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Taming the Production of Bioluminescent Wood Using the White Rot Fungus Desarmillaria Tabescens.
Schwarze, Francis W M R; Carvalho, Tiago; Reina, Giacomo; Greca, Luiz Garcia; Buenter, Urs; Gholam, Zennat; Krupnik, Leonard; Neels, Antonia; Boesel, Luciano; Morris, Hugh; Heeb, Markus; Huch, Anja; Nyström, Gustav; Giovannini, Giorgia.
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  • Schwarze FWMR; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Carvalho T; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Reina G; Laboratory for Particles-Biology Interactions, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Greca LG; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Buenter U; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Gholam Z; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Krupnik L; Center for X-ray Analytics, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Neels A; Center for X-ray Analytics, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Boesel L; Giorgia Giovannini, Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Morris H; Integrated Land Management Department, SRUC, Barony, Parkgate, Dumfries, DG1 3NE, UK.
  • Heeb M; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Huch A; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Nyström G; Laboratory for Cellulose and Wood Materials, Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
  • Giovannini G; Giorgia Giovannini, Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen, 9014, Switzerland.
Adv Sci (Weinh) ; : e2403215, 2024 Sep 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39263934
ABSTRACT
Although bioluminescence is documented both anecdotally and experimentally, the parameters involved in the production of fungal bioluminescence during wood colonization have not been identified to date. Here, for the first time, this work develops a methodology to produce a hybrid living material by manipulating wood colonization through merging the living fungus Desarmillaria tabescens with nonliving balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) wood to achieve and control the autonomous emission of bioluminescence. The hybrid material with the highest bioluminescence is produced by soaking the wood blocks before co-cultivating them with the fungus for 3 months. Regardless of the incubation period, the strongest bioluminescence is evident from balsa wood blocks with a moisture content of 700-1200%, highlighting the fundamental role of moisture content for bioluminescence production. Further characterization reveals that D. tabescens preferentially degraded hemicelluloses and lignin in balsa wood. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy reveals a decrease in lignin, while X-ray diffraction analysis confirms that the cellulose crystalline structure is not altered during the colonization process. This information will enable the design of ad-hoc synthetic materials that use fungi as tools to maximize bioluminescence production, paving the way for an innovative hybrid material that could find application in the sustainable production of light.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Adv Sci (Weinh) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suiza Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Adv Sci (Weinh) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suiza Pais de publicación: Alemania