Characterization of Spacesuit Associated Microbial Communities and Their Implications for NASA Missions

Characterization of Spacesuit Associated Microbial Communities and Their Implications for NASA Missions

BackgroundCrewed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions to other solar system bodies are currently being planned. One high-profile scientific focus during such expeditions would be life detection, specifically the discovery of past or present microbial life, if they exist. How...

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Main Authors: David Danko, Ganesh Babu Malli Mohan, Maria A. Sierra, Michelle Rucker, Nitin K. Singh, Aaron B. Regberg, Mary S. Bell, Niamh B. O’Hara, Rachid Ounit, Christopher E. Mason, Kasthuri Venkateswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
spacesuit
microbial diversity
ISS
metagemonic
metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs)
microbial ecology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.608478/full

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