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         <p class="c3 c10"><span class="c13 c16 c20">Manaus_Amazonas-Brazil</span></p><p class="c3 c7 c10"><span class="c16"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">iGEM 2013 Basic Safety Form</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">Basic Safety Questions for iGEM 2013</span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c4">a. Please describe the chassis organism(s) you will be using for this project. If you will be using more than one chassis organism, provide information on each of them:</span></p><p class="c3 c7 c22"><span class="c11"></span></p><a href="#" name="6d09fe32c29361aec4c4b97ffbf6f29c94973cf0"></a><a href="#" name="0"></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="c23"><tbody><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Species</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Strain no/name</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Risk Group</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Risk Group Source Link</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Disease risk group to humans? If so, which disease?</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c14"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">S. putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">CN32</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Biosafety Manual</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">E. coli (K 12)</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">DH10B</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">http://www.absa.org/riskgroups/bacteriasearch.php?genus=Escherichia</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">E. coli (K 12)</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">DH5 Alpha</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">http://www.absa.org/riskgroups/bacteriasearch.php?genus=Escherichia</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">E. coli (S17)</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">S17-1 &lambda;pir</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">http://oba.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/Guidelines/NIH_Guidelines.htm#_Toc351276292</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">*For additional organisms, please include a spreadsheet in your submission.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">2. Highest Risk Group Listed:</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Greater than 1</span><img height="16" src="images/image00.png" width="17"><img height="18" src="images/image01.png" width="21"></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">If you answered 1+, please also complete the iGEM Biosafety form part 2 for any organisms in this category. </span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">3. List and describe </span><span class="c8 c11 c28">all </span><span class="c8 c11">new or modified coding regions you will be using in your project. (If you use parts from the 2013 (iGEM Distribution without modifying them, you do not need to list those parts.)</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><a href="#" name="4380879f4585add51e1d8153869041d2c263b3ef"></a><a href="#" name="1"></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="c23"><tbody><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Part number</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Where did you get the physical DNA for this part (which lab, synthesis company, etc)</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">What species does this part originally come from</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">What is the Risk Group of the species</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">What is the function of this part, in its parent species?</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076000</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadL orf</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Transmembrane protein for Beta-oxidation</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076001</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadD orf</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Inner membrane protein that add CoA in Fatty acids</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076002</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadLfull length</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Transmembrane protein for Beta-oxidation</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076003</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadD full length</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Inner membrane protein that add CoA in Fatty acids</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076004</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadR</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Regulator protein of beta-oxidation and fatty acid biosynthesis</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">*For additional coding regions, please include a spreadsheet in your submission.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">4. Do the biological materials used in your lab work pose any of the following risks? Please describe:</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c1">a. Risks to the safety and health of team members or others working in the lab?</span></p><p class="c0 c22"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Under biosafety guidelines level 1 there is no risks. To ensure no harm a lab and biosafety workshop was accomplished.The workshop consisted in one week training protocols, good microbiological work practices, techniques involving genetic engineering and proper disposal and decontamination.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c1">b. Risks to the safety and health of the general public, if released by design or by accident?</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">The </span><span class="c6 c28">Shewanella putrefaciens</span><span class="c6">&nbsp;is a common bacteria found in fresh, brackish, marine water and mud. So this strain will not cause any harm to general public if released. According to </span><span class="c21 c13 c16"><a class="c19" href="http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/">http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/</a></span><span class="c6">.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c8">c. Risks to the environment, if released by design or by accident?</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">The bacteria are found normally in healthy marine animals. The designed genes are involved in Fatty Acid degradation. These genes are only expressed under lab conditions (right media composition, pH, temperature, etc).</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c1">d. Risks to security through malicious misuse by individuals, groups, or countries?</span></p><p class="c0 c22"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Designs are constructed based in delection or overexpression of genes, and the chassis are not harmful and have non potential of being used as microbiological device in any malicious intention.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c20 c1 c13">5. If your project moved from a small-scale lab study to become widely used as a commercial/industrial product, what new risks might arise? (Consider the different categories of risks that are listed in parts a-d of the previous question.) Also, what risks might arise if the knowledge you generate or the methods you develop became widely available? (Note: This is meant to be a somewhat open-ended discussion question.)</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Our project have the potential to be scaled-up. Therefore its premature to say that is plenty possible. The scaling-up might be feasible under fermentation tanks under an intense optimization work. Open Methodology, could be a great oportunity to improve our idea and find partners for that.