As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
Announcement: COVID-19 impact on peer review
Aims and scope
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original scientific research and reviews covering all areas of fundamental and applied research which involve unicellular and multicellular fungi.
Announcing the launch of In Review
Fungal Biology & Biotechnology, in partnership with Research Square, is now offering In Review. Authors choosing this free optional service will be able to:
- Share their work with fellow researchers to read, comment on, and cite even before publication
- Showcase their work to funders and others with a citable DOI while it is still under review
- Track their manuscript - including seeing when reviewers are invited, and when reports are received
Articles
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The mechanisms of hyphal pellet formation mediated by polysaccharides, α-1,3-glucan and galactosaminogalactan, in Aspergillus species
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Potentials of truffles in nutritional and medicinal applications: a review
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Invasive growth of Aspergillus oryzae in rice koji and increase of nuclear number
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Functional production of human antibody by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae
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Efficient gene editing in Neurospora crassa with CRISPR technology
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Current challenges of research on filamentous fungi in relation to human welfare and a sustainable bio-economy: a white paper
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Exploring fungal biodiversity: organic acid production by 66 strains of filamentous fungi
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Fungal biology in the post-genomic era
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Engineering of Aspergillus niger for the production of secondary metabolites
Featured blog: Moulding a network – How fungi establish and maintain a dynamic mycelial colony
Danielle Troppens tells us more.
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Featured blog: Small RNAs: a new weapon in the war between plants and phytopathogens?
Could small RNAs be an eco-friendly way to control fungal diseases of crops? Yohann Petit tells us more.
Technical notes
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology is now considering Technical notes. This article type should present a new experimental or computational method, test or procedure, showing a novel or improved approach, a well tested method, and ideally proven value. Check out here for more details about submission guidelines.
Indexing
We are pleased to announce that all articles published in Fungal Biology and Biotechnology are included in PubMed and PubMed Central.
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology is also included in Scopus.
Scientists of the future at the 15th European Conference on Fungal Genetics
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology has been inviting young scientists for some years now to share insights into their research. Independent referees nominated by the Editors of the journal selected poster presentations from the 15th European Conference on Fungal Genetics. In this blog, we hear from Anna Tiley, Gayan Abeysinghe, Danielle Weaver, and Laszlo Mozsik about their work.
What happens when Filamentous Fungi colonize spacecrafts?
Being an indoor-closed habitat with controlled moisture and temperature makes the International Space Station (ISS) good for humans, but also good for microorganisms. So one day astronauts on the ISS saw something different on the walls of the room where they exercised their muscles: mold!
Indeed, screening for microbial contamination aboard the ISS revealed both Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. But what happens when filamentous fungi colonize spacecrafts? Find out here as Marta Cortesao, a PhD student in Space Microbiology at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) discloses the world of microbes in space on her blog Space Microbes.
About the Editors
Vera Meyer studied biotechnology at the Sofia University, Bulgaria, and the Berlin University of Technology (TUB), Germany. After obtaining a PhD degree (2001) and habilitation (2008) at the TUB, she worked as Assistant Professor at Leiden University (2008-2011). She has been visiting scientist at the Imperial College London (2003) and at Leiden University (2005-2006). She became Full Professor of Applied and Molecular Microbiology at the TUB in 2011.
Vera has research interests on fungal biotechnology with an emphasis on systems biology, genetic engineering, and antifungal drug development.
Alexander Idnurm was an undergraduate and PhD student at the University of Melbourne, Australia, studying plant pathogenic fungi. After obtaining a PhD degree (2002), he worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Duke University Medical Center, USA (2002-2007). He was an Assistant and then Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (2007-2014), before returning to the University of Melbourne as a Senior Lecturer/ARC Future Fellow in 2014.
Alex has research interests on fungal genetics with an emphasis on mechanisms of pathogenesis, environmental sensing and signal transduction, and the evolution of mating systems.
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