title: Draft Genome Sequences of Biosafety Level 2 Opportunistic Pathogens Isolated from the Environmental Surfaces of the International Space Station.
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.
authors.affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Checinska Sielaff
authors.affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nitin K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thissen
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA.
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jaing
authors.affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA kjvenkat@jpl.nasa.gov.
authors.forename: Kasthuri
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6742-0873
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venkateswaran