Isolation of wood-inhabiting fungi from Canadian hardwood logs

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Yang, Dian Qing ^a  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decay fungi; Fungal isolation; Log storage; Molds; Wood staining fungi

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HARVESTING; STORAGE (MATERIALS); WOOD PRODUCTS;

BARK SAPROPHYTE; FUNGAL CULTURES; HARDWOOD LOGS; WOOD-STAINING FUNGI;

HARDWOODS;

DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; HOST SPECIFICITY; WOOD;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CANADA; DECAY FUNGUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HARDWOOD LOG; MOULD; MUCOR; NECTRIA CINNABARINA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STORAGE; SUMMER; TAXONOMY; TRICHODERMA; WINTER; WOOD; WOOD STAINING FUNGUS;

ACER; BETULA; CANADA; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGI; INDUSTRY; SEASONS; TREES; WOOD;

ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FUNGI; HARDWOODS; LOGS; SPRINKLING; STORAGE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACER SACCHARUM; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BETULA PENDULA; FUNGI; MUCOR; NECTRIA CINNABARINA; OPHIOSTOMA PICEAE; OPHIOSTOMA PILIFERUM; RHIZOPUS; TRICHODERMA; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 19044371725     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-104     Document Type: Article

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