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

A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 1124

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Prof. Dr. Xiuguo Zhang

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College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
Interests: taxonomy; molecular systematics; fungal molecular genetics; molecular genetics of oomycetes
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Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue "Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Morphology，2nd Edition" aims to present recent research on all aspects of filamentous fungi and oomycetes.

The Special Issue is a gold open access journal that publishes fundamental and advanced applied research on the fungal taxonomy, biodiversity, genetics, genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry and associative interactions of microbes.

Reviews, original research, and communications will be welcome.

Prof. Dr. Xiuguo Zhang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • molecular phylogeny
  • fungal taxonomy
  • biodiversity
  • fungal genetics
  • molecular biology
  • interactions of microbes
  • filamentous fungi
  • oomycetes

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Identification of Avocado Fruit Disease Caused by Diaporthe phaseolorum and Colletotrichum fructicola in China
by Aosiqi Ma, Yuhang Xu, Hongxing Feng, Yanyuan Du, Huan Liu, Song Yang, Jie Chen and Xin Hao
J. Fungi 2025, 11(8), 547; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11080547 - 23 Jul 2025
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Persea americana (avocado) is a healthy fruit, rich in unsaturated fatty acids, various minerals, and vitamins. As avocado cultivation continues to expand globally, its development is increasingly constrained by concomitant diseases, among which fruit rot and anthracnose have emerged as significant threats to [...] Read more.
Persea americana (avocado) is a healthy fruit, rich in unsaturated fatty acids, various minerals, and vitamins. As avocado cultivation continues to expand globally, its development is increasingly constrained by concomitant diseases, among which fruit rot and anthracnose have emerged as significant threats to fruit quality. Menglian in Yunnan Province is the largest avocado production area in China. In November 2024, fruit rot was observed on avocado fruits in Yunnan, China, characterized by reddish-brown discoloration, premature ripening, softening, and pericarp decay, with a field infection rate of 22%. Concurrently, anthracnose was detected in avocado fruits, presenting as small dark brown spots that developed into irregular rust-colored lesions, followed by dry rot depressions, ultimately leading to soft rot, peeling, or hardened dry rot, with a field infection rate of 15%. Infected fruit samples were collected, and fungal strains were isolated, purified, and inoculated via spore suspension, followed by re-isolation. The strains were conclusively identified as Diaporthe phaseolorum (SWFU20, SWFU21) and Colletotrichum fructicola (SWFU12, SWFU13) through an integrated approach combining DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sequencing, phylogenetic reconstruction, and morphological characterization. This is the first report of D. phaseolorum causing fruit rot and C. fructicola causing anthracnose on avocado in China. In future research, we will test methods for the control of D. phaseolorum and C. fructicola. The identification of these pathogens provides a foundation for future disease management research, supporting the sustainable development of the avocado industry. Full article
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Six Novel Species of Distoseptispora (Distoseptisporaceae, Distoseptisporales) and Helminthosporium (Massarinaceae, Pleosporales) Isolated from Terrestrial Habitats in Southern China
by Ming-Gen Liao, Xing-Xing Luo, Ji-Wen Xia, Ya-Fen Hu, Xiu-Guo Zhang, Lian-Hu Zhang, Xian-Peng Zhang, Zhao-Huan Xu and Jian Ma
J. Fungi 2025, 11(7), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11070494 - 29 Jun 2025
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Saprobic hyphomycetous fungi exhibit high colonization density and diversity on rotting woody plant material. During our continuing mycological research in the forest ecosystem of Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, China, several Distoseptispora-like and Helminthosporium-like strains were isolated from unidentified dead branches [...] Read more.
Saprobic hyphomycetous fungi exhibit high colonization density and diversity on rotting woody plant material. During our continuing mycological research in the forest ecosystem of Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, China, several Distoseptispora-like and Helminthosporium-like strains were isolated from unidentified dead branches in terrestrial habitats. Based on morphological comparisons and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses using maximum-likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI), six novel species of Distoseptispora (D. terrestris, D. wuyishanensis, D. zhejiangensis) and Helminthosporium (H. ganzhouense, H. jiangxiense, H. saprophyticum) were introduced, and one known species, H. velutinum was reported. The species diversity within Distoseptispora and Helminthosporium was supplemented in this study. Full article
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