BSL-3 Laboratory
About
Biosafety Research Facility
Biosafety Level 3
Facility for handling high-risk pathogens
IBC / IACUC Approval Required
Available only for authorized research
Permitted Animal Species
Mouse · Rat · Hamster · Gerbil · Guinea pig
Usable Pathogens
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis bacterium
MERS-CoV
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Scrub typhus pathogen
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 pathogen
SFTSV
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus
Influenza virus
Influenza virus
Hantaan virus
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome pathogen
Use of the Laboratory
Scope and Period of Use
As a rule, the laboratory is used for one project at a time. The period of use is, in principle, 1 month for general experiments, 3 months for animal experiments, and 3 months for concurrent general/animal experiments.
Usage Procedure
Submission and approval of IACUC / IBC protocol
Submission of IACUC / IBC approval letter
Approval of laboratory use
BSL-3 user training
Laboratory use
Equipment
| Laboratory | Instrument | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory 1 | BSC (B2 type) | 1 |
| Balance | 1 | |
| Centrifuge | 1 | |
| CO₂ incubator | 1 | |
| Microscope | 1 | |
| Refrigerator | 1 | |
| Computer | 1 | |
| Laboratory 2 | BSC (A2 type) | 1 |
| IVCS (Individual Ventilated Caging System) | 1 |