肺炎克雷伯氏菌

fèiyánKèléibóshìjūn

noun

Measure Word

一种肺炎克雷伯氏菌 zhǒng

Meanings

1 Klebsiella pneumoniae (a gram-negative bacterium causing pneumonia and hospital-acquired infections)

Characters

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clan, surname marker

bacterium, fungus

Examples

肺炎克雷伯氏菌是常见的医院感染病原体。

Fèiyán Kèléibóshì jūn shì chángjiàn de yīyuàn gǎnrǎn bìngyuántǐ.

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of hospital-acquired infections.

这种抗生素对肺炎克雷伯氏菌有效。

Zhè zhǒng kàngshēngsù duì fèiyán Kèléibóshì jūn yǒuxiào.

This antibiotic is effective against Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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usage

Breakdown: 肺炎 'pneumonia' + 克雷伯 (Kèléibó, transliteration of German bacteriologist Edwin Klebs) + 氏 ('clan/Mr.', marks a person's name in scientific naming) + 菌 'bacterium'. Often written 肺炎克雷伯菌 without 氏.

Stroke Order

肺 fèi

炎 yán

克 kè

雷 léi

伯 bó

氏 shì

菌 jūn