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Microgravity alters bacterial morphology
Claim that microgravity exposure induces cell aggregation, clumping, extracellular matrix formation, and increases frequency of filamentous forms in bacteria and fungi such as S. typhimurium and C. albicans.
Confidence
80%
active
Evidence Quote
“Cell aggregation, clumping, extracellular matrix formation, and filamentous cell forms are more frequent in microorganisms cultured in microgravity.”
Relationship
microgravity alters Bacterial cell morphology