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The Biosafety Manual is available in two formatted pdfs: [entire document, pdf 342K]
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Table 1: Biosafety Levels
Table 2: Vertebrate Animal Biosafety Levels
Table 3: Properties of Common Disenfectants
Appendix 1 : Bacteria [A-K] | [PDF] ![]()
Appendix 2 : Bacteria [L-Z] | [PDF] ![]()
Appendix 3 : Fungi | [PDF] ![]()
Appendix 4 : Viruses [A-K] | [PDF] ![]()
Appendix 5 : Viruses [L-Z] | [PDF] ![]()
Appendix 6 : Parasites | [PDF] ![]()