Spring symposium One Health Mycology: a comprehensive overview of current research, challenges, and opportunities
Wieland Meyer#, Jos Houbraken, Jerome Collemare, Pedro W. Crous, Esther Liefting, Sybren de Hoog
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Abstract
The Spring Symposium on One Health Mycology brought together researchers, medical professionals, and students from the international mycology community to explore the multifaceted role of fungi in human, animal, and environmental health. This event, hosted by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute in Utrecht, The Netherlands, provided a platform for sharing the latest discoveries, discussing emerging challenges, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration within the One Health framework. The symposium featured a diverse array of oral presentations and poster sessions, each highlighting innovative research and practical applications in mycology. Concise summaries of recent developments (in brackets, arranged alphabetically) can be found in this report.
#Correspondence:
w.meyer@wi.knaw.nl
Article info:
Received 13 April 2026
Revised 8 June 2026
Accepted 11 June 2026
Appeared online 19 June 2026
One Health Mycology 3(1): 94-125, 2026
doi.org/10.63049/OHM.26.31.7
Cite this article:
Meyer W, Houbraken J, Collemare J, Crous PW, Liefting E, de Hoog S. 2026. Spring symposium One Health Mycology: a comprehensive overview of current research, challenges, and opportunities. One Health Mycology 3(1), 94-125, 2026
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Keywords:
Indoor fungi, soil health, emerging pathogens, azole resistance, bioactive compounds
Article highlights:
- The Westerdijk Spring Symposium provides a showcase of health-related problems and biobased solutions in mycology, presented by international specialists.
