Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
This strain is a high level producer of chromosomal AmpC beta-lactamase to be used as a control for the AmpC disk test
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