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Descriptor English: Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Descriptor Spanish: Organismos Libres de Patógenos Específicos
Descriptor organismos libres de patógenos específicos
Entry term(s) organismos exentos de patógenos
Scope note: Animales o seres humanos criados en ausencia de un virus en particular u otro microorganismo causante de enfermedad. Con menos frecuencia las plantas también pueden ser cultivadas en ausencia de patógenos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Organismos Livres de Patógenos Específicos
Descriptor French: Organismes exempts d'organismes pathogènes spécifiques
Entry term(s): Organism, Pathogen-Free
Organism, Specific Pathogen-Free
Organisms, Pathogen-Free
Organisms, Specific Pathogen-Free
Pathogen Free Organisms
Pathogen Free, Specific
Pathogen Frees, Specific
Pathogen-Free Organism
Pathogen-Free Organism, Specific
Pathogen-Free Organisms
Pathogen-Free Organisms, Specific
Specific Pathogen Free
Specific Pathogen Free Organisms
Specific Pathogen-Free Organism
Tree number(s): G06.320.676
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013047
Scope note: Animals or humans raised in the absence of a particular disease-causing virus or other microorganism. Less frequently plants are cultivated pathogen-free.
Annotation: organism may be human, animal or plant free of specific pathogens; usually NIM; when IM, coord IM with specific pathogenic microorganism discussed (IM); do not confuse with GERM-FREE LIFE which refers to freedom from any microorganism, unspecified; DF: SPF ORGANISMS
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 93; was SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE 1975-92 (see under GERM-FREE LIFE 1975-90)
Online Note: use SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS to search SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE 1975-92; search GERM-FREE LIFE 1969-74
History Note: 93; was SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE 1975-92 (see under GERM-FREE LIFE 1975-90)
Entry Version: SPF ORGANISMS
DeCS ID: 30887
Unique ID: D013047
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms - Preferred
Concept UI M0020223
Scope note Animals or humans raised in the absence of a particular disease-causing virus or other microorganism. Less frequently plants are cultivated pathogen-free.
Preferred term Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Entry term(s) Organism, Pathogen-Free
Organism, Specific Pathogen-Free
Organisms, Pathogen-Free
Organisms, Specific Pathogen-Free
Pathogen Free Organisms
Pathogen-Free Organism
Pathogen-Free Organism, Specific
Pathogen-Free Organisms
Pathogen-Free Organisms, Specific
Specific Pathogen Free Organisms
Specific Pathogen-Free Organism
Specific Pathogen Free - Broader
Concept UI M0020224
Preferred term Specific Pathogen Free
Entry term(s) Pathogen Free, Specific
Pathogen Frees, Specific



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