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Control of Postharvest Fungal Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14657 | 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)
Recent Advances in Fungal Secondary Metabolism, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8826 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; fungal secondary metabolism; Biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs); regulatory mechanisms; fungal biotechnology; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Cell Biology, Metabolism and Physiology)
The Gift of Marine Fungi: Abundant Secondary Metabolites
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3937 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine fungi; bioactivity; structure elucidation; natural products; new strategies; biosynthetic gene clusters
Biology and Systematics of Leotiomycetes
edited by , Donald H. Pfister, Peter R. Johnston and James Mitchell
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1677 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; biology; biogeography; ecology; evolution; integrative taxonomy; fungal barcoding; phylogeny; vital taxonomy; fungal barcodes; species concepts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
Current and Future Research Trends on Medicinal Mushrooms, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal mushroom; biodiversity; cultivation; industrial production; fermentation; biochemistry; pharmacology; active compounds
Omics Approaches in Trichoderma Research
edited by and José M. Villalobos-Escobedo
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open
Keywords: Trichoderma; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; ISR; rhizospheric microbial community; biocontrol; mycoparasitism; Trichoderma– plant interaction; cell-wall degrading enzymes; suppressive soils; conidiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
A Fungal Invader: Navigating Plant-Fungus Interactions submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 329 | 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 Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Diversity of Marine Fungi, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine fungi; systematics; phylogeny; polyphasic identification; culturomics; metabarcoding; metagenomics; biodiversity; ecological role
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
Fungal-Nematode-Insect Interactions submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1778 | Submission Open
Keywords: nematophagous fungi; entomopathogenic fungi; fungal "omics"; insect immunity; biocontrol; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)
Medical Mycology Research in Israel
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submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal infection; Candida; Aspergillus; antifungal susceptibility; dematiaceous molds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Fusarium, Alternaria and Rhizoctonia: A Spotlight on Fungal Pathogens, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4236 | Submission Open
Keywords: species identification; molecular mechanism of resistance; pathogenic mechanism; resistant mechanism of plants; mycoviruses; biocontrol agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Rust Fungi
edited by Peng Zhao and Izumi Okane
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7272 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pucciniales; rust flora; species delimitation; life cycle; phytopathogens; host parasite coevolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
Fungal-Related Proteomics in Biotechnology and Health submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5853 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Biological Control of Fungal Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5116 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-harvest diseases; biological control; fungal diseases; diseases of tropical fruits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Leveraging Yeast Genetics to Model Evolutionarily Conserved Aspects of Human Disease
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4753 | Submission Open
Keywords: yeast genetics; human disease; S. cerevisiae; S. pombe; phenomic modeling; integrative biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Integrated Management of Plant Fungal Diseases submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4101 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; plant disease; integrated management; biology; epidemiology; biological control; chemical control; host resistance; fungicide resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Diversity and Biotechnology of Soil Fungi and Rhizosphere Fungi
edited by María Virginia Moreno and Mario Carlos Nazareno Saparrat
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3866 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal development; pathogenesis; functional genomics; fungi– environment interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
Morphology, Phylogeny and Pathogenicity of Fusarium
edited by and Eugenia Cendoya
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2621 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fusarium; pathogens; mycotoxins; taxonomy; virulence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Fungal Diseases in Animals, 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycoses; mycotoxicoses  ; fungal zoonoses  ; fungi  ; molds  ; yeasts  ; dimorphic fungi  ; microsporidia  ; algae  ; oomycetes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Current Research in Soil Borne Plant Pathogens
edited by and Elizabeth Aitken
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open
Keywords: soilborne pathogens; Fusarium spp.; 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
Role of Nematophagous Fungi in Veterinary Parasitology submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary parasitology; nematophagous fungi; parasitoses; agricultural production; chemical anthelmintic drugs; productive decrease; animals domestics; one health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
New Insights into the Current Understanding of Host–Fungal Interactions, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Thomas Rogers
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open
Keywords: host– fungal interactions; new insights; immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Research on the Pathogenesis of Fungal Infections
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: Aspergillosis; Malassezia; Candida species; multidrug-resistant fungi; anti-fungal drugs
Fungal Infections: Immune Defenses and New Therapeutic Strategies submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal infection; immune response; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Determination, Control Strategies, and Biosynthesis of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed
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submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 658 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; biosynthesis; determination; detection; detoxification; reduction; elimination; degradation; physical binding; fungi; food; feed
