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包柔氏螺旋體

简包柔氏螺旋体 · 繁包柔氏螺旋體

Mandarin · pinyin Bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐ

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

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包: bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package
柔: róu · soft; gentle, pliant
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
螺: luó · spiral shell; conch; spiral
旋: xuán · revolve, move in orbit; return
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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1–2–4–2–2–3 · Bao1 rou2 shi4 luo2 xuan2 ti3

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