Vibrio cholera Pacini O1 biovar eltor str. N16961 Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Vibrio cholerae is a gram negative, non-spore forming, curved rod bacterium that contains a motile flagellum. It is a facultative anaerobe and part of the Vibronaceae family. There are over 200 subtypes, and the O1 and O139 serotypes cause epidemic cholera in humans. Vibrio cholera Pacini […]
Yersinia enterocolitica Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-414-7647 Agent Yersinia enterocolitica is a gram negative rod-shaped to ovoid bacilli member of the enterbacteriacae family. Some strains produce a heat-stabile enterotoxin (ST). Disease/Infection Only a few strains of Y. enterocolitica cause illness in humans. Yersinia enterocolitica can cause yersiniosis, enterocolitis, or pseudotuberculosis. Pathogenicity Based on data […]
Clostridium difficile Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent The Clostridia species are gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-formers. They are generally obligate anaerobes and are ubiquitous saprophytes or part of the normal flora. Clostridium difficile is an opportunistic pathogen that produces large, oval, subterminal spores and two toxins. Toxin A is an enterotoxin that causes fluid accumulation […]
Newcastle Disease virus Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Newcastle Disease virus causes severe disease in poultry worldwide. It primarily affects the respiratory system of birds, but nervous system and enteric (or viscerotropic) forms occur. Newcastle Disease virus belongs to serotype 1 of the avian paramyxoviruses. Based on pathogenic studies Newcastle Disease virus is categorized […]
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Enterococcus spp. is facultatively anaerobic, catalase-negative Gram-positive cocci bacterium that are arranged individually, in pairs, or short chains. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci VRE are those enterococci that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. E. faecalis is the most frequent species isolated from human intestine samples (80-90%), E. faecium […]
Pyrophorics
Pyrophoric Liquids and Solids: (including GHS # H250) Any pyrophoric materials, including but not limited to: n-Butyllithium tert-Butyllithium Diethylzinc Diethylethoxyaluminum Raney Nickel Catalyst A.BERKELEY-pyrophoricsafety.ehs B.BERKELEY-Quenching_of_pyrophoric_substances.Chemistry UCLA-SOP_tert-Butyllithium g. Cornell – Pyrophorics SOP_n-Butyllithium Diethyl Zinc 08-16-2012 RaneyNickel_CW
Carcinogens & Reproductive Toxicants
Select Carcinogens: (including GHS # H350) 3,3′, Dichlorobenzidine (and its salts) β-Naphthylamine Benzidine 4-Aminodiphenyl 2-Acetylaminofluorene Ethyleneimine Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [including Benzo[a]pyrene and Benz[a]anthracene] Reproductive Toxicants: (including GHS # H360) Retinol palmitate SOP_beta-naphthylamine zzBenzidine_CC SH SOP_4-Aminodiphenyl_08-15-2012 SOP_2-Acetylaminofluorene_08-15-2012 Ethyleneimine Benzoapyrene_CW Benzaanthracene_CW UNC – Lab Manual – Reproductive Hazards
Acute Toxicants
Acute Toxicity, Category 1 and 2: (including GHS # H300, H310, H330) Cyanides [hydrogen cyanide, cyanide salts, metal cyanides] Cyanogens [including cyanogen bromide] Osmium Tetroxide Hydrogen Fluoride (Hydrofluoric Acid) Alkyl mercury derivatives [including dimethyl mercury] Dimethyl sulfate Tetranitromethane N-Nitrosodimethylamine α-Naphthylamine Methyl chloromethyl ether β-Propiolactone Dioxins, Furans, and Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls Nickel carbonyl Organotins [including tributyltin] […]
Water-Reactives
Water-Reactive Chemicals, Category 1: (including GHS # H260) Lithium Potassium Rubidium Cesium Sodium Lithium Aluminum Hydride Potassium Hydride Sodium Hydride Lithium_CC zzPotassium_CC Rubidium_CW Cesium_CC zzSodium_CC Lithium Aluminum Hydride_ethereal_CW SOP_Lithium_Aluminum_Hydride_09_13_2012 (post_RV) (2) SOP for Potassium Hydride SOP for Sodium Hydride
Exposives & Self-Reactives
Explosives: (including GHS # H200, H201, H202, H203, H204, H205) Ammonium Perchlorate Perchloric Acid (>72%) and Inorganic Perchlorate Salts Ammonium Perchlorate 08-22-2012 zzPerchlorate salts_CC Perchloric acid SOP UNC- Lab Manual – Explosives Self-Reactive Substances, Type A: (including GHS # H251) Zirconium, finely powdered Zirconium Powder_CW