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ReviewMycology2026

Microbial adaptation and biological effects in the spaceflight environment.

Liancheng Wu, Marta Filipa Simões, Xinran Xu, Wen-Bing Yin

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Review in Mycology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Liancheng WuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity and Innovative Utilization, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Marta Filipa SimõesState Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.
Xinran XuState Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity and Innovative Utilization, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-8554
Wen-Bing YinState Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity and Innovative Utilization, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9184-3198

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the advancement of space exploration, space microbiology has become an important research area. Microorganisms show remarkable adaptive plasticity under extreme space environments. Space‑derived strains not only pose potential biosafety risks but also serve as valuable biotechnological resources. This review focuses on microbial phenotypic alterations, including colony morphology, biofilm formation, secondary metabolism, pathogenicity, and antibiotic resistance. These changes are mainly driven by genomic instability, horizontal gene transfer, and cellular pathway reprogramming. Here we uniquely integrate phenotypic, mechanistic, and application-level perspectives to provide a unified framework for understanding microbial adaptation in spaceflight environments.

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genomic instabilitymicrobial adaptationphenotypic plasticityspace biomanufacturingSpaceflight environment

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PMID42852186
PMCPMC13647352

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