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Specific features of the growth and development of wood-decomposing basidiomycetes wide-spread in the right-bank Volga forest-steppe have been studied under natural conditions and in pure culture. The results show that the strains of parasitic species are characterized by low growth rates and an increased demand for easily accessible carbon sources, while the strains of saprotrophic species from different substrates grow well in culture. Additional sources of cellulose and lignin have a favorable effect on the growth of saprotrophic strains was found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]