BARS, Other Guidance Documents

A Biological Agent Reference Sheet (BARS) reviews the risk and steps that can be taken to mitigate risk for work with the agent in a laboratory setting. The goal is to offer standardized information about the health risks, recommended PPE, and handling conditions for different agents present in Cornell University laboratories. This information also represents a training tool for Principal Investigators training the next generation of researchers. BARS are a collaborative product developed by EHS/Biosafety with the assistance of various subject matter experts within and outside the Cornell community. If you have recommendations for current BARS or new BARS you would like to see please contact EHS/Biosafety at askEHS@cornell.edu.

Bacteria

• Acinetobacter baumannii
• ​Bacillus cereus
• Chlamydia pneumoniae
• Clostridioides difficile (previously Clostridium difficile)
• Pathogenic Escherichia coli strains
• Non-pathogenic Escherichia coli strains
• Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica CDC Live Vaccine Strain
• Leptospira spp.
• Listeria monocytogenes
• ​Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Rat Bite Fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis)
• Salmonella enterica spp.
• ​Staphylococcus aureus
• ​Staphylococcus epidermidis
• Vibrio spp. (cholerae, vulnificus, parahaemolyticus)
• Dickeya Pectobacterium

Cell Lines, Tissues, and Specimens

• ​Feces and Urine - Human
• ​Human-derived materials - BBP - including blood and cell lines

Parasites and Fungi

• Aspergillus spp.

• Cryptosporidium spp.

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Toxoplasma gondii

Toxins

• Aflatoxins

Vectors

• ​Lentiviral Vectors - 1st and 2nd Generation and below
• ​Lentiviral Vectors - 3rd Generation and above

Viruses

• African Swine Fever
• Classical Swine Fever
• Dengue
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis
• Influenza A
• Measles
• Mumps
• Rabies Virus for Researchers
• SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Guidance
• Sindbis
• Vaccinia
• Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
• ​Zika