins and fungal toxins; fungal evolution and phylogeny; fungal biodiversity and conservation; fungal signal transduction and metabolites

Development and Utilization of Yeast Resources, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin-Qing Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5737 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast diversity; metabolic engineering; gene editing; synthetic biology; cell factory; artificial intelligence; lignocellulosic; biomass; biofuels; biorefinery

Fungal Pathogens in Postharvest Fruit Diseases: Control and Management

edited by Qiuli Ouyang and Fang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest fruit diseases; fungal pathogens; pathogenic mechanisms; control technologies; preservation management; antifungal mechanism

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

Yeasts with Probiotic and Postbiotic Potential

edited by Paola Maturano and Graciela Garrote

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; probiotic; postbiotic; health; fermentation; functional foods

Morchella: Innovative Mushrooms from Forests to Farms, Then to Our Tables

edited by Qi Zhao,

Wei Liu

, Hao Tan and Xi-Hui Du

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild morel germplasm; morphology and cell biology; phylogenetics; mating type; breeding report of morel cultivar; genome and mitogenome; functional gene; transcriptional factor; genetics and epigenetics; gene editing; microbial physiology and biochemistry related to morel cultivation; transcriptome; proteome; and metabolome; soil microbial ecology of morel mycosphere; continuous cropping obstacle; identification of morel pathogens; biocontrol of morel pathogens; metabolites and bioactive compounds in morel fruiting-bodies; processing of morel products; food safety; pesticides; pesticide residues; heavy metals

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

Mycological Research in the Americas

edited by

Andréa Regina De Souza Baptista

and

Hector M. Mora-Montes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 777 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycological research; medical mycology; fungal taxonomy; fungal ecology; fungal biotechnology

Fungal Biofilms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Célia F. Rodrigues

and

Lucia Černáková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

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

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

Diagnosis of Human Pathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleonora Dubljanin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive fungal infections; superficial fungal infections; laboratory diagnosis of human mycosis; fungal biomarkers; candidiasis; aspergillosis; mucomycosis; dermatomycosis

Recent Advances in Oomycete–Plant Interactions

edited by

Antonella Pane

Sebastiano Conti Taguali

and

David Ezra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: oomycetes; plant-microbe interactions; pathogenicity; host– pathogen interactions; disease mechanisms; plant immune responses; molecular mechanisms; diagnosis and monitoring; sustainable management strategies; biocontrol; plant diseases; sustainable agroecosystems; emerging pathogens; metabarcoding analysis

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

Novel Insights into Pneumocystis Colonizations

edited by

Diego A. Rojas

and

Sergio L. Vargas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pneumocystis; infection; inflammation; lung injury; allergy; COPD; chronic respiratory disease

New Insights into Industrial Yeasts

edited by

Marcos Antonio de Morais Junior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative substrates; bioeconomy; biorefinery; evolution; flux analysis; metabolic engineering; product yield; system biology

Advances in Fungal Genomics and Biotechnology: From Codon Optimization to Protein Expression

edited by Mian Zhou and Wei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal chassis systems; protein expression optimization; genomic biotechnology

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

Invasive Fungal Infections: Recent Advances in Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

edited by

María Guadalupe Frías-De-León

and

Erick Martinez-Herrera

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3320 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive yeast infection; invasive mold infection; epidemiology; new IFI diagnostic tools; new IFI treatments

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

Plant Fungal Diseases and Crop Protection, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ofir Degani

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8802 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; crop protection; diagnosis; disease resistance; endophytes; fungicides; integrated disease management; pest control; plant health; host– pathogen interactions

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

Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens

edited by Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi and

Premila Achar

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16509 | 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)

Stress Research in Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts

edited by

István Pócsi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 27126 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal stress biology; environmental stress; stress sensing; signaling and adaptation; stress defense system; new-type antimycotics; industrial strain development; food chain safety

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

Ascomycota: Diversity, Taxonomy and Phylogeny, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jian-Kui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6790 | 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)

Research Progress on Edible Fungi

edited by

Shujing Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6375 | Submission Open

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

Biodiversity, Systematics, and Evolution of Plant Pathogenic Fungi

edited by

Xiangyu Zeng

Haixia Wu

and

Yong Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6248 | 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)

Clinical and Epidemiological Study of Mycoses

edited by

Yaxsier de Armas

Enrique J Calderón

and Héctor Raúl Pérez-Gómez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4944 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical; fungal diseases; epidemiology; mycoses

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

Mycological Research in Cultural Heritage Protection

edited by Jiao Pan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic and inorganic cultural relics; fungal corrosion; microbiology; biochemistry; molecular biology

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

Chitinase and Chitin Synthase Activity in Fungi

edited by Everardo López-Romero and J. Felix Gutiérrez Corona

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitin; chitinase; fungi; cell wall; membrane; chitosomes; fungal tip

