| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CYA | Czapek yeast extract agar |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| G25N | 25% glycerol nitrate agar |
| ITS | internal transcribed spacer |
| JMRC | Jena Microbial Resource Collection |
| MEA | malt extract agar |
| MOTU | molecular operational taxonomic unit |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |