Association·nasa
Spaceflight increases production of antibiotic monorden
Claim that solid-state fermentation aboard the Space Shuttle mission STS-77 led to up to 190% increased production of antibiotic monorden in Humicola fuscoatra WC5157 relative to ground controls.
Confidence
90%
active
Evidence Quote
“production of monorden ... increased up to 30 and 190%, respectively, in spaceflight conditions compared to ground control”
Relationship
Altered yields of secondary metabolites in microbes under space/microgravity increases Increased production of antibiotic monorden during spaceflight