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Microbial Viability MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Microbial Viability
Tree Number(s)
G06.580
Unique ID
D050296
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050296
Scope Note
Ability of a microbe to survive under given conditions. This can also be related to a colony's ability to replicate.
Entry Term(s)
Bacteria Viability
Bacterial Viability
Microbial Inactivation
Virus Viability
Previous Indexing
organism/growth & development (1966-2005)
See Also
Colony Count, Microbial
Public MeSH Note
2006
History Note
2006
Date Introduced
2006/01/01
Last Updated
2008/07/08
Microbial Viability Preferred
Microbial Inactivation Related
Bacterial Viability Narrower
Virus Viability Narrower
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