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Fungal Ecology and Biotechnology Under Extreme Conditions

edited by

Marta Filipa Simões

, Sara C. Silvério and Aloia Romaní

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal extremophiles; stress adaptation mechanisms; astromycology and space microbiology; planetary analogue environments; biocatalysts and enzyme technology; lignocellulosic biorefineries; synthetic biology; bioremediation under stress; omics approaches; industrial biotechnology

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

Rust Fungi: From Systematics to Sustainable Management

edited by Peng Zhao and

Yusufjon Gafforov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: pucciniales; systematics; host– pathogen interaction; epidemiology

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

Current Topics and Emerging Trends in Medical Mycology

edited by

Javier Mussin

Willem JG Melchers

and Florencia Dinorah Rojas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1153 | 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)

Monitoring, Management and Ecotoxicological Implications of Plant Fungal Disease Control

edited by

Gil Rodrigues dos Santos

and

Eugenio E. Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1015 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnosis; epidemiology; biorational control; phytopathogens; integrated management; plant health practices; agricultural sustainability; ecotoxicology; non-target organisms

Mechanisms of Antifungal Resistance 2026

edited by

Hamid Badali

and

Sadegh Khodavaisy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug target mutations and alterations; efflux pump regulation and transporter biology; biofilm-associated resistance; stress response pathways (Hsp90; calcineurin; etc.); cell wall and membrane remodeling; genomic plasticity; aneuploidy; and adaptive evolution; pathogen-specific resistance: Candida spp. and Candida auris; aspergillus fumigatus and environmental azole resistance; Cryptococcus species; dermatophytes and emerging resistant strains; mucorales and intrinsic resistance; agricultural fungicide use and cross‑resistance; climate-driven shifts in fungal ecology; outbreak investigations and surveillance studies; advances in susceptibility testing; rapid diagnostics for resistance detection; novel antifungal agents and drug targets; combination therapies and resistance-modifying strategies

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

Fungal Biotechnology Application in Pesticide Bioremediation

edited by Carina Elizabeth Magnoli and Carla Lorena Barberis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

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

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

Fungal Pathogenicity and Host Defense: A Molecular Perspective

edited by

Shakti Singh

and Michael K. Mansour

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogenesis; fungal virulence factors; innate response to fungi; adaptive immune response to fungi; invasive fungal infections; fungal immune modulation; fungal immunotherapy

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

Next-Generation Industrial Yeasts: Bioprospecting and Synthetic Biology for Bioprocess Innovation

edited by

Sérgio Luiz Alves

and

Boris Ugarte Stambuk

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial yeasts; fermentation optimization; synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; non-conventional yeasts

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

Fungal Diversity and Ecology in Extreme Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tamotsu Hoshino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

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

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

Epidemiology and Population Genetics of Fungal Plant Pathogens

edited by Radivoje Jevtić, Vesna Župunski and

Elena Gultyaeva

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

Keywords: epidemiology; population genetics; fungal pathogens; plant disease; pathogen evolution; genetic diversity; disease dynamics; host– pathogen interactions

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

Pathogenic Mechanisms and Antifungal Drugs Research of Clinical Pathogenic Fungi

edited by

Rodrigo Rollin-Pinheiro

and

Daniel Clemente de Moraes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: virulence; antifungals; repurposing drugs; fungi– host interaction; pathogenic fungi

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

Control of Postharvest Fungal Diseases, 3rd Edition

edited by

Huali Xue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 145 | 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)

Fungi Shaping the Built Environment: From Cultural Heritage Biodeterioration to Sustainable Materials and Human Health

edited by

Daniela Isola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor mycobiome; building materials; climate-driven biodeterioration; fungal– material interaction; museum collections; showcaves; wooden artifacts; wall paintings; lichens; plastic materials

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

New Insights of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi

edited by

Jesús Pérez-Moreno

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity and taxonomy; genetics; climate change; functional ecology; biotechnology; sustainable management; cultivation and conservation

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

Fungi and Insect Interactions: Pathogenicity, Immune Defenses and Biocontrol, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nicolás Pedrini

and

Jiaqin Xie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; interaction; insect; behavior; physiology; immunity; endophyte; metabolites; infection; pest control

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

Extremophilic and Extremotolerant Fungi

edited by Ramon Alberto Batista-García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress tolerance mechanisms; multi-omics approaches; biotechnological applications; ecological diversity; extremophilic fungi

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

Pathogenic Fungi: Morphogenesis, Pathogenicity and Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites—3rd Edition

edited by

Zhenhong Zhuang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic fungi; morphogenesis; pathogenicity; secondary metabolites

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

Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Ecology, and Metabolites of Lichen

edited by

David Alors

, Israel Pérez-Vargas and Marijana M. Kosanić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3622 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology of lichen; taxonomy of lichen; lichen secondary metabolites

