Spaceflight promotes biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Spaceflight promotes biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Understanding the effects of spaceflight on microbial communities is crucial for the success of long-term, manned space missions. Surface-associated bacterial communities, known as biofilms, were abundant on the Mir space station and continue to be a challenge on the International Space Station. The...

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Main Authors: Wooseong Kim, Farah K Tengra, Zachary Young, Jasmine Shong, Nicholas Marchand, Hon Kit Chan, Ravindra C Pangule, Macarena Parra, Jonathan S Dordick, Joel L Plawsky, Cynthia H Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639165?pdf=render

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