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Host–Fungal Interplay: Virulence, Immunity, Antifungal Resistance, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by Claudia Elena Sotomayor,

Juan Pablo Caeiro

and Fernando Oscar Riera

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogenesis; host immune response; antifungal resistance; therapeutic approaches; emerging fungal pathogens

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

Molecular Biology of Mushroom

edited by Young-Jin Park

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7169 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Antifungal Drugs, 2nd Edition

edited by Antonella Lupetti and Iacopo Franconi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4854 | Submission Open

Keywords: new antifungal drugs; antifungal resistance; antifungal therapy; Candida spp. infections; Aspergillus spp. infections; fungal infections; antifungal compounds

(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 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7909 | 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)

Fungal Diversity in Various Environments, 4th Edition

edited by

Seung-Yoon Oh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4035 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diversity; fungal taxonomy; phylogenetics evolution bioinformatics

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

Fungal Metabolomics and Genomics, 2nd Edition

edited by Chengwei Liu,

Jianzhao Qi

and

Xiuzhang Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2206 | Submission Open

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

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

Medical Mycology: Antifungal Resistance, Diagnosis, and Infection Control

edited by

Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto

and

Patrice Le Pape

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open

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

New Insights into Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

edited by

Bruno Tomio Goto

and

Fábio Sérgio Barbosa Da Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: taxonomy; systematic; ecology; biodiversity; Glomeromycota; phytochemistry; biotechnology

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

Fungal Development and Interactions Under Hostile Environments

edited by Domingo Martínez-Soto,

Ernestina Castro-Longoria

and Candy Carranza-Alvarez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal development under hostile environments; fungal– plant interactions under hostile environments; fungal response to contaminated conditions; fungal– plant interaction for bioremediation; bioremediation by fungal consortia; mycoremediation; bioremediation

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

Plant Fungal Pathogenesis 2025

edited by

Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek

and

Andrzej K. Kononowicz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; plant– fungus interactions; plant fungal disease; plant resistance; epidemiology and control of fungal pathogens

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

Emerging Investigators in Marine Fungi

edited by

Wei Li

Gaetan Burgaud

and

Senouwa Segla Koffi Dossou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine mycology; fungal biodiversity and taxonomy; fungal biogeography; ecosystem functions; temporal dynamic; fungal phylogeny; fungal-microbe interactions; biotechnological potential; multi-omics

Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering of Yeast

edited by

Mingfeng Cao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; cell factories; genome editing; systems biology

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

The Gift of Marine Fungi: Abundant Secondary Metabolites, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ling Liu

and

Mancheng Tang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fungi; bioactivity; structure elucidation; natural products; new strategies; biosynthetic gene clusters

Metabolism and Ecological Role of Fungi in Extreme Environments

edited by

Changhong Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 170 | 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)

Fungal Biotechnology and Bioprocesses

edited by Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro Rosa and Sanjai Saxena

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9828 | 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)

Fusarium, Alternaria, and Rhizoctonia: A Spotlight on Fungal Pathogens—3rd Edition

edited by

Xuehong Wu

Lihua Guo

and

Shimin Zuo

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2764 | Submission Open

Keywords: species identification; molecular mechanism of resistance; pathogenic mechanism; resistance mechanisms in plants; mycoviruses; biocontrol agents

Fungal Biotechnology and Application 3.0

edited by

Baojun Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 31913 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12431 | 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)

Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Fungi

edited by

Sherif S. Ebada

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8525 | 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)

Candidiasis: Changes and Challenges in Its Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

edited by Guillermo Quindos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7916 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical mycology; mycoses; candida; candidiasis; mycobiome; biofilms; diagnosis; antifungal agents

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

Utilizing Fungal Diversity for Sustainable Biotechnology

edited by

Gerardo Vazquez-Marrufo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7840 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal strain characterization; diversity; biotechnology; intraspecific variation; biotechnological potential

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

Crop Fungal Diseases Management

edited by

Leandro José Dallagnol

and Alfonso Daniel Victoria Arellano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6659 | 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)

Fungal Growth and Development Based on Functional Genomics and Microbiomics

edited by

Caihong Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6141 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth and development; functional genomics; microbiomics; interaction; fungi

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

Development and Utilization of Yeast Resources, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin-Qing Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4751 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

David S. Perlin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3730 | 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 Pathogens in Postharvest Fruit Diseases: Control and Management

edited by Qiuli Ouyang and Fang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2361 | 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)

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

edited by

Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2355 | 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)

Yeasts with Probiotic and Postbiotic Potential

edited by Paola Maturano and Graciela Garrote

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2254 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; probiotic; postbiotic; health; fermentation; functional foods

Plant Symbiotic Fungi

edited by

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2209 | 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)

Fungal Infections and Antifungals

edited by Rejane Pereira Neves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

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

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | 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)

Genomics of Fungal Plant Pathogens, 4th Edition

edited by

Zonghua Wang

and

Yizhen Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

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

Fungal Communities in Various Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by Ke Dong and Nan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

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

Mycological Research in the Americas

edited by

Andréa Regina De Souza Baptista

and

Hector M. Mora-Montes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 735 | Submission Open

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

Fungal Biofilms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Célia F. Rodrigues

and

Lucia Černáková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; infection; biofilm; Candida; Aspergillus; Cryptococcus; antifungal; resistance; matrix

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

Diagnosis of Human Pathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleonora Dubljanin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

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

Novel Insights into Pneumocystis Colonizations

edited by

Diego A. Rojas

and

Sergio L. Vargas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pneumocystis; infection; inflammation; lung injury; allergy; COPD; chronic respiratory disease

Recent Advances in Oomycete–Plant Interactions

edited by

Antonella Pane

Sebastiano Conti Taguali

and

David Ezra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: oomycetes; plant-microbe interactions; pathogenicity; host– pathogen interactions; disease mechanisms; plant immune responses; molecular mechanisms; diagnosis and monitoring; sustainable management strategies; biocontrol; plant diseases; sustainable agroecosystems; emerging pathogens; metabarcoding analysis

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

New Insights into Industrial Yeasts

edited by

Marcos Antonio de Morais Junior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

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

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 130 | Submission Open

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

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

Fungi Activity on Remediation of Polluted Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Inmaculada García-Romera

and Mario Paniagua-López

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7026 | 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 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2115 | 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)

Plant Fungal Diseases and Crop Protection, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ofir Degani

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6598 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; crop protection; diagnosis; disease resistance; endophytes; fungicides; integrated disease management; pest control; plant health; host– pathogen interactions

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

Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens

edited by Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi and

Premila Achar

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12867 | 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)

Stress Research in Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts

edited by

István Pócsi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24579 | 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)

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 5623 | 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)

Clinical and Epidemiological Study of Mycoses

edited by

Yaxsier de Armas

Enrique J Calderón

and Héctor Raúl Pérez-Gómez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3734 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical; fungal diseases; epidemiology; mycoses

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

Ascomycota: Diversity, Taxonomy and Phylogeny, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jian-Kui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3669 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3648 | Submission Open

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

Mycological Research in Cultural Heritage Protection

edited by Jiao Pan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1151 | 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)

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