Trouble For Sunita Williams, Crew After 'Spacebug' Detected At Space Station

Findings from the study indicate under stress, the ISS-isolated strains were mutated and became genetically and functionally distinct, compared to their Earth counterparts.

A new headache has mounted for NASA's Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and the eight other crew members on board the International Space Station (ISS) including those who are currently inhabiting the orbiting station. A superbug lurks inside the city in space the International Space Station.

Scientists have found a multi-drug resistant bacteria named 'Enterobacter Bugandensis' (ET) which has evolved and become more potent in the closed environment of the ISS. Since it is multi-drug resistant, it is often called a 'superbug'. This bacteria infects the respiratory system.

Spacebugs are not extra-terrestrial life or ET but bugs that have travelled as hidden as hidden co-passengers when they went to work at the ISS.