Marine Fungal Resources and Ecology
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: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2338
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; genome editing; microbial biotechnology
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Interests: natural product chemistry; analytical chemistry; aquatic ecosystems
Interests: marine microbiology; environmental microbiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The marine environment covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and harbors a wide variety of fungi. Marine fungi are an ecological rather than taxonomic group. In recent years, marine fungi, including filamentous fungi and yeast, have attracted increasing attention due to their diverse ecological roles in marine ecosystems as well as their great potential in different fields, such as synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, pollution control, and bioenergy conversion.
Marine fungi appear to be a rich source of natural products and enzymes. Many marine-fungi-derived natural products are considered key structures for pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and other life science applications, while the enzymes secreted by marine fungi are indicated to have potential for use in environmental pollution control and bioenergy conversion.
We invite submissions of manuscripts exploring the structures, activities, and biosynthesis of marine fungal natural products and their native and engineered fungi hosts. This Special Issue will cover (but not exclusively) the following topics:
- Diversity and ecology of marine fungi;
- Synthetic biology of marine fungi;
- Metabolic engineering/modification in marine fungi;
- Bioactive compounds/natural products of marine fungi;
- Bioconversion of refractory organic matter by marine fungi.
Prof. Dr. Mingfeng Cao
Prof. Dr. Lan Liu
Prof. Dr. Zhuhua Luo
Dr. Wenbin Guo
Guest Editors
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