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I had a similar q and actually asked the biosafety officer after being 
reassured it was ok - in my situation it was not

Tomohiro Kawaguchi wrote:

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>Hi! All,
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>We have one user who wants to set up the flow cell to image live
>pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm using our confocal microscope (multi-user
>confocal microscope open for our university community).
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>This user said that p.aeruginosa is not so dangerous as long as we are
>careful and clean them up after its use.  I want to get a biosafety
>officer involved before we do anything.
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>If you can share your experience on biosafety regarding live pathogen in
>your confocal room, I really appreciate it.
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>Many thanks!
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>Tomo Kawaguchi
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