Microbial ecology of the closed artificial ecosystem MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative): Reinventing and compartmentalizing the Earth's food and oxygen regeneration system for long-haul space exploration missions
Microbial ecology of the closed artificial ecosystem MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative): Reinventing and compartmentalizing the Earth's food and oxygen regeneration system for long-haul space exploration missions
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DOI：
10.1016/j.resmic.2005.06.014
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
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2.6
通讯作者：
Mergeay, M
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作者：
Hendrickx, L;De Wever, H;Mergeay, M
MELiSSA是欧洲航天局（ESA）设计的生物再生生命支持系统，用于在长距离太空探索过程中完全回收气体、液体和固体废物。该系统利用不同生物体的综合活动：生物反应器中的微生物培养物、植物隔间和人员。在这篇小综述中，从微生物的角度讨论了有机废物生物转化的快捷生态系统的发展。受地球自身地球微生物生态系统启发，仍在全面开发中的人工生态模型将成为微生物生态学的理想研究对象，并将成为载人航天探索中不可或缺的旅行伴侣。 (C) 2005 年爱思唯尔 SAS。版权所有。
MELiSSA is a bioregenerative life support system designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the complete recycling of gas, liquid and solid wastes during long distance space exploration. The system uses the combined activity of different living organisms: microbial cultures in bioreactors, a plant compartment and a human crew. In this minireview, the development of a short-cut ecological system for the biotransformation of organic waste is discussed from a microorganism's perspective. The artificial ecological model-still in full development-that is inspired by Earth's own geomicrobiological ecosystem serves as an ideal study object on microbial ecology and will become an indispensable travel companion in manned space exploration. (C) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.