Occurrence of yeast and yeast like in healthy and diseased Egyptian buffalo

According to the present study a total of 420 samples collected from diseased and apparently normal buffaloes were cultured on SDA with chloramphenicol for mycological examination. The resultsrevealed 186 yeast isolates. from diseased buffaloes, 117 yeast isolates were obtained from 240 samples with an incidence of 48.75% while from 180 normal cases 69 yeast isolates were obtained with an incidence of 38.33%.Out of 120 milk samples of mastitic buffaloes, 27 isolates of yeast were obtained and identified into 4 genera as Candida (18), Rhodotorula (5), Saccharomyces (2) and Trichosporon (2). from 60milk samples of normal udder 12 yeast isolates obtained and ideinto genera as Candida (3) , Cryptococcus (4), Rhodotorula (2) ,Geotrichum (2) and Trichosporon (1).Out of 60 rectal swabs samples of buffalo calves with diarrhoea,54 isolates of yeast were obtained and identified into 4 genera namelyCandida (46), Rhodotorula (4), Trichosporon (2) and Saccharomyces(2). from 60 apparent healthy calves from rectal swab examination 36yeast isolates were recovered and identified as Candida (24), Rhodotorula (6), Trichosporon (4) and Geotrichum (2). Out of 30 nasal swabs samples collected from buffaloes withrespiratory manifestation, 18 yeast isolates were obtained and