*2.1. Fungal Culture and DNA/RNA Extraction from Mycelia*

*A. resinae* KUC3009 obtained from the Korea University Culture (KUC) collection was sub-cultured on sterilized cellophane membrane disks placed on potato dextrose agar for seven days at 25 ◦C. The mycelia on the cellophane membrane were then harvested, and their genomic DNA was extracted using a DNeasy plant mini kit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions [13]. The quantity and quality of the extracted DNA were analyzed via the PicoGreen® method and gel electrophoresis. Total RNA was also extracted from the same cultures using the RNeasy plant mini kit (Qiagen, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The quantity and quality of the extracted RNA were assessed using an Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) coupled with a DNA 1000 chip.
