Early-Diverging Fungi

Dear Colleagues,

The understudied group of early diverging fungi comprises a series of Phyla with numerous species that are at the phylogenetic base of the evolutionary tree of fungi and are the least evolved fungi within the fungal kingdom. These species have very diverse lifestyles, from those that feed on decomposing organic matter to those that are parasites or obligate symbionts. Many are plant and animal pathogens, and some are even opportunistic human pathogens causing diseases that sometimes have a high mortality rate. It must also be considered that several species are used in industry to obtain products of human interest. All these aspects lead to high interest in the study of these fungi.

For this reason, this Special Issue is designed to compile works that have used any fungus belonging to this group of early divergenty fungi as an object of study. We want to focus the work from a Genetic and/or Genomic point of view, because our interest lies in deepening the knowledge of the molecular processes that these fungi have developed for their adaptation to the great diversity of environments that they can colonize.

Prof. Dr. Victoriano Garre
Dr. Eusebio Navarro
Guest Editors

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• gene expression
• transcriptome
• regulation of transcription
• activation
• repression
• early diverging fungi
• epigenetics