炭疽杆菌

Traditional form:

炭疽桿菌

Pinyin (reading):

tànjūgǎnjūn

Definitions:

• anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis)

Characters:

• 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal
• 疽 - ulcer, carbuncle, abscess
• 杆 - cane, pole, stick
• 菌 - mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe

Traditional characters:

• 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal
• 疽 - ulcer, carbuncle, abscess
• 桿 - cane, pole, stick
• 菌 - mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe