A Researcher’s Guide to: Microbial Research: As we increase utilization of ISS as a National Laboratory, now is the time for investigators to propose new research and to make discoveries unveiling novel responses that could not be defined using traditional approaches on Earth.
A Researcher’s Guide to:
Microbial Research
By Sarah L. Castro, Ph.D.
David J. Smith, Ph.D.
C. Mark Ott, Ph.D.
Significant strides have been made to define and mitigate potential sources of microbial contamination on spacecraft and to record the responses of numerous microorganisms to the spaceflight environment. This collection of experience and research data has helped in the identification of critical gaps in our understanding of how this environment impacts microbial ecology, the microbial genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, and their interactions with plant and animal hosts.
Priorities for Microbial Research from the 2011 Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences include:
- Establish a microbial observatory program on the ISS to conduct long-term multigenerational studies of microbial population dynamics.
- Establish a robust spaceflight program to research analyzing plant and microbial growth in spaceflight environments and physiological responses to the multiple stimuli encountered in those environments.
- Develop a research program aimed at demonstrating the roles of microbial-plant systems in long-term life support systems.
This Guide describes the context for microbial research, both in flight and using ground-based spaceflight analogs. It also explains what researchers should know including available hardware and funding options.
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Last Updated: March 3, 2020
Editor: Dylan Steele
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