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Abstract Two hundred and fifity random samples of raw milk Cl 00 samples represented as 25each of bulk and can milk samples and 50 market milk), ~oghurt and Domiati cheese samples (50 each) were collected from dairy farms, dairy shops and groceries in Great Cairo province as well as 50 amples of animal feedstuffs (25 each of machine- milking farms and hand- milking farms) were also procured from the dairy farms. Collected amples were subjected to mycological investigation. The mycological examination revealed that 32%, 68%, 80%, 38% and 56% of examined samples of can, bulk and market raw milk as well as) Yoghurt and Domiati cheese samples proved to be contaminated with yeasts and molds . The mean values were l.5xl03± l.3xl03 ,3.9 x 104± l.9 x 104,2.7 xl06± l.2xl06, 6.3xl04±3.lxl04 and 2.8xl05± l.4xl05, respectively. Molds of genera Penicillium,Aspergillus,Altemaria, Cladosporium, ~1ucor and Fusarium could be isoalated from examined samples of raw milk) yoghurt and Domiati chees at varying percentages (2 % to 36 %), while, yeasts as Candida albicans, Candid tropicalis and Rhodotorula ~pecies could be isolated from raw milk, yoghurt and Domiati cheese at percentage ranged from 4 to 36 % . Aflatoxin M, could be detected in 16% and 10% of examined can and market raw milk samples respectively with average values of36.75 and 34 ng/L. respectively. While 8% and 6% of examined yoghurt |