Tease tape and contact agar sampling for fungi

Fungal decay on Halloween Pumpkin - N. Carlson

One of the most useful methods for determining fungal contamination is the use of tease tape sampling combined with contact agar sampling.  The tease tape sample helps determine if there is fungal  growth or fungal spore deposition on surface.  The contact agar is used to determine the number of culturable fungi in a defined area that will grow on a particular growth medium.  This video  below shows the proper sampling technique.

Additional tease tape sampling data is available here.