How to Use mycobacterium in a Sentence
mycobacterium
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Research in mycobacteria was slow and hard because the tuberculosis bacteria were dangerous to work with, and the leprosy bacteria almost impossible to grow.
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Marc Lipsitch,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
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Beyond providing critical questions to drive his science, this turn in Barry’s work toward immunology of mycobacteria launched his efforts to improve global health.
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Marc Lipsitch,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria are found naturally in soil and water.
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Ascend Agency,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 May 2026
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The vast majority of people infected with TB have a latent form of the bacteria, mycobacterium tuberculosis, which remains dormant and non-transmissible — sometimes a hibernating infection can lie dormant for decades.
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Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The study results achieved the goals of a Phase 3 clinical trial designed to show that Arikayce could benefit patients with new occurrences of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung infection who had not yet received antibiotics.
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Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
23 Mar. 2026
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Armadillos carry a high risk among game animals, as the species is known to be the only non-human species to carry mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that causes leprosy, according to the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida.
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Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Armadillos carry the highest risk among game animals in Tennessee, as the species is known to be the only non-human species to carry mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that causes leprosy, according to the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida.
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Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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