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菌株 (きんかぶ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

菌きん株かぶ

also: きんしゅ

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Meanings

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noun

bacterial strain; microbial strain

biology

Technical term in biology and microbiology for a specific genetic variant or subtype of a microorganism, especially bacteria.

この菌きん株かぶは抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつに耐たい性せいがある。
This bacterial strain is resistant to antibiotics.
研けん究きゅうチームは新あたらしい菌きん株かぶ

Written forms

菌株Usage100%
- きんかぶ
  Standard kanji form; the reading きんかぶ is the most common.
- きんしゅ
  Alternate reading きんしゅ is less common and may be encountered in some technical contexts.

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The research team isolated a new strain.

きんしゅ

Kanji

菌germ, fungus, bacteria
株stocks, stump, shares

Similar words

細さい菌きん
細菌 means 'bacterium' in general, while 菌株 refers specifically to a strain or subtype within a bacterial species.
株かぶ
株 can mean 'stock' or 'strain' in biological contexts, but 菌株 is the specific compound for microbial strains.

Etymology

Compound of 菌 (きん, 'germ, microbe') and 株 (かぶ, 'stock, strain'). The reading きんしゅ uses the on'yomi of 株.