Phenomena and Processes

Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms

Animals or humans raised in the absence of a particular disease-causing virus or other microorganism. Less frequently plants are cultivated pathogen-free.

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Abstract

Animals or humans raised in the absence of a particular disease-causing virus or other microorganism. Less frequently plants are cultivated pathogen-free.

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  • Pathogen-Free Organisms
  • 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, Specific
  • Specific Pathogen Free Organisms
  • Specific Pathogen-Free Organism
  • Specific Pathogen Free
  • Pathogen Free, Specific
  • Pathogen Frees, Specific

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing 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

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History Note

93; was SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE 1975-92 (see under GERM-FREE LIFE 1975-90)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013047. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013047
  2. Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific-pathogen-free
  3. Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491171