- 青霉素 qīngméisù penicillinAn antibiotic drug extracted from the culture fluid of Penicillium molds; used clinically to treat conditions like pneumonia and syphilis. [Also known as [[盘尼西林|盤尼西林|pan2 ni2 xi1 lin2]]]
- 霉菌 méijùn moldGeneral term for fungi that grow as microscopic filaments (such as bread mold and penicillin) and reproduce via spores, commonly found in damp environments; some species are used for antibiotics or industrial production while others cause disease.
- 红霉素 hóngméisù erythromycinan antibiotic used to treat infections such as staphylococcus and diphtheria
- 氯霉素 lǜméisù chloramphenicolAn antibiotic drug used to treat bacterial infections such as typhoid, whooping cough, and bacterial dysentery
- 链霉素 liànméisù streptomycinAn antibiotic medicine used to treat various bacterial infections, notably tuberculosis and is particularly effective against the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and the plague.
- 土霉素 tǔméisù oxytetracyclineA broad-spectrum antibiotic medication used to treat bacterial infections like respiratory and urinary tract infections; it appears as a yellow crystalline powder.
- 曲霉 qūméi AspergillusA common type of filamentous fungus found in air, soil, and organic matter; used in fermentation processes such as brewing alcohol or making soy sauce.
- 金霉素 jīnméisù chlortetracyclineA type of golden-colored antibiotic crystal produced by the fermentation of a specific soil bacterium; used to treat infections like pneumonia, conjunctivitis, and amebic dysentery.
- 赤霉素 chìméisù gibberellinA class of plant hormones that stimulates growth in stems and leaves, promotes seed germination, and is used in agriculture to produce seedless fruit; also known in Taiwan as [[吉贝素|吉貝素|ji2 bei4 su4]] or [[激勃素|激勃素|ji1 bo2 su4]]
- 四环霉素 sìhuánméisù tetracyclinea type of broad-spectrum antibiotic medication used to treat various bacterial infections
- 地霉素 dìméisù oxytetracyclinean antibiotic belonging to the tetracycline group, used to treat various bacterial infections
- 毛霉菌病 máoméijūnbìng mucormycosismucormycosis; a serious fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes
- 肺炎霉浆菌 fèiyánméijiāngjūn mycoplasma pneumoniaea type of bacteria that causes respiratory infections, specifically pneumonia
- 霉浆菌肺炎 méijiāngjūnfèiyán mycoplasma pneumoniamycoplasma pneumonia; an infection of the lungs caused by the bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae
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