Multi-faceted metagenomic analysis of spacecraft associated surfaces reveal planetary protection relevant microbial composition

• Sarah K. Highlander †,

  † Deceased.

  Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathogen and Microbiome Division, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

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• Jason M. Wood,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Pasadena, California, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0847-4695

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• John D. Gillece,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Pathogen and Microbiome Division, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America, Pathogen & Microbiome Institute (PMI), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

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• Megan Folkerts,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathogen and Microbiome Division, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7430-1701

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• Viacheslav Fofanov,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Pathogen & Microbiome Institute (PMI), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America, School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

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• Tara Furstenau,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathogen & Microbiome Institute (PMI), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

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• Nitin K. Singh,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Pasadena, California, United States of America

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• Lisa Guan,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Pasadena, California, United States of America

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• Arman Seuylemezian,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Pasadena, California, United States of America

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• James N. Benardini,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Pasadena, California, United States of America

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• David M. Engelthaler,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pathogen and Microbiome Division, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

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• Kasthuri Venkateswaran ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Paul.Keim@nau.edu (PSK); kjvenkat@jpl.nasa.gov (KV)

  Affiliation Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Pasadena, California, United States of America

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• Paul S. Keim

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Paul.Keim@nau.edu (PSK); kjvenkat@jpl.nasa.gov (KV)

  Affiliations Pathogen and Microbiome Division, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America, Pathogen & Microbiome Institute (PMI), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-5820

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