The Challenge of Maintaining a Healthy Microbiome During Long-Duration Space Missions.
Astronauts will face a host of challenges on long-duration space missions like a human expedition to Mars, including the difficulty of maintaining a balanced and healthy microbiome. The human microbiome is the collection of all microorganisms residing in and on a human host, and it plays an essenti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fspas.2016.00023/full |