normal phenotype cell population viability normal viability upon phosphate starvation Use this term to annotate experiments in which a culture is grown to stationary phase under phosphate-depleted conditions, and then the number of cells viable enough to form a colony upon return to conditions supporting vegetative growth is measured and compared to wild type. FYPO:0006565 midori A cell population phenotype in which a normal proportion of cells in the population remains viable under conditions of phosphate starvation. 2018-06-08T13:58:06Z normal cell population viability upon phosphate starvation