Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment

PF Horve, S Lloyd, GA Mhuireach, L Dietz… - Journal of exposure …, 2020 - nature.com
In the constructed habitat in which we spend up to 90% of our time, architectural design
influences occupants' behavioral patterns, interactions with objects, surfaces, rituals, the …

Legionella and other opportunistic pathogens in full-scale chloraminated municipal drinking water distribution systems

C Zhang, I Struewing, JH Mistry, DG Wahman… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-based opportunistic pathogens (OPs) are a leading cause of drinking-water-related
disease outbreaks, especially in developed countries such as the United States (US) …

[PDF][PDF] Inevitable future: space colonization beyond Earth with microbes first

JV Lopez, RS Peixoto, AS Rosado - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Based on modern microbiology, we propose a major revision in current space exploration
philosophy and planetary protection policy, especially regarding microorganisms in space …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial corrosion behavior and mechanism of 5A06 aluminum alloy under low dose proton radiation

N Chen, Q Liu, Y Feng, S Zou, Q Yao, L Lu, J Wu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-dose proton radiation is one of the important factors that have a major impact on
microorganisms in spacecraft. In this paper, the changes in the life activity characteristics of …

Large language models and the treaty interpretation game

JW Nelson - Cambridge International Law Journal, 2023 - elgaronline.com
Large language models (LLMs) are currently disrupting law. Yet their precise impact on
international law, especially treaty interpretation, remains underexplored. Treaty …

Microbiome of the International Space Station

M Mora, C Moissl-Eichinger - Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, 2023 - Springer
Ma is a common scientific abbreviation for Megayears ¼ one million (106) years derived
from the Latin Mega-annum. Note that the Latin accusative, annum, expresses an absolute …

The International Space Station selects for microorganisms adapted to the extreme environment, but does not induce genomic and physiological changes relevant for …

M Mora, L Wink, I Kögler, A Mahnert, P Rettberg… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Abstract The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique, completely confined habitat for
the human crew and co-inhabiting microorganisms. Here, we report on the results of the ISS …

Cultivation in Long-term Simulated Microgravity is Detrimental to Biofilm Formation Ability and Pyocyanin Production of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 Wild Type …

LM Vu - 2019 - works.swarthmore.edu
Pseudomonas aeruginosa can attach to surfaces and form aggregates known as biofilms. It
has been previously found that P. aeruginosa cultivated in space form thicker and …