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Biocontainment

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000723

Physical and biological barriers against the spread of potentially hazardous biologically active agents such as bacteria, viruses, recombinant nucleotides, contaminated bio-specimens, etc. Typically involves the use of specialized equipment, facilities, procedures, professional personnel and established protocols.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000723
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsbiohazard containment; biologic containment; biological containment
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoBiosafety; Toxic substances; Safety equipment; Pathogens
TranslationsSpanish: biocontención
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000723",
  "term": "Biocontainment",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Physical and biological barriers against the spread of potentially hazardous biologically active agents such as bacteria, viruses, recombinant nucleotides, contaminated bio-specimens, etc. Typically involves the use of specialized equipment, facilities, procedures, professional personnel and established protocols.",
  "synonyms": [
    "biohazard containment",
    "biologic containment",
    "biological containment"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "biosafety",
    "toxic substances",
    "safety equipment",
    "pathogens"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "biocontención"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/biocontainment/"
}

Record 716 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.