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Agent Type
Genus / Virus Group
Species / Virus Name
NIH
NIH notes
BMBL
Australia / New Zealand
Austrailia / New Zealand notes
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Belgium notes
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Canada PSDS
Canada Notes
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European Community notes
Georgia
Georgia notes
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Germany notes
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Singapore notes
Singapore schedule
Switzerland
Switzerland notes
United Kingdom
United Kingdom notes
Human Pathogen
Animal Pathogen
Plant Pathogen
Select Agent CDC
Select Agent USDA
bacteria
fungus
parasite
virus
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Agent Type
Genus / Virus Group
Species / Virus Name
NIH
NIH notes
BMBL
Australia / New Zealand
Austrailia / New Zealand notes
Belgium
Belgium notes
Canada
Canada PSDS
Canada Notes
European Community
European Community notes
Georgia
Georgia notes
Germany
Germany notes
Singapore
Singapore notes
Singapore schedule
Switzerland
Switzerland notes
United Kingdom
United Kingdom notes
Human Pathogen
Animal Pathogen
Plant Pathogen
Select Agent CDC
Select Agent USDA
bacteria
Mycoplasma
hominis
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/mycoplasma-hominis.html
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Wuchereria
malayi
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
grantii
1
1
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Dipetalonema
streptocerca
2
2
AHH
2
Mansonella streptocerca
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Achromobacter
xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans
2
1
No
No
No
No
No
virus
Prion
Kuru & Creutzfeldt-Jacob agents
2
2
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/creutzfeldt-jakob-agent-kuru-agent.html
Biosafety level 3 facilities, practices and containment equipment for activities involving these agents; also listed under biosafety level 2 with special precautions; level of containment will depend on the nature of the manipulations and the amount of sera, bio/necropsy materials handled
3
(**), D, d
3*
3(**)
3
First schedule part 1
3
**, PH, TSE
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Papovaviridae
Cotton rabbit papilloma virus
2
2
PM
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
ivorii
2
old name
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
agglomerans
2
(see Pantoea agglomerans), PP?
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Salmonella
typhimurium
2
2
2
2
2
Z
1
Exceptions are derivates of strain LT2 with stable mutations in the genes aroA, galE oder cya und crp (e.g. strains for Ames Test TA 98, TA 100, TA 1535, TA1530, TA 2631)
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Schistosoma
spp
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/schistosoma-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
2
2
AAH, AHH
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Chromobacterium
violaceum
2
2
ht
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Goat pox virus
2
3
1
t2
3
EPD, PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Mannheimia
ruminalis
1
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Beneckea
alginolytica
2
2
TA, Z
2
TA
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Suid herpesvirus 2
2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Suttonella
indologenes
2
Kingella indologenes
2
2
Old name: Kingella indologenes
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
renale
2
2
2
2
see previous edition
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
japonica
3
3
3
3
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Porcine sarcoma virus
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
caviae
2
2
2
2
2
ht+
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Campylobacter
spp.
2
2
species which are known to be pathogens in humans
2
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
virus
Picornaviridae
Echo virus
2
All types
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/echovirus-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Legionella
bozemanii
2
2
All species and all Legionella-like organisms
Third schedule
2
refer to Fluoribacter bozemaniae
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacteroides
capillosus
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Brugia
pahangi
2
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/brugia-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
2
2
2
Z
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
nodatum
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptobacillus
spp.
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
bettyae
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
symbiosum
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Caliciviridae
Vesicular exanthema of swine virus
2
3
1
t3
3
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Avian leucosis virus (ALV)
2
For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1
2
1
t2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis
2
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Brucella
abortus
3
3
3
3
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/brucella-b-abortus-b-canis-b-melitensis-b-suis-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html
iosafety level 2 practices for activities involving clinical materials of human or animal origin; Biosafety level 3 containment, practices and facilities for all manipulations of cultures and for experimental animal studies.
3
3*
3
Z
3
Except for the attenduate strains 19 or RB51
First Schedule Part II
3
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
bacteria
Afipia
clevelandensis
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Helcococcus
kunzii
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Anaerorhabdus
furcosus
2
2
Bacteroides furcosus
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Xylophilus
ampelinus
1
p2
2
PP; QUA (Xanthomonas ampelina)
No
No
Yes
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
afermentans
2
2
subsp. afermentans, lipophilum)
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Coronaviridae
Bovine coronavirus
2
2
2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Bovine lymphosarcoma virus (Bovine leukaemia virus, BLV)
3
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
senegalense
2
2
2
2
t
2
PV
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Brucella
spp.
3
3
Australia (except B. ovis)
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/brucella-b-abortus-b-canis-b-melitensis-b-suis-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html
Biosafety level 2 practices for activities involving clinical materials of human or animal origin; Biosafety level 3 containment, practices and facilities for all manipulations of cultures and for experimental animal studies.
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Helicobacter
canis
2
2
2
ht
2
PV
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Anaplasma
spp.
2
t
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Yersinia
pestis
3
Except pgm(–) strains (lacking the 102 kb pigmentation locus) and lcr(–) strains (lacking the LCR plasmid) (RG2)
2(*3)
3
3
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/yersinia-pestis-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html
3
V
3
3
V, Z
3
Except for the attenuated strains devoid of: PGM LOCUS [EV76 STRAIN] & 75 KB LOW-CALCIUM RESPONSE VIRULENCE PLASMID [TJIWIDEJ S STRAIN
First Schedule Part II
3
3
V
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Eperythrozoon
wenyonii
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Shigella
spp.
2
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/shigella.html
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Herpesvirus simiae (B virus)
4
Monkey B virus
4
4
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/cercopithecinae-herpes-virus-1.html
3
**, V, D
4
3
Second schedule
3
PHV
4
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Neisseria
mucosa
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
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