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International Space Station - Microbial Observatory of Pathogenic Virus Bacteria and Fungi project

Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Metadata Last Checked: January 03, 2026 | Last Modified: 2025-04-23
This study investigated the interplay between the microbial community of the International Space Station and its crew. Environmental samples were collected from 8 habitable locations around the ISS. The microbial composition was measured using shotgun metagenomic sequencing and procesed using the Livermore Metagenomics Analysis Toolkit.

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