Hazardous groups
Plant pathogens
Clients in the Netherlands who wish to obtain cultures of non-indigenous plant pathogens
must first obtain permission. The non-indigenous plant pathogens requiring permits
have this requirement in the restriction field in the databases.
For all pathogens:
Planteziektenkundige Dienst, Geertjesweg 15, Postbus 9102, 6700 HC Wageningen
Tel: 0317 – 496911; Fax: 0317 – 421701;
Web
For information on transport of plant pathogens throughout Europe contact:
Europe European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), 1 rue le
Nôtre, 75016 Paris, France.
Tel: +331 45 20 77 94; Fax: +331 42 24 89 43;
Web
All orders from Canada and the USA for pathogens must be accompanied by import mailing
labels, without which entry of cultures to these countries is refused. Applications
for these labels, stating the names of the organisms and the purpose for which they
are required, should be made to:
Canada Chief of the Plant Protection Division,
Agriculture Canada Science Division, Science Service Building, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada K1AS 0C5.
Tel: +1 613 995 5222; Fax: +1 613 996 9223/9219
USA USDA Agricultural Research Service,
Plant Protection & Quarantine, Room 764, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Marylands
20782, USA.
Tel: +1 301 436 8590; Fax: +1 301 436 6402
Human and animal pathogens
Human and animal pathogens present in CBS are classified into four risk groups according
to international standards. CBS only maintains strains of risk group 1-3:
a. Risk group 1, containing microorganisms with no recogna. Risk group 1, containing micro-organisms with no recognized hazard for
healthy persons. Their distribution is unrestricted and they can be handled
according to good laboratory practice. This group is normally not indicated as
pathogenic in the catalogue. Opportunistic micro-organisms (labelled H1), which
have been isolated from immunocompromized persons also usually belong to this
group.
b. Risk group 2 (=H2) containing micro-organisms that may affect healthy
persons, but for which either a successful treatment is possible or the
virulence is very low. Such strains are only distributed to professional workers
in qualified laboratories.
c. Risk group 3 (=H3) containing micro-organisms that cause severe diseases,
present serious hazards to laboratory workers and/or a risk of spreading in the
community. Prophylaxis and treatment are not always sufficient. Distribution is
restricted to professional researchers in qualified laboratories as recognized
by the BRC, who have signed the acceptance form of responsibility for pathogenic
materials (see forms).
Hallucinogenic and toxic fungins), which are considered a potential
danger for public health, are also provided with a code. T1 organisms are not producing
a toxin and are not indicated in the catalogue. T2 and T3 organisms are only sent
to qualified laboratories as recognized by CBS, who have signed the acceptance form
of responsibility for potentially hallucinogenic or toxic materials (see forms).
The following forms can be downloaded as PDF files: