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

HSK 7-9

志贺氏菌是痢疾的主要病原体之一。

Zhìhèshìjūn shì lìjí de zhǔyào bìngyuántǐ zhīyī.

Shigella is one of the main pathogens that cause dysentery.

HSK 7-9

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