黴菌

ばいきん【黴菌】

a bacillus 《pl. -li》; a bacterium 《pl. -ria》; a germ. [＝さいきん²]

●虫歯を作るばい菌 the bacteria [germs] that cause tooth decay.

●傷口からばい菌が入った. The wound became infected.

・落ちているものにはどんなばい菌が付いているかわからない. You don't know what sort of germs get on things that are lying on the ground.

●ばい菌のついた手で触るな. Don't touch me. You're hands are full of germs.

・そこは不潔でまるでばい菌のすみかだ. The place is a veritable breeding ground for germs.

●ばい菌を殺す destroy germs

・ばい菌を殺す力 germicidal power.