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">6. Does your project include any design features to address safety risks? (For example: kill switches, auxotrophic chassis,etc. ) Note that including such features is not mandatory to participate in iGEM, but many groups choose to include them.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Not so far, but we are choosing a device for that purpose.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">7. What safety training have you received (or plan to receive in the future)? Provide a brief description, and a link to your institution&rsquo;s safety training requirements, if available.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">We had a biosafety workshop and also attended one semester class in the biotechnology under graduation course.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">8. Under what biosafety provisions will / do you work?</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">a. Please provide a link to your institution biosafety guidelines.</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">http://propesp.ufam.edu.br/attachments/018_Res0272008sep_Atividade%20de. The labs we are working are under credentials of CTNBio </span><span class="c13 c16 c21"><a class="c19" href="http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php/content/view/865.html">http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php/content/view/865.html</a></span><span class="c6">).</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">b. Does your institution have an Institutional Biosafety Committee, or an equivalent group? If yes, have you discussed your project with them? Describe any concerns they raised with your project, and any changes you made to your project plan based on their review.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Yes, Ufam biosafety committee. They reviewed our methodology. The biosafety board didn`t have any concern on the experimental approaches</span></p><p class="c3 c26"><span class="c8 c11">.</span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">c. Does your country have national biosafety regulations or guidelines? If so, please provide a link to these regulations or guidelines if possible.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Yes, </span><span class="c21 c13 c16"><a class="c19" href="http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php">http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php</a></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"><a class="c19" href="http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php"></a></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">d. According to the </span><span class="c1 c13 c30">WHO Biosafety Manual</span><span class="c8 c1">, what is the BioSafety Level rating of your lab? (Check the summary table on page 3, and the fuller description that starts on page 9.) If your lab does not fit neatly into category 1, 2, 3, or 4, please describe its safety features [see 2013.igem.org/Safety for help].</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Our lab is rated in the biosafety level 1.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">e. What is the Risk Group of your chassis organism(s), as you stated in question 1? If it does not match the BSL rating of your laboratory, please explain what additional safety measures you are taking.</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Risk Group 1</span><span class="c8 c24">.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c7 c27"><span class="c11"></span></p>
         <p class="c3 c10"><span class="c13 c16 c20">Manaus_Amazonas-Brazil</span></p><p class="c3 c7 c10"><span class="c16"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">iGEM 2013 Basic Safety Form</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">Basic Safety Questions for iGEM 2013</span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c4">a. Please describe the chassis organism(s) you will be using for this project. If you will be using more than one chassis organism, provide information on each of them:</span></p><p class="c3 c7 c22"><span class="c11"></span></p><a href="#" name="6d09fe32c29361aec4c4b97ffbf6f29c94973cf0"></a><a href="#" name="0"></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="c23"><tbody><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Species</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Strain no/name</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Risk Group</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Risk Group Source Link</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c1 c13">Disease risk group to humans? If so, which disease?</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c14"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">S. putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">CN32</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Biosafety Manual</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">E. coli (K 12)</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">DH10B</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">http://www.absa.org/riskgroups/bacteriasearch.php?genus=Escherichia</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">E. coli (K 12)</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">DH5 Alpha</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">http://www.absa.org/riskgroups/bacteriasearch.php?genus=Escherichia</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c17"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">E. coli (S17)</span></p></td><td class="c2"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">S17-1 &lambda;pir</span></p></td><td class="c18"><p class="c3 c10"><span class="c1 c13">1</span></p></td><td class="c12"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">http://oba.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/Guidelines/NIH_Guidelines.htm#_Toc351276292</span></p></td><td class="c25"><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c13">Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">*For additional organisms, please include a spreadsheet in your submission.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">2. Highest Risk Group Listed:</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Greater than 1</span><img height="16" src="images/image00.png" width="17"><img height="18" src="images/image01.png" width="21"></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">If you answered 1+, please also complete the iGEM Biosafety form part 2 for any organisms in this category. </span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">3. List and describe </span><span class="c8 c11 c28">all </span><span class="c8 c11">new or modified coding regions you will be using in your project. (If you use parts from the 2013 (iGEM Distribution without modifying them, you do not need to list those parts.)</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><a href="#" name="4380879f4585add51e1d8153869041d2c263b3ef"></a><a href="#" name="1"></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="c23"><tbody><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Part number</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Where did you get the physical DNA for this part (which lab, synthesis company, etc)</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">What species does this part originally come from</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">What is the Risk Group of the species</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">What is the function of this part, in its parent species?