Oxalic acid secretion and extracellular oxalate regulation by brown rot wood decay fungi

• Published in: Phytopathology Vol. 96; no. 6; p. S182
• Main Authors: Schilling, J S, Jellison, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2006

Brown rot fungi depolymerize wood non-enzymatically by combining iron (II) and hydrogen peroxide to produce hydroxyl radicals. We are studying the role of fungal oxalic acid secretion in lowering pH and mobilizing iron because it is unknown if these functions are mechanistic or incidental. We tested...