肉毒梭狀芽孢桿菌 ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)

CHARACTERS

肉 ròu flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130
毒 dú poison, venom; poisonous
梭 suō weaver's shuttle; go to and fro
狀 zhuàng form; appearance; shape; official
芽 yá bud, sprout, shoot
孢 bāo spore
桿 gǎn pole; stick; club; pole as unit
菌 jūn mushroom; germ, microbe