Plant-Pathogenic Fungi, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1061
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant pathogenic fungi; mycotoxigenic fungi; biocontrol fungi; fungal ecology; fungal secondary metabolites; fungal genome editing
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Interests: plant pathology; biocontrol; fungi; secondary metabolites; molecular fungal interactions; Trichoderma
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue, “Plant-Pathogenic Fungi” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/7VFRN0ICU0).
Fungi are one of the most ecologically successful groups of organisms due to their ability to colonize any environment. Some phytopathogenic fungi feed on a broad range of host plants, exploiting generalist traits often combined with strong competition strategies. Other fungi develop specialized mechanisms of plant infection and colonization that involve host-specific virulence factors. Environmental challenges shape fungal genomes, and their plasticity results in the evolution of novel traits for niche adaptation and plant disease establishment. Comparative genomics and genetic engineering expand the limits of basic research towards in-field approaches based on the development of more efficient tools for pathogen detection and disease management.
In this Special Issue of Microorganisms, the topics will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Fungal effectors;
- Secondary metabolites involved in plant colonization and fungal pathogenesis;
- Genomics and evolution of plant-pathogenic fungi;
- Novel pathosystems;
- Innovative tools for the early detection and management of fungal diseases on plants.
Dr. Sabrina Sarrocco
Dr. Isabel Vicente
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fungal effectors
- plant pathogens
- fungal genomics
- fungal evolution
- fungal ecology
- plant disease management
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