Identification of molds and colonial morphology: The isolated molds were classified through the prescribed slide culture method as described by Awan and Rehman (2000). On the basis of direct examination and staining through lactophenol blue method, the arrangement and the colour of the spore along with the type of hyphae were taken into account and it was recorded that majority of the molds isolated during this study belonged to Aspergillus flavus followed by A. fumigatus, Penicillium spp., Rhizopus and Mucor (Sharma and Tripathi, 2006).
Aspergillus spp. showed white colonies which became greenish blue and black or brown as culture matured. Penicillium spp., on maturity showed greenish or blue green colonies. Rhizopus spp. exhibited rapidly growing white coloured mold swarms over entire plate. Aerial mycelium, cottony and fuzzy with black sporangium were depicted. Roots like hyphae (rhizoid penetrating the medium) were found when examined under microscope. Mucor colonies were resembled with the colonies of Rhizopus but Rhizoids were absent (Jay, 1990).
The same as well as Aspergillus niger, Neurospora sitophila and green molds from a loaf of commercial bread were isolated by Sharma and Tripathi, 2006. Al- Mohizea et al. (1987) also presented the similar results that at 22-24°C, Penicillium and Aspergillus spp. predominated, followed by Rhizopus and Neurospora spp.