title: Diversity of bacteria of the genus Bacillus on board of international space station.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia. altanj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Alekhova
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zakharchuk
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
authors.forename: N Yu
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Tatarinova
authors.affiliation: Bioengineering Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7/1, Moscow, 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Kadnikov
authors.affiliation: Bioengineering Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7/1, Moscow, 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Mardanov
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.|Bioengineering Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7/1, Moscow, 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ravin
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.|Bioengineering Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7/1, Moscow, 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Skryabin
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D064307:Microbiota; D013026:Space Flight; D018531:Spacecraft