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Invasive Fungal Disease: Advances and Challenges in Diagnosis and Management from a Global Perspective

edited by Pilar Rivas-Pinedo and

José Millán-Oñate

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6131 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive fungal disease; Candidiasis; Aspergillosis; Mucormycosis; fungal diagnostics; antifungal stewardship; Latin America; low- and middle-income countries

(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 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4588 | 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)

Mycological Research in the Americas

edited by

Andréa Regina De Souza Baptista

and

Hector M. Mora-Montes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3203 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycological research; medical mycology; fungal taxonomy; fungal ecology; fungal biotechnology

Application of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Pest Biocontrol

edited by

Carla Huarte-Bonnet

and

Nicolás Pedrini

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2700 | 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

Metabolism and Ecological Role of Fungi in Extreme Environments

edited by

Changhong Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; extreme environments; metabolism; adaptation; ecological role; biogeochemical cycles; survival strategies; fungal diversity

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

Advances in Fungal Genetic Manipulation: From Conventional Systems to Historically Intractable Fungi

edited by

Fernando José Santos Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal genetics; intractable fungi; fungal gene editing; fugal pathogenesis

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

Biological Control of Fungal Diseases, 3rd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Vitale

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-harvest diseases; biological control; fungal diseases; diseases of tropical fruits

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

Fungal Disease Threats and Control Measures for Major Crops in the Mediterranean Climate

edited by

Patrice Rey

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diseases; Mediterranean climates; fungal pathogens; crops

Advances in Histoplasmosis Diagnosis and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing

edited by

Magalie Demar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: histoplasmosis; genomics; antifungal therapy; evolving epidemiology; diagnostic approaches; clinical management

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

Host–Fungus Interactions at Barrier Tissues: Immunity, Dysbiosis and Disease

edited by Laura S. Chiapello and Laura Cervi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: mucosal immunity; fungal dysbiosis; epithelial barrier; opportunistic fungal pathogens; antifungal host defense

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

Filamentous Fungi as Excellent Industrial Strains: Development and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sandra Garrigues

and

Mónica Gandía

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16418 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal strain improvement; classical strain development; fungal biotechnology; fungal synthetic biology; fungal biofactories; industrial applications

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

Fungi Activity on Remediation of Polluted Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Inmaculada García-Romera

and Mario Paniagua-López

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14624 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; fungus; mycoremediation; organic pollutant; heavy metals

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

Invasive Fungal Infections: Recent Advances in Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

edited by

María Guadalupe Frías-De-León

and

Erick Martinez-Herrera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9416 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive yeast infection; invasive mold infection; epidemiology; new IFI diagnostic tools; new IFI treatments

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

Molecular Biology of Mushroom, 2nd Edition

edited by Young-Jin Park

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5790 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biology; genetics; genomics; transcriptomics; medicinal uses; metabolism and metabolites; evolution; fruiting body development

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

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

edited by

Nakarin Suwannarach

, Jaturong Kumla and

Chanokned Senwanna

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5552 | Submission Open

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

Endophytic Fungi–Plant Interactions and Ecology

edited by

Zhenjiang Chen

and

Gensheng Bao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4159 | 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 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3582 | 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)

Fungal Infections and Antifungals

edited by Rejane Pereira Neves

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3137 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; pathogenesis; antifungal resistance; virulence; diagnosis; epidemiology

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

Lichenized Fungi: A Themed Issue Dedicated to Academician Jiang-Chun Wei

edited by

Xinli Wei

and

Tao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichenology; biodiversity; evolution

Yeast as a Platform for Synthetic Biology

edited by

Yueping Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; synthetic biology; fungal pathogenicity; drug resistance

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

Biology, Pathogenesis, Microbiome, and Therapy of Fungal Infections: A Themed Issue Dedicated to Professor Mahmoud A. Ghannoum

edited by

Yiyou Gu

and

Ashraf Ibrahim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogenesis; antifungal resistance; mycobiome and host interaction; biofilms; translational antifungal research

Pediatric Fungal Infections—3rd Edition

edited by

Elias Iosifidis

and

Maria Kourti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatrics; invasive fungal infections; immunocompromised

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

Diversity and Phylogeny of Fungi

edited by

Napalai Chaiwan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; phylogeny; fungi

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

Unlocking the Genetic Pathways of Fungal Decomposition for White Biotechnologies

edited by

Jiwei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal degradation; genetics; biomass utilization; white (fungal) biotechnologies

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

Morphology, Phylogeny and Pathogenicity of Fusarium—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Laura Ramirez

and Eugenia Cendoya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fusarium; phylogeny; pathogens; endophytes; diversity; mycotoxins; virulence; taxonomy

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

African Fungal Diseases

edited by Elvis Temfack

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diagnostic; antifungal resistance; point-of-care; multiplex; fungal therapy

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

Fungal Diseases in Animals, 4th Edition

edited by

Francesca Mancianti

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2309 | Submission Open

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

Ascomycete Fungi: From Biosystematics and Biodiversity to Biotechnology

edited by María Virginia Bianchinotti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1870 | Submission Open

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

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

Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens—2nd Edition

edited by Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi and

Premila Achar

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biological control; disease suppression; integrated pest management; effectors; resistance induction; plant defense; growth promotion

