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Transfer of Molecules of DNA by Conjugation in Space Flight (Plazmida)

03.22.12

Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | Images

Experiment/Payload Overview

Information provided courtesy of the Energia website.
Brief Summary

Plazmida will examine the microgravity effect on the rate of transfer and mobilization of bacteria plasmids.

Principal Investigator

V. K. Ilin, , , , , Russia

Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

Information Pending

Payload Developer Information Pending

Sponsoring Space Agency

Roscosmos

Sponsoring Organization:

Information Pending

ISS Expedition Duration:

April 2004 - October 2009

Expeditions Assigned

9, 15, 17, 19/20

Previous ISS Missions

Information Pending

Experiment/Payload Description

Research Summary

Information Pending

Description

Investigation of microgravity effect on the rate of transfer and mobilization of bacteria plasmids.

Applications

Space Applications

Information Pending

Earth Applications

Information Pending

Operations

Operational Requirements

Thermal container Biocont-T, Hybridizers Recomb-K Kit with tubes, Thermally insulated refrigerator Kriogem-03M.

Operational Protocols

Study the conjugation and mobilization process in space. Assess the effect of space flight factors on plasmid DNA transfer rate.

Results/More Information

Development of a model of gravity effect on conjugation processes and acquisition of new data on mobilization of extrachromosomal heredity factors.

Related Web Sites

Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment

Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]

Publications

Ground Based Results Publications

ISS Patent Publications

Related Publications

Images

Biocontainer T.

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Information provided by the investigation team to the ISS Program Scientist's Office.
If updates are needed to the summary please contact JSC-ISS-Program-Science-Group. For other general questions regarding space station research and technology, please feel free to call our help line at 281-244-6187 or e-mail at JSC-ISS-Payloads-Helpline.

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