Molecular microbial community structure of the Regenerative Enclosed Life Support Module Simulator air system

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-145

  Moissl, Christine ^a   Hosoya, Naofumi ^a   Bruckner, James ^a   Stuecker, Tara ^a   Roman, Monsi ^b   Venkateswaran, Kasthuri ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bioaerosol; Clean room; ISS; Microbial community; REMS

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DNA; HABITAT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ACIDOVORAX; ACINETOBACTER; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM RADIOTOLERANS; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSYCHROBACTER; RALSTONIA; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; SPHINGOBIUM YANOIKUYAE; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 34547103259     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550406003533     Document Type: Article

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