Office of Biological Safety

Environment, Health and Safety Department, 30 East Campus Mall, Madison, WI 53715-1227
Phone: (608) 263-2037, Fax: (608) 265-8700, biosafety@fpm.wisc.edu

Risk Group Lists

What is a risk group?  See page 3, Biohazard Recognition and Control (BRC).

The classification of pathogens provided in Appendix B of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules is an accepted standard, even when recombinant DNA technology is not used.

A comprehensive risk group listing is available from the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA), compiled from agencies in the US and other countries.  Alphabetic lists for bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites:

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Parasites