Editorial Board
- Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control Section
- Fungal Evolution, Biodiversity and Systematics Section
- Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi Section
- Fungal Cell Biology, Metabolism and Physiology Section
- Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology Section
- Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
Interests: molecular and protein-based technologies for fungal detection and identification antifungal drug resistance trends; mechanisms of action and detection methods for pathogenic yeasts and molds examination
Interests: molecular and protein-based technologies for fungal detection and identification antifungal drug resistance trends; mechanisms of action and detection methods for pathogenic yeasts and molds examination
Public Health Research Institute (PHRI), Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
Interests: candidiasis; antifungal drug resistance; chromatin; epigenetics; host-fungal interactions; fungal pathogenesis
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Interests: candidiasis; antifungal drug resistance; chromatin; epigenetics; host-fungal interactions; fungal pathogenesis
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Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Interests: understanding host–fungus interactions between maize (corn) and Aspergillus flavus, the fungus that produces aflatoxins during the infection of susceptible crops; between soybean and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the causal agent of soybean rust; and between soybean and Cercospora cf. flagellaris/ C. kikuchii, the pathogens causing Cercospora leaf blight; developing strategies to enhance host resistance in maize and soybean to these fungal diseases, such as the overexpression of host-resistance-associated genes or the suppression of key fungal genes through host-induced gene silencing (HIGS)
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Interests: understanding host–fungus interactions between maize (corn) and Aspergillus flavus, the fungus that produces aflatoxins during the infection of susceptible crops; between soybean and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the causal agent of soybean rust; and between soybean and Cercospora cf. flagellaris/ C. kikuchii, the pathogens causing Cercospora leaf blight; developing strategies to enhance host resistance in maize and soybean to these fungal diseases, such as the overexpression of host-resistance-associated genes or the suppression of key fungal genes through host-induced gene silencing (HIGS)
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Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Interests: fungal infections; Candida; Aspergillus; dermatophytes; antifungal resistance
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Interests: fungal infections; Candida; Aspergillus; dermatophytes; antifungal resistance
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Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Interests: fungal genetics; plant-microbe interactions; plant pathology; toxins; signal transduction; fungal pathogenicity and development
Interests: fungal genetics; plant-microbe interactions; plant pathology; toxins; signal transduction; fungal pathogenicity and development
Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: natural product chemistry; bioactive fungal metabolites; isolation and structure elucidation; chromatographic techniques; spectroscopic methods; biological activity
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Interests: natural product chemistry; bioactive fungal metabolites; isolation and structure elucidation; chromatographic techniques; spectroscopic methods; biological activity
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, Sao Paulo CEP 04023-062, Brazil
Interests: epidemiology of invasive candidiasis and aspergillosis; epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of antifungal resistance; emerging fungal pathogens; new strategies for the diagnosis of fungal infections; new strategies for treating fungal infections
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Interests: epidemiology of invasive candidiasis and aspergillosis; epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of antifungal resistance; emerging fungal pathogens; new strategies for the diagnosis of fungal infections; new strategies for treating fungal infections
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Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Interests: medical microbiology; infectious diseases; invasive candidiasis; septicemia; antimicrobial resistance; biomarkers; flow cytometry; microbiological diagnostic; epidemiology; public health
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Interests: medical microbiology; infectious diseases; invasive candidiasis; septicemia; antimicrobial resistance; biomarkers; flow cytometry; microbiological diagnostic; epidemiology; public health
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Agroécologie, AgroSupDijon, CNRS, INRA, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
Interests: mycorrhizal symbiosis; ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; functional diversity; genomics; transcriptomics; plant and fungal transporters; ammonium; phosphate; water; common mycorrhizal networks; isotopes
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Interests: mycorrhizal symbiosis; ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; functional diversity; genomics; transcriptomics; plant and fungal transporters; ammonium; phosphate; water; common mycorrhizal networks; isotopes
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Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
Interests: evolution of fungal pathogens; fungal genomics; host-pathogen interactions; Candida; Cryptococcus
Interests: evolution of fungal pathogens; fungal genomics; host-pathogen interactions; Candida; Cryptococcus
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Industrialization of Microbial Resources, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Interests: plant endophyte resources and their relationship with hosts; microecological preparations; soil ecology and restoration engineering
Interests: plant endophyte resources and their relationship with hosts; microecological preparations; soil ecology and restoration engineering
School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi; phylogeny; taxonomy of macrofungi; forest pathology; medicinal and edible mushroom
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Interests: diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi; phylogeny; taxonomy of macrofungi; forest pathology; medicinal and edible mushroom
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Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Interests: medical mycology; antifungal resistance; fungal typing; MALDI-TOF MS; FTIR
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Interests: medical mycology; antifungal resistance; fungal typing; MALDI-TOF MS; FTIR
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Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Interests: fungal immunology; host response to Histoplasma capsulatum; lung immunology; cytokines; chemokines; macrophages; T cells
Interests: fungal immunology; host response to Histoplasma capsulatum; lung immunology; cytokines; chemokines; macrophages; T cells
1. Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, Inserm UMR 1045, Université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
2. Mycology-Parasitology Department, CIC 1401, CHU Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
Interests: mycobiota; fungal diagnosis; treatment; fungal exposome and indoor risk
