PD 6613:1997

This standard PD 6613:1997 Biotechnology. Microorganisms. Examination of the various existing lists of animal pathogens and production of a report is classified in these ICS categories:

• 07.080 Biology. Botany. Zoology

This CEN Report examines the existing lists of pathogens of domestic animals and gives recommendations that a classification into three classes/categories/groups be established.

Different criteria of classification are described. Genetically modified microorganisms (GMM) have been deliberately excluded. Only wild type species are considered.