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Level 1 Organisms

The following organisms (bacteria and fungi) are classified as Biosafety Level 1 and are not pathogenic to plants or humans. They are readily available in pure culture from most biological supply houses. Most supply houses will provide culture information on the bacteria as well as their type and gram stain.

 
Actobacter aceti
Alcaligenes faecalis
Aquaspirillum intersonii
Aquaspirillum serpens
Aquaspirillum sinuosum
Arthrobacter globiformis
Aspergillus niger
Azobacter chrococcum
Azobacter vinelandii
Bacillus brevis
Bacillus coalulans
Bacillus megeterium
Bacillus sphacrius
Bacillus stearothermorphilius
Bacillus subtilis
Brevibacterium linens
Cacillus cercus mycoides
Caulobacter vibroides
Clostridium butyricium
Corynebacterium xerosis
Dictyostelium discoideum
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterobacter cloacae
Eschederia coli (K12 only)
Flavobacterium capsulatum
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Lactobacillus casei
Micrococcus luteus
Micrococcus roseus
Penicillium notatum
Physarum polycephalum
Rhizobium leguminosarum
Rhizopus stolonifer
Rhodospirillum rubrum
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saprolegnia
Sordaria fimicola
Spirrilum volutans
Streptococcus lactis
Streptococcus salivarius
Streptomyces albus
Streptomyces griseus
Streptomyces venezuelae
Streptomyces violaceus
Thiobacillus thioparus
Vibrio fischeri



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