Fungi and Mycotoxins: Omics, Genetic Diversity, and Ecological Interactions
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetics of microorganisms; taxonomy; mycology; mycotoxins; microbiology; food microbiology; biotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fungi capable of producing mycotoxins represent a major challenge for food safety, agriculture, and human and animal health. Advances in molecular biology, genomics, and ecology have provided powerful tools to unravel the complexity of mycotoxin biosynthesis, the evolution of mycotoxigenic lineages, and the environmental and biological factors that modulate toxin production.
This Special Issue (SI) welcomes studies on genetic diversity, functional genomics, omics approaches, ecological interactions, fungal taxonomy, detection methods, and control strategies related to toxigenic fungi. Environmental, food, and agricultural perspectives are encouraged. This SI aims to collect high-quality research aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We look forward to receiving your esteemed contributions and advancing the scientific understanding of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins.
Dr. Josué J. Silva
Dr. Beatriz Thie Iamanaka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mycotoxin biosynthesis
- toxigenic fungi
- fungal omics
- fungal ecological interactions
- toxigenic fungal detection
- molecular diversity of fungi
- taxonomy of mycotoxigenic species
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