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Transition state metals, such as manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe), have been reported to be involved in fungal degradation of wood (Ellis, 1959; Shortle and Shigo, 1973; Blanchette, 1984; Glenn et al., 1986). Manganese is also involved in the enzymatic degradation of lignin model compounds by the white-rot fungus Phanaerochaete chrysosporium Burds. (Tien and Kirk, 1984; Glenn et al., 1986). Iron is believed to be involved in the oxidative degradation of cellulose by brown-rot fungi (Cowling and Brown, 1969; Koenigs, 1974; Schmidt et al., 1981).
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Illman, B.L., Meinholtz, D.C., Highley, T.L. (1989). Manganese as a Probe of Fungal Degradation of Wood. In: O’Rear, C.E., Llewellyn, G.C. (eds) Biodeterioration Research 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5670-7_41
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