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[i]Dr. Nitin Singh, the lead author on [URL=https://bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12866-018-1325-2]the report[/URL], said: "Given the multi-drug resistance results for these [bacteria] and the increased chance of pathogenicity we have identified, these species potentially pose important health considerations for future missions." But, researchers stressed the bugs are not harmful to humans currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Singh added: "It is important to understand that the strains found on the ISS were not virulent, which means they are not an active threat to human health, but something to be monitored."[/i]
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