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One of nature’s most important biological processes is the degradation of lignocellulosic materials into carbon dioxide, water and humic substances. Different kinds of microorganisms are involved in the process of degrading woody materials, but it is mainly a task for fungi. Bacteria are considered to have only a limited capability of wood degradation. The strong wood-degrading effect that fungi have has to do, in part, with the organization of their hyphae which gives the organisms a capacity for penetration.
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Eriksson, KE. (1982). Degradation of cellulose. In: Mislin, H., Bachofen, R. (eds) New Trends in Research and Utilization of Solar Energy through Biological Systems. EXS 43: Experientia Supplementum, vol 43. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6305-6_18
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