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The effects of exposing specimens of Oriental beech [ Fagus sylvatica  subsp.  orientalis  (Lipsky) Greuter and Burdet] to the white-rot fungi  Pleurotus ostreatus  (Jacq.: Fr.) Kummer and  Trametes versicolor  (L.: Fr.) Pilát strain 325 have been studied concerning the mechanical properties and chemical composition in terms of carbohydrates, cellulose, and lignin. Biological decay tests were carried out in accordance with the EN 113 standard specifications for 30 and 120 days.  P. ostreatus  had nearly the same deteriorating effects on the mechanical properties and chemical composition as that caused by  T. versicolor . High and significant correlations were found between some mechanical properties with chemical components; for instance, the correlation coefficient (R 2 ) between impact bending and carbohydrate content was about 0.96. The changes of components influence the various mechanical properties to a different degree. Incipient fungal decay caused severe changes for impact bending and carbohydrate loss. Several other properties declined at 120-day exposure time, such as the hardness, compression strength parallel to grain, and cellulose and lignin losses.

Mechanical properties and chemical composition of beech wood exposed for 30 and 120 days to white-rot fungi