How to Use mycoplasma in a Sentence

mycoplasma

noun
  • The infection is caused by a mycoplasma bacteria that lives in the mouths of sea mammals.
    Ajc Homepage, ajc, 25 May 2017
  • Most of the cats, 78 percent, had the respiratory diseases mycoplasma or calicivirus.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2022
  • There are many types of mycoplasma bacteria that commonly reside inside the human body, and most don’t appear harmful.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2019
  • In some cases, mycoplasma or fungal organisms may also be involved.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Wild birds can spread diseases such as mycoplasma, infectious bronchitis, Salmonella and other diseases to poultry and vice versa.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 2 May 2022
  • In the course of her investigation, a host of alternate infections have emerged: not just strep, but bacterial mycoplasma, influenza, sinusitis, pneumonia and others.
    Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017
  • Infectious triggers included strep and the bacterium mycoplasma.
    Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
  • Labs across the country ruled out several causes, including the bacterial infection mycoplasma, salmonella and other diseases.
    David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Some European countries have reported an uptick in respiratory illness cases, including mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, in recent weeks, according to local health agencies.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023

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