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Anna C Simpson1, Camilla Urbaniak1, John R Bateh1
1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.
Microbiology Resource Announcements
|September 16, 2021
Abstract:
As part of the Microbial Tracking-2 study, 94 fungal strains were isolated from surfaces on the International Space Station, and whole-genome sequences were assembled. Characterization of these draft genomes will allow evaluation of microgravity adaption, risks to human health and spacecraft functioning, and biotechnological applications of fungi.

