Mechanism of brown-rot decay: Paradigm or paradox

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 113-124

  Green III, Frederick ^a   Highley, Terry L ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; DECAY (ORGANIC); FUNGUS ATTACK; WOOD PRESERVATION;

BROWN ROT DECAY; HOLOCELLULOSE;

WOOD;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; TREE;

EID: 0031103592     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(96)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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