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### Sources of mycoplasma contamination
The most common cause for mycoplasma contamination is the presence of another infected cell line in the laboratory. Sharing the same hood can also increase the spreading of the contamination between cell cultures.
The most common cause for mycoplasma contamination is the presence of another infected cell line in the laboratory. Sharing the same hood, associated with non-ideal cell culture practices will lead to the spreading of the contamination between cell cultures.
Another important cause is the cell culturist. Talking and sneezing can generate significant amounts of aerosols that have been shown to contain mycoplasma. Additionally, dirty lab coats can be a source of contamination when a dust-laden sleeve is put into a laminar flow hood and dust particles fall into cultures.
However, good aseptic techniques and training do significantly reduce the risk of contamination via this route.
