A roadmap for metagenomic enzyme discovery

SL Robinson, J Piel, S Sunagawa - Natural Product Reports, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2021 Metagenomics has yielded massive amounts of sequencing data
offering a glimpse into the biosynthetic potential of the uncultivated microbial majority. While …

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 …

Collection of biospecimens from the inspiration4 mission establishes the standards for the space omics and medical atlas (SOMA)

EG Overbey, K Ryon, JK Kim, BT Tierney… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The SpaceX Inspiration4 mission provided a unique opportunity to study the impact
of spaceflight on the human body. Biospecimen samples were collected from four crew …

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 …

Crewmember microbiome may influence microbial composition of ISS habitable surfaces

A Avila-Herrera, J Thissen, C Urbaniak, NA Be… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The International Space Station (ISS) is a complex built environment physically isolated from
Earth. Assessing the interplay between the microbial community of the ISS and its crew is …

[PDF][PDF] 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 …

MARSBOx: fungal and bacterial endurance from a balloon-flown analog mission in the stratosphere

M Cortesão, K Siems, S Koch… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Whether terrestrial life can withstand the martian environment is of paramount interest for
planetary protection measures and space exploration. To understand microbial survival …

[HTML][HTML] Migration of surface-associated microbial communities in spaceflight habitats

D Marra, T Karapantsios, S Caserta, E Secchi… - Biofilm, 2023 - Elsevier
Astronauts are spending longer periods locked up in ships or stations for scientific and
exploration spatial missions. The International Space Station (ISS) has been inhabited …

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

M Mora, L Wink, I Kögler, A Mahnert, P Rettberg… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique habitat for humans and
microorganisms. Here, we report the results of the ISS experiment EXTREMOPHILES …

Design of a spaceflight biofilm experiment

L Zea, Z Nisar, P Rubin, M Cortesão, J Luo… - Acta astronautica, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofilm growth has been observed in Soviet/Russian (Salyuts and Mir), American (Skylab),
and International (ISS) Space Stations, sometimes jeopardizing key equipment like …