MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Functional profiling of spacecraft cleanroom microbiomes through genome-wide phenotype predictions
Alexander Mahnert, Tobias Medicus, Christina Kumpitsch…·Petra Rettberg
The paper develops a framework to predict microbial survival traits in spacecraft cleanrooms using metagenomics and machine learning, showing trait variability within taxa and the need for functional assessment beyond taxonomy.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.28.747777