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Living with mold: importance of studying filamentous fungi under simulated spaceflight conditions

Koch, S.M. und Cortesao, M. und Hellweg, C.E. und Müller, D. und Fiebrandt, M. und Moeller, R. (2019) Living with mold: importance of studying filamentous fungi under simulated spaceflight conditions. 4th Human Physiology Workshop 2019, 07. Dez. 2019, Cologne, Germany.

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Microorganisms such as archaea, bacteria, viruses, yeast and filamentous fungi (known as “mold”) are an integral part of our human body and our natural environment on Earth. When human space exploration started at around 1961, microbial life has been brought along with astronauts across terrestrial borders and to our space stations Mir (Russian Space Station) and ISS (International Space Station). Filamentous fungi are one of the most abundant pathogens on earth. They emit mycotoxins to our environment, causing allergies and various disease patterns, especially in immunosuppressed humans, which lead to up to over 300 Million fungal infections worldwide. The well-known “black mold”, is a filamentous fungus called Aspergillus niger and one of the main contaminants on the ISS. It is able to spread its spores easily under microgravity and can survive under extreme and seemingly sterile conditions. Since one of the main sources of fungal infections is due to the uptake of spores via contaminated food or inhalation, a closed built environment like a space station is a major risk factor for our astronauts. Due to that, basic research on the resistance of fungal spores towards extreme environments needs to be addressed more. Knowledge about how to effectively constrain and prevent fungal growth in closed environments could not only be applied to human spaceflight but lead to improvements of clean rooms and hospital building materials. In order to find possibilities for efficient decontamination on one hand and targeted preventions against mold on the other hand, investigations of plasma sterilization and antifungal surface development are conducted.

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Dokumentart:Konferenzbeitrag (Vortrag)
Titel:Living with mold: importance of studying filamentous fungi under simulated spaceflight conditions
Autoren:
AutorenInstitution oder E-Mail-AdresseAutoren-ORCID-iDORCID Put Code
Koch, S.M.Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany and Heinrich-Heine-Universität DüsseldorfNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Cortesao, M.Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany; Marta.Cortesao (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6603-1211NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Hellweg, C.E.Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany; Christine.Hellweg (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-3580NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Müller, D.Department of Material Science of Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Material Engineering Center Saarland, (MECS), Saarland, GermanyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Fiebrandt, M.Institute for Electrical Engineering and Plasma Technology (AEPT), Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), GermanyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Moeller, R.Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany; ralf.moeller (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2371-0676NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Datum:7 Dezember 2019
Referierte Publikation:Ja
Open Access:Ja
Gold Open Access:Nein
In SCOPUS:Nein
In ISI Web of Science:Nein
Status:veröffentlicht
Stichwörter:filamentous fungi, simulated spaceflight conditions
Veranstaltungstitel:4th Human Physiology Workshop 2019
Veranstaltungsort:Cologne, Germany
Veranstaltungsart:Workshop
Veranstaltungsdatum:07. Dez. 2019
HGF - Forschungsbereich:Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr
HGF - Programm:Raumfahrt
HGF - Programmthema:Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen
DLR - Schwerpunkt:Raumfahrt
DLR - Forschungsgebiet:R FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben):R - Vorhaben Strahlenbiologie (alt)
Standort: Köln-Porz
Institute & Einrichtungen:Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin > Strahlenbiologie
Hinterlegt von: Kopp, Kerstin
Hinterlegt am:08 Jan 2020 11:29
Letzte Änderung:08 Jan 2020 11:29

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