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Absence of bacteria from the heartwood of eucalypt species
Author(s) -
Wilkes J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1983.tb00121.x
Subject(s) - bacteria , botany , eucalyptus , biology , chemistry , genetics
Bacteria were not detected in clear or decaying heartwood from four eucalypt species. This may be associated with an observed intolerance of sapwood isolates to the highly acidic conditions and abundant extractives in the heartwoods.