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

Fungal Diseases of Fruit and Woody Plants

edited by Gonzalo A. Díaz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 851 | Submission Open

Keywords: foliar diseases; dieback diseases; fruit rots; emergent pathogens; new description reports; epidemiological aspects; native plant; hot spot plants; plant– pathogen interaction

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

Fungal Metabolomics and Genomics, 3rd Edition

edited by Chengwei Liu,

Jianzhao Qi

and

Xiuzhang Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

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

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

Biosynthesis of Natural Products in Lichen Fungi

edited by

John Sorensen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Histoplasma and Histoplasmosis

edited by Michael Saccente

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: Histoplasma; histoplasmosis; diversity; immunology; rapid diagnosis; molecular diagnostic testing; screening; liposomal amphotericin B; new antifungals treatment; therapeutic drug monitoring

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

Lipid Homeostasis in Fungal Development, Virulence and Drug Resistance

edited by

Chaoyang Xue

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid metabolism; membrane remodeling; stress adaptation; host– fungus interactions; fungal survival; virulence; immune evasion; antifungal

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

Fungal Pathogenicity

edited by

Lukasz Kozubowski

and Domingo Martínez-Soto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis; phytopathogenic fungi; pathogenic fungi of humans; cross-kingdom fungal pathogens; host pathogen interactions

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

Multidrug-Resistant Fungi: New Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by Luana L. Rossato

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1347 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal therapy; drug repurposing; dug susceptibility; emerging yeast; natural antimycotics; fungal infection; molds; mechanism of action; invasive fungal infections; MALDI-TOF; new methods

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

Plant Symbiotic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 508 | 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)

Research Advances on Fungal Plant Pathogens

edited by

Gang Fu

Andrew Chen

and

Jinliang Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogenic fungi; plant– fungus interactions; pathogenic mechanisms; biological control; molecular detection; phylogenetics

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

Fungal Diversity in Various Environments, 5th Edition

edited by

Seung-Yoon Oh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diversity; fungal taxonomy; phylogenetics evolution bioinformatics; symbiosis; ectomycorrhizal fungi

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

Fungal Biofilm Formation and Control

edited by

Carolina H. Pohl

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biofilms; fungal biofilm control; fungal biofilm resistance; impact of fungal biofilm formation

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

Antifungal Resistance in Clinical Fungi

edited by Andres Ceballos-Garzon

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal resistance; emerging fungal pathogens; antifungal stewardship; AFST

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

Plant–Fungal Interactions: Molecular and Biocontrol Perspectives

edited by

Yunfeng Li

, Can Zhao and Guanghui Kong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1208 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– fungal interactions; fungal pathogenicity and plant defense; biocontrol strategies for fungal diseases

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

XXIII Yeast Conference

edited by Vítor Costa, Isabel Miranda and

Sofia Costa de Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics and evolution; biotechnology and synthetic biology; health; fermented foods and beverages; drug and stress resistance; adaptation; cell death and ageing

Understanding Fungal Pathogenesis and Plant Immunity for Developing Disease Control Measures

edited by Min He, Qiang Xu and Guangchao Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; fungal virulence factor; plant defense response; fungal disease control; plant resistance breeding; biocontrol agent; integrated disease management

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

Candida Infections and Antifungal Treatment

edited by

Walicyranison Plinio Silva-Rocha

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida infections; candidiasis; antifungal resistance; antifungal therapy; Candida virulence factors; biofilm formation; emerging Candida species; Candida auris; host– pathogen interactions; novel antifungal agents; clinical management and treatment outcomes of candidiasis

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

Clinical and Epidemiological Study of Mycoses, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yaxsier de Armas

Enrique Calderón

and Héctor Raúl Pérez-Gómez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical; fungal diseases; epidemiology; mycoses

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

Neuroimmunity and Autoimmunity in Fungal Infections

edited by Ivy Dambuza

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infection; colonization; neuroimmune; neurodegeneration; autoimmune

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

Ectomycorrhizal and Soil Fungal Communities in Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Functioning

edited by

Wenchen Song

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: ectomycorrhizal fungi; soil fungal communities; forest ecosystem functioning

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

Pneumocystis Infection Research

edited by

Yaxsier de Armas

Enrique Calderón

and

Marta Kicia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pneumocystis jirovecii; Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP); atypical fungus; HIV; non-HIV immunocompromised hosts; autoimmune diseases; immunosuppressive therapy; epidemiology

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

Marine-Derived Microorganisms and Their Metabolites

edited by

Xiaoyong Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine-derived microorganisms; marine fungi; marine bacteria; marine actinomycetes; marine microalgae; secondary metabolites from marine-derived microorganisms; natural products of marine-derived microorganisms; bioactivity of marine-derived microorganisms; marine microbial diversity; marine microbial ecology

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

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