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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. microbiology
  3. microorganisms
  4. fungi
  5. stain fungi
  6. blue-stain fungi
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. microorganisms
  4. fungi
  5. stain fungi
  6. blue-stain fungi

Preferred term

blue-stain fungi

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Blue stain fungi infect the sapwood of trees and cause a bluish/grayish discoloration of the lumber products, but do not cause wood decay or reduce the strength of the wood.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • blue stain fungi
  • bluestain fungi
  • blue-stain fungus

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18240

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