To evaluate the effect of the infl uence of light, Petri
dishes with PDA medium were inoculated with one disk of
the mycelia and incubated at 35°C for 24 h light (1250 lx).
Light emission spectra were taken by Illuminance meter
IM-5 (Topcon, Japan). Dark treatments were carried out in
a box made lightproof with a dark cloth. Dark-grown cultures
were viewed and scored for development only after
the termination of the experiments. The mycelial growth
was evaluated by measuring the diameter of the colony on
the 5th day, and mycelial dry weight was measured using
the temperature evaluation procedure. To evaluate the
mycelial growth in liquid medium, fi ve disks of the mycelia
were placed in Erlenmeyer fl asks (250 ml) containing 100 ml
PDB medium and incubated at 35°C and 75 rpm for 10
days. Light treatments were 24 h light; dark treatments
were carried out in fl asks covered with aluminum foil. After
this period, the mycelium was separated by fi ltration, obtaining
the dry weight.