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Stress Tolerance in Yeast Biotechnology

edited by

Isabel Sá-Correia

and

Lucília Domingues

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 134 | 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)

Lifestyle Transitions in Plant-Associated Fungi

edited by

Juan Sobrino-Plata

and

Clara Martínez-Arias

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 79 | 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

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

edited by

Xinlei Fan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

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

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

Dermatophytes and Cutaneous Fungal Infections

edited by

Andrea Ardizzoni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

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

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

Fungal Diseases in Animals, 4th Edition

edited by

Francesca Mancianti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 42 | 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 35 | 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 29 | Submission Open

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

(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 27 | 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)

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

edited by

Haisheng Yuan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 19 | 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)

Epidemiology of Invasive Mycosis in the Hospital

edited by

Giuliana Lo Cascio

submission deadline 7 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogen ; invasive fungal disease; epidemiology

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

Genetic, Genomics and Big Data Analysis of the Interaction Between Pathogenic Fungi and Plants—Second Edition

edited by

Houxiang Kang

, Zhigang Li and Wei Li

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4346 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic; genomics; big data analysis; pathogenic fungi; plant– pathogen interaction

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

Plant Pathogenic Sclerotiniaceae

edited by

George Karaoglanidis

and

Stefanos Testempasis

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2402 | Submission Open

Keywords: Botrytis spp.; Sclerotinia spp.; Monilinia spp.; plant pathogenic fungi; host– pathogen interactions; disease epidemiology; fungal genetics and genomics; “ omic” technologies; disease detection and diagnosis; sustainable disease management

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

Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms from a One Health Perspective

edited by

Felipe Queiroga Sarmento Guerra

and

Edeltrudes O. Lima

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal resistance; molecular mechanisms of resistance; One Health; environmental mycology; phytopalogy and zoonotic diseases

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

Basic Science and Clinical Research of Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis

edited by

Jose Luis Lopez-Ribot

and

Chiung-Yu Hung

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: Coccidioides spp.; coccidioidomycosis; vaccine development; medical mycology

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

Fungi in the Extreme Environments

edited by

Graciéle Cunha Alves De Menezes

and Alysson Wagner Fernandes Duarte

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: extremophilic fungi; stress adaptation; secondary metabolites; cold- and heat-tolerant fungi; fungal diversity; bioprospecting; biotechnology; extremozymes

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

edited by Fabianne Carlesse and María Elena Santolaya de Pablo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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 Synthetic Biology

edited by

Gen Zou

Mingwen Zhao

and

Jing Zhu

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 132 | 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)

Fungal Biosynthesis

edited by Chengwei Liu and

Xiaolong Yang

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

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

Biotechnological Applications of Fungi

edited by

Luis Henrique Ferreira Do Vale

and

Carlos André Ornelas Ricart

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal biotechnology; enzyme production; bioremediation; secondary metabolites; fungal fermentation; omics technologies; proteomics; metabolomics; synthetic biology; fungal genetics

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

Recent Advances in Plant Pathogenic Fungus Botrytis

edited by

Luis Castillo

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance mechanisms; natural antifungal; cell wall function; genetics study; virulence factors; ecology impact; antifungal activity

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

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 72 | 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)

Recent Advances in Fungal Specialized Metabolism

edited by

Renato Chávez

and

Inmaculada Vaca

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal specialized metabolism; biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs); natural products; regulatory mechanisms; fungal biotechnology; metabolomics

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

Fungal Immunology and Vaccinology, 2nd Edition

edited by Stuart M. Levitz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal immunology; fungal vaccines; host defenses against fungi; cryptococcosis; aspergillosis; candidiasis; mucormycosis; dimorphic fungi

Pathogenic Mechanisms and Biological Control in Entomopathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by Guoxiong Peng and

Senmiao Tong

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; virulence; insect; immunity; metabolites; infection; biological control; microbiota

Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Ecology, and Metabolites of Lichen

edited by

David Alors

, Israel Pérez-Vargas and Marijana M. Kosanić

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

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

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

Mycological Research in Brazil

edited by

Walicyranison Silva-Rocha

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; epidemiology; virulence; antifungal resistance; diagnosis; natural products; experimental models; biodiversity; emergent infections; molecular biology

Advances in Human and Zoonotic Dermatophytoses，2nd Edition

edited by Pietro Nenoff and

Yvonne Gräser

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: dermatomycology; epidemiology; dermatophytes; drug resistance

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

Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Under Stress, 2nd Edition

edited by Xin Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; heavy metal; draught; salinity

Monascus spp. and Their Relative Products

edited by

Fusheng Chen

and Yanchun Shao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12224 | Submission Open

Keywords: Monascus spp.; red yeast rice; Hongqu; secondary metabolites

The Dark Side of Ascomycetes

edited by

Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: ascomycota; phytopathogens; emerging strains; host– fungus interaction; fungal lifestyles

Growth and Virulence of Plant Pathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by Guanghui Wang,

Dongfang Ma

and

Xiaofeng Liang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogenic fungi; fungal biology; mycotoxin; pathogenesis; host– pathogen interactions; environmental factors

Advances in Mushroom Bioactive Metabolites

edited by

Eyal Kurzbaum

and

Segula Masaphy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 887 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; psilocybin; biotechnology; mushrooms; antimicrobial compounds; fermentation; drug discovery; bioreactor; mycelium; volatiles; medicinal mushroom

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

Fungi in Focus: Fungal Enzyme and Fungal Metabolism

edited by

Ronnie Lubbers

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal enzymes; fungal metabolism; biotechnology; secondary metabolites; bioconversion; enzyme engineering; metabolomics; environmental remediation; drug discovery

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

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

edited by

Xinli Wei

and

Tao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichenology; biodiversity; evolution

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

edited by

Andrew Chen

and Elizabeth Aitken

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 39 | 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)

Mechanisms of Melanin-Driven Protection Across Human Pathogenic Fungi and Insect Vectors

edited by Emma Camacho

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanin; fungi; human pathogen; insect; vector; biopolymers; antioxidant; defense mechanism; resistance; thermoregulation; innate immunity; immune-evasion; camouflage; energy transduction; mating; catecholamines; dopamine; L-DOPA

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

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