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Editorial
. 2025 Jul 22;11(8):545.
doi: 10.3390/jof11080545.

Future Prospects and Challenges in Mucormycosis Research

Georgios Chamilos  1   2 , Ulrike Binder  3 , Victoriano Garre  4
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Future Prospects and Challenges in Mucormycosis Research

Georgios Chamilos et al. J Fungi (Basel). .

Abstract

Mucormycosis is an increasingly important, life-threatening human fungal infection caused by Mucorales, and it has limited therapeutic options, a lack of biomarkers for early diagnosis, and incompletely characterized immunopathogenesis [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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A roadmap for synergistic research interactions toward novel drug discoveries and enhanced management of mucormycosis.
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