Table 3.
Results of the salt tolerance test. Measures of colonies’ sizes are expressed in mm ± SD.
| Growth after 28 Days (mm ± SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strain | Genus | Control | 5% NaCl * | % Decrease in Growth |
| m8 | Knufia sp. | 8.75 ± 2.83 | 1.92 ± 0.49 | 78.1 |
| m10 | Vermiconia sp. | 5.30 ± 1.56 | 4.08 ± 1.02 | 22.9 |
| m15 | Knufia sp. | 11.75 ± 1.50 | 1.92 ± 0.92 | 83.7 |
| m16 | Knufia sp. | 9.25 ± 0.80 | 1.92 ± 0.66 | 79.3 |
| m20 | Lithohypha sp. | 5.00 ± 1.00 | 2.17 ± 0.52 | 56.7 |
| m21 | Lithohypha sp. | 9.25 ± 0.63 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 100.0 |
| M30 | Coniosporium sp. | 9.00 ± 1.56 | 1.63 ± 0.75 | 81.9 |
| TW-N-Tq | Dothideomycetes sp. | 8.50 ± 1.42 | 0.00 | 100.0 |
* No growth was observed at the NaCl concentration > 5% (w/v) when tested.