Decimal dilutions were obtained with water and spread on plates (in duplicate). Exactly 0.1 mL from each dilution was inoculated on Czapeck-Agar (20 g/L sucrose, 2 g/L NaNO3, 0.5 g/LMgSO4·7H2O, 0.5 g/LKCl, 0.01 g/L FeSO4, 20 g/L agar).to confirm reproducibility ofthe results