**1. Introduction**

The increasing applications of fungal–metal interactions have led to the need for research on their contributions to fungal resistance [1,2]. In nature, metals serve as micronutrients required for fungal growth, however, in excess they can influence homeostatic systems. In agricultural and human medicine, there is an increasing occurrence of pathogen resistance to traditional antifungal agents which has expanded the incidence of fungal superbugs; this has led to increased research on metals as alternative fungistatic and fungicidal agents [3,4]. Fungi are also being employed in the green biosynthesis of nanoparticles due to their economic viability, high levels of natural metal resistance, and ease of mass production as antimicrobial agents [5–7]. Both instances highlight contributions to increased incidence of fungal-metal interactions, demonstrating the importance of further divulging the intricacies of their relationship.
