Fungi in the Extreme Environments

A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 43

Special Issue Editors


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Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Interests: extremophilic fungi; polar mycology; bioprospecting of extremophilic fungi; diversity; taxonomy; secondary metabolites

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Complexo de Ciências Médicas e de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Arapiraca, Arapiraca, Brazil
Interests: extremophilic fungi; microbiology; bioprospecting of extremophilic; extremozymes

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Extremophilic fungi—which inhabit extreme environments such as polar regions, deep-sea ecosystems, acidic or hypersaline niches, and geothermal sites—represent an interesting group within fungal biology.

These organisms have evolved interesting physiological, morphological, biochemical, and genetic adaptations that enable them to survive under intense selective pressures, including extreme temperatures, desiccation, high salinity, radiation, and nutrient scarcity. Exploring the biodiversity, ecological roles, and biotechnological potential of fungi from these habitats offers important insights, not only into the limits of life on Earth, but also into the functional and metabolic biology of fungi and their biotechnological potential.

For this reason, the Journal of Fungi is launching a Special Issue entitled “Fungi in the Extreme Environments”. We welcome the submission of original research articles and reviews addressing taxonomic discoveries, diversity, adaptive strategies, molecular biology, secondary metabolism, symbioses, and the bioprospecting of extremophilic fungi in various sectors, including medicine, agriculture, and environmental biotechnology.

Dr. Graciéle Cunha Alves De Menezes
Dr. Alysson Wagner Fernandes Duarte
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • extremophilic fungi
  • stress adaptation
  • secondary metabolites
  • cold- and heat-tolerant fungi
  • fungal diversity
  • bioprospecting
  • biotechnology
  • extremozymes

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