The pH values of the media were 5.0, and the cultures were
grownon the agar plates at 25 ◦Cfor 48–72 h. Individual colonies
were transferred to PDA plates to avoid contamination and the
strains were maintained at 4 ◦C in GYMP-agar slants (2% glucose;
0.5% yeast extract; 1% malt extract; 0.2% KH2PO4 and
2% agar).