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細菌病毒

简细菌病毒 · 繁細菌病毒

Mandarin · pinyin xì jūn bìng dú

bacteriophage
virus that infects bacteria

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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4–1–4–2 · xi4 jun1 bing4 du2

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