Fig. 2

Cross sections of E. fordii wood and beech wood after 4-week exposure to white-rot fungi: a₁–a₂ E. fordii wood exposed to P. chrysosporium; b₁–b₂ E. fordii wood exposed to P. sordida; c₁–c₂ beech wood exposed to P. chrysosporium; d₁–d₂ beech wood exposed to P. sordida. Hyphal colonization in vessels lumina (v), axial parenchymas (p), and fibers (f) (arrows), especially vessels (arrow). Erosion and rupture in cell walls and defibrillation (arrowheads). a₁, c₁, and d₁: bar 100 µm; b₁: bar 50 µm; a₂, b₂, c₂, d₂: bar 20 µm