Phylogenetic composition and properties of bacteria coexisting with the fungus Hypholoma fasciculare in decaying wood

Abstract

We investigated the numbers, community composition and functional traits of bacteria present in natural wood samples under advanced decay by the white-rot basidiomycete Hypholoma fasciculare. The wood samples contained high numbers of cultivable bacteria (0.2-8 × 109 colony forming units [CFU] g-1 dry wood).

Most cultivable bacteria belonged to Proteobacteria and Acidobacteria (75 percent and 23 percent)

Keywords

• wood-inhabiting bacteria
• phylogeny
• white-rot