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The fungus grows on wood from coniferous trees, [1] such as pine wood, under damp conditions, with a wood moisture content of 40 to 50 percent. [3] In humid atmospheres, the white cotton-like mycelium can grow on wood surfaces and cross inert materials.
White mold affects a wide range of hosts and causes sclerotinia stem rot. It is known to infect 408 plant species. As a nonspecific plant pathogen, [2] diverse host range and ability to infect plants at any stage of growth makes white mold a serious disease. The fungus can survive on infected tissues, in the soil, and on living plants.
The white and fairly thick stipe [7] measures 6–40 cm (2–16 in) high by 1–2.5 cm (1 ⁄ 2 –1 in) in diameter and has a loose ring near the bottom. [6] [7] Microscopically, the mushroom lacks pleurocystidia. The spore print is black-brown and the spores measure 10–13 by 6.5–8 μm. The flesh is white and the taste mild. [8]
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Wood decay fungus growing on rotting wood. Soft-rot fungi secrete cellulase from their hyphae, an enzyme that breaks down cellulose in wood. [4] This leads to the formation of microscopic cavities inside the wood and, sometimes, to a discoloration and cracking-pattern, similar to brown rot.
Daedaleopsis confragosa is a lignicolous fungus that produces a decay of sapwood. It causes white rot, a type of wood decay in which lignin is degraded and cellulose remains as a light-colored residue. The fruit bodies grow singly or in groups, [12] sometimes in tiers, [17] in the wounds of living trees.
Mold allergies are present in a minority of the population that is genetically predisposed to mold, and usually this allergy is not life threatening. Black molds, or so called toxic molds, can ...