The invention is related to a novel microorganism Lasiodiplodia theobromae CHY-1 which is deposited at Food Industry Research and Development Institute with an accession number BCRC 930153. The novel microorganism is able to form agarwood on certain trees. Therefore, according to the present invention, a method for producing agarwood or producing a special smell of wood comprises: providing Lasiodiplodia theobromae CHY-1 with accession number BCRC 930153 as inoculums inoculating the said inoculums on Thymelaeaceae Family Aquilaria Genus trees forming agarwoods from the above inoculated trees and obtaining agarwoods from the above inoculated trees. According to the present invention, people could obtain agarwoods efficiently and economicly.本發明係相關於一種寄存於財團法人食品工業發展研究所寄存編號BCRC 930153之Lasiodiplodia theobromae CHY-1微生物。該微生物可於特定樹種上產生沉香或結香物質。因此,本發明另相關於一種利用前述微生物在樹幹上產生樹脂結晶或具有特殊香味之樹木的方法,包含:提供含有寄存編號BCRC 930153之Lasiodiplodia theobromae CHY-1微生物之接種原;將前述接種原接種於包含瑞香科(Thymelaeaceae)沉香屬(Aquilaria)樹種上;經一段時間培養後,取前述經接種之樹種的罹病組織或樹脂分泌物;及獲得結香物質或沉香木組織。藉由本發明所提供之微生物及方法,可有效且經濟的生產沉香與結香物質,而具有高度經濟效益。
