Biological safety : principles and practices

The fourth edition of Biological Safety: Principles and Practices continues the format of the previous edition, focusing closely on infectious and toxic biological agents and their identification and control.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Fleming, Diane O., Hunt, Debra Long
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2006.
Edition4th ed.
SeriesReference Manual, ASM Press.
Subjects
Microbiological laboratories > Safety measures.
Biological laboratories > Safety measures.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781613442470
1613442475
9781555815899
1555815898
9781683671770
1683671775
1555819249
9781555819248
1555813399
9781555813390
Physical Description1 online resource (xviii, 622 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Microbial flora of humans and microbial virulence factors
  • Indigenous and pathogenic agents of research animals
  • Laboratory, growth chamber, and greenhouse microbial safety: plant pathogens and plant-associated microorganisms of significance to human health
  • Epidemiology of laboratory-associated infections
  • Risk assessment of biological hazards
  • Bacterial pathogens
  • Protozoa and helminths
  • Mycotic agents of human disease
  • Viral agents of human disease: biosafety concerns
  • Biosafety for microorganisms transmitted primarily by the airborne route
  • Cell lines: applications and biosafety
  • Allergens of animal and biological systems
  • Biological toxins: safety and science
  • Design of biomedical laboratory facilities
  • Primary barriers and equipment-associated hazards
  • Priamry barriers: biological safety cabinets, fume hoods, and glove boxes
  • Personal respiratory protection
  • Standard (Universal) precautions for handling human specimens
  • Prudent biosafety practices
  • Decontamination and disinfection
  • Packing and shipping biological materials
  • Biological safety program management
  • Biosafety compliance: a global perspective
  • Occupational medicine in a biomedical research setting
  • Measuring biosafety program effectiveness
  • Biosafety of prion diseases
  • Safety considerations in the BSL-4 maximum-containment laboratory
  • Biosafety and viral gene transfer vectors
  • Biosafety in the teaching laboratory
  • Biosafety in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Large-scale production of microorganisms
  • Special considerations for agriculture pathogen biosafety
  • Biosafety and biosecurity: regulatory impact.

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