Antifungal Immune Responses against Invasive Mycoses

Dear Colleagues,

Less than 1% of fungal species are able to cause disease in humans and other endothermic animals, as opposed to the hundreds of thousands of characterized and millions of expected species in this Kingdom. While invasive fungi have evolved to evade host defense mechanisms, host immunity has developed to protect the host against the arsenal of fungal virulence factors and disease-promoting mechanisms. This Special Issue in the Journal of Fungi focuses on the strategies employed by host immune systems to deal with invasive fungal organisms. Barriers that isolate the host from the environment, as well as cellular and humoral components of the host immune response to encountering fungi or their reactions after the onset of disease, and the challenges for the development of an antifungal vaccine, among other themes, will be addressed in this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Joshua D Nosanchuk
Prof. Dr. Daniel Zamith Miranda
Guest Editors

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