Bacillus subtilis Spore Resistance to Simulated Mars Surface Conditions

Bacillus subtilis Spore Resistance to Simulated Mars Surface Conditions

In a Mars exploration scenario, knowing if and how highly resistant Bacillus subtilis spores would survive on the Martian surface is crucial to design planetary protection measures and avoid false positives in life-detection experiments. Therefore, in this study a systematic screening was performed...

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Main Authors: Marta Cortesão, Felix M. Fuchs, Fabian M. Commichau, Patrick Eichenberger, Andrew C. Schuerger, Wayne L. Nicholson, Peter Setlow, Ralf Moeller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacillus subtilis
spore resistance
DNA repair
SASP
Mars
contamination
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00333/full

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