Migration of surface-associated microbial communities in spaceflight habitats
2023
Marra, Daniele | Karapantsios, Thodoris | Caserta, Sergio | Secchi, Eleonora | Holynska, Malgorzata | Labarthe, Simon | Polizzi, Bastien | Ortega, Sandra | Kostoglou, Margaritis | Lasseur, Christophe | Karapanagiotis, Ioannis | Lecuyer, Sigolene | Bridier, Arnaud | Noirot-Gros, Marie-Françoise | Briandet, Romain | "Federico II" University of Naples Medical School | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering [ETH Zürich] (D-BAUG) ; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich] (ETH Zürich) | ESA - ESTEC (Netherlands) | Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria) | Équipe Calcul scientifique et Modélisation ; Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux (IMB) ; Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux (IMB) ; Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Besançon (UMR 6623) (LMB) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC) ; Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC) | Institut Pascal (IP) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Institut national polytechnique Clermont Auvergne (INP Clermont Auvergne) ; Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) | Laboratoire de Physique de l'ENS Lyon (Phys-ENS) ; École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon) ; Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Laboratoire de Fougères - ANSES ; Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES) | MICrobiologie de l'ALImentation au Service de la Santé (MICALIS) ; AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) | Elsevier
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Astronauts are spending longer periods locked up in ships or stations for scientific and exploration spatial missions. The International Space Station (ISS) has been inhabited continuously for more than 20 years and the duration of space stays by crews could lengthen with the objectives of human presence on the moon and Mars. If the environment of these space habitats is designed for the comfort of astronauts, it is also conducive to other forms of life such as embarked microorganisms. The latter, most often associated with surfaces in the form of biofilm, have been implicated in significant degradation of the functionality of pieces of equipment in space habitats. The most recent research suggests that microgravity could increase the persistence, resistance and virulence of pathogenic microorganisms detected in these communities, endangering the health of astronauts and potentially jeopardizing long-duration manned missions. In this review, we describe the mechanisms and dynamics of installation and propagation of these microbial communities associated with surfaces (spatial migration), as well as long-term processes of adaptation and evolution in these extreme environments (phenotypic and genetic migration), with special reference to human health. We also discuss the means of control envisaged to allow a lasting cohabitation between these vibrant microscopic passengers and the astronauts.
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