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Stress Research in Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts

edited by

István Pócsi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28210 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal stress biology; environmental stress; stress sensing; signaling and adaptation; stress defense system; new-type antimycotics; industrial strain development; food chain safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Ascomycota: Diversity, Taxonomy and Phylogeny, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jian-Kui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8572 | Submission Open

Keywords: asexual/sexual morph; classification; fungal ecology; molecular data; morphology; novel taxa; phylogeny

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Research Progress on Edible Fungi

edited by

Shujing Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7935 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; signal transduction regulation; genetic manipulation; breeding; physiology

Biodiversity, Systematics, and Evolution of Plant Pathogenic Fungi

edited by

Xiangyu Zeng

Haixia Wu

and

Yong Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6540 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; ecology; evolution; fungal pathogens; novel taxa; phylogeny; systematics; taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Mycological Research in Cultural Heritage Protection

edited by Jiao Pan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2203 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic and inorganic cultural relics; fungal corrosion; microbiology; biochemistry; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)

Innovations in Diagnosis and Management of Wood-Rotting Fungal Diseases

edited by

Ales Eichmeier

and

Milan Špetik

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; wood-rotting; mycology; diagnosis; novel strategies; biocontrol

Advances in the Control of Plant Fungal Pathogens

edited by

Paloma Sánchez-Torres

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diseases; fungicides; plant pathogenic fungi; control; biocontrol; antifungals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Biocontrol Fungi Against Arthropod Pests: Mechanisms and Field Applications

edited by Walter O Beys-da-Silva and

Lucélia Santi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biocontrol; arthropod pests; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Fusarium in Crops Under Climate Change Scenarios

edited by

Mauro Martínez

and

María Inés Dinolfo

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusarium; crops; climate change; plant– pathogen interactions

Fungal Diversity in the Americas

edited by

Antero Ramos-Fernández

and

Juan Carlos Noa-Carrazana

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1293 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; diversity; Americas; phylogeny; taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Fungal-Related Proteomics in Biotechnology and Health

edited by

Carlos André Ornelas Ricart

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11636 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Recent Advances in Systemic and Emerging Mycoses

edited by

Carlos Pelleschi Taborda

and Gabriel Davi Marena

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7016 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines and nanovaccines; antifungal therapy; diagnosis; fungal resistance; endemic and emerging systemic infections; immune response; alternative in vivo infection models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Medical Mycology: Antifungal Resistance, Diagnosis, and Infection Control

edited by

Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto

and

Patrice Le Pape

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6093 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; fungal diseases; antifungal resistance; diagnosis; infection control

Fusarium spp.: A Trans-Kingdom Fungus, 2nd Edition

edited by

Richard Calderone

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5759 | Submission Open

Keywords: biology; host interactions; the microbiome; virulence; molecular pathogenicity; clinical observations; azole resistance

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

edited by

Xiuguo Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5578 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular phylogeny; fungal taxonomy; biodiversity; fungal genetics; molecular biology; interactions of microbes; filamentous fungi; oomycetes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Plant Symbiotic Fungi

edited by

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4385 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal communities; nutrient uptake; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; signal exchange; gene network; ecosystem functioning; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)

Recent Advances in Clinical Mycology

edited by Christopher P. Eades

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3604 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal disease; mycoses; clinical science; laboratory; diagnostics; antifungals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Advances in Fungal Taxonomy: Novel Approaches to Species Identification and Diversity Assessment

edited by

Nakarin Suwannarach

, Jaturong Kumla and

Chanokned Senwanna

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2960 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal taxonomy; fungal diversity; identification techniques; metagenomic; molecular techniques; novel fungal taxa; omics techniques; taxonomic classification

Mycoviruses: Emerging Investigations on Virus-Fungal Host Interaction, 2nd Edition

edited by

Robert H. A. Coutts

and

Ioly Kotta-Loizou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2780 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycoviruses; mycovirus infection; mycovirus-mediated phenotypes; mycovirus– fungal host interactions; mycovirus RNA silencing

Advances in Research on Entomopathogenic Fungi

edited by Isabele da Costa Angelo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogenic fungi; biological control; molecular taxonomy; fungal virulence; arthropod immunity; biotechnological tools; pathogenicity genes; host– pathogen interaction; fungal metabolites; pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Advances and Innovations in Fungal Infections

edited by Andra-Cristina Bostănaru-Iliescu,

Mihai Mareș

Georgia Vrioni

and

Timoleon-Achilleas Vyzantiadis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1689 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; pathogenic fungi; diagnostic advances; antifungal resistance; in vitro susceptibility testing; novel antifungal agents; biofilms; host– pathogen interaction; clinically important fungi in the environment; one-health mycology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Medicinal Fungi and Natural Products: From Resources to Utilization

edited by

Xuebo Hu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal fungi; natural products; bioactive compounds; fungal-derived; metabolites biosynthesis; drug development

Biology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Mechanisms of Interaction with the Host

edited by

Andrea Ardizzoni

and

Eva Pericolini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; microbiota; probiotics; postbiotics; yeasts; fungal-host interactions

Fungi and the Sixth Extinction

edited by Leif Tibell and Sanja Tibell

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; extinction; biodiversity; ecology; ecosystems

Soil Fungal Diversity and Its Role in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by María Moreno Virginia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycology; fungi; soil; endophytes; diversity; enzymes; biocontrol; phytopathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Lichenized Fungi

edited by

Juri Nascimbene

and Luana Francesconi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichenology; taxonomy; distribution; lichenized fungi; conservation of lichens in terrestrial ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Fungal Diversity and Ecology in Extreme Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tamotsu Hoshino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; extremophile; osmotic; pressure; pH; temperature; salinity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Ascomycete Fungi: From Biosystematics and Biodiversity to Biotechnology

edited by María Virginia Bianchinotti

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biotechnology; extreme environments; ecological roles; novel metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Control of Postharvest Fungal Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Huali Xue

