Possible ID. Botrytis sp.
Classification:
Phylum Ascomycota
Class Leotiomycete
Order Helotiales
Family Sclerotiniaceae
Isolation and culturing method :
A moldy strawberry was removed from the fridge and a small amount of the material growing on the fruit was transferred to a M+C agar plate. The plate was left at room temperature for one week. A small section of the hyphae was then removed and plated on another M+C agar plate to produce a pure culture. Strawberry was grown in California.
Culture appearance and growth:
Culture is powdery and white. Grow relatively fast, completely covering an agar plate in one week. No spores present on surface on culture. Hyphae grow above the agar surface, not in or under. Branching hyphae with septa but no clamp connections.
Spore production
No spores visible on the slides. Hyphae 5 uM wide on average. Hyphae grow both straight and in rounder clumps.
edit April 23- DNA shows this to be “uncultured fungi” or “fungi sp.” there is a high e value ( ~3 e-06 or higher) highest identity 71% and highest query coverage is 100% but that’s only for 2 and its ~52% on average.