Further confirmation of identification was done by comparison with previously identified, authentic cultures (nucITS identification) from I) the University of Alberta
Microfungus Collection and Herbarium (UAMH) Centre for Global Microfungal Biodiversity (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2) the Agricultural Research Service Collection of Entomopatliogenic Fungal Cultures (ARSEF), United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS; Ithaca, New York, USA), and 3) the University of Cincinnati
Microfungus Collection, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA).