What is the biosafety level and CFIA risk group of Paenibacillus gordonae?

Paenibacillus gordonae — catalogued in Health Canada's ePATHogen database under its synonym Paenibacillus validus, and also known by the earlier designation Bacillus gordonae — carries a Human Risk Group 1 (RG1) and Animal Risk Group 1 (RG1) classification. Anyone researching the Paenibacillus gordonae biosafety level or asking whether Paenibacillus validus is safe to work with will find the ePATHogen record as the Canadian federal reference point.

Health Canada assigns this bacterial agent Containment Level 1. The dual RG1 designation spans both human and animal exposure pathways, and the Containment Level 1 assignment applies to the species as characterized in that registry.