| survival and replication of mycoplasma species in recycled bedding sand and association with mastitis on dairy farms in utah. | mycoplasma spp., usually mycoplasma bovis, are important bovine pathogens that can cause mastitis, metritis, pneumonia, and arthritis. the currently documented routes of transmission of mycoplasma spp. are through contaminated milking equipment and by direct animal contact. the existence of environmental sources for mycoplasma spp. and their role in transmission and clinical disease is poorly characterized. mycoplasma spp. (confirmed as m. bovis in 2 of 4 samples tested using pcr) was found in r ... | 2010 | 20059918 |