2.5. Assessment of antifungal activity
Five pathogenic strains of fungi were used in the study, namely, Alternaria alternata, Candida albicans, Fusarium solani, Microsporum canis, and Aspergillus niger, which were collected from the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India. They were maintained in culture on Sabouraud glucose (4%) agar medium and used for antifungal assays as needed.