{"id":41600,"date":"2021-11-01T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-383743"},"modified":"2023-09-29T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:16:04","slug":"a-researchers-guide-to-microbial-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/science-research\/for-researchers\/a-researchers-guide-to-microbial-research\/","title":{"rendered":"A Researcher\u2019s Guide to: Microbial Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?w=825\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Front cover for A Resarchers Guide to Microbial Research\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?resize=194,300 194w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?resize=768,1187 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?resize=663,1024 663w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?resize=259,400 259w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?resize=388,600 388w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?resize=582,900 582w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/microbial_research-front-cover.jpg?resize=776,1200 776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>July 2021 Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>By Audrie A. Colorado, Ph.D.<br>\nSarah L. Castro-Wallace, Ph.D.<br>\nC. Mark Ott, Ph.D.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Significant strides to define and mitigate the source of microbial contamination aboard spacecraft and to document the responses of numerous microorganisms to the spaceflight environment have allowed 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. As we look toward human interplanetary exploration, the importance of this knowledge is imperative. With the increases in both the occupancy and duration of humans aboard the ISS, these knowledge gaps are becoming better defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study of microbes in the spaceflight environment holds considerable potential for future basic research and industrial applications. Investigations into microbial ecology, genotypic and phenotypic properties, and the infectious disease-causing potential of microorganisms in the spaceflight environment may unveil novel mechanisms that cannot be elucidated using traditional approaches on Earth, where gravity may be restricting our discovery of unique cellular responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Guide describes the context for microbial research, both in flight and using ground-based spaceflight analogs. 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