Interests: mycobiota; fungal diagnosis; treatment; fungal exposome and indoor risk
Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Interests: regulation of innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins; novel antiviral compounds
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Interests: regulation of innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides; antifungal peptides; defensins; cathelicidins; novel antiviral compounds
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ICU, 1st Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Interests: pulmonology; infection in ICU; mycosis in ICU
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Interests: pulmonology; infection in ICU; mycosis in ICU
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Departamento de Farmacología, Farmacognosia y Botánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: biodiversity; DNA barcoding; biomonitoring; molecular systematics; metagenomics; evolutionary biology; lichenized fungi
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Interests: biodiversity; DNA barcoding; biomonitoring; molecular systematics; metagenomics; evolutionary biology; lichenized fungi
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Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, 176 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Interests: molecular fungal pathogenesis; fungal metabolites; cell signalling; kinases; phosphate homeostasis; stress responses; virulence; drug discovery; Cryptococcus neoformans
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Interests: molecular fungal pathogenesis; fungal metabolites; cell signalling; kinases; phosphate homeostasis; stress responses; virulence; drug discovery; Cryptococcus neoformans
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1. Laboratório de Estudos Avançados de Microrganismos Emergentes e Resistentes, Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
2. Rede Micologia RJ – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interests: chemotherapy; antifungal resistance; biochemistry; cell biology; enzymes; biofilm; virulence
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2. Rede Micologia RJ – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interests: chemotherapy; antifungal resistance; biochemistry; cell biology; enzymes; biofilm; virulence
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Head of Laboratory of Biological Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, Dobrolubova Str. 160, 630039 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: insect immunity; entomopathogenic fungi; detoxification and antioxidant systems; fungal virulence factors; coevolution of host–parasite systems; microevolution of insect defense reactions; melanization; redox balance
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Interests: insect immunity; entomopathogenic fungi; detoxification and antioxidant systems; fungal virulence factors; coevolution of host–parasite systems; microevolution of insect defense reactions; melanization; redox balance
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Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, ESIROI Département Agroalimentaire, Université de La Réunion, 2 rue Joseph Wetzell, F‐97490 Sainte‐Clotilde, La Réunion, France
Interests: sustainable textile; microbial biotechnology; microbial production of pigments and colorants; fermentation; bioprocess engineering and fermentation technology
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Interests: sustainable textile; microbial biotechnology; microbial production of pigments and colorants; fermentation; bioprocess engineering and fermentation technology
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LSTM, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Interests: soil microbial ecology; mycorrhizal symbiosis, biofertilizers
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Interests: soil microbial ecology; mycorrhizal symbiosis, biofertilizers
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Drug Resistance and Membrane Proteins Group, Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry Laboratory, CNRS UMR 5086, University of Lyon, IBCP, 7, passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon, France
Interests: membrane proteins; detergent design; structural biochemistry; antifungal and anticancer drugs resistance; yeast; human and bacterial ABC and MFS multidrug efflux pumps
Interests: membrane proteins; detergent design; structural biochemistry; antifungal and anticancer drugs resistance; yeast; human and bacterial ABC and MFS multidrug efflux pumps
UMR 1163 Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Fungi (BBF), Aix Marseille University, Polytech, 13288 Marseille, France
Interests: disassembly of plant cell walls by individual and complexes of fungal enzymes; specificity and structure–function relationships in feruloyl esterases and oxidoreductases; impact of the substrate matrix and reaction environment on enzyme activity; role of oxygen radicals on extracellular and intracellular fungal oxidative status and corresponding enzyme activities; use of enzymes and fungi in the valorization of agro-industrial side-streams
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Interests: disassembly of plant cell walls by individual and complexes of fungal enzymes; specificity and structure–function relationships in feruloyl esterases and oxidoreductases; impact of the substrate matrix and reaction environment on enzyme activity; role of oxygen radicals on extracellular and intracellular fungal oxidative status and corresponding enzyme activities; use of enzymes and fungi in the valorization of agro-industrial side-streams
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Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: entomopathogenic fungi and microbial control of pest insects and mites with special emphasis upon the prevalence of Entomophthorales-caused mycoses in aphid populations; the development of filamentous
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Interests: entomopathogenic fungi and microbial control of pest insects and mites with special emphasis upon the prevalence of Entomophthorales-caused mycoses in aphid populations; the development of filamentous
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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
Interests: natural product bioactivity; fungal natural products
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Interests: natural product bioactivity; fungal natural products
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CSIC, Dept Microbiol Suelo & Sistemas Simbiot, Estn Expt Zaidin, C Prof Albareda 1, E-18008 Granada, Spain
Interests: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; nutrient transport; heavy metal; plant-fungal interactions; symbiosis
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Interests: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; nutrient transport; heavy metal; plant-fungal interactions; symbiosis
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Interests: fungi; Candida albicans; Aspergillus fumigatus; antifungal therapies; antifungal agents; infectious diseases
Interests: fungi; Candida albicans; Aspergillus fumigatus; antifungal therapies; antifungal agents; infectious diseases
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, 28034 Madrid, Spain
Interests: infections in non-HIV immunocompromised patients; diagnosis and treatment of fungal infection; infections in transplant patients
Interests: infections in non-HIV immunocompromised patients; diagnosis and treatment of fungal infection; infections in transplant patients