Advances in the Control of Plant Fungal Pathogens

edited by

Paloma Sánchez-Torres

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diseases; fungicides; plant pathogenic fungi; control; biocontrol; antifungals

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

Innovations in Diagnosis and Management of Wood-Rotting Fungal Diseases

edited by

Ales Eichmeier

and

Milan Špetik

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; wood-rotting; mycology; diagnosis; novel strategies; biocontrol

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Fungal Disease and Control

edited by

Jiaoyu Wang

and

Jun Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal plant diseases; molecular fungal phyto-pathogenesis; fungal-plant interactions; fungal pathogen growth and development; effectors and R genes; phyto-beneficial microbes; biotechnological applications; omics; RNAi; transformation in fungi

Biocontrol Fungi Against Arthropod Pests: Mechanisms and Field Applications

edited by Walter O Beys-da-Silva and

Lucélia Santi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biocontrol; arthropod pests; sustainable agriculture

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

Fusarium in Crops Under Climate Change Scenarios

edited by

Mauro Martínez

and

María Inés Dinolfo

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusarium; crops; climate change; plant– pathogen interactions

Fungal Diversity in the Americas

edited by

Antero Ramos-Fernández

and

Juan Carlos Noa-Carrazana

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 921 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; diversity; Americas; phylogeny; taxonomy

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

Fungal-Related Proteomics in Biotechnology and Health

edited by

Carlos André Ornelas Ricart

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11175 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in Systemic and Emerging Mycoses

edited by

Carlos Pelleschi Taborda

and Gabriel Davi Marena

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6479 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines and nanovaccines; antifungal therapy; diagnosis; fungal resistance; endemic and emerging systemic infections; immune response; alternative in vivo infection models

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

Fusarium spp.: A Trans-Kingdom Fungus, 2nd Edition

edited by

Richard Calderone

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5328 | Submission Open

Keywords: biology; host interactions; the microbiome; virulence; molecular pathogenicity; clinical observations; azole resistance

Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Morphology，2nd Edition

edited by

Xiuguo Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4976 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular phylogeny; fungal taxonomy; biodiversity; fungal genetics; molecular biology; interactions of microbes; filamentous fungi; oomycetes

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

Medical Mycology: Antifungal Resistance, Diagnosis, and Infection Control

edited by

Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto

and

Patrice Le Pape

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4960 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; fungal diseases; antifungal resistance; diagnosis; infection control

Fungal Cell Biology

edited by

Fausto Almeida

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal cell biology; fungal cell wall; host– pathogen interactions; antifungal targets; morphogenesis; immune evasion

Recent Advances in Clinical Mycology

edited by Christopher P. Eades

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3158 | Submission Open

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

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

Plant Symbiotic Fungi

edited by

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3151 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal communities; nutrient uptake; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; signal exchange; gene network; ecosystem functioning; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)

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

Mycoviruses: Emerging Investigations on Virus-Fungal Host Interaction, 2nd Edition

edited by

Robert H. A. Coutts

and

Ioly Kotta-Loizou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2522 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycoviruses; mycovirus infection; mycovirus-mediated phenotypes; mycovirus– fungal host interactions; mycovirus RNA silencing

Advances in Fungal Taxonomy: Novel Approaches to Species Identification and Diversity Assessment

edited by

Nakarin Suwannarach

, Jaturong Kumla and

Chanokned Senwanna

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2478 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal taxonomy; fungal diversity; identification techniques; metagenomic; molecular techniques; novel fungal taxa; omics techniques; taxonomic classification

Advances in Research on Entomopathogenic Fungi

edited by Isabele da Costa Angelo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1794 | 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)

Advances and Innovations in Fungal Infections

edited by Andra-Cristina Bostănaru-Iliescu,

Mihai Mareș

Georgia Vrioni

and

Timoleon-Achilleas Vyzantiadis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1511 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; pathogenic fungi; diagnostic advances; antifungal resistance; in vitro susceptibility testing; novel antifungal agents; biofilms; host– pathogen interaction; clinically important fungi in the environment; one-health mycology

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

Medicinal Fungi and Natural Products: From Resources to Utilization

edited by

Xuebo Hu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal fungi; natural products; bioactive compounds; fungal-derived; metabolites biosynthesis; drug development

Biology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Mechanisms of Interaction with the Host

edited by

Andrea Ardizzoni

and

Eva Pericolini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; microbiota; probiotics; postbiotics; yeasts; fungal-host interactions

Fungi and the Sixth Extinction

edited by Leif Tibell and Sanja Tibell

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; extinction; biodiversity; ecology; ecosystems

Soil Fungal Diversity and Its Role in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by María Moreno Virginia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycology; fungi; soil; endophytes; diversity; enzymes; biocontrol; phytopathology

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

Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Lichenized Fungi

edited by

Juri Nascimbene

and Luana Francesconi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichenology; taxonomy; distribution; lichenized fungi; conservation of lichens in terrestrial ecosystems

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

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