Biological Safety : Principles and Practices / / Edited by Diane O. Fleming, Debra L. Hunt

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2014
• Edizione: Fourth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 622 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 570.289
• Soggetto topico: Microbiological laboratories; Biological laboratories - Safety measures; Industrial safety; Laboratories - Standards
• Persona (resp. second.): FlemingDiane O.; HuntDebra Long
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Biological Safety
• Titolo autorizzato: Biological safety
• ISBN: 1-68367-177-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910831164803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II