Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- I: Hazard Identification -- 1 Microbial Flora of Humans and Microbial Virulence Factors -- 2 Indigenous and Pathogenic Agents of Research Animals -- 3 Laboratory, Growth Chamber, and Greenhouse Microbial Safety: Plant Pathogens and Plant-Associated Microorganisms of Significance to Human Health -- 4 Epidemiology of Laboratory-Associated Infections -- II: Hazard Assessment -- 5 Risk Assessment of Biological Hazards -- 6 Bacterial Pathogens -- 7 Protozoa and Helminths -- 8 Mycotic Agents of Human Disease -- 9 Viral Agents of Human Disease: Biosafety Concerns -- 10 Biosafety for Microorganisms Transmitted Primarily by the Airborne Route -- 11 Cell Lines: Applications and Biosafety -- 12 Allergens of Animal and Biological Systems -- 13 Biological Toxins: Safety and Science -- III: Hazard Control -- 14 Design of Biomedical Laboratory Facilities -- 15 Primary Barriers and Equipment-Associated Hazards -- 16 Primary Barriers: Biological Safety Cabinets, Fume Hoods, and Glove Boxes -- 17 Personal Respiratory Protection -- 18 Standard (Universal) Precautions for Handling Human Specimens -- 19 Prudent Biosafety Practices -- 20 Decontamination and Disinfection -- 21 Packing and Shipping Biological Materials -- IV: Administrative Controls -- 22 Biological Safety Program Management -- 23 Biosafety Compliance: a Global Perspective -- 24 Occupational Medicine in a Biomedical Research Setting -- 25 Measuring Biosafety Program Effectiveness -- V: Special Considerations for Biosafety -- 26 Biosafety of Prion Diseases -- 27 Safety Considerations in the BSL-4 Maximum-Containment Laboratory -- 28 Biosafety and Viral Gene Transfer Vectors -- 29 Biosafety in the Teaching Laboratory -- 30 Biosafety in the Pharmaceutical Industry -- 31 Large-Scale Production of Microorganisms.

32 Special Considerations for Agriculture Pathogen Biosafety -- 33 Biosafety and Biosecurity: Regulatory Impact -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.