Metal accumulation without enhanced oxalate secretion in wood degraded by brown rot fungi.
Brown rot fungi were incubated in agar and agar-wood microcosms containing metallic or hydroxide forms of Al, Cu, and Fe. Metal dissolution was associated with elevated oxalate concentrations in agar, but metals translocated into wood did not affect oxalate accumulation, crystal production, or decay rate, demonstrating a substrate-dependent oxalate dynamic.
Schilling
Jonathan S
JS
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA. jonathan@maine.edu
Jellison
Jody
J
D000362:Agar; D029662:Betula / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003470:Culture Media; D017753:Ecosystem; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism*; D010070:Oxalates / Q000378:metabolism*; D028222:Picea / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D020072:Polyporales / Q000378:metabolism*; D014934:Wood
D003470:Culture Media; D008670:Metals; D010070:Oxalates; D000362:Agar