Macromycetes: Diversity and Biotechnological Potential submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9235 | Submission Open
Keywords: white-rot fungi; circular economy; biotechnology; bioconversion; edible mushrooms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
New Molecular Perspectives on Multidrug-Resistance in Postharvest Fungi submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2800 | Submission Open
Keywords: postharvest fungi; biocontrol; antifungal proteins and peptides; fungicide resistance; virulence/pathogenesis; signal transduction pathways; host-pathogen interaction; effectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Mycoviruses: Emerging Investigations on Virus-Fungal Host Interaction, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycoviruses; mycovirus infection; mycovirus-mediated phenotypes; mycovirus– fungal host interactions; mycovirus RNA silencing
Diversity and Ecology of Fungi from Underexplored and Extreme Environments submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15630 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological adaptation; extremotolerant fungi; fungal melanin; fungal phylogeny; fungal diversity; hydrocarbonoclastic fungi; marine fungi; metallo-tolerant fungi; radioresistance/radiotolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
Ascomycota: Diversity, Taxonomy and Phylogeny, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11016 | 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)
New Trends in Yeast Metabolic Engineering
edited by Aiqun Yu, and Ning Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10949 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; yeast; microbial cell factory; biosynthetic pathway; bioproduction; genetic editing tools; strain development; natural products; high-value chemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Genetic, Genomics and Big Data Analysis of the Interaction between Pathogenic Fungi and Plants
edited by , Wei Li and Zhigang Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10894 | 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)
Fungal Diversity and Ecology in Extreme Environments
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8523 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; extremophile; osmotic; pressure; pH; temperature; salinity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi)
Stress Research in Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8465 | 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)
The Application of Structural Biology in Antifungal Drug Discovery, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6175 | Submission Open
Keywords: antifungal discovery; structural biology; drug target structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Breeding and Metabolism of Edible Fungi
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5566 | Submission Open
Keywords: varieties; genetics; biosynthesis; regulation; metabolism
New Insights into Paracoccidioides and Paracoccidioidomycosis submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4244 | Submission Open
Keywords: paracoccidioides; paracoccidioidomycosis; molecular biology; epidemiology; pathogenesis; immune response; diagnosis; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Fungi and Insect Interactions: Pathogenicity, Immune Defenses and Biocontrol submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4083 | 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)
Advanced Research of Ascomycota submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3869 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity of ascomycota; taxonomic systematics; molecular phylogeny; ecological significance; biotechnological applications; geographic distribution; climate change impacts; environmental sensitivity; conservation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics)
Twenty-Five Years in Mucormycosis Research: A Themed Issue Honoring the Contributions of Professor Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
edited by and Teny John
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3682 | Submission Open
Keywords: mucormycosis; opportunistic mold infections; epidemiology; genetics; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Discovery and Biosynthesis of Fungal Natural Products, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; fungal natural products; heterologous expression; biosynthesis; combinatorial biosynthesis; novel enzymes; new techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Cell Biology, Metabolism and Physiology)
Monascus spp. and Their Relative Products
edited by and Yanchun Shao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open
Keywords: Monascus spp.; red yeast rice; Hongqu; secondary metabolites
Fungi and Fungus-Like Protists: Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Use
edited by and Nikki Heherson A. Dagamac
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2499 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactivities; biocontrol; biodiversity; biopharmaceutical; bioprospecting; bioremediation; biotechnology; environmental clean-up; enzyme technology; fermentation; fungal enzymes; genomics; taxonomy and systematics; industrial application; natural products
Fungal Wonders: Investigating the Diverse Biological Activities of Fungal-Derived Compounds
edited by Milena Rašeta and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1516 | 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)
Diagnosis of Human Pathogenic Fungi
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasive fungal infections; superficial fungal infections; laboratory diagnosis of human mycosis; fungal biomarkers; candidiasis; aspergillosis; mucomycosis; dermatomycosis
Current Trends in Mycological Research in Southeast Asia
edited by , Rungtiwa Phookamsak and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1301 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; fungal bioprospecting; fungal bioremediation; mycorrhizal associations; novel fungal species; endophytic fungi; biotechnological potential; conservation; biological control; entomopathogenic fungi
Diagnosis and Treatment of Superficial Fungal Infections
edited by Suzana Otašević and Aleksandra Ignjatović
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 954 | Submission Open
Keywords: superficial fungal infection; mucosal fungal infection; otomycoses; fungal keratitis; diagnostics; antifungal susceptibility; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Progress and Challenges in Antimicrobial Resistance submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; novel therapeutics; resistance mechanisms; molecular epidemiology; one health approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control)
Recent Advances in Fungal Aquaporins: Diversity, Function and Structure submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaporin; peroxyporin; osmoregulation; cell volume regulation; adaptation and evolution; structure– function correlation; expression; transgenic fungi; mutants; stress resistance; inhibitor and regulator-related research
Fungal Endophytes of Plants: Friend or Foe?
edited by Rebecca Creamer
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal endophyte; ecology; transmission; pathogenicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology)
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