Survival of human-associated bacteria in prototype advanced life support systems

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Garland, Jay L ^a   Mills, Aaron L ^b   Morales, Anabelle ^c   Cook, Kimberly ^a  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE PLATFORMS;

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORTS; BIOREGENERATIVE SYSTEMS; KENNEDY SPACE CENTERS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PSEUDOMONAS CEPACIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT);

EID: 85072468175     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-2061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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