The field of human space travel is in the midst of a dramatic revolution. Upcoming missions
are looking to push the boundaries of space travel, with plans to travel for longer distances …

During space missions, astronauts are faced with a variety of challenges that are unique to
spaceflight and that have been known to cause physiological changes in humans over a …

Abstract The SpaceX Inspiration4 mission provided a unique opportunity to study the impact
of spaceflight on the human body. Biospecimen samples were collected from four crew …

The plant microbiome is crucial for plant growth, yet many important questions remain, such
as the identification of specific bacterial species in plants, their genetic content, and location …

Abstract Background Symbiotic Methylobacterium strains comprise a significant part of plant
microbiomes. Their presence enhances plant productivity and stress resistance, prompting …

The human microbiota encompasses the diverse communities of microorganisms that reside
in, on, and around various parts of the human body, such as the skin, nasal passages, and …

Microbial research in space is being conducted for almost 50 years now. The closed system
of the International Space Station (ISS) has acted as a microbial observatory for the past 10 …

Plant evolution is driven by key innovations of functional traits that enables their survivals in
diverse ecological environments. However, plant adaptive evolution from land to …

Methylobacterium and Methylorubrum species are facultative methylotrophic bacteria that
are abundant in the plant phyllosphere. They have two methanol dehydrogenases, MxaF …

In an ongoing microbial tracking investigation of the International Space Station (ISS),
several Sphingomonas strains were isolated. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence …