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The character "菌" combines the grass radical "艹" with the component "囷", which functions phonetically and evokes a rounded shape similar to a mushroom cap. Its original meaning referred specifically to mushrooms and fungal growths, but over centuries, its application expanded to include microscopic organisms, leading to its modern use in terms such as "细菌" for bacteria.
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细菌在显微镜下才能看到。
这种真菌生长在潮湿的地方。
不要吃那些发霉有霉菌的食物。
蘑菇是一种可食用的菌类。
抗生素可以有效杀死致病菌。
微生物包括细菌、病毒和真菌。
实验室正在培育一种新的菌株。
研究者通过基因工程改造了这种酵母菌。