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Wood Decay

Wood Decay is a biological degradation process in which fungal pathogens enzymatically break down structural polymers of woody plant tissues, leading to loss of mechanical strength and functional integrity in living trees or harvested wood.

8K

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361.4K

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17.7K

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3.1K

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2017–2026

1.4K

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The Paleozoic Origin of Enzymatic Lignin Decomposition Reconstructed from 31 Fungal Genomes

Dimitrios Floudas, Manfred Binder, Robert Riley et al. · Science · 2012 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Wood chemistry, fundamentals and applications

R. H. Marchessault · Carbohydrate Research · 1994 · 1.6K citations

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Lignin-Degrading Enzyme from the Hymenomycete <i>Phanerochaete chrysosporium</i> Burds

Ming Tien, T. Kent Kirk · Science · 1983 · 1.2K citations

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FTIR studies of the changes in wood chemistry following decay by brown-rot and white-rot fungi

Krishna K. Pandey, A. J. Pitman · International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation · 2003 · 1.2K citations

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Lignin-modifying enzymes from selected white-rot fungi: production and role from in lignin degradation

Annele Hatakka · FEMS Microbiology Reviews · 1994 · 1.1K citations

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Authors

17.7K

  1. RA
    Robert A. Blanchette

    University of Minnesota, United States

    90 publications · 8.9K citations

    45

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  2. JS
    Jan Stenlid

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    57 publications · 6K citations

    39

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  3. LB
    Lynne Boddy

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    51 publications · 3.6K citations

    31

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  4. HM
    Holger Militz

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    67 publications · 2.3K citations

    28

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  5. PB
    Petr Baldrián

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Czechia

    33 publications · 2.9K citations

    27

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Institutions

3.1K

  1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    68 h-index

    471 publications

    36.7K citations

  2. Forest Products Laboratory

    Madison, United States

    62 h-index

    495 publications

    43.7K citations

  3. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    52 h-index

    352 publications

    25K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    52 h-index

    291 publications

    25.1K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    45 h-index

    339 publications

    30.2K citations

  6. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    41 h-index

    298 publications

    15.8K citations

  7. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    40 h-index

    197 publications

    13.2K citations

  8. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    39 h-index

    196 publications

    8.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    260 publications · 13.5K citations

    66

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  2. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    241 publications · 12.4K citations

    61

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  3. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 111 publications · 9.5K citations

    59

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  4. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation

    266 publications · 12.9K citations

    58

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  5. Holzforschung

    416 publications · 14.8K citations

    57

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