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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
www.nasa.gov
Response of Staphylococcus aureus to Simulated Microgravity
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140010671 2018-06-28T07:28:56+00:00Z
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Debbie Aldape Kami Faust
Catherine Ballard Sarah Foster
Michelle Blackwell Jane McCourt
Doug Botkin, Ph.D. Satish Mehta, Ph.D.
Bekki Bruce Cherie Oubre, Ph.D.
Victoria Castro Melanie Smith
Todd Elliott Airan Yoets
Goal: Mitigate microbial risk to crew health, safety, and performance during the human exploration of space
Duane Pierson, Ph.D.Chief NASA
Microbiologist
Mark Ott, Ph.D.
Sarah Castro, Ph.D.
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Absorbance at 460 nm
LSMMG Control Ratio
0.053 0.080 .663
0.116 0.307 .378
0.092 0.169 .544
0.099 0.160 .615
Average .550
Standard Dev .125
LSMMG and Control values are statistically significant. p < .05
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LSMMG induced mutation or just altered expression?
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S. epidermidisB. subtilis
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