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Table 1 The fungal strains, the types of samples taken as well as the growing media and conditions are listed here. Malt-extract agar (MA, malt-extract 12 g/l (SIOS Homebrewing, Switzerland), agar 15 g/l (Biolife, Italy)), Malt-extract broth (MB, malt extract 12 g/l (SIOS Homebrewing, Switzerland)), YMG (yeast extract 4 g/l (Merck, Germany), malt extract 10 g/l (SIOS Homebrewing, Switzerland), glucose 4 g/l (Merck, Germany), agar 15 g/l (Biolife, Italy)), Potato dextrose agar (PDA, 39 g/l, Carl Roth GmbH, Germany), Potato dextrose broth (PDB, potato extract 4 g/l (Merck, Germany), glucose 20 g/l (Merck, Germany)), Yeast extract potato dextrose agar (YEPDA, yeast extract 10 g/l (Merck, Germany), peptone 20 g/l (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA), dextrose 20 g/l (Carl Roth GmbH, Germany), agar 20 g/l (Biolife, Italy), pH adjusted to 5.6). RT = room temperature

From: Assessment of fungal spores and spore-like diversity in environmental samples by targeted lysis

Strain

Type of sample

Growing medium

Growth temperature

Ulocladium alternata (M138)

Melanized mycelium

MB

RT

Asexual melanized spores

MA

RT

Aspergillus niger (M8)

Mycelium

MB

30 °C

Asexual

MA

30 °C

Coprinopsis cinerea (M141)

Mycelium

MB

RT

Sexual spores (fruiting body)

YMG

30 °C

Asexual spores

YMG

30 °C, in the dark

Mortierella antarctica (M162)

Mycelium

PDB

RT

Asexual spores

PDA

RT

Candidas albicans

Yeast form

YEPDA

37 °C