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However, there is a paucity of investigation on the diversity of fungi in dumpsites in Uganda. Hence, this research aims at evaluating the diversity and distribution patterns of fungi associated with top soils from fifteen different dumpsites in Kabale, South west, Uganda. Culturomics approach was employed in this investigation. Isolation of the fungal species was done using five different culture media, i.e., Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA), Malt Extract Agar (MEA), ChromAgar (CA), FastFung (FF), and Saboraud Dextrose Agar (SDA). Fungal isolation was carried out using the soil dilution plate technique. ITS rRNA gene sequencing was used to identify purified isolates. FF emerged as the most effective agar, yielding the highest number of fungal isolates, followed by PDA, MEA, CA, and SDA. In all, 54 different isolates were obtained.\n                    <jats:italic>Trichoderma, Fusarium<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp were the most prevalent. Also, pathogenic and opportunistic fungi such as\n                    <jats:italic>Simplicillium lamellicola, Mortierella multispora<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Torulaspora delbrueckii<\/jats:italic>\n                    were isolated. All\n                    <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates were further screened for azole-resistance (itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, and Amphotericin B). Results showed most\n                    <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    species have lower MIC; however,\n                    <jats:italic>A. clavatus<\/jats:italic>\n                    had an MIC of 1.5 ug\/mL. 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