Compare sterilisation to sanitization which reduces the number of viable organisms to an acceptable level.

Let w be the number of viable type-j organisms produced per type-i organism.

Instead, pasteurization wants to get a "log reduction" in the number of viable organisms.

And it is the authentic human being who matters most, the viable, elastic organism which can bounce back, absorb, and deal with the new.

To combat this problem, suitable flooring systems are used that effectively attract, retain and inhibit the growth of viable organisms.

You couldn't fake so many details, not and keep a viable organism.

Such cells can construct a complete, viable organism.

And I do think that means they have viable organisms.

Rarely, retroviral integration may occur in a germline cell that goes on to develop into a viable organism.

Environmental conditions that might decrease the number of viable organisms could be implemented prior to decontamination efforts.