ISS Bacterial Isolate Genome Assemblies from 2006-2015

Genome assemblies for Staphylococcus, Burkholderia, and Ralstonia bacterial isolates collected from the International Space Station between 2006 and 2015. The data was generated from isolates provided by NASA's Johnson Space Center and sequenced under NASA Space Biology awards. The broader microbial isolation effort is documented under NASA's Life Science Data Archive experiment 13823.

Use Cases

• Comparative genomics of spaceflight-associated bacteria based on the described Staphylococcus, Burkholderia, and Ralstonia isolates.
• Studying microbial evolution and adaptation in isolated environments based on the multi-year collection from the ISS.
• Developing biosafety monitoring protocols for spacecraft based on sequenced genomes of known bacterial genera.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 9-year time range (2006-2015) from the ISS.
• Genomes are linked to a documented NASA Life Science Data Archive experiment (13823).
• Sequencing was funded by specific NASA Space Biology awards (NNH16ZTT001N-MOBE, 80NSSC17K0035).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is stored in BIN format, which may require specialized bioinformatics tools to use.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Isolates were received from NASA's Johnson Space Center and their genomes were sequenced and assembled under specific awards.

Time Range

2006-2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:47:17.000159; freshness should be verified.

Geography

International Space Station (ISS)