Wood biomass such as sawdust, particles, and chip obtained wood industry can be used raw material for block pallets (CBP). This study evaluated the resistance of made from teak-sawn waste polyurethane adhesive against decay fungi (white-rot brown-rot fungi) subterranean termites. The CBPs with dimensions 9 × cm a target density 0.6 g/cm3 were cold pressed at 9.8 MPa 4 h using several concentrat...

Ergosterol involves in fungal cell growth as a major component in fungal cell membranes. It can be an indicator that shows the fungal activity, and its content depends on the fungal strains, culture, growth conditions and so on. In this study, fungal activities and growth patterns of three white-rot fungi strains isolated in Korea were evaluated by determination of ergosterol contents during th...

The impacts of white-rot fungi on altering wood chemistry have been studied mostly in vitro. However, in vivo approaches may enable better assessment of the nature of interactions between saprotrophic fungi and host tree in nature. Hence, decayed and sound wood samples were collected from a naturally infected tree (Carpinus betulus L.). Fruiting bodies of the white rot fungus Trametes versicolo...

The expanding use of graphene for various industrial and biomedical applications requires efficient remediation strategies during their disposal into waste streams. Additionally, the interactions of graphene with the biota need thorough evaluation. In this study, we investigated the interactions of oxidized and reduced graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs and rGONRs) with lignin peroxidase (LiP), ...

The knowledge of the oxidative mechanisms displayed by white-rot fungi for lignin biodegradation is important to assess the complete potential pplication of their lignin-degrading metabolites, as the biodegradation of several pollutants by these fungi has been directly correlated to their apability to degrade lignin. In this context, to obtain better knowledge of their oxidative systems, we stu...

White rot fungi of the genus Phlebia have demonstrated a high capacity to degrade organic pollutants, including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls. In this study, we evaluated the ability of 18 white rot fungi species of genus Phlebia to degrade heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide, and described the metabolic pathways by selected white rot fungi. Phlebia tremellosa, P...

Results of research on the diversity wood-rot fungi found in buildings and outdoor wooden engineering structures Poland are presented this article. A total 47 species genera from Basidiomycota (19 brown rot fungi, 28 white fungi) 1 genus Ascomycota (1 fungus that does not cause wood decay) were damaged buildings. The greatest number was reported (33 species), followed by unoccupied residential ...

5 White-Rot Basidiomycetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 5.1 Mineralization of 14C-Labeled Lignins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 5.2 Ligninolytic Enzymes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 5.2.1 Lignin Peroxidase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 5.2.2 Manganese Perox...

Cassava root rot disease has been reported to cause huge losses of fresh yield particularly when harvesting is delayed. The improved yellow-fleshed cassava varieties naturally contain antioxidant whereas widely used control plant diseases in the tropics. experiment was carried out at Federal University Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 cropping seasons investigate: 1) possi...

Here, we report the genome sequence of the basidiomycete white-rot fungus Trametes pubescens FBCC735, isolated from Finland. The 39.67-Mb genome containing 14,451 gene models is typical among saprobic wood-rotting species.