Table 3 Biosafety levels for the potential Bacillus anthracis surrogates (from the Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Repository)
From: Identifying experimental surrogates for Bacillus anthracis spores: a review
Species | Biosafety laboratory rating |
|---|---|
Bacillus anthracis Ames | BSL 3 |
B. anthracis Sterne | BSL-2 |
B. cereus | BSL-2 |
B. megaterium | BSL-2 |
B. atrophaeus | BSL-1 |
B. subtilis | BSL-1 |
B. thuringiensis | BSL-1 |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus | BSL-2 |