10 gm of the soil samples were diluted in 90ml of sterile distilled water. Ten-fold serial dilution was carried out,
0.1ml of 10-3 and 10-4 dilution were planted out in duplicate unto Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and Malt Extract-Yeast
Extract Agar using a speed plate technique supplemented with 50mg/ml of streptomycin to inhibit the growth of bacteria, also the Ph of the medium was adjusted to 5.8 to encourage the growth of the fungi. The plates were incubated at room temperature (280C) for 96 hours. At the end of the incubation period, the number of colonies present in each plate was determined and the average count obtained.