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Descriptor English: Biofouling
Descriptor Spanish: Incrustaciones Biológicas
Descriptor biocontaminación de superficies
Entry term(s) biocontaminación
bioincrustación
Scope note: Proceso por el cual se acumulan, de modo no intencionado, materiales microbianos, vegetales o animales o microorganismos sobre superficies de objetos artificiales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Incrustação Biológica
Descriptor French: Encrassement biologique
Tree number(s): G16.500.100
N06.850.460.150
N06.850.540.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057219
Scope note: Process by which unwanted microbial, plant or animal materials or organisms accumulate on man-made surfaces.
Allowable Qualifiers: EC economics
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control
SN statistics & numerical data
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
Related: Biofilms MeSH
DeCS ID: 53773
Unique ID: D057219
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2016/06/02
Biofouling - Preferred
Concept UI M0535100
Scope note Process by which unwanted microbial, plant or animal materials or organisms accumulate on man-made surfaces.
Preferred term Biofouling



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