2.3. Mycobiota of cocoa beans
The cocoa beans were superficially disinfected by immersion in a solution of sodium hypochlorite 0.4% for 2 min to remove the surface contaminants. Then 11 beans were placed on 3 Petri plates containing agar Dichloran Glycerol 18% with Chloramphenicol (DG18) (pH 5.6), with a total of 33 beans