Dry rot fungus - Kanpukin

Japanese: 乾腐菌 - かんぷきん
Dry rot fungus - Kanpukin

...The fungus absorbs water from the mycelium that forms in the soil under the foundation of the house, so the mycelium can grow even if the floorboards and pillars are dry. For this reason, it is also called dry rot fungi in Europe. Damage caused by this fungus is rapid, and there are many cases where floorboards have rotted and broken within six months of construction.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "dry rot fungi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…家屋の土台下の土壌中に形成した菌糸束から水を吸収するため,床板や柱は乾燥していても菌糸は生育しうる。このためヨーロッパでは乾腐菌dry rot fungiとも称する。本菌による被害は速やかで新築6ヵ月後には床板が腐朽,破損した例も多い。…

※「乾腐菌」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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