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Fungi are diverse in nature and have been discovered from remote, desert, polar regions, tropical and subtropical regions, and extreme environments. O’Donovan et al. (2016) have been identified about 100,000 fungal species globally. Over the last span, new species of fungi have been identified about 1200 per year. Fungi are commonly eukaryotic microorganisms with imperfect filamentous growth form. A large variety of fungi are collected, isolated, and cultured from soil on the selective or nonselective agar media. Nonselective media are used for isolating a large number of microorganisms in soil.
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Siddiquee, S. (2017). Collection and Processing for Trichoderma Specimen. In: Practical Handbook of the Biology and Molecular Diversity of Trichoderma Species from Tropical Regions. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64946-7_2
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