biostudies-literatureUnknown11Ontiveros-Moreno Y<h4>Introduction</h4>Wood is a natural resource used for construction and the manufacture of many products. This material is exposed to damage due to biotic and abiotic factors. An important biotic factor is wood-degrading fungi that generate large economic losses. The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of xylophagous fungi (<i>Coniophora puteana</i> and <i>Trametes versicolor</i>) on the natural durability of six timber species in southern Durango, Mexico, and to establish differences between fungal effects on each tree species.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Samples of <i>Pinus durangensis, P. cooperi, P. strobiformis, Juniperus deppeana, Quercus sideroxyla</i>, and <i>Alnus acuminata</i> were exposed to fungi for 4 months under laboratory conditions according to EuropeaPeerJe14541https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10010173biostudies-literatureNatural durability of timber species exposed to xylophagous fungi in southern Durango, Mexico.PMC10010173Ontiveros-Moreno YPrieto-Ruiz JAHernandez-Diaz JCCorral-Rivas JJColin-Urieta SCarrillo-Parra AfalseNatural durability of timber species exposed to xylophagous fungi in southern Durango, Mexico.<h4>Introduction</h4>Wood is a natural resource used for construction and the manufacture of many products. This material is exposed to damage due to biotic and abiotic factors. An important biotic factor is wood-degrading fungi that generate large economic losses. The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of xylophagous fungi (<i>Coniophora puteana</i> and <i>Trametes versicolor</i>) on the natural durability of six timber species in southern Durango, Mexico, and to establish differences between fungal effects on each tree species.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Samples of <i>Pinus durangensis, P. cooperi, P. strobiformis, Juniperus deppeana, Quercus sideroxyla</i>, and <i>Alnus acuminata</i> were exposed to fungi for 4 months under laboratory conditions according to Europea2023-01-01T00:00:00Z20232025-08-17T03:07:30.557Z2025-04-05T22:39:48.655ZS-EPMC100101733692350610.7717/peerj.14541