杆菌

Traditional form:

桿菌

Pinyin (reading):

gǎnjūn

Definitions:

• bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)

Characters:

• 杆 - cane, pole, stick
• 菌 - mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe

Traditional characters:

• 桿 - cane, pole, stick
• 菌 - mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe