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white-rot fungi

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006807

A group of decay fungi that are able to degrade cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in wood. Compare with brown rot fungi.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006807
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymswhite rot fungi; white-rot fungus
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsodecay fungi; biodegradation; ligninolytic microorganisms
TranslationsSpanish: hongos de la pudrición blanca
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006807",
  "term": "white-rot fungi",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A group of decay fungi that are able to degrade cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in wood. Compare with brown rot fungi.",
  "synonyms": [
    "white rot fungi",
    "white-rot fungus"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "decay fungi",
    "biodegradation",
    "ligninolytic microorganisms"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hongos de la pudrición blanca"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/white-rot-fungi/"
}

Record 6,807 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.