noun
Thuringian bacillus
Medical term for a specific bacterium; used in technical contexts.
卒倒病菌は、特定の昆虫に感染する細菌の一種である。
Thuringian bacillus is a type of bacterium that infects certain insects.
Compound of 卒倒 (sottō, 'fainting') + 病菌 (byōkin, 'pathogenic bacterium'). The derivation is uncertain; the name likely refers to the paralytic effect on insects.