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Timber Decay caused by Bacteria

Nature volume 206, page 319 (1965)Cite this article

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IN an inspection of a ninety-year-old building in Copenhagen some of the foundation piles were found to be soft from the surface inwards to a depth of 20–30 mm.

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  1. Mycological Laboratory, Technological Institute, 2 Hagemannsgade, Copenhagen

    L. HARMSEN

  2. Technical University of Copenhagen, 83 Sølvgade, Copenhagen

    T. VINCENTS NISSEN

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HARMSEN, L., NISSEN, T. Timber Decay caused by Bacteria. Nature 206, 319 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206319a0

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