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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. human health and safety
  4. biosafety
  5. biocontainment
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. human health and safety
  4. biosafety
  5. biocontainment

Preferred term

biocontainment

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Physical and biological barriers against the spread of potentially hazardous biologically active agents such as bacteria, viruses, recombinant nucleotides, contaminated bio-specimens, etc. Typically involves the use of specialized equipment, facilities, procedures, professional personnel and established protocols.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • biohazard containment
  • biological containment
  • biologic containment

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/132568

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