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13239 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; induced resistance; mycotoxin; disease control; pathogenic fungi; isolation and identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dong-Gun Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5323 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive fungal diseases; new diagnostic methods; antifungal resistance; PCR; rapid kit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

The Potential of Trichoderma, SynCom and Their Metabolites for Enhancing Crop Yield and Resistance

edited by

Jie Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3605 | Submission Open

Keywords: trichoderma; functional metabolites; microbiome; metabolome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Fungal Metabolomics and Genomics, 2nd Edition

edited by Chengwei Liu,

Jianzhao Qi

and

Xiuzhang Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5457 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; genomics; multi-omics; metabolic pathway; biosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Dermatophytes and Cutaneous Fungal Infections

edited by

Andrea Ardizzoni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3460 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; disease control; epidemiology; pathogenic fungi; antifungal agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Stress Tolerance in Yeast Biotechnology

edited by

Isabel Sá-Correia

and

Lucília Domingues

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2464 | Submission Open

Keywords: response and adaptation to stress; stress tolerance; gene and genomic expression under stress; stress-induced signaling pathways; yeast diversity; saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts; tolerance improvement; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; adaptive laboratory evolution; strain robustness; multi-tolerance to stress; fermentation efficiency; bioprocess optimization; bioprocesses in the food and beverage industry; valorization of agro-industrial residues; bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass; yeast biorefineries; circular bioeconomy; industrial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Yeasts Genetics and Biotechnology

edited by

Ivan-Kresimir Svetec

and

Marina Svetec Miklenić

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; conventional yeasts; non-conventional yeasts; genetics; genome stability; genetic recombination; DNA repair; gene expression; strain construction; genetic transformation; targeted genetic modification; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Taxonomy, Systematics and Evolution of Forestry Fungi, 3rd Edition

edited by

Xinlei Fan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1769 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolution; forestry fungi; morphology; novel taxa; phylogeny

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Application of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Pest Biocontrol

edited by

Carla Huarte-Bonnet

and

Nicolás Pedrini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1692 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogenic fungi; biological control; integrated pest management; fungal ecology; host– pathogen interactions; sustainable agriculture; insect pathogens; plant– fungal interaction; biopesticides; microbial formulations

Yeasts’ Excellent Contribution to Beverage Fermentation

edited by Christian Ariel Lopes and

María Angélica Ganga

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1380 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine yeasts; cider yeasts; brewing yeasts; traditional fermentation; yeast diversity; yeast metabolism; flavor; mixed cultures; starter cultures; spoilage yeasts; sustainable fermentation processes

Current Topics and Emerging Trends in Medical Mycology

edited by

Javier Mussin

Willem JG Melchers

and Florencia Dinorah Rojas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal resistance; molecular diagnostics; nanotechnology; antifungal agents; novel antifungal therapies; emerging fungal pathogens; fungal biofilms; antifungal vaccines; fungal infection; point-of-care testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Candida and Candidemia

edited by Daniel Archimedes da Matta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: candidemia; fungemia; treatment; Candida species; Pichia species; Nakaseomyces glabratus; antifungal resistance; fungal infection diagnosis; molecular identification; MALDI-TOF

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Endophytic Fungi–Plant Interactions and Ecology

edited by

Zhenjiang Chen

and

Gensheng Bao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal endophytes; plant– soil-microbe interaction; functional diversity; climate change; ecosystem restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Diversity, Phylogeny and Ecology of Forest Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Haisheng Yuan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal taxonomy and phylogeny; fungal genomics; fungal ecology; host– fungi interaction; assembly of fungal community; the role of fungi in carbon and nitrogen cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)

Lifestyle Transitions in Plant-Associated Fungi

edited by

Juan Sobrino-Plata

and

Clara Martínez-Arias

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal lifestyle transitions; pathogens; endophytes; plant– fungus interactions; biotic and abiotic stress; forest ecosystem; agroecosystem; microbiome dynamics; host– microbe interface; mutualism– parasitism continuum

Fungal Biotechnology Application in Pesticide Bioremediation

edited by Carina Elizabeth Magnoli and Carla Lorena Barberis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; fungi; bioremediation; ecosystems; bioinputs; degradation; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)

Fungal Diseases in Animals, 4th Edition

edited by

Francesca Mancianti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycoses ; mycotoxicoses ; fungal zoonoses ; fungi ; molds ; yeasts ; dimorphic fungi ; microsporidia ; algae ; oomycetes

Biosynthesis of Natural Products in Lichen Fungi

edited by

John Sorensen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichen fungi; biosynthesis; natural products; genome sequencing; dereplication; heterologous expression; new chemical entity

Antifungal Agents Recently Approved or Under Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana V. Espinel-Ingroff

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal agents; osteseconazole; ibrexafungerp; olorofim; opelconazole

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

Antifungal Stewardship in Immunocompromised Hosts

edited by

Maricela Valerio Minero

and

Antonio Vena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal stewardship; invasive fungal infections; fungal disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

New Insights into Yeasts’ Interactions with Other Microorganisms

edited by

Nicolas O. Soto-Cruz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic interactions; epigenomics; microbial kinetics; modeling; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; metabolomics; microbial stress; transcriptomics; yeast physiology; yeast– yeast interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Cell Biology, Metabolism and Physiology)

Epidemiology of Invasive Mycosis in the Hospital

edited by

Giuliana Lo Cascio

submission deadline 7 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3695 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogen ; invasive fungal disease; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)

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