Space flight effects on bacterial physiology

The study of bacterial behavior under space flight conditions is highly important for the early detection of changes in bacterial communities and bacteria with medical, environmental, or life support consequences for survival of the crew in closed space environments. Although many species of prokary...

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Published in:	Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 193
Main Authors:	Leys, N M E J, Hendrickx, L, De Boever, P, Baatout, S, Mergeay, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Italy 01-04-2004
Subjects:	Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - growth & development Bacteria - metabolism Bacteria - radiation effects Bacterial Physiological Phenomena Biofilms - growth & development Bioreactors - microbiology Cosmic Radiation DNA Damage - physiology Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial - radiation effects Signal Transduction - physiology Space Flight Weightlessness Weightlessness Simulation
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Summary:	The study of bacterial behavior under space flight conditions is highly important for the early detection of changes in bacterial communities and bacteria with medical, environmental, or life support consequences for survival of the crew in closed space environments. Although many species of prokaryotes have been studied in ground simulation facilities or have been flown in space flights, at present only few hard research data are available to predict the effects of cosmic radiation, microgravity, vibration and hypervelocity on microbial behavior in space flight. The results that are available tend to be fragmentary and often lack a classical, controlled experimental context to interpret them. Thus, many basic questions concerning the effects of space on microbial behavior have yet to be resolved.
ISSN:	0393-974X