Fungal evolution and diversity
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Fungi represent an ancient and extremely diverse group of eukaryotic organisms, including familiar forms like yeasts, moulds and mushrooms. Recent estimates suggest that around 2.2 to 3.8 million species exist, distributed all over the globe and almost all habitats. Fungi are key players in ecological communities, often forming symbiotic relationships with other species and being vital decomposers and nutrient recyclers. Humans have learned to successfully explore the properties of fungi as sources of food, pharmaceutical, and industrial products.
The Collection will welcome the latest research in the various fields of mycology, from the origin and evolution of the group, species and genetic diversity, to the ecological role and conservation.
Editors
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Robert Russell Monteith Paterson
University of Minho, Portugal
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Oscar Santamaria
University of Valladolid, Spain
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Zakaria Solaiman
The University of Western Australia, Australia
Collections articles undergo Scientific Reports' standard peer review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. This includes the journal’s policy on competing interests. The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.
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