MICROMORPHOLOGY OF BACTERIAL ATTACK OF WOOD

This paper describes fully the various patterns of bacterial attack to be observed in wood. It is based on many observations made with bacterially infected wood, both in pure laboratory cultures and in naturally attacked wood from diverse environments. Patterns of attack are described for tracheids, fibres, vessles and rays and three types of pit border decay are figured, together with attack of the pit margo and torus. A brief section also deals with the macroscopic appearances of wood subject to bacterial attack. © 1969 Springer-Verlag.