Microbes have been found in space at International Space station and have raised concerns about bacteria in the International Space Station which has got atypical viral genome which is resistant to many microbes but luckily not causing diseases. Five strains of the bacterium Enterobacter recovered from areas on board the International Space Station (ISS) have been identified, with researchers urging further careful research to determine whether continuous exposure to microgravity could induce potentially dangerous mutations. In a paper published in the journal BMC Microbiology.
A team led by two researchers from the Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group of the California Institute of Technology, US, detail genomic analyses of Enterobacter gathered from the toilet and gym areas of the space station. Sequencing of the ISS samples revealed that all five strains belonged to a single…
