Fungal colonies grown in the media were checked under
the light microscope, and transferred onto Sabouraud Dextrose
Agar (SDA) to obtain axenic cultural growth. Next,
potato dextrose agar (PDA) was used for promoting the
sporulation and pigmentation of fungal isolates. Fungal
identification was performed based on the observation of colony morphology and microstructures, and by using the
species keys (de Hoog et al., 2000; Dugan, 2006).