Human presence impacts fungal diversity of inflated lunar/Mars analog habitat.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An inflatable lunar/Mars analog habitat (ILMAH), simulated closed system isolated by HEPA filtration, mimics International Space Station (ISS) conditions and future human habitation on other planets except for the exchange of air between outdoor and indoor environments. The ILMAH was primarily commissioned to measure physiological, psychological, and immunological characteristics of human inhabiting in isolation, but it was also available for other studies such as examining its microbiological aspects. Characterizing and understanding possible changes and succession of fungal species is of high importance since fungi are not only hazardous to inhabitants but also deteriorate the habitats. Observing the mycobiome changes in the presence of human will enable developing app

SUBMITTER: Blachowicz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5504618 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature