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仙人掌桿菌

简仙人掌杆菌 · 繁仙人掌桿菌

Mandarin · pinyin xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

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仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
掌: zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
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菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe
杆: gān · pole; shaft of spear

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1–2–3–3–1 · xian1 ren2 zhang3 gan3 jun1

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(bacteriology) Bacillus cereus

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