Table 1.
List of the 30 fungal strains tested in solid culture on Pikovskaya’s medium containing 5% insoluble tricalcium phosphate as only P source. From left to right in columns: growth diameter (mm) of the fungal colony, halo zone (mm) measured under the colony after the removal of the cellophane membrane, fungal biomass expressed as dry weight (g), average pH of the Pikovskaya’s medium after fungal growth. The values are reported as averages ± Standard deviation out of three biological replicas. Within each replicas (i.e. plate/colony) at least 10 measures were effected to obtain a single average value in the case of diametrical data because of the variability of the shape that fungal colonies can assume according to the species and growth peculiarities
| Fungal strains | Growth diameter (mm) | Halo zone (mm) | Dry weight (g) | pH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. FBL 508 | 64.0 ± 3.6 | 26.7 ± 10.4 | 0.094 ± 0.004 | 4.39 ± 0.17 |
| Alternaria sp. FBL 507 | 55.0 ± 5.0 | 8.3 ± 1.5 | 0.027 ± 0.005 | 4.50 ± 0.17 |
| Anamorphic fungus FBL 165 | 35.0 ± 0.0 | 8.7 ± 15.0 | 0.025 ± 0.004 | 3.72 ± 0.23 |
| Arthrinium arundinis (Corda) Dyko & B. Sutton FBL 266 | 58.0 ± 7.6 | 3 ± 5.2 | 0.011 ± 0.001 | 4.69 ± 0.55 |
| Aspergillus niger Tiegh. FBL 453 | 72.0 ± 7.2 | 73.3 ± 5.8 | 0.136 ± 0.009 | 1.53 ± 0.07 |
| Aspergillus sp. FBL 253 | 16.0 ± 1.7 | 0 ± 0 | 0.036 ± 0.059 | 5.36 ± 0.32 |
| Cadophora fastigiata Lagerb. & Melin FBL 557 | 21.0 ± 1.7 | 0 ± 0 | 0.004 ± 0.002 | 5.93 ± 0.45 |
| Cladosporium sp. FBL 513 | 11.0 ± 1.7 | 0 ± 0 | 0.004 ± 0.002 | 6.93 ± 0.23 |
| Cladosporium tenellum K. Schub, Zalar, Crous & U. Braun FBL 505 | 27.3 ± 2.5 | 4.0 ± 3.6 | 0.044 ± 0.010 | 4.33 ± 0.16 |
| Engyodontium album (Limber) de Hoog FBL 458 | 24.3 ± 0.6 | 6.0 ± 0.0 | 0.025 ± 0.005 | 4.43 ± 0.41 |
| Epicoccum nigrum Link FBL 181 | 45.0 ± 5.0 | 10.7 ± 0.6 | 0.013 ± 0.000 | 4.62 ± 0.26 |
| Heterocephalum taiense Persiani & Maggi FBL 249 | 21.3 ± 5.5 | 16.7 ± 0.6 | 0.019 ± 0.002 | 4.26 ± 0.49 |
| Microdiplodia sp. FBL 512 | 25.0 ± 5.0 | 4.0 ± 3.6 | 0.008 ± 0.001 | 6.18 ± 0.37 |
| Minimedusa polyspora 7 (Hotson) Weresub & P. M. LeClair FBL 503 | 29.0 ± 1.7 | 5.7 ± 5.1 | 0.015 ± 0.004 | 4.54 ± 0.29 |
| Minimedusa polyspora 5b (Hotson) Weresub & P. M. LeClair FBL 514 | 29.0 ± 3.6 | 4.7 ± 4.0 | 0.011 ± 0.001 | 5.06 ± 0.17 |
| Minimedusa polyspora 5a (Hotson) Weresub & P. M. LeClair FBL 502 | 24.0 ± 2.0 | 6.7 ± 2.5 | 0.010 ± 0.000 | 5.07 ± 1.02 |
| Mortierella globalpina W. Gams & Veenb.-Rijks FBL 74 | 30.0 ± 3.6 | 11.7 ± 2.9 | 0.028 ± 0.005 | 4.30 ± 0.18 |
| Myrothecium cinctum (= Striaticonidium cinctum (Corda) L. Lombard & Crous) FBL 383 | 41.7 ± 2.9 | 0 ± 0 | 0.019 ± 0.002 | 4.78 ± 0.29 |
| Myrothecium verrucaria (= Albifimbria verrucaria (Alb. & Schwein.) L. Lombard & Crous) FBL 385 | 24.0 ± 1.0 | 5.0 ± 1.7 | 0.010 ± 0.001 | 5.16 ± 0.29 |
| Oidiodendron sp. FBL 319 | 15.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 5.2 | 0.008 ± 0.001 | 5.23 ± 1.46 |
| Paecilomyces lilacinus (= Purpureocillium lilacinum (Thom) Luangsa-ard, Houbraken, Hywel-Jones & Samson) FBL 320 | 26.0 ± 6.9 | 12.3 ± 5.5 | 0.018 ± 0.004 | 4.26 ± 0.61 |
| Paecilomyces marquandii (= Metarhizium marquandii (Massee) Kepler, S. A. Rehner & Humber) FBL 321 | 32.7 ± 2.3 | 11.0 ± 1.0 | 0.052 ± 0.029 | 4.89 ± 0.72 |
| Paecilomyces variotii Bainier FBL 213 | 29.0 ± 1.0 | 0 ± 0 | 0.008 ± 0.002 | 5.82 ± 0.19 |
| Penicillium griseofulvum Dierckx FBL 500 | 52.0 ± 7.2 | 15.7 ± 4.01 | 0.080 ± 0.011 | 4.42 ± 0.72 |
| Phycomyces nitens (C. Agardh) Kunze FBL 504 | 59.0 ± 7.9 | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 0.012 ± 0.002 | 4.38 ± 1.18 |
| Rhizopus stolonifer var. stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill. FBL 256 | 86.0 ± 0.0 | 86.0 ± 0.0 | 0.051 ± 0.013 | 3.61 ± 0.13 |
| Stilbella sp. FBL 501 | 21.3 ± 1.5 | 3.0 ± 5.2 | 0.006 ± 0.001 | 5.71 ± 0.10 |
| Trichoderma harzianum Rifai FBL 365 | 86.0 ± 0.0 | 1.7 ± 2.9 | 0.028 ± 0.006 | 4.77 ± 0.23 |
| Umbelopsis nana (Linnem.) Arx FBL 77 | 23.3 ± 2.9 | 0 ± 0 | 0.006 ± 0.002 | 6.53 ± 0.13 |
| Volutella sp. FBL 369 | 20.3 ± 0.6 | 12 ± 1 | 0.011 ± 0.001 | 5.07 ± 0.43 |