Microbial Sampling (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Microbial Sampling

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A technician swabs for microbes on a mockup of the interior of the International Space Station at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was done as part of a program to develop microbial sampling procedures for spaceflight.

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Erin Mulholland and Lane Dellwo, NASA

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