[DIYbio] Visual ID of Tricoderma spp

See attached picture, please.

I got this packet of powder from kelp4less.com which says its tricoderma soil amendment. I plated them on PDA media (old Carolina bottle) using a sterile swab dipped in the powder dry and sprinkled and/or swabbed on the surface. They were incubated upside down at room temp wrapped in tin foil for darkness on january 6th of this year and i just unwrapped them today.

My question is does anyone think what Im seeing here is tricoderma? Viridae? Reesei? Either way (no pun intended), I'm just curious if this is what I got. Also, know of any fungal barcoding primers and/or simple fungal DNA prep? I'm gonna try with Edwards buffer once I get primers in for amplifying out the hydrophobin coding sequence from trico reesei. Any thoughts?

I know visual ID is difficult and seldom recommended but as a hunch, think I got it?

Sebastian S. Cocioba
CEO & Founder
New York Botanics, LLC
Plant Biotech R&D

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