TY - JOUR
T1 - Microbial ecology of the closed artificial ecosystem MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative)
AU - Hendrickx, Larissa
AU - De Wever, Heleen
AU - Hermans, Veronik
AU - Mastroleo, Felice
AU - Morin, Nicolas
AU - Wilmotte, Annick
AU - Janssen, Paul
AU - Mergeay, Max
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - MELiSSA is a bioregenerative life support system designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the complete recycling of gas, liquid and solid wastes during long distance space exploration. The system uses the combined activity of different living organisms: microbial cultures in bioreactors, a plant compartment and a human crew. In this mini review, the development of a short cut ecological system for the biotransformation of organic waste is discussed from a micro-organism's perspective. The artificial ecological model - still in full development – that is inspired by Earth's own geomicrobiological ecosystem serves as an ideal study object on microbial ecology and will become an indispensable travel companion in manned space exploration.
AB - MELiSSA is a bioregenerative life support system designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the complete recycling of gas, liquid and solid wastes during long distance space exploration. The system uses the combined activity of different living organisms: microbial cultures in bioreactors, a plant compartment and a human crew. In this mini review, the development of a short cut ecological system for the biotransformation of organic waste is discussed from a micro-organism's perspective. The artificial ecological model - still in full development – that is inspired by Earth's own geomicrobiological ecosystem serves as an ideal study object on microbial ecology and will become an indispensable travel companion in manned space exploration.
KW - MELiSSA
KW - Bioregenerative life support
KW - Microbial ecology
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_36625
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/3866
U2 - 10.1016/j.resmic.2005.06.014
DO - 10.1016/j.resmic.2005.06.014
M3 - Article
SN - 0923-2508
VL - 157
SP - 77
EP - 86
JO - Research in Microbiology
JF - Research in Microbiology
ER -