Draft Genome Sequences of Biosafety Level 2 Opportunistic Pathogens Isolated From the Environmental Surfaces of the International Space Station

Authors :: Aleksandra Checinska Sielaff
Nitin K Singh
Jonathan E Allen
James Thissen
Crystal Jaing
Kasthuri Venkateswaran
Source :: Genome Announcements. 4(6)
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2016.
Abstract: The draft genome sequences of 20 biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) opportunistic pathogens isolated from the environmental surfaces of the International Space Station (ISS) were presented. These genomic sequences will help in understanding the influence of microgravity on the pathogenicity and virulence of these strains when compared with Earth strains.

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