Effects of Incubation Time and Temperature on In Vitro Selective Delignification of Silver Leaf Oak by Ganoderma colossum.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
J E AdaskavegM R Dunlap

Abstract

The effects of incubation time and temperature on the ability of isolates of the chlamydosporic and thermophilic fungus Ganoderma colossum (Fr.) C. F. Baker to cause selective delignification of Quercus hypoleucoides A. Camus were evaluated by standard in vitro agar block tests. Chemical and scanning electron microscopy studies of decayed wood were used to determine the extent of selective delignification or simultaneous decay caused by each fungal isolate. At 35 deg C, the percent weight loss increased from 6.1% after 4 weeks to a maximum of 32.5 to 33.0% after 16 and 20 weeks of incubation. The average percent Klason lignin-chlorite holocellulose ratios (PKL/CHC) decreased from 0.35 in the control wood block to 0.22 in wood blocks incubated for 12 weeks; this indicated selective delignification. The average PKL/CHC increased for the 16- and 20-week incubation periods, indicating greater removal of polysaccharides during longer incubation periods. In temperature studies, the percent weight loss after 12 weeks was 26 to 27% between 30 and 40 deg C and less than 16% for the 25 and 45 deg C treatments. The average PKL/CHC ranged from 0.18 to 0.16 between 35 and 40 deg C, whereas they were 0.23 and 0.31 for the 25 and 45 deg C tre...Continue Reading

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