Chemical changes in wood degraded by bacteria

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-32

  Gelbrich, Jana ^a   Mai, Carsten ^a   Militz, Holger ^a  

^a G A University   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial wood degradation; Chemical analysis; Element contents; FTIR; Lignin content

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WOOD;

BACTERIAL WOOD DEGRADATION; CHEMICAL CHANGES; ELEMENT CONTENTS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS; PILE; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER STORAGE; WOOD;

BACTERIA; LIGNIN CONTENT; WOOD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36849000289     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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