Nilsson, Thomas
- Institutionen för skogens produkter, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Experiments in which solid pine wood and kapok fibres were incubated with mixed bacterial consortia containing erosion or tunnelling bacteria demonstrated that evidence of bacterial attack could be seen much earlier in the kapok fibres. Kapok fibres are lignified and therefore show a chemical resemblance to wood fibres. Preparation of wood sections for microscopy is rather time-consuming, whereas kapok fibres can be observed easily without sectioning. We have explored in this paper the possibility of using kapok fibres for enrichment or purification of wood-degrading bacteria. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
culturing; decay; erosion bacteria; kapok fibres; microscopy; tunnelling bacteria; wood degradation
International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
2008, volym: 61, nummer: 1, sidor: 11-16
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Trävetenskap
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/77992