Fungal Degradation of Plant Material

Especially in trees and construction wood, fungal degradation poses a serious safety risk due to collapse. Often invisible from the outside, mechanical strength 

To elucidate the chemical basis of host resistance against Dutch elm disease, FT-IR microspectroscopy (single-point measurements) was performed [195]. Spectra of resistant elm seedlings showed increased formation of lignin and suberin after inoculation with the pathogenic fungus Opiostoma novo-ulmi. 

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