Cleanroom microflora are of importance for microbiologists and quality control personnel in
order to assess changes in trends. Shifts in the types of microflora may indicate deviations …

In assessing the bacterial populations present in spacecraft assembly, spacecraft test, and
launch preparation facilities, extremophilic bacteria (requiring severe conditions for growth) …

Understanding the motility behavior of bacteria in confining microenvironments, in which
they search for available physical space and move in response to stimuli, is important for …

Molecular bacterial community composition was characterized from three geographically
distinct spacecraft-associated clean rooms to determine whether such populations are …

Experiments were carried out to develop methods to generate well-characterized, polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-spiked, aged but minimally altered sediments for fate …

The microbial burden of the Phoenix spacecraft assembly environment was assessed in a
systematic manner via several cultivation-based techniques and a suite of NASA-certified …

For well over a decade, many deficiencies have been identified in current AOAC methods
used to assess the microbicidal activities of chemical disinfectants on medical devices and …

The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of contamination of pharmaceutical
products by melanized fungi and to consider control measures in relation to bioburden and …

The currently used microbial decontamination method for spacecraft and components uses
dry-heat microbial reduction at temperatures of> 110° C for extended periods to prevent the …

The Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is capable of remaining viable in low-nutrient
environments and harsh conditions, posing a contamination risk in non-sterile …