</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076000</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadL orf</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Transmembrane protein for Beta-oxidation</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076001</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadD orf</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Inner membrane protein that add CoA in Fatty acids</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076002</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadLfull length</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Transmembrane protein for Beta-oxidation</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076003</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadD full length</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Inner membrane protein that add CoA in Fatty acids</span></p></td></tr><tr class="c5"><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">BBa_K1076004</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Amplification of gene FadR</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Shewanella putrefaciens</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">1</span></p></td><td class="c15"><p class="c3"><span class="c4">Regulator protein of beta-oxidation and fatty acid biosynthesis</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c11">*For additional coding regions, please include a spreadsheet in your submission.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">4. Do the biological materials used in your lab work pose any of the following risks? Please describe:</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c1">a. Risks to the safety and health of team members or others working in the lab?</span></p><p class="c0 c22"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Under biosafety guidelines level 1 there is no risks. To ensure no harm a lab and biosafety workshop was accomplished.The workshop consisted in one week training protocols, good microbiological work practices, techniques involving genetic engineering and proper disposal and decontamination.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c1">b. Risks to the safety and health of the general public, if released by design or by accident?</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">The </span><span class="c6 c28">Shewanella putrefaciens</span><span class="c6">&nbsp;is a common bacteria found in fresh, brackish, marine water and mud. So this strain will not cause any harm to general public if released. According to </span><span class="c21 c13 c16"><a class="c19" href="http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/">http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/</a></span><span class="c6">.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c1 c8">c. Risks to the environment, if released by design or by accident?</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">The bacteria are found normally in healthy marine animals. The designed genes are involved in Fatty Acid degradation. These genes are only expressed under lab conditions (right media composition, pH, temperature, etc).</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c1">d. Risks to security through malicious misuse by individuals, groups, or countries?</span></p><p class="c0 c22"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Designs are constructed based in delection or overexpression of genes, and the chassis are not harmful and have non potential of being used as microbiological device in any malicious intention.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3 c22"><span class="c20 c1 c13">5. If your project moved from a small-scale lab study to become widely used as a commercial/industrial product, what new risks might arise? (Consider the different categories of risks that are listed in parts a-d of the previous question.) Also, what risks might arise if the knowledge you generate or the methods you develop became widely available? (Note: This is meant to be a somewhat open-ended discussion question.)</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Our project have the potential to be scaled-up. Therefore its premature to say that is plenty possible. The scaling-up might be feasible under fermentation tanks under an intense optimization work. Open Methodology, could be a great oportunity to improve our idea and find partners for that.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">6. Does your project include any design features to address safety risks? (For example: kill switches, auxotrophic chassis,etc. ) Note that including such features is not mandatory to participate in iGEM, but many groups choose to include them.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Not so far, but we are choosing a device for that purpose.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">7. What safety training have you received (or plan to receive in the future)? Provide a brief description, and a link to your institution&rsquo;s safety training requirements, if available.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">We had a biosafety workshop and also attended one semester class in the biotechnology under graduation course.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c1"></span></p><p class="c3"><span class="c8 c20 c1">8. Under what biosafety provisions will / do you work?</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">a. Please provide a link to your institution biosafety guidelines.</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">http://propesp.ufam.edu.br/attachments/018_Res0272008sep_Atividade%20de. The labs we are working are under credentials of CTNBio </span><span class="c13 c16 c21"><a class="c19" href="http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php/content/view/865.html">http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php/content/view/865.html</a></span><span class="c6">).</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">b. Does your institution have an Institutional Biosafety Committee, or an equivalent group? If yes, have you discussed your project with them? Describe any concerns they raised with your project, and any changes you made to your project plan based on their review.</span></p><p class="c0"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Yes, Ufam biosafety committee. They reviewed our methodology. The biosafety board didn`t have any concern on the experimental approaches</span></p><p class="c3 c26"><span class="c8 c11">.</span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">c. Does your country have national biosafety regulations or guidelines? If so, please provide a link to these regulations or guidelines if possible.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Yes, </span><span class="c21 c13 c16"><a class="c19" href="http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php">http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php</a></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"><a class="c19" href="http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php"></a></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">d. According to the </span><span class="c1 c13 c30">WHO Biosafety Manual</span><span class="c8 c1">, what is the BioSafety Level rating of your lab? (Check the summary table on page 3, and the fuller description that starts on page 9.) If your lab does not fit neatly into category 1, 2, 3, or 4, please describe its safety features [see 2013.igem.org/Safety for help].</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Our lab is rated in the biosafety level 1.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c8 c1">e. What is the Risk Group of your chassis organism(s), as you stated in question 1? If it does not match the BSL rating of your laboratory, please explain what additional safety measures you are taking.</span></p><p class="c9 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c9"><span class="c6">Risk Group 1</span><span class="c8 c24">.</span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c3 c7"><span class="c11"></span></p><p class="c7 c27"><span class="c11"></span></p>
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iGEM 2013 Basic Safety Form

