Sentence examples for a select agent from inspiring English sources

The organism has been weaponized and is currently listed as a Category A Select Agent posing a significant threat to humans especially due to its extremely low infectious dose when acquired through the inhalation route [4].

At Duke University, the discovery of a select agent was grounds for an "internal audit," said Wayne Thomann, the university's director of occupational and environmental health.

The facility has successfully operated for more than a year without an incident and was certified as a select agent facility by the Centers for Disease Control.

Ricin is a select agent toxin and a member of the RNA N-glycosidase family of medically important plant and bacterial ribosome-inactivating proteins.

Under federal law, anthrax is classified as a "select agent" -- one that could be used to make a biological weapon and, therefore, is regulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An unidentified R. solanacearum strain is considered a select agent in the US until proven to be a non-race 3 biovar 2 (non-phylotype IIB sequevars 1&2).

Francisella tularensis is a category-A select agent and is responsible for tularemia in humans and animals.

Due to their ease of culture and dispersal, persistence in the environment, and high virulence, F. tularensis is classified as a Category-A select agent by the CDC [2].

Because of their extreme toxicity and prolonged effects, botulinum neurotoxins are grouped as CDC category A select agents [7].

Its extreme infectivity and capacity to cause debilitating and possibly fatal illness has warranted its classification by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of six Category A Select Agents most likely to be used as a biological weapon.

Imagine a selecting agent whose goals are amorphous, whose demands are constantly changing.