Development of Martian saline seep models and their implications for planetary protection

Biofilm and human spaceflight

“…Diaz et al [ 11 ] focused on one of the species recovered from the water processor assembly, Burkholderia contaminans , which they cultivated in a low shear modeled microgravity reactor to study how B. contaminans responded to the presence and absence of different essential nutrients. Mettler et al [ 12 ] continued the exploration into the importance of growth media from the lens of planetary protection and the ability of brines on Mars to support the growth of terrestrial microbes. Demir et al [ 14 ] investigated the use of an antimicrobial surface coating, N-halamine, to control biofilm growth in the water systems necessary for long term space travel.…”