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SUBMITTER: Voorhies AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6616552 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Voorhies Alexander A AA Mark Ott C C Mehta Satish S Pierson Duane L DL Crucian Brian E BE Feiveson Alan A Oubre Cherie M CM Torralba Manolito M Moncera Kelvin K Zhang Yun Y Zurek Eduardo E Lorenzi Hernan A HA
Scientific reports 20190709 1
Over the course of a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) crew members are exposed to a number of stressors that can potentially alter the composition of their microbiomes and may have a negative impact on astronauts' health. Here we investigated the impact of long-term space exploration on the microbiome of nine astronauts that spent six to twelve months in the ISS. We present evidence showing that the microbial communities of the gastrointestinal tract, skin, nose and tongue change ...[more]