We have developed a DNA-based assay to reliably detect brown rot and white rot fungi in wood at different stages of decay. DNA, isolated by a series of CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) and organic extractions, was amplified by the PCR using published universal primers and basidiomycete-specific primers derived from ribosomal DNA sequences. We surveyed 14 species of wood-decaying basidiomyc...

The production of new generation of wood preservatives (without addition of a co-biocide) in combination with an exchange of wood poles on identical sites with high fungal inoculum, has resulted in an increase of premature failures of wood utility poles in the last decades. Wood destroying basidiomycetes inhabiting sites where poles have been installed, have developed resistance against wood pr...

In this study thirty wood rotting and litter degrading basidiomycetes were screened for the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes such as, laccase, peroxidase, and cellulase using rapid micro quantification assay. Out of the 30 indigenous isolates Trametes gibbosa was identified to be a potential lignocellulolytic enzyme producer, producing a maximum amount of cellulase (299.66 ± 1.59 IU/L) a...

15 The fine-scale ecological determinants for wood-inhabiting aphyllophoroid basidiomycetes 16 were investigated with statistical analyses of the occurrence of fruit bodies on woody debris 17 collected in Switzerland and Ukraine. Three substrate descriptors were considered: diameter, 18 degree of decomposition and host tree species. 19 By means of Multiple Regression Trees, thresholds in the re...

Wood-inhabiting Basidiomycetes have been screened for various applications in the pulp and paper industry and it is evident that different fungi need to be used to suit the specific requirements of each application. This study assessed the suitability of 278 strains of South African wood-decay fungi for the pre-treatment of softwood chips for kraft pulping. The influence of these fungi on kappa...

The gradual elimination of chromium from wood preservative formulations results in higher Cu leaching and increased susceptibility to wood decay fungi. Finding a sustainable strategy in wood protection has become of great interest among researchers. The objective of these in vitro studies was to demonstrate the effect of T-720-enriched organic charcoal (biochar) against five wood decay basidiom...

Basidiospores of wood-rotting basidiomycetes are a primary source of infection causing wood biodeterioration, especially in wood above ground. Most studies evaluating wood preservatives have used mycelia or basidiospores obtained from wild mushrooms. The objecting of this study was to demonmtrate in virto methods that promote carpogenesis and basidiosporogenesis by the brown-rot fungi Antrodia ...

During a study on wood inhabiting fungi in Guilan province, several specimens of the Hypoxylon and Annulohypoxylon, were examined. A total of eight taxa viz.

The biodiversity of mycorrhizal and wood-inhabiting macrofungi (basidiomycetes) is declining, many species are threatened in forests. Based on data from a 30-year fruiting body survey 1988 to 2017 the region city Jena (100,000 inhabitants, 4500 ha forest), Germany, we evaluated role urban environment with variation ownership, property size, associated management, high diversity woody for presen...

Fungal degradation of wood is mainly restricted to basidiomycetes, these organisms having developed complex oxidative and hydrolytic enzymatic systems. Besides these systems, wood-decaying fungi possess intracellular networks allowing them to deal with the myriad of potential toxic compounds resulting at least in part from wood degradation but also more generally from recalcitrant organic matte...