Space Station conditions are selective but do not alter microbial characteristics relevant to human health

The International Space Station is a unique habitat for humans and microbes. Here, Mora et al. analyze microbial communities from several areas aboard, finding similarities with those of ground-based indoor environments, as well as adaptations towards biofilm formation but not necessarily relevant t...

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Main Authors: Maximilian Mora, Lisa Wink, Ines Kögler, Alexander Mahnert, Petra Rettberg, Petra Schwendner, René Demets, Charles Cockell, Tatiana Alekhova, Andreas Klingl, Robert Krause, Anna Zolotariof, Alina Alexandrova, Christine Moissl-Eichinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11682-z