Characterizing Fungal Decay of Beech Wood: Potential for Biotechnological Applications

Ehsan Bari; Katie Ohno; Nural Yilgor; Adya P Singh; Jeffrey Morrell; Antonio Pizzi; Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary; Javier Ribera

doi:10.3390/microorganisms9020247

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Characterizing Fungal Decay of Beech Wood: Potential for Biotechnological Applications

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Characterizing Fungal Decay of Beech Wood: Potential for Biotechnological Applications

Ehsan Bari, Katie Ohno, Nural Yilgor, Adya P Singh, Jeffrey Morrell, Antonio Pizzi, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary and Javier Ribera

Microorganisms, Vol.9(2), pp.1-13

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020247

PMCID: PMC7910982

PMID: 33530410

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Abstract

white-rot

brown-rot

soft-rot

biological treatment

lignin degradation

beech

The biotechnological potential of nine decay fungi collected from stored beech logs at a pulp and paper factory yard in Northern Iran was investigated. Beech blocks exposed to the fungi in a laboratory decay test were used to study changes in cell wall chemistry using both wet chemistry and spectroscopic methods. Pleurotus ostreatus, P. pulmonarius, and Lentinus sajor-caju caused greater lignin breakdown compared to other white-rot fungi, which led to a 28% reduction in refining energy. Trametesversicolor caused the greatest glucan loss, while P. ostreatus and L. sajor-caju were associated with the lowest losses of this sugar. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses indicated that white-rot fungi caused greater lignin degradation in the cell walls via the oxidation aromatic rings, confirming the chemical analysis. The rate of cellulose and lignin degradation by the T.versicolor and Pleurotus species was high compared to the other decay fungi analyzed in this study. Based on the above information, we propose that, among the fungi tested, P. ostreatus (27.42% lignin loss and 1.58% cellulose loss) and L. sajor-caju (29.92% lignin loss and 5.95% cellulose loss) have the greatest potential for biopulping.

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Title: Characterizing Fungal Decay of Beech Wood: Potential for Biotechnological Applications
Authors: Ehsan Bari (Author) - Technical and Vocational University
Katie Ohno (Author) - United States Department of Agriculture
Nural Yilgor (Author) - Istanbul University
Adya P Singh (Author) - Scion
Jeffrey Morrell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
Antonio Pizzi (Author) - Université de Lorraine
Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary (Author) - Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University
Javier Ribera (Author) - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Publication details: Microorganisms, Vol.9(2), pp.1-13
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020247
ISSN: 2076-2607
PMID: 33530410; PMC7910982
Copyright note: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99507908702621
Output Type: Journal article

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