NASA Space Station Microbial Isolates Resequenced with Nanopore MinION

NASA resequenced microbial isolates from the International Space Station using Oxford Nanopore MinION technology. The data originates from NASA Space Biology-funded microbial tracking experiments. The dataset was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Comparative genomics of space station microbes based on resequencing data
• Analyzing microbial adaptation to microgravity based on genetic sequences
• Benchmarking long-read sequencing technologies like Nanopore for space biology applications

Strengths

• Data is produced by the authoritative organization NASA.
• Dataset was updated on March 13, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Microbial isolates from NASA-funded tracking experiments were resequenced using the Oxford Nanopore MinION.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:58:46.893208; freshness should be verified.

Geography

International Space Station