We
employ ecological approaches and in-house methodologies to maximize the diversity
of microbial strains isolated.
Both
direct observation and indirect isolation techniques, such as culturing of
substrata containing fungal propagules on semi solid agar media of various
composition, are used.
More
complex techniques are used to recover symbiotic fungi associated with marine
organisms or with plant roots (mycorrhizae).
Direct
isolation and characterization of fungi
Plating
of marine samples on agar plates (photo A.
Burja)