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

Morchella: Innovative Mushrooms from Forests to Farms, Then to Our Tables

edited by Qi Zhao,

Wei Liu

, Hao Tan and Xi-Hui Du

submission deadline 23 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3038 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild morel germplasm; morphology and cell biology; phylogenetics; mating type; breeding report of morel cultivar; genome and mitogenome; functional gene; transcriptional factor; genetics and epigenetics; gene editing; microbial physiology and biochemistry related to morel cultivation; transcriptome; proteome; and metabolome; soil microbial ecology of morel mycosphere; continuous cropping obstacle; identification of morel pathogens; biocontrol of morel pathogens; metabolites and bioactive compounds in morel fruiting-bodies; processing of morel products; food safety; pesticides; pesticide residues; heavy metals

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

Dermatophytes and Cutaneous Fungal Infections

edited by

Andrea Ardizzoni

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5385 | Submission Open

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

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

Crop Fungal Diseases Management

edited by

Leandro José Dallagnol

and Alfonso Daniel Victoria Arellano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11668 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistant cultivar; fungicides; food safety; food security; plant pathogens; resistance induction; crop rotation; mineral nutrition

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

Pathogenic Fungal–Plant Interactions

edited by Sebastián Alberto Stenglein

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6632 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal– plant interaction; control; management; fungal disease; resistance; pathogenesis; mycotoxins; diagnosis

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

Advances in Pediatric Fungal Infections: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Emerging Challenges

edited by Fabianne Carlesse and María Elena Santolaya de Pablo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatrics; children; invasive fungal diseases; new antifungal agents; rare fungal pathogens

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

Fungal Communities in Various Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by Ke Dong and Nan Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; ecosystems; environmental stresses; community assembly; diversity and composition; ecological interactions; ecological functions

Basic Research and Application of Filamentous Fungi in Biotechnology

edited by Takaaki Kojima

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open

Keywords: filamentous fungi; fungal biotechnology; enzyme production; bioconversion; biotransformation; biomass valorisation; CAZymes (carbohydrate-active enzymes); metabolic engineering; fermentation process; circular bioeconomy

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

Diagnosis of Human Pathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleonora Dubljanin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive fungal infections; superficial fungal infections; laboratory diagnosis of human mycosis; fungal biomarkers; candidiasis; aspergillosis; mucomycosis; dermatomycosis

Diversity of Microfungi

edited by Miloś Č. Stupar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; microfungi; pathogens; saprobes; symbionts; yeasts

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

Plant Pathogens and Mycotoxins, 2nd Edition

edited by

Martín Gustavo Theumer

and

José Sebastián Dambolena

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interactions; fungal secondary metabolites; phytopathogenic fungi; mycotoxins; mycoviruses; hypovirulence

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

Diversity, Ecology, Symbiosis and Restoration in Lichens

edited by Juan Manuel Rodriguez and

Lucia Muggia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichens; diversity; ecology; symbiosis; restoration

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

Biodegradation, Bioremediation and Biotechnological Applications of Fungi

edited by

Federica Spina

and

Francesco Venice

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; enzymes; bioremediation; pollutants; ecotoxicity; community studies

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

The Development and Expanding Role of Fungal Biotechnology

edited by

Fernanda De Oliveira

and

Salvador Sánchez-Muñoz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biotechnology; enzymes; lignocellulose; biomass valorization; fungal metabolism; omics technologies; bioprocess optimization; strain development

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

The Mycological Toll of a Disrupted Planet: Climate Change, Environmental Stress, and Emerging Fungal Resistance

edited by

Susana Frases

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; fungal pathogens; antifungal resistance; virulence evolution; thermal adaptation; emerging mycoses; environmental stressors; eco-evolutionary dynamics; fungal epidemiology

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

Recent Advances in Systemic and Emerging Mycoses

edited by

Carlos Pelleschi Taborda

and Gabriel Davi Marena

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10728 | 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)

Fungal Biosynthesis

edited by Chengwei Liu and

Xiaolong Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2608 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal metabolites; biosynthetic pathways; synthetic biology; gene mining; enzyme function

Edible Mushrooms: Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Aniello Crescenzi

Ippolito Camele

and

Hazem Salaheldin Elshafie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; bioactive compounds; omics approaches; cultivation technologies; biotechnological applications

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

Management of Postharvest Fungal Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables, 2nd Edition

edited by Luciana Cerioni and Viviana A. Rapisarda

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1476 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; low-toxicity compounds; edible coatings; non-thermal technology

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

Research and Application of Fungal Enzymes

edited by Guillermo Aguilar Osorio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal enzymes; filamentous fungi; enzyme; production extracellular; enzymes enzyme; application biotechnology; enzyme engineering

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

Current Research on Soilborne Fungal Pathogens in Plants, 2nd Version

edited by

Andrew Chen

and Elizabeth Aitken

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: soilborne pathogens; Fusarium ssp.; Phytophthora spp.; Pythium spp.; Sclerotinia spp.; Verticillium spp.; Rhizoctonia spp.; Thielaviopsis spp.; pathogen population genetics; pathogen diagnostics; biological control of soilborne diseases; plant-pathogen interactions; host resistance to soilborne pathogens; characterization of pathogen effectors; genomic and transcriptomic characterisation of these pathogens

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

Ascomycota: Diversity, Taxonomy and Phylogeny, 4th Edition

edited by

Jian-Kui Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 776 | 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)

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