Abbreviations

ACDP Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens

BSA Bovine Serum albumin

BSE Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

BVDV Bovine viral diarrhoea virus

FBS Fetal bovine serum

EC European Community

ECACC European Collection of Cell Cultures

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FCS Fetal Calf Serum

HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air

MCB Master Cell Bank

NAMAS National Accreditation of Measurement and Sampling

NCTC National Collection of Type Cultures

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

WCB Working Cell Banks

Chemical Symbols

Ca2+ calcium ion

CO2 carbon dioxide

DMSO dimethyl sulphoxide

Mg2+ magnesium ion

O2 oxygen

PBS phosphate buffered saline

TGM Thioglycollate medium