Differentiation of yeasts in mastitis milk

Differentiating 174 yeasts from clinical samples to get a sun ey of those s pecies found in mastitis milk and milking machines we identified five gener a with 29 species. Species of the genus Candida dominated with 77 % of all samples. More than 25 % of yeasts from milk were identified as C. rugosa an d more than 20 % as C. catenulata. The six species found most often represe nted 74% of all yeasts in this group. Yeasts from milking machines were mor e heterogeneous.