Biosafety |
Risk Group |
Examples of |
BSL-1 |
Minimal risk |
Non-pathogenic strains of - E. coli - Bacillus subtilis |
BSL-2 |
Moderate risk |
Virus: - HIV - Influenza
Bacteria: -Bacillus (except Anthrax) - Staphylococcus aureus |
BSL-3 |
High risk |
Bacteria: - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Coxiella burnetti - Anthrax - Yersinia pestis
Virus: - SARS CoV 1 - Chickungunya - Yellow fever virus |
BSL-4 |
Extreme risk |
- Ebola virus - Marburg virus - Nipah virus - Lassa fever virus - Crimean congo hemorrhagic |