Next generation sequencing approaches to evaluate water and wastewater quality

E Garner, BC Davis, E Milligan, MF Blair, I Keenum… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of next generation sequencing (NGS) is revolutionizing the potential to
address complex microbiological challenges in the water industry. NGS technologies can …

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 …

Succession and persistence of microbial communities and antimicrobial resistance genes associated with International Space Station environmental surfaces

NK Singh, JM Wood, F Karouia, K Venkateswaran - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The International Space Station (ISS) is an ideal test bed for studying
the effects of microbial persistence and succession on a closed system during long space …

Microbiomes of the dust particles collected from the International Space Station and Spacecraft Assembly Facilities

A Checinska, AJ Probst, P Vaishampayan, JR White… - Microbiome, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique built environment
due to the effects of microgravity, space radiation, elevated carbon dioxide levels, and …

Microbiological and nutritional analysis of lettuce crops grown on the international space station

CLM Khodadad, ME Hummerick… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The ability to grow safe, fresh food to supplement packaged foods of astronauts in space has
been an important goal for NASA. Food crops grown in space experience different …

Gut microbiome and human health under the space environment

R Siddiqui, N Akbar, NA Khan - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiome is well recognized to have a pivotal role in regulation of the health and
behaviour of the host, affecting digestion, metabolism, immunity, and has been linked to …

Microorganisms in confined habitats: microbial monitoring and control of intensive care units, operating rooms, cleanrooms and the International Space Station

M Mora, A Mahnert, K Koskinen, MR Pausan… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Indoor environments, where people spend most of their time, are characterized by a specific
microbial community, the indoor microbiome. Most indoor environments are connected to …

The impacts of microgravity on bacterial metabolism

G Sharma, PD Curtis - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
The inside of a space-faring vehicle provides a set of conditions unlike anything
experienced by bacteria on Earth. The low-shear, diffusion-limited microenvironment with …

Advances in space microbiology

S Bijlani, E Stephens, NK Singh, K Venkateswaran… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Microbial research in space is being conducted for almost 50 years now. The closed system
of the International Space Station (ISS) has acted as a microbial observatory for the past 10 …

Detection of antimicrobial resistance genes associated with the International Space Station environmental surfaces

C Urbaniak, AC Sielaff, KG Frey, JE Allen, N Singh… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue. In an effort to minimize this threat to
astronauts, who may be immunocompromised and thus at a greater risk of infection from …