26:T519,

An error in file reading has resulted in a misrepresentation of the geographical locations of biosafety organizations on the cover art published in Volume 14, Number 2, 2009. A corrected map is provided in this erratum. The information contained in the “About the Cover” description is accurate and serves to assist in locating the biosafety organizations on the map. The stars represent the locations of the following global biological safety associations and working groups: African Biosafety Association, American Biological Safety Association, ABSA-Canada, Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association, Biosafety Association of Central Asia and the Caucuses, Biosafety Association of Pakistan, European Biosafety Association, Israeli Biological Safety Association, Japanese Biosafety Association, National Biosafety Association of Brazil, Philippines Biosafety and Biosecurity Association, Taiwan Biological Safety Association, and the Thailand Biosafety Working Group.

27:T4e5,

This study evaluated the inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Ames, Vollum, and Sterne spores on various materials (glass, Hypalon® rubber glove, and stainless steel) using vaporous hydrogen peroxide fumigation of a ∼15 m³ aerosol research and component assessment (ARCA) chamber. Suspensions of each spore type (∼1 × 10⁸ CFU) were dried on coupons made from each type of test surface and exposed to vaporous hydrogen peroxide fumigation for a decontamination time of 5.5 hours. For these three materials, the log reductions ranged from 7.7 to 7.9, 8.2 to 8.5, and 7.6 to 7.8 for B. anthracis Ames, Vollum, or Sterne spores, respectively. The effectiveness of vaporous hydrogen peroxide fumigation on the growth of Geobacillus stearothermophilus biological indicators (BI) was evaluated in parallel as a qualitative assessment of decontamination. At 1 and 7 days post-exposure, all decontaminated BI exhibited no growth. This study provides information for using vaporous hydrogen peroxide fumigation as an approach for the surface decontamination of B. anthracis spores within a large-scale chamber.

28:T93a,