Table 1.
Microbial monitoring experiments selected by JAXA
| Experiment Name | Experiment Title | Principle Investigator | Status | References |
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| Microbe-1 | Studies on microbiota on board | Makimura, K. (Teikyo Univ.) | Microbe-1: Conducted in 2009 | (3, 9, 11) |
| Microbe-2 | International Space Station and their relationship to health problems (combined with “Microbial monitoring on the ISS”) (selected in 2007) | Microbe-2: Conducted in 2011 | ||
| Microbe-3 | Nasu, M. (Osaka Univ.) | Microbe-3: Conducted in 2012 | ||
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| Microbe-A | On-board microorganism monitoring in spacecrafts (selected in 2010) | Yamazaki, T. (Teikyo Univ./JAXA) | Experiment definition ongoing | http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/theme/second/pmlatter/yamazaki_e.pdf |
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| Microbe-4 | “Microbe”: Microbial monitoring in the International Space Station—KIBO (selected in 2012) | Nasu, M. (Osaka Univ.) | Experiment definition ongoing | http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/scenario/selection/fy2014_general/ |