Microbes found in space station potentially pose health implications for future space missions, warn scientists

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The strains recovered from the ISS are found to be genetically similar to three strains found on Earth

Scientists have identified five strains of bacterium Enterobacter that were recovered in 2015 from the exercise platform and toilet area on the International Space Station (ISS). Scientists caution...

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