Table 1 Hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme activities (mean ± SE, nmol h−1 g dry wood−1) on complete oak deadwood with and without (control) P. croceum

From: Plasticity of symbiotroph-saprotroph lifestyles of Piloderma croceum associated with Quercus robur L.

Enzyme

Degrading substrates

Control oak wood

Oak wood with P. croceum

Beta-glucosidase

Cellulose/hemicellulose

0.0 ± 0.0a

588.4 ± 54.7b

N-acetyl glucosaminidase

Chitin

1.4 ± 1.4a

717.2 ± 157.5b

Acid phosphatase

Organic phosphate

0.0 ± 0.0a

603.7 ± 95.1b

Laccase

Lignin

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

Peroxidase

Lignin

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

  1. Different letters indicated significant differences of enzyme activities between the oak deadwood with and without (control) P. croceum according to Mann–Whitney U-test at p < 0.05 (n = 5).
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