Despite the harsh conditions, microorganisms have been successfully adapted to microgravity, radiation and limited space. Their endurance and the ability to survive open new reach for science and biotechnology.
Chinese scientists have discovered a new lame bacteria riding the Tiangun Space Station, reports the South China Morning Post.
Microorganism, called Niallia Tiangengensis, was a former unknown version of soil bacteria and became the first forced in the Chinese orbital laboratory. It was collected in May 2023 during the stay of the Schenzhou-15 crew at the station.
The new strain showed flexibility in severe space conditions in the space – in particular, he showed increasing resistance to oxidative stress, microgravity and the ability to restore after radiation exposure. Its adaptive mechanisms can have practical use on the Earth – from medicine to the agrarian and space industry.
Another important feature of species is the ability to rot some organic ingredients. It opens prospects for the sustainable transformation of cosmic and land waste to beneficial resources, which can be used in closed ecosystems, for example, during long -term cosmic missions or in isolated conditions on Earth.
The discovery of a new microbe has become part of the champ’s research program, which monitors the microbioma of the space station environment on a long mission. The samples were collected by sterile wipes from the surfaces of the modules and frozen for further examination on Earth.
The discovery was reported by researchers from the Schenzhou Space Biotechnology Group and the Beijing Institute of Engineering Systems of Space Apparatuses at the Journal International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
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