The International Space Station has been ‘colonised’ by mutant superbugs, scientists confirm
The International Space Station is packed with superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, scientists have confirmed
‘Spaceflight can turn harmless bacteria into potential pathogens,’ said senior study author Professor. Elisabeth Grohmann of Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin. The combination of bacteria which evolve to become resistant to antibiotics and the lowered immune systems of astronauts could be a very dangerous combination.‘Immunosuppression, bacterial virulence and therefore infection risk increase with duration of spaceflight,’ Grohmann added.
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