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Moreover, we propose universal measures of wood-decay fungi, i.e., penetration velocity, penetration work and penetration capacity, which may figure as measures for the efficiency of wood colonization. For example, our simulation shows that an increase of the hyphal growth rate (i.e. changing the incubation conditions) from 1 to 2\u00a0\u03bcm\u00b7d<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup> results in an increase of the mycelium\u2019s growth velocity from 0.8 to 1.75\u00a0\u03bcm\u00b7d<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup> and an increase of the penetration capacity from 0.5 to 0.6 10<jats:sup>-3<\/jats:sup>\u00b7mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00b7d<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup> using a pit degradation rate of 2\u00a0\u03bcm\u00b7d<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Information about the penetration velocity, penetration work and penetration capacity is of significance for both its biotechnological use and the study of the colonization strategy of wood-decay fungi in general.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/2194-3206-1-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,3,27]],"date-time":"2013-03-27T09:14:50Z","timestamp":1364375690000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Penetration capacity of the wood-decay fungus Physisporinus vitreus"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"1","author":[{"given":"Matthias J\u00f6rg","family":"Fuhr","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Schubert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chris","family":"St\u00fchrk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francis WMR","family":"Schwarze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hans J\u00fcrg","family":"Herrmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,3,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"5_CR1","first-page":"233","volume":"31","author":"SL Bardage","year":"1998","unstructured":"Bardage SL, Daniel G: The ability of fungi to penetrate micropores: implications for wood surface coatings. 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