TABLE 4.

Colony characteristics and morphology of isolated strains from Mianning ham.

Name	Colony characteristics	Mycelial morphology
MN1	White, round, middle raised edge is neat	Broom-like branches, three-whorled, double-whorled or irregular, conidia spherical
MN2	Grayish white, round, middle raised edge is neat	Broom-like branches, three-whorled, double-whorled or irregular, conidia spherical
MN3	Reddish, round, middle raised edge is neat, matte	The bacteria are large, oval in shape
MN4	Milky white, round, smooth surface, middle raised edge is neat	G+, globular, singly, in pairs or in a grape-like pattern
MN5	White, smooth surface, round, middle raised edge is neat	G–, short rod-shaped, singly, in pairs or in irregular clumps