Biomining of lunar regolith simulant EAC-1 A with the fungus Penicillium simplicissimum
Our study demonstrates successful fungal biomining of lunar regolith simulant EAC-1 A and emphasizes the utilization of fungal-based approaches as promising ISRU technologies in future space exploration missions.
Authors
- Daniel Wyn Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-2474)
- João Figueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3511-1515)
- Aidan Cowley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8692-6207)
- Sebastian Slawik
- Marta Cortesão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6603-1211)
- Ralf Moeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2371-0676)
- Stella Koch
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- European Space Agency (FR)
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) (DE)
- European Astronaut Centre (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-025-00201-z
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.08