Table 4 Average growth rates (mm/day) after 21 days of inoculation (n = 6). Note that [mean ± standard deviation] followed by different letters are remarkably different according to Tukey’s HSD test (p = 0.05).

Aspergillus nidulans (ATCC38163)

2.6 ± 0.07^a

2.6 ± 0.25^a

0.5 ± 0.12^b

0.7 ± 0.23^b

0

0

0

0

Aspergillus nidulans (MAD1445)

3.9 ± 0.18^a

1.9 ± 0.14^c

1.2 ± 0.15^d

1.2 ± 0.17^d

0

0

3.2 ± 0.52^b

0.9 ± 0.23^e

Aspergillus nidulans (MAD0305)

3.2 ± 0.17^a

2.1 ± 0.06^b

1.6 ± 0.08^c

1.5 ± 0.21^c

0

0

0

0

Aspergillus nidulans (MAD0306)

2.1 ± 0.20^a

1.4 ± 0.33^b

0.3 ± 0.06^c

0.3 ± 0.12^c

0

0

0

0

Aspergillus oryzae (ATCC1011)

4.3 ± 0.06^a

2.8 ± 0.14^c

3.3 ± 0.09^b

2.3 ± 0.13^d

0

0

0

0

Aspergillus terreus (ATCC1012)

4.6 ± 0.46^a

2.8 ± 0.35^b

1.8 ± 0.06^c

1.7 ± 0.22^c

0

0

0

0

Rhizopus oryzae (ATCC22961)

7.8 ± 0.07^a

7.8 ± 0.15^a

7.8 ± 0.06^a

7.8 ± 0.12^a

0

0

0

0

Phanerochaete chrysosporium (ATCC24725)

7.8 ± 0.06^a

7.8 ± 0.07^a

7.8 ± 0.15^a

4.2 ± 0.07^b

0

0

0

0

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Yeast)

1.9 ± 0.09^a

1.9 ± 0.23^a

1.9 ± 0.29^a

1.5 ± 0.11^b

0

0

0

0