ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2010
Space microbiology.
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201 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Meta-analysis of data from spaceflight transcriptome experiments does not support the idea of a common bacterial "spaceflight response".Scientific reports · 2018Pooled it
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- Microgravity reshapes bacteriophage-host coevolution aboard the International Space Station.PLoS biology · 2026Article
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- Bacterial resistance across habitats: from German schools to the International Space Station.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Community matters: stress tolerance and survival ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Enhancing yogurt quality with a high-EPS-producing space mutantFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Elucidating the interplay between intracellular manganese-iron-ratio and radiotolerance across all domains of life.FEMS microbes · 2026Article
- Spaceflight and Medical Microbiology: Possible Implications for Standard Infection Diagnostics and Therapy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cyanobacteria Under UV Radiation: General Insights into Stress Responses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Effects of extreme acceleration, microgravity, and deceleration on Bacillus subtilis onboard a suborbital space flight.NPJ microgravity · 2025Article
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- Simulated microgravity confines and fragments the straw-based lignocellulose degrading microbial community.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Ionizing radiation resilience: how metabolically active lichens endure exposure to the simulated Mars atmosphere.IMA fungus · 2025Article
- Evolutionary medicine and bioastronautics: an innovative approach in addressing adverse mental health effects to astronauts during long term space missions.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Impact of simulated microgravity in short-term evolution of an RNA bacteriophage.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The responses of microorganisms (viruses, bacterial cells, bacterial and fungal spores, and lichens) to selected factors of space (microgravity, galactic cosmic radiation, solar UV radiation, and space vacuum) were determined in space and laboratory simulation experiments. In general, microorganisms tend to thrive in the space flight environment in terms of enhanced growth parameters and a demonstrated ability to proliferate in the presence of normally inhibitory levels of antibiotics. The mechanisms responsible for the observed biological responses, however, are not yet fully understood. A hypothesized interaction of microgravity with radiation-induced DNA repair processes was experimentally refuted. The survival of microorganisms in outer space was investigated to tackle questions on the upper boundary of the biosphere and on the likelihood of interplanetary transport of microorganisms. It was found that extraterrestrial solar UV radiation was the most deleterious factor of space. Among all organisms tested, only lichens (Rhizocarpon geographicum and Xanthoria elegans) maintained full viability after 2 weeks in outer space, whereas all other test systems were inactivated by orders of magnitude. Using optical filters and spores of Bacillus subtilis as a biological UV dosimeter, it was found that the current ozone layer reduces the biological effectiveness of solar UV by 3 orders of magnitude. If shielded against solar UV, spores of B. subtilis were capable of surviving in space for up to 6 years, especially if embedded in clay or meteorite powder (artificial meteorites). The data support the likelihood of interplanetary transfer of microorganisms within meteorites, the so-called lithopanspermia hypothesis.
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