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The potential of the systems developed to identify other decay fungi was tested by the study of organisms from maritime artifacts present in Dundee. The systems allowed positive identification of some isolates, whilst other isolates now require further analysis. A large range of decay fungi was found on these ships, whilst the predominant organism colonising the timbers of the Unicorn, was Coniophora marmorata. Consequently detection systems initially developed fro C. puteana were also required to detect C. marmorata.
Currently relatively unsophisticated but effective methods of detecting decay in maritime artifacts are utilised but only detect decay once substantial structural damage has occurred. The potential of immunological methods for the in situ detection of antigens of C. puteana, prior to the structural damage of the timber was therefore investigated. Polyclonal antisera produced against this organism, allowed the detection of the organism in laboratory decayed wood, but the antisera were highly cross-reactive towards other decay fungi. These antisera although of limited use for detection, provided useful information on the antigenicity and immunogenicity of various mycelial extracts of C. puteana. Consequently, monoclonal antibodies were produced against an exoantigen extract of C. puteana.
The monoclonal antibody probe developed reacted with other members of the Coniophora genus, allowing detection of C. marmorata in field samples from the Unicorn. However further cross-reactivity studeis indicated that this probe was not specific to the Coniophora genus. Consequently the use of this probe for the specific detection of C. marmorata in the field, is only possible when used in conjunction with SDS-PAGE and western blotting.
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The systems allowed positive identification of some isolates, whilst other isolates now require further analysis. A large range of decay fungi was found on these ships, whilst the predominant organism colonising the timbers of the <i>Unicorn, </i>was <i>Coniophora marmorata. </i>Consequently detection systems initially developed fro <i>C. puteana </i>were also required to detect <i>C. marmorata. </i><i><br/></i><i><br/></i>Currently relatively unsophisticated but effective methods of detecting decay in maritime artifacts are utilised but only detect decay once substantial structural damage has occurred. The potential of immunological methods for the <i>in situ </i> detection of antigens of <i>C. puteana, </i>prior to the structural damage of the timber was therefore investigated. Polyclonal antisera produced against this organism, allowed the detection of the organism in laboratory decayed wood, but the antisera were highly cross-reactive towards other decay fungi. These antisera although of limited use for detection, provided useful information on the antigenicity and immunogenicity of various mycelial extracts of <i>C. puteana. </i>Consequently, monoclonal antibodies were produced against an exoantigen extract of <i>C. puteana. </i><i><br/></i><i><br/></i>The monoclonal antibody probe developed reacted with other members of the <i>Coniophora </i>genus, allowing detection of<i> C. marmorata </i>in field samples from the <i>Unicorn</i>. However further cross-reactivity studeis indicated that this probe was not specific to the <i>Coniophora </i>genus. Consequently the use of this probe for the specific detection of <i>C. marmorata </i>in the field, is only possible when used in conjunction with SDS-PAGE and western blotting. <br/><br/><br/>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["McDowell, Helen"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"PhD","degree_level":"Doctoral Thesis","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Palfreyman, John"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1992,"date_issued":"1992-10","date_published":"1992-10","updated_at":"2026-07-24T00:50:23Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oai:rke.abertay.ac.uk:studenttheses/ffdc5998-2587-434c-9e3b-dc034adc2e51"],"render_values":[{"text":"oai:rke.abertay.ac.uk:studenttheses/ffdc5998-2587-434c-9e3b-dc034adc2e51","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/ffdc5998-2587-434c-9e3b-dc034adc2e51","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Palfreyman, John"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["McDowell, Helen"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["1992-10"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["1992-10"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Dundee Institute of Technology"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/ffdc5998-2587-434c-9e3b-dc034adc2e51"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Doctoral Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["PhD"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oai:rke.abertay.ac.uk:studenttheses/ffdc5998-2587-434c-9e3b-dc034adc2e51","https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/ffdc5998-2587-434c-9e3b-dc034adc2e51"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/files/15740204/McDowell_1992_Molecular_analysis_of_wet_rot_PhD.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Conventional identification of decay fungi is time consuming and requires a knowledge of taxonomy. 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