Data Element Name: | Microbial Counts from Gingival Fluid Before and After the Skylab 3 Mission | |||||||||||||||||||||
Data Files: [Available online] | + JMSKYSkyOral_138.tif ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Data Element Description: |
This graph shows microbial counts from gingival fluid before and after the Skylab 3 mission. The mean log base ten microbial count per milliliter of paper point suspension is plotted against the preflight and postflight timeframes. Each type of microbe is plotted separately. The preflight data was determined from both the prime and backup crewmembers, and the postflight data was determined from the prime crew. Brown LR, Frome WJ, Wheatcroft MG. Oral microbiology, oral immunology, and oral clinical evaluation of Skylab-3 crewmembers. In: Buchanan P, coll.Skylab-3 Preliminary Biomedical Report. Houston, Texas: National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 1974 Feb:2.13.2-1 - 2.13.2-10. Report No.: JSC-08668. |
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Parameters Measured: |
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Measurement or Analysis Technique: |
Insertion of a paper point into gingival sulcus of an upper bicuspid was used to collect gingival fluid. Serial ten-fold dilutions of samples were plated on various bacterial media with verification of specific microbial types by subculture and physiologic reactions. |
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Experiments: |
+ Skylab Oral Health Studies (SkyOral) |
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Payload: |
+ Skylab 3 (Skylab 3) |
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Data Source: | Experiment | |||||||||||||||||||||
Data Collection Sites: |
NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) |
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Data Collection Phase: |
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Data Collection Day: |
L-51 L-31 L-22 L-16 L-5 R+4 R+9 R+20 |
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Location: |
JSC Data Archive Project Office |
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Availability: | Available online | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level of Processing: |
Summarized |
The NASA representative responsible for providing this information is:
Johnson Space Center LSDA Office
Project Manager: Mary A. Fitts