肺はい炎えん双そう球きゅう菌きん

noun

pneumococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Medical term for the bacterium that causes pneumococcal infections. The synonym 肺炎球菌 is more common in modern usage.

See also: 肺炎球菌

• 肺はい炎えん双そう球きゅう菌きんは肺はい炎えんの主おもな原げん因いん菌きんの一ひとつです。

  Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the main causative bacteria of pneumonia.