title: Characterization of fungi isolated from the equipment used in the International Space Station or Space Shuttle.
abstract: As a part of a series of studies regarding the microbial biota in manned space environments, fungi were isolated from six pieces of equipment recovered from the Japanese Experimental Module "KIBO" of the International Space Station and from a space shuttle. Thirty-seven strains of fungi were isolated, identified and investigated with regard to morphological phenotypes and antifungal susceptibilities. The variety of fungi isolated in this study was similar to that of several previous reports. The dominant species belonged to the genera Penicillium, Aspergillus and Cladosporium, which are potential causative agents of allergy and opportunistic infections. The morphological phenotypes and antifungal susceptibilities of the strains isolated from space environments were not significantly different from those of reference strains on Earth.
authors.affiliation: General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University.|Lab. Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine/Medical Technology Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605.|Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, 359 Otsuka, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0395.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.affiliation: General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University.|Lab. Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine/Medical Technology Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605.|Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, 359 Otsuka, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0395.|JEM Utilization Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.affiliation: Lab. Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine/Medical Technology Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605.
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.affiliation: General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University.|Lab. Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine/Medical Technology Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605.
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.affiliation: General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University.|Lab. Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine/Medical Technology Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605.
authors.forename: Mohamed Mahdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alshahni
authors.affiliation: General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University.
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makimura
authors.affiliation: General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University.|Lab. Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine/Medical Technology Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605.|Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, 359 Otsuka, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0395.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makimura
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018531:Spacecraft
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: Aspergillus; International Space Station; Penicillium; fungal biota