MELiSSA microbial loop
Hendrickx and colleagues reviewed the microbial ecology of MELiSSA, a compartmentalized artificial ecosystem that biotransforms organic waste to regenerate food and oxygen for long space missions.
As reported in: Hendrickx, De Wever, Hermans et al. (2006). Microbial ecology of the closed artificial ecosystem MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative): Reinventing and compartmentalizing the Earth's food and oxygen regeneration system for long-haul space exploration missions. Research in Microbiology. doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2005.06.014