志贺氏菌

志賀氏菌

zhìhèshìjūn

noun

Meanings

1 Shigella (bacterium genus)
2 the bacteria that cause bacillary dysentery (shigellosis)

Characters

aspiration; record (surname element)

to congratulate (surname element)

clan; surname marker

bacterium; fungus

Examples

志贺氏菌是痢疾的主要病原体之一。

Zhìhèshìjūn shì lìjí de zhǔyào bìngyuántǐ zhī yī.

Shigella is one of the main pathogens that cause dysentery.

饮用未煮开的水可能感染志贺氏菌。

Yǐnyòng wèi zhǔ kāi de shuǐ kěnéng gǎnrǎn zhìhèshìjūn.

Drinking unboiled water can result in Shigella infection.

Tips

history

Named after Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀潔, 1871–1957), who identified the organism in 1897 during a Japanese dysentery epidemic. 氏 marks the surname — "the Shiga-surname bacterium."

Stroke Order

志 zhì

贺 hè

氏 shì

菌 jūn