2. Experimental
2.1. Media
Media used for isolation, purification and maintenance of bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi were Luria Bertani (LB) agar
[13], potato dextrose (PD) agar [14] and Wickersham’s (WH)
agar [15] media, respectively. Minimal medium used for screening the ability of microbial isolates for utilization of different
saccharides was prepared according to Bahkali [16].