Preprints of book chapters
A few years ago, I was offered the opportunity to edit a book, named “Biodiversity and Evolution of Fungal Parasites and Pathogens”. This project has taken up countless hours writing to people, reminding authors and reviewers of deadlines, and revising many, many pages of text (and many more hours of writing emails to acquisition editors) but I am quite happy with how some of the content is starting to look. The book will be published some time in 2026 so I am trying to finalize the editing process of as many chapters as possible at this time. Most of them have already been released as preprints, which I am sharing below as a collection.
Part I. Concepts, History, and Evolutionary Context
Chapter 1. Kaishian P, Lubbers M, Ben Fekih I, de Groot MD, Schilthuizen M, Haelewaters D. 2024. Definitions of parasites and pathogens through time. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.165712662.22738369/v2
Chapter 3. Luo C, Haelewaters D, Krings M. 2023. Fossils of parasitic fungi. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.166696714.49994889/v2
Chapter 4. Moreira Salgado JF, Quandt CA, Stajich JE. 2023. Phylogenetics and phylogenomics to understand fungal diversity. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.167845826.61933731/v1
Chapter 5. Seto K, Picard KT, Jerônimo GH, McKindles KM, Simmons DR, Dee JM, Kagami M, Pires-Zottarelli CLA. 2026. Parasitic zoosporic eufungi: diversity, ecology, and impacts. EcoEvoRxiv. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2M96K
Part II. Ecology, Environment, and Conservation
Chapter 6. Haelewaters D, De Wint FC, Gorczak M, Hessmann D, Jensen AB, Francis F, Luangsa-ard J, Pawłowska J, Ruszkiewicz-Michalska M, Tischer M, Verbeken A, Ben Fekih I. 2025. Ecology and management perspectives in arthropod–fungal associations. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.177032832.23372849/v1
Chapter 7. Wanasinghe DN, Mortimer PE. 2023. The impact of land use change on the diversity and emergence of fungal pathogens. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.170000973.34155158/v1
Chapter 8. De Wint FC, Cazabonne J, Koid QQ, Lee Ai Lan M, Shahbaz M, Fayle TM, Seelan JSS. 2026. History, challenges, and opportunities in the study of entomopathogenic fungi in tropical regions: Borneo as a model ecosystem. EcoEvoRxiv. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2HH4Z
Chapter 9. Cazabonne J, Haelewaters D, Blondelle A, Ingala de Waal M. 2026. Towards integrating interaction networks into global parasite conservation: insights from bats, bat flies and their fungal associates. EcoEvoRxiv. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2N677
Part III. Mechanisms and Diversity
Chapter 10. Beckerson WC, Laraba I, Torres-Cruz TJ, Steinkraus D, Hajek A. 2024. Mechanisms of manipulation and mimicry in fungi. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.172124619.90197485/v1
Chapter 11. Bermúdez-Cova MA, Haelewaters D, de Bekker C, Schoutteten N, Piepenbring M, Quandt CA. 2023. Hyperparasitic fungi—definitions, diversity, ecology, and research. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.168787020.07281183/v2
Chapter 12. De Fine Licht HH, Edwards S, Elya C. 2023. Evolutionary ecology of an obligate and behaviorally manipulating insect- pathogenic fungus, Entomophthora muscae. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.167778641.14505987/v1
Chapter 13. Cazabonne J, Martin TE, Matthews TJ, Quandt CA, Wayman JP, Haelewaters D. 2025. Knowledge gaps explored for Laboulbeniomycetes, a clade of understudied microfungi, including a new shortfall related to a lack of taxonomic expertise. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.173956895.54632274/v1
Chapter 14. Schoutteten N, Begerow D, Verbeken A. 2024. Mycoparasitism in Basidiomycota. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.171386938.80462578/v1
Part IV. Applications and Societal Relevance
Chapter 15. Devotto L, Avery PB. 2025. Biological control with entomopathogenic fungi: history and current use in Chile. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176244979.99279685/v1
Chater 16. Devotto L, Barra-Bucarei L, France A, Tapia E, Avery PB, Altimira F. 2026. Entomopathogenic fungi in biological control: Ecology, infection mechanisms, and mass production.
Chapter 17. Savchenko KG, Beckerson WC. 2025. Economically important plant parasites: rusts and smuts. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.172175972.21516456/v2
Chapter 18. Babb-Biernacki S, Cissé O, Kovacs J, Ma L, Samet S. 2026. The mammal lung pathogen Pneumocystis: Biological insights from an atypical fungus.
This is a very interesting and timely project, Danny. The focus on the biodiversity and evolution of pathogenic and parasitic fungi is both relevant and much needed. Congratulations on your remarkable editorial work and for assembling such a valuable collection of chapters.