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Fungal Biotechnology and Bioprocesses

edited by Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro Rosa and Sanjai Saxena

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biotechnology; bioprocesses; fungal bioactives; fermentation; fungal screening; genetic manipulation; genome editing; fungal omics

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

Fungal Biotechnology and Application 3.0

edited by

Baojun Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11935 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; utilization; health benefits; secondary metabolites; fermentation; mushroom; practical applications

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

Fungal Wonders: Investigating the Diverse Biological Activities of Fungal-Derived Compounds

edited by Milena Rašeta and

Maja Karaman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7043 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal extracts; edible fungi; mushrooms; biological activity; medicinal applications; antioxidant properties; antidiabetic effects; polyphenolics; multidisciplinary research; traditional medicine

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

Development and Utilization of Yeast Resources, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin-Qing Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast diversity; metabolic engineering; gene editing; synthetic biology; cell factory; artificial intelligence; lignocellulosic; biomass; biofuels; biorefinery

Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Fungi

edited by

Sherif S. Ebada

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biodiversity; natural products; anti-infective; antibiotic resistance; biofilm inhibition; neurodegenerative disorders

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

Mycological Research in the Americas

edited by

Andréa Regina De Souza Baptista

and

Hector M. Mora-Montes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

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

Genomics of Fungal Plant Pathogens, 4th Edition

edited by

Zonghua Wang

and

Yizhen Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogen; genomic sequencing; functional genomics; molecular biology

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 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 367 | 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)

Innovative Insights and Challenges in Managing Fungal Diseases in Crops: Toward Sustainable Agricultural Practices

edited by

Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal crop diseases; plant pathogenic fungi; food security and agriculture; host– pathogen interactions; plant– microbe– environment dynamics; climate change and disease prevalence; integrated pest and disease management; biocontrol strategies; global agricultural challenges; ecosystem resilience and crop protection

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

Fungal Pathogens in Postharvest Fruit Diseases: Control and Management

edited by Qiuli Ouyang and Fang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest fruit diseases; fungal pathogens; pathogenic mechanisms; control technologies; preservation management; antifungal mechanism

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

Advances in Fungal Genomics and Biotechnology: From Codon Optimization to Protein Expression

edited by Mian Zhou and Wei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal chassis systems; protein expression optimization; genomic biotechnology

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

Current and Future Development of Mycology: The 10th Anniversary of Journal of Fungi

edited by

David S. Perlin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; agricultural mycology; environmental mycology; fungal genomics and bioinformatics; fungal ecology; fungal biotechnology; mycotoxins and fungal toxins; fungal evolution and phylogeny; fungal biodiversity and conservation; fungal signal transduction and metabolites

Fungal Communities in Various Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by Ke Dong and Nan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

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

Fungal Infections and Antifungals

edited by Rejane Pereira Neves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

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

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

New Insights into Industrial Yeasts

edited by

Marcos Antonio de Morais Junior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative substrates; bioeconomy; biorefinery; evolution; flux analysis; metabolic engineering; product yield; system biology

Plant Symbiotic Fungi

edited by

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 23 | 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)

Diagnosis of Human Pathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleonora Dubljanin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

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

Fungi Activity on Remediation of Polluted Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Inmaculada García-Romera

and

Gloria Andrea Silva-Castro

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

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

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

Clinical and Epidemiological Study of Mycoses

edited by

Yaxsier de Armas

Enrique J Calderón

and Héctor Raúl Pérez-Gómez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical; fungal diseases; epidemiology; mycoses

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

Fungal Cell Biology

edited by

Fausto Almeida

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal cell biology; fungal cell wall; host– pathogen interactions; antifungal targets; morphogenesis; immune evasion

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

Fungal Synthetic Biology

edited by

Gen Zou

Mingwen Zhao

and

Jing Zhu

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal synthetic biology; genome editing; metabolic engineering; CRISPR-Cas9; fungal biotechnology; biosynthetic pathways; chassis development; bioinformatics; ethical biosafety; synthetic genomics

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

Fungi and Mycotoxins: Omics, Genetic Diversity, and Ecological Interactions

edited by

Josué J. Silva

and Beatriz Thie Iamanaka

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin biosynthesis; toxigenic fungi; fungal omics; fungal ecological interactions; toxigenic fungal detection; molecular diversity of fungi; taxonomy of mycotoxigenic species

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

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