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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic by pishpash on Monday December 20, 2021 @01:43PM (#29628353)
"These organisms use the contents of the wood storage cells as food and thus do not affect the strength of wood seriously; they primarily discolor the wood or alter its permeability."

Discoloration only? But then what is rot?

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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic by bcbrown on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:23PM (#29630467)
The linked text is titled "Biological Decomposition of Solid Wood". It's pretty fascinating, and also covers destructive decomposition mechanisms.
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