Molecular methods for the characterization and identification of the dry rot fungus Serpula lacrymans

Novel methods developed for characterization and identification of wood-inh abiting fungi target molecules of the organisms such as proteins and nuclei c acids and use mycelial interaction, mating, antibodies, electrophoretic p rotein patterns, oligonucleotide primers and DNA sequencing. The article re views the respective work on the dry rot fungus Serpula lacrymans in the Ha mburg institute and also covers the international literature.