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  1. Wood decay fungi

    Wood decay fungi are any species of fungi that utilise the structural components of wood as a source of nutrients. They comprise a very diverse group and have a worldwide distribution normally wherever trees are found. Wood decay fungi are vital to ecosystem functioning as they facilitate the decomposition of woody materials into soil. Wood decay fungi are also major...

    Author(s):
    Grant T. Kirker
    Year:
    2018
    Keywords:
    Wood decay fungi, biodeterioration, nutrient cycling, ecosystem services, industrial processes
    Source:
    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester. 1-6.

  2. Control of wood decay by Trichoderma (Gliocladium virens. I, Antagonistic properties

    Antagonistic characteristics of a commercial biofungicide, Trichoderma (Gliocladiurn) virens (GL-21, W. R. Grace and Co., CT), were evaluated against three white-rot fungi, Trametes versicolor, Phlebia brevispora, Irpex lacteus, and three brown-rot fungi, Postia placenta, Neolentinus lepideus, and Gloeophyllum trabeum. In dual cultures of T. virens and wood decay fungi...

    Author(s):
    T. L. Highley
    Year:
    1997
    Keywords:
    Decay fungi, Biological control, Trichoderma, Gliocladium virens, Antifungal properties
    Source:
    Material und organismen. Vol. 31, no. 2 (1997).:p. 79-89.

  3. Decay of wood and wood-based products above ground in buildings

    This paper is an overview of what we know about occurrence of wood decay above ground within buildings. It presents information concerning under what conditions decay may become established. In laboratory tests involving optimum moisture and temperature conditions for decay fungi, and direct contact with large quantities of specific well-developed decay...

    Author(s):
    Charles G. Carll; Terry L. Highley
    Year:
    1999
    Keywords:
    Basidiomycetes, Decay fungi, Moisture, Temperature., Buildings, Construction technology, Wood decay
    Source:
    Journal of testing and evaluation. Vol. 27, no. 2 (Mar. 1999).:p. 150-158.

  4. Hurricane Andrew Damage in Relation to Wood Decay Fungi and Insects in Bottomland Hardwoods of the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana

    Hurricane Andrew caused damage to more than 780 sq.km of bottomland hardwood and cypress-tupelo forests in the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana in August 1992. Trees in bottomland hardwood sites were examined, in early May 1994, for signs and symptoms of wood decay fungi, and for insect damage, ostensibly present before the hurricane, which may have predisposed trees to...

    Author(s):
    Theodor D. Leininger; A. Dan Wilson; Donald G. Lester
    Year:
    1997
    Keywords:
    Forest pest survey, crown damage rating, wind damage.
    Source:
    Journal of Coastal Research, 13(4),1290-1293. Fort Lauderdale (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208.

  5. The use of gas-sensor arrays in the detection of bole and root decays in living trees: development of a new non-invasive method of sampling and analysis

    Wood rot is a serious fungal disease of trees. Wood decay fungi penetrate and gain entry into trees through pruning cuts or open wounds using extracellular digestive enzymes to attack all components of the cell wall, leading to the destruction of sapwood which compromises wood strength and stability. On living trees, it is often difficult to diagnose wood rot disease,...

    Author(s):
    Manuela Baietto; Sofia Aquaro; Dan Wilson; Letizia Pozzi; Danieli Bassi
    Year:
    2015
    Keywords:
    Electronic nose, Decay detection, Urban forestry, VOCs, Tree
    Source:
    Sensors & Transducers

  6. Hexadecyl ammonium chloride amylose inclusion complex to emulsify cedarwood oil and treat wood against termites and wood-decay fungi

    Cedarwood oil (CWO) has a wide range of bioactivities, including insect repellency and toxicity, as well as conferring resistance against termites and wood-decay fungi. In previous work examining pressure treatment of wood, ethanol was used as the diluent/carrier for CWO. However, it is preferable to use a water-based carrier for environmental, safety and cost...

    Author(s):
    F.J. Eller; W.T. Hay; G.T. Kirker; M.E. Mankowski; G.W. Sellling
    Year:
    2018
    Keywords:
    Juniperus virginiana, amylose inclusion complex, wood preservation, subterranean termite, wood-decay fungi, water resistance
    Source:
    International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 129: 95-101.

  7. Bioremediation of treated wood with fungi

    The authors have developed technologies for fungal bioremediation of waste wood treated with oilborne or metal-based preservatives. The technologies are based on specially formulated inoculum of wood-decay fungi, obtained through strain selection to obtain preservative-tolerant fungi. This waste management approach provides a product with reduced wood volume and the...

    Author(s):
    Barbara L. Illman; Vina W. Yang
    Year:
    2006
    Keywords:
    Fungal remediation, bioremediation, wood-decaying fungi, wood preservatives, wood waste, biodegradation, preservatives, chromated copper arsentate, CCA, treated wood, review article
    Source:
    Environmental impacts of treated wood. Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006: Pages 413-426.

  8. Detecting decay fungi with antibody-based tests and immunoassays

    Early detection of wood decay can prolong the service life of wood. Antibodies are the ideal probe for detecting fungi that cause biodeterioration because they are highly specific and can quantitatively determine the fungal antigen concentration from highly complex structures, such as wood. Polyclonal antibodies recognize multiple chemical sites of the targeted...

    Author(s):
    Carol A. Clausen
    Year:
    2003
    Keywords:
    Decay fungi, detection, antibody tests, immunoassays
    Source:
    Wood deterioration and preservation : advances in our changing world. Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, c2003. ACS symposium series ; 845: Pages 325-336.

  9. Resistance of 22 southern hardwoods to wood-decay fungi and subterranean termites

    Of 22 hardwood species growing on southern pine sites, blackjack, white, and post oaks proved most resistant to attack by the brown-rot fungus, Lenzites trabea. The amount of decay ranged from 8 percent for blackjack and white oak to 67 percent for red maple. Winged elm, yellow-poplar, and post, black, white, and southern red oaks were the most...

    Author(s):
    F.Y. Carter; T.L. Amburgey; F.G. Manwiller
    Year:
    1976
    Keywords:
    Source:
    Wood Science 8(4):223-226

  10. Online resources for the identification of North American wood decay fungi

    The ability to identify wood decay fungi is an important skill for an arborist. Knowing which fungus is colonizing a tree can be used to better assess the type, amount, and position of decay in the tree, and its subsequent effects on wood strength. Distinguishing species of fungi that colonize sapwood, heartwood, or roots can provide information to improve the quality...

    Author(s):
    Jessie A. Glaeser
    Year:
    2012
    Keywords:
    Source:
    Arborist News. December: 55-56.

  11. Decay fungi of riparian trees in the Southwestern U.S.

    Most of the tree species that characterize riparian woodlands are early or facultative seral species including Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii), Arizona alder (Alnus oblongifolia), Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii), Modesto ash (Fraxinus velutina), boxelder (Acer negundo

    Author(s):
    Jessie A. Glaeser; Kevin T. Smith
    Year:
    2013
    Keywords:
    Source:
    Western Arborist. (Fall): 40-51.

  12. Whither compartmentalization of decay in trees? A commentary on: 'Using the CODIT model to explain secondary metabolites of xylem in defence systems of temperate trees against decay fungi'

    The detailed review 'Using the CODIT model to explain secondary metabolites of xylem in defence systems of temperate trees against decay fungi' (Morris et al., 2020) breaks new ground in understanding the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (SMs) that resist (1) the loss of sapwood function after wounding and (2) the spread of fungal infection. The review...

    Author(s):
    Kevin T. Smith
    Year:
    2020
    Keywords:
    Source:
    Annals of Botany

  13. Inhibitory effect of essential oils on decay fungi and mold growth on wood

    Structural damage and potential health risks caused by wood decay and mold fungi in residential structures have been a major concern for homeowners, building contractors and insurance companies alike. The combined damage from decay fungi and mold claims exceeds several billion US dollars annually. Protection against decay and mold growth on wood is a critical economic...

    Author(s):
    Vina W. Yang; Carol A. Clausen
    Year:
    2007
    Keywords:
    Penicillium chrysogenum, thyme, pelargoniums, tea tree oil, lemongrass oil, dill, rosemary, Aspergillus niger, wood-decaying fungi, molds, essences, essential oils, biodegradation, fungicides, plant extracts, antifungal agents, Aureobasidium pullulans, Trametes versicolor, resistance to decay, Gloephylleum trabeum, Postia placenta, Trichoderma mold, Trichoderma viride, decay fungi, ajowan oil, southern pine
    Source:
    Proceedings, one hundred third annual meeting of the American Wood Protection Association ... St. Louis, Missouri, May 6-8, 2007 : volume 103. Birmingham, Ala. : American Wood Protection Association, c2007: pages 62-70

  14. Incidence of decay fungi in stumps of two thinned western larch stands in northeastern Oregon.

    Incidence of decay fungi was measured in stumps from two thinned western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.) stands (9 and 15 years after thinning), one precommercially thinned and one commercially thinned, in northeastern Oregon. Ten species of decay fungi were positively identified from 180 stumps. Two root pathogenic species, ...

    Author(s):
    Gregory M. Filip; Catherine A. Parks; Kenneth W. Seidel; Frances F. Lombard
    Year:
    1987
    Keywords:
    Decay fungi, thinning, western larch, Oregon
    Source:
    Res. Note PNW-RN-468. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 6 p

  15. Production of polygalacturonase and increase of longitudinal gas permeability in southern pine by brown-rot and white-rot fungi

    Hydrolysis of bordered and pinoid pits may be a key event during colonization of wood by decay fungi. Although pits are numerous, studies of pectin-hydrolyzing enzymes in wood decay fungi are scarce, probably because of the relatively low content (less than 4 %) of pectin in wood and because of the primary focus on understanding the degradation of lignified components...

    Author(s):
    Frederick Green; Carol A. Clausen
    Year:
    1999
    Keywords:
    Pinus, Polygalacturonase, Wood destroying fungi, Decay fungi, Permeability., Pits, Hydrolysis, Oxalic acid, Pectins, Enzymes
    Source:
    Holzforschung. Vol. 53, no. 6 (1999).:p. 563-568 : ill.

  16. Wood decay fungi of subalpine conifer forests

    One of the fundamental skills needed for hazard tree assessment is the evaluation of decay. This may be a difficult task as we usually only use external symptoms (wounds, basal swellings, decayed branch stubs), signs (mushrooms, fungal crusts or brackets) or mechanical/indirect sampling methods (drilling, electrical or sonic resistance) to estimate the amount of sound...

    Author(s):
    Jessie A. Glaeser; Kevin T. Smith
    Year:
    2016
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In: Proceedings, 8th Western Hazard Tree Workshop; 2016 October 17-20; Bend, OR. [Place of publication unknown]: Western International Forest Disease Working Committee: 21-47.

  17. Common wood decay fungi found in the Caribbean Basin

    There are hundreds of wood-decay fungi in the Caribbean Basin, but relatively few of these are likely to grow on manmade structures built of wood or wood-composites. The wood-decay fungi of greatest concern are those that cause brown-rot, and especially brown-rot fungi that are resistant to copper-based wood preservatives. Some fungi that grow in the Caribbean and...

    Author(s):
    D. Jean Lodge
    Year:
    2016
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In: McCown, Colin, ed. Proceedings of the 112th annual meeting of the American Wood Protection Association; 2016 May 1-3; San Juan, PR. Birmingham, AL: American Wood Protection Association. 112: 22-25.

  18. Evolution of substrate-specific gene expression and RNA editing in brown rot wood-decaying fungi

    Fungi that decay wood have characteristic associations with certain tree species, but the mechanistic bases for these associations are poorly understood. We studied substrate-specific gene expression and RNA editing in six species of wood-decaying fungi from the ‘Antrodia clade’ (Polyporales, Agaricomycetes) on three different wood substrates (pine, spruce, and aspen)...

    Author(s):
    Baojun Wu; Jill Gaskell; Jiwei Zhang; Christina Toapanta; Steven Ahrendt; Igor V Grigoriev; Robert A. Blanchette; Jonathan S. Schilling; Emma Master; Daniel Cullen; David S. Hibbett
    Year:
    2019
    Keywords:
    Brown rot, wood decay, substrate-specificity, RNA editing
    Source:
    The ISME Journal. 13(6): 1391-1403.

  19. Bioprocessing preservative-treated waste wood

    Disposal of preservative-treated waste wood is a growing problem worldwide. Bioprocessing the treated wood offers one approach to waste management under certain conditions. One goal is to use wood decay fungi to reduce the volume of waste with an easily managed system in a cost-effective manner. Wood decay fungi were obtained from culture collections in the Mycology...

    Author(s):
    Barbara L. Illman; Vina W. Yang; Les Ferge
    Year:
    2000
    Keywords:
    Wood destroying fungi, Decay fungi, Waste wood, Wood preservatives, Waste management, Creosote, Copper chrome arsenates, Bioassays, Biodegradation, Bioprocessing, Antrodia radiculosa, Meruliporia incrassata, Neolentinus lepideus, Pentachlorophenol.
    Source:
    [The International Research Group on Wood Preservation. Section 5, Environmental Aspects : 31st annual meeting, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 14-19 May 2000. Stockholm, Sweden : IRG Secretariat, 2000].:11 p. : map.

  20. Inhibition of decay fungi using cotton cellulose hydrolysis as a model for wood decay

    Environmental pressures to replace chromium and arsenic in fixed waterborne preservatives have been increasing. Potential inhibitors of brown-, white- and soft-rot fungi need to be evaluated as alternative preservatives by screening and testing in, in vitro model systems. This paper reports the inhibition of cellulose depolymerization and weight loss of selected decay...

    Author(s):
    Frederick Green
    Year:
    2000
    Keywords:
    Decay fungi, Wood destroying fungi, Cotton, Cellulose, Hydrolysis, Inhibition, Antioxidants
    Source:
    International biodeterioration & biodegradation. Vol. 46 (2000).:p. 77-82.

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