Abstract
Characterizing the microbiome of spacecraft assembly cleanrooms is important for planetary protection. We report two bacterial metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) reconstructed from metagenomes produced from cleanroom samples from the Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (KSC-PHSF) during the handling of the Phoenix spacecraft. Characterization of these MAGs will enable identification of the strategies underpinning their survival.
Highlights
To avoid microbial contamination during planetary missions, there are standards for spacecraft bioburden that are maintained by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Planetary Protection Panel
The high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) was classified as Rhizobium (MAG-P2), with completeness and contamination scores of 96.33% and 4.69%, respectively, and 438-fold coverage
MAG-P2 is composed of 468 contigs and contains 1 16S rRNA gene copy, 64 tRNAs, and 7,771 coding sequences (CDSs)
Summary
How to cite: Ilieva, Velislava; Steel, Bruce; Pratscher, Jennifer; Olsson-Francis, Karen and Macey, Michael (2021). For more information on Open Research Online’s data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page
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