Basic Safety Questions for iGEM 2013

a. Please describe the chassis organism(s) you will be using for this project. If you will be using more than one chassis organism, provide information on each of them:

Species

Strain no/name

Risk Group

Risk Group Source Link

Disease risk group to humans? If so, which disease?

S. putrefaciens

CN32

1

World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Biosafety Manual

Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract

E. coli (K 12)

DH10B

1

http://www.absa.org/riskgroups/bacteriasearch.php?genus=Escherichia

Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract

E. coli (K 12)

DH5 Alpha

1

http://www.absa.org/riskgroups/bacteriasearch.php?genus=Escherichia

Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract

E. coli (S17)

S17-1 λpir

1

http://oba.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/Guidelines/NIH_Guidelines.htm#_Toc351276292

Yes, may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract

*For additional organisms, please include a spreadsheet in your submission.

2. Highest Risk Group Listed:

1                               Greater than 1

If you answered 1+, please also complete the iGEM Biosafety form part 2 for any organisms in this category.

3. List and describe all new or modified coding regions you will be using in your project. (If you use parts from the 2013 (iGEM Distribution without modifying them, you do not need to list those parts.)

Part number

Where did you get the physical DNA for this part (which lab, synthesis company, etc)

What species does this part originally come from

What is the Risk Group of the species

What is the function of this part, in its parent species?

BBa_K1076000

Amplification of gene FadL orf

Shewanella putrefaciens

1

Transmembrane protein for Beta-oxidation

BBa_K1076001

Amplification of gene FadD orf

Shewanella putrefaciens

1

Inner membrane protein that add CoA in Fatty acids

BBa_K1076002

Amplification of gene FadLfull length

Shewanella putrefaciens

1

Transmembrane protein for Beta-oxidation

BBa_K1076003

Amplification of gene FadD full length

Shewanella putrefaciens

1

Inner membrane protein that add CoA in Fatty acids

BBa_K1076004

Amplification of gene FadR

Shewanella putrefaciens

1

Regulator protein of beta-oxidation and fatty acid biosynthesis

*For additional coding regions, please include a spreadsheet in your submission.

4. Do the biological materials used in your lab work pose any of the following risks? Please describe:

a. Risks to the safety and health of team members or others working in the lab?

Under biosafety guidelines level 1 there is no risks. To ensure no harm a lab and biosafety workshop was accomplished.The workshop consisted in one week training protocols, good microbiological work practices, techniques involving genetic engineering and proper disposal and decontamination.

b. Risks to the safety and health of the general public, if released by design or by accident?

The Shewanella putrefaciens is a common bacteria found in fresh, brackish, marine water and mud. So this strain will not cause any harm to general public if released. According to http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/.

c. Risks to the environment, if released by design or by accident?

The bacteria are found normally in healthy marine animals. The designed genes are involved in Fatty Acid degradation. These genes are only expressed under lab conditions (right media composition, pH, temperature, etc).

d. Risks to security through malicious misuse by individuals, groups, or countries?

Designs are constructed based in delection or overexpression of genes, and the chassis are not harmful and have non potential of being used as microbiological device in any malicious intention.

5. If your project moved from a small-scale lab study to become widely used as a commercial/industrial product, what new risks might arise? (Consider the different categories of risks that are listed in parts a-d of the previous question.) Also, what risks might arise if the knowledge you generate or the methods you develop became widely available? (Note: This is meant to be a somewhat open-ended discussion question.)

Our project have the potential to be scaled-up. Therefore its premature to say that is plenty possible. The scaling-up might be feasible under fermentation tanks under an intense optimization work. Open Methodology, could be a great oportunity to improve our idea and find partners for that.

6. Does your project include any design features to address safety risks? (For example: kill switches, auxotrophic chassis,etc. ) Note that including such features is not mandatory to participate in iGEM, but many groups choose to include them.

Not so far, but we are choosing a device for that purpose.

7. What safety training have you received (or plan to receive in the future)? Provide a brief description, and a link to your institution’s safety training requirements, if available.

We had a biosafety workshop and also attended one semester class in the biotechnology under graduation course.

8. Under what biosafety provisions will / do you work?

a. Please provide a link to your institution biosafety guidelines.

http://propesp.ufam.edu.br/attachments/018_Res0272008sep_Atividade%20de. The labs we are working are under credentials of CTNBio http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php/content/view/865.html).

b. Does your institution have an Institutional Biosafety Committee, or an equivalent group? If yes, have you discussed your project with them? Describe any concerns they raised with your project, and any changes you made to your project plan based on their review.

Yes, Ufam biosafety committee. They reviewed our methodology. The biosafety board didn`t have any concern on the experimental approaches

.

c. Does your country have national biosafety regulations or guidelines? If so, please provide a link to these regulations or guidelines if possible.

Yes, http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php

d. According to the WHO Biosafety Manual, what is the BioSafety Level rating of your lab? (Check the summary table on page 3, and the fuller description that starts on page 9.) If your lab does not fit neatly into category 1, 2, 3, or 4, please describe its safety features [see 2013.igem.org/Safety for help].

Our lab is rated in the biosafety level 1.

e. What is the Risk Group of your chassis organism(s), as you stated in question 1? If it does not match the BSL rating of your laboratory, please explain what additional safety measures you are taking.

Risk Group 1.