Variations in Urinary Microbiota on a Short-Duration Space Mission to the International Space Station
Results are consistent with an effect of space travel altering the urinary microbiota. Further studies are needed to confirm this result and to better understand whether such changes may be detrimental to the health and safety of space travelers and professional astronauts.
Authors
- Emanuele Chisari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0933-6806)
- Craig D. Tipton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0405-9371)
- Paul H. Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9360-1400)
- Harel Baris
- Ben Boursi
- Joon Yau Leong
- Javad Parvizi
- J. Curtis Nickel
- Jack Rifkin
- Jacob Ancira
- Aaron Hochberg
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Acıbadem University (TR)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JU Open Plus
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ju9.0000000000000409
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 32.84
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Thomas Jefferson University