Table 1. Biochemical properties of the isolated strain.
| S. No. | Physiological properties | Response |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growth on different medium | |
| Glycerol Nitrate Agar (GNA) | Thin light brown, conidia absent | |
| Malt Extract Agar (MEA) | light yellow with yellowish green conidia | |
| Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) | Olive green with olive green conidia | |
| Czapek’s Dox + Yeast Extract Agar (CYA) | Floccose, bright yellow with greenish yellow conidia | |
| Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) | Floccose, white with yellowish conidia | |
| Corn Meal Agar (CMA) | Floccose, pale white with dark yellow conidia | |
| Oat Meal Agar (OMA) | Thin mat like light brown, conidia absent | |
| Glucose-yeast extract-malt extract (GYM) Agar | Velutinous, cream coloured with dirty yellow conidia | |
| 2 | Enzyme production | |
| Urease | Positive | |
| Protease | Positive | |
| Tyrosinase | Positive | |
| Amylase | Positive | |
| Chitinase | Negative | |
| Esterase | Positive | |
| Lipase | Negative | |
| 3. | Citrate utilization | Negative |
| 4. | Milk coagulation | Positive |
| 5. | Sensitivity for antifungal drugs | |
| Kt100 | R | |
| Ap100 | R | |
| Ns100 | R | |
| It100 | R | |
| Fu100 | R | |
| Ec100 | S | |
| Mc100 | S |
Note: Kt: Ketoconazole; Ap: Amphotericin B; Ns: Nystatin; It: Itraconozole; Fu: Fluconzole; Ec: Econazole-nitrate; Mc: Miconazole.