How to Use mycoplasma in a Sentence

mycoplasma

noun
  • And mycoplasma pneumonia is the one that a lot of people have their eye on.
    — CBS News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The infection is caused by a mycoplasma bacteria that lives in the mouths of sea mammals.
    — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 25 May 2017
  • In some cases, mycoplasma or fungal organisms may also be involved.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 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
  • Advertisement But Mary was placed on the no-fly list after she was found to harbor mycoplasma bacteria.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • But the numbers have been even more eye-popping for walking pneumonia, which is caused by the bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae.
    — Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The rampant spread of mycoplasma has caused particular concern as many kids appear to not respond to azithromycin, which is commonly used to treat the infection.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023
  • That’s because mycoplasma isn’t affected by these common antibiotics.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the cats, 78 percent, had the respiratory diseases mycoplasma or calicivirus.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Because mycoplasma pneumonia is a bacterial infection, it can be treated with a course of antibiotics.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
  • Antibodies that my body developed to fight the mycoplasma bacteria also destroyed my red blood cells, rendering me briefly anemic.
    — Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Bacterial infections like mycoplasma pneumonia tend to flare up in cyclical patterns, rising every few years.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • On top of the four viruses, Siegel warned of some bacterial outbreaks that can cause respiratory illness, such as mycoplasma, pertussis and strep.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • When mycoplasma is the cause of the virus, clinicians typically use azithromycin, a common drug for bacterial infections, to treat walking pneumonia.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Wild birds can spread diseases such as mycoplasma, infectious bronchitis, Salmonella and other diseases to poultry and vice versa.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 2 May 2022
  • Infectious triggers included strep and the bacterium mycoplasma.
    — Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
  • Atypical pneumonias are caused by mycoplasma, legionella and kinds of chlamydia (not STD) and pertussis, the doctor added.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Bajrakitiyabha had a mycoplasma infection, the palace said, per the Associated Press.
    — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • But these five cases, all in Moscow and the Moscow region, ended up being pneumonia caused by a mycoplasma infection, laboratory tests concluded.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Labs across the country ruled out several causes, including the bacterial infection mycoplasma, salmonella and other diseases.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Medically known as mycoplasma pneumonia, this is a bacteria that causes respiratory tract infections, LaPook explained, adding there can be a range of no symptoms to mild and severe symptoms.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The pathogen was new to my system, and sections of my DNA moved around and recombined—an immunological cut-and-paste—to form a new code, one that could produce antibodies capable of fighting mycoplasma.
    — Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Certain bacterial infections, like mycoplasma pneumonia and group A streptococcus, can also cause wintertime infirmity.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Veterinarians confirmed that cats had tested positive for mycoplasma, upper respiratory infections, calicivirus or panleukopenia.
    — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Indianapolis shelter identified cats with symptoms of mycoplasma, upper respiratory infections, calicivirus or panleukopenia.
    — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Walking pneumonia is most often caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria, while pneumonia can be caused by bacteria like streptococcus pneumoniae, hemophilus influenzae, Legionella pneumophila, or viruses such as influenza, the cold virus, or RSV.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Other bacteria that can cause the respiratory condition include mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Legionella (Legionnaires’ disease), per the above source.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025

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