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From swabs of surfaces of equipment and air samples of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, nine strains of spore-forming bacteria of the genus Bacillus belonging to the species B. pumilus, B. licheniformis, B. subtilis, B. megaterium, and B. amyloliquefaciens were isolated. The last species of bacilli on the equipment of RS ISS was detected for the first time. For these species of bacilli, there are known strains that can be opportunistic to humans, and their metabolites can cause biodegradation of equipment and materials. B. pumilus found on ISS belongs to the group of bacteria that exhibits a particularly high resistance to adverse environmental conditions, such as dehydration, ultraviolet and gamma radiation, and chemical disinfection.
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Original Russian Text © T.A. Alekhova, L.M. Zakharchuk, N.Yu. Tatarinova, V.V. Kadnikov, A.V. Mardanov, N.V. Ravin, K.G. Skryabin, 2015, published in Doklady Akademii Nauk, 2015, Vol. 465, No. 1, pp. 104–107.
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Alekhova, T.A., Zakharchuk, L.M., Tatarinova, N.Y. et al. Diversity of bacteria of the genus Bacillus on board of international space station. Dokl Biochem Biophys 465, 347–350 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1607672915060010
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