Fungal Development and Interactions Under Hostile Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Fungi are heterotrophic and ubiquitous organisms that live in all environments worldwide, even those in hostile environments caused by high natural or anthropogenic contamination. Like other living organisms, fungi must develop cellular and molecular strategies for facing extreme environments like contamination by heavy metals and agrochemicals, or those hostile environments performed by plant and animal hosts during the colonization by beneficial or pathogenic fungi. Interestingly, fungi are classified as mesophilic, generalists, and specialists accordingly if they can survive in niches with moderate or standard conditions, moderate and hostile environments, or require exclusively hostile environments for growth. The main goal of this Special Issue is to expand our knowledge and understanding of how fungi respond and adapt to hostile environments that present challenges in the form of nutrient shortages, toxic contaminants, or extreme environmental conditions. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of multidisciplinary original research articles and in-depth reviews looking to provide comprehensive insights into, but not limited to, fundamental and applied studies on how fungi respond to contaminated environments, including the response of fungi to those environments created during animal and plant hosts’ colonization. Original research, short communications, and reviews discussing recent progress and advances in the field by using different research disciplines such as cellular biology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, metabolomics, genomics, biochemistry, genetics, physiology, diversity, and phylogeny are welcome to be submitted.

Dr. Domingo Martínez-Soto
Dr. Ernestina Castro-Longoria
Prof. Dr. Candy Carranza-Alvarez
Guest Editors

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