Biological Activity of Fungi: Interaction with the Environment

Dear Colleagues,

The fungal kingdom is essential for the natural functioning of soil, water, and air. The diversity of these functions makes fungi important in many fields, including in the environment, agriculture, medicine, and sustainability. Fungi sense and react to their immediate as well as remote environments. They have a broad range of interactions with other organisms, including prokaryotes and all eukaryotic organisms, either affecting them or being affected by them. With that, fungi also have complex interactions with the abiotic chemical and physical conditions that they are exposed to. Fungi are a key group of organisms responsible for both degradation processes in the environment but also catabolic processes, creating unique organic polymers. Fungi also produce a range of enzymes involved in environmental biotransformation with a global impact on organic and mineral cycling.

This Special Issue will cover topics related to fungal–environment interactions affecting the functions of both.

Dr. Segula Masaphy
Guest Editor

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