Audrey Comein, PhD student in the TFAR group, is a member of the 10th crew from the program UCL to Mars

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Audrey Comein's project in M.A.R.S. UCLouvain:

Study of the survival of human flora bacteria as well as efficacy of several antibiotics under Martian environmental conditions.

When we will colonize Mars, we will not come alone: the microorganisms of the intestinal, oral, cutaneous flora, etc. will accompany us. It is therefore essential to predict what type of microorganisms in these floras would be able to survive and colonize Mars. Audrey proposes to carry out experiments to study the survival of some human flora bacteria and the efficacy of several antibiotics under Martian environmental conditions found on the mission site.

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Published on March 24, 2022