Enum: BiosafetyLevelEnum

Biosafety levels (BSL) defining containment requirements for biological agents

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
BSL1	SNOMED:409600007	Suitable for well-characterized agents not known to consistently cause diseas...
BSL2	SNOMED:409603009	Suitable for agents that pose moderate hazards to personnel and the environme...
BSL3	SNOMED:409604003	Suitable for indigenous or exotic agents that may cause serious or potentiall...
BSL4	SNOMED:409605002	Suitable for dangerous and exotic agents that pose high risk of life-threaten...

Slots

Name	Description
biosafety_level	The biosafety level required for handling biological agents based on potentia...

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: BiosafetyLevelEnum
description: Biosafety levels (BSL) defining containment requirements for biological
  agents
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  BSL1:
    text: BSL1
    description: Suitable for well-characterized agents not known to consistently
      cause disease in healthy adults
    meaning: SNOMED:409600007
    title: biosafety level 1
    exact_mappings:
    - METPO:1001102
  BSL2:
    text: BSL2
    description: Suitable for agents that pose moderate hazards to personnel and the
      environment
    meaning: SNOMED:409603009
    title: biosafety level 2
    exact_mappings:
    - METPO:1001103
  BSL3:
    text: BSL3
    description: Suitable for indigenous or exotic agents that may cause serious or
      potentially lethal disease through inhalation
    meaning: SNOMED:409604003
    title: biosafety level 3
    exact_mappings:
    - METPO:1001104
  BSL4:
    text: BSL4
    description: Suitable for dangerous and exotic agents that pose high risk of life-threatening
      disease
    meaning: SNOMED:409605002
    title: biosafety level 4
    exact_mappings:
    - METPO:1001105