Natural durability of timber species exposed to xylophagous fungi in southern Durango, Mexico [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Introduction Wood is a natural resource used for construction and the manufacture of many products. This material is exposed to damage due to biotic and abiotic factors.
Yolanda Ontiveros-Moreno +5 more
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The mitogenomes of two saprophytic Boletales species (Coniophora) reveals intron dynamics and accumulation of plasmid-derived and non-conserved genes [PDF]
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2021 The order Boletales is a group of fungi with complex life styles, which include saprophytic and ectomycorrhizal mushroom-forming fungi. In the present study, the complete mitogenomes of two saprophytic Boletales species, Coniophora olivacea, and C ...
Peng Wu +9 more
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Identification of sesquiterpene synthases from the Basidiomycota Coniophora puteana for the efficient and highly selective β-copaene and cubebol production in E. coli [PDF]
Microbial Cell Factories, 2018 Background Terpenes are an important and extremely versatile class of secondary metabolites that are commercially used in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics sectors.
Wolfgang Mischko +4 more
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Analysis of spatio-temporal fungal growth dynamics under different environmental conditions [PDF]
IMA Fungus, 2019 Traditionally, fungal growth dynamics were assessed manually, limiting the research to a few environmental conditions and/or fungal species. Fortunately, more automated ways of measurement are gaining momentum due to the availability of cheap imaging and
Liselotte De Ligne +5 more
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Valorization of Moroccan olive stones by using it in particleboard panels [PDF]
Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2012 The main objective of this work was to find new applications to valorize olive stones (endocarp and seed). In order to improve knowledge on olive stones, the phenolic compounds concentration of three varieties of Moroccan olive trees: Moroccan Picholine,
M Elbir +9 more
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Bio-Durability and Engineering Characteristics of Heat-Treated Poplar Wood
Drvna Industrija, 2023 The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of brown rot fungus Coniophora puteana activity on physical and mechanical properties as well as biological resistance of heat-treated poplar wood.
Seyedeh Masoomeh Zamani +2 more
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Oxalate Crystallization under the Action of Brown Rot Fungi
Crystals, 2023 Brown rot fungi belong to the wood-rotting fungi, which produce oxalic acid and actively decompose wood. We first found oxalates formed under the action of brown rot fungi in natural conditions on stone (Rogoselga adit, Karelia, Russia), proposed a model
Dmitry Yu. Vlasov +4 more
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Beech wood treated with polyglycerol succinate: a new effective method for its protection and stabilization [PDF]
, 2020 This paper deals with an original and non-biocidal chemical treatment consisting of a vacuum/pressure impregnation step of beech wood with a water-borne mixture made from heat-activated condensation of succinic anhydride (SA) and glycerol (G).
Fredon, Emmanuel +4 more
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Decay resistance variability of European wood species thermally modified by industrial process [PDF]
, 2015 Thermal modification is now considered as a new ecofriendly industrial wood modification process improving mainly the material decay resistance and its dimensional stability.
Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo +27 more
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ACCELERATED LABORATORY TEST OF RUBBERWOOD ORIENTED STRANDBOARD EXPOSED TO WOOD DECAY FUNGI
Ciência Florestal, 2009 This work aimed to evaluate the natural durability of oriented strandboards (OSB) manufactured with strands of Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg. bonded with 5% and 8% of urea-formaldehyde (UF) and phenol-formadehyde (FF) resins, exposed to xilophagous fungi ...
Esmeralda Yoshico Arakaki Okino +5 more
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