ReviewApplied microbiology and biotechnology2025
Microbial decay of wooden structures: actors, activities and means of protection.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Fungal Communities Associated with Wooden Coffins in a Prehistoric Burial Cave.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Combined Microwave Pretreatment and MMA Impregnation for the Development of High-Performance Wood-Polymer Composites.Polymers · 2026Article
- Straw Mulching Differentially Shapes the Structure and Function of Below-Ground Bacterial Communities in Potato Depending on eDNA Source and Cultivar.Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Wood Decay and Identification of Fungi Found in the USSJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Investigating the Efficacy of Established Chemical Wood Modifications on Large-Diameter Pine: Durability Against Basidiomycetes.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multifunctional protective strategies for wooden cultural heritage: antimicrobial efficacy of polyacrylic resins, siloxane coupling agents, and silver nanoparticles.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Wood decay fungi and bacteria play a crucial role in natural ecosystems, contributing to the decomposition of lignocellulosic materials and nutrient cycling. However, their activity poses significant challenges in timber durability, impacting industries reliant on wood as a construction material. This review examines the diversity of microorganisms damaging timber used indoors and outdoors. Additionally, traditional and advanced methods for microbial identification are discussed, with a focus on DNA-based, culture-independent sequencing methods whose importance has increased massively in recent years. It also provides an overview of the various options for wood protection, starting from wood protection by design, to chemical wood preservation and wood modification methods. This should illustrate how important it is to combine an ecological understanding of the decay organisms, precise identification and innovative wood protection methods in order to achieve a long-term and thus resource-saving use of wood. KEY POINTS: • Fungi and bacteria play a crucial role in the decomposition of timber wood. • Traditional and advanced DNA-based methods for microbial identification are discussed. • An overview of the various options for wood protection is provided.
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