Appendix G: List of Biological Agents with the Potential to Cause Laboratory Acquired Infection (LAI)

The List of Biological Agents with the Potential to Cause Laboratory Acquired Infection (LAI) contains BSL4, BSL3, BSL4 and BSL2 agents in use within the research community. Principal Investigators and research staff listed on approved IBC protocols involving these biological agents with the potential to cause LAI must receive agent specific training, agent specific identification cards to be carried by those personnel, and Agent Information Sheets (AIS) providing safety and handling instructions.

The list of biological agents with the potential to cause LAI is dynamic and will be routinely reviewed by the LAI Committee for pathogens that researchers are proposing to use. As new agents approved by the IBC are introduced into the laboratory environment, they may be added to the list; agents that are no longer being used will be removed from the list. Contact the IBC Office at for the current list.