Cellulose is the main polymeric component of the plant cell wall, the most abundant
polysaccharide on Earth, and an important renewable resource. Basidiomycetous fungi …

This work reviews the brown-rot fungal biochemical mechanism involved in the
biodegradation of lignified plant cell walls. This mechanism has been acquired as an …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are thought to have a key role in mobilizing organic nitrogen that is
trapped in soil organic matter (SOM). However, the extent to which ectomycorrhizal fungi …

The biological decomposition of lignocellulosic materials, in particular woody biomass by
wood-rotting Basidiomycetes, plays an essential role in carbon circle. Brown-rot fungi are …

Wood decay mechanisms in Agaricomycotina have been traditionally separated in two
categories termed white and brown rot. Recently the accuracy of such a dichotomy has been …

This review considers three aspects of the weathering of wood–natural weathering,
accelerated weathering, and simulated weathering. Natural weathering begins when …

Soils in boreal forests contain large stocks of carbon. Plants are the main source of this
carbon through tissue residues and root exudates. A major part of the exudates are …

Abstract Background The genome of Schizophyllum commune encodes a diverse repertoire
of degradative enzymes for plant cell wall breakdown. Recent comparative genomics study …

Chemically or physically modified wood materials have enhanced resistance to wood decay
fungi. In contrast to treatments with traditional wood preservatives, where the resistance is …

Boreal trees rely on their ectomycorrhizal fungal symbionts to acquire growth‐limiting
nutrients, such as nitrogen (N), which mainly occurs as proteins complexed in soil organic …