New Strain of Bacteria Found on China’s Tiangong Space Station

China's Tiangong space station has some bacteria that are unknown to science

These aren't the first bacteria to be discovered in space but they are particularly well-adapted for space station life.

'Cugin' of a soil microbe, will be useful for future missions (ANSA)

Unknown Species of Bacteria Discovered in China's Space Station

Swabs from China's Tiangong space station reveal traces of a bacterium unseen on Earth, with characteristics that may help it function under stressful environmental conditions hundreds of kilometers above the planet's surface.

Towards estimating the number of strains that make up a natural bacterial population

What a strain is and how many strains make up a natural bacterial population remain elusive concepts despite their apparent importance for assessing the role of intra-population diversity in disease emergence or response to environmental perturbations. To advance these concepts, we sequenced 138 randomly selected Salinibacter ruber isolates from two solar salterns and assessed these genomes against companion short-read metagenomes from the same …

Niallia tiangongensis is a new variation of an Earthly microbe that has adapted remarkably well to the harsh conditions of space.

Bacteria Thriving In Extreme Space Conditions Found On Chinese Space Station

The microbe had a better ability to combat oxidative stress and reverse radiation-induced damage.