Influence of Martian regolith analogs on the activity and growth of methanogenic archaea, with special regard to long-term desiccation

Influence of Martian regolith analogs on the activity and growth of methanogenic archaea, with special regard to long-term desiccation

Methanogenic archaea have been studied as model organisms for possible life on Mars for several reasons: they can grow lithoautotrophically by using hydrogen and carbon dioxide as energy and carbon sources, respectively; they are anaerobes; and they evolved at a time when conditions on early Earth a...

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Main Authors: Janosch eSchirmack, Mashal eAlawi, Dirk eWagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
quantitative PCR
methanogenic archaea
Mars
propidium monoazide
long-term desiccation
Martian regolith analogs
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00210/full

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