IRMA Project: Studying the effect of microgravity on the growth and biofilm production of disease-causing bacteria

Ubidia-Incio R.A.; Gutierrez-Moreno M.F.; Caballa-Huamán L.N.; Salazar-Macalupu M.S.; Iza-Zurita A.J.; Vidal-Castro E.S.; Muñoz-Diaz M.N.; González-Sáenz G.A.; Rojas-Vales N.C.; Tintaya-Quispe R.G.; Dueñas Parapar D.A.; Puchuri López M.J.; De-La-Torre D.R.; Rodriguez-Bautista K.M.; Loayza-Pretel G.L.D.; Morales-Gonzalez M.; Blas-Morales O.E.; Beraun-Gasco P.S.; Reina-Castro A.D.; Marcelo-Delgado L.S. · Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC (2022)

Resumen

As part of the International Cooperation Program between UNOOSA and CMSA for the use of the China Space Station (CSS), the team of Project IRMA will develop the research project “Effect of microgravity on the growth and biofilm production of disease-causing bacteria'', which will study the effects of reduced gravity aboard the CSS in bacteria of the species Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown on solid agar media that will simulate sessile stages of bacterial infections, comparing with similar cultures growing in 1G. The project is divided in two stages: The manufacturing of a culture and monitoring instrument that will carry multi well plates containing the bacterial samples, and the standardisation of the culture methods to use prior to the flight. Copyright

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Universidad Ricardo Palma; Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología