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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000723 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | biohazard containment; biologic containment; biological containment |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Biosafety; Toxic substances; Safety equipment; Pathogens |
| Translations | Spanish: biocontención |
Record as JSON
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"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/"
}
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