Microbial endolithic biofilms: A means of surviving the harsh conditions of the Antarctic

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 518, 2002, Pages 219-222

  De los Ríos, Asuncion ^a   Wierzchos, Jacek ^b   Sancho, Leopoldo G ^c   Grube, Martin ^d   Ascaso, Carmen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; ECOSYSTEMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